A mysterious figure spoke to Hector Hammond and informed him that the Avarice Entity could fulfill all his desires. Thus, he managed to escape from his prison and journeyed to Minnesota, where he attacked Agent Orange and Hal Jordan. Hammond demanded to know from Larfleeze on how to free the Ophidian Entity, but the alien simply said that he had made sure that the Greedy Entity would remain trapped within the Battery. Upon hearing this, Hammond simply devoured the Battery, which allowed the Ophidian Entity to be freed by possessing the human's body. Distorting his host, Ophidian told Larfleeze that it was now time to get even. However, the desire of its host to gain the affection of Carol Ferris meant that Ophidian departed the scene in its search for her. Afterwards, it was revealed that