| Soranik Natu | |
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.png) Soranik Natu as depicted inGreen Lantern/Sinestro Corps Secret Files #1 (December 2007). Art byPatrick Gleason. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Green Lantern Corps: Recharge #1 (November 2005) |
| Created by | Geoff Johns Dave Gibbons Patrick Gleason |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Soranik Natu |
| Species | Korugarian |
| Place of origin | Korugar |
| Team affiliations | Green Lantern Corps Sinestro Corps |
| Partnerships | Kyle Rayner |
| Abilities | Power Ring
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Soranik Natu is a fictional character, current leader of theSinestro Corps, and a former member of theGreen Lantern Corps in theDC ComicsUniverse. She first appears inGreen Lantern Corps: Recharge #1 (November 2005), and was created by writersGeoff Johns,Dave Gibbons, and artistPatrick Gleason.[1]
Soranik is an extraterrestrial from the planetKorugar, and a Green Lantern successor ofKatma Tui. She has been revealed as a daughter of the villainSinestro, and her mother is Sinestro's late wife Arin Sur, which makes her the niece ofHal Jordan's predecessorAbin Sur. Soranik was also the love interest of Green LanternKyle Rayner before ending the relationship after uncovering his continued affections for his deceased former love interestJade.
Soranik Natu is a Korugarian, a humanoid alien originating from the planet Korugar. Aneurosurgeon, Soranik views theGreen Lantern Corps and everything associated with them as a symbol of oppression due to the actions of Korugarian LanternSinestro, who rebelled against the Green Lanterns and used his power to conquer Korugar.
In the "Emerald Twilight" storyline,Hal Jordan is possessed byParallax and kills most of the Green Lantern Corps before they are resurrected byKyle Rayner. TheGuardians of the Universe set out to repopulate the ranks of the Corps, with Soranik Natu being selected as a Green Lantern and eventually overcoming her hatred of the group.[2]
As of the "One Year Later" timeframe, Soranik has completed her training and become an active member of the Corps. After seeking advice fromMogo, she elects to return to Korugar and continue her work as a surgeon along with her Green Lantern duties. After using her power ring in surgery, Soranik is forbidden to practice medicine and evicted from her home. She begins serving the poor underclass of Korugar.[3]
During the "Sinestro Corps War" storyline, Sinestro returns to Korugar and confronts Soranik Natu. Sinestro defeats her but spares her life; wishing to keep his people safe, he calculates that leaving will convince the people of Korugar that Soranik defeated him. Sinestro returns toQward to join the battle occurring there. The deception works, and Soranik receives the trust and acclaim denied to her by her own people.[4]
During the "Emerald Eclipse" storyline, Sinestro reveals to Soranik Natu that he is her biological father and allowed her to be adopted by Karoll and Dgibb Natu for her safety.[5] Additionally, Sinestro implanted a transmitter under Soranik's left eye shaped like his family's coat of arms that enables him to track her.[6]
InThe New 52 continuity reboot, Soranik Natu remains a Green Lantern throughout the "Rise of the Third Army" and "Wrath of the First Lantern" storylines. Shortly after the events of "Forever Evil", Soranik is captured by theSinestro Corps and made a Yellow Lantern.[7][8][9]
Soranik Natu becomes the leader of the Sinestro Corps and forges an alliance and partnership with the Green Lantern Corps. However, the alliance falls apart after the death of Sarko, a villain from the future who is revealed to be the future son of Soranik and Kyle Rayner.[10]
Soranik Natu has been called "one of the most interesting new members of the Green Lantern Corps" due to being both a Green Lantern and a doctor, and she has been the subject of analysis of potential conflicts between the Green Lantern oath and theHippocratic Oath.[11]
Soranik Natu appears in theYoung Justice episode "Rescue and Search", voiced byVanessa Marshall.[12]
Soranik Natu appears as a character summon inScribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[13]
