Who Is Hector Hammond?
Polygon.com • • entertainment
Key Points:
- HBO’s DC Universe series Lanterns explores the Green Lantern mythology, focusing on the threat of the rogue Manhunters and featuring characters like Sinestro and a Guardian of the Universe.
- Episode 4 introduces Hector Hammond, a classic Green Lantern villain with psionic powers derived from a meteor, whose origins have been revised multiple times in comics and film adaptations.
- In Lanterns, Hector Hammond owns Atlas Inc., operates a high-tech slaughterhouse, and is suspected of being a Manhunter due to his mysterious background and satellite attacks.
- The Lanterns discover Hector is actually Hector Gutierrez, an engineering student manipulated by the Manhunter, who is revealed to be William Macon, using Hector as a distraction.
- This plot twist serves as a clever misdirection for both new viewers and longtime DC fans, subverting expectations about Hector Hammond’s role as a villain.
