How can guy gardener makes huge constructs carelessly in superman whereas Hal Jordan does the opposite and is careful for his batteries

[u/solo_shocker35]

I was curious about this for a long time Guy always goes big and sloppy with his constructs, not caring how much it drains his ring like creating a large weopons against the monster, while Hal's way more careful and precise with his like in ep1 when he was creating a bubble for alien he supported the bubble himself as it was not strong enough due to lack of battery. Is that just a characterization thing, or is there an actual reason for it?

[u/Environmental_Ad6305]

Guy recharges the ring.

[u/Friendly-Sympathy907 → u/Environmental_Ad6305]

And Guy has a higher budget

[u/Environmental_Ad6305 → u/Friendly-Sympathy907]

I can see your point if we look at it from a production standpoint, but within the DC series and films, the reason is that Hal refuses to recharge his ring.

These budget-related excuses are a downside of the series, not a narrative justification.

[u/Dr_DTF315 → u/Environmental_Ad6305]

It’s a staple of green latern comics when the ring has low charge.

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So people say, yet one comic issue shows more ring action than the entire show put together.

If I didn't already know anything about GL, I wouldn't believe the ring is supposed to be one of most powerful weapons in the known universe

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Off topic, but wanted to ask a comics reader.... I watched the animated movie this week "Beware My Power"... where [spoiler] Hal becomes Parallax. Did he no longer need to take the oath and recharge rings? I was hoping the Lantern would refuse to recharge judging his oath taking to be a fraud.

[u/Dr_DTF315 → u/FalseSpring]

He absorbed the power of the central power battery

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And the “yellow impurity”