John Stewart

### Residence

Transeint between Mari's Apartment in Jump City, CA & a Luxury Cabin on the Watchtower

## Background

### 1971 - 2001: John Stewart

Born in Detroit, John was constantly surrounded with poverty & crime though his mom always did her best to look on the positive side of thing. He became the man of the house when he was ten after his father had abandoned all of them without a word. His dad's departure inspired him to get his act together. After high school, John joined the US Marine Corps after getting the seal of approval from his mom & younger sister.

John easily excelled in combat training & became an elite marksman. After two tours of duty in the Middle East, John rose the ranks to Sergeant. On his last tour, they were tasked with evacuating American civilians from the Middle East. There were some people in the crowd who began to stir up civil unrest among the civilians. John's commanding officer, Lieutenant Tasker, began to take extreme actions & was willing to kill American citizens resulting in John breaking rank to defuse the situation. Tasker later confronted John about his insubordination, especially in front of others. The confrontation turned physical fast & led to John receiving an honorable discharge.

### 2001 - 2003: John Stewart

John returned stateside & got an apartment in Metropolis, close to where his sister was staying. He decided to study architecture to give himself a new path in life. He had only been home for months when the Appelaxians landed in Metropolis.

Immediately springing into action, John did his best to help people & fend off the best he could. Seeing his bravery, the Guardians of the Universe had decided that now was the time for him to become a Green Lantern & they sent him a Green Lantern Ring after all of the dust had settled from the invasion. John was brought to Oa, where he met the Guardians. He then began his training under Katma Tui. After working closely together for that time, they eventually fell in love & planned to be married.

### 2003 - 2010: Green Lantern

At the beginning of 2003, John returned to Earth & became a member of the Justice League, the first Green Lantern to do so. Once he was settled on Earth, him & Katma were married that March.

John hit a bit of rough patch when he was unable to save the planet of Xanshi. He led the battle on the warlords who were attacking the planet. The warlords had planet a doomsday device at the planet's core but neither he or the other Green Lanterns could do anything as it was coated in yellow. Once the device went off, it devastate the planet. Anyone that wasn't destroyed in the blast would die when the explosion sent the planet crashing into its sun. The event weighed heavy on his chest & would put a target on his back by Yrra Cynril, a native of Xanshi who was off-world at the time. The two would later engage in a battle, leaving John in a wheelchair for some time (which resulted in Guy Gardner becoming a Green Lantern).

His wife Katma would come to Earth to take care of him for the time being. They then decided to split more time between Oa & Earth following John's recovery. Things were good between them until Katma was killed while on a mission at the beginning of 2008. He became reclusive & remained primarily on Earth as Oa brought back bad memories for him.

## Romantic Relationships

* Katma Tui: Girlfriend (2002 - 2003); Wife (2003 - 2008)
* Mari McCabe: Girlfriend (2012 - 2017); Fiancée (2017 - 2019); Wife (2019 - )

## Powers & Abilities

* **Green Lantern Ring:** The Lantern Ring uses energy supplied by a power battery to give its users a wide variety of abilities. The ring has the ability to affect & use fundamental forces of the known universe, including electromagnetic energies such as gravity, radiation, heat, light & powerful blasts of concussive force. The limitations of such use are the skill, knowledge and imagination of the user. John Stewart is a fifth degree master, labelling him a Master.
	+ ***Enhanced Durability*:** The wearer possesses enhanced durability when wearing the ring, allowing them to withstand more force than the average human. This ability is more linked to blunt forces & not piercing objects or firearms.
	+ ***Flight*:** The Power Ring enables him the ability to fly.
	+ ***Energy Projection*:** The ring can be used to fire blasts of energy or create weapons such as projectiles of them. The ring can project beams of force powered and shaped by the will of the user. The appearance of these blasts does not indicate the power of the weapon. The weapons power is more an indication of the mastery of the user.
	+ ***Galactic Encyclopedia*:** The ring allows me to understand any word spoken in the galaxy.
	+ ***Universal Translator*:** The ring allows the wearer to understand, read & speak virtually any language known to the Power Ring, facilitating diplomatic encounters rather than violent confrontations.
	+ ***Advanced Communications Suite*:** A Green Lantern can send messages via their ring to other Green Lantern or even other Power Ring wearers whose rings' code have been synchronized with the ring. If in distress, the wearer can use the power ring as an emergency beacon. The alert can be directed to a neighboring sector, or it can be a Corps-wide alert.
	+ ***Energy Constructs*:** The primary function of the Power Ring is to provide a weapon capable of transforming the wearer's thoughts into physical constructs through the wearer's strength of willpower. Due to his military training, one of his favorite (and most famous) constructs is a sniper rifle. He can be often seen picking off opponents from a far.
	+ ***Electromagnetic Scanning*:** The ring has a wide range of detection abilities based on the imagination of the user. If one can conceive of it, one can probably detect it. Magical effects like clairvoyance, seem to be beyond the scope of the ring. Most normal electromagnetic phenomena are within the range of the ring, including radio, television, infrared, ultraviolet, and high-frequency band communications
	+ ***Energy Absorption*:** The ring can absorb and store most other mundane types of energy.
	+ ***Environmental Playback*:** Upon request, the power ring can recreate a holographic environment based on data in its memory banks. The ring wielder can observe events in a ghost-like state, but the ring wielder cannot alter the outcome of the playback.
	+ ***Limited Cellular Regeneration*:** This ring has a limited ability to heal minor physical injuries in the wearer themselves.
	+ ***Search Probes*:** A user is capable of sending probes through their Power Ring that were tasked with locating specific targets or individuals.
	+ ***Pocket Dimension*:** At this level, a Green Lantern can open a spatial rift to a pocket dimension, usually used to rest & to store uniforms & the Lantern Battery.
	+ ***Wormhole Network*:** The power ring grants its wearer access to wormholes in space, enabling the ring wielder to rapidly cut time and distance needed for transport. The Guardians established at least one known wormhole to Oa, in every one of their sectors, which required the use of a power ring to enter.
	+ ***Mastery*:** Due to John's architectural & military knowledge, John possesses a unique mastery of his lantern ring. Nothing he creates is hollow, his constructs are built from the inside out & are meticulously designed, constructing every nut & bolt that goes into making the construct work. John is so precise he can build constructs down to the isotopic level. John's military experience also grant him a knowledge of a variety of weapons to draw from; most favorably a sniper rifle.
* **Architecture**: John is an accomplished architect having had a hand in building the new Hall of Justice and the JLA Watchtower as well as rebuilding Coast City.
* **Firearms:** He possesses an expertise in various different types of firearms but his specialty is in long range weapons.
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** As a trained United States Marine. John is a skilled combatant.
* **Indomitable Will**
* **Leadership:** John has a natural affinity for leadership roles & has served as leader of the Green Lantern Corps for years. Even The Guardians recognize his leading ability & designated him with the responsibility of opposing them if they ever overstep their bounds.
* **Military Protocol**: Before being honorably discharged, John was an accomplished Marine Sergeant.
* **Unconditional Compassion**

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Strength:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Speed:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Range:** 7 - Master / Elite
* **Strategy:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Combat:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **TOTAl:** 160 - Threat Level 4 / Moderate Threat

## Trivia

* John has the highest level of mastery of the Green Lanterns on Earth
* After Katma's death, he became more aggressive in fighting style.
* Stewart is known as the "Master Builder" of the Green Lantern Corps, primarily because of his architectural background.
* He is close friends with Barry Allen.
* He has a good professional relationshp with Batman, unlike Hal Jordan & Guy Gardner.

## Notes

* *Earth-44 Explanation: Roy Stewart married Shirley & they eventually had John & Lynn Stewart. Roy then abandoned the family, reinvented himself & joined the army. There he became good friends with John Diggle Sr. After John's death, he became close to his widowed wife & eventually married her, becoming the stepfather of John Diggle Jr. & Andy Diggle.*