Kai-Ro (DCAU)

Green Lantern
DC Animated Universe‎
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Real Name	Kai-Ro
Main Alias	Green Lantern
Relatives	Curaré (sister)
Affiliation	Green Lantern Corps, Green Lanterns of the Multiverse, Justice League Unlimited · formerly Brain Trust
Base Of Operations	Metropolis · formerly Himalayas
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	Tibetan
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Green Lantern
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Black · Brown
Hair	Bald
Origin
Universe	DCAU · Earth 12
Sector	Sector 2814
Creators	Paul Dini · Alan Burnett · Rich Fogel · Hilary J. Bader
First Appearance	"The Call, Part I" (November 11, 2000)

You underestimate the boy. All of you. A Green Lantern is more than his ring.

— Barda

Kai-Ro is the Green Lantern of Sector 2814 in the 2040's and 2050's.

History

Early Life

Kai-Ro as a monk

Kai-Ro was abandoned by his parents as an infant and taken in by Buddhist monks. Believed to possible be the reincarnated Dalai Lama, he was raised as one of their own alongside his sister, Curaré. While he was content, she believed their lives were unfair and she wanted out. During one of the tests to prove he was the Dalai Lama, the elders went against tradition and chose Kai-Ro to participate instead of pulling a name for an urn. Kai gained a Green Lantern Ring in the process, failing the test. Curaré used this to argue for tradition, only for Kai to accidently destroy the urn, revealing she had rigged the draw. Both were banned from the temple and Curaré declared him her enemy. He travelled to Oa and trained with the Green Lantern Corps. Returning to Earth, he joined Justice League Unlimited.

Justice League Unlimited

Green Lantern as a member of Justice League Unlimited

Raised in a Buddhist temple, Kai-Ro was often calm and collected, unlike his more aggressive teammates Warhawk and Barda. Despite his young age, Kai-Ro showed remarkable maturity and wisdom. He had also been around the universe and exhibited excellent proficiency with the Power ring. It is unknown how Kai-Ro received his ring, though the most likely scenarios is that the ring chose him after the death or retirement of Kyle Rayner or John Stewart both of whom shared duty of Earth's sector of space. He was more serene than most of the Justice League. When Superman brought Batman to join the group, Kai-Ro tried to temper down his hotheaded teammates, Big Barda and Warhawk. Also, while others immediately resorted to violence, Kai-Ro advocated more peaceful resolutions.

Kai-Ro continued to serve the Justice League into adulthood.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Gymnastics
• Indomitable Will
• Meditation
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Green Lantern Power Battery

Weapons

• Green Lantern Ring
  • Energy Construct Creation
    • Force Field
  • Energy Projection
  • Flight

Notes

• Kai-Ro was voiced by Lauren Tom.
  

Trivia

• He was a vegetarian.

Related

• 61 Appearances of Kai-Ro (DCAU)
• 17 Images featuring Kai-Ro (DCAU)
• 2 Quotations by or about Kai-Ro (DCAU)
• Character Gallery: Kai-Ro (DCAU)

External Links

• Kai-Ro at the DC Animated Universe Wiki

Footnotes

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