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Salakk was a member of the Green Lantern Corps.

Origin

A famous pessimist and loner, Salakk was a creature of protocol and laws. A veteran Green Lantern, he served in many Corps campaigns over the years.

Green Lantern Corps

During the battle with the Anti-Monitor, he protected multiple sectors, including Katma Tui's neighboring sector, 1417[2]. However, he found the experience depressing, seeing various comrades die during the Crisis, and went to Earth looking for company among his fellow Green Lanterns. He served with the contingent of Green Lanterns assigned to Earth and became good friends with Ch'p of H'lven.[3]

For a time Salakk lived in the future filling the identity of Pol Manning[4], as Hal Jordan had before him, and was married to a human woman. But Salakk returned to the present day to warn about the destruction of the Corps. However, he was too late to stop the execution of Sinestro. With the destruction of the power battery on Oa, Salakk's ring was made inoperable. He requested transport to H'lven where he was reunited with Ch'p. [5]

Salakk served briefly as Ch'p's adviser and friend in H'lven, but the memories of the long-gone Green Lantern Corps left him in a deep depression. In time, Ch'p sensed the return of the Guardians and the presence of new Green Lanterns, and together they traveled back to Oa to be reinstalled in the Corps. Sadly, Ch'p died that same night, killed by a truck through the Mosaic World's road.[6]

Emerald Twilight

Years later, after the destruction of the Green Lantern Corps, Salakk was one of scores of powerless Green Lanterns captured as part of an interstellar slave ring. Hee and the rest of the Green Lanterns were rescued by Guy Gardner.[7] He later attended the memorial service to Jordan on Earth.

With the second reformation of the Corps, Salakk was selected as a senior administrator and the Keeper of the Book of Oa. As Protocol Lantern, Salakk is at the top of the chain of command if the Guardians are ever out of commission.[8]

The New 52

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The New 52
The DC Universe heavily changed its continuity into the DCnU following the events of Flashpoint in 2011. This was part of an effort to make storylines more accessible to newer readers, beginning with the New 52. This new timeline combines elements from the DCU, Vertigo Universe and Wildstorm Universe while drastically changing the origins and histories of characters.

Like most Green Lanterns, Salakk was largely unchanged in The New 52; he remained a Lantern in good standing throughout the Rise of the Third Army and Wrath of the First Lantern. When he became suspicious about the Guardians, he learned of their plans to create the Third Army and was imprisoned by them.[9] He was rescued by Kilowog and Guy upon the conclusion of that crisis.[10]

After the death of the Guardians, Salakk stepped down as Protocol Lantern, blaming himself (as did many other Lanterns) for not seeing the Guardians' betrayal, although he remained with the Corps as a member of the Green Lantern Honor Guard.[11][12]

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Abilities

  • Genius Level Intellect: Highly intelligent and makes calculated decisions rather than allowing sentimentality to get in the way. He is also quite adept at multitasking since his increased cranium and brain size allow for greater tasking processes brought by his four arms.
  • Indomitable Will
  • Multilingualism: In addition to his native language, Salakk can speak English (with a notable accent) and has a basic understanding of H'lvenite without the universal translator in his ring.[13]

Equipment

Weapons


  • Although this character was originally introduced during DC's Earth-One era of publication, their existence following the events of the 1985–86 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths remains intact. However, some elements of the character's Pre-Crisis history may have been altered or removed for Post-Crisis New Earth continuity, and should be considered apocryphal.
  • Salakk was killed off by Alien Xenomorphs in a Green Lantern/Alien crossover, but as that is out of continuity he later turned up alive and well.
  • Salakk was redesigned following Green Lantern Rebirth. His eyes are closer to his mouth, and his neck placement is different.
  • Salakk is pessimistic and always sees the downside of a mission.
  • Salakk is meticulous to a fault, currently his charge requires him to be aware of what every Green Lantern is doing.
  • Many Green Lanterns don't enjoy being within Salakk's direct sight, they assume he will sell them to the Guardians if there is even a hint of disobedience.
  • His ring creations are precise, with nothing wasted on over-imagining them.

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Footnotes


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Green Lantern Corps member
This character is or was a member of the Green Lantern Corps, chosen by the Guardians of the Universe to act as their sector's Green Lantern and to protect it from interstellar threats with a Power Ring.
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