The Book of Blue Lantern (Hal Jordan)

[Ronin]

The Book of Blue Lantern (Hal Jordan)

C3G DC SUPER SECRET EXCLUSIVE 80
FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS: BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL

Comic PDF

Mini PDF

The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the War of Light set.
Its model number and name are #011b / Hal Jordan.​

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Character Bio - After being inducted into the Red Lantern Corps against his will, Hal was then given a Blue Lantern ring by Saint Walker, in an attempt to purge the influence of the red ring. The cure worked, but Hal temporarily bore both the new Blue Lantern ring and his old Green Lantern ring at the same time. Hal eventually learned to use the blue ring's power, but burned it out fighting against Larfleeze.
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• N/A

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a Blue Lantern, Blue Lantern has these Blue Lantern Synergies.
• As a Green Lantern, Blue Lantern has these Green Lantern Synergies.
• As a figure with a secret identity, Blue Lantern has these Secret Identity Synergies.
• As a Human, Blue Lantern has these Human Synergies.
• As a Leader, Blue Lantern has these Leader Synergies.
• As a figure with Battery Markers, Blue Lantern has these Battery Marker Synergies.
• As a figure with the Super Strength special power, Blue Lantern has these Super Strength Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• N/A

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• As a figure with a secret identity, Blue Lantern interacts differently with these special powers.
• As a Human, Blue Lantern interacts differently with these special powers.
• As a Fearless figure, Blue Lantern interacts differently with these special powers.
• As a figure with the Super Strength special power, Blue Lantern interacts differently with these special powers.
• As a figure with the Flying special power, Blue Lantern interacts differently with these special powers.

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• Blue Lantern faction strategy guide

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: Ronin
• Second playtest: LordVenoc
• Third playtest: Arch-vile
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Art by Soundwarp SG-1
• Hal Jordan created by John Broome and Gil Kane
• Hal Jordan as Blue Lantern introduced by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis
• Comic art by Eddy Barrows

 

[Ronin]

NAME = BLUE LANTERN
SECRET IDENTITY = HAL JORDAN

SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = MAVERICK
PERSONALITY = FEARLESS

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 3
DEFENSE = 3

POINTS = 370

DUAL POWER RINGS 2
Blue Lantern is considered to have the name of Green Lantern in addition to what is listed on this card. Start the game with 2 blue Battery Markers and 2 green Battery Markers on this card. Add one to Blue Lantern’s Move, Range, Attack, and Defense numbers for each blue or green Battery Marker on this card.

GREEN LIGHT OFFENSIVE
Blue Lantern may attack any or all figures adjacent to him. Roll each attack separately. At the end of Blue Lantern's turn, if he attacked more than once and there are no blue Battery Markers on this card, remove a green Battery Marker from this card.

BLUE POWER SHIELD
Anytime Blue Lantern or an adjacent, friendly figure is attacked by an opponent's figure and at least 1 skull is rolled, instead of rolling defense dice normally, you may remove one blue Battery Marker from this card. If you do, ignore that attack and remove one Wound Marker from this card.

SUPER STRENGTH

FLYING

 

[Ronin]

Mini:

Spoiler Alert!

Comic:

Spoiler Alert!

Background:
space I guess

 

[Ronin]

(Okay, obviously the power names need some work, get off my back. They're not complete sentences at least)

 

[Lord Pyre]

Re: The Book of Blue Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Design)

Oh he’s cool! Why is he a leader? Can’t tell from the bio, just curious.

I honestly think he’ll be a bit lower in points. He’s more versatile, but can only attack more than once twice per game (recharges aside).

The shield is cool too, but again only twice. I think GL Hal would outclass him.

Not a bad thing by any means. I really like this.

 

[Ronin]

Re: The Book of Blue Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Design)

Yeah, I think 350 was my original estimate but we made some changes and he'd come in a bit lower now. (Though I'm cool with that)

Leader was my guess based on what I understand of the comics. Believe he leads or is at least meant to lead the other Blues. Haven't actually read them, though, I just wanted the goofy half-and-half mini on my battlefield. If one of the Geoff Johns superfans has a more appropriate class suggestion I'm all ears.

 

[MrNobody]

Re: The Book of Blue Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Design)

It’s more of a deal where Hal is prophesized to be the greatest leader of the Blues, but then he basically just says “Ummmm....nope” and doesn’t go for it. I don’t really have any alternative suggestions though.

 

[Yodaking]

Re: The Book of Blue Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Design)

I know nothing about all these other ring colors, but based on the powers here it doesn't seem like blue doesn't do much different than green.

 

[Arch-vile]

Re: The Book of Blue Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Design)

I really like where this one was workshopped to. Agreed that he'll come in lower than 350.

Leader wouldn't really fit like Nobody mentioned. Hal didn't want the Blue ring (he spent the whole time trying to get it off), and he didn't want to go along with Saint Walker's plan for him to lead the Blue Lanterns. The ring keeps asking Hal what he hopes for, which frustrates Hal to no end. He finally gets the ring off by yelling something like "I hope this dang ring leaves me", and the ring registers his sincerity and does so. Also during this whole event he was fighting Larfleeze for the first time.

Going through the index, here are some class suggestions: Officer, Rebel, Defender, Champion, Bruiser, Brawler.

 

[MrNobody]

Re: The Book of Blue Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Design)

I know nothing about all these other ring colors, but based on the powers here it doesn't seem like blue doesn't do much different than green.

So normally Blue has a lot of healing/peaceful abilities, but they have no combat capabilities...unless a green is around. When Hope is combined with Willpower, it unlocks their ability to fight, putting them at equal or even above the power of a green ring. So when Hal had both rings on, he basically just had two equally powerful rings on.

The blue ring also supercharges the green ring, keeping it at well above the usual max power level.

 

[Ronin]

Re: The Book of Blue Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Design)

Yeah, Blue and Green are less different than they normally would be here, because Hal has them both together. (And because he's Hal, the design has more of a Green bent overall)

I like going Champion, of the suggestions, to keep him out of the usual Green synergy web without giving him anything too funky.

 

[MrNobody]

Re: The Book of Blue Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Design)

I think something in the Rebel/Outcast type vein makes sense, yeah. For those few issues, the Guardians basically completely turn on him and he’s not too interested in sticking with the Blues. I think it’s just a matter of deciding what has the right ring while also not giving him completely silly synergy.

 

[Soundwarp SG-1]

Re: The Book of Blue Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Design)

Claimed card art here just so I can do some half and half card or something.

 

[Ronin]

Re: The Book of Blue Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Design)

I think something in the Rebel/Outcast type vein makes sense, yeah. For those few issues, the Guardians basically completely turn on him and he’s not too interested in sticking with the Blues. I think it’s just a matter of deciding what has the right ring while also not giving him completely silly synergy.

Yeah, a lot of our classes in that ballpark feel a little strange on him. Exile and Refugee aren't quite it. Interloper... kinda works? Not sure if the stewards of that faction (mainly Bats) would want him in there, though.

 

[tcglkn]

Re: The Book of Blue Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Design)

Claimed card art here just so I can do some half and half card or something.

I hoped that’s what you planned to do. I was gonna claim it to do the same thing but you beat me to it. I’ve felt inspired on cards lately.

 

[Ronin]

Re: The Book of Blue Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Design)

Claimed card art here just so I can do some half and half card or something.

I hoped that’s what you planned to do. I was gonna claim it to do the same thing but you beat me to it. I’ve felt inspired on cards lately.

Not sure about the half and half idea. Don't know if Hal really takes his coffee that way.

 

[johnny139]

Re: The Book of Blue Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Design)

My gut reaction is, this guy seems more like a Green Lantern than a Blue Lantern, and if he's 50/50, it seems kind of strange to go with one over the other for the name. Would it be too obnoxious to just have him as Hal Jordan and the special power give him both names?

For class, my gut says something like Maverick or Renegade... Outcast and Rebel work, of course, but both are X-Men factions so it's kind of weird to lump him in there. Champion, Protector, stuff like that is evergreen, particularly with the JLA connection.

Currently GLO lets him attack multiple times even if he's used up all his green markers, not sure if that's intentional. And I'd probably just call the last power Blue Power Shield and use it as a standard going forward, assuming it's the same theme... I don't think there would be too many BLs that would want to use it anyways.

 

[Ronin]

Re: The Book of Blue Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Design)

I could dig Renegade.

Honestly my thinking on Blue Lantern over Green Lantern on the official name was just making him easier to differentiate from Green Hal. It will definitely annoy the hell out of me if I end up having to refer to him as Hal Jordan (Blue Lantern) instead of Blue Lantern (Hal Jordan). Cool going with whatever the group consensus is on the name front, though.

And yeah, good call on the mechanical hole in GLO there.

 

[Soundwarp SG-1]

Re: The Book of Blue Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Design)

Maverick does get some bonus points for Top Gun-ness

Having him be Hal Jordan but with a special power where his name is also Blue Lantern and Green Lantern would make him immune to stuff that cares about having an SI wouldn't it? That seems weird.

 

[Arch-vile]

Re: The Book of Blue Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Design)

Digging the card art idea and the various classes brought up.

It ultimately doesn't matter but it would irrationally bother me to have him just named Hal Jordan.

 

[MrNobody]

Re: The Book of Blue Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Design)

Have him named John Stewart and then have his power say that his name is not John Stewart, but in fact Hal Jordan.

I personally like him as Blue Lantern, just because like Ronin says that helps distinguish him for bookkeeping purposes. I like Maverick a lot as well.

 

[Spidey'tilIDie]

Re: The Book of Blue Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Design)

Big fan of Maverick. I also think a little tweak to Green Aggression(?) could make him feel more Blue. What if he didn't have to burn a green marker if he still had a blue one? Feels very much like the Blue is super charging the Green Ring (Hal's reached 400% when he wore both.)

 

[Lazy Orang]

Re: The Book of Blue Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Design)

Should he have more battery markers? If he's wielding two equally powerful rings that are acting to supercharge one another, it seems weird that he's only as strong as regular Hal, and arguably weaker.
Maverick or Renegade sounds cool, but Maverick has more of a Hal feel to it. Renegade feels more like a rogue agent in the vein of someone like Jack Bauer than a hot-shot like Hal.

 

[IAmBatman]

Re: The Book of Blue Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Design)

Yeah, I'll join the Maverick crowd. That's a cool one.

 

[Ronin]

Re: The Book of Blue Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Design)

Hmm. I still prefer Renegade, but that might just be because of the Styx song. Agreed that it's probably a little too 'outlaw'. I'll plan on running with Maverick.

Big fan of Maverick. I also think a little tweak to Green Aggression(?) could make him feel more Blue. What if he didn't have to burn a green marker if he still had a blue one? Feels very much like the Blue is super charging the Green Ring (Hal's reached 400% when he wore both.)

Should he have more battery markers? If he's wielding two equally powerful rings that are acting to supercharge one another, it seems weird that he's only as strong as regular Hal, and arguably weaker.
Maverick or Renegade sounds cool, but Maverick has more of a Hal feel to it. Renegade feels more like a rogue agent in the vein of someone like Jack Bauer than a hot-shot like Hal.

Hmm. I think trying to up the number of markers might get out of control fast... what if, as a way of getting at that 'supercharged' theme a bit, he could get a green marker back by not attacking?

GREEN LIGHT OFFENSIVE BUT IT PROBABLY NEEDS A DIFFERENT NAME NOW
Blue Lantern may attack any or all figures adjacent to him. Roll each attack separately. At the end of Blue Lantern's turn, remove a green Battery Marker from this card if he attacked more than once, or replace a previously removed green Battery Marker on this card if he did not attack.