Occasional moments with Diggle and other Arrowverse characters touched the ring and his reluctance to embrace his legacy and his uncanny powers. Through special guest appearances in other shows such as Sparkle, Superman and Louis, Batman, and more, Arrowverse has continued to build on the Green Lantern setup. Although the name was never uttered on any of the Arrowverse shows, it’s been clear since the end of Arrow that Diggle has a Green Lantern episode. In the Arrow At the end of the series, the show pushed all of Jon Stewart’s theories by setting Diggle to finally become the Green Lantern Arrowverse. Sparkle Season 8’s Deathstorm story makes The CW’s failure to turn John Diggle (David Ramsey) worse for the Arrowverse. Due to the uncertainty of The Flash being renewed for a ninth season at the time ' The Man in the Yellow Tie''s script was written, Eric Wallace decided to conclude John Diggle's story arc with the object in said episode, out of fear that if The Flash was not renewed, the storyline would not be finished.Warning: spoilers for Sparkle Season 8, Episode 12.Marc Guggenheim confirmed that the object is a Green Lantern Ring.

This allowed the Negative Still Force in the form of Deon Owens to see Thawne through this object. Chrono vision gateway: The object has a connection to cosmic forces to follow it across time.Interdimensional travel: The object is claimed to take the user across realities.Thawne claiming the cosmic oddyseys that await Diggle's use of the object. Space travel: The object possesses the power to take the user into distant galaxies.Light emission: The object emits green light.The box containing the object then disappeared as Diggle threw it. Diggle confronted the box and saw many possibilities of what his life could be across the cosmos, but rejected the box's offerings for a safe and peaceful life with his family, whom he loved more than anything. Eobard explained to him that these boxes appear to individuals during a crossroads in their life, with Diggle's being him moving to Metropolis and starting a new life. In 2022, Diggle sought out Eobard Thawne on Lian Yu for help in opening the box containing the object. A while later, Luke gave the case back to him, since he also was unable to open it. Though they failed, which led him to bring it to Luke Fox. to help him try and understand the object and open it. Later while visiting National City, Diggle related to Kelly Olsen that he 'had an opportunity to become a special kind of hero' which would have 'meant me leaving Lyla, my kids, and everything I love behind.' John's answer to 'what kind of hero do I really want to be?' (mirroring Kelly's own struggles with her Guardian identity) appear answered as John announced his departure back to Metropolis, quoting aloud 'Worlds await'. When he aided the Flash in Central City, he continued to experience headaches, one so painful that Cecile Horton compared it to 'fighting a hurricane'.ĭiggle later felt a similar experience accompanied by a mysterious voice telling him 'worlds await.' Diggle realized his problems originated with the green object and departed to deal with them. One year after Diggle found the green object, he began to experience migraines and visited Gotham City for their superlative neurologists. Neurological problemsĭiggle experiences a headache while in Central City. He approached it and opened the case, causing the object to emit green light. John investigates the object's crash landing.Īfter Oliver Queen's funeral, John Diggle witnessed the object crash-land while packing up his things to move to Metropolis. what kind of a hero do I really want to be.' - John Diggle to Kelly Olsen But it would've meant me leaving Lyla, my ki ds, and everything I love behind. History Discovery ' I had an opportunity to become a special kind of hero.

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