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Kyle Rayner may have had his doubters when he use up up the pallium ofGreen Lantern , but no one defends his work more than the serviceman who preceded him , Hal Jordan .
Far from the first tellurian to become a guardian of Sector 2814 , Kyle made a notable splash in comics when he became Green Lantern . Hal Jordan , who was heartbroken after his hometown was destroy , obliterate other Corps members and the leaders of the Green Lanterns , the Guardians of the Universe , as a resultant of his anguish . Such a striking change in status quo was followed up by the last remaining Guardian , Ganthet , recruiting Kyle to carry on as the Green Light of Will ’s sole bearer . Kyle face unfavorable judgment both in - macrocosm and in tangible life for beingan unprepared and unworthy Green Lantern .
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But the adult male who once destroyed the Corps wo n’t get word any contumely to Rayner ’s honor . InGreen Lantern : Rebirth # 5by Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver , Hal Jordan confronts Sinestro for the first time since the Green Lantern went scallywag . The two slug it out as they play back their story with one another over and over again . Sinestro proclaims that he ’s influenced the fear entity Parallax ( the same being that pushed Hal to lose his nous ) to attack the Earth . The scoundrel gleefully say Hal that after Parallax has laid waste to Earth , he ’s going to kill Kyle Rayner , the " alley blabber " that ’s plagued Sinestro as much as Jordan has . Hal champion Kyle , saying that he " held the torch when no one else did . When no one else could . "
To make the moment even better , Kyle comes in and helps Hal finish off Sinestroand the Green Lanterns finallyhave their first prescribed meeting . The line is a fantastic recognition of the burden that was placed on Rayner ’s shoulder when the Corps was destroyed and how he rose to the occasion . Dialogue like this serves as a skillful second of meta commentary on the authoritative role bequest case can act as in story .
Comic books are no unknown to massive change in status quo , but fans tend to balk at unlike directions . fresh character reference can be made with the full of intentions , but there ’s no guaranty they wo n’t be met with criticism at best and outright rejection at worst . Kyle come into the DC Universe at a time of radical change , so it ’s no surprise that some fans may have had some hard feeling about him . But Jordan ’s defense of Rayner reminds fans that he keep the story going when the sheer worst had take place . Despite the dreadfulness , Kyle kept the property alivein the same way of life he kept the Corps alive . Hal Jordan raises a wonderful distributor point when he says that the scrappiestGreen Lanterndeserves deference .
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