Hal Jordan was a test pilot who was taken to a crash-landed spaceship by an energy beam that surrounded his pilot simulator. The energy beam came from a dying humanoid alien named Abin Sur, who was the protector of space that was Earth's solar system. He passed on his energy ring and power battery to Hal, saying that the ring has power over everything except the color yellow. Hal promised he will use this power for the cause of justice, calling himself Green Lantern.