Gl ring vs Quantum bands

<<Because the gem apparently has failsafes in it to protect him against scientific based mind attacks. I don't believe that the rings have this ability. Correct me if I'm wrong however.>>

you mean the bands, right? and if you mean gl's are vulnerable to psionic attacks, you're right, at least to an extent. kyle at least has fallen prey to hallucinations and suggestions. can't say about outright mind control. 2 of hal's greatest foes were grodd and hector hammond, both specialize in mind control and i'm not sure hal's mind has ever been taken over.

I know the GLs can set their rings for protection against telepathy.

Hal recently did this in GL #4. Against Hector Hammond.

Originally posted by whobdamandog
The issue number was 38, and you are correct it was an IW crossover. If someone has that issue please scan that page so I can verify this.
As far as I remember...he began to drain Warlock...and immediately after he did this..he had him completely immobolized, and very much helpless. The only time he was blasted back was when he attempted to muck with the soul gem, Which as you stated, caused some sort of explosion.

I have it.

Here is a pic of the ring analyzing DNA of a alleged Alien.

Originally posted by jrodslam
I have it.

I like the fact that you didn't scan the page before Quasar had him up close..you know the one where Quasar was draining like heaping buckets full of energy out of him...and Warlock was pretty much helpless at the time. Which then leads up to Quasar questioning a weakened Warlock about what was going on..as we see in the pictures above, before he starts trying to muck with the gem....😉

Originally posted by whobdamandog
I like the fact that you didn't scan the page before Quasar had him up close..you know the one where Quasar was draining like heaping buckets full of energy out of him...and Warlock was pretty much helpless at the time. Which then leads up to Quasar questioning a weakened Warlock about what was going on..as we see in the pictures above, before he starts trying to muck with the gem....😉

Sorry about that. Those were ols scans i used for a previous battle thread. I have no problem with scanning the page before.

Warlock wasnt helpless. He could have blasted away with the gem, but yet he decided to answer Quasar's questions. Warlock told Quasar to stop. Insteead of waiting, Warlock just blasted him.

Quasar saw that the Gem was about to fire, thats when he tried to mess with it. But it was too late.

Also the ring protects the GL's from dissection.

i knew the rings could be SET against psionic attacks, but that needs advance planning. i wasn't sure if they were good against mental control WITHOUT being first set.

anyone?

Originally posted by leonidas
i knew the rings could be SET against psionic attacks, but that needs advance planning. i wasn't sure if they were good against mental control WITHOUT being first set.

anyone?

When someone is first given the ring, they go through training. Resisting psionics is part of that training.

I dont know what Kyle did. But then again his ring is different from everyone else's.

Hal let Hector in his mind in GL #4. When Hal told him that that was enough and to get out Hector did not.

Hal then fought off Hector Hammond with his ring after being controled.

Originally posted by snoopdogg
Hal let Hector in his mind in GL #4. When Hal told him that that was enough and to get out Hector did not.

Hal then fought off Hector Hammond with his ring after being controled.

Yup. Hal went inside his brain and cut back on his nerve sensors. Talk about anatomy class.

Originally posted by jrodslam
Quasar saw that the Gem was about to fire, thats when he tried to mess with it. But it was too late.

Thanks for posting the pictures...

I believe he was trying to remove it from his forehead. There were a number of ways Q could have taken Warlock out after draining the energy, however, he was just trying to gain information about what was going on. Anyway...I made the point that Warlock was rendered relatively helpless at the onset of the battle, and as we can see in the preceeding page you just posted..I believe that's a pretty fair assumption. Quasar manhandled him fairly effortlessly in the initial go around.

I guess we could also make the assumption that Warlock might have been able to use the gem, however, due to his weakened condition after being drained of his cosmic power, I think it would be fairly easy for Quasar to evade such a blast, if he were really attempting to take Warlock down.

Back on topic..Q-bands are still the better weapons..IMO, they seem to have less vulnerabilities and limitations than the GL rings.

On another note..has anyone recognized that most of the current GL rings upgrades give it the exact same types of powers as the Q-bands. I've also noticed that Kyle seems to be doing a lot of Quasarish things with the ring..such as surrounding his body in armor...using it to manipulate various energy frequencies..etc..And yes..I know GL came before Quasar, however, back about 10 - 12 years ago..GL was not doing these types of things with the ring. He was limited mostly to making big damb fists and flying. Then after Quasar had a relatively successful run in the late 80's early 90's. Then Kyle came on board as GL and started doing the exact same things Quasar with the bands..coincidence? I think not...conspiracy I tell you.... 😄

Anyone got that GL comic where Kyle defeated a Superman-esque character by willing any attempt at movement or poweruse into energy to make speakers thump some hot beats?

so the gl ring is basically dtermined on will power meaning varying in power, but the quantum bands have infinate power and depend on how much you can tap or willing to let out.

but can the quantum bands do the things a gl ring can do?????? i heard it can but not as good. is the quantum bands also based on will power??????.

if the central battery is collected willpower from everyone in the universe, than that means parallax is WEAKER than retcon phoenix.

Originally posted by HigH ScholaR
so the gl ring is basically dtermined on will power meaning varying in power, but the quantum bands have infinate power and depend on how much you can tap or willing to let out.

but can the quantum bands do the things a gl ring can do?????? i heard it can but not as good. is the quantum bands also based on will power??????.

Q-bands essentially do the same thing as the GL ring, except they don't have control over magical energies. You also don't need to recharge the bands, due to the infinite amount of energy in the Quantum Zone. The only time that willpower is involved with the Q-bands is regarding the strength of the constructs created by the bands, For example an individual using the Q-bands can will an energy construct to be strong enough for adamantium not break it.

What has Quasar done with the bands other than make constructs?

Has he turned invisible?

Has he scanned a body of a dead Alien to figure out its race?

Has he fought off psionic attacks both before and after?

Can the Q-bands translate Alien languages?

Has he stop time?

Has he time traveled?

Again these are just questions and things that Hal has done witht he ring other than make constructs.

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hmmmmmmmmm i should have polled this thread!!!!!!!1

i think the quantum bands take this imo so far but not 100% sure

Originally posted by snoopdogg
What has Quasar done with the bands other than make constructs?

Has he turned invisible?

Haven't seen him do so yet..but turning invisible just has to do with manipulating light on the electromagnetic spectrum..which he is fully capable of..so hypothetically he could..if he wanted to.

Has he scanned a body of a dead Alien to figure out its race?

No..but again..most of this is possible by using electromagnetic radiation..or gathering information from epoch..who has cosmic awareness and knows all things that exist in the universe. Epoch can translate the languages for him.

Has he fought off psionic attacks both before and after?

As stated before...the bands protect him from most types of psionic attacks that are not magicial.

Has he stopped time?

He kind of does this when traveling thru the Quantum Zone..time doesn't exist there...

Has he time traveled?

refer to the above...

Again these are just questions and things that Hal has done witht he ring other than make constructs.

Now I have a couple questions for you kind sir..

Do all GL's have an infinite amount of energy in the ring?

Are they able to teleport from one part of the Galaxy to another in the blink of an eye?

Does Hal have knowledge of the entire electromagnetic spectrum and understand how to utilize the ring to its full potential?(Can't use Parallax..😉 to answer this question)