Thaal Sinestro
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| Name: | Thaal Sinestro | ||
| Superalias: | Sinestro | ||
| Gender: | Male | ||
| Species: | Korugarian | ||
| Occupation: | Green Lantern | ||
| Citizenship: | Korugarian | ||
| Residence: | Earth :< | ||
| Education: | Korugarian Grad School | ||
| Theme: | DC (FC) | ||
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| Apparent Age: | 42 | Actual Age: | 42 |
| Date of Birth | 04 May 1978 | Played By | David Niven |
| Height: | 6'7" | Weight: | 203 lb |
| Hair Color: | Black | Eye Color: | Black |
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Contents
Character Info
Profile
Thaal Sinestro is a veteran Green Lantern of great renown who's been dispatched to Earth on a special mission to investigate the presence of unauthorized Oan energy phenomena and provide additional training to any Lanterns assigned to Earth's Sector, in light of the planet's disturbing tendency to attract/originate problems that extend far beyond itself on a cosmic scale. A fundamentally ordered, firm-handed lawgiver, Sinestro is a man of many talents, none of which include people skills.
Timeline
Timeline:
(All dates are roughly adjusted to fit Earth's rotational speed.)
* 1978: Born in the
midst of a rare period of peace on Korugar.
* 1996: Braved the outbreak of the Fifth
Korugarian Civil War to study archaeology, hoping in no small part to find some signs of a more
enlightened civilization predating Korugar's current mix of violently opposed factions.
*
2001: A dig in a remote region of Korugar was ruined not by war, but by a battle between two
extraterrestrials: a warlord from another dimension and a dying Green Lantern. He commandeered and
used the stranger's ring to overpower the warlord, then allowed the stranger to succumb to his
wounds.
* 2002: Married the sister of one of his fellow Lanterns after growing close to both
of them.
* 2010: After eight years of dedicated service during which he distinguished himself
as one of the brightest lights of the Green Lantern Corps, he turned his attention to Korugar, where
his beloved wife faced the threat of a reignited war following several years of tenuous peace.
Rather than hope that reason would prevail in time to keep her safe, he elected to use the power of
his ring to create - and enforce - an order unlike any Korugar had ever seen.
* 2012: Two
years into bringing Korugar's warring factions to heel, a suicide bomber kills his wife shortly
after she fled due to her disgust with his authoritarian methods. From that point forward, he
stepped up his efforts until every inch of Korugar was firmly in his grasp, finally united around
the one cause worth believing in: fearful fealty to their Green protector and savior.
* 2020:
Long since recognized as an examplar among Lanterns due to his mastery of the ring, lengthy record
of training other talented Lanterns, and miraculously peaceful sector, he's given an unprecedented
assignment intended to help the Guardians mitigate an unprecedented situation: traveling to Sector
2814 to investigate the momentary, detection of an unauthorized power ring signature on Earth, and -
secondarily - providing personal training and monitoring for the Sector's present or future assigned
Lantern(s) for the sake of enhnacing the planet's defensive capabilities in case of a(nother, in a
growing pattern of) catastrophic galactic or universal-scale threat centered on Earth.
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Personality
Aloof:
Even among his fellow Green Lanterns, Sinestro tends to hold himself apart from others, having
long grown used to relying primarily on himself without getting too attached to people who may or
may not be there tomorrow. However, he is still capable of forming genuine, close friendships with
the rare person who's willing to put up with him long enough to get through his dense layers of
(seeming?) ambivalence to most people/things.
Authoritarian:
Sinestro's upbringing on a near-perpetually wartorn planet, followed by his ruthless unification
of that planet beneath his emerald banner instilled a deep-seated comfort with 'benevolent'
authoritarianism that echoes through his work as a Lantern. While he respects existant hierarchies
wherever he may be, his devotion to the concept of order, belief that some people are simply not
capable of making the best choices for themselves without being made to by someone who they respect -
- or fear -- as well as the fact that he answers to the Guardians before anyone else mean that he's
willing to resort to extraordinarily harsh means of upholding Law and Order in their purest sense,
untethered by local statutes.
Ordered:
Sinestro is, fundamentally, a person who believes in order. The regiments he puts new recruits
through are designed to teach them to use their rings as precision instruments, focusing their wills
to a fine point that abides through chaos; his Sector - and especially his home planet of Korugar -
are kept orderly through the judicious application of fear and calculated force. His ideal universe
is one in which everyone, and everything is secure in its place, and he views his position with the
Corps as a mean to do his part - however small it may be - towards realizing it.
Character Sheet
Powers
Skills
Archaeology:
Once upon a time, Sinestro was an accomplished archaeologist who specialized in investigating
and reconstructing the ruins of dead civilizations on site and in person. He still retains an
interest in understanding the ways in which civilizations function, mostly because of how valuable
such insight can sometimes be in the line of duty.
Brilliant Mind:
Sinestro is an inquisitive soul with a knack for research who excels at digging deeply into
topics that interest him. In a past life, this led him to uncover and reconstruct the ruins of dead
civilizations to see what lessons could be gleaned from them; in this one, it's gone a long way
towards enabling him to understand his power ring on a level that few other Corps members do,
rendering him an expert on their design and function. Furthermore, he's very adroit at thinking on
the fly and piecing things together to work his way through the kinds of unique problems that a
Green Lantern tends to encounter without (/always/) resorting to detonating them with emerald
light.
Cosmic Esoterica:
Sinestro's fairly lengthy tenure as a Lantern and his own natural curiosity about the deeper
truths beneath the chaotic surface of reality have led to him amassing an array of what is
essentially trivia about strange entities, places, and phenomena in the universe. His knowledge may
not always be complete, or even wholly factual, but if he's confronted with something weird that
comes from outer space, there's a non-zero chance of him knowing SOMETHING about it.
Emerald Will:
Having spent most of his life surviving endless war without ever faltering from whatever aims he
set his mind to, Sinestro is possessed of a powerful willpower that translates perfectly to his
status as a Green Lantern. He's willing and able to endure great hardships without breaking down, as
long as it's in the service of protecting his planet -- and, of course, performing his duties as a
Green Lantern and maintaining his reputation as one of the Corps' best.
Ringslinging:
Through extensive study, practice, and experience, Sinestro has learned to understand and use
his ring in ways that few others might consider. He understands its capabilities and limitations on
an intimate level, allowing him to push both to their utmost and achieve feats that may seem
miraculous even to other Lanterns.
Self Defense:
Sinestro's slender frame and ring mastery belie a deep-seated enjoyment of, and facility with
mundane forms of combat, included unarmed. Drawing from his experience of having to protect himself
from soldiers/militias/thugs/et cetera affiliated with one or another of Korugar's warring factions,
as well as numerous emergency situations encountered during his tenure with the Green Lantern Corps,
he's entirely capable of defending himself without his ring if he must, though he still prefers to
have a weapon of some kind to using his bare hands, given a choice.
Resources
Green Lantern Battery:
Every member of the Corps has a personal battery that must be used to periodically to recharge
their ring. The battery can be stored in a personal pocket dimension when it isn't in use, making it
easy to access. While batteries are extremely durable - capable of surviving sustained damage from
superhuman blows, energy blasts, and explosions - they are not invulnerable. If damaged by
significant amounts of force, they can explode with a force equal to kilotons of TNT.
Green Lantern Corps:
As a member of the Green Lantern Corps, Sinestro has access to resources including sanctuary on
Oa, access to the knowledge contained in the Book of Oa, and - should he require it - backup from
other Green Lanterns in crisis situations.
Green Lantern Ring:
Forged by the Guardians of the Universe, a Green Lantern's power ring translates its wearer's
will into emerald-hued reality, and serves as his or her primary badge of office. It's capable of
making or doing just about anything that its bearer imagines, from erecting force fields to allowing
its wearer to pass through solid matter to projecting or manipulating energy, or - most iconically -
crafting solid-light constructs.
Each ring carries a limited charge of energy from the
Central Power Battery on Oa, enough to sustain 24 hours of moderate use; more intense usage will
deplete its energy reserves faster. Every member of the Corps is in possession of a miniature
version of the battery that's used for maintaining their ring's charge; while it isn't strictly
necessary, it's common for the recharging process to be accompanied by a recitation of the Green
Lantern oath.
The ring can only be destroyed by someone with a stronger will than the bearer,
or a powerful blast of energy on the yellow spectrum; superhumanly strong beings, intense heat,
pressure, and other such hazards are not sufficient. If its bearer is killed, the ring will
automatically seek another suitable denizen of his or her sector to serve as a replacement. Finally,
while anyone can wear the ring, getting it to do much of anything useful requires great amounts of
willpower.
Common ring abilities include:
* Energy Constructs: The power ring can
transform Sinestro's will into three dimensional constructs composed of solid green energy. His
constructs are often complex and specifically designed to suit their intended purpose, owing to his
rigidly methodical way of thinking; for example, he might create a set of high tech restraints and
chains to bind a strong foe rather than merely binding their limbs with a green cord, or an energy
rifle rather than firing beams directly from his ring. That said, if a glowing green bubble is all
it takes to solve a problem, he has no qualms with just making one; there's no value in wasting
energy or time on unnecessarily overblown constructs, after all.
Objects that the ring
creates are solid and more or less real, so long as Sinestro concentrates on maintaining them: a
construct telescope can be used to see over long distances, a construct jet can be ridden in, and so
on. Such devices generally only work for other individuals to the extent that Sinestro allows them
to, however, as they're ultimately just extensions of his will. The ring can also create objects in
colors other than green, but doing so requiers enough concentration from the wielder that it isn't
particularly realistic or efficient in the heat of combat. Constructs can be as large or small as
Sinestro can imagine them, but exceptionally large ones will drain more power from the
ring.
* Force Field: As long as the ring is active, it envelopes Sinestro in a green
bodyfield that protects him from inhospitable environments like outer space and underwater, unless
he wills otherwise. It also takes care of routine biological functions for him, meaning that he
doesn't need to eat, sleep, breathe, or so on as long as he wears it. The force field's
effectiveness is tied to Sinestro's willpower: the more he focuses on it, the more punishment it can
take. At its maximum levels, it can withstand large scale destructive weapons and sustained damage
from exceptionally strong superhumans, but pushing its protective capabilities too far for too long
will quickly drain the ring's energy stores. Force fields can be projected around other beings or
areas as he requires.
* Phasing: The ring can alter its wearer's molecular structure to the
point of allowing them to pass through solid matter.
* Invisibility: Sinestro can will the
ring to bend light around himself or others, rendering them invisible to visual means of detection.
More complicated forms of stealth require more consideration and energy (such as consciously
blocking out sound or smell).
* Flight: Sinestro's ring allows him to fly at several times
the speed of sound in atm
Weaknesses
Korugar:
Korugar's peace comes at a terrible price: the freedom of her people. Beneath the adoring facade
that its population presents whenever its protector comes home beats the heart of a rebellion; it
may not come tomorrow, or in a month, or even in a year, but it's only a matter of time until
Korugar's people decide that they've had enough of being ruled and try to take their planet
back.
More presently problematic for Sinestro, however, is the possibility of anyone on Earth
or in the Corps discovering exactly why his Sector is the most peaceful in the galaxy; should his
regime ever come to the Guardians' attention, the odds that he'd be allowed to keep his ring are
slim to none.
Unfortunately for him, the Guardians' mandate that he investigate and manage
the presence of an unauthorized Lantern signature on Earth, as well as administer any supplementary
training taht any current or future Lanterns of Sector 2814 might require due to Earth's extreme
prevalence of cosmic-scale trouble make keeping a close eye on Korugar impossible. He does have
access to surveillance equipment designed with the ring in mind, but it's no substitute for his
presence -- especially given that it's hardly a secret to Korugar's people that their 'guardian' is
always watching.
Little Blue People:
Sinestro is subject to the whims of the Guardians of the Universe, the cabal of ancient and
powerful beings responsible for creating the Corps. While he may not always like or agree with the
orders and dictates handed down from their wee hands, he still follows them, lest he be stripped of
his ring for insubordination.
Narcissism:
Sinestro's wildly successful tenure as a Green Lantern has led to some in the Corps referring to
him as the 'Greatest' among them, and these days, he fully believes the hype; his sector /is/ the
most peaceful in all the universe, after all, and that has to count for something, right? He views
most other beings - whether they be mortals, superhumans, or even Lanterns who don't display his
level of mastery with the ring - as inherently inferior, and while he doesn't doesn't (usually) hold
any contempt for them, he does tend to underestimate and patronize them. These tendencies can
swiftly become problematic when combined with unexpected yellow objects/energy, or
opponents/situations capable of seriously taxing the ring's energy stores.
Recharge:
The power ring is fueled by energy from the Central Power Battery. A standard charge provides
enough juice for roughly 24 Earth hours of moderate usage, but more extreme use will deplete it
faster.
Yellow Impurity:
Due to an impurity in the Central Power Battery, the Green Lantern Corps' power rings are
generally incapable of affecting the colour yellow. Its beams will not penetrate yellow objects, its
constructs can't manipulate them, and yellow objects(or energy) will penetrate its shields as if
they were water.
Due to experimentation and research into the nature of the impurity,
however, Sinestro is - on occasion - capable of circrumventing the impurity on a temporary basis. By
mustering the courage to face great fear and the will to overcome it, he can briefly do the
impossible and force the ring to function against yellow things and energies. Overriding the ring's
core limitation in such a flagrant fashion is extremely draining: no matter the effect, it will
always leave the ring low on power.
Role-Play
Logs
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Thaal Sinestro has
14 finished logs.
| Title | Date | Scene Summary |
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| The Divine | April 1st, 2022 | No description |
| From Earth to the Stars | March 30th, 2022 | Diana invites many members from an assortment of super teams to meet in the Hall of Justice to discuss Earth's first starports, and the plans there-in. |
| Define Superior | February 9th, 2022 | Sinestro and Eel, Sitting at a Bar, T-A-L-K-I-N-G o/~ |
| clark | January 18th, 2022 | No description |
| karen | December 30th, 2021 | No description |
| Sorcerer's World: The Hand of Fate | November 29th, 2021 | The League has been betrayed from within and what was a bad situation is even worse. Just how close is Faust from realizing his schemes? Days? Weeks? And where is the real Dr. Fate in the League's hour of need? |
| Scour From Existence | November 9th, 2021 | The Justice League discovered that what appeared to be a suburban nightmare hidden beyond the distortion in the Mojave crater was actually a hidden AIM facility transformed in the wake of a one-man raid by a mysterious, Scrabble-faced assailant. The team confronted the modified Adaptoid unit maintaining the environment and destroyed it, clearing the way to rescue the scientists trapped within. |
| Right Number, Wrong Caller | October 31st, 2021 | Jessica's work day is interrupted by an extremely pushy, ring-wielding caller interested in learning more about her-- or, at least, her ring. |
| JUSTICE LEAGUE: The World Eaters | October 19th, 2021 | The Justice League is called to action at the behest of a Cruise Liner in danger of being devoured by a very strange ocean creature! Watch out for tentacles! |
| Pop: Hush | October 11th, 2021 | Silence isn't always golden, especially when it's unnatural and there are ALIENS. John, with a LOT of help, seals another thinning. They're growing more strange with each one. ...and he's still no closer to figuring out what's causing them. |
| American Alien | January 7th, 2021 | Sinestro and Superman have soft pretzels while discussing the secret history of Krypton and the Green Latnern Corps. |
| An Inside Straight Flush | December 2nd, 2020 | The Royal Flush Gang is apprehended and no doubt headed for prolonged incarceration. But was it really nothing more then a robbery gone wrong? |
| title | November 13th, 2020 | No description |
| Worst Accident ever | November 9th, 2020 | Hitman, stoped by the lantern Corp. |
Cutscenes
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Gallery
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