Originally posted by Soljer
But it's impossible to ignore the fact that it was the turning point of the war.What else would be a more deciding factor?
Taking out the Antimonitor? Sinestro?
Never would have had the chance had they all died back at mogo.
the deciding factor is usually the deciding battle... 😛
mogo may have turned the course of the war on its head, but there's still the big bad to take down...
and i dont think they'd have died at mogo without lethal force tbh, yes, it made things a hell of alot easier, but i still think they could do it without it...
look at kilowog fighting arkillo...
Originally posted by pr1983
the deciding factor is usually the deciding battle... 😛mogo may have turned the course of the war on its head, but there's still the big bad to take down...
and i dont think they'd have died at mogo without lethal force tbh, yes, it made things a hell of alot easier, but i still think they could do it without it...
look at kilowog fighting arkillo...
The deciding factor in war is almost NEVER the final battle. The war's long over before said battle, it's just that the losers hadn't realized it yet.
And, no, they most certainly would have died at mogo without lethal force. Mogo would have died, they would have stopped receiving reinforcements, and the Sinestro Corps would have just overwhelmed them with sheer numbers.
Hal, Kyle, Kilowog, Sodam, Guy, John? They're good...but even they couldn't fight off seven thousand sinestros.
Look at Kilowog fighting Arkillo?! What the hell are they gonna do, take Despotillis' ring finger? Ranx' ring finger?
Originally posted by Soljer
The deciding factor in war is almost NEVER the final battle. The war's long over before said battle, it's just that the losers hadn't realized it yet.
and after the battle at mogo, the sinestro corps was still heading for earth, and nowhere close to losing the war... 😛
taking down anti-monitor and his generals will be for me, the deciding factor in the war, not whether their rings used lethal force or not...
And, no, they most certainly would have died at mogo without lethal force. Mogo would have died, they would have stopped receiving reinforcements, and the Sinestro Corps would have just overwhelmed them with sheer numbers.
debatable imo, as i think ranx could have been destroyed even without lethal force... if i'm wrong, fair enough, but i dont think so...
even if the gl's hadnt used lethal force, imo they could have won the battle at mogo...
Hal, Kyle, Kilowog, Sodam, Guy, John? They're good...but even they couldn't fight off seven thousand sinestros.
nobody says they have to...
Look at Kilowog fighting Arkillo?! What the hell are they gonna do, take Despotillis' ring finger? Ranx' ring finger?
and that my friend, is why you're not a green lantern... 😛
the green lanterns have been around for god knows how many years, and they've done alright without it so far... yes the sin corps is a new enemy, the likes of which they've never fought before, but they're green lanterns, keeping the galaxy safe is what they're there for...
My apologies, pr, but whether you like the decision to use lethal force or not; the writers made it very clear that it was an entirely necessary evil.
You think they would have won at Mogo? You know better than Kilowog? Wog straight up tells the lanterns - "Look, we're about to die, just don't die easy." He knew that the war was over, right then and right there. He knew the outcome had already been decided - right up until his lovely little piece of jewelry informed him of the new rule of Oa.
He knew good and well, just as many of the other lanterns did, that without lethal force, Mogo would have been gone. The forces that were protecting Mogo would have been gone. There would be ever-more-dwindling numbers, and the Sinestro corps would have pretty much washed over what was left - their numbers WEREN'T dwindling.
I dont see a problem with so many of the Lanterns using lethal force. Many of the main Lanterns we see, are fierce fighters or warriors anyways. Of all the GLC members we actually see, there arent many that are pacifist like. They are selected because they have the ability to overcome great fear. Not because they want to be super-pacifists. John with army experiece, Isamot and Vath both coming straight from war, and even some of the older and lost Lanterns are pure warriors. I think its was a good idead to allow that.
Originally posted by Soljer
My apologies, pr, but whether you like the decision to use lethal force or not; the writers made it very clear that it was an entirely necessary evil.You think they would have won at Mogo? You know better than Kilowog? Wog straight up tells the lanterns - "Look, we're about to die, just don't die easy." He knew that the war was over, right then and right there. He knew the outcome had already been decided - right up until his lovely little piece of jewelry informed him of the new rule of Oa.
He knew good and well, just as many of the other lanterns did, that without lethal force, Mogo would have been gone. The forces that were protecting Mogo would have been gone. There would be ever-more-dwindling numbers, and the Sinestro corps would have pretty much washed over what was left - their numbers WEREN'T dwindling.
^^ QFT. It's like telling cops they cannot use guns, but only tasers. Sometimes lethal force is required.
Originally posted by tjcoadyagreed.
I've always considered one of the markers of a good series is that even when you get into crossovers that don't have much to do with your title, you still do well with that.. and yeah, Blue Beetle managed to advance the plot, give you a new insight to an important supporting character, give you a good, thought out fight from the protagonist, and a new characterization of the main villains. I mean, having a Superman title tie into the Sinestro Corp's War is easy- just a big fight with Hank Henshaw or Superboy Prime would be easy. But Blue Beetle really shouldn't be all that involved with it, and when he was, it still worked, tying the new Beetle into the greater DC Universe while still just being spot on for the series.
Originally posted by Validus
I think you'll definitely see a revolt as far as the lethal force rule. Hal, John, Guy, Salaak, Kilowog, and Arisia all have a problem with it. Kyle probably does too. That isn't coincidence. Plus none of them will be happy that Ganthet is gone.
I could see Ganthet and his blue-***** starting a new corps.