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I am the darkness before there was light. 
- — Nekron src
Nekron is the Lord of the Unliving and the leader of the Black Lantern Corps.
History
Wrath of the First Lantern
During the fight between the First Lantern and the rest of the Lantern Corps, Hal Jordan, who has returned to the world of the living now as a Black Lantern, releases Nekron from his prison to the battle. After the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum is removed from The First Lantern's body, Nekron cuts Volthoom in half killing him. Before he can seek to escape he is sent back to his prison by Hal Jordan.
Infinite Frontier
The Great Darkness eventually took control of Nekron's mind, alongside many other cosmic forces of evil who had sought its power.[1]
The Darkness' forces invaded the Multiverse, and Justice League Incarnate and the Justice League of Earth 0 tracked the origin point of the invasion to the ruins of the pre-Crisis Multiverse. Doctor Multiverse teleported the teams to Multiverse-2 where Pariah was modifying his antimatter chamber from the first Crisis to allow the Darkness to enter reality.
The heroes attempted to reason with Pariah but he refused to listen and summoned Nekron and the other possessed villains. However, Green Arrow was able to destroy the chamber, cutting the Darkness' link to reality and causing Nekron and the rest of the Darkness' forces to dissipate.[2]
Nekron and the rest of the Dark Army later invaded Earth 0.[3] The heroes managed to banish Pariah to a pocket universe but Nekron and the others remained possessed as the corrupted Darkness transferred to Deathstroke.[4] Black Adam used his lightning again to purge the Darkness from Deathstroke, freeing Nekron and the other possessed villains.[5]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Unique Physiology: Nekron is the personification of the absence of life and the Lord of the Unliving.
- Necrotic Empowerment: Nekron can draw strength from death.
- Superhuman Durability: Nekron is extremely durable and possesses high resistance to all forms of damage and has received blows from the likes of Black Adam and Flash.[4]
Paraphernalia
Equipment
Weapons
Notes
- Nekron was created by Mike W. Barr, Len Wein, and Joe Staton, first appearing in Tales of the Green Lantern Corps #2. However, in the Prime Earth continuity, Nekron first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in Green Lantern (Volume 5) #20 by Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke.
Related
- 26 Appearances of Nekron (Prime Earth)
- 8 Images featuring Nekron (Prime Earth)
- 1 Quotations by or about Nekron (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: Nekron (Prime Earth)
Footnotes
  This character is or was primarily an enemy of the Green Lantern of Earth, or the Green Lantern Corps as a whole. This template will categorize articles that include it into the category "Green Lantern Villains." |
 Black Lantern Corps member |