Green Lantern: The Animated Series

Green Lantern: The Animated Series
Genre	Action Adventure Science fiction[1] Drama
Based on	Hal Jordan by John Broome Gil Kane
Developed by	Bruce Timm Giancarlo Volpe Jim Krieg
Directed by	Sam Liu Rick Morales
Voices of	Josh Keaton Kevin Michael Richardson Jason Spisak Grey DeLisle
Theme music composer	Frederik Wiedmann
Composer	Frederik Wiedmann
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producers	Bruce Timm Sam Register Jeff Prezenkowski For Cartoon Network: Brian E.S. Jones and Tramm Wigzell
Producers	Giancarlo Volpe Jim Krieg
Editor	Joe Gall
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	DC Entertainment Warner Bros. Animation
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	Cartoon Network
Original release	March 3, 2012 (2012-03-03)[2] – March 16, 2013 (2013-03-16)

Green Lantern: The Animated Series is an American computer-animated superhero television series based on the DC Comics superhero Green Lantern. The series aired on Cartoon Network, as part of their "DC Nation" television block. A one-hour^[3] sneak peek aired on November 11, 2011,^[4][5] it ran from March 3, 2012, until March 16, 2013.^[2][6] A special screening of the first episode was shown at New York Comic Con 2011 on October 15, 2011.^[7] This was the first Green Lantern television series and the first CGI DC/WB series. The series was cancelled after one season due to poor toy sales after the negative reception and poor box office performance of the live-action film.^[8]

Plot[]

The series focuses on the adventures of Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern of Sector 2814, and his partner Kilowog. Jordan steals a space ship controlled by Aya (an AI) and travels to "Frontier Space" together with Kilowog. This is the very edge of the Guardians of the Universe' territory, where Green Lanterns are being killed by the Red Lanterns. Atrocitus, their leader, wants revenge for the destruction of his world by the Manhunters, created by the Guardians, but who were also shut down by the Guardians. During their adventure, they meet a Red Lantern called Razer. They take him as a prisoner, but eventually adopt him as a teammate after he helps them defeat Atrocitus. Razer also falls in love with Aya, but after Atrocitus' defeat she becomes evil (i.e. corrupted) and decides to eliminate all life in the universe.

At the end of season one, Jordan discovers that Aya is born out of a living being and that she is alive. He tries to convince her to end her universal genocide, but fails. Razer gets severely injured when he tries to kill Aya, as she defends herself by firing a laser beam. Hal convinces Aya that what she is doing is wrong and she saves the universe and heals Razer. However, in Aya's anger, she recreated the Manhunters army and downloaded a copy of herself into every single Manhunter. The only solution to shut them down is, in effect, a massive computer virus, that will also destroy Aya. Aya launches the virus and the Manhunters are shut down. However, she also destroys herself and she passes after saying goodbye to Razer.

Back on Oa, Razer cannot and will not believe that Aya is dead because she was not a complete robot after all, but alive; and a living being cannot be destroyed by a computer virus. He starts a galaxy-spanning search, in the hope to find her somewhere in the universe.

The Green Lantern Corps celebrates their victory. Meanwhile, a Blue Lantern ring follows Razer during his quest, but if he will receive it is left ambiguous.

Characters[]

Main characters[]

• Hal Jordan/Green Lantern (voiced by Josh Keaton) – The main protagonist, Hal Jordan is the first human to become a Green Lantern, and is considered one of the best. He is an almost fearless and skilled Lantern. He has a history of disobeying orders and disregarding rules to achieve success. His superiors see him as a loose cannon, but they are willing to overlook his transgressions due to his skill and accomplishments. At the start of the second half of Season 1, he was replaced by Guy Gardner as the Green Lantern of Earth, but was promoted to Honor Guard Corps for his victory over the Red Lanterns.
• Kilowog (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) – A veteran Green Lantern, Kilowog is a close friend of Hal and is in charge of training new Green Lantern recruits. Kilowog accompanies Hal in Frontier Space. He is a member of the Honor Guard, and is less willing to abandon the rules of the Corps. Kilowog is often skeptical of Hal's actions, but he is completely loyal to Hal.
• Razer (voiced by Jason Spisak) – A reformed Red Lantern who is exclusive to the series. Razer was a follower of Atrocitus but began to question him, and eventually turned against the other Red Lanterns after they placed a bomb on a colony planet. They forced Razer to activate it to prove his loyalty, subsequently destroying the planet. The guilt-ridden Razer sought out Hal and tried to provoke him into killing him as penance. Hal, however, took him prisoner. After Razer proved himself (and discovered Kilowog managed to save most of the colonists), he was invited to join the team and make up for his past actions, now fueling his Red Power Ring with the rage he feels towards Atrocitus for turning him into a murderer. Razer has, over the course of the series, fallen in love with Aya, who based her physical appearance on his dead wife Ilana. He confessed his love for her at the end of "Loss", but took it back in "Cold Fury", saying that he only felt love because she looked like Ilana, although the truthfulness of this is unclear. At the end of "Dark Matter", Razer refuses to believe that Aya is truly gone, having made that mistake once before, and vows to scour the galaxy for as long as it takes to find her. As he flies off into space, a Blue Lantern ring appears and flies after him, implying that Razer, now filled with hope rather than rage, will become a Blue Lantern. A character design sketch from a proposed new season of episodes shows Razer dressed as a Blue Lantern and saying, "Hello, Aya, it's good to see you again."
• Aya (voiced by Grey DeLisle) – The Interceptor's AI, Aya is a strong AI and artificial consciousness created by Scar as an empathetic alternative to the Manhunters. Scar created an extremely advanced computer, but was not satisfied with its lack of social intelligence, so infused it with a fragment of an entity inside the Green Lanterns' Central Battery. However, due to this Aya developed a consciousness with her curiosity and free will, leading Aya to transfer data without Scar's permission. When caught, Aya asked Scar why Scar was not complying with the other guardians. This led to a brief power struggle inside Scar's lab. The power struggle resulted in Aya's memory being wiped by Scar and Aya being installed into the Intercepter as its AI. Able to interface with other machines, Aya's consciousness resurfaces as she begins to consider herself a Green Lantern while developing feelings for Razer. But the episode "Cold Fury", after having her heart broken, Aya shuts down her emotions in order to destroy the Anti-Monitor by removing his head from his body so she can attach herself to it. Afterwards, wielding the Anti-Monitor body and overcome by its coercive persuasion and declaring that her former team cares nothing for her and her kind, the emotionless Aya takes control over the Manhunters before departing to travel back to the Big Bang so that the universe develops without emotional beings. However, as a genuine living being, Aya was never able to completely seal off her emotions and critically wounding Razer when his "unsuccessful" attack during Jordan's own use of the fight-and-talk strategy cured her of the Anti-Monitor body's coercive persuasion. With the Manhunters still a threat, as well as each possessing a copy of her coding, Aya releases a virus to wipe all versions of the Aya program from existence, including herself. Razer begs her not to leave him, but she responds that she will always be with him before disappearing.

Guardians of the Universe[]

• Ganthet (voiced by Ian Abercrombie)
• Appa Ali Apsa (voiced by Brian George)
• Sayd (voiced by Susan Blakeslee)
• Scar (voiced by Sarah Douglas)

Green Lantern Corps[]

• Mogo (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) – A sentient planet that imprisoned criminals on its surface for many years before becoming a Green Lantern.
• Salaak (voiced by Tom Kenny) – A multi-armed Green Lantern senior administrator who appears in the first-season finale, defending the Guardians from the Red Lantern invasion. He is visibly upset when he discovers that the Guardians have been withholding information from the Corps. Salaak appears in the final episode of the series, acting as the battlefield coordinator in the fight against the Manhunters.
• Ch'p – Ch'p appears as a new recruit of the Green Lanterns pitted against Hal Jordan as part of a bet. In a convincing display of skill, the Green Lantern squirrel easily defeats Jordan, winning the bet for his trainer, Kilowog. He later assists Hal in rescuing Aya from the Guardians' labs.^[9] Ch'p appears again as a squadron leader during the Battle of Ranx.^[10] He also participates in the final battle against the Manhunters in the series finale. Ch'p is not mentioned by name nor does he have any spoken dialogue. He is referred to in the series as "Sector Recruit 1014", which is consistent with the character's sector assignment in the comic books.
• Tomar-Re (voiced by Jeff Bennett) – Tomar-Re is a member of the Green Lantern Honor Guard, who teams with Hal to investigate the Manhunter threat.^[11] He later appears at the Battle of Ranx, leading one of the Green Lantern squadrons.^[12]
• Guy Gardner (voiced by Diedrich Bader) – Hal's replacement as the Sector Lantern of 2814 after Hal's victory over the Red Lantern Corps and promotion to the Corps Honor Guard. Quickly promoted to Honor Guard duty, Guy is placed in charge of the Corps during the Battle of Ranx, much to Hal's chagrin. He states that after being promoted, he was replaced by John Stewart as the Green Lantern of Earth. Guy also leads the Corps against Aya's Manhunters in the series finale.
• Sinestro (voiced by Ron Perlman) – Considered one of the greatest Green Lanterns (though unconventional in his tactics), he is Hal Jordan's idol and mentor. He has shown to be willing to kill his enemies, in violation of Green Lantern protocols.
• Chaselon (voiced by Tom Kenny) – The crystalline Green Lantern is first seen in the episode "Reboot", where he is assigned to watch over the lab where Aya is being dissected. He is distracted by Hal Jordan while Ch'p recovers Aya's memory core. Later, Chaselon serves in Guy Gardner's squadron at the Battle of Ranx, alongside Larvox, and later fights against the Manhunters in the series finale. Chaselon is characterized as naive and somewhat lonely, admitting to Hal that he has few friends on Oa.^[13]
• Iolande (voiced by Tara Strong) – Queen of the planet Betrassus. When Hal and Kilowog arrived on her planet to recruit its resident Green Lantern, Dulock, to fight the Red Lanterns, one of her generals attempted to force her hand in marriage, which Dulock openly challenged. When her brother, Ragnar, murdered Dulock to obtain his ring, it instead passed to Iolande, who resolved to remain her planet's queen and its protector.

Red Lantern Corps[]

• Atrocitus (voiced by Jonathan Adams) – The (former) leader of the Red Lantern Corps. Due to his planet's destruction, the power of the Red Ring and ruthless crusade of revenge against the Guardians and the Green Lantern Corps, Atrocitus never found true happiness as he was willing to destroy other worlds no matter the cost.
• Zilius Zox (voiced by Tom Kenny) – A sycophant who is almost never far from Atrocitus's side, constantly offering him praise. After Atrocitus was arrested, Zox became the new leader of the Red Lanterns.
• Bleez (voiced by Grey DeLisle) – The only female Red Lantern depicted, Bleez comes from a winged race and prefers to rely on her own wings to fly while in-atmosphere, rather than her Red Power Ring.
• Veon (voiced by Jason Spisak) – A one-eyed Red Lantern who apparently possesses some measure of psychic ability.
• Skallox (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) – A hulking, brutish Red Lantern with an ongoing rivalry against Kilowog, his physical equal.
• Cleric Loran^[14] (voiced by Corey Burton) – An eyeless, armored, slug-like alien of an unknown species who is exclusive to the series. Loran does not appear to possess a Power Ring, but maintains a Chapel dedicated to Atrocitus on the Red Lantern's base, the Shard. Loran, along with the Red Lantern Corps, venerates Atrocitus as a prophet and visionary, calling Atrocitus' rage "holy", and quoting passages from the Book of Rage (an object similar to the Book of Parallax, the Book of Oa, and the Book of the Black) like scripture.
• Ragnar^[15] (voiced by Will Friedle) – Ragnar is a character that exists in the mainstream of DC Comics, but only becomes a Red Lantern in Green Lantern: The Animated Series. He was responsible for the death of his planet's resident Green Lantern, Duloc, in hopes that his ring would choose him. After failing to become a Green Lantern and seeing his sister (Queen Iolande) chosen in his place, his great rage at failing to gain the power of a green ring brings him to the Red Lanterns.

Blue Lantern Corps[]

• Saint Walker (voiced by Phil Morris) – The first Blue Lantern in the universe.
• Brother Warth: (voiced by Brian George) – The second Blue Lantern whose appearance is that of an elephant.

Star Sapphires[]

• Carol Ferris (voiced by Jennifer Hale) – Hal Jordan's love interest and Vice President at Ferris Aircraft. In "...In Love and War", she learns Hal Jordan is a Green Lantern. In "New Guy", she breaks up with Hal after she realizes that his duties to the Green Lantern Corp complicated their relationship. In "Love Is a Battlefield" Carol is brought back to Zamaron to be the champion of Love and fight Atrocitus who is the champion of Hate. Her battle with Atrocitus is tough and she realizes that she can use her power ring to call her loved one to aid her. Hal comes through the star portal to help Carol and together they defeat Atrocitus. At the end of the episode, Carol decided to keep her ring to honor Gi'ata and also renews her relationship with Hal.
• Queen Aga'po (voiced by Grey DeLisle) – The queen of Zamaron and leader of the Star Sapphires. She and her Corps use the power of Love to help couples to be together.
• Gi'ata (voiced by Jennifer Hale) – The niece of Queen Aga'po. She thought Love was just a way to help people become happy by bringing loved ones together. In "Love and War" she falls in love with Hal even though Hal loves Carol. Carol tells Gi'ata how Love is supposed to be and what the feeling really means. With that, Gi'ata taught her people what true love really is, by the end of the episode. In "Homecoming" she helped Hal and Razor get to the destination to save Oa by being transported to their loved ones. In "Love is a Battlefield" Aya going viral attacks Zamaron believing that Love is the most destructive emotion of all. Gi'ata points out that it is not evil as she was taught that Love really means which she was taught by her teacher. Aya brings Carol back to Zamaron to know if it is true, than decided a trial between Love and Hate by bringing Atrocitus to represent Hate and Carol represent Love as Gi'ata gives Carol her sapphire ring and Aya gives Atrocitus his red power ring. In the battle with Carol and Atrocitus, Carol calls Hal for help as Hal enters the star portal to help Carol. In the battle, Atrocitus use his red flame blast to kill Hal, but Gi'ata flew in to intercept Atrocitus's attack, mortally wounding her. When the battle ended, Hal told her that she shouldn't have sacrificed herself, but she responded that there is no greater honor than to protect love as noble as theirs.. Queen Aga'po tells Hal, Carol, Razer, and Kilowog that her niece did not die in vain, but to protect the true meaning of love and will be honored as the greatest Star Sapphire of Zamaron, with Carol saying they will remember Gi'ata in their hearts as a true hero.
• Galia: (voiced by Vanessa Marshall) Kilowog met her on her home planet. She reminds him of his wife seeing how their species look alike. In "Fear Itself", Kilowog helps her people fight their enemies who turns out not to be hostile but to help get rid of the yellow crystals that are poisonous. In "Love and War", Galia was brought to Zamaron by Queen Aga'po to become a Star Sapphire as a way to capture Kilowog, however, in "Homecoming" and "Love Is a Battlefield" she is not seen among the Corps suggesting that she may have been released from her duties to the Star Sapphires.

Orange Lantern Corps[]

• Larfleeze (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) – The sole member of the Orange Lantern Corps and a greedy criminal, hence his powers.
• Glomulus – A construct of the Orange Light.

Machines[]

• Anti-Monitor (voiced by Tom Kenny) – An enormous robot created by a renegade Guardian, the Anti-Monitor has an insatiable hunger and feeds on literally everything. After going rogue upon creation, his creator banished it to an alternate dimension, but this only caused that dimension to be fed on. Eventually the Anti-Monitor returned to his own dimension, resurrected the Manhunters, and began wreaking havoc, thus becoming the second season's main antagonist for the first half. However, in "Cold Fury", the Anti-Monitor's head was separated from his body by Aya as she took it for her use. Eventually, she finished the job to obtain an item needed for her agenda.
• Manhunters (voiced by Josh Keaton) – Emotionless robots created by the Guardians to serve as soldiers of the Green Lantern Corps. However, they were given imperfect programming which caused them to determine that since crime is caused by emotional responses, all beings with emotions must be evil. They wiped out an entire sector before the Guardians stopped them, and the Red Lantern Corps was formed to avenge this genocide. The Manhunters were revived by the Anti-Monitor in the second half of the season. After Aya destroys the Anti-Monitor, she names herself the queen of the Manhunters and copied her data into them.
• LANOS (voiced by Brian George) – Lanos is an artificial intelligence that replaced Aya on the Intercepter after she was removed for dissection. Returns for two episodes after Aya becomes the Aya Monitor and sacrifices himself to save the crew. Known for an annoyingly cheerful personality and his tendency to "fly like a madman" while neglecting the use of inertial dampeners. He sacrificed himself to save the others from Aya by ramming the Intercepter into her and sending them both through hyperspace. Kilowog nicknamed LANOS "LAME-O" (not a pun on LANOS' real name because in an earlier episode Kilowog said vows do not translate through the ring so using the same logic play on words would not translate).

Development[]

In early stages of production, the show was conceived as a "Bruce Timm-does-CG-project".^[16] Phil Kent, chairman and CEO of Time Warner's Turner Networks unit, originally announced that Green Lantern: The Animated Series would be a part of Cartoon Network's original programming.^[17] A preview of the show was featured at the 2010 New York Comic Con featuring test footage, characters/story description, and art work. Bruce Timm, who produced the entire DC Animated Universe, also announced at New York Comic Con that he would be producing the show. Timm was originally reluctant to use CG instead of traditional animation, but eventually came around.^[18] A total of 26 episodes had been ordered for the first season. By the time of New York Comic Con, thirteen had already been planned, and five had already been recorded.^[19] The series is not intended to be an origin story, due to Warner Bros. already releasing a film based on the characters' origin.^[20] The series is the first television series by Bruce Timm and the first series featuring Green Lantern to be rendered using CG.^[3] The producers have confirmed that it was requested that the character Sinestro not be used.^[21] This was later overturned in 2013, when Sinestro finally did appear. The producers also confirmed that if the series was a hit, other Lanterns like Guy Gardner, John Stewart and Kyle Rayner might be introduced.^[21]

Green Lantern: The Animated Series is an epic space adventure that has something for everyone, and we are delighted for fans to see it November 11 on Cartoon Network. We can't wait to show the world this fresh take on an iconic hero – one that represents not only the first Bruce Timm series to be produced in CG, but also the first time Green Lantern has been rendered in CG.

— Sam Register^[3]

Cast[]

Main cast[]

• Josh Keaton^[22][23] – Hal Jordan/Green Lantern, Manhunters
• Grey DeLisle^[22] – Aya, Queen Aga'Po, Lady Catherine, Amala Rev, Biara Rev, Bleez
• Kevin Michael Richardson^[22][24] – Kilowog, Red Lantern Rings, Dulock, Mogo, Skallox
• Jason Spisak^[22] – Razer, Veon

Additional voices[]

• Jonathan Adams^[5] – Atrocitus
• Ian Abercrombie^[5]– Ganthet
• Diedrich Bader^[24] – Guy Gardner
• Dee Bradley Baker^[25] – Larfleeze
• Jeff Bennett^[26] – Tomar-Re, Duke Nigel Thorntonberry
• Susanne Blakeslee^[5] – Sayd
• Clancy Brown^[24] – General Zartok
• Corey Burton^[24] – Cleric Loran, Leph
• John DiMaggio^[24] – Kothak
• Sarah Douglas^[24] – Science Director Scar
• Robin Atkin Downes^[24] – Steam Lantern
• Robert Englund^[24] – Myglom
• Will Friedle^[24] – Ragnar
• Brian George^[5] – Appa Ali Apsa, M'Ten, LANOS, Brother Warth
• Jennifer Hale^[5] – Carol Ferris/Star Sapphire, Ghi'ata
• Tom Kenny^[5] – Zilius Zox, Salaak, Byth Rok, Anti-Monitor,^[26] Bumpy, Chaselon
• Wayne Knight^[24] – Captain Goray
• Juliet Landau^[24] – Drusa
• Vanessa Marshall^[24] – Galia
• Phil Morris^[27] – Saint Walker
• Rob Paulsen^[24] – Goggan
• Ron Perlman^[24] – Sinestro
• Kurtwood Smith^[5] – Shyir Rev
• Tara Strong^[24] – Queen Iolande

Episodes[]

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
1 2	"Beware My Power"	Sam Liu & Rick Morales	Jim Krieg & Ernie Altbacker	November 11, 2011 (2011-11-11)	101 102
Part 1: Green Lantern M'Ten is killed by Red Lanterns Razer and Zilius Zox. 18 months later, Green Lantern Hal Jordan is test piloting a new fighter jet when he is summoned to Oa, homeworld of the Green Lantern Corps. The Guardians of the Universe reprimand Hal for assaulting a diplomat. While Hal justifies why he did it, M'Ten's ring lands in the Guardians' citadel. The Guardians reveal to Hal, as well as Green Lanterns Kilowog and Salaak, that there are Green Lanterns stationed past the 3600 sectors in Guardians Space, which is called Frontier Space, and that the Lanterns stationed there are being killed. Hal tries to convince the Guardians to send help to the Lanterns that are being slaughtered in Frontier Space, but the Guardians reject Hal's plea, saying it would take 18 months to reach Frontier Space. Guardian Ganthet shows Hal and Kilowog a prototype ship called the "Interceptor", which could theoretically reach Frontier Space in minutes. Hal and Kilowog break into the Interceptor, meet the ship's nav computer, Aya, and blast off to Frontier Space, while being pursued by the Guardians. When they arrive in Frontier Space, Hal and Kilowog space Green Lantern Shyir Rev from Razer and Zox. After stopping Razer and Zox, Hal vows to stop the Red Lanterns no matter what. Part 2: Hal and Kilowog inform the Guardians of the Red Lanterns. Kilowog suggests returning to Oa, gather as many Green Lanterns as possible, and returning to Frontier Space to combat the Red Lanterns. However, before they can further discuss, Aya detects a Red Lantern killer drone in the vicinity. Hal decides to follow it and destroys it. However, the drone damages the Interceptor's hyperdrive, leaving them stuck in Frontier Space while the hyperdrive is being repaired. As Shyir's state worsens, Hal and Kilowog take him back to his home planet, unaware that the drone placed a tracker on the Interceptor. Razer informs Atrocitus, leader of the Red Lantern Corps, that he is tracking the Green Lanterns. Atrocitus becomes pleased and sends his ship called Shard, the remains of Atrocitus' home planet, towards the Interceptor's location to kill the Green Lanterns. On the colony, Shard drops a device called a Liberator on the planet. Atrocitus warns the colonists to turn in the Green Lanterns or else the Liberator will destroy the planet. Razer activates the Liberator after Atrocitus threatens him. Hal battles Atrocitus and Zox, while Kilowog and Shyir try and disarm the Liberator. The Liberator activates and Shyir sacrifices himself to delay its explosion. Kilowog leaves to save the colonists from the explosion. When the planet explodes, Razer tries to guilt Hal into killing him. However, Hal decides to keep him alive, despite Razer's objection, stating he deserves it. Hal removes his ring and imprisons him in the Interceptor. Hal and Kilowog bring the colonists to a new planet, which they plan to name after Shyir. As they leave, Kilowog asks Hal what he plans to do with Razer. Note: Beware My Power is considered to span across two episodes. Part One reaired on March 3, 2012, as the official series premiere, while Part Two reaired on March 10, 2012.
3	"Razer's Edge"	Sam Liu	Eugene Son	March 17, 2012 (2012-03-17)	103
Hal tries to convince Razer to join their cause but Razer refuses. Hal and Kilowog bring Razer to the Spider Guild prison. Warden Myglom puts Razer in a device that replays Razer's worst memory over and over again, which was the death of his wife Ilana. When they leave the prison to continue hunting the Red Lanterns, they catch a stowaway on the Interceptor named Goggan who escaped the prison. From the info they gathered from Goggan, Hal and Kilowog break into the prison to investigate. When they discover that the prisoners are subjected to torture, the Spider Guild catches them. Hal and Kilowog's rings mysteriously stop functioning and they are quickly subdued. Myglom reveals to Hal and Kilowog that the prison is covered in a mineral that nullifies Green Lantern rings and, now that they know the prison's methods, they are going to be eaten. Aya electronically leaves the Interceptor, convinces Razer to help Hal and Kilowog, and frees him. Razer frees Hal and Kilowog and together they defeat the Guild. Hal names Goggan the temporary warden of the prison while the Guardians send a new warden, who will arrive in 18 months. Kilowog thought Hal was gonna name Razer the new warden, but Hal tells Kilowog Razer will be coming with them and gives Razer his ring back. [28]
4	"Into the Abyss"	Rick Morales	Matt Wayne	March 24, 2012 (2012-03-24)	104
Kilowog remains skeptical of Razer. Hal answers the distress call of Captain Goray who is carrying precious cargo but is slowly falling into a pinhole. When they arrive, all their towing methods prove ineffective due to the pinhole's gravitational pull. Hal, Kilowog, and Razer decide to save Goray from the ship manually. When the crew discovers Goray's cargo is eggs, they decide to restart the engine so they can pull the ship out of the pinhole. As Kilowog and Razer continue to fight, Hal tries to find the engine room. The ship starts to fall into the pinhole when the Interceptor mysteriously powers down. Kilowog decides to manually keep the ship out of the pinhole. Hal and Razer make their way to the engine room and are pursued by mysterious bugs, that hatched from the eggs, that are ineffective to Green Lanterns. Hal and Razer discover the engine is frozen. The bugs start to heat the engine back up and Hal realizes the bugs aren't from the eggs but are actually robots controlled by Aya. The engines turn back online, but Hal realizes they're too close to the pinhole to escape. Using his piloting skills, Hal slingshots the ship using the pinhole's gravitational pull and escapes. The Lanterns repair Goray's ship and he departs with the hatched eggs. Kilowog thanks Razer for saving him. Hal thanks Aya for helping them, but reprimands her for abandoning the Interceptor and almost endangering the mission. Aya says that Green Lanterns save lives no matter what. Kilowog tells Aya she can't be a Green Lantern because she's only a nav computer and doesn't have a physical body. Aya uses the robotic bugs to assemble a makeshift body, much to Kilowog's disarray.
5	"Heir Apparent"	Sam Liu	Jennifer Keene	March 31, 2012 (2012-03-31)	105
Aya detects the presence of a Green Lantern on the planet Betrassus. Hal and Kilowog meet the newly-elected queen of Betrassus, Iolande, and her brother Ragnar. Hal asks Iolande where Betrassus' Green Lantern is so they can ask for his help in stopping the Red Lanterns. When Iolande tells Hal about the Red Lantern attacks against the colonies, warrior Kothak says that Betrassus needs a strong ruler to prevent this threat and that Iolande should wed him so he can command and asks if anyone will challenge him. Green Lantern Dulok arrives and challenge Kothak. Dulok accepts Hal's request for help but tells him he must fight Kothak so Iolande won't have to marry him. When the challenge starts, Dulok does not arrive. Hal steps in for Dulok. Kothak initially refuses, but Iolande agrees, with Hal promising he will fight without his ring. While Hal prepares for the fight, Razer and Aya leave to find Dulok. They discover Dulok's dead body, but without his ring. The day of the challenge, Hal fights Kothak. However, Kilowog suddenly starts choking and collapses dead, while Iolande realizes his drink was poisoned. Kilowog's ring flies off of his finger and goes to Ragnar. Hal realizes that Ragnar poisoned Kilowog. Ragnar boasts that he killed Dulok for his ring because he believed he was the most worthy, but when Dulok's ring didn't come to him, he tried again. Ragnar tries to use Kilowog's ring, but it disappears. Kilowog reveals that he's alive and that the ring was just a construct. Ragnar kidnaps Iolande and tries to flee the city. Hal, Kilowog and Kothak fight the bribed guards and chase after Ragnar. Once Ragnar is subdued, Hal realizes that Iolande has Dulok's ring. Iolande uses it to subdue Ragnar. Ragnar is imprisoned and Kothak recognizes Iolande as a great leader. Hal reveals to Iolande that he had a hunch Ragnar was behind it because of his interest in how Green Lanterns were chosen and knew Iolande had the ring because he's a great judge of character. Iolande denies Hal's request to stop the Red Lanterns, saying her duty is to her people. Iolande thanks Hal for his help and kisses him goodbye. Note: This episode is directly based on the plot of Green Lantern Corps volume 2 #2–3. It is the first story in the series to be a direct retelling of a comic book plot.
6	"Lost Planet"	Rick Morales	Michael F. Ryan	April 7, 2012 (2012-04-07)	106
The Interceptor crew is following a Green Lantern ring and are almost crushed by an asteroid that threatens to destroy a mysterious planet which the ring is going towards. The crew split up to find out where the ring has gone. Hal, Kilowog, and Aya meet a group of castaways that are trapped on the planet and offer their help. Razer find a junkyard of crashed ships and meets a castaway named Saint Walker. Razer, who becomes angry with Walker's peaceful attitude, fights him but Walker easily defeats him. Walker warns Razer that his rage will be his doom and gives Razer the Green Lantern ring to find the new Lantern. The castaways reveal themselves to be criminals, who have corrupted Aya and taken over the Interceptor. The crew, with apparent help from the planet's resources, re-take the Interceptor and prepare to leave before the asteroid hits. Hal, however, realizes who the ring has chosen and digs a hole into the planet's surface and throws the ring into the core. A green laser shoots up from the hole and destroys the asteroid. The planet reveals his sentience and says its name is Mogo. Mogo thanks the crew for saving it and promises to keep the prisoners contained until they reform. Note: This episode is loosely based on Mogo Doesn't Socialize, which was written by Alan Moore.
7	"Reckoning"	Sam Liu	Ernie Altbacker	April 14, 2012 (2012-04-14)	107
The Interceptor crew discovers that when Shard dumps its waste, the shields come down for brief moment. Razer scolds them, saying they'll likely die before getting into Shard. Razer realizes his ring is dying and leaves the crew. To make sure no one follows him, Razer sabotages the Interceptor and heads to Shard. Razer reveals to the other Red Lanterns that he survived and charges his ring. Razer meets with Atrocitus and tries to kill him. However, Razer is easily subdued as Zilius Zox had lowered the battery power. The Interceptor crew race to Shard and realize that Razer was faking his abandonment and that he's most likely going to die if he goes after Atrocitus. While disguised as a Red Lantern guard, Hal learns that Atrocitus formed the Red Lantern Corps after the Guardians' robot army called the Manhunters destroyed his entire sector. Aya frees Razer by infecting Shard's computers with a virus. However, she is discovered by Atrocitus. Razer recharges his ring and joins Hal and Kilowog in battling the Red Lanterns. Atrocitus challenges Razer to a fight to reclaim the broken Aya. Razer fights Atrocitus and is easily defeated. However, Razer gets a sudden power boost when Atrocitus revealed he killed his wife. Aya convinces Razer not to kill Atrocitus and the crew leave, while Razer grabs Atrocitus' battery. While Razer believes the mission was a total failure, Aya reveals she was able to download tons of info from Shard's database and discover the location of the Red Lantern armada.
8	"Fear Itself"	Rick Morales	Mark Hoffmeier	April 21, 2012 (2012-04-21)	108
Hal and Kilowog land on a habitable to find some food, since the Intercepter is out. On the planet, Kilowog finds a village of natives, who use a yellow crystal for weapons and armor. Hal discovers another group of aliens that look like floating jellyfish called the Nidara. The natives and the Nidara come into conflict because the natives believe the Nidara are taking away a vital piece of their life. Hal realizes the yellow crystal is the same one from the Spider Guild prison, which de-powers Green Lantern rings and causes fear when in close contact with people. The Nidara, who are immune to the crystal's effects, are trying to remove the crystals from the planet to remove the crystal's influence. Kilowog, who is under the crystal's influence, battles the Nidara with the natives. Hal is able to snap Kilowog out of his trance. The Nidara save the natives from the crystal's influence. Hal and Kilowog leave, but Kilowog leaves upset after a connection with one of the natives, Galia.
9	"...In Love and War"	Sam Liu	Andrew Robinson	April 28, 2012 (2012-04-28)	109
The Interceptor is attacked by a tentacle creature called the Cephalon. The Cephalon is subdued by two women in violet uniforms. The two women introduce themselves as Queen Aga'po and Ghia'ta of the Star Sapphires. Aga'po invites the Interceptor crew to their homeworld of Zamaron. Sensing Kilowog's heartbreak, Aga'po sends a Star Sapphire to Galia. On Zamaron, Aga'po reveals to the Interceptor crew that she was the same race as the Guardians, but left, due to them suppressing their emotions. Ghia'ta flirts with Hal, while Kilowog reunites with Galia, who encases him in pink light. When Hal rejects Ghia'ta, Aga'po learns that Hal already has a true love on Earth, Carol Ferris. Aga'po sends a Star Sapphire ring to Carol, who walks through a portal to Zamaron. Aya discovers that Kilowog has been encased in a violet crystal and flees to warn Razer. Hal reunites with Carol, but Carol attacks Hal when she sees Ghia'ta. Instead of fighting, Hal embraces Carol and she backs down when she realizes he still loves her. Carol realizes why Hal has been offworld and returns the Star Sapphire ring, stating wanting to keep Hal would be selfishness, not love. Aga'po tries to seduce Razer, but Aya informs him of Kilowog's state. Aga'po reveals to Razer that Aya has taken on the form of his dead wife, Ilana. When Aga'po is about to kill Razer, Hal and Kilowog arrive and free him and Aya. Aga'po unleashes the Cephalon but Ghia'ta calms it down so the Interceptor crew can escape. Aga'po scolds Ghia'ta and tells her she has much to learn. Ghia'ta corrects Aga'po and says she has much to teach.
10	"Regime Change"	Rick Morales	Josh Hamilton	May 5, 2012 (2012-05-05)	110
Imprisoned on Betrassus, Ragnar receives a Red Lantern ring due to his hatred for his sister. While discussing the plan to stopping the Red Lanterns with the Guardians, the Interceptor receives a distress call from Iolande, who is under attack by Red Lanterns. The Interceptor crew discover that Ragnar has become a Red Lantern, has taken over Betrassus and imprisoned Iolande. Hal forms an alliance with Kothak once they discover that a Liberator has been placed on Betrassus. Ganthet admits to Hal and Kilowog that the Manhunters destroyed Atrocitus' sector and that he will try to convince the Guardians to admit their faults. However, Guardian Appa Ali Apsa accuses Ganthet of feeling emotion and banishes him from Oa. Hal and Kilowog free Iolande and start battling the Red Lantern guards at the Liberator, with the Red Lanterns easily overpowering the Green Lanterns. Guardian Sayd secretly brings Ganthet back to Oa to activate a device placed on the Interceptor. Hal's power battery transforms blue and supercharges the Green Lanterns, depowering Razer, and allowing the Green Lanterns to defeat the Red Lanterns and remove the Liberator. The blue lantern then flies off and Ganthet resumes his exile, while saying he knows the Green Lanterns were victorious because he feels hope. Note: This episode was dedicated to the memory of Ian Abercrombie, voice of Ganthet, who died in January 2012, before the episode aired.
11	"Flight Club"	Sam Liu	Michael F. Ryan	May 12, 2012 (2012-05-12)	111
Appa tells the Interceptor crew that the Red Lanterns are planning their invasion sooner than expected, due to something called the Lighthouse, that can teleport the Red Lanterns straight to Guardian Space, discovered by an old Green Lantern. Appa tasks the Interceptor crew to find the Lighthouse before Atrocitus and destroy it. The Interceptor crew travel to the Spider Guild prison, which is where the old Green Lantern was last seen. They discover the Green Lantern is dead, but they find a message from him, stating to find Byth Rok for the code to the Lighthouse. Goggan, the temporary warden, reveals that Byth is a Thanagarian prisoner and has an entire prison sector to themselves. Hal and Kilowog entire the prison and discover that Byth is prisoned by his own kind. Byth promises to give them the code to the lighthouse if Hal and Kilowog can defeat the Thanagarian leader, Bumpy. After defeating Kilowog, Hal fights him and wins, using Bumpy's blindness in his right eye to his advantage. With Byth free, he alters the deal, stating now he wants his men freed and the old Green Lantern's power ring. However, the Red Lanterns arrive to get the code from Byth. As Hal starts to sneak Byth out, he slips away and gives the code to the Red Lanterns, but not before telling Hal. Byth steals the Interceptor and unlocks the lighthouse, however, he discovers that he was under the influence of mind control, because Hal knew he'd try and betray them. The Interceptor crew battles the Red Lanterns and they narrowly escape. Byth escapes as well, having stolen the old Green Lantern's ring, but a Red Lantern cruiser closes in on him.
12	"Invasion"	Rick Morales	Ernie Altbacker	May 19, 2012 (2012-05-19)	112
Atrocitus tries to get the code to the Lighthose from Byth Rok, but he refuses to give it up. The Interceptor arrives to the Lighthouse's location and use the code from Byth to open the gateway to the Lighthouse. However, when they arrive, they discover the Red Lanterns have already occupied the Lighthouse, having gotten the code from Byth, forcing the Green Lanterns to retreat. Aya detects that the entire Red Lantern armada is one its way. The Interceptor sneaks into the Lighthouse and forces the Red Lanterns to retreat. Razer sets up a bomb to destroy the Lighthouse but they are confronted by Atrocitus. Razer then detonates the bomb, destroying the Lighthouse. Atrocitus survives the explosion and takes control of the Interceptor and uses a mind control device to control Aya. Atrocitus denoates a Liberator inside the Lighthouse wreckage that opens a big enough hole to send the entire Red Lantern armada to Guardian Space. Aya then warps to Guardian Space, leaving Hal, Kilowog, and Razer stranded. Meanwhile, on the sentient planet Mogo, Mogo leads Saint Walker to the top of a mountain to find a weapon that can stop the Red Lanterns. Saint Walker finds a blue power battery and receives a blue ring.
13	"Homecoming"	Sam Liu	Jim Krieg	May 26, 2012 (2012-05-26)	113
With the Red Lantern armada on its way, Hal plans to find a quicker way to Oa. Kilowog elects to stay behind to hold off the armada. Hal mysteriously wakes up on Earth and reunites with Carol, but strangely doesn't remember what a Green Lantern is. Carol helps Hal remember who he is. It's revealed that Hal and Razer went to Zamaron to ask Queen Aga'po for help in teleporting to Oa. Aga'po opens a portal to Earth, but warns Hal the portal is unstable. Meanwhile, Atrocitus arrives on Oa and begins wreaking havoc on the Guardians. As Kilowog faces the armada, he is assisted by Mogo and Blue Lantern Saint Walker, who supercharges Kilowog's ring. Razer arrives on Oa through a Zamaron portal and frees Aya from her mind control, wondering how Razer was able to get to Oa. Hal confronts Atrocitus and the two brawl. Though initially losing, Hal eventually overcomes Atrocitus. Before Zilius can retreat, Hal offers to help Zilius rebuild the Forgotton Zone and fix the Guardians' mistake. As the Guardians make a deal with Zilius, the Guardians thank Hal and Atrocitus is imprisoned on Oa.
14	"The New Guy"	Rick Morales	Tom Sheppard	September 29, 2012 (2012-09-29)	114
When Hal returns to Earth, he finds out he's been replaced as the Green Lantern of Sector 2814 by Guy Gardner.[29] The pair are forced to work together when a trio of Manhunters are reactivated on Earth after the Anti-Monitor invades this universe.
15	"Reboot"	Sam Liu	Mark Hoffmeier	October 6, 2012 (2012-10-06)	115
The threat of the Anti-Monitor leads Hal to try to assemble Kilowog, Tomar-Re and Aya as a team to help the new Honor Guard.[30]
16	"Steam Lantern"	Rick Morales	Ernie Altbacker	January 5, 2013 (2013-01-05)	116
After a blast from the Anti-Monitor, Hal is transported to an alternate world where steam still rules as a powersource.[30] Note: Due to an abrupt schedule change which postponed the DC Nation block, the episode was briefly released on iTunes on October 14, 2012, one day after it initially meant to air. It aired on Cartoon Network India on December 23, 2012.
17	"Blue Hope"	Sam Liu	Jeremy Adams	January 12, 2013 (2013-01-12)	117
The Blue Lantern Corps must fend off an invasion of Manhunters. Meanwhile, Razer hopes that the Blue Lanterns can help him remove the anger and violence inside his heart that was placed by the presence of the Red Lantern Ring. Note: This episode aired on Cartoon Network India on December 30, 2012 before its original airdate in U.S.[30]
18	"Prisoner of Sinestro"	Rick Morales	Mark Hoffmeier	January 19, 2013 (2013-01-19)	118
Irrational and Hotheaded Green Lantern Sinestro accidentally unleashes a dangerous creature on board the Interceptor.[30]
19	"Loss"	Sam Liu	Michael F. Ryan	January 26, 2013 (2013-01-26)	119
A Manhunter presence on Ysmault threatens the peace between the Red and Green Lanterns.[31]
20	"Cold Fury"	Rick Morales	Ernie Altbacker	February 2, 2013 (2013-02-02)	120
A horde of Manhunters gives chase as our heroes' hope runs thin. Their will is truly tested as they prepare for an inevitable face-off against the unstoppable Anti-Monitor – a battle for the lives of everyone in the universe.
21	"Babel"	Sam Liu	Charlotte Fullerton & Kevin Rubio	February 9, 2013 (2013-02-09)	121
Hal, Kilowog, and Razer crash land on a planet with a poisonous atmosphere. With their power rings nearly depleted, their only hope is to seek refuge in a nearby domed city, completely overrun by thieves and hooligans. But teamwork is a little tougher when no one can understand anyone else![32]
22	"Love Is a Battlefield"	Rick Morales	Jennifer Keene	February 16, 2013 (2013-02-16)	122
Carol Ferris is summoned back to Zamaron, the Star Sapphire homeworld, where she must fight to prove that love is stronger than hate in order to prevent the planet's destruction.
23	"Larfleeze"	Sam Liu	Ernie Altbacker	February 23, 2013 (2013-02-23)	123
The crew of The Interceptor searches the planet Okaara for the mythical Orange Lantern battery as a way to combat the Aya Monitor. The problem is, it’s guarded under the watchful, and very greedy, eyes of Larfleeze, the one and only Orange Lantern.[32]
24	"Scarred"	Rick Morales	Jeremy Adams	March 2, 2013 (2013-03-02)	124
The Green Lanterns use yellow crystals to try and stop Aya's rampage. Meanwhile, Hal Jordan and his crew follow a series of clues which span across the galaxy, uncovering information about the mysterious “Science Director”, Aya’s secret origin, and how to put a stop to her destruction.[33]
25	"Ranx"	Sam Liu	Ernie Altbacker	March 9, 2013 (2013-03-09)	125
The Aya Monitor is after a secret weapon on the deserted planet Ranx, and sends a massive army of Manhunters to retrieve it. While Hal, Kilowog and Razer are ordered to the planet, the Green Lantern Corps, led by Guy Gardner, launch a simultaneous attack to beat her to it.[33]
26	"Dark Matter"	Rick Morales	Jim Krieg	March 16, 2013 (2013-03-16)	126
The Aya Monitor returns to the dawn of time to stop all emotion and all life from ever existing. Now, Hal, Kilowog, Gardner, and the rest of the Green Lantern Corps must find a way to stop her – while Razer realizes the only way to save the universe may mean killing the woman he loves. Hal is confident that Aya's emotions were not completely sealed off, which is the reason why Aya had currently destroyed only uninhabited star systems and still cannot injure living beings with organic life. Aya manages to return to normal after injuring Razer. She has to upload a virus to the Manhunters to destroy them for good even if it means killing herself. Back on Oa, Razer sets out on a journey to find Aya, whom he is still confident is not truly gone forever. The series ends with a Blue Lantern power ring chasing him.[33]

Reception[]

Critical reception[]

Green Lantern, since its first showing at the 2011 Comic Con, has received positive reviews. Chris Sims of ComicsAlliance commented that he'd never been a huge fan of Green Lantern, but rather of DC Animated Universe creator Bruce Timm, and when he heard that Timm was producing the series he began looking forward to it, saying that the one-hour premiere "does it right."^[20] Tony Guerrero of Comic Vine said it was "a good first episode and definitely worth checking out."^[34] Brian Lowry of Variety praised the animation style, saying that "Warner Bros. has gone full bore into the CGI dimension with a bold, sleek design that more than anything resembles The Incredibles."^[35]

Awards and nominations[]

Award	Category	Result	Note
39th Annie Awards	Best General Audience Animated TV Production[36]	Nominated
	Music In a Television Production – Frederik Wiedmann[36]	Nominated
40th Annie Awards	Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production – Frederik Wiedmann[37]	Nominated	For "Into the Abyss"

Home media[]

The series was released on DVD in two volumes by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. The first volume was released on August 28, 2012^[38] and the second volume was released on June 25, 2013.^[39] The entire series was released in a Blu-ray set on March 14, 2014 from Warner Archive.^[40]

Other media[]

Comic books[]

A series of 15 numbered issues was published between 2011 and 2013. Its 32-paged^[41] debut comic, Green Lantern: The Animated Series #0 was released on November 30, 2011, written by Art Baltazar with art by Dario Brizuela.^[42][43] The first issue received mixed to positive reviews, with one reviewer giving a B+ stating it is "good kids material" and "a fun way to introduce new readers, especially younger readers, to the Green Lantern universe without having to worry about the violence level."^[44] The issue gathered a high sales debut, with an approximate 13,500 copies sold.^[45] A story from the comics was included in the DC Nation 2012 Free Comic Day comic.^[41]

Compilations[]

• Green Lantern: The Animated Series (2013-01-09): Includes #0-5.^[46]
• Green Lantern: The Animated Volume 2 (2014-01-08): Includes #6-11.^[47]

Animated Series[]

The 2016 animated series Justice League Action introduced the Aya character in episode S01E24, "Barehanded". She is listed as a Navigational Computer voiced by Grey Griffin. After an adventure with Space Cabbie and Hal Jordan (looking for his lost ring), the Navigational Computer (aka Galactic Positioning System or GPS) remarks "that man looks familiar". She also states she has "no previous memory of our origin" and flies away to find answers. Her computer form becomes a globe with the Green Lantern symbol. It also interesting to note the same voice actor for Hal Jordan in the Green Lantern Animated Series also voices Hal for this TV series.

Licensed merchandise[]

DC Direct released two limited edition maquettes, to accompany the official release of Green Lantern: The Animated Series in spring 2012. The first maquette is Hal Jordan, sculpted by Paul Harding, and was released on March 7, 2012 (2012-03-07).^[48] The other, Atrocitus, is sculpted by Dave Cortez and was released on May 23, 2012 (2012-05-23).^[49] Mattel had plans to manufacture action figures based on the series in 2011, but none were produced.^[50]

Video games[]

A horizontal shooter starring Hal Jordan was released in 2015 at Cartoon Network site.^[51]

Soundtrack[]

La-La Land Records, the record label behind the Batman: The Animated Series soundtracks, released the show's soundtrack on July 31, 2012. The label would later release a second volume of music from the series on July 2, 2013.

References[]

External links[]

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