He has to decide whether to use his gun or trust in himself and use the ring. He hits them all with a blast of it, and Simon’s willpower is affected. It’s because of Scarecrow’s computer using yellow fear energy. The GL’s rings go haywire, simultaneously detecting and not detecting Sinestro Corps activity. They’ve zeroed in on where the infected videos are coming from and they bust into Scarecrow’s Hideout. Next, they go out for a night on the town. Batman and Jessica are able to disarm and contain Alfred while Batman uses his safety keyphrase to undo any Alfred-hypnosis. Simon’s (Chekhov’s?) gun was a problem for Batman, and now we know why. We move over to our heroes being held at gunpoint by a fear-addled Alfred. As a result he’s built a yellow energy “computer” able to embed yellow fear energy into web videos and spread it like a virus. He took the opportunity to study his ring and figure out what makes it tick.

Yellow rings wield fear itself as a weapon, which was right up Scarecrow’s alley. The last time he felt fear was during the Blackest Night event (See the previously-linked last review for a quick summary of that) when he was given a yellow power ring to play with. What is a Scarecrow to do? Yellow Fear Suit Scarecrow He literally does not feel fear anymore: the one thing he’s jonesing for. There is something about being afraid that revs his engine. He’s not just a student and wielder of fear, he is an addict. We open on the big bad Scarecrow explaining himself to us. This week wraps up the two-part Batman story in Darkest Knights part 2. He’s been using yellow fear energy on people to scare them into attacking the Batman. They did some investigating and discovered an insidious plot by the Scarecrow. Last time, our two emerald enforcers were called to Gotham City for a special mission from Batman.

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