Mine!
Mine! Mine! This is what you hear when you face Agent Orange, better known as
Larfleeze. Every time I read something
with this character I just get so giddy like a kid and I can help but chuckle
at what he might do next. The Character
was created by Geoff Johns as a key participant in the Blackest Night plot
line. He represents the orange color spectrum which in turn represents Avarice
or greed in the color spectrum. His origin is part of what makes this
character so intriguing to me.
His
origin is explained in a conversation between Hal and himself in Issue 41 of
Green Lantern. Larfleeze's origin took place billions of years ago when Larfleeze was a member of a small group of thieves that specialized themselves
in stealing artifacts from their home world Maltus. In one of their adventures the group was off
to find a mysterious box that was supposedly worth an entire star system to the
right buyer. Worried that the group
might succeed in their mission, the Guardians sent their Manhunters to pursue
the group.
Only
a few of them manage to survive the adventure. Those that did survive discover a map belonging to a Guardian name Krona
that told of the location of the treasure they were hunting for. The group follows the map to a planet called
Okaara. There, they discovered a temple which contained the mystery treasure also the location of the Orange Lantern power battery. Once the remaining members enter the temple
they instantly feel the battery power speaking to them. The power is so great, that it makes the rest
of the members fight against each other for its power. While the thieves fought
against each other for their treasure, the guardians and their manhunter find
them and an all out brawl ensues.
Only
two members are left from the brawl Larfleeze and Blooch, the Guardians offered
the survivors a deal. In exchange for the mysterious box, The Guardians would
trade the orange light that they kept hearing with the condition that they would stay in the
Vega System, and that for the safety of everyone only one of the surviving
thieves would be allowed to have this light. Larfleeze thinks that the only reason why the Guardinas would attempt to
make a deal was because in the mystery box the Parallax entity was inside.
Eventhough he thought this, Larfleeze agrees to the deal and continues to
defeat Blooch, making him into the Orange Lantern known as Agent Orange.
What
makes Agent Orange a great is that he's one of a kind. Not only
is he the lone member of the core, he is the power battery and if by any
chance to you want to be part of this corp the only way in is through
death. (Unless your Lex Luthor and there
is a major crisis on earth then you get to be in the corp for a bit). Another
thing that makes this character so great is his unpredictability. This guy is so out there that he only does
things when he feels like or if there is only something of interest making
Larfleeze in my book the ultimate opportunistic. Also, his instability as being a character
that is always crazy makes him a bit of joker as well. Another reason why I love this character is
because he is always hungering for stuff. I mean this guy makes Galactus look
like a chump when it comes wanting something.
And when he wants something he will uses anything in his arsenal to get it. Larfleeze is also a one man army and possibly one of the strongest Lanterns in the galaxy.
Dude has a power level of 100,000 percent which is insane compare to the
next strongest lantern out there.
Besides
of his constant hunger for wanting things, and being unpredictable, Larfleeze
does have a soft side which pulls a bit to the heart string of any reader. On the Green Lantern Christmas special
Larfleeze discovers that Santa Claus did not bring him anything that he asked
for and this sends Larfleeze into a furious state were he goes town to
town and kill the “Santa Claus Corp” he is so mad that he tries to melt the
North Pole but is stopped by Hal Jordan “Green Lantern”. Hal explains to Larfleeze of the
Christmas spirit and how it comes form giving. Hal suggests Larfleeze to give everything that he had from his mountain of possessions, but doing this Larfleeze ends up not liking the sprirt of Christmas. Jordan
then suggests to Larfleeze to look at his Christmas list and see what he truly
needed. When Larfleeze looks at the list all he really wanted was his
family. When I read this I was so
touched by it that I felt bad for this character. It made me believe that no matter what he
accumulate it is not enough because all he wanted was his family.
So
if you like unstable characters that can conjure entire armies to do his
bidding then give Larfleeze a shot and read some Green Lantern issues to learn
more about him. Until next time this is Neil saying MINE! MINE! MINE!
Only
a few of them manage to survive the adventure. Those that did survive discover a map belonging to a Guardian name Krona
that told of the location of the treasure they were hunting for. The group follows the map to a planet called
Okaara. There, they discovered a temple which contained the mystery treasure also the location of the Orange Lantern power battery. Once the remaining members enter the temple
they instantly feel the battery power speaking to them. The power is so great, that it makes the rest
of the members fight against each other for its power. While the thieves fought
against each other for their treasure, the guardians and their manhunter find
them and an all out brawl ensues.
What
makes Agent Orange a great is that he's one of a kind. Not only
is he the lone member of the core, he is the power battery and if by any
chance to you want to be part of this corp the only way in is through
death. (Unless your Lex Luthor and there
is a major crisis on earth then you get to be in the corp for a bit). Another
thing that makes this character so great is his unpredictability. This guy is so out there that he only does
things when he feels like or if there is only something of interest making
Larfleeze in my book the ultimate opportunistic. Also, his instability as being a character
that is always crazy makes him a bit of joker as well. Another reason why I love this character is
because he is always hungering for stuff. I mean this guy makes Galactus look
like a chump when it comes wanting something.
And when he wants something he will uses anything in his arsenal to get it. Larfleeze is also a one man army and possibly one of the strongest Lanterns in the galaxy.
Dude has a power level of 100,000 percent which is insane compare to the
next strongest lantern out there.