Tomar-Tu

TOMAR-TU

Real Name: Tomar-Tu

Class: Extraterrestrial (Xudarian) technology-user

Occupation: Green Lantern

Group Affiliation: Green Lantern Corps

Known Relatives: Betah (cousin), Tomar-Re (father, deceased), unnamed grandfather (deceased)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Space Sector 2813

First Appearance: Green Lantern III #5 (October, 1990)

Powers: Tomar had the virtues of being completely honest and trusting. As a Green Lantern, Tomar-Tu 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 Hal Jordan invited Tomar-Tu to join the Green Lantern Corps, and he learned that his father was Hal's friend and honored GL Tomar-Re.

(Green Lantern IV #3) - When Hal Jordan was possessed by Parallax, Tomar-Tu and a number of other Green Lanterns seemingly perished at his hand, but actually survived and ended up in the clutches of the Manhunters.

(Green Lantern IV #10, 11) - Tomar escaped the Manhunters and piloted a ship towards Earth, determined to kill Hal Jordan. He crash-landed at Edwards Air Force Base during a ceremony honoring Hal Jordan. The Corps ministered to his injuries, and Hal hoped that the other Lanterns he seemingly killed, the so-called Lost Lanterns, were still alive. He still felt tremendous guilt over his actions under the influence of Parallax, and went on a mission to save them.

(Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special #1) - Tomar-Tu was 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 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, 23) - Tomar 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. Tomar wanted to be by Hal’s side because his father called Hal a friend. 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. Hal defeated Lyssa Drak, and freed Guy and John Stewart, and because his power ring was running low on energy he was forced to don a number of Sinestro Corps rings, his time infected by Parallax gave him a limited mastery over fear. Sinestro appeared and showed Hal he had no true understanding of fear, but just then the remaining Lost Lanterns returned, having rescued Ion, and saved Hal, Graf and Tomar-Tu from Sinestro, and fleeing back to the positive-matter universe. 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) - Tomar and the GLC arrived on Earth to fend off the Sinestro Corps invasion of the planet. Dozens of Sinestro Corps soldiers were slaughtered.

(Green Lantern IV #25) - The Sinestro Corps War raged on Earth, and while Zreenah, 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 Gerard Jones & Pat Broderick

Tomar-Tu received a profile in Green Lantern / Sinestro Corps: Secret Files #1.

Tomar-Tu- had a cameo in Green Lantern IV #12, 13 and R.E.B.E.L.S. #10.