John Stewart (Green Lantern)

              

Real :Name John Stewart
Current :Alias Green Lantern
Aliases: Stewart Johnson
Alignment: Good
Identity :Public Identity
Citizenship :American
Marital Status :Widowed
Occupation :Green Lantern, Architect
Gender :Male
Height :6' 2"
Weight :215 lbs (98 kg)
Eyes :Brown
Hair :Black
Universe :Earth-One, New Earth
Sector :2814
Partner :Hal Jordan
Created by: Dennis O'Neil, Neal Adams.

Origin:

According to the Ancient Reader in the Tower of Talo, on the day of John Stewart's birth, an immortal Guardian of the Universe prophesied that John would would grow to become the legendary hero known as "The Opener of Doors."

Back on Earth, John's father drank, abused his mother, and instilled a reckless contempt for society in him before selfishly leaving the family. When John was fifteen, he went joyriding as he often did in his aunt's car along with his younger brother Damon and younger sister Rose. A drunk driver crashed into them, causing a terrible accident that killed Rose. The event was so traumatic for John that he blocked some of those memories and turned his attitude around to be more focused and disciplined.

Graduating from school, John wanted to become an architect, but he joined the U.S. Marine Corps first. The experience further honed his focus and discipline, and he excelled as a sniper. He succeeded in becoming an architect after leaving the corps. However, the job he landed a firm only lasted eight months before he was fired. Reasons for his lay off were given, but the real reason that was apparent to John was racism.

When Guy Gardner was injured and unable to continue his duties as a Green Lantern soon, the Guardians of the Universe selected John to be Guy's temporary replacement. Hal Jordan did not initially agree with the Guardians decision, seeing John's anger toward society as making him unfit and untrustworthy for a power ring. However, John quickly proved Hal wrong and became much more than a temporary replacement for anyone.


Creation:

The character was created by writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Neal Adams. John first appeared in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #87.

Major Stories:

Cosmic Odyssey
Mosaic
Emerald Twilight
Final Night
Hand of God
Agent Orange
Sinestro Corps War
Trinity
Worlds Collide
Blackest Night
War of the Green Lanterns
Justice League
Justice League Unlimited
Young Justice
Young Justice: Invasion

Powers and Abilities:

Powers:

John Stewart wielding his infamous sniper rifle construct.
John is a wielder of a Green Lantern Power Ring, which enables him to construct anything out of light based on his imagination and willpower. The ring possesses a wide array of functions such as: translating alien languages, flight, the ability to breath in space, illusion casting, enhanced strength and durability, etc.

Stewart is known as the "Master Builder" of the Green Lantern Corps, primarily because of his architectural background. Due to his military training, one of his favorite (and most famous) constructs is a sniper rifle. He can be often seen picking off opponents from a far.

Skills:

Stewart is a trained United States Marine. He is a skilled tactician and hand-to-hand combat, with expertise in various different types of firearms. His specialty is in long range weapons.