 The Guardian Scar arrives, and creates the first black power ring, which reanimates Black Hand.She reveals that Hand is the physical embodiment of death, and serves as the avatar of the Black Lantern Corps in the same manner that Ion, Parallax, and the Predator are for willpower, fear, and love respectively.Hand later digs up Bruce Wayne's corpse, removes his skull, and recites the Black Lantern oath for the first time.