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    During World War II, Steve Rogers volunteered to receive the experimental Super-Soldier Serum. Enhanced to the pinnacle of human physical potential and armed with an unbreakable shield, he became Captain America. After a failed mission left him encased in ice for decades, he was found and revived by the Avengers, later joining their ranks and eventually becoming the team's leader.

    Steve Rogers as a Green Lantern

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    #1  Edited By Night Thrasher

    If Steve Rogers were in DC and he'd been given a Green Lantern Ring instead of Super Soldier Serum, where would he rank amongst the greats of the Green Lantern Corps? 
     

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    #2  Edited By sexy_merc

    I honestly think he would be a better Blue Lantern.

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    #3  Edited By Night Thrasher
    @Sexy Merc: Blue Lanterns don't have the history nor the depth to really judge in this forum IMO. 
     
    But that would probably be his best fit for a Power Ring Corps
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    #4  Edited By sexy_merc
    @Night Thrasher: That's a good point. Steve would make a damn good Green Lantern but most of his history is involved with America and being a patriot so it's very difficult to see how his willpower will be when he's visiting different civilizations/races etc.
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    #5  Edited By Night Thrasher
    @Sexy Merc: To be fair, Steve has never really shown a bias towards America, but a really strong faith in what America stands for.
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    #6  Edited By Jotham

    He'd probably be the top or one of the top GLs.

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    #7  Edited By sexy_merc
    @Night Thrasher: Which is what his character was based on. So how does he come in contact with the Power Ring and would he still have the values of what America stands for at heart?
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    #8  Edited By Albert Ventum

    I agree with Merc, he'd fit better as a blue lantern. 

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    #9  Edited By Night Thrasher
    @Sexy Merc: I think his character is based more on his strong moral values. If Steve were French instead of American he'd still be the same character IMO. The costume represents America, the man stands for civil liberties and equality of all races, nationalities and creeds
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    #10  Edited By sexy_merc
    @Night Thrasher: 
     
    - Inserts scan of Steve pointing to the A on his head -
     
    I agree with the morals bit, it's just hard to evaluate these things on speculation.
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    #11  Edited By Night Thrasher
    @Sexy Merc: It's meant to be fun and introspective. If you could remove the patriotism bit from his character then how would you see him as a Green Lantern. Also, don't forget Steve has interacted with plenty of Alien races as an Avenger i.e. Kree, Skrulls, Shi'ar
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    #12  Edited By sexy_merc
    @Night Thrasher: Agreed. I think Steve would definitely be in the top 5.
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    #13  Edited By Night Thrasher
    @Sexy Merc: Fair enough. I definitely have him higher than Mar-Vell. Now that I think about it, I'm agreeing with you on the Top 10 rank for Mar-Vell.
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    #14  Edited By sexy_merc
    @Night Thrasher: Nice, I think Matt is another great choice.
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    #15  Edited By Night Thrasher
    @Sexy Merc: Okay, could I please have a top 10 including Steve, Mar-Vell, and Matt.
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    #16  Edited By sexy_merc
    @Night Thrasher: What do you mean?
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    #17  Edited By Night Thrasher
    @Sexy Merc: I want your list of Top 10 rankings Green Lanterns with Steve, Mar-Vell, and Daredevil included. Hypothetically of course. 
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    #18  Edited By sexy_merc
    @Night Thrasher: Wait, you want me to list pre-existing Lanterns with those 3 or 10 Marvel Lanterns?
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    #19  Edited By Night Thrasher
    @Sexy Merc: pre-existing Lanterns with those 3 included
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    #20  Edited By sexy_merc
    @Night Thrasher: Oh okay.
     
    1) Kyle Rayner
    2) Hal Jordan
    3) Guy Gardner
    4) Matt Murdock
    5) Steve Rogers
    6) John Stewart
    7) Kilowog
    8) Sodam Yat (Given more time, he could be in the top 3, maybe 1st)
    9) Rond Vidar (He had serious willpower. Prime couldn't even break his shields and his intellect allowed him to meet on levels intellectually with Querl Dox.)
    10) Mar-Vell
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    #21  Edited By Andferne

    I'd defiantly place Steve over Matt and Guy.

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    #22  Edited By Night Thrasher
    @Sexy Merc:  
     1) Kyle Rayner 
    2) Steve Rogers
    3) Hal Jordan
    4) Matt Murdock
    5) John Stewart
    6) Mar-Vell
    7) Kilowag
    8) Guy Gardner
    9) Sodam Yet
    10) Katma Tui
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    #23  Edited By Jotham
    @Sexy Merc: Why do you think Gardner even belongs in the top 10?
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    #24  Edited By Night Thrasher
    @Jotham: Guy is definitely top 10. Number 1 jerk, top 10 GL
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    #25  Edited By sexy_merc
    @Night Thrasher:  Steve and Matt is close for me, could go either way in my opinion. I honestly think you're putting Guy way too low. Katma was a great Green Lantern, top 20 for sure (OH S**T, what about Sinestro, does he count?). John displayed a lack of will in different scenarios, he nearly lost his will to stay in the Corps after Xanshi. His feat of exceeding the retcon Ring was more of him letting his emotions and will out that he had kept inside, so I would classify it as a high end feat. Guy in the past, has been through so damn much and always has the will to get back. His will was on par with Hal's in many scenarios, I definitely don't think Kilowog or Mar-Vell are above him, and he just gets past John for me.
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    #26  Edited By Jotham
    @Night Thrasher: Based on what? Power? Willpower?
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    #27  Edited By sexy_merc
    @Jotham:  Honestly, it depends on when you started reading Green Lantern. If you've started with Johns, then I could see why, but if you've been reading Green Lantern from Guy's first appearance, you'd know he easily cracks the top 10, in willpower, power-wise (stalemated Eradicator, Lobob, beat Kilowog and a horde of Rocket Reds etc.).
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    #28  Edited By Night Thrasher
    @Jotham: I think Sexy Merc answered that question. I haven't been reading GL for long, but I have been through some back issues from the beginning of the previous volume and Guy is definitely up there. 
     
    @Sexy Merc: I think Steve is probably going to be a natural fit in the Green or Blue Lanterns, Matt might take a little while adjusting to the ring. Especially the return of his sight. Katma while not as impressive as some you listed is one of my favorite Lanterns. I've only started reading Green Lantern in the past two years (I've read Sinestro Corps Wars, but can't read Blackest Night for some reason), but going through the back issues I have a soft spot for her. I think Sinestro is more considered a yellow lantern now, so I didn't even consider him in my list, but if he were then I'd say probably right after Hal.
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    #29  Edited By Jotham
    @Sexy Merc: Well this period of JLA (or JSA, or some other acronym) is pretty much all I know about Guy.

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    I got the impression that he was pretty much useless and even a bit of a liability, sort of the Gambit of the DC universe. And now I've made the Gambit fans angry.
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    #30  Edited By sexy_merc
    @Night Thrasher: Katma was awesome. She was a Black Lantern but I hope she comes back. She was definitely impressive in the arcs she was in and the relationship between her and John are one of my favorites in comics. The lack of sight could be a problem at first but with the Green Lantern Ring and someone like Soranik, they may be able to cure it. I have no problem with putting Steve above Matt though they are both close for me. I waited until Blackest Night was released in hardcovers because I wasn't interested in the whole thing, same with Brightest Day.
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    #31  Edited By sexy_merc
    @Jotham: Don't take this the wrong way but HELL NO. He isn't anything like the Gambit of the JLA. He's saved Superman's butt before and his Ring was useful for many missions. His Warrior run displayed a lot of his character as well as the Green Lantern volumes.
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    #32  Edited By Jotham
    @Sexy Merc: Fair enough, I admit I don't know much about him. Every time I've seen him, though, he's been pretty non-useful and causing strife.
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    #33  Edited By Night Thrasher
    @Sexy Merc: Wow! I thought you were one of the Blackest Night fanatics. I picked up a few issues of Blackest Night because of the hype on this site, but I was unimpressed. Maybe it was the whole Zombie aspect (I don't really get into Zombies), but I get fatigued after about two issues of it. Same thing with Brightest Day. Though I will admit, Johns rocks on Green Lantern and Flash
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    #34  Edited By Nelomaxwell
    @Sexy Merc:  Yo could you imagine ya man steve on a team in like SCW that would be hot. And why Matt Murdock? He's caved as of late
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    #35  Edited By PowerHerc

    Steve would be right up there IMO.   
     
    1. Hal 
    2. Alan 
    3. Steve 
    4. Guy
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    #36  Edited By The WeatherMan

    He is a symbol of hope for the Marvel Universe, so as a Blue Lantern, he would probably be very powerful. He does have a lot of willpower though, I can never forget his fight against Iron Man in Civil War, during which he showed an enormous amount of willpower.

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    #37  Edited By defaultdefaultdefault

    first..i always dreamed of how cool it would be to illustrate a book where various characters became Lanterns, 
    and Steve was included in that fantasy. Imagine the fun you could have with that. Just loosely, the obvious one
    is the shield he could make, then the many variations on that. Make things like big flags, eagles, WW2 tanks and
    planes, ect. There's an endless them to tap from with Steve that would look great visually every time. 
     
    As for where he would stand thinking realistically about it I actually don't think he would. I think Steve
    would come to blows with the other already established ranking Lantern elite, as he always tends to.
    Steve has never been much for cosmic fairing. I think he would do what it takes to pass on the position
    so he could keep his focus on defending the country and planet that he loves.

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