History ComicBook / WrathOfTheFirstLantern

''Wrath of the First Lantern'' is the second BatFamilyCrossover of the ComicBook/{{New 52}} Franchise/GreenLantern, and the final one written by GeoffJohns' run. Also, running from his start to his finish, this serves as a GrandFinale for Johns' work in making and working through the MythArc of modern Green Lantern comics since ''Green Lantern: Rebirth''.

* GrandFinale: For GeoffJohns' work on Green Lantern.

''Wrath of the First Lantern'' is the second BatFamilyCrossover of the {{New 52}} Franchise/GreenLantern, and the final one written by GeoffJohns' run. Also, running from his start to his finish, this serves as a GrandFinale for Johns' work in making and working through the MythArc of modern Green Lantern comics since ''Green Lantern: Rebirth''.

* GodzillaThreshold: In Green Lantern 19 and 20, [[spoiler:Hal Jordan kills himself to become a Black Lantern and escape the Dead Zone as Nekron's anchor to the mortal realm, then summons the being himself to kill Volthoom. If this had gone badly, another BlackestNight could have occurred]].

[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_comics_greenlantern_johnsfinale_1575.jpg]]The second BatFamilyCrossover of the {{New 52}} Franchise/GreenLantern, and the final one written by GeoffJohns' run. Also, running from his start to his finish, serves as a GrandFinale for his work in making and working through the MythArc of modern Green Lantern comics.

Having been freed from captivity by the [[ComicBook/RiseOfTheThirdArmy corrupt Guardians]], [[RealityWarper Volthoom]], the being who taught the Guardians about the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum to begin with and can manipulate it by himself without a RingOfPower, destroys the Third Army and goes about a plot to attempt to remake reality how he wants it to be, beginning with demoralizing every Corps leader. The ensuing struggle pits every single Corps against the Guardians of the Universe and the First Lantern, including some rejuvenated enemies and allies, and serves to create a new status quo.

* DistantFinale[=/=]FramingDevice: Green Lantern #20 is told from the perspective of a young Lantern being told the story of the fall of Volthoom and the Guardians by an elder, in the vein of ''ComicBook/WhateverHappenedToTheManOfTomorrow'' or ''ComicBook/WhateverHappenedToTheCapedCrusader''.

* BackForTheFinale: ''Green Lantern'' #20 and how! Virtually every surviving character from throughout the Johns-era lends a hand -- or in this case ring -- in the final battle against Volthoom. [[spoiler: Even Nekron makes an encore appearance thanks to a Black Lantern Hal]].
** On a production level, many of the artists who worked on ''Green Lantern'' during the Geoff Johns-era return to lend a hand to artist Doug Mahnke for the finale.

* BookEnds: [[spoiler:Johns' run began with Hal's rebirth and it concludes with his second rebirth. It even gets lampshaded in the framing device.]]

* BroughtDownToNormal: [[spoiler: Volthoom, courtesy of Nekron.]]

--> '''Hal Jordan''': Were we ''ever'' truly friends?
--> '''Sinestro''': That's the tragedy of all of this, [[LastNameBasis Jordan]]. [[YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious Hal.]] We'll ''always'' be friends.

** When Volthoom destroys the Third Army, he notes that it never really mattered. The comment lampshades that the Army was nothing more than a plot device to set up the First Lantern's introduction.
** [[spoiler:G'Nort]]'s entry to the GrandFinale, his first in the {{New 52}}, is noted with how it was "about time" he showed up, but it was better late than never.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Volthoom puts the prominent multi-colored Lanterns through emotional hell in order to harvest their despair. This, quite understandably, ends up pissing off everyone and [[spoiler: brings all the Corps into the final stand above Oa.]]

* TheReveal: On a light note, [[Characters/GLOrangeLanternCorps Larfleeze's oath]] is finally mentioned in Green Lantern 20. It's as [[{{Greed}} silly]] as one might think.

* TooSpicyForYogSothoth: Volthoom tries to feed off of Larfleeze's emotions when he shows him how his life would be with his family back. Larfleeze is too greedy for it to work and Volthoom just gives up and leaves him alone.

* RealityWarper: Volthoom, when he is at full strength. When he's not, he can show how peoples' lives would be if their past [[ForWantOfANail took a different turn]].
* TheReveal: On a light note, [[Characters/GLOrangeLanternCorps Larfleeze's oath]] is finally mentioned in Green Lantern 20. It's as [[{{Greed}} silly]] as one might think.

* KillEmAll: [[spoiler:In the final battle over Oa, Sinestro, when controlling Parallax, kills almost every single Guardian, leaving only three alone: a rejuvenated Sayd, Ganthet, and one other one, the latter just so that Atrocitus can sate his vengeance once and for all in his epilogue.]]

NeedsMoreLove.

* BaldOfEvil: [[spoiler:Volthoom, once he's BroughtDownToNormal.]]

* BookEnds: [[spoiler: Johns' run began with Hal's rebirth and it concludes with his second rebirth. It even gets lampshaded in the framing device]].

* FriendlyEnemies: Sinestro and Hal Jordan

--> '''Sinestro''': That's the tragedy of all of this, [[LastNameBasis Jordan]]. Hal. We'll ''always'' be friends.
* GladToBeAliveSex: In the ''Green Lantern Corps'' epilogue, [[spoiler: John Stewart and Fatality make love while on Mogo]].

* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler: While Volhoom restored the Guardians' emotions and they felt genuine remorse for their misdeeds, it's kinda hard not to root a little for Sinestro when he massacres them]].
* [[spoiler:KillEmAll: In the final battle over Oa, Sinestro, when controlling Parallax, kills almost every single Guardian, leaving only three alone: a rejuvenated Sayd, Ganthet, and one other one, the latter just so that Atrocitus can sate his vengeance once and for all in his epilogue.]]

* SequelHook: [[spoiler: Simon Baz's section in the epilogue continues into ''Justice League of America'' and ''ComicBook/TrinityWar''.]]

* AGodAmI: Volthoom declares this a couple times, [[spoiler:even saying after he's been severed from the emotional spectrum.]]

* DistantFinale[=/=]FramingDevice: Green Lantern #20 is told from the perspective of a young Lantern being told the story of the fall of Volthoom and the Guardians by an elder, in the vein of ''WhateverHappenedToTheManOfTomorrow'' or ''WhateverHappenedToTheCapedCrusader''.

* EmotionEater: Volthoom regains his strength by feeding off the emotions of the Lanterns when he shows them their alternate lives. He finds despair the most delicious. Plays into finale where [[spoiler: Black Lantern Hal uses the previously established abilities of a Black power ring to drain Volthoom's connection to the emotional spectrum.]]

* NotSoDifferent: While it's not acknowledged in the finale, [[spoiler: Sinestro and Atrocitus are now quite alike following Korugar's destruction. Both men have lost their homeworlds to the stupidity and insanity set in motion by the Guardians.]].
** Likewise, [[spoiler: Sinestro's role in the destruction of Korugar is not unlike John Stewart's role in the destruction of Xanshi. If both men hadn't been so egotistical and intent on ending the crisis by themselves, then both worlds might have been saved.]]

* SequelHook: [[spoiler: Simon Baz's section in the epilogue continues into ''Justice League of America'' and [[''ComicBook/TrinityWar'']].]]

* SequelHook: [[spoiler: Simon Baz's section in the epilogue continues into ''Justice League of America'' and ''Trinity War''.]]

** Likewise, [[spoiler: Sinestro's role in the destruction of Korugar is not unlike John Stewart's role in the destruction of Xanshi. If both men had been so egotistical and intent on ending the crisis by themselves, then both worlds might have been saved]].
* SequelHook: [[spoiler: Simon Baz's section in the epilogue continues into ''Justice League of America'' and ''Trinity War''.]].
* SummonBiggerFish: [[spoiler:The eventual killer of Volthoom? Nekron, who is summoned and controlled by Hal Jordan, the Greatest Black Lantern]].

* TheReveal: On a light note, [[Characters/GLOrangeLanternCorps Larfleeze's oath]] is finally mentioned in Green Lantern 20. It's as [[{{Greed}} silly]] as anyone would think.

** Hal Jordan [[spoiler:and Carol Ferris married and had a son named Martin in their old age]].
** Kyle Rayner [[spoiler:chooses to use his White Lantern abilities to help those in need, becoming a healer known across the universe]].
** Guy Gardner [[spoiler:becomes a BadassGrandpa in his old age, shown getting into bar fights and hitting on space furries as a gray haired veteran]].
** John Stewart [[spoiler:marries Fatality and becomes a US Senator]].
** Simon Baz [[spoiler:retains his position as a Green Lantern of Earth, and later takes a new Earth Lantern under his wing; Jessica Cruz: the first human woman to wield a green ring]].
** Larfleeze [[spoiler:is reunited with his family, giving up all his treasured possessions for them. Old habits die hard, however, and he does continue his thieving ways and start building a new hoard]].
** [[spoiler:Sinestro eventually returns from his self-imposed exile and rejoins the Corps as the Keeper of the Book of Oa]].

'''Volthoom:''' [[spoiler:[[BigNo No!]] [[WasOnceAMan I am more than human!]] [[AGodAmI I am everything!]]\\

* LampshadeHanging: When Volthoom destroys the Third Army, he notes that it never really mattered. The comment lampshades that the Army was nothing more than a plot device to set up the First Lantern's introduction.

* MortonsFork: If the Corps don't kill Volthoom, then he'll re-write space-time and wipe out lift as they know it. [[spoiler: But they ''can't'' kill him because he's bonded to the white light of creation and the released energies would wipe out all life anyway.]] It gets averted when [[spoiler: Black Lantern Hal is able to drain his connection to the spectrum using a Black Power Ring -- thus softening Volthoom up for the kill]].