Laira

LAIRA

Real Name: Laira

Class: Extraterrestrial (Jayd) technology-user

Occupation: Green Lantern

Group Affiliation: Green Lantern Corps

Known Relatives: Kentor Omoto (father, deceased), unnamed mother

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Jayd, Space Sector 112

First Appearance: Green Lantern Corps Quarterly #6 (Autumn, 1993)

Powers: Laira was a superb combatant, never looking at her target and making each attack a complete surprise. As a Green Lantern, Laira wielded a power ring capable of doing almost anything she could imagine as long as it was recharged by his emerald power battery once every 24 hours. Examples of its' powers include flight, phasing, creating giant objects formed of energy, and force fields.

History: (Green Lantern IV #12 (fb, BTS)) - GL drill sergeant Ke-Haan took Green Lantern Laira under his wing. There were rumors that they were more than master and pupil, and that they may have had feelings for each other. This may well have been true, but Ke'Haan had a family and they both valued honor above all else.

(Green Lantern IV #3) - Laira and a number of other Green Lanterns had not really perished at Green Lantern’s hand, but ended up in the clutches of the Manhunters.

(Green Lantern IV #11-13) - Tomar-Tu escaped the Manhunters and piloted a ship towards Earth, crash-landing at Edwards Air Force base. The Corps ministered to his injuries, and Hal hoped that the other Lanterns he seemingly killed were still alive. He still felt tremendous guilt over his actions under the influence of Parallax. Hal and Guy traveled to Biot, and found Laira and the other Lanterns being jailed by the Manhunters to power their technology. Hal revived the Lanterns he thought he’d killed. They attacked him, but Kreon realized something was wrong when he refused to fight back. He apologized for betraying them, convincing them he was on their side, and they learned of the presence of more Corps members taken by the Manhunters for information and a connection to the Central Power Battery, including Arisia. Cyborg unleashed his Highmasters on the Lanterns, killing Kreon in the battle, and as the Lost Lanterns fought back Hal concentrated on freeing Arisia. Hal and Arisia took over a Highmaster unit and used it to destroy Biot and the Manhunters, although Hal was positive the Cyborg could have survived. The Lost Lanterns were returned to Oa, and they told Hal they were grateful that he’d saved them, but that didn’t change the past, and they should steer clear of each other.

(Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special #1) - Laira and the Lost Lanterns were on Oa when the planet was assaulted by the Sinestro Corps. After a valiant fight many Green Lanterns were killed, and the Sinestro Corps fled with sciencell prisoners Superboy Prime and Cyborg Superman as their newest recruits.

(Green Lantern IV #21) - The Corps began picking up the pieces after the assault on Oa, and when Hal Jordan tried to attend to the wounded Tomar-Tu, Laira and the Lost Lanterns told him to back off. They told him they’d see one of their own die before asking him or any other human for help. Kilowog stepped in, reminding them that now was not the time to keep opening old wounds. The Lost Lanterns were sent to Qward to rescue Kyle Rayner from the Sinestro Corps.

Laira (Green Lantern IV #22) - Laira and the Lost Lanterns traveled to Qward to retrieve Ion, and found Hal Jordan being overwhelmed by the Sinestro Corps. Parallax told Hal that the GLC despised him and had abandoned him, but Ke’Haan said that although they hated Hal they’d never abandon a fellow Lantern. Parallax killed Jack T. Chance, and Hal and the remaining Lost Lanterns retreated to Qward’s underground catacombs. They split up, with Ke’Haan and his allies attempting to locate the imprisoned Ion, while Hal was joined by Graf Toren and Tomar-Tu in rescuing Guy and John Stewart. They found their comrades, but were confronted by Lyssa Drak, keeper of the Book of Parallax, who was in the process of breaking their friends and making them give in to fear.

(Green Lantern Corps II #15, Green Lantern IV #23) - Laira and the Lost Lanterns searching for Ion were halted by the Anti-Monitor. The Anti-Monitor incinerated Lost Lantern Ke’Haan, but the remaining Lanterns fought hard against him, and managed to free Ion. The Lost Lanterns saved Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner and John Stewart from Sinestro and Parallax, and returned to the positive-matter universe, returning Ion to Oa. The Guardians foresaw the Blackest Night prophecy coming to pass with the rise of the Sinestro Corps, and did the unthinkable, rewriting the Book of Oa. The first of their ten new laws stated that the Corps power rings were authorized to use lethal force against the Sinestro Corps.

(Green Lantern IV #24, Green lantern Corps II #17) - Laira and the GLC arrived on Earth to fend off the Sinestro Corps invasion of the planet. Dozens of Sinestro Corps soldiers were slaughtered across the planet, but the Lost Lanterns were recalled to NYC, where the Anti-Monitor had arrived on Earth, seeking to control the multiverse by controlling the planet.

(Green Lantern IV #25) - The Sinestro Corps War raged on Earth, and while Laira, the GLC and an army of superheroes battled the Corps the Anti-Monitor prepared to unleash an anti-matter wave to destroy Earth. With Earth’s destruction, the entire 52 would fall, and he would once again rule all that was. The GLC ruptured the heart of Anti-Monitor’s Warworld, the Sinestro Corps central power battery, and created a shield around Warworld and the Monitor. The ensuing blast nearly destroyed the Anti-Monitor, and he was finished off by Superman-Prime, who betrayed him for having destroyed his home, Earth-Prime. GL Hal Jordan defeated Sinestro in personal combat, and the Sinestro Corps, lacking any leadership, fled Earth. The heroes rejoiced and began rebuilding the damage the Sinestro Corps did.

Comments: Created by Ruben Diaz & Travis Charest

Laira received a profile in Green Lantern / Sinestro Corps: Secret Files #1.