Lyssa Drak

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Lyssa Drak as depicted in Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special #1 (August 2007). Art by Dave Gibbons.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Green Lantern vol. 4 #18 (May 2007)
Created by Geoff Johns (writer)
Dave Gibbons (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoLyssa Drak
Species Talokian
Place of originTalok IV
Team affiliations Sinestro Corps
Abilities Qwardian power ring

Lyssa Drak is an alien supervillainess published by DC Comics. First appearing in Green Lantern vol. 4 #18 (May 2007), she was created by Geoff Johns and Dave Gibbons. [1]

Contents

Fictional character biography

Lyssa Drak originates from Talok IV, one of the three inhabitable worlds in the Talokian star system in Sector 3500 that Lydea Mallor (Talok VIII), Lyrissa Mallor (Talok VIII), Shadow Lass (Talok VIII) and Mikaal Tomas (Talok III) hail from. [2] She is the keeper of the Book of Parallax, which records the history of the Sinestro Corps, and trains its members. Furthermore, Sinestro bound her to the Book using yellow energy chains. [3] [4] [5]

In Sinestro Corps War , Green Lanterns John Stewart and Guy Gardner are captured and Lyssa tasked with overseeing their captivity. Hal Jordan, Tomar-Tu, and Graf Toren rescue the two, defeat Lyssa Drak, and imprison her on Oa. [6] [7] [8] Lyssa later escapes, but the Guardian Scar imprisons her in the Book of the Black. [9] [10] [11]

Following Scar's death, Krona frees Lyssa from the Book. [12] [13] Feeling betrayed and abandoned by her fellow corpsmembers after the events of Blackest Night , Lyssa defects from the Sinestro Corps and becomes the caretaker of the Book of the Black. She traps Sinestro, Carol Ferris, Atrocitus, Larfleeze, Saint Walker, and Indigo-1 inside the book, but they combine their energy to stop her, creating a rainbow energy explosion that causes the Book to disappear. [14]

Following the War of the Green Lanterns storyline, Sinestro rejoins the Green Lantern Corps and informs Lyssa of the Guardians' plan to replace the Corps with the 'Third Army'. [15] Both later return to the Sinestro Corps.

Powers and abilities

As a member of the Sinestro Corps, Lyssa possesses a yellow power ring which allowed its wielder to create constructs in the form of whatever objects its bearer can imagine. The power rings also provide flight, force fields and communication. In addition, she is a skilled fighter and survivalist, and quick learner.

In other media

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References

  1. ↑ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 97. ISBN   978-1-4654-5357-0.
  2. ↑ "The Unofficial Lyssa Drak Biography". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30.
  3. ↑ Green Lantern vol. 4 #20 (July 2007)
  4. ↑ Green Lantern vol. 4 #19 (May 2007)
  5. ↑ Green Lantern vol. 4 #18 (March 2007)
  6. ↑ Green Lantern vol. 4 #22 (August 2007)
  7. ↑ Green Lantern vol. 4 #23 (September 2007)
  8. ↑ Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superboy-Prime (October 2007)
  9. ↑ Green Lantern vol. 4 #26 (December 2007)
  10. ↑ Green Lantern Corps vol. 2 #36 (May 2009)
  11. ↑ Green Lantern Corps vol. 2 #37 (June 2009)
  12. ↑ Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #1 (August 2010)
  13. ↑ Untold Tales of Blackest Night (October 2010)
  14. ↑ Green Lantern vol. 4 #64 (May 2011)
  15. ↑ Green Lantern vol. 5 #6 (February 2012)
  16. ↑ Slenk, Austin (May 5, 2022). "Green Lantern: Beware My Power Trailer Reveals John Stewart Voiced by Aldis Hodge". Collider. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Lyssa Drak Voice - Green Lantern: Beware My Power (Movie)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 25, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  18. ↑ Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
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