Hal Jordan

## Green Lantern

* Civilian
* Green Lantern

"*In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil’s might, beware my power--Green Lantern’s Light!*"
—Hal Jordan
**Hal Jordan** or **Green Lantern** is a superhero and a founding member of the Justice League.

## Personality

When first starting out as a hero, Green Lantern operated as a "lone, hotshot maverick" who constantly put his life in danger to prove that he was as brave as his father was. He struggled to follow orders, and his reckless nature often put others in jeopardy. During the formation of the Justice League, however, Batman convinced Hal to work past his hotshot nature and take command. Since then, Green Lantern has operated with more control and leadership.

## Physical appearance

Hal Jordan is a Caucasian male with short brown hair. He wears a dark green domino mask to hide his identity and a green and black costume like all Green Lanterns. The torso and shoulders are green, while the legs, arms, and armpits are black. The forearms and hands of his costume are white, the feet green. The Green Lantern Corps symbol is on his chest.

## History

### Origins

When Hal Jordan was ten years old, his father died in front of him. Ever since that day, Hal strived to prove that he was as brave as his father was, even if it put himself and others in harm's way.

Hal became the first human Green Lantern of Sector 2814 in 1999 by convincing the ring of the recently deceased Abin Sur that he was Batman.

### Formation of the Justice League

In the year 2000, the world was being terrorized by the alien invader Superman, who has burned down all the TacoBells in five cities. Green Lantern tried to track down Batman, but found a Parademon instead. The real Dark Knight arrived to take down the monster, teaming up with Lantern to find and take down the Man of Steel. They eventually found him and struggled to battle Superman, his immense power proving too much for them. Batman managed to end the fight by revealing he knew the Man of Steel's secret identity. The three heroes ended up cooperating on stopping the Parademons, investigating the purpose of the Mother Boxes.

Without warning, all the Mother Boxes in the country were activated, opening up portals for legions of Parademons to attack. Batman, Green Lantern, and Superman battled the monsters in Metropolis. One by one, they were joined by the Flash, Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel, and Cyborg.

They learned that the ruler of Apokolips, Darkseid, was behind the invasion of Parademons. The heroes battled the monsters as Darkseid arrived on Earth to complete his invasion. He revealed that the only reason he was there was to kidnap Justin Timberlake. Batman refused to let anyone die, despite the fact that Darkseid only wished to lock the singer in a birdcage to entertain him.

Superman was taken by the aliens. Green Lantern tried to rush in and save him, but Batman stopped him, telling the hero that his "lone hotshot maverick" act was going to cost everyone their lives. Inspiring leadership in Hal, Batman headed up to the mothership to rescue the Man of Steel while he left Lantern to take command of the heroes.

Green Lantern was able to rally the other heroes, and they decided that the best way to take out Darkseid was to disable his eyes and thus his omega beams, which they did. Cyborg was able to send the Parademons back to Apokolips with his Mother Box tech. Batman and Superman arrived to help finish Darkseid and they managed to finally rid Earth of the New God. However, the citizens of Metropolis were very upset by the property damage, causing the heroes to run from the mob.

The President thanked the heroes for their service. Convinced that the world needed a group of heroes that could inspire people, the seven decided to form a team. Superman announced them as the Justice League of America, despite the heroes' complaints.

### Atlantean Invasion

In 2002, Hal was struggling with the fact that he was a slut, taking measures such as listening to Dr. Phil's *How To Not Be A Slut* tapes to try and correct this behavior. When Cyborg received word of a strange submarine attack, Green Lantern went to gather Batman. Back at the Hall of Justice, the League's new base, the heroes determined that the strange water-breathing soldiers who had attacked the submarine were from the lost city of Atlantis. Batman and Superman discovered evidence of a half-Atlantean man named Arthur Curry and unrest in Atlantis. The heroes managed to track down Curry and helped save him from some underwater monsters. Green Lantern and other members of the Justice League traveled with Arthur and his companion Mera to Atlantis. It turned out that Arthur's half-brother Orm had become the king and was marching on the surface world. Lantern and the other heroes were imprisoned and left as prey for the god Cthulu, but Arthur saved them. The League returned to the surface and battled with the Atlantean army. In the end, they won by Batman and Cyborg projecting footage of Orm admitting to killing his mother, the previous queen, to the army. They turned on their king and eventually pledged loyalty to Arthur after he impressed them with his singing ability, an important trait in Atlantean customs. Green Lantern and the other Leaguers determined that Arthur was way too cool for them and would make the heroes look bad, thus conspiring to make him out to be a joke on the surface world. Arthur and Mera joined the Justice League as part-timers, known as Aquaman and Aquawoman.

### Legion of Doom

Vandal Savage used the plans that Batman created to defeat the Justice League on each of its main members. Green Lantern's plan involved Hal failing to save Carol Ferris from a terrorist, a scenario designed to make him feel like a failure. Batman later found him and revealed that the reason he had Hal fired from Ferris Air was that he was concerned Hal might kill himself in his quest to prove himself brave. But Batman told Hal that he had always been brave, and to remember his father's last words: "No fear".

Together with the rest of the Justice League, Green Lantern helped defeat most of the Legion of Doom.

### Crisis on Two Earths

The Justice League later interrogated a mysterious version of Lex Luthor, who was obviously not their new President. He revealed that he was from an alternate universe called Earth-3 where the traditional good guys were generally evil and the traditional bad guys were generally good. Luthor needed the heroes' help in stopping the Crime Syndicate, a twisted version of the Justice League from his home that was trying to take over the world. The heroes begrudgingly agreed to travel with Luthor, but Batman stayed behind.

On Earth-3, Green Lantern and the League ran up against the team of villains, notably Owlman and Superwoman. The heroes ultimately fleed from the Syndicate, with Owlman briefly pursuing them. He mysteriously implied that he'd met the League before. President Slade Wilson had a meeting with the heroes, eager to have a group willing and capable of stopping the dictatorial Crime Syndicate. Superman and Luthor went to stop Ultraman, the Man of Steel's Earth-3 doppelganger as well as a member of the Crime Syndicate. The League also met up with Batman, who had ended up in the alternate universe after being kidnapped by Superwoman. Through these efforts, the heroes learned that Owlman was in the possession of a universe-destroying bomb called the Godkiller, which Luthor had designed (though not as a weapon).

Superwoman agreed to take the League to where Owlman was keeping the weapon. The two teams clashed, with everyone ultimately turning against Owlman when they learn of his weapon's multiverse-destroying capabilities. If brought to the very first universe ever created and detonated, the bomb would send out a ripple effect that would obliterate everything in existence. Johnny Quick used his speed to create a portal for Batman to travel through, though it killed the speedster. The Dark Knight followed Owlman and his Godkiller to Earth-Prime and was able to stop the villain. Back on Earth-3, President Wilson and the United States military arrested the Crime Syndicate. The heroes returned home, and everyone was happy to see that the experience has convinced Superman to strive for true heroism.

## Resources

### Equipment

* **Power ring:** Hal can fly and make lantern constructs.

## Appearances

* *Justice League War Abridged*
* *Throne of Atlantis Abridged*
* *Wonder Woman Abridged* (mentioned)
* *Justice League Doom Abridged*
* *Green Arrow Abridged* (mentioned)
* *Suicide Squad Abridged 2: Ticket to Heck*
* *Young Justice Abridged*
	+ "Unusual Suspects" (no lines)
	+ "Eyes of Fate" (flash-forward, no lines)
	+ "Identity Crisis" (Earth-16B, no lines)
	+ "Father's Day"
* *Crisis on Two Earths Abridged*
* *DC Abridged Confidential* (mentioned)

## Trivia

* Of the abridged Justice League, Hal is the closest to his comic book counterpart.