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Ranking All Nine Green Lanterns From Weakest to Strongest! | Who's the Most Powerful Green Lantern?

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The video ranks all nine Green Lanterns from weakest to strongest, arguing that the “most powerful” Lantern isn’t only about raw ring output—it’s also about unique abilities, willpower, experience, and who/what they’ve actually had to face.

Weakest tier (not fully “tested” or missing official status)

  • Kelly Quintel (Teenage Lantern) takes last spot because she’s technically not an official Green Lantern. She hacked access to Oa to obtain power without being part of the Corps.
    • Even so, she can make powerful construct copies of heroes like Superboy, Wonder Girl, and Red Tornado.
    • The video emphasizes that she hasn’t proven she can compete at the highest threat levels.

Stronger, but limited by circumstances or niche strengths

  • Jo Mullen

    • Impressive for her unusual ring: it is self-charging and doesn’t use a flashlight.
    • However, it creates less powerful structures.
    • Her main standout is Emerald Vision (near-future sight).
    • The video suggests her isolated “far sector” means she hasn’t faced galaxy-level threats like those faced by Hal or Kyle.

  • Simon Baz

    • Ranked above others thanks to the near-unique ability to heal and resurrect.
    • He saves a loved one from a coma and brings Lissa Drac back.
    • The only real limitation noted is less overall accomplishment/experience than the top names.

  • Jessica Cruz

    • Presented as a major “fear conqueror” with multiple standout feats:
      • Damaging characters like Darkseid (dramatically called out as “only 4% strength”)
      • Surviving a Shazam hit
      • Fighting Wonder Woman
      • Creating weapons strong enough to fight two Yellow Lanterns while ringless
      • Repairing a space station alone

Momentum / emotion / brawling power

  • Guy Gardner
    • Powerful because he’s driven by emotion and will, which his ring amplifies—though that volatility can be messy.
    • The video jokes about his ring behavior, sparking “like a leaky faucet.”
    • It highlights his combat record, including defeating Atrocitus (founder of the Red Lantern Corps) in a fair fight.
    • Still, he often falls short against true top-tier Lanterns.

Top-tier “craftsmanship” and leadership

  • John Stewart
    • Argued to be the most accurate Lantern.
    • He constructs structures inside-out with precise architectural detail, making his constructs sturdier than most—strong not only in concept but in execution.
    • Credited with elite achievements such as restraining Wonder Woman, challenging foes like Martian Manhunter, and becoming Alpha Lantern.
    • The video also claims he became the first mortal Guardian of the Universe.

The real power tier: magic/time/reality-level threats

  • Alan Scott

    • Ranks near the top because his power isn’t standard ring power. It comes from the Starheart, ancient banished magic merged into him as literal green flame.
    • The video attributes extreme abilities beyond constructs, including:
      • Time manipulation
      • Intangibility/invisibility
      • Matter manipulation
      • Closing multiverse rifts
      • Near-reality-level destructive potential when fully corrupt/possessed
    • It also claims the Guardians believed only Hal could stop him.

  • Kyle Rayner

    • Treated as the “artist Lantern” and the Corps’ last hope after Parallax destroyed them—chosen to revive the Lanterns.
    • Praised for creativity (graphic design background) and massive feats:
      • Moving and blowing up moons
      • Creating entire planets
    • Reaches “Ion” levels of near-limitless power: he can create and destroy at will, plus hold back Parallax itself.

  • Hal Jordan (Rank #1)

    • Takes first place as the ultimate willpower user—repeatedly described as the “greatest Lantern.”
    • Feats mentioned include creating the World of Will (a pocket universe) and fighting empowered Parallax variants.
    • The standout highlight: defeating Krona in a single blow while wearing the rings of all seven Lantern Corps and absorbing the emotional entities.
    • His willpower is portrayed as unmatched—“guiding to infinity.”

Jokes / standout moments

  • Kelly and the idea of “becoming a Lantern without being one.”
  • Guy Gardner’s anger translated into ring visuals—“sparkling like a leaky faucet.”
  • The exaggerated emphasis on Jessica’s “4% against Darkseid” as a “madness” moment.
  • Kyle’s creativity emphasized comedically/visually via his artist background—“imagination in designs.”

Main characters / personalities referenced (rank order)

  1. Kelly Quintel (“Teenage Lantern”)
  2. Jo Mullen
  3. Simon Baz
  4. Jessica Cruz
  5. Guy Gardner
  6. John Stewart
  7. Alan Scott
  8. Kyle Rayner
  9. Hal Jordan

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