10 Things Every DC Comics Fan Forgets About Sinestro
1. Master Of Fear
Each Lantern Corps embraced a one word aspect on the Emotional Spectrum. The Blue Lanterns embrace Hope, the Green Lanterns embraced Will and the Yellow Lanterns embraced the concept of Fear. Sinestro was the true master of the concept, leading every member of his Corps to instill great fear in every corner of the universe.
Sinestro embraced the teachings of Parallax, who he spent a great deal of time with while they were imprisoned together in the Central Power Battery on Oa. Sinestro aided Parallax in taking over Hal Jordan before the Zero Hour crisis and in trying to destroy Kyle Rayner’s will when he was Ion to allow Parallax to possess him. When Parallax merged with Sinestro, he put him on the physical strength level of Superman or Black Adam and his energy constructs were much stronger.
Sinestro had the innate ability to determine and understand the fears of others. He was also able to communicate these fears to his Corps members telepathically. Sinestro also had the ability to coerce or intimidate others through fear without the use of his ring. This made him a particularly effective, if not always lawful, investigator