GALIUS ZED	BIOGRAPHY
	Created by Mike W. Barr, Len Wein and Joe Staton

PERSONAL DATA

Occupation: Green Lantern
Status: Deceased
Homeworld: Noc'Sag
Space Sector: 3544
Race: Noc'Sagian
Group Affiliation(s): Green Lantern Corps, Darkstars
Gender: Male
Height: 5' 2"
Weight: 1265 lbs.
Eyes: Black
Hair: None
First Appearance: Tales of the Green Lantern Corps #2 (June 1981): "Defeat!"
Creators: Mike W. Barr, Len Wein and Joe Staton

HISTORY

A veteran Green Lantern while Hal Jordan of Earth was inducted into the Green Lantern Corps, Galius Zed was first introduced to Jordan years later, during the war against Krona and Nekron.

-Green Lantern Vol. 4 #31; Tales of the Green Lantern Corps #2-#3

A noble Green Lantern, Galius participated in many adventures with the Corps. Obviously trusted by the Guardians of the Universe, he was asked to take part in a "psychodrama" designed to test Hal Jordan's capabilities as a Green Lantern. Green Lantern Vol. 2 #165-#167, 169

He survived the so-called Crisis on Infinite Earths, and presumably lost his power ring after the Trial of Sinestro and the subsequent collapse of the Main Power Battery on Oa. -Green Lantern Vol. 2 #199-#200, Green Lantern Corps #224

After the destruction of the Green Lantern Corps, John Stewart was chosen by the Controllers for the Darkstars. To fill the void left by the Corps, Stewart recruited a number of former Green Lanterns, including Varix, Charlie Vicker, Hollika Rahn and Galius Zed. - Darkstars #27-#28

Their first mission was to Talyn, a planet which had been devastated by Psi-Mon. Galius Zed later went to Earth to drive off an alien crime syndicate. -Darkstars #32

Shortly after the Controllers abandoned the Darkstar project, there arose a new threat to the galaxy. Grayven, the third son of Darkseid, had carved a path of destruction across the Milky Way galaxy. Though they numbered only eighteen, the few Darkstars with power armor took a stand on Rann.

The Darkstars were brutally attacked in a surprise assault. Charlie Vicker was cut down by one of Grayven's army. Eventually, John Stewart and Kyle Rayner managed to defeat Grayven by blasting him with a Mega Zeta beam cannon. Galius Zed, Munchukk, Chaser Bron, and Ferrin Colos remained on Rann to help Adam Strange rebuild the battered city of Ranagar. - Green Lantern Vol. 3 #74-#75

The Darkstars were soon needed to fight once more, this time against the threat of Hyathis. The would-be Empress of Rann used mind control to pit the Zaredians against the Darkstars, creating a diversion while she kidnapped Aleea, the daughter of Adam Strange. Hyanthis might have succeeded but for the arrival of Superboy and the Ravers. Her plans were crushed again.

Though Superboy and the Ravers had saved the day, it was still a victory for the Darkstars. They had gained acceptance from the city-state of Zared, a longtime enemy of Ranagar. - Superboy and the Ravers #3-#4

Galius Zed had little time to celebrate this victory, he was killed by the woman known as Fatality. Yrra Cynril was stalking ex-Green Lanterns across the universe, killing them in her quest for vengeance. Fatality's ultimate target was on Earth, former Green Lantern John Stewart. - Green Lantern Vol. 3 #82

A fallen Lantern, Galius Zed was memorialized in the Crypts of the Green Lantern Corps on Oa. - Green Lantern/Sinestro Corps Secret Files 1

BLACK LANTERN: GALIUS ZED

During the event known as the Blackest Night, black rings desecrated the Crypts. The ring placed itself upon Galius Zed's remains, downloaded all of his memories and created a duplicate of his body that rose from the grave as a member of the Black Lantern Corps. - Blackest Night #1, Green Lantern Corps Vol. 2 #39-40, 42

POWERS AND WEAPONS

As a Green Lantern, Galius Zed possessed a power ring and power battery.

CHRONOLOGY

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