Originating from Space Sector 666, Atrocitus is the founder and leader of the Red Lantern Corps, a formidable organization committed to exacting vengeance across the universe.
Haunted by the memories of his family and Ysmault's annihilation, Atrocitus embarked on a relentless quest against those responsible, amassing an army of loyal Red Lanterns to his cause. To recruit members into the Red Lanterns, Atrocitus would ignite their fury and rage, encasing them in plasma and blood, before crafting a Red Power Ring from the resulting gore.
Though his Red Lantern Corps were significantly smaller than that of their arch-enemies, the Green Lantern Corps and the Sinestro Corps, they more than made up for it in ferocity and bloodlust. Mercilessly killing any and all agents they met, Atrocitus and the Red Lanterns answered the cries for retribution that had risen up in the universe from the Sinestro Corps' victims.
As he continued his mission, he became fascinated with Hal Jordan, a former Green Lantern who had recently rejoined their ranks after betraying the Corps for Sinestro to become the Yellow Lantern. Sensing Jordan's self-loathing for the crimes he had committed both as a member of the Sinestro Corps and as a lieutenant in the One-Earth Regime, Atrocitus tried to manipulate him into joining the Red Lanterns, subtly influencing his rage from afar. His meddling caused Jordan to experience angry outbursts in response to intense emotions such as impatience and fear.
Satisfied that Jordan was ready to join the Red Lanterns, Atrocitus and Dex-Starr, his most loyal follower confronted the Green Lantern in Atlantis, as the hero fought hard to defend the underwater kingdom from the combined might of The Society and Brainiac's Drones.
Initially overpowering their target, he was surprised by Jordan's willpower and ability to overcome his own hatred, maintaining his Green Ring.
After a brief fight that saw the Red Lantern's defeat, Atrocitus and Dex-Starr took their leave, remarking that the human would join them sooner or later, once Brainiac destroyed the Earth.
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