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Atrocitus
Atrocitus (Atros) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the leader of the Red Lantern Corps and an enemy of the Guardians of the Universe and Sinestro, their former Green Lantern.
Atrocitus first appeared in Green Lantern (vol. 4) #25 (2008), and was created by Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver.
When the rogue Manhunters rampaged through Space Sector 666, Atros was one of only five beings in the entire sector to escape death, having been forced to witness the death of his wife and children. Renaming himself "Atrocitus", he and the other four survivors formed a terrorist cabal known as the Five Inversions, bent on destroying the Guardians of the Universe and all who served them. The Five Inversions performed a ritual which allowed them to peer into the future and discover the prophecy of the Blackest Night, which decreed the end of all life. Forming an "Empire of Tears", the Inversions attempted to destroy the Guardians, but were defeated and imprisoned on the planet Ysmault.
Some time later, Abin Sur began periodically visiting Ysmault, seeking information on the Blackest Night. He even went so far as to free Atrocitus from his imprisonment so that he could lead him to Earth, the prophesied birthplace of "the black" that would one day end the universe. Taken to Earth by starship and bound by energy restraints created by Sur's ring, Atrocitus instilled fear in his captor, allowing the yellow impurity to seep into his willpower constructs and weaken them enough to allow him to break free. Atrocitus mortally wounded Sur before escaping the starship.
After landing near an airbase and killing an unspecified number of Air Force troopers, Atrocitus recited what would later become the oath of the Red Lantern Corps, and performed a ritual that told him the name of the herald of the Blackest Night: William Hand. Atrocitus created a device using stolen gun parts that acted as a cosmic divining rod, and used it to lead him to Hand. Once he tracked down the human who, it was said, would play a prominent role in the coming of the Blackest Night, he attacked, and planned to take Hand's innards back to Ysmault. However, Sinestro and rookie Green Lantern Hal Jordan intercept Atrocitus, taking Hand to safety. Defeated, Atrocitus is contained by Sinestro and brought to Oa. Atrocitus is later returned to Ysmault by Sinestro, where he prophesied that Sinestro's home planet Korugar would erupt into chaos and disorder. Through this act, it was implied that Atrocitus planted the seeds of Sinestro's later fall from grace.
In the aftermath of the Sinestro Corps War, Atrocitus forges a Red Lantern power battery utilizing the power of rage. He intends to kill Sinestro, who had long since abandoned the Green Lantern Corps to forge a Corps in his own namesake. Atrocitus also kills the other members of the Five Inversions, using their blood to create red power rings and power batteries. Atrocitus dons a power ring, becoming the first Red Lantern.
The Red Lanterns interrupt a fight between Sinestro's forces and the Green Lanterns, killing members of both sides without discrimination. Sinestro is captured and taken to Ysmault for execution, and Hal Jordan is left for dead in space. After bringing Sinestro to Ysmault, Atrocitus nails him to a cross to await his execution. Unlike the Guardians, who preferred a quick execution, Atrocitus intends to make Sinestro suffer first by taking revenge on everything he cares for.
When Hal Jordan and the Blue Lantern Corps arrive to recover Sinestro, Atrocitus reveals another prophecy to Jordan: that the Guardians will one day take his greatest love, and he will become a renegade once again because of their actions. Although Sinestro believes that Atrocitus' prophecy could be a form of reverse psychology to instill fear in Jordan of his past actions under the influence of Parallax. After rescuing Sinestro, the Blue Lanterns began to leave, but Jordan wanted to go back for Laira, whom Sinestro killed to save Jordan. In a burst of outrage, Jordan tries to kill Sinestro himself, against the wishes of the Blue Lanterns. Jordan's rage attracts Laira's red ring to him, making him a Red Lantern. Jordan attacks the Blue Lanterns and Sinestro until Saint Walker subdues him with a blue power ring.
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Atrocitus
Atrocitus (Atros) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the leader of the Red Lantern Corps and an enemy of the Guardians of the Universe and Sinestro, their former Green Lantern.
Atrocitus first appeared in Green Lantern (vol. 4) #25 (2008), and was created by Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver.
When the rogue Manhunters rampaged through Space Sector 666, Atros was one of only five beings in the entire sector to escape death, having been forced to witness the death of his wife and children. Renaming himself "Atrocitus", he and the other four survivors formed a terrorist cabal known as the Five Inversions, bent on destroying the Guardians of the Universe and all who served them. The Five Inversions performed a ritual which allowed them to peer into the future and discover the prophecy of the Blackest Night, which decreed the end of all life. Forming an "Empire of Tears", the Inversions attempted to destroy the Guardians, but were defeated and imprisoned on the planet Ysmault.
Some time later, Abin Sur began periodically visiting Ysmault, seeking information on the Blackest Night. He even went so far as to free Atrocitus from his imprisonment so that he could lead him to Earth, the prophesied birthplace of "the black" that would one day end the universe. Taken to Earth by starship and bound by energy restraints created by Sur's ring, Atrocitus instilled fear in his captor, allowing the yellow impurity to seep into his willpower constructs and weaken them enough to allow him to break free. Atrocitus mortally wounded Sur before escaping the starship.
After landing near an airbase and killing an unspecified number of Air Force troopers, Atrocitus recited what would later become the oath of the Red Lantern Corps, and performed a ritual that told him the name of the herald of the Blackest Night: William Hand. Atrocitus created a device using stolen gun parts that acted as a cosmic divining rod, and used it to lead him to Hand. Once he tracked down the human who, it was said, would play a prominent role in the coming of the Blackest Night, he attacked, and planned to take Hand's innards back to Ysmault. However, Sinestro and rookie Green Lantern Hal Jordan intercept Atrocitus, taking Hand to safety. Defeated, Atrocitus is contained by Sinestro and brought to Oa. Atrocitus is later returned to Ysmault by Sinestro, where he prophesied that Sinestro's home planet Korugar would erupt into chaos and disorder. Through this act, it was implied that Atrocitus planted the seeds of Sinestro's later fall from grace.
In the aftermath of the Sinestro Corps War, Atrocitus forges a Red Lantern power battery utilizing the power of rage. He intends to kill Sinestro, who had long since abandoned the Green Lantern Corps to forge a Corps in his own namesake. Atrocitus also kills the other members of the Five Inversions, using their blood to create red power rings and power batteries. Atrocitus dons a power ring, becoming the first Red Lantern.
The Red Lanterns interrupt a fight between Sinestro's forces and the Green Lanterns, killing members of both sides without discrimination. Sinestro is captured and taken to Ysmault for execution, and Hal Jordan is left for dead in space. After bringing Sinestro to Ysmault, Atrocitus nails him to a cross to await his execution. Unlike the Guardians, who preferred a quick execution, Atrocitus intends to make Sinestro suffer first by taking revenge on everything he cares for.
When Hal Jordan and the Blue Lantern Corps arrive to recover Sinestro, Atrocitus reveals another prophecy to Jordan: that the Guardians will one day take his greatest love, and he will become a renegade once again because of their actions. Although Sinestro believes that Atrocitus' prophecy could be a form of reverse psychology to instill fear in Jordan of his past actions under the influence of Parallax. After rescuing Sinestro, the Blue Lanterns began to leave, but Jordan wanted to go back for Laira, whom Sinestro killed to save Jordan. In a burst of outrage, Jordan tries to kill Sinestro himself, against the wishes of the Blue Lanterns. Jordan's rage attracts Laira's red ring to him, making him a Red Lantern. Jordan attacks the Blue Lanterns and Sinestro until Saint Walker subdues him with a blue power ring.