Ganthet

Ganthet
Ganthet, in Green Lantern: Ganthet's Tale (1992). Art by John Byrne.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Green Lantern: Ganthet's Tale (1992)
Created by	Larry Niven (story) John Byrne (script and art)
In-story information
Species	Oan
Place of origin	Oa, formerly Maltus
Team affiliations	Guardians of the Universe Green Lantern Corps Blue Lantern Corps The Quintessence
Abilities	Cosmic Energy Manipulation Immortality Telepathy Telekinesis Power ring

Ganthet is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe.

Ganthet first appeared in the 1992 graphic novel Green Lantern: Ganthet's Tale (), by Larry Niven and John Byrne.

Ganthet is one of the Guardians of the Universe. However, where most of the Guardians are very stern 'by-the-book' characters, Ganthet has a personality that is more human-like, including displays of empathy, kindness and concern for an individual, instead of only thinking of the Green Lantern Corps. In various DC crossover limited series such as Kingdom Come, Ganthet is shown as being part of the Quintessence, a group of gods who oversee the universe (or multiverse) in its entirety, although they seem to focus on Earth.

Although he has been portrayed as looking like the other Guardians, Ganthet is often distinguished by tying his hair into a long ponytail, as the other male Guardians have shorter, unkempt hair.

In the Green Lantern: Secret Origin story, Ganthet (without ever revealing himself physically) asks Sinestro to investigate the death of Abin Sur (through non-official channel, bypassing protocol), thus leading to Sinestro's first meeting with Hal Jordan, happening on Earth.

The graphic novel Ganthet's Tale by John Byrne from a story by Larry Niven tells the story of Hal Jordan's first encounters with Ganthet. Jordan is asked to help Ganthet battle a renegade Guardian, Dawlakispokpok (or Dawly, for short) who is trying to use a time machine to change history. In the early era of the planet Oa, a scientist named Krona attempted to use a time machine to see the beginning of time. In using his time machine, Krona somehow 'bled' the universe of a billion years of life. Dawly is going to use his own time machine to thrust Krona to the end of time, preventing him from following through on his plan. In battling Dawly, however, it turns out that Dawly is responsible for the mishap that caused the universe to be 'born old'. When Dawly's family is brought before the Guardians, Ganthet shields Jordan's mind, allowing him to retain his memory of one of the biggest secrets of the Guardians.