▁pilot , ▁having ▁followed ▁in ▁the ▁foot steps ▁of ▁his ▁father . ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁power ▁ring ▁and ▁battery ▁( lan tern ) ▁by ▁a ▁dying ▁al ien ▁named ▁Ab in ▁Sur , ▁whose ▁spaces hip ▁crash ed ▁on ▁Earth . ▁Ab in ▁Sur ▁used ▁his ▁ring ▁to ▁seek ▁out ▁an ▁individual ▁who ▁was ▁" utter ly ▁honest ▁and ▁born ▁without ▁fear " ▁to ▁take ▁his ▁place ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁corps . ▁At ▁one ▁point , ▁when ▁Hal ▁Jordan ▁was ▁in cap ac itated , ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁two ▁individuals ▁matching ▁the ▁specified ▁criteria ▁on ▁Earth , ▁the ▁other ▁being ▁Guy ▁Gard ner , ▁and ▁the ▁ring ▁chose ▁Jordan ▁sole ly ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁Ab in ▁Sur . ▁Gard ner ▁then ▁became ▁listed ▁as ▁Hal ' s ▁" back up ", ▁even ▁though ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁strong ▁friendship ▁with ▁Barry ▁Allen ▁( The ▁Flash ). ▁Gard ner ▁would ▁fill ▁in ▁if ▁Jordan ▁was ▁un available ▁or ▁otherwise ▁in cap ac itated . ▁Later , ▁when ▁Gard ner ▁was ▁put ▁into ▁a ▁com a , ▁it ▁turned ▁out ▁that ▁by ▁then ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁third ▁human ▁suitable ▁for ▁the ▁task , ▁John ▁Stewart , ▁who ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁the ▁Earth ▁S ector ' s ▁" back up " ▁Lan tern . ▁Jordan , ▁as ▁Green ▁Lan tern , ▁became ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Justice ▁League ▁of ▁America ▁and ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 0 0 s ▁is , ▁along ▁with ▁John