Alan Scott

## The Guardsman

***Alan Scott*** was a businessman and the first protector of Gotham City. He used a magical ring powered by the Starheart to fight crime under the name ***Guardsman***. He was one of the first superheroes to exist. Alan was a founding member and co-leader of the Justice Society of America. After a battle with the supervillain Scythe, Alan was paralyzed from the neck down and was forced to retire his days as a hero. He died peacefully after being united with his lost twin children.

## Abilities

* **Basic Fighter:** Alan took martial arts classes in his youth.
* **Business Management:** Alan was the owner of his own communications company and president of Gotham's broadcasting stations.
* **Electrical Engineering:** Alan often repaired his radios when they would break.
* **Multilingualism:** Alan could speak English and Latin.

## Weaknesses

* **Restricted Mobility:** After his neck was snapped by Scythe, Alan was forced to retire as he was completely paralyzed from the neck down.
* **Wooden Objects:** Though the Starheart Ring grants him many powers, it has no effect on wooden objects.

## Equipment

* **Starheart Ring:** The Starheart Ring could project flaming green lasers and shields for Alan and gave him the ability to fly. He was also able to create basic constructs he imagined with the ring.
	+ **Energy Constructs:** Alan uses the ring to create energy constructs. The only limit to his constructs is his imagination and will power. The stronger his will, the stronger the constructs.
	+ **Flight**
	+ **Force Fields**
	+ **Invisibility:** The ring can stop light from reflecting off of any object Alan wants it to.
	+ **Phasing:** Alan can pass through solid objects.
	+ **Photokinesis:** The ring can emit bright green light.
	+ **Pyrokinesis:** The ring can shoot a green fire-like substance that does not burn.

### October 28, 1938 (Age: 30)

Alan Scott's radio company is bought by Apex Broadcasting. Alan's rival, Albert Dekker, had a radio company of his own and tried to get bought by Apex but was deemed incompetent. Dekker is furious with Alan.

### November 9, 1938

Alan Scott was the founder of a radio company who recently was bought by Apex Broadcasting. Alan's rival, Albert Dekker, had a radio company of his own and tried to get bought by Apex but was deemed incompetent. Dekker was furious with Alan. On Alan's first day at Apex he got on a train to get to the station but it was sabotaged by Dekker. The train derailed but Alan was saved by the Starheart which had just landed on Earth. The Starheart wrapped itself around Alan's middle finger and took the shape of a ring. Once Dekker arrived at the scene of the crime Alan knew he was behind the slaughter. Enraged, Alan grabbed him and flew into the air. Dekker admitted to the crime then died of a heart attack shortly after. Later that day he decided to make sure scum like Dekker never get away with their crimes and became the Guardsman.

### July 4, 1942 (Age: 32)

The Justice Society of America is formed.

### August 15, 1942

Alan and his new teammate, Flash, are sent on a covert mission to destroy "Project Drachen" in a lab in Libya. They discovered that the project they were sent to destroy was a baby. They discussed whether they should kill it or not and they decide against it.

### October 2, 1951 (Age: 44)

The Justice Society of America is disbanded.

### December 10, 1965 (Age: 56)

Alan hears of major property damage coming from a villain in Monument Point. He flies over and sees a young man who calls himself Scythe. They fight for a while before Scythe gains the upper hand and snaps the Guardsman's neck, paralyzing him from the neck down. The Flash arrives too late to help Alan but ends up stopping Scythe. After that fight, Alan is forced to retire.

## Trivia

* Alan was a closeted gay man most of his life until his last few years, when he was more open about it to the ones he loves.

## Quotes

* *"I shall shed my light over dark evil, for the dark things cannot stand the light of... The Guardsman!"*
	+ Alan's speech.
* *"I've faced the darkness within and found that the light will always prevail."*

## Notes

* Instead of Alan being called Green Lantern, I named him after the Green Guardsman, the homage to Alan Scott in the *Justice League TV Series* episode "Legends". I did this as there is no in-universe explanation for the coincidence of Alan choosing the name Green Lantern for himself when he never knew of their Green Lantern Corps existence.