The Sinestro Corps should be heroes
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The Green Lantern Corps aren’t the only heroes in the galaxy, and now that one of their own is in the Sinestro Corps, they have new potential.
Over the years, the green lanterns have constantly fought with their opposites: the Sinestro body, bearers of the yellow rings of power. The Yellow Lanterns have been written as villains, with the main arch nemesis of the famous Hal Jordan spearheading their campaign against the universe. However, one of the more recent versions of the Dread Lanterns shows a new route that the Corps should follow, as a new ultimate force in the galaxy.
Despite being heavily affiliated with villainy, the Sinestro Corps have the potential to be heroes, and most Lanterns have the option of using their abilities forever. In fact, with Jessica Cruz becoming a Yellow Lantern, it’s able to highlight how the Corps members don’t have to follow Sinestro’s decision and are able to twist their abilities to help people. His insight into the power of the ring shows that fear is not an inherently bad thing, and that it can help push people to achieve things they never thought possible.
Jessica Cruz came into possession of a yellow power ring Future state: Green Lantern by Geoffrey Thorne, Tom Raney and Michael Atiyeh. After an intense battle between her and some Yellow Lantern Corps, she left with a ring of her own after he chose her. Having previously been a Green Lantern, Jessica is shown to have a will of iron and a heart of gold, which she uses to help people in need across the galaxy. The yellow ring choosing her to take possession of it was a surprising move, but when she went to confront Sinestro about the attack, she saw the potential the ring has.
Jessica Cruz using her powers for good
Although he initially believed that he should only harness the power for a method of transportation back to Earth, he saw Sinestro make some key points about how to use the powers the ring gives him. Even though it’s usually considered an “evil” emotion, Jessica learns that fear isn’t always bad. She reveals in Green Lantern Annual 2021 #1 by Ryan Cady, Sami Basri, Tom Derenick and Rob Leigh, that while the Sinestro Corps abuses their power, fear can be a motivating factor. Using fear as a way to help people and become a hero is something that DC is no stranger to, and in fact they use fear as one of the main motivators for their greatest hero, Batman.
Batman’s effectiveness as a crime fighter is driven by the fear he instills in the city, motivating them to do better, and prevents crime before it starts by providing a clear consequence. The Yellow Lanterns have the potential to do something incredibly similar with their fear-based powers and could help progress the galaxy by motivating people to do better. Jessica demonstrated the effectiveness of this method by using it on a group of engineers who are too afraid to repair the interior wiring on a ship that crashes. She showed them the alternative, something that scared them even more than the task at hand, and in an instant they were able to summon the courage to fix their ship. Fear can be a deterrent to crime and can help people overcome the small fears they have to face every day, thus helping the galaxy in the end.
The Yellow Lanterns becoming a force for good in the galaxy could be a fascinating case study in the mindset and ideology behind fear, and what motivates people to do better. Not all Lanterns have to follow Sinestro’s example, as Jessica Cruz has shown, and overcoming their fears is the first step to becoming a hero in most cases. Many people can be guided by fear, and a first Green Lantern may be the pioneer who leads the Sinestro body on the road to heroism.
