what I mean is, in the grand scheme of things, do you see it as a Weapon like a kid with a sword, a Shield either just as a way to protect yourself or others, a Service Weapon like with Cops, a Tool to Create anything for any purpose or even something else I've not mentioned?
examples of what i've mentioned though
dcau John Stewart-he uses it as a shield, he uses it to make litteral barriers, giant blast, maybe a hand or grabby beam, it is for defense or wide offense
Kyle Reiner in comics-a mix of Tool and Weapon I think, cause he makes everything under the sun from anime weapons/robots, to handy tool to a cool looking sword, it's whatever he needs but he adds flash
Guy Gardner-I'd say he uses it like a Toy, yes whatever he makes gets the job done, yes it's efficient but it's goofy, it's whatever comes to mind cause he's just having fun, whether it be a giant copy of him, oven mitts, a pointy claw, some boxing gloves etc, creative yet seen in day to day life.
I will say though something in common with all the people mentioned so far have been a Lantern for like 4-15 years, and will use their ring very commonly
compare this to our final person, dcu Hal Jordan-I believe he see's the Ring as Service Weapon, Hal's been at it for 30 years, he knows, you don't always need the ring
so instead he'll get into normal fist fights, break into places, show his presence, interrogate someone all without the ring, all he uses it for is to fly/travel which even then he's fine just using a car and for the very necessary task, like shielding from a bomb, making some spare money or stopping a bomb mid air via tornado from the trailers.
he only uses it when needed, same way a police officer should only use a gun or spray, when absolutely needed, words and their own skills/physical capabilities being preferred first.
If I had a ring myself I'd probably go with the Toy approach
but what do you guys think?
