Green Lantern: Beware My Power (2022) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

John Stewart was chosen by Ganthet's Power Ring after witnessing the Guardian's spaceship crash on Earth. Ganthet died from his injuries, and the ring, previously belonging to Hal Jordan, selected Stewart as its new wielder. The ring actively chose him, pulling him through space to the Justice League Watchtower. Stewart's background as a Marine sniper and Medal of Honor recipient likely made him a candidate the ring deemed worthy.

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The war reignited after Hal Jordan's Zeta-Beam project went haywire. Jordan was overseeing a joint Zeta-Beam initiative meant to benefit both Rann and Thanagar, and the initial test worked successfully. However, it later malfunctioned and dragged Thanagar into Rann's atmosphere, causing massive destruction and killing thousands. This catastrophic event reignited the long-simmering conflict between the two planets.

Foreshadowing: Shayera Hol mentions a tenuous peace that had just collapsed between the two worlds.

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Sinestro orchestrated the attack on the Green Lantern Corps, though he presented himself as an ally initially. Security footage showed a Rannian ship docking at Oa just before the attack, but this was revealed to be a third-party manipulation. Sinestro had captured Hal Jordan, infected him with the Parallax Entity, and used the chaos to seize power and destroy the Corps.

Foreshadowing: Shayera reveals that a third party has been impersonating both Rannian and Thanagarian ships to fuel the conflict.

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Sinestro captured Jordan during the Zeta-Beam disaster and deliberately infected him with the Parallax Entity, a parasitic cosmic entity that feeds on fear and corruption. Jordan was released as part of Sinestro's scheme, but Parallax had already corrupted his will. This corruption drove Jordan to seize power, kill Sardath, and announce plans to destroy both Rann and Thanagar to remake the universe.

Foreshadowing: Sinestro's capture of the team and his reveal that Jordan is alive hints at his manipulation.

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Sinestro's betrayal was driven by his own ambition for power, not loyalty to any side. He orchestrated the entire conflict between Rann and Thanagar by manipulating both sides through impersonated ships. His goal was to seize Sardath's doomsday weapon and use the chaos to gain godlike power. Sinestro had infected Jordan with Parallax as a tool and planned to attack Rann to obtain the weapon for himself.

Foreshadowing: Sinestro captures the team but doesn't kill them immediately, revealing he has larger plans.

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Sardath repurposed the Zeta-Beam project into a doomsday weapon designed to annihilate Thanagar. The weapon used Zeta-Beam technology to create a devastating beam capable of destroying an entire planet. When the heroes secured Sardath's data on this weapon, Adam Strange ultimately teleported it away using the Zeta-Beam path to prevent it from being used and protect innocent lives.

Foreshadowing: Captain Kantus reveals Sardath has been working on a weapon meant to destroy Thanagar.

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Green Arrow was forced to shoot and kill Jordan because Jordan had become completely corrupted by Parallax and was on a rampage, slaughtering anyone in his way. After Jordan killed Sardath and brutalized two of Sinestro's assassins, it became clear he could not be reasoned with or saved. Arrow made the difficult decision to end Jordan's life to stop his plan to destroy both Rann and Thanagar and remake the galaxy.

Foreshadowing: Jordan's brutal killings of Sinestro's assassins raise questions about how far he's fallen.

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Adam Strange sacrificed himself to stop the doomsday weapon from causing more destruction. When Sinestro's forces closed in and Jordan's grip on power tightened, Strange made a bold choice and leapt into the Zeta-Beam path. This teleported the beam away from the battle, protecting innocent lives but costing Strange his own life in the process.

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John Stewart distributed the remaining Green Lantern rings to new wearers because the Green Lantern Corps had been completely slaughtered, leaving no existing Lanterns to protect the galaxy. Stewart's goal was to rebuild the Corps from scratch and maintain peace between the war-torn worlds of Rann and Thanagar. Rather than hoarding power, he chose to spread it across multiple worthy individuals.

Foreshadowing: Stewart had already witnessed the consequences of too much power in Jordan's corruption.

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Sinestro was the third party manipulating both Rann and Thanagar throughout the conflict. He orchestrated attacks on both sides by using impersonated ships, making each side believe the other was responsible. This manipulation kept the war going and allowed Sinestro to pursue his own agenda of acquiring power and destroying the Green Lantern Corps.

Foreshadowing: Shayera Hol and Adam Strange piece together footage showing ships from both sides attacking each other.

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Hawkgirl departed with Ganthet's spaceship at the end, but promised to reunite with Stewart and Green Arrow when the time was right. Her goal was to help guide a hopeful ceasefire between Rann and Thanagar. She left to pursue this diplomatic mission, with the intention of returning when the galaxy needed her aid again.

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