Green Lantern's ultimate potential was realized when Hal Jordan was inducted into the Blue Lantern Corps, turning him into a powerful hybrid Lantern.
He may be one of the best Green Lanterns in the DC Universe, but Hal Jordan was never more powerful than when he used a Blue Lantern ring in tandem with his Green one. The fascinating connection between Green and Blue Lanterns gave Jordan his biggest boost in power since his Parallax days.
As mighty as the Green Lanterns are, the light that gives them their powers are just a fraction of a mysterious cosmic energy. In the same way that willpower helps one master the green light, feelings such as rage and fear control other parts of the powerful Emotional Spectrum. Though the Green Lantern Corps was the first to create an army around its main power source, rival organizations began to arise after harnessing the Spectrum's other lights. While some corps use their lights to suit their own needs, others want to use their power to change the universe for the better.
Case in point, the Blue Lanterns believe that hope can always save the day. And, in a way, it did when Hal Jordan was briefly possessed by a Red Lantern ring in Green Lantern #38 by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis. After Sinestro was kidnapped by the Red Lantern Corps, Hal Jordan came to save him. But, Sinestro kills a former Green Lantern who had fallen to the Red Lantern's influence, enraging Jordan and making him a prime target for a Red Lantern ring. Resolute in their hope, the Blue Lanterns believe that Hal Jordan can overcome his possession, and put a Blue Lantern ring on him. The ring purifies Jordan's body, but the ring doesn't turn Hal into a Blue Lantern. Instead, the hero is turned into a hybrid Lantern, with his Green and Blue sides struggling for control.
The Green Lanterns have a symbiotic relationship with the Blue Lantern Corps. On their own, Blue Lantern's powers are limited. But in the presence of a Green Lantern, the greatest abilities of their rings. By the same measure, a Blue Lantern supercharges a Green Lantern's ring, eschewing the need for a Power Battery. While wearing both rings, Hal inadvertently found the most powerful Lantern combination possible. Hal has a reputation for being one of the greatest Green Lanterns to ever wear a ring. With just his Power Ring, he protects multiple planets on a daily basis and has helped save the DCU numerous times. But Hal Jordan could improve his Green Lantern skills if he wore a Blue Lantern ring full-time. He'd never need to recharge since his Green Lantern ring would always be at capacity, and he'd have the benefit of the mysterious powers of the Blue Lanterns.
Green Lantern wasn't a huge fan of the predicament he found himself in, especially since he sees hope as inferior in comparison to will. But if he had just thought it through for a second, Hal Jordan would have realized his Green Lantern/Blue Lantern hybrid was potentially the strongest form in the DC Universe.
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