10 Insane Alternate Versions Of Green Lantern You Won't Believe Exist

2. Kai-Ro - Batman Beyond

Green Lantern Kai-Ro Batman Beyond
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Kai-Ro is just about the best Green Lantern you've (probably) never heard of, and one who DC have criminally under-utilised since he was introduced in the Batman Beyond TV show nearly twenty years ago.

There are plenty of differences between Ro and DC's other Lanterns, but the most noteworthy is his age. Kai-Ro was raised in a Buddhist temple and is still only a child, and yet he's still deemed worthy enough to be the guardian of Sector 2814. That's a big deal, and it says a lot that, out of the rest of the future Justice League, Kai-Ro is still the most mature member there.

Fans have been clamouring for DC to make Batman Beyond official DCU canon for a while now, and while it's come in bits and pieces, and Terry McGinnis himself has enjoyed renewed attention as a result, the show's version of Green Lantern is still criminally underrated.

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