You know what Zack? Why don't you drop us your dc knowledge on us and compile a full list before anyone else? I know you read the comics too and not just look at pictures.
1. Zero Hour Parallax
2. Priest Lantern
3. White Lantern Kyle
4. Butcher
5. Renegade Hal
6. Sinestro (Parallax)
7. Ion
8. Black Lantern
9. Volthoom
10. Ion 2
Basically everything that had to do with the White Lanterns and the Life entity was very situational - being the antithesis of Nekron/Black Lanterns. I don't recall enough in the way of combat feats that would put them really even on a top tier list. In theory, sure, but not necessarily in practice.
The list obviously starts with ZH Parallax and Ion I, who ought to be relative equals. Way below them would be Volthoom, then Krona w/ Entities (or Hal alone, if you want to go there). Then there's another large power gap before we get to some real arguments.
(I'm limiting this to relatively modern history here)
Pre-Rebirth Kyle had some crazy feats that were arguably better than anything done by even Lanterns w/ entities in the Johns era. Other high level non-hosts include Hal (going full Krona-buster mode), Mogo, Cyborg Supes w/ 10 rings, Black Hand (especially w/ access to decent beings to resurrect e.g. Source Wall), etc.
Then there's all the hosts post-Rebirth, who are woefully disappointing and in most cases probably below those regular lanterns I just mentioned.
You can argue this list a lot, but it's a very difficult question because so much has changed, there's a lot of inconsistencies, hype, plot power, character (read: Hal) wanking, entitiy ruining, etc.
And, by Rebirth I mean GL: Rebirth, not the current reboot going on, of course.
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While it's true they both possessed the complete power of the CB, Parallax had also absorbed some of the residual energy left over from the original Crisis: http://i.imgur.com/bMHkprW.jpg
ie. ZH Parallax >> Ion I.
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On that note, it is absolutely unreal how much power AM was generating during COIE. Hell, that energy is also what the [already] nigh-omnipotent Infinite Man absorbed to further empower himself: http://i.imgur.com/ypeQH2T.jpg
God of Light is somewhere between Ion I and Volthoom based on not having enough feats.
Larf probably makes the list, but only at the very bottom. He's just not smart enough and his best feats are off panel (e.g. killing Controllers, first fight against that other angel guy I can't remember the name of)
Sentinel is not really a Lantern.
I said roughly
In theory, ZH Parallax also contained both Ion (having absorbed the GL Central Battery and the Parallax entity, though those ideas weren't fleshed out at the time. There's no good reason to believe Hal was tapping into the powers of Parallax at the time, though, separate from the Central Battery energies.
Ion I had some uber feats, and Hal-Spectre basically told him flat out he had the power to do what ZH Parallax wanted to do but that he probably shouldn't. That's why Kyle gave the power back and recreated the Corps.
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I'd put GoL Hal around Ion I-level, given that he was implied to be a full-fledged universal power... Just like Kyle/Ion.
ZH Parallax, however, actually caused entire timelineS and realitieS to be created and destroyed as a corollary of his actions: http://i.imgur.com/GDTC3YY.jpg
IOW, he was solidly beyond universal, thus should be solidly beyond GoL Hal.
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Last edited by Galan007 on Jun 14th, 2016 at 12:20 AM
Anywho, Ion was definitely powerful, but Parallax had that exact same power + the energy he absorbed from COIE. He's comfortably beyond Kyle, and where feats are concerned, comfortably at the top of the 'most powerful Lantern' list. Imo.
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GoL Hal is in the same ball park or greater than Ion 1. But as the featless wonder we do not know how much higher was his power bumped, thanks to his New God tech and status.
When I said lanterns of all colors it extended it to those wielding Starheart since he is a lantern and power ring user. We allow the Black Lantern on the list, and he is not part of the emotional spectrum, why should we not extend this to Alan Scott.
For my part I wouldn't consider Zero Hour Parallax a lantern at all. That goes for any version of a lantern amped up massively.
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