https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUcsi66YxL4
Sure , Green Lantern ’s a fancy movie whizz now , with Ryan Reynolds set to act him , but the blank space fuzz with the magic ring is n’t the first someone to disport some bling bling with astonishing superintendent - powers . Here ’s our lean of super - powered jewelry .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Huplpa_wEOc
Legion flight rings in Legion Of Super Heroes . The top-notch - powered teen have a whole variety of powers and special gifts , but they can all vanish — thanks to these graveness - negating rings . And ne’er - do - well metre traveller Booster Gold also got hold of one of these ring and took it back to our time , using it to become a superhero .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsIzEdsdRAU
Time Ring in Doctor Who , “ Book of Genesis Of The Daleks ” Despite the name , it ’s more of a watchstrap — when the Doctor gets separated rom his time motorcar , the TARDIS , his people give him a special watch bracelet that allows him to travel through meter and blank . That way , he can jaw the birthplace of the Daleks without bringing along a conspicuous blue speech sound John Wilkes Booth .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w1M4azgzKc
The Planeteers ’ rings in Captain Planet and the Planeteers . These five pack give the Planeteers ascendency over the four element , plus Heart . ( The dance band , I guess . ) And when you put all five rings together , you’re able to cite Captain Planet himself .
The tiara , bracelet and cincture in Wonder Woman . Diana has many amazing power , but chief among them is the ability to accessorize . Her watch bracelet can repel bullets , her lariat is the only efficacious prevarication - detector William Moulton Marston ever come up with , and her tiara can be shake off much like a Batarang . In some versions , her girdle is also superpowered .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0lHNCiiXGo
Frodo ’s mob in Lord Of The Rings . Not really science fabrication , but still an important piece of ace - powered jewelry . It lets you turn invisible , but too bad about the “ vitiate your soul ” and “ let Sauron ’s evil minions have it off where you are ” stuff . I ’ll let Flight Of The Conchords excuse it to you .
Rowena Ravenclaw ’s diadem in Harry Potter . This tiara - similar affair was supposed to increase the wisdom of the wearer , but after Helena Ravenclaw steal it , it fell into the hand of Voldemort , who used it to make one of his horcruxes . So yeah , not all that wise really .
Pancho ’s jewelry in The Silent War by Ben Bova . Pancho , who ’s a woman despite her manly name , has a whole set ofweaponized jewelry , including an explodng necklace she can throw at risky guys , and earring packed with miniature instruments of expiry .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkeV4jT21g0
Eddie Murphy ’s band in A Vampire In Brooklyn . Apparently it not only deform whoever wore it next into a vampire , it also gave you adult manly endowment . Which makes entire sense . Sort of .
Karolina ’s medic alert watchband in Runaways . The foreign Karolina Dean looks quite different from her fellow adventurers — unless she wears her especial foreign watchstrap that set aside her to appear dead human . Eventually , she learns to last without it .
The Flash ’s gang in The Flash . Almost forgot this one . Wally West would be naked without this piece of jewellery , since it contains his entire costume , extremely - flat . The costume dilate to clothe Wally almost straight off when he presses his tintinnabulation . Or something .
The Mystical Amulet of Right in Captain Britain . I guess if you ’re wearing something with a name like that , you ’d better love what you ’re doing . Wearing this turns Brian Braddock into Captain Britain , and it ’s part of the magnate to reshape the Multiverse .
Congo Bill ’s band , from Congorilla . Congo Bill and the Gorilla gorilla known as Congorilla wear matching rings , and when Congo Bill require a small gorilla military strength , or just a little “ me ” time , he can transpose his brain into Congorilla ’s consistence , and vice versa , by fret the annulus . And no , “ rubbing the hoop to unleash the Gorilla gorilla ” is not a euphemism for anything .
The brooch in Beast Master ’s Quest by Andre Norton and Lyn McConchie . Laris , like most people on Arzor , carries her personal communicator disguise as a brooch or pendent . This carry through her from having it taken away . “ Even the detestable V’a’een must have bear the communicator to be only a brooch and chosen not to take that away from her . ”
The tiara in Sailor Moon . I ’m not just sure what Sailor Moon ’s tiara does , but it ’s pretty discotheque - tastic , and you probably would n’t desire her to throw it at you :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8142ANnO9g8
The pendent in “ A Little Peace And Quiet , ” The Twilight Zone . Harrassed lady of the house Penny finds a pendent that block off time whenever she call “ SHUT UP ! ” But then she stops time just as atomic missiles are about to wipe out her townspeople . What to do ?
Mrs. Brisby ’s talisman in Secret Of N.I.M.H. The old scum bag name Nicodemus finds a gold amulet which has orphic powers , and he eventually passes it on to the meek field mouse Mrs. Brisby , in this film adaption . finally , she ’s able to apply it to jacklight up a firm .
Necklaces in The Urth Of The New Sun by Gene Wolfe . Before going on deck in one of the “ ships that sail between the suns , ” you must put on an artificial personal standard pressure , which consist of a necklace of yoke cylinder . Throughout the novel , Severian is constantly worrying about his necklace and whether it ’s been damage , since it ’s a lifeline .
The Foxhead Medallion in The Wheel Of Time by Robert Jordan . Another fantasy one — Mat Cauthon generate this nice patch of blingafter hap through the Rhuidean twisted - door ter’angreal . It protects against the One Power .
Necklaces in Ragamuffin by Tobias Buckell . Nasharahas a necklace that seems reasonably all function . you may put the pendant in your ear to apply it as a communication / translation twist . It also has some computer read - outs that get you live your status among the exotic Gahe , and there ’s a distant - control function as well .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn9N5uzRqKE
The Gem of Amara in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel . In the big cross - over sequence between Buffy and Angel , a magical pack allow Spike to become invincible , and to wander out in the daytime . Too regretful it falls into the sweaty hands of an evil sadist whom Spike hires to terrorise Angel .
The Thing ’s ring in his 1970s animated cartoon . Apparently instead of being stuck as the rocky - skinned matter , Ben Grimmhad a ringing that allowed him to change back and forth . He would tone , “ Thing Ring , Do Your Thing ! ” Okay then .
The Eye Of Agamotto in Doctor Strange . That ’s some serious glam - booty jewelry in good order there . Doctor Strange sports a nice broach hold his cloak together , which is also one of the major sources of his awful power . Plus it aid him blend in in Greenwich Village .
The bracelet in Dial H For H.E.R.O. It ’s sort of a watch bracelet , sort of a watch . Mostly , it ’s a dial that turns you into a unlike superpowered being every meter you apply it .
The quantum stripe in Quasar . This superhero wears fancy watch bracelet ( sort of like wrist distich for RSIs ) with topnotch - powered precious stone on them that admit him to tap into the Quantum Zone . They ’re fused to his wrists , but he finally suffer them to various other eccentric , including Phyla - Vell . In similar fashion , Captain Marvel and Rick Jones wear “ Nega - Bands ” that enable them to swap place .
Freedom Ring ’s ring in Marvel Comics . Apparently he was a short - lived festal superhero in the Marvel Universe , who only exist long enough to get killed off and make for some yummy commiseration . He make grasp of a ring that interpolate the very material of reality , which a supervillain named the Patternmaster dropped , and finds out its special abilities when he accidentally create an ice-skating rink - cream ice-cream sundae . later on , he utilise the ring to restore his legs after he loses them , and then to make himself strong and faster . But then he dies . Oh well .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz0PfXgj9to
The Mandarin ’s ten rings in Iron Man . This somewhat caricaturish Asiatic villain has ten rings that give him inviolable power , except when he ’s facing a cat in powered armor . I do like the “ anti - technology field ” though .
Lex Luthor ’s kryptonite doughnut in Superman . The barefaced bird of Jove of iniquity makes a special ring with a kryptonite circumstance , so he can bring the Man of Steel to his knees . But it costs Lex his hand due to irradiation exposure . Later , Batman get down hold of it , and keeps it in his belt pocket , where the radiation will only affect body areas adjacent to Batman ’s belt . Nothing to care about .
extra reportage by Alexis Brown . Thanks also to Kaila Hale - Stern , Hiya Swanhuyser , Meredith Woerner , Dorian Katz , Mathtew Cokeley , S. Bear Bergman , Rachael Parker , Morgan Johnson , Brian Williams , Rus McLaughlin , Austin Grossmna , Douglas Wolk , Kiala Kazebee , Luis Alberto Urrea , Cindy Urrea , Genevieve Valentine , and @CleverUserName , @Soapboxx , @Dahveed76 and @Nightwyrm on Twitter . And , as is always the case with these sorting of article , I foundthis great round - up of risible book ringsat Comics Should Be in effect mightily when I was about to be done researching this piece . But it ’s outstanding clobber .
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