Another Silly Analogy:

So my roommate likes coloring books. I can't judge her for that, as at 23 years old, I have a Barbie doll, (with *hand grenades*) but anyway, recently, she bought a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles coloring book.

My first reaction was surprise, as I hadn't thought they still made TMNT things, but hey, I'm always up for childhood nostalgia.

Then while sleep-deprived, I had a bizarre thought.

The Green Lanterns totally correspond to the Ninja Turtles. (At least the ones from my childhood).

I mean think about it:

You have the straightforward, strong-willed, focused leader type: Hal/Leonardo (And I distinctly remember an episode where Leonardo got whacked in the head and thought he was D'Artagnan, so it fits!)

You have the intellectual/designer/inventor: John/Donatello (I can't spell)

You have the rude one with the squishy underbelly: Guy/Raphael

You have the hip youngest one, that's stylish and frivolous: Kyle/Michelangelo.

And naturally the wise mentor who's a little senile: Alan/Splinter.

Heck, extending the metaphor, you end up with the token female that's largely, in the end, useless: Jade/April.

It works out scarily well. And they're green!