Sodam Yat
Sodam Yat as Ion, as he appeared inGreen Lantern/Sinestro Corps Secret Files #1 (December 2007) Art byPatrick Gleason.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Tales of the Green Lantern Corps Annual #2 (1986)
Created by	Alan Moore (writer) Kevin O'Neill (artist)
In-story information
Full name	Sodam Yat
Species	Daxamite
Place of origin	Daxam
Team affiliations	Green Lantern Corps Guardians of the Universe
Notable aliases	Ion, Yat, Yatmite
Abilities	Daxamite abilities: See list Superhuman strength, hearing, durability, and longevity Superhuman vision Heat vision Microscopic vision X-ray vision Telescopic vision Infrared vision Superhuman breath Freeze breath Wind breath Superhuman speed Superhuman agility Superhuman reflexes Invulnerability Healing Factor Flight Power ring abilities Force field Generation of hard-light constructs Real-time translation of all languages Ion

Sodam Yat is a fictional character, anextraterrestrialsuperhero published byDC Comics. He first appeared inTales of the Green Lantern Corps Annual #2 (1986), and was created byAlan Moore andKevin O'Neill.^[1] He operated asIon, having become one of the most powerful characters in current continuity. In 2013,ComicsAlliance ranked Sodam Yat as #32 on their list of the "50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics".^[2]

Sodam Yat is a prophesied future member of theGreen Lantern Corps, created byAlan Moore and is first mentioned in "Tygers", a story inTales of the Green Lantern Corps Annual #2. He is mentioned in passing toAbin Sur by a demon named Qull of the Five Inversions, who had been imprisoned on the planet Ysmault by theGuardians of the Universe. As aDaxamite (a race which descended fromKryptonians with inherent Superman-like powers) with apower ring, he would be nearly unstoppable. Despite this, in Qull's prophecy, he is still defeated as part of the final destruction of the Green Lantern Corps.^[3]

Alan Moore planned to use the character in his proposed story, "Twilight of the Superheroes", which went unpublished. In the proposal that was leaked onto the Internet, the DaxamiteGreen Lantern is named "Sodal Yat" and is also referred to as "The Ultimate Green Lantern". In that story, Sodal Yat is the last of an army of aliens to attack Superman. The Man of Steel defeats many Green Lanterns,Thanagarians, andMartian Manhunter before Yat kills him. The character would subsequently go unused until 2006.

As a young boy, Sodam Yat wanted nothing more than to explore the stars, but the xenophobic Daxam society forbade it. When a spacecraft crashes on Daxam, Sodam rescues the pilot Tessog and befriends him. However, his parents kill Tessog and make him believe that he was a violent menace. Years later, while visiting a museum, Sodam sees Tessog's preserved body on display and regains his memories. Enraged by this, he rebuilds Tessog's ship to leave Daxam, attracting a green power ring in the process.^[4]

Sodam Yat makes his first appearance in regular DC continuity inGreen Lantern Corps #12 and part three of theSinestro Corps War (Green Lantern Corps #14) whenKilowog gathers a group of Lanterns to strike back againstSinestro'sforces attack in Space Sector 2263.Salaak singles outArisia Rrab to keep an eye on the newly graduated Lantern Yat, though she wonders why Yat is so important. Salaak has been charged by the Guardians of the Universe to keep Qull's prophecy from coming to pass but keeps this to himself, only saying that one day she may know why he is so special. InGreen Lantern Corps #16 he destroys the core ofRanx the Sentient City, ending the battle ofMogo.

InGreen Lantern Corps #17, Yat is chosen as the new host forIon by the Guardians of the Universe and fightsSuperboy-Prime.^[5] The two battle each other fiercely through different areas of New York. While the two trade blows, Ion is thrown into a nuclear power plant. Thelead lining the walls weakens Ion. Prime takes the opportunity to spear him with several uranium rods, injuring him. Ion tries to escape, only to have Prime knock him into a cemetery. They continue to do battle, each drawing blood from their opponent. Although Ion battles courageously, thelead poisoning and loss of blood weakens him and he is beaten unconscious. He is later seen receiving medical attention fromSoranik Natu.

After the events of the war, the Guardians requestKyle Rayner assist Yat in adjusting to his new role. While speaking about Yat's history and attitude as a Lantern, it is revealed that he must now permanently wear a power ring to prevent the lead in his body from killing him. They are then attacked by Alexander Nero, who had been freed during the initial assault onOa, but had not participated in the overallSinestro Corps story. Rayner fights to less than his abilities to encourage Yat to embrace his status as Ion. Yat eventually defeats Nero by taking control of Nero's own constructs, something Rayner states that he had never attempted.^[6]

Some time later, Yat and Arisia receive word of the Sinestro Corps' invasion of Daxam from Yat's mother, who had escaped using the ship that her son was going to use to escape Daxam.^[7][8] While fighting the Sinestro Corps, Yat enters Daxam's sun and turns it yellow, enabling the Daxamites to fight off the invasion. However,Krona later frees him from the sun, seeking to capture the entire emotional spectrum.^[9][10]

Sodam Yat is reintroduced inThe New 52 during the Green Lantern crossoverUprising. He was at some point captured by theDurlans, who kept him on the planet Corona Seven before the Green Lanterns rescued him.^[11] In theDC Rebirth initiative, he helps the Green Lanterns fightCyborg Superman.^[12]

As a Daxamite, Sodam Yat possesses similar abilities to a Kryptonian, including superhuman physical abilities, flight, super-hearing, super-vision, and super-breath. However, he is vulnerable to lead rather thanKryptonite. As the host of Ion, he possesses amplified powers and longevity.

An alternate timeline variant of Sodam Yat appears inFinal Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds. In the 31st century, he resides on the remnants of Oa before theLegion of Super-Heroes encounter him and encourage him to create a new Green Lantern Corps.^[13]

Sodam Yat appears as a character summon inScribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[14]

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