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A yellow entity that was made of living fear. It created terror into anything it came in contact with. Caused entire civilizations to destroy themselves out of paranoia. Their fear was eaten by this creature. And that creature was called Parallax.
―Kyle Rayner explaining what the Parallax is

The Parallax, also known as the Parallax Entity and the Parallax Parasite, is a villain from DC Comics and the main antagonist of the Zero Hour event. He is a dangerous entity of yellow light who can take over the and the bodies of other people. He is an embodiment of the Yellow Light of Fear, used by the villainous faction Sinestro Corps.

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  • Fear Manipulation: Being an embodiment of fear and the Yellow Lantern Corps, Parallax has the ability to manipulate people's own fears. According to the Green Lantern Kyle Rayner, this entity has caused the downfall of many civilizations because of the light it represents.
    • He is able to sense a person's fear
    • Fear Inducement: He has ability to enhance people's fears
    • Fear Absorption: After inducing his victims with fear, Parallax can absorb their fears to make him stronger.
  • Possession: Parallax can possess certain individuals, superhero and supervillain alike. He can even possess powerful superheroes such as Superman and Hal Jordan or supervillains like Thaal Sinestro

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Green Lantern (2011)[]

The parasites appears in the 2011 animated / live action movie, Green Lantern. It is single-handedly defeated by Hal Jordan, the film's main protagonist.

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