League Mentor Green Lantern Hal Jordan
Super/Villain Name: Green Lantern
Real Name: Manuel Ricardo Espinosa
Alias(s): Manny, GL
Hero, anti-hero, villain, or Civilian: Hero
Current Place of Residence: The Watchtower
Species/race: Human
Age: 20
Apparent Age: Early to Mid 20's
Eye: Emerald Green
Hair: Black
Height: 6'3
Appearance: See Picture
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Personality: Although mysterious when coming to himself or his past, it is no mystery why Manuel or "Manny" was chosen by the power ring to become a Green Lantern. Fearless, level headed, intelligent, hard working and a natural leader Manuel has one of the strongest wills that has ever been seen by the Guardians, especially for someone so young. He is also a firm believer in the sanctity of life, willing to put his life on the life on the line to save innocent lives and the lives of his friends. On a social note, Manuel's mysterious nature tends to attract people to him and he has proved time and time again that he not only a great friend but a great mentor to his younger friends, helping them with their problems and trying his best in order to set an example to them.
The only time that Manuel ever really drops his scary and mysterious persona is when music is involved thanks to his upbringing.
Personality Strengths Manuel is a natural leader and a great friend/ mentor making it easy for him to talk to people/ make friends.
Personality Flaws Some people find it hard to trust Manuel because he's so mysterious.
Good/Evil/Neutral: Good
Relatives: It is unknown if Manuel has any "biological" family however, he does have seven "sworn" brothers
- Hector Fuentes, Vic's Twin, Second Oldest
Victor Fuentes, Hector's twin, Second Oldest
Jorge Acosta, Third Oldest
Julio Castillo, Fourth Oldest
Esteban, Third Youngest
Francie Cruz, Second Youngest
Paco "Puck" Ramirez, Youngest
Marital Status: Single
Boyfriend/Girlfriend/Crush: N/A
Friends/Allies:
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Powers/Abilities:
With Ring:
- Bright Green Energy Conduit: The rings use pure energy supplied by a Power Battery, which in most cases takes the form of bright green light. This energy is the green light of willpower of the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum. Rot Lop Fan, from a race without eyes, perceives it as the sound "F-Sharp" and his 'ring' is actually a bell. A Green Lantern's ring, considered by some to be one of the most powerful weapons in the known universe, has the ability to affect and use fundamental forces of the known universe, including electromagnetic energies such as gravity, radiation, heat, light, and powerful blasts of concussive force. It is also theorized that the ring also has a basis in other dimensional energies commonly called magic by users of such energies. The ring can also create fields of force formed from an unknown energy that is bound by the users' will. The limitations of such use are the skill, knowledge and imagination of the user.
Energy Projection: The ring can be used to fire blasts of Oan energy or create weapons such as projectiles of them. The ring can project beams of force powered by the will of the user. The ring can be used to produce kryptonite and kryptonite radiation. Kyle generally used fanciful constructs in the shape of advanced technology. Their appearance does not indicate the power of the weapon. The weapon's power is more an indication of the will of the user. Certain users (i.e. Hal Jordan) have been powerful enough to stagger even Superman. If the user wishes, they can alter the form of the blasts such as Kilowog's "booms."
Force Field: The ring can create various force fields of various sizes and shapes to protect the wearer and others around him. With the cosmic scope of a Green Lantern's duties, it is only natural that the power ring is designed for operation in space. The ring creates a force field around the wearer, protecting him/her/it from the hazards of the void including filtration of stellar radiation and microscopic particulate matter which would ordinarily be fatal should the space debris strike the ring wielder at high speeds. An atmosphere appropriate to the ring wielder's biology is created inside the force-field while body temperature is maintained and waste products are removed. Gravitational stresses which could cause injury are stabilized for the ring wielder. Theoretically, a ring wielder could use the ring as his/her/its sole source of life support. The force field seems to be created instantaneously whether this is due to programming or an instinctive reaction from intensive training has not been established. It could be considered as a subroutine of the ring's automatic defensive system, but as of yet this theory has not been proven. The only exception to that was attacks based on the color yellow. The newer version of the ring is not limited by the color yellow.
Energy Constructs: The ring can form constructs of Oan energy. The primary function of the Power Ring is to provide a weapon capable of transforming the wearer's thoughts into physical constructs through the wearer's strength of willpower. A Green Lantern can create any particular items or construct that they can imagine as long as they have the willpower necessary to will it into existence. The constructs are made out of bright green energy, which is a tangible form of pure willpower, and they exist only as long as a Green Lantern is fueling it with their willpower. Items created by the rings are not indestructible and are only as powerful as the willpower of the Green Lantern creating them. The types of constructs usually reflects the ring wearer's personality. For example, Kyle Rayner was an artist, so his constructs reflect his strong imagination. John Stewart is an architect so his constructs often appear mechanical as if he designed them in his mind before making them a reality.
Phasing: The Power Ring allows the wearer to pass through certain solid objects such as walls. Which objects that are not penetrable are not known, but it may depend upon the strength of the wearer's willpower and the density of the object's molecular structure.
Environmental Playback: Upon request, the power ring can recreate a holographic environment based on data in its memory banks. The ring wielder can observe events in a ghostlike state, but the ring wielder cannot alter the outcome of the playback. All objects in the playback will appear in the full spectrum of colors, regardless of the wielder's level of expertise creating simulacra. The power ring will automatically end the playback if outside interference warrants the ring wielder's undivided attention.
Energy Twin: The power ring allows the wearer to create an "energy twin" of his/her/itself that can travel at far greater speeds than that of the ring wielder's physical form. While the energy twin is active the ring wielder remains motionless, his/her/its life force is needed to guide the energy twin. The energy twin can not alter its surroundings and may only be perceived by the Guardians or another ring wielder as a green, ghostlike image. Any knowledge gained by the energy twin is transferred back to the ring wielder's physical form upon recontact with the body. The Guardians frequently used energy twins as a means of contacting a Green Lantern. As a rule, a ring wielder can not create actual, independent duplicates of him/her/itself, as the power ring cannot create life.
Energy Absorption: The ring can absorb and store other energies. Doing so does NOT replenish the normal store of energy the ring has. A ring that needs recharging but contained a store of electricity could only discharge that electricity, for example.
Flight: By the manipulation of anti-gravitons and directed molecular movement, the ring allows the user to fly at incredible speeds. In atmosphere, a Green Lantern has been known to fly as fast as Mach 10 in atmosphere by creating an aerodynamic envelope around his body. Towing others, usually within a bubble, his speed is limited to the twice the speed of sound or 1440 mph. In space, Green Lantern's speed can be significantly greater and has been known to approach 99% of light speed in normal space. Flight has been shown to be velocities far exceeding light speed. In atmospheres, air friction is not a hindrance since heat is either absorbed or reflected by the ring's field.
Superhuman Strength: While not superstrength of the conventional sense, a Lantern while using constructs created by the ring becomes capable of lifting/moving tremendous weights far heavier than 100 tons with little effort.
Limited Cellular Regeneration: The ring has an ability to heal physical injuries; this seems to be a feature held over from the previous incarnations of the ring. Green Lantern can use the ring to repair injuries in himself or others. Speculation has been rendered that if Kyle actually had medical knowledge he would be able to cure a wider variety of dysfunctions beyond normal physical injuries.
Electromagnetic Scanning: The ring has a wide range of detection abilities based on the imagination of the user. If one can conceive of it, he can probably detect it. Magical effects like clairvoyance seem to be beyond the scope of the ring. Most normal electromagnetic phenomena are within the range of the ring, including radio, radar, television, infrared, ultraviolet, microwave, and high frequency band communications.
Galactic Encyclopedia: The earlier rings worn by the Corps functioned as references for their users. Having the vast knowledge of the Book of Oa to draw upon, each ring functioned as a ready reference on most peoples, stellar events and conditions that may have been seen by other rings or other Green Lanterns. The rings also served as a repository of adventures had by the Green Lantern and these mission reports were stored in the Prime Battery on Oa for review and training.
Universal Translator: Keeping in mind the myriad of worlds, life forms, and cultures throughout the cosmos, it is understandable why the Guardians added a translation system to the power ring. The power ring can translate virtually any language in the universe, facilitating diplomatic encounters rather than violent confrontations. Complications arise when a frame of reference for translation is not available, as evidenced during Katma Tui's induction of Rot Lop Fan into the Green Lantern Corps. Katma Tui had the difficult assignment of explaining the concepts of "light" and "color" to the sightless Rot Lop Fan. She overcame this barrier by using sound rather than light as the basis of the ring's power. Some Green Lanterns, such as the planet form known as Mogo, have used the ring to create an intermediary "being" to expedite communication. However, this ability seems less effective since the restoration; it is possible that not all the data was recovered.
Material Alteration: The Green Lantern's uniform is not made out of fabric. It is created by the Power Ring whenever the wearer wills to wear it. It automatically appears over the wearer's normal clothing, and vanishes when the wearer wills to return to their civilian attire. Most Green Lanterns wear similar uniforms that are programmed into the ring by default such as Hal Jordan's uniform. However, each Green Lantern is able to adjust their uniform to fit their own needs, personalities and whims. For example, Kyle Rayner was unsatisfied with the traditional Green Lantern uniform and created several of his own designs. John Stewart's uniform is similar to Hal Jordan's, but lacks a mask to hide his identity. Jack Chance is the most extreme example, refusing to wear a uniform save for a Lantern badge on his trench coat. The green parts of the wearer's uniform are usually very warm or hot to those who touch it, while the black parts are very cold. The uniform also produces a "siren" taking on the form of the Green Lantern Corps' symbol, circling the Green Lantern when active. The symbol, or badge, will not appear on the uniform until after a newly inducted Lantern has completed training on Oa, leading to the term "White-circle" to describe a rookie Lantern.
Ring Duplication: Most Power Rings are capable of automatically duplicating themselves. Each duplicate typically shares the qualities and capabilities of the original ring. While the thought of an unauthorized person getting a hold of a power ring and making duplicates for nefarious purposes, their ability to inflict damage is limited because each duplicate still requires to be recharged by a personal power battery.
Emergency Beacon: A Green Lantern in distress can use his/her/its power ring as an emergency beacon. The alert can be directed to a Green Lantern's neighboring sector, or it can be a Corps-wide alert.
Homing Beacon: A homing beacon in the power ring can lead one Green Lantern to another. This was one of the recent power ring upgrade features added by the Guardians of the Universe. The power ring can be ordered to disguise itself to elude power ring wielding trackers. Guy Gardner successfully escaped the Green Lantern Corps of Earth by willing the power ring to keep his location a secret. Most often ring wielders will allow the beacon to signal their location to others. The Green Lantern Corps of Earth found the remnants of the Green Lantern Corps of The Klyminade by tracking them through their power rings.
Security Protocol: The rings can be programmed. They are coded to the wearer to make them unusable if stolen. The ring will refuse to take an action that would kill a being unless they are on Oa or with permission. The Guardians recently removed the lethal force prohibition, first to allow lethal force against members of the Sinestro Corps, then against all enemies of the Green Lantern Corps.
Preset Conditions: Commands can be stored in the ring to be executed at a later date even if the bearer is not wearing the ring. This ability was demonstrated by Ch'p, who surrendered his ring but ordered it to restrain his enemy after a few moments had passed.
Without Ring:
- Musical Talents: Manny learnt all about music from the street buskers in his town square. He would spend afternoons playing guitar with the old men and also play at festivals.
Oan Training: Even without his Power Ring; Manny's physical and mental training on Oa was extensive and well administered making him a competent fighter, tactician and putting him in peak physical condition.
Parkour: Also known as free-running, Manuel and his brothers were quite interested in the sport and became quite proficient in it. His love for Parkour even extended onto Oa as Manny became a running joke and was given the name: "The Lantern who loves to run."
Dancing: Growing up as an Orphan, Manuel was often left in the care of the older women of the plaza. These women taught him how to dance.
Indomitable Will: A capacity to control one's emotions and impulses. Also, anyone with an Indomitable Will is capable of overcoming fear and resisting mind control. Having an Indomitable Will is an important trait to be chosen for the Green Lantern Corps.
Former Motor Mechanic: Manuel still retains his skills as a motor mechanic.
Power limits: See Weaknesses
Strong against: Green Lanterns are pretty versatile.
Weak against: Other Power Ring Users, Kryptonians
Fears/Phobias: Manuel has a fear of Religious figures for some reason; Priests, Nuns and even effigies of Jesus himself make Manuel nervous.
Weakness(s):
- Mental Instability Protocol: Drug use, neural interference, vertigo or other forms of mental incapacitation can render the wearer unable to use their ring, rendered useless.
Yellow Impurity: Formerly, the rings were unable to directly affect yellow. Now, a wearer can bypass this if they can 'accept fear', which is personified by the color yellow. Rookie Lanterns are more susceptible to fear and thus vulnerable to the color yellow.
Recharge Protocol: Formerly, the rings needed to be charged after a period of one planetary axial rotation (dependent on each ring's location), regardless of how often it was used. Currently, the rings retain a charge until they run out of power. This variability ensures that the wearer takes great effort to keep it charged. This weakness does not apply to Ion's host.
Vibrational Interference: If a vibration from a device is set to a certain speed, it causes the ring to function only in miniature, so that if the user wanted to make hands to grab something, the hands would be too small to grab it. A clock has been seen to do this.
Red Power Rings: Red Power Rings can dissolve the energy from a Green Power Ring.
Mental Weakness(es): Manny has an emotional weakness to children in need including runaways, the abused and the poor. He also has a problem when it comes to people who commit crimes against children, often losing control and succumbing to his own rage.
Weapon(s):
- Green Lantern Ring: A Green Lantern Ring, also known as a Power Ring, is a piece of jewelry that grants the wearer incredible and incomprehensible powers and abilities by harnessing willpower. They are considered by some to be the most powerful weapons in the known universe. Depending on the skill and willpower of the wearer, it can do almost anything. The first Green Lantern Ring on Earth in modern times was crafted and worn by Alan Scott and powered by the mystical Starheart. His proved to be the exception, the by-product of the efforts of the Guardians of the Universe to contain the magic of the universe. The Guardians also created the more widespread version, powered by individual Green Lantern Power Batteries through a connection to the Central Power Battery on Oa. With the exception of the ring worn by Alan Scott, the current rings are based on the one given to Kyle Rayner when he was the only Green Lantern in existence.
Green Lantern Power Battery: Power Batteries are constantly charged by the Central Power Battery to manually fuel about 7200 individual Green Lantern Rings. With few exceptions the Power Ring is limited to a 24 hour charge and must be recharged in the Power Battery on a daily basis.
Occupation(s): Former motor-mechanic, former waiter, Full-Time Green Lantern
Random quirks/extra info:
- Wears Power Ring as necklace when not in use.
Forgets his ring has a universal translator, so tries to speak in Spanish to himself but is instantly translated; sometimes ending comically or nastily depending on what is being said.
Biography:
Not much is known about Manuel and his early childhood save the fact he arrived on the plaza of Torrox Pueblo, Spain with nothing more than the clothes he was wearing and a small holdall of small trinkets that people presumed where his only possessions. Only 10 years old at the time, the small community took him in collectively; raising money for him to rent a small one bedroom apartment and taking turns to cook meals for him everyday. Even the bars and the Expats looked after Manuel and eventually when he grew old enough, he began repaying their kindness through small jobs like waiting tables, couriering parcels and cleaning windows and the like. Eventually, as time went on, people forgot all about the way in which Manny arrived to Torrox and gave up their curiosity all together. It seemed as though Manuel had finally found a home for himself and was adored by the community. He partook in every celebration, every fiesta, every opportunity and the people loved him for it. But even though he was doing so well, Manuel still lacked a true family and it was something that he really wanted.
It was when he was at his most desperate, after he started his apprenticeship at the local auto-garage and kept returning home to an empty house, that the universe decided to reward Manny with some sort of family. When opening up the garage one day, he found the twins Hector and Victor Fuentes hiding inside a car after obviously breaking in looking for shelter. They looked scared, they looked like Manny did when he first arrived in Torrox and so, Manny took the two of them back to his apartment; even going as far to offering them the bed whilst he slept on the sofa and the three of them began helping one and other. They all took jobs, they moved into a bigger place and soon they were adopting every stray that seemed to wander into Torrox. First it was little Paco then Julio then Francie then Esteban and finally Julio and Jorge. The brothers became a set of local celebrities as they began working hard within the community and swore that they were each other's family. They were all they needed in their villa and their mini-bus.
