Salakk (New Earth)

Salakk
Mainstream Universe‎, 1986‎-2011‎
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Real Name	Salakk
Other Aliases	Salaak (alternate spelling), Pickle-Head, Pol Manning, Clarissi
Relatives	Iona Vane (ex-wife)
Affiliation	Green Lantern Corps, Green Lantern Corps of Earth
Base Of Operations	Formerly Slyggia, Sector 1418 · Earth, Sector 2814 · Currently Oa
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	Slyggian
Marital Status	Divorced
Occupation	Protocol Lantern, Keeper of the Book of Oa
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	7' 0"
Weight	207 lbs (94 kg)
Eyes	White
Hair	No Hair
Skin	Purple
Origin
Universe	New Earth
Sector	Sector 0
Creators	Marv Wolfman · Joe Staton
First Appearance	Green Lantern Vol 2 #149 (February, 1982)

Even my patience has its limits, Earthman.

— Salakk

History

A famous pessimist and loner, Salakk was a creature of protocol and laws. A veteran Green Lantern, he served in many Corps campaigns over the years. During the battle with the Anti-Monitor, he protected multiple sectors but found the experience depressing and went to Earth looking for company amongst his fellow Green Lanterns. He served with the contingent of Green Lanterns assigned to Earth and became good friends with Ch'p of H'lven. For a time Salakk lived in the future filling the identity of Pol Manning, as Hal Jordan had before him (and was married to a human woman), but returned to the present day to warn about the destruction of the Corps. However he was too late to stop the execution of Sinestro. With the destruction of the power battery on Oa, Salakk's ring was made inoperable. He requested transport to H'lven where he was reunited with Ch'p. Salakk served briefly as Ch'p's advisor and friend until the two journeyed to Oa to ask for reinstatement into the Corps. After the reformation of the Corps, Salakk lived on Oa but was captured by slavers when Parallax destroyed the Guardians of the Universe. He was freed by Guy Gardner and was on Earth for the memorial service to Jordan. With the second reformation of the Corps, Salakk was selected as a senior administrator and the Keeper of the Book of Oa.As protocol lantern,Salakk is at the top of the chain of command if the Guardians are ever out of commission.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Genius Level Intellect: Highly intelligent and makes calculated decisions rather than allowing sentimentality to get in the way. He is also quite adept at multi-tasking since his increased cranium and brain size allow for greater tasking processes brought by his four arms.
• Indomitable Will
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Green Lantern Power Battery, access to Book of Oa

Transportation

Flight, Via Power Ring.

Weapons

Green Lantern Ring

Notes

• Salakk's name is often mis-spelled as "Salaak", but in his early appearances, his name was consistently spelled Salakk. Even sources such as the DC Source Blog label Salakk's name as "Salaak" however it can be assumed this may also be a mistake.
  

Trivia

• Salaak is pessimistic and always sees the downside of a mission.
• Salakk is meticulous to a fault, currently his charge requires him to be aware of what every Green Lantern is doing.
• Many Green Lanterns don't enjoy being within Salakk's direct sight, they assume he will sell them to the Guardians if there is even a hint of disobedience.
• Ring creations are precise with nothing wasted on over-imagining them.

Related

• 145 Appearances of Salakk (New Earth)
• 32 Images featuring Salakk (New Earth)
• 6 Quotations by or about Salakk (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Salakk (New Earth)

External Links

• Salaak and M'Dahna at the DC Source

Footnotes

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