ict or ) ▁body ▁was ▁mang led ▁by ▁Crime ▁Sy nd icate ▁member ▁" The ▁Grid ", ▁B az ' s ▁ring ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁thing ▁prevent ing ▁Victor ▁from ▁death . ▁During ▁the ▁battle ▁against ▁Rel ic , ▁when ▁Lan tern ▁Guy ▁Gard ner ▁and ▁the ▁Red ▁Lan tern ▁Corps ▁become ▁the ▁protect ors ▁of ▁space ▁sector ▁ 2 8 1 4 , ▁Simon ▁was ▁appointed ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁amb assador ▁on ▁earth ▁by ▁Hal ▁Jordan . ▁Additionally ▁per ▁Hal ’ s ▁request ▁Simon ▁became ▁the ▁prote ctor ▁of ▁Hal ▁Jordan ' s ▁family . ▁In ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁# 2 0 , ▁after ▁the ▁fier ce ▁battle ▁against ▁the ▁First ▁Lan tern , ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁Simon ▁B az ▁will ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁train ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁of ▁Earth , ▁Jess ica ▁Cruz . ▁ ▁Jess ica ▁Cruz ▁ ▁First ▁mentioned ▁in ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁# 2 0 ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁of ▁Earth . ▁Jess ica ▁Cruz ▁is ▁a ▁young ▁Latin ▁American ▁woman ▁who ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁unw illing ▁host ▁to ▁the ▁evil ▁Ring ▁of ▁Vol th oom ▁after ▁" Power ▁Ring " ▁dies ▁in ▁his ▁alternate ▁Earth ▁universe . ▁Though ▁she ▁is ▁not ▁techn ically ▁" Power ▁Ring ", ▁as ▁she ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Crime ▁Sy nd icate ▁and ▁has ▁no ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁organization , ▁for ▁names ake ▁purposes ▁she ▁is ▁dub bed ▁" Power ▁Ring " ▁while ▁the ▁ring ▁uses ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁host .