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Ion is a fictional character, a superhero from DC Comics. Created by writer Judd Winick and artist Dale Eaglesham for Green Lantern (vol. 3) #142, Ion was devised as the new superhero identity for Green Lantern protagonist Kyle Rayner. It was later revealed to be a benevolent symbiote, bestowing its power to a host willfully. This followed a similar retcon as Parallax, originally the new supervillain alias of Hal Jordan, that was revealed to be a parasitic embodiment of fear in the 2004-2005 miniseries Green Lantern: Rebirth. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Judd Winick (born in 1970 on Long Island, New York City) is an American comic book and comic strip writer/artist famous for his 1994 stint on MTVs The Real World: San Francisco, as well for his work on such comic books as Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and Pedro... Dale Eaglesham is a veteran comic book illustrator who has been working in the industry since 1986. ... Geoff Johns (born 25 January 1973 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American comic book writer, best known for his work for DC Comics. ... Cover to Green Lantern: Rebirth #5 as drawn by Van Sciver. ... The fictional Green Lantern Corps is an intergalactic police force featured in DC Comics, particularly series featuring the superhero Green Lantern, Earth’s member of the group. ... The Guardians of the Universe are fictional characters in the DC Comics universe. ... The fictional Green Lantern Corps is an intergalactic police force featured in DC Comics, particularly series featuring the superhero Green Lantern, Earth’s member of the group. ... The three of the four (Alan Scotts Starheart powered ring exlcuded) known variants of the power ring Zamaron (magenta), Oan (green), and Qwardian (yellow). ... Alan Scott is a fictional hero from the DC Comics universe and the first superhero to bear the name Green Lantern. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... For other uses, see Superhero (disambiguation). ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Judd Winick (born in 1970 on Long Island, New York City) is an American comic book and comic strip writer/artist famous for his 1994 stint on MTVs The Real World: San Francisco, as well for his work on such comic books as Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and Pedro... Dale Eaglesham is a veteran comic book illustrator who has been working in the industry since 1986. ... For the DJ, see DJ Green Lantern. ... This article is about the DC Comics character. ... Common Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) in their Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica) home. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Parallax is a fictional character, a supervillain from DC Comics. ... Hal Jordan is a fictional character, a DC Comics superhero. ...

Fictional character biography

Kyle Rayner as Ion, the Torchbearer of the Guardians of the Universe.

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Power of Ion

Kyle first assumed the Ion identity after a prolonged series of events stemming from the death of his girlfriend Alex. First, he unconsciously expelled all his feelings of rage from himself, which took physical form as one of Kyle's childhood nightmares and called itself Oblivion. Kyle defeated Oblivion in the Circle of Fire storyline, and his powers were boosted as a result, resulting in Kyle taking the name Ion. Alexandra Alex DeWitt was the girlfriend of Kyle Rayner before he received the Green Lantern power ring from Ganthet. ...

Kyle used his newly expanded abilities to recreate the Guardians of the Universe on the planet Oa, whom he placed in the care of Ganthet and ordered him to teach them humility, and then recharged the Central Power Battery on Oa. Kyle divested himself of his new abilities soon afterwards when he realized he was loosing touch with the people he was protecting.^[1] The Guardians of the Universe are fictional characters in the DC Comics universe. ... Ganthet is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. ...

Return of Ion

Some time after resuming the Green Lantern identity, Kyle became Ion once again when Jade transferred all of her abilities to Kyle after her death during the events of the Rann-Thanagar War.^[2] Jade is the codename of Jennie-Lynn Hayden, a fictional character, a superhero from DC Comics. ... Rann-Thanagar War #1; cover by Ivan Reis and Marc Campos. ...

Sinestro Corps War

Main article: Sinestro Corps War

The Ion symbiote was forcefully extracted from Kyle and imprisoned on Qward by the Sinestro Corps. Upon expelling Ion from Rayner, Sinestro forced Kyle to bond with Parallax, who invaded Kyle and took control of his body.^[3] The Ion entity was eventually freed by several members of the Green Lantern Corps after being experimented on by the Anti-Monitor.^[4] The Guardians have recently chosen a new host for Ion, the Daxamite Sodom Yat The Sinestro Corps War is an ongoing comic book storyline across DC Comics Green Lantern and Green Lantern Corps titles. ... Qward is a fictional world existing within an antimatter universe that is part of the DC Comics universe. ... The Sinestro Corps is a group of fictional characters, a villainous analogue to the Green Lantern Corps in the DC Universe led by the supervillain Sinestro. ... Sinestro is a fictional alien supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. ... Parallax is a fictional character, a supervillain from DC Comics. ... The Anti-Monitor is a fictional comic book supervillain, the antagonist of the 1985 DC Comics miniseries Crisis on Infinite Earths. ... For other meanings, see Guardians The Guardians are a secret society at located in Boston. ... Sodam Yat is a fictional comic book superhero, an extraterrestrial from the planet Daxam, and a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps. ...

References

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