Saint Walker

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Saint Walker
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Saint Walker as depicted on the cover of Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #14 (February 2017); art by Rafael Sandoval and Jordi Tarragona.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Green Lantern (vol. 4) #25 (January 2008)
Created by Geoff Johns
Ethan Van Sciver
In-story information
Alter egoBro'Dee Walker
Species Astonian
Place of originAstonia
Team affiliations Blue Lantern Corps
Green Lantern Corps
New Guardians
Justice League
Notable aliasesBlue Lantern
AbilitiesUse of power ring grants:
  • Regenerate and heal lost body parts
  • Generation of hard light constructs
  • Flight
  • Force field generation
  • Rage immunity
  • Energy blasts
  • Hope inducement
  • Energy aura
  • Energy manipulation
  • Energy absorption
  • Universal translator
  • Interstellar travel (survival at space)
  • Dimensional travel
  • Holographic playback/protection
  • Electromagnetic scanning
  • Nullification of Red Lanterns
  • Energy draining of Yellow Lanters

Saint Walker (Bro'Dee Walker) is a fictional comic book character appearing in American comic books and other associated media published by DC Comics. He is an alien member of the galactic Blue Lantern Corps, an organization dedicated to spreading peace and harmony through the power of hope.

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Publication history

Saint Walker first appeared in Green Lantern (vol. 4) #25 and was created by writer Geoff Johns and artist Ethan Van Sciver. [1] His name is derived from Green Lantern fan Brady Walker. [2]

Character history

Saint Walker is a priest living on the planet Astonia with a wife and two children. Despite Astonia's sun dying, Walker calms his people and gives them hope, leading to him being inducted into the Blue Lantern Corps. With his ring, he rejuvenates Astonia's sun, thereby saving the planet. [3]

Saint Walker and his fellow Blue Lanterns are introduced during Final Crisis as part of the build-up to Blackest Night . During Final Crisis, Hal Jordan is injured in a conflict with the Red Lantern Corps before Walker heals him. [4]

In Blackest Night, Walker joins the other Lantern Corps in attempting to destroy the Black Lantern power battery. He temporarily recruits Barry Allen into the Blue Lantern Corps, as the other members are unavailable.

In Justice League of America (vol. 2) #55 (2011), Saint Walker joins the titular team in battling Eclipso, and attempts to assist the resurrected Hank Henshaw against Doomsday on Batman's orders. [5]

In War of the Green Lanterns , Saint Walker is trapped inside the Book of the Black before being freed by Kyle Rayner. [6] [7]

The New 52

In Green Lantern: New Guardians , Saint Walker assists Kyle when he gains the power of all of the Lantern Corps. [8] [9] [10] [11] After returning to Odym, Walker learns that the Reach are attacking it and enlists the other New Guardians to battle them. [12] [13]

Following the defeat of the Third Army and the fall of the Guardians, the Blue Lantern Corps relocate to the planet Elpis. However, they are attacked by the entity Relic and temporarily lose their powers due to the emotional spectrum being depleted. [14] [15] [16] [17]

DC Rebirth

In the DC Rebirth title Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps, Saint Walker appears on an unknown planet, and is engaged in battle with hostile aliens when Hal Jordan and Kyle Rayner arrive. [18] After they destroy the hostile aliens, Hal and Kyle ask Saint Walker to join them in meeting with Ganthet and Sayd. [19] Saint Walker arrives at the new base of the Green Lantern Corps on Mogo, and is reunited with the sentient planet. [20] Later, Ganthet and Sayd test Saint Walker, attempting to form a psionic link with Kyle. [21]

Powers and abilities

Saint Walker possesses a blue power ring which is fueled by hope. He can create energy constructs, heal others, amplify the power of Green Lanterns, and weaken Red and Yellow Lanterns. However, Walker must be in proximity to Green Lanterns to use his powers fully, as hope is useless without willpower to act on it.

In other media

Television

Saint Walker as he appears in Green Lantern: The Animated Series. BroDeeSaintW.png
Saint Walker as he appears in Green Lantern: The Animated Series.

Saint Walker appears in Green Lantern: The Animated Series , voiced by Phil Morris. [22] [23] [24] This version is initially a hermit living on Mogo before becoming a Blue Lantern during the episode "Invasion".

Video games

Miscellaneous

Saint Walker appears in Smallville Season 11 .

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  2. ↑ Geoff Johns Interview 2 | The Comics Pals Episode 338 , retrieved December 18, 2023
  3. ↑ Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps #1 (July 2009)
  4. ↑ Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns #1 (October 2008)
  5. ↑ Renaud, Jeffrey. "REIGN OF THE DOOMSAYERS: James Robinson", Comic Book Resources, March 23, 2011
  6. ↑ Green Lantern (vol. 4) #63 - #67 (March - July 2011)
  7. ↑ War of the Green Lanterns: Aftermath #1 (July 2011)
  8. ↑ Green Lantern: New Guardians #2 (October 2011)
  9. ↑ Green Lantern: New Guardians #3 (November 2011)
  10. ↑ Green Lantern: New Guardians #4 (December 2011)
  11. ↑ Green Lantern: New Guardians #6 (February 2012)
  12. ↑ Green Lantern: New Guardians #9 (May 2012)
  13. ↑ Green Lantern: New Guardians #12 (August 2012)
  14. ↑ Green Lantern Corps (vol. 3) #20 (June 2013)
  15. ↑ Green Lantern: New Guardians #23
  16. ↑ Green Lantern (vol. 5) #27
  17. ↑ Green Lantern: New Guardians #40
  18. ↑ Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #14 (February 2017)
  19. ↑ Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #15 (February 2017)
  20. ↑ Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #16 (March 2017)
  21. ↑ Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #17 (March 2017)
  22. ↑ Pantozzi, Jill (February 28, 2012). "Interview With Justice League: Doom Actor Phil Morris". The Mary Sue. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  23. ↑ "Manhunters and Saint Walker to Appear in GL Animated Series | the Blog of OA". Archived from the original on 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
  24. 1 2 3 "Saint Walker Voices (Green Lantern)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 31, 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.
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