Larfleeze explained that the Guardians were desperate to get the box back because it contained the fear entity Parallax. Then secondly, for the safety of others, only one of the two thieves would be allowed to keep the orange light for themselves. First, as long as the orange light remained within the Vega system, the Guardians would agree not to interfere with it. Fearing the power of the orange light, the Guardians offered the two surviving guild members (Larfleeze and Blooch) a deal: in exchange for the mysterious box, the Guardians would trade the orange light with two additional conditions. Eventually the Guardians and their Manhunters found them and conflict ensued. Feeling its power "speak" to them, the criminals fought amongst themselves for it. There they discovered a temple, inside of which was a Power Battery containing the orange light of avarice. The guild followed the map into the Vega System to the planet Okaara. Those that escaped discovered a map belonging to the Guardian Krona that told of treasure. In retaliation, the Guardians of the Universe sent their Manhunters to pursue them. This cruelty and deprivation deeply affected Larfleeze, who at some point escaped and became a wanted criminal, with several of his species.īillions of years ago, Larfleeze belonged to a small guild of thieves which stole a number of artifacts from the planet Maltus, including a mysterious box supposedly worth an entire star system to the right buyer. His time as a slave was cruel and harsh: his cruel and sadistic masters starved Larfleeze and his fellow slaves in order to weed out those too weak to work in the hellish conditions they were forced to toil in. He was taken from his parents for reasons yet to be revealed and forced to work as a slave. Little is known about his past except that he comes from an incredibly long living species, as Larfleeze is said to be over several billion years old. Larfleeze (also known as Agent Orange to those who wield power from the emotional spectrum) is the first and for a long time the only individual to wield the power of the orange light. In the story Tales of the Orange Lanterns: Blume Godhead, he is shown "recruiting" one of his most recognizable Orange Lanterns. Larfleeze's story includes an appearance in Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps #2 (July 2009). The issue leads into "Agent Orange" (named after the codename Larfleeze is given by the Guardians of the Universe), the storyline detailing the character's origin that also serves as a prelude to the " Blackest Night" storyline. After his brief first appearance in DC Universe #0 (April 2008), the character went on to be shown in smaller teaser appearances within the Green Lantern series until his first extended appearance in Green Lantern #39 (April 2009). Johns states that Larfleeze is one of his favorite characters to write because of how "out of touch" the character is, adding that, other than greed, emotions have no value to him because they do not provide him with anything material. Writer Geoff Johns developed Larfleeze as a key participant in the " Blackest Night" plot line, explaining at Comic Con International 2009 that he came up with the name "Larfleeze" by combining the words "lard" and "sleaze." Johns also revealed that the Claim Jumper restaurant chain was his inspiration behind writing about greed.
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