Approximately 6 billion years ago, Rami the inventor created the Phantom Ring, but due to the disapproval of the rest of the Guardians of the Universe, Rami was excommunicated from the Guardians and sent into exile for the next coupl
The Phantom Ring is a powerful Power Ring created by Rami as a weapon to use if the Green Lantern Rings' weakness to yellow ever became a hindrance.
History
Approximately 6 billion years ago, Rami the inventor created the Phantom Ring, but due to the disapproval of the rest of the Guardians of the Universe, Rami was excommunicated from the Guardians and sent into exile for the next couple billion years, taking the Phantom Ring with him.[1]
While he was kept away until he could destroy the Phantom Ring, Rami was incapable of doing so with any of 5,612 methods, including twelve black holes, Zeta-Beams, Kryptonite, and Nth Metal.[2]
With Rami's arrival on Earth, the Phantom Ring would soon find a new bearer, Frank Laminski. With the help of Volthoom,[3] Frank traveled to the location of the two current Green Lanterns of Earth, Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz, who just so happened to be protecting the exiled Rami.[2] He distracted them by setting a house on fire across the neighborhood, and in the distraction he snuck into the house, took the ring, and became the Phantom Lantern.[4]
Oath
"In desperate day, In hopeless night,
The Phantom Ring is our last light.
We yearn for power, strength and might
I seize the ring, that is my right!"
Powers
- Red Energy Conduit:[4] The Phantom Ring is able to channel the power of rage, manifested in the form of red light.
- Orange Energy Conduit:[4] The Phantom Ring is able to channel the power of avarice, manifested in the form of orange light.
- Yellow Energy Conduit:[4] The Phantom Ring is able to channel the power of fear, manifested in the form of yellow light.
- Green Energy Conduit:[4] The Phantom Ring is able to channel the power of willpower, manifested in the form of green light.
- Blue Energy Conduit:[4] The Phantom Ring is able to channel the power of hope, manifested in the form of blue light.
- Indigo Energy Conduit:[4] The Phantom Ring is able to channel the power of compassion, manifested in the form of indigo light.
- Violet Energy Conduit:[4] The Phantom Ring is able to channel the power of love, manifested in the form of violet light.
- Energy Construct Creation[4]
- Energy Projection
- Flight[4]
Weakness
Power Instability: The Phantom Ring can change its Emotional Spectrum power source whenever the user feels even the slightest emotion, changing their personality entirely to match that emotion and its perspective power source.[4] It also is not powered by a battery, but instead has direct exposure to the entire Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum, and prolonged exposure can cause the user to explode like a bomb.[5]