Green Lantern Facts

Status: Deceased

Space Sector: 2814

Sector Partner: Service pre-dated sector partners

Home world: Unknown

Predecessor: Unknown

Successor: Abin Sur

Origin

Starkaðr once patrolled Space Sector 2814 and was a predecessor of such notable Green Lanterns as Abin Sur and Hal Jordan. Starkaðr was a powerful Lantern who defended the planet Ungara from conquest at the hands of Devlos Ungol, the being known as Traitor, and his invading armada.

Starkaðr faced Traitor in one-on-one combat. His ability to stand toe to toe with the invading warlord filled the ranks of Traitor’s troops with fear. Unsure of their chances of conquest, the armada abandoned their plans to overtake Ungara. Starkaðr seriously wounded Traitor, causing the would-be conqueror to flee, unfortunately the battle also took its toll on Starkaðr.

The Green Lantern was mortally wounded and as his life neared its end Starkaðr passed on his power ring on to a worthy successor, the Ungaran Abin Sur. On Ungara, Abin Sur was a philosopher, historian, and teacher. As a Green Lantern Abin Sur would grow into one of the Corps most decorated officers and would one day sacrifice himself for the greater good, as his predecessor Starkaðr had done before him.

Creation

Starkaðr was created by Steven Grant for his Legends of the DC Universe story Trail of the Traitor. Starkaðr is later seen in the Crypts of the Green Lanterns Corps and the events of Blackest Night.