10 Things Every DC Comics Fan Forgets About Sinestro

10. The Sinestro Corps Has Their Own Oath.

The “Oath” has become one of the most recognizable aspects of Lanterns next to the rings. In fact, recitation of the oath is generally done during the charging of the rings, which happens once every 24 hours for most ring bearers. Each oath is specific to the color on the emotional spectrum that recites it.

Earth’s first Green Lantern, Alan Scott, wasn’t directly connected to the Guardians of the Universe or the Corps. He got his powers from the mystical Starheart within which the Guardians had to collect all the random magical energy and sought to contain it. His “oath” was just something he said at the end of his first adventure in All American Comics #16 in July 1940.

Hal Jordan began to use the familiar Green Lantern oath when charging his ring and eventually found that all Lanterns used a similar oath, although there were changes based on culture, sensory issues and more. It was discovered with the Emotional Spectrum that each core had an oath. The oath for the Sinestro Corp is especially sinister because it talks of great fear and extols Sinestro’s might specifically.