Absolute Green Lantern: What does Tomar mean?

Absolute Green Lantern: What does Tomar mean? Tomar was one of the terms I wanted to pull out on its own, because it is easy to hear it and assume it's another rank in the color hierarchy. That's not the explanation Absolute Green Lantern gives us. Tomar means anomaly. More specifically, the explanation is control of the flame without understanding. The normal framework we're being shown ties command of the flame to knowledge. You are supposed to understand it. Tomar describes the problem of somebody being able to use that power without having the understanding that is supposed to come with it. Jo is the clearest example. She identifies herself as the Tomar, the anomaly, and describes her situation as having Abin Sur's power without his knowledge. She can do things, but she doesn't have the same grasp of the rules that John has been given. That puts her in a pretty interesting position. From the system's perspective, she's something that shouldn't be happening. From hers, not knowing all those rules might also mean she doesn't have to accept every limit the others assume is there. She says that herself. I don't read that as proof she can do absolutely anything. It's her response to people explaining why the situation is supposed to work a certain way while she's looking for something she can actually do to help. So Tomar isn't a fifth color after gold, and it isn't just a label for someone with a lot of power. The important combination is power and the missing understanding. That's why Jo can be surrounded by green light and still be called an anomaly. Her color and her status are answering two different questions.