Paalko was a member of the Guardians of the Universe and lived thousands of years ago when he along with his kin decided to police the cosmos. Their plan was to bring order to a chaotic universe and thus they tapped into the power of the Emotional Spectrum. This saw the Guardians empower an agent to serve their whims who became known as The First Lantern. According to Krona, the Guardians betrayed this agent and turned against him. The Guardians claimed that this was because The First Lantern was too dangerous to be allowed free. Thus, they chained The First Lantern in The Chamber of Shadows that was to serve as his prison for all of time. A group of Oans were chosen to serve as wardens to the prison and this group remained in the Chamber where they became known as The Hidden Ones. One of