Ke'Haan

KE'HAAN

Real Name: Ke'Haan

Class: Extraterrestrial (Varva) technology-user

Occupation: Green Lantern

Group Affiliation: Black Lantern Corps, formerly Green Lantern Corps

Known Relatives: unnamed wife

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Varva, Space Sector 786

First Appearance: Green Lantern III #49 (February, 1994)

Powers: As a Green Lantern, Ke'Haan wielded a power ring capable of doing almost anything he 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)) - Ke'Haan was a GL drill sergeant, second-in-command to Kilowog. He was totally no-nonsense and more rookies dropped out or flunked under Ke'Haan than under anyone else. 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) - Ke’Haan 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 Ke’Haan 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: Secret Files #1) - Ke'Haan perished during the Sinestro Corps War, and was later memorialized in the Crypts of the Green Lantern Corps.

(Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special #1) - Ke’Haan 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.

(Green Lantern IV #22) - 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) - Ke’Haan and the Lost Lanterns searching for Ion were halted by the Anti-Monitor. The Anti-Monitor incinerated Ke’Haan, but the remaining Lost Lanterns fought hard against him, and managed to free Ion and return him to Oa.

Comments: Created by Ron Marz & Fred Haynes