Absolute Green Lantern (tradition)

In the Absolute Green Lantern narrative a large green lantern-shaped vessel falls from space and appears above Evergreen, Nevada. Abin Sur, who identifies as an Oan, acts as the vessel's agent, passes judgment on the town's inhabitants and sends those judged into the Lantern to await further adjudication in OA (Omega‑Alpha). The comic reconceives the Emotional Spectrum as an "Enlightenment Spectrum" of four flames (Qard, Rao, Sur, Aur) associated with Oans and cosmic offices; individual flames and lantern energy can be transferred into rings or objects within the story.

The central object is depicted as a large, green lantern-shaped vessel hovering high above and generating an impenetrable green dome around a geographic area (Evergreen, Nevada). The vessel later falls and crushes the town. Manifestations on people include objects or energies fusing to bodies (Hal Jordan's gun fused to his hand), rings bearing flames (Jo Mullein's wedding ring acquiring Sur), and an interior metaphysical space referred to as "Inside the Lantern" or OA where judged people await further judgment.

The lantern-vessel can generate an impenetrable green dome over a town, exercise a form of judgment that sends people into the Lantern/OA rather than merely killing them, and physically fall to crush a town. Its green energy in the story is vulnerable to gold (or things taking the form of gold). Flames and lantern energy can transfer into objects (Jo's gold ring acquires the green flame). Abin Sur, acting as judge, can kill or behead, fuse objects to people (fusing a gun to Hal's hand), and, at death, bestow the Black Hand power that drains life and energy and causes visions. Cosmic actors related to the Lantern include the Blackstars (a vast army honoring Qard), sentient planets like Mogo, and other Oans or Tomars who can steal or bear flames.