10 Things Every DC Comics Fan Forgets About Sinestro
2. Greatest Green Lantern Of All
Long before Hal Jordan ever slipped on a Green Lantern Ring, Sinestro was considered to be the “Greatest Green Lantern of Them All” by the Guardians of the Universe. Sinestro was chosen for his honor and fearlessness by the Guardians. They were unaware that he took the ring from his predecessor and allowed him to die.
The Guardians were also supremely impressed that Sector 1417, the sector Sinestro patrolled as a Green Lantern, was virtually devoid of crime. Again, the Guardians were oblivious to the dictatorial hold he had on his home world and his extreme methods of dealing with those who opposed him. Sinestro hid his true side well from them.
Sinestro had initially become good friends and confidantes with Abin Sur and eventually married his sister, Arin. Abin warned Sinestro of the Blackest Night but Sinestro ignored it as a foolish fairy tale. After Abin died and passed his ring onto Hal Jordan, Ganthet assigned Sinestro to mentor the Earthman in the use of the ring and they became friends until Sinestro’s true nature and criminal actions became evident and Jordan had to stop his new friend, gaining a deadly enemy.