Green Lantern Corps Vol 2 18

"The Sinestro Corps War (Part X) - Hammer to Fall"

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The Sinestro Corps War (Part X) - Hammer to Fall

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I'm not here to watch the world pass me by. I'm not here to let someone else fight the good fight. I wear a ring. A Green Lantern Ring. I'm here to make a difference. Unfortunately, so's the bad guy.

— Sodam Yat

Green Lantern Corps (Volume 2) #18 is an issue of the series Green Lantern Corps (Volume 2) with a cover date of January, 2008.

Synopsis for "The Sinestro Corps War (Part X) - Hammer to Fall"

Sodam Yat, now merged with the Ion Entity, battles Superboy-Prime across the city of New York. Their battle takes them to a bridge near the Hudson River. As they go underwater, Sodam instinctively uses heat vision on Prime, something he's never done before. Prime responds in kind, and in short order, the water in the area is quickly evaporated, as Sodam thinks back to his past...

As a child, Sodam Yat was interested in outer space. Daxam was intensely xenophobic, and his father was as well. During a meteor shower, Sodam sees a space cruiser, where some of it crashes into a nearby mountain. His father, seeing what he's doing, calmly explains that Daxam is all the universe he will need, takes the lenses of his telescope, and breaks it.

Superboy-Prime punches Sodam into the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant. Sodam begins to feel sick, as there is lead everywhere. Prime impales him with a uranium rod, which Sodam shoves into Prime's mouth. Prime instead chews and swallows the uranium, then throws it at a fleeing Sodam, who again thinks to his past...

After the metoer shower, Sodam headed to the crash site. Instead of a rock, he finds a wrecked starship and a pilot named Tessog. He takes Tessog to a cave, and over the weeks, they begin to teach each other about the other, despite not speaking the same language. Sodam knew that it was a path he could never turn back on.

As the rod again spears Sodam Yat, Superboy-Prime crashes him into a cemetery in the Bronx. Prime enjoys the sight of the corpses being unburied by their battle, and carves two tombstones: one for Sodam Yat, one for Earth. As Sodam corners him against a wall with one of the tombstones, Prime hits him with the force of a sonic boom, triggering the most painful flashback...

As Sodam heads to the Tessog's cave, he finds that Tessog is gone and everything is missing. Suddenly, he is struck unconscious by electrically charged whips. His next experience is Tessog's people massacring Daxamites, killing Sodam Yat's parents. As Sodam curses the aliens, it is revealed that his parents had Sodam brainwashed into seeing the images to develop xenophobia.

In the cemetery, Sodam Yat is becoming weaker and weaker. Yat begins to fear that Prime is going to defeat him, as his final flashback occurs...

On a trip to a museum with his class, Sodam Yat is shown various images of what would happen if aliens were allowed to land on Daxam. Suddenly, one exhibit catches Sodam's attention--Tessog's stuffed corpse on display, threatening a Daxamite. Remembering everything, Sodam spends the next several years putting on an image for his parents and fellow Daxamites, while using what is left of Tessog's ship to build his own vessel. When his ship is ready for launch, a voices tells him that he has the courage to overcome great fear, and a Green Lantern Ring slips onto his finger. Sodam Yat is now a member of the Green Lantern Corps.

Sodam Yat has been taken to his limit and beyond. Unable to stand or see, he finally slips into unconciousness. Holding Sodam's injured, probably dying body, Superboy-Prime askes John Stewart and Guy Gardner which of them would like to be next.

Appearing in "The Sinestro Corps War (Part X) - Hammer to Fall"

Featured Characters:

Ion (Sodam Yat) (Origin)

Supporting Characters:

Green Lantern Corps
- John Stewart
- Guy Gardner

Antagonists:

Superboy-Prime

Other Characters:

Tessog (Flashback only)
Diro Yat (First appearance) (Flashback only)
Cara Yat (Flashback only)

Locations:

New York
- Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant
- Croton-on-Hudson
- Hudson River
- New York City
  - Brooklyn Bridge
  - Bronx
    - Woodlawn Cemetery
Daxam (Flashback only)
- Mount Emoorb

Items:

Green Lantern Rings

Vehicles:

Tessog's ship

Notes

This issue is reprinted in:
- Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War Vol. 2
- Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War

Trivia

The Daxamite xenophobia was a major part of Andromeda's backstory in the Legion of Superheroes continuity, including her membership in the White Triangle group.
A Dominator is shown among the displays of the museum Sodam Yat went to. This may be a reference to the Daxamites alliance with the Dominators during the Invasion! story arc.

Links and References

Sinestro Corps War
Part I: Sinestro Corps Prologue: The Second Rebirth	Part II: Fear & Loathing	Part III: The Gathering Storm	Part IV: Running Scared	*Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Parallax*	Part V: The Battle of Mogo	Part VI: Broken Laws	Part VII: The Battle of Ranx
*Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Cyborg Superman*	Part VIII: Home Invasion	Part IX: Endgame	*Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superman-Prime*	Part X: Hammer to Fall	Part XI: Birth of the Black Lantern	*Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Ion*	Epilogue: Liberty's Light

War of Light Crossover
The War of Light is a multi-year saga in the Green Lantern family of titles, exploring, but not limited to the introduction of other Lantern Corps. Beginning with prologue Green Lantern: Rebirth, it includes many sub-storylines, such as the Sinestro Corps War, Rage of the Red Lanterns, Sins of the Star Sapphire, Agent Orange, and Emerald Eclipse. The story ended with the company wide crossover event, the Blackest Night.