Parallax (comics)

Parallax is a fictional character, a supervillain from DC Comics. Created by writer Ron Marz and artist Darryl Banks for Green Lantern vol. 3, #48 (January 1994), Parallax was devised as the new supervillain identity for former Green Lantern protagonist Hal Jordan. The character's revamp as a villain, as well as his replacement as Green Lantern by the Kyle Rayner character, was controversial with many fans.

After further changes for the Hal Jordan character over the subsequent years (sacrificing his life in order to reignite Earth’s Sun in the 1996 crossover storyline Final Night, and Jordan’s soul subsequently became the newest host of the Spectre in the 1999 miniseries Day of Judgment), 2004's Green Lantern: Rebirth once again cast Jordan as a heroic Green Lantern and retconned Jordan's villainous career as the result of the influence of an alien parasite. Furthermore, with the exposure of the true Parallax, the power rings of the rebuilt Green Lantern Corps are now stronger than ever before with the newfound ability to directly affect the color yellow with some emotional effort.