Lanterns Fan Theory Could Mean Major DC Villains Have Already Arrived Without Telling Us
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A villain named "Antaan" may actually be Atrocitus — whose rage-fueled Red Lanterns replace blood with fire and could reshape the entire DCU's endgame.
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Theory Briefing
- Paul Ben-Victor's character "Antaan" shares too many traits with Atrocitus, comics creator of the Red Lantern Corps, for fans to accept the casting sheet at face value.
- In the comics, Atrocitus survived the Manhunters' destruction of his world and formed the Five Inversions — a revenge group that mirrors the alien faction shown in Episode 2.
- The show's Manhunter villain is already Atrocitus's canonical target, making the Red Lantern origin story easy to transplant into Lanterns' procedural mystery format.
- Abin Sur's death and the rise of Black Hand — both tied to Atrocitus in the comics — remain live story threads the show could still deploy.
- Some fans believe Lanterns is quietly building toward "Blackest Night," a DC event in which Red Lanterns play a central role.