Red Lantern Corps

"With blood and rage of crimson red, ripped from a corpse so freshly dead. Together with our hellish hate, we'll burn you all...THAT IS YOUR FATE!"

The Red Power Ring was created out of anger, blood and pure RAGE! The Red Lantern Corps was started by Atrocitus, a being that was once captured by the Green Lantern known as Sinestro. Once Atrocitus broke free of Sinestro's grasp, he vowed to destroy Sinestro.

Following the events of The Sinestro Corp War, the Green Lantern corps were transporting Sinestro to OA to be executed. Atrocitus and his Red Lantern corps intercepted the convoy and captured Sinestro. During the fight Sinestro killed a member of the Red Lanterns named Laira (who had a past with Hal Jordan). Once Laira was killed Hal Jordan went into a rage fueled fight with Sinestro. As he started to pummel Sinestro, Laira's ring found it's way onto Hal's finger, which turned him into a Red Lantern!!