Indigo Tribe
The Indigo Tribe are an organisation that features in DC Comics.
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History
The Indigo Tribe were an organisation of Emotional Spectrum users that harnessed the power of compassion. Their origins were traced to the planet Nok that came under attack from slavers that targeted the native inhabitants. These helpless people were taken to a slave centre to be shipped off-world. Such activities attracted the attention of the Green Lantern Corps with Abin Sur arriving on Nok. He would encounter one of the native inhabitants named Natromo and worked with him to defeat the slavers. During this time, they discovered the Indigo Light of Compassion from a natural wellspring deep within the planet. Coating it on weapons, they discovered that those slavers struck with them experienced deep feelings of remorse over their actions. After the slavers defeat, the people of Nok fled into the jungles with Natromo remaining behind as an ally to Abin Sur. The Ungaran had learnt of a prophecy of the far future stating that the Green Lanterns would face their greatest threat after the Blackest Night that stemmed from their greatest allies in the Guardians of the Universe. To combat this threat, Sur and Natromo harnessed the indigo light into a Power Ring after which the Green Lantern left only to return with the criminal Iroque. She was responsible for the death of Abin Surs child but after being given the indigo ring she became repentant and became known as Indigo-1. Thus, the Indigo Tribe was created with Natromo the keeper of their Central Power Battery. Abin Sur departed to return to his duties in the Green Lantern Corps whilst the Tribe recruited and grew in strength whilst waiting for the prophecised time when the Oans would become corrupted by their power leading to them becoming a threat to the universe. (Green Lantern v5 #9)
A group of Indigo Tribesmen led by Indigo-1 traversed a desert landscape in Sector 3544. Whilst there, they observed the explosive displays of green and yellow light in the distance. The group investigated the site and found a wounded Green Lantern Corps member lying on the ground. He reported that he was in a fight with a 'being who knows no mercy'. Despite his injuries, he told the group of Indigo Tribesmen to stay away so as to not attract his attackers attention. Indigo-1 replied in the Tribe's own language which could not be understood by the Green Lantern even with their ring which could not translate the words. Instead, the Power Ring said it could not do so despite having a catalog of every known languages in the universe. Indigo-1 knelt and placed her hand on his heart where her indigo power ring responded with the word 'will'. Drawing power from him, she created a simple green light construct that proceeded to smother the Green Lantern. Although he struggled, she persisted until he was killed with this being seen as an act of mercy. Meanwhile, his attacker arrived who happened to be a member of the Sinestro Corps. Upon emerging, he exclaimed that he would not be taken down as easily as he fired a beam of yellow energy at Indigo-1. However, Indigo-1 was not fazed by the threat posed by the Sinestro Corpsmen where her power staff absorbed the beam. As her power ring said 'fear', she created a monstrous yellow light construct that frightened her attacker away. (Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps v1 #1)
Indigo-1 and Munk arrive on Earth to help Hal Jordan, the Flash, and the Atom escape from a group of Black Lanterns, which are former superheroes that have been reanimated. Indigo-1 channels Jordan's green light through her staff, and turns Black Lanterns Elongated Man and Sue Dibny to ash by destroying their rings. Indigo-1 and Munk teleport the group to the Hall of Justice where it is revealed that they can speak English when it was needed. Indigo-1 explained that, in the beginning, there was only darkness in the universe until light becomes strong enough to suppress it. As the darkness fights back, it shatters the light into the seven colors of the emotional spectrum. She explains that the Black Lanterns can only truly be defeated if the Corps work together. If all seven Corps cooperate, they can recreate the white light of creation and permanently destroy the Black Lanterns and their power source. As a group of Black Lanterns infiltrates the Hall of Justice, Indigo-1 and Munk escape with Jordan. (Blackest Night v1 #3) Using their powers, the Indigo Tribe teleported themselves along with Hal Jordan to the planet Zamaron that was under attack from Black Lanterns. Indigo-1 then collected Star Sapphire Carol Ferris and Yellow Lantern Sinestro where she transported them away as she was gathering an alliance of the various corps of the Emotional Spectrum. (Green Lantern v4 #46) Meanwhile, Munk transports himself to Oa, and assists the Green Lanterns against their fallen comrades, who have been reanimated as Black Lanterns. (Green Lantern Corps v2 #41) Indigo-1, along with Hal Jordan, Sinestro, Carol Ferris and Saint Walker, go to Okaara to recruit Atrocitus and Larfleeze. After the pair agreed, the group travelled to Ryut but discovered that the Black Central Power Battery had been moved to Earth. (Green Lantern v4 #48) The group goes to Earth; Indigo-1 and the allied members combine powers to make the white light of creation to try to destroy the battery; however, the light is insufficient. Meanwhile, Nekron, the leader of the Black Lanterns, expands his army by resurrecting more former superheroes and converting them into Black Lanterns. (Blackest Night v1 #5)
They aided the Lantern Corps and planets superhero population by bringing in reinforcements in the fight against Nekron. This proved instrumental and the battle was won when Hal Jordan tapped into the power of the life entity to restore Black Hand to the living thus removing Nekron's tether to Earth thus defeating him. During this time, Earths inhabitants and the various Lantern corps had not realised that the Tribe had left and taken William Hand with them where he had become inducted by the indigo light against his will. (Blackest Night v1 #8)
Following the disappearance of the Green Lantern Corps, Sinestro positioned his Sinestro Corps to replace them as the law enforcement group of the universe. To achieve that end, he decided to eliminate the other Lanterns and hired Lobo to first target the Indigo Tribe at Nok. (Lobo v3 #10)
During the Godhead, the New Gods of New Genesis saw the wielders of the Emotional Spectrum as being dangerous as they channelled the power of the Source. Thus, Highfather had his forces wage war against them in order to use the power to wield the Life Equation against Darkseid. As such, the Indigo Tribe was among the targets of the New Gods seemingly to take their rings and to remove their teleportation aid to the other Lantern Corps. However, Izaya managed to come to an agreement with Indigo-1 whereby she betrayed the other Lantern Corps in exchange from being spared further conflict. Indigo-1 agreed as she came to agree with Highfather's approach that the ring wielders were dangerous and needed to be controlled. After betraying her allies, Izaya returned the stolen indigo Power Ring to the Tribe and Indigo-1 was allowed to return back to her homeworld via Boom Tube. (Green Lantern Corps v3 #37)
Overview
In appearance, the Indigo Tribe were individuals who were able to tap into the indigo light within the Emotional Spectrum. (Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps v1 #1)
The Indigo ring not only stored indigo light energy, but was also capable of channeling the energy of other emotional lights. In addition, the ring could emulate the abilities from the other Corps. (Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps v1 #1)
Rather than use a Power Battery, members of the Tribe instead used a Power Staff that was the source of their energy. (Blackest Night v1 #5)
Members
- Natromo :
- Indigo-1 :
- Munk :
- Kreaven :
- Slog the Slayer :
- Trinity : a female human looking being that joined Manchester Black's teenage Elite squad. (Teen Titans v5 #10)
Notes
- The Indigo Tribe were created by Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi where they made their first appearance in Green Lantern v4 #25 (January, 2008)
- In an interview on Newsarama, Johns commented, "I've been very careful with Indigo because they're not what everyone expects, and they act very differently than what everyone expects."
Alternate Versions
- In Star Trek/Green Lantern: The Spectrum War v1 (2014), an alternate version of the Indigo Tribe appeared in the crossover comic between DC Comics and Star Trek published by IDW Publishing. In a possible future, Nekron launched a new assault on the universe, rapidly recruiting the dead as his agents against the living as his forces claim even more lives, Ganthet triggers a 'last light' protocol that uses the last of his energy to send himself, the rings of six of the seven Corps and the last surviving members of the seven Corps to another universe to try and escape Nekron's assault, the various ring-wielders and the rings arriving in the new Star Trek universe. Although the Blue, Violet and Indigo rings find wielders in Pavel Chekov, Nyota Uhura and Leonard McCoy, the Yellow, Red, and Orange rings choose Klingon general Chang, a Gorn leader and a Romulan councillor as their wielders. While other members of the other Corps survive, McCoy's ring is apparently the only Indigo ring to make it into the new universe, as no other members of the Indigo Tribe are witnessed in the storyline. In the final confrontation with Nekron, McCoy transfers his ring to Spock on Captain Kirk's request, Kirk realising that Spock alone has sufficient emotional and psychological strength to channel all seven Corps and restore the White entity to vanquish Nekron.
In other media
Video games
- In DC Universe Online, the Indigo Tribe were introduced in the War of Light DLC in the MMORPG setting. They were led by Indigo-1 who attempted to help the player characters in ending the threat posed by the Black Lantern Corps that had emerged into the universe.
- In Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, the Indigo Tribe appeared in the setting of the video game.
- In DC Legends, the Indigo Tribe were referenced in the backstory for Indigo-1 in the setting of the mobile video game. It was noted that the compassion aspect of the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum was discovered by Abin Sur on Nok. He came to use an Indigo Power Ring to make Iroque the first Indigo Lantern.
Appearances
- Green Lantern v4: (2008)
- Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps v1:
- Black Night v1:
- Teen Titans v5:
- Green Lantern Corps v3:
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