Both friends, reluctant to fight each other, took their fight outside, crashing through multiple buildings. Under the order of the General Secretary, Josef, wearing his Rocket Red Armor, stepped in to defend Gorbachev and fight Kilowog. While Guy rescued John and Katma, Kilowog confronted Gorbachev directly, accusing him of betraying their confidence. The Green Lanterns intercepted the rockets, thus averting World War III. Soviet radars detected the U.F.O.s, but they assumed they were American projectiles, so Gorbachev ordered to retaliate, shooting all the missiles in their arsenal. President Reagan informed the Green Lanterns in America about the brewing situation in Russia, and they headed there immediately to stop any conflict. Guy got the upper hand over them, and the soldiers let it slip that if he hurt them, they would kill John and Katma, much to Kilowog's surprise. Kilowog confronted the invader in an airborne fight, and the Rocket Red Brigade joined shortly.
Despite Hal Jordan rejected the idea, Guy headed straight to Russia, blasting any defenses he encountered and triggering a red alert on both countries. The news of the "defecting" Green Lanterns reached Guy Gardner, who proposed to attack the Soviet Union head-on. Thus he ordered the newly operating Rocket Red Brigade to capture the Green Lanterns without letting Kilowog or Josef know about it. But the differences in political views caused them to disagree, and Gorbachev saw them as a threat. Gorbachev welcomed John and Katma with open arms, trying to prove that he had nothing to hide. Katma and John decided to accompany him and see his side of the situation, splitting the Corps into two groups. Kilowog intervened to calm his friends down, claiming that Russia was his home now. At first, the Russians attacked the invaders, and the Green Lanterns defended themselves. Getting near his power ring's limit, Kilowog called his Power Battery, drawing the attention of his fellow Green Lanterns, who followed it to Soviet air space.
Using his knowledge as a genetic engineer, Kilowog helped them get successful results, and Josef became the first Rocket Red soldier. There, Kilowog met and befriended Josef Denisovich. After learning about "communism," Kilowog decided to give it a try and see the other "side" of the world.Ī Russian spy he met in America took him to meet Mikhail Gorbachev, who showed Kilowog the " Rocket Red" project, an armored army of Soviet soldiers. Disappointed by how the Green Lantern Corps changed since the Guardians left, Kilowog longed for the way things were before coming to Earth.
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