![]() As Star Sapphire, she can use her gem of power to fly and to hurl blasts of force nearly equal to the power of a Green Lantern's ring. Following that, she fought against the Blackest Night, helped guide The Predator to be a positive force, aided Hawkgirl and Hawkman against Queen Shrike during Brightest Day, fought against Krona in the War of the Green Lanterns, and has since joined Kyle Rayner's New Guardians team to continue her heroics.Ĭarol is a capable pilot and administrator. They founded the Star Sapphire Corps, and sought out Carol to lead and guide them.Ĭarol accepted the charge and has sense fought to defend Zamaron from first the Sinestro Corps, then the Black Lanterns. They became less cynical, and acted with more open hearts when they gave up sending out Star Sapphire crystals, and instead forged rings that let the bearer retain most of, or even complete control over themselves (depending on their ability to control and focus their own emotions). ![]() Her relationship with her Star Sapphire persona changed towards something more like a split-personality, one that she very much wanted to be rid of.ĭuring the War of Light storyline, the Zamarons rethought their strategy in bringing love to the universe. And, in fact, would more often help Hal than vex him.ĭuring this time, her modus-operandi shifted and she moved towards some seriously dark territory, suc as slavery, mind control, torture, even murder. She didn't really act in any way that could be considered truly malicious. Her main motivation often had a lot to do with winning Hal Jordan's heart, and/or seeking to be the Zamaron queen. She had varying degrees of control over her actions. ![]() Throughout this period, Carol's Star Sapphire persona was more prone to strong emotion, or being controlled or compelled by the Zamarons. Unlike her civilian identity, Carol's alter ego, Star Sapphire, on the other hand, has gone through some very significant changes as time has gone on. In recent years though, with the advent of the Star Sapphire Corps, and the accompanying ability her new ring granted her to remain herself as Star Sapphire, the major event in her life is that she's started to act as Star Sapphire, as a hero, on a regular basis, spending much of her time out among the stars, while still returning to Earth periodically to keep up with the company she owns. In the beginning, Carol lived her life, had her ups and downs (both business related and in regards to her personal life), but mostly she's been portrayed fairly constantly throughout. After the formation of the Star Sapphire Corps however, Carol has been able to remain herself and act as a hero. The gem gave her power, but also altered her personality when used. Soon after Hal became a Green Lantern, Carol found herself possessed by a Star Sapphire gem. She hired her childhood friend, Hal Jordan, as a test pilot. Hopefully readers will see more of Green Lantern, Jade, and Obsidian moving forward they certainly have the power (and the drama) to make their appearances worthwhile.Carol used to be a pilot, but, after her father retired, she gave it up to run the family business (Ferris Air, a company in Coast City that makes aircraft). As DC begins to look toward the post- Dark Crisis future, the publisher should take note of these characters' potentials. The original Green Lantern's family is still a force to be reckoned with and is certainly one of the most powerful families in the DC Universe. ![]() It's also a relief to see characters with no connection to Gotham finally get the spotlight, and hopefully DC will continue to spotlight these key-if sometimes forgotten-characters. The Dark Crisis event has elevated a host of legacy characters to starring roles, from Nightwing to Superman's son, but seeing this arguably "minor" family play such a massive role in this story furthers the events focus on that "legacy" theme. Even more than the original Green Lantern, Jade and Obsidian have become more obscure over time-especially after the New 52-making their role in this Crisis even more exciting to see. ![]()
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