Lyssa Drak is an alien supervillainess published by

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Fictional character biography

Lyssa Drak originates from Talok IV, one of three inhabitable worlds in the Talokian star system in Sector 3500 that

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(Talok VIII) and Mikaal Tomas (Talok III) hail from. She is the keeper of the Book of

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, which records the history of the

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, and trains its members. Feeling betrayed and abandoned by her fellow corpsmembers after the events of ''

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'', Drak defects from the Sinestro Corps and becomes the caretaker of the Book of the Black. Drak later returns to the Sinestro Corps following the '' War of the Green Lanterns'' storyline.

Powers and abilities

As a member of the Sinestro Corps, Lyssa Drak possesses a yellow power ring which allowed its wielder to create constructs in the form of whatever objects its bearer can imagine. The power rings also provide flight, force fields and communication. In addition, she is a skilled fighter and survivalist, and quick learner.

In other media

Film

* Lyssa Drak makes a non-speaking appearance in '' Green Lantern: Emerald Knights''. * Lyssa Drak appears in '' Green Lantern: Beware My Power'', voiced by Mara Junot. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.

Video games

* Lyssa Drak appears in ''

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'', voiced by Bethany Rhoades. * Lyssa Drak appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.

References

External links

DCU Guide: Lyssa Drak

''Wizard'' Article on the members of the Sinestro Corps

''Newsarama'' Tapping in to Evil: Ethan Van Sciver on Sinestro Corps
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