Well, I love DC Comics supervillains. A LOT. This has been shown via multiple lists. I’ve already cataloged the top Flash foes, obscure Batman bad guys (twice), Superman supervillains, and Wonder Woman (uh, help…word for villains that begins with the letter “W.”)
But now it’s time to look at the best foes of the Green Lantern Corps.
11 Best Green Lantern Villains
The emerald guardians of the cosmos have had numerous opponents throughout their time. Let’s break down our favorites.
11. Nekron
Nekron is not necessarily as well known as other Green Lantern villains as Sinestro, but that doesn’t make him any less worthy. The character made his debut in the pages of Tales of the Green Lantern Corps #2 back in 1981 but it wasn’t until the 2009 crossover event Blackest Night that he truly got the chance to shine. Nekron is essentially the embodiment of Death and goes by the alias the Lord of the Unliving. He can use the power of and command the souls of anyone who has ever died. That is key in Blackest Knight as Nekron leads the Black Lanterns, an evil group that is made up of deceased heroes and villains from the DC universe. Nekron is an exceptionally dark and unique villain whose worthiness extends beyond the pages of Green Lantern.
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10. Hector Hammond
God darn, are meteors godsends in the DCU. Like, if you’re a DCU Citizen and you see a meteor falling, go chase that s**t! It'll either be Kryptonite, or a Green Lantern Ring, or it'll make you immortal or super smart.
Hector Hammond went meteor chasing, and found a crazy space rock that hyper-evolved the plants it landed next to. He responded by kidnapping four scientists and exposing them to the meteor, which made them super smart. Hammond used these smarts to craft inventions he could sell for tons of money. This is a good plan. Make money, let others take on the radiation sickness.
Green Lantern realized there was foul play at hand, and knocked Hammond out, but good. After Hammy got out of jail, he found the meteor and purposely exposed himself to its radiation. Bad plan. This was a bad plan. He DID gain incredible telepathic and telekinetic powers buuuuuuuuuuut his head swelled up like a weather balloon, and he was left unable to move or speak.
This is why we let others do the grunt work for us, Hector.
