[theme music]
(female narrator) Previously on "Green Lantern"..
It's like I'm supercharged or somethin'.
Aah!
That's never happened before.
I am St. Walker, and I believe I am
the first Blue Lantern in the Universe.
[birds chirping]
Take a deep breath.
Focus on the calmness of the lake.
'Clear your mind of all emotions.'
[insect buzzing]
[grunting]
Unh!
You blood-sucking gnat.
I'll stomp you into the ground.
Razer, you have to be willing to live with nature
no matter how small.
Easy for you to say, Brother Warth.
Try again. And concentrate on hope.
- Hope for what? - Hope for the future.
Hope for peace. Hope for love.
[rumbling]
crash
[roars]
Unh!
I can't use my powers while I'm near your Blue rings.
[roars]
[panting]
Aah! Uhh!
[roars]
[harp music]
So you're the one digging all the tunnels and caves here.
Be careful. That thing just tried to kill me.
More likely, he was trying to play with you.
You judge too quickly, Razer.
Everyone and everything deserves love.
Says the man playing fetch with a giant worm.
Aya.
[whirring]
Jordan, what's with the pit stop?
Shouldn't we be taking care of our little Manhunter situation?
I know, I know, but there's an old friend here
that can seriously help out on our mission.
Ganthet?
Nice duds.
So this is where you came after the Guardians
kicked you off of Oa.
Yes. I realized that there's another path
by which I might serve the universe.
I came to Odym to start the Blue Lantern corps.
This is St. Walker.
Moonface! Ha ha! Good to see you again, buddy.
This is the guy I was tellin' you about.
The one that helped me defeat
the Red Lantern armada, remember?
How can I forget?
And this is our second Blue Lantern, Brother Warth.
[instrumental music]
Razer, this was not on my list
of probable locations of where you had gone.
I didn't exactly have a plan in mind when I left.
So this is where you ran off to.
Who would have thought?
It's pleasant to see you all.
Even you.
Looks like Razer.
[sniffs] Definitely smells like Razer.
But you ain't actin' like Razer.
What have you done with the angry guy?
Hopefully destroyed him.
The old Razer was responsible for great evil.
I came to Odym to ask the Blue Lanterns for help.
'Since their power negates my own'
'I thought this would be a good place'
to become someone else
someone less...angry.
That's great, kid.
And it's good to see you.
So, Hal Jordan
what was this matter of business
you wish to discuss?
We have a problem I was hoping you could shed some light on.
We were ambushed near Zeta Prime
by, like, two dozen of these guys.
'They're poppin' up like weeds all over Guardian space.'
These things are tough, but luckily
Kilowog's hammer's tougher.
Any job worth doin' is worth doin' right.
Why did you not take this to the council?
To be honest, Ganthet, you're the only Guardian I trust
after what they tried to do to Aya.
'I'm hoping you might be able to help us'
'find an Achilles' heel for these things.'
We designed the Manhunters to be virtually invulnerable
but you did well to salvage this one.
'Perhaps with a thorough examination'
'I can pinpoint additional defensive flaws.'
But first, there is something I'd like to show you.
[dramatic music]
Wow.
You've come at an opportune time
as this is the day the battery becomes fully operational.
In fearful day, in raging night
with strong hearts full, our souls ignite.
When all seems lost in the war of light
look to the stars, for hope burns bright.
[instrumental music]
[whirring]
boom
My higher functions are now operating at optimal levels.
Just like the Maelstrom battle.
My ring isn't just charged, it's supercharged.
This is exactly what we're looking for.
With the Blue Lanterns on our side
we can get rid of this Manhunter mess pronto.
zoop
[all grunt]
Unh! Uhh!
[dramatic music]
No man escapes the Manhunters.
whirr
zoop
boom boom boom
zoop
crash
zoop
That ain't no normal Manhunter.
Yeah, but we ain't no normal Green Lanterns.
zoop zoop
[rumbling]
No man escapes the Manhunters.
Yeah? How about you shut your talk-hole?
bam
crash
You know what, I'm gettin' real tired of these things.
beep
(Hal) How could this have happened?
The Blue energy from the central battery
must have supercharged its ability to repair itself.
That could be a good thing. Now we can interrogate it.
You want to interrogate a machine?
Good luck conversing with wires and scrap metal.
click
(Aya) I have placed this Manhunter in remedial query mode.
You may ask him questions.
(Hal) Alright. I'll go first.
What is your problem?
Primary objective is to eradicate evil
from the Universe.
Try lookin' in the mirror
you trigger-happy bucket of bolts.
Please restate.
How do you determine what is evil?
Evil stems from emotion. Therefore emotion is evil.
All emotion and those that protect emotions
must be destroyed.
Nice logic.
The Manhunters were designed
to police the Universe.
'But due to faulty programming'
'every emotional being was deemed criminal.'
Is there some way to fix them?
Maybe they can be taught to tell the difference
between right and wrong.
That's impossible. This thing isn't a living being.
It's a robot. It's not able to learn or grow or feel pain.
- It doesn't have a soul. - Is that your belief?
That robots are not beings worthy of respect?
'That we are without souls?'
Aya, I don't think that's what he was saying.
You're different, Aya. I didn't mean..
Your thought processes are clear enough to me.
[instrumental music]
Uhh, just our luck.
We came here looking for a Manhunter weakness
and found a way to make 'em even stronger.
Did you say it's some kind of root?
I swear, it tastes just like marshmallow.
[harp music]
Razer, what burdens your mind?
St. Walker, do you believe robots can have souls?
I believe we are all robots of a sort.
'Each of us is programmed in our own special way.'
But I do not believe this question
is the one you wish answered.
And what might that be?
Is it acceptable to love again
if your first and true love has died?
I did not share information about my past
so you could throw it in my face.
Besides, you presume too much, St. Walker.
Aya is a machine. She cannot love.
Whatever I feel for her is a lie.
Razer, your life's journey has been marred
by despair and anger.
'Hope can help with that.'
'Hope in a new path that will lead you to love once again.'
[harp music continues]
[dramatic music]
click
whirr
[intense music]
Query, why did you retrieve me from my captivity?
Kinship, you and I are both artificial constructs.
We are alike.
Then why are you not terminating
the emotion-emitting life forms on this planet?
Because I do not kill.
You do not kill.
Your programming has been corrupted.
It is not programming that keeps me from killing.
It is a decision I made after observing
the Green Lanterns I work with.
You accepted faulty data.
No, I learned from example.
You, too are capable of evolving
beyond your programming.
I will teach you.
No man escapes the Manhunters.
Sigh.
Aya?
Aya? Where are you?
[intense music]
No man escapes the Manhunters.
[harp music]
Trouble.
The Manhunter, it's gone.
Aya is, too. I can't find her anywhere.
We have bigger problems, brother.
[intense music]
Relinquish the device corresponding
with our increased power output.
Oh, yeah? Or what?
Alternatives not permitted. Destroy.
thud thud
[grunting]
Aah!
Ugh!
[dramatic music]
Uh, aah! Uh!
boom boom
No!
boom
zap zap zap
Uh!
Uh.
Aah!
zap
beep beep beep
Primary objective located.
Let us go over this again.
If you find that your programming is in error
you have the right to amend that programming.
No error has been detected. I will obey my programming.
Then you will never grow.
You must learn to adapt and change
if you wish to be a sentient life form.
Sentient is irrelevant.
I was built to terminate emotional life forms.
No man escapes the Manhunters.
If you refuse to change
then you are not an artificial intelligence
but merely a machine.
You are also a machine.
We are both artificial constructs.
We are the same.
'We are the same.'
We...are...the...same.
I am nothing like you.
[groaning]
zoop
- Get that wall up, Kilowog. - I'm doing the best I can.
boom boom
That battery's made them unstoppable.
You have to shut it off.
The procedure takes several hours.
And by then, the battle will be lost.
zap
rumbling
I have an idea.
But I'm going to need some help.
boom boom
boom
[both grunting]
zap
Now!
[harp music]
rumbling
Power levels returning to normal.
Retrieve power amplification device.
zap zap zap
What just happened?
I had St. Walker call upon his pet for a little assistance.
Great job, guys. Now, let's clean up this mess.
zap zap zap
Uh. Ah.
Objective failure.
Correct. Your primary objective has failed.
But you as an artificial life form
can take this moment to choose alternative programming.
'Emotions detected.'
Eliminate emotion.
zap
No!
How is this possible?
Razer's power cannot function
near our Blue rings.
Aah!
Uh! Aah!
It is his rage.
Aah!
boom boom
'It has grown too strong.'
[panting]
Aya.
Aya, are you alright?
Yes. I think so.
I apologize for what I said earlier.
You have more of a soul than I have ever had.
(Ganthet) 'I have extinguished the flame'
'allowing everyone's power level to return to normal.'
'It will be some time before I have enough energy'
to light the battery once again.
Until this Manhunter problem is solved
I think it would be best if you kept it off.
For now, you'll have to put hope on hold.
On hold?
Whether this Lantern burns or not, Hal Jordan
hope will always remain.
You should stay and continue your training, Razer.
There is still much anger within you.
There are many kinds of anger.
In this case, I believe my rage was righteous.
You have helped me to realize my path lies elsewhere.
Get a move on, kid. We've got Manhunter heads to bust.
You will always have a place here, Razer..
...if you choose it.
[instrumental music]
[theme music]
[music continues]