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Salakk (also spelled Salaak) is a fictional comic book superhero, an extraterrestrial from the planet Slyggia, and a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps, who appears in DC Comics.
[edit] History
A famous pessimist and loner, Salakk is a creature of protocol and laws. A veteran Green Lantern he has served in many Corps campaigns over the years. During the Crisis on Infinite Earths he protected multiple sectors but found the experience depressing and went to Earth looking for company amongst his fellow Green Lanterns. He served with the contingent of Green Lanterns assigned to Earth and became good friends with Ch'p of H'lven. For a time Salakk lived in the future filling the identity of Pol Manning as Hal Jordan had before him (and was married to a human woman) but returned to the present day to warn about the destruction of the Corps. However he was too late to stop the execution of Sinestro. With the destruction of the power battery on Oa, Salakk's ring was made inoperable. He requested transport to H'lven where he was reunited with Ch'p. Salakk served briefly as Ch'p's advisor and friend until the two journeyed to Oa to ask for reinstatement into the Corps. After the reformation of the Corps, Salakk lived on Oa but was captured by slavers when Parallax destroyed the Guardians of the Universe. He was freed by Guy Gardner and was on Earth for the memorial service to Jordan. With the second reformation of the Corps, Salakk has been selected as a senior administrator and the Keeper of the Book of Oa.
"And I shall shed my light over dark evil, For the dark things cannot stand the light, the light of the Green Lantern!"
[edit] Trivia
- In Turkish, the word "salak" means "idiot", though this was likely unintentional on the writer's part.
- He has had a small cameo role in the Justice League animated series.
- Salakk was killed off in a Green Lantern crossover with the Dark Horse comic Aliens. However, as inter-company crossovers are not considered canonical, this was ignored.
- An animated version of Salakk appeared in the Duck Dodgers episode "The Green Loontern."
- Salakk's head was redesigned in 2005 so that his eyes were at the front of his head instead of in the center. Ch'p had given Salakk the name pickelhead as a playful jab at its shape.
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