Summary
Warning: contains spoilers forKneel Before Zod#8!
If other villains are to be believed, thenGreen Lantern’snew lore-changing enemy just might be DC’s biggest cosmic bad guy. Seemingly out of nowhere, Thaaros, the head of the United Planets, burst onto the scene,forever altering the Green Lantern Corps.Thaaros’ actions have proven controversial, and inKneel Before Zod#8, some of DC’s greatest cosmic villains have thoughts on himas well.
Kneel Before Zod#8 was written by Joe Casey and drawn by Dan McDaid. After a long and grueling fight, Zod and Sinestro agree to talk. As the two cosmic tyrants discuss their families and lives, Sinestro asks Zod about evading the United Planets. Zod confesseshe felt the UP was a “lost cause” and that its governing body “is completely corrupt from the top down.”
Sinestro concurs, saying Thaaros is playing a “malevolent game,” and that his homeworld of Korugar has suffered greatly because of it.
Thaaros, Green Lantern’s New Big Villain, Explained
The United Planets Should Have Been a Force for Good
In the cosmic side of the DC Universe, very few villains are as powerful as General Zod and Sinestro, and to hear them acknowledge Thaaros as bad speaks volumes to the UP dictator’s character. Introduced inAction Comics#1036, during Superman and the Authority’s liberation of Warworld, the Durlan Thaaros schemed and connived his way into the leadership of the United Planets, a loose organization of alien worlds in the DC Universe, similar toStar Trek’sUnited Federation of Planets. While seemingly benevolent on the outside, the United Planets are engaged in shady activities.
The Guardians of the Universe, the former bosses of the Green Lantern Corps, turned control of the organization over to the United Planets, who reorganized the group. Under the influence of Thaaros and the United Planets, the Corps has taken on a darker edge. Long-serving Lanterns such as Hal Jordan and John Stewart were expelled, and replaced with boot-licking “yes men.” Furthermore, as seen inAbsolute Power, Thaaros hassigned a treaty with Amanda Waller.This treaty effectively “quarantines” Earth, allowing Waller to implement her agenda without alien interference. Thaaros quickly made a name for himself.
Sinestro and Zod Agree: Thaaros is the Galaxy’s Worst Villain
Thaaros Has Done What Many Have Tried: Destroy the Green Lantern Corps
Sinestro tried for years to destroy the Green Lantern Corps, and Thaaros managed to do just that, corrupting the organization and permanently tarnishing their reputation.
And now Thaaros’ reputation has spread throughout the universe, and other cosmic villains are coming to the realization they are nothing before the Durlan. Sinestro tried for years to destroy theGreen LanternCorps, and Thaaros managed to do just that, corrupting the organization and permanently tarnishing their reputation. Both Sinestro and Zod are mass murderers, and even they are taken aback by Thaaros’ plans for galactic domination. In just under two years, Thaaros has become the most powerful villain in the galaxy, and even other cosmic bad guys admit this fact.
