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Sinestro
The greatest Green Lantern before he decided fear was a more reliable instrument than willpower.
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Commonly believed Sinestro was always a villain.
Actually He was the greatest Green Lantern in the Corps and Hal Jordan's mentor. His turn is a disagreement about method — he believes order should be imposed through fear — which is why he remains dangerous rather than merely evil.
The feat ledger
Constructs powered by fear rather than willpower, using a yellow ring
Flies unaided in vacuum, the ring providing life support
Barriers that hold against a full Green Lantern assault
He was the greatest Green Lantern before his exile, which is why he is dangerous
Crosses interstellar distances to command his own Corps
The yellow ring exploits the Green Lanterns' original weakness deliberately
His stated goal is order, which he considers Hal Jordan too sentimental to impose
Constructs persist without his concentration, matching a Green Lantern ring
Continuities
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- Post-Crisis DC — 1986 Crisis on Infinite Earths through 2011 Flashpoint
- New 52 — DC relaunched continuity, 2011 to 2016
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