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-->'''Hal''': I don't ''care'' about saving the Guardians, Sinestro. ''[[WhamLine I care about saving]] ''[[WhamLine you.]]'' [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre You can still come back from this. You can still overcome your fear, your rage, and your pain! I know what kind of Green Lantern you could truly be.]] ''That's why I refuse to give up on you!''

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-->'''Hal''': I don't ''care'' about saving the Guardians, Sinestro. ''[[WhamLine [[WhamLine I care about saving]] ''[[WhamLine you.]]'' you]]'' .[[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre You can still come back from this. You can still overcome your fear, your rage, and your pain! I know what kind of Green Lantern you could truly be.]] ''That's why I refuse to give up on you!''
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-->'''Hal''': I don't ''care'' about saving the Guardians, Sinestro. ''[[WhamLine I care about saving]] ''[[WhamLine you.'']]'' [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre You can still come back from this. You can still overcome your fear, your rage, and your pain! I know what kind of Green Lantern you could truly be.]] ''That's why I refuse to give up on you!''

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-->'''Hal''': I don't ''care'' about saving the Guardians, Sinestro. ''[[WhamLine I care about saving]] ''[[WhamLine you.'']]'' ]]'' [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre You can still come back from this. You can still overcome your fear, your rage, and your pain! I know what kind of Green Lantern you could truly be.]] ''That's why I refuse to give up on you!''
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** The long awaited reunion finally happens during the end of his series wherein he discovers that [[spoiler:G'nort is his fourteenth cousin twice removed]]. Larfleeze is so overjoyed at this revelation that it drives him to tears and despite spending the better part of an issue beating each other up, the two former combatants walk into the distance and talk about the misadventures they're going to have. If that wasn't heartwarming enough, Larfleeze goes so far as to gently hold and chummily throw his arm around [[spoiler:G'nort]] which is rather significant as Larfleeze HatesBeingTouched and his physical gestures are usually aggressive.
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** He even buries Abin after he dies before leaving. (Sure, his body is dug up for an autopsy later, but the thought is still there)

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** In the epilogue of "Wrath of the First Lantern," it is said that he ''did'' find his family, and gave up ''all'' his possessions just to get them back! [[spoiler: Even of the orange light of avarice drove him to start stealing things again, he still got a rather happy ending.]]



-->'''Hal''': I don't ''care'' about saving the Guardians, Sinestro. ''I care about saving ''you.'''' [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre You can still come back from this. You can still overcome your fear, your rage, and your pain! I know what kind of Green Lantern you could truly be.]] ''That's why I refuse to give up on you!''

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-->'''Hal''': I don't ''care'' about saving the Guardians, Sinestro. ''I ''[[WhamLine I care about saving ''you.'''' saving]] ''[[WhamLine you.'']]'' [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre You can still come back from this. You can still overcome your fear, your rage, and your pain! I know what kind of Green Lantern you could truly be.]] ''That's why I refuse to give up on you!''



* Before ''either'' of those two things, Sinestro, fresh off the act of [[spoiler: slaughtering the Guardians for their repeated abuses of power and disastrous mistakes]], vows to [[spoiler: give up the power of Parallax and depart the known universe]]. But before he goes, he asks Hal what he was planning to ask him back on Ysmault when they were both facing death. The following exchange is bot heartwarming and [[TearJerker tear-jerking]]:

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* Before ''either'' of those two things, Sinestro, fresh off the act of [[spoiler: slaughtering the Guardians for their repeated abuses of power and disastrous mistakes]], vows to [[spoiler: give up the power of Parallax and depart the known universe]]. But before he goes, he asks Hal what he was planning to ask him back on Ysmault when they were both facing death. The following exchange is bot both heartwarming and [[TearJerker tear-jerking]]:
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* The Red Lantern Corps, despite being blood-spewing, murderous bundles of nigh-unstoppable anger, are mostly like that because their lives have been, in one way or another, absolutely ruined through the actions of others. The rings found their way to the members to give them the power to take revenge on the people who caused their suffering.

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* At the climax of the "Wrath of the First Lantern" arc, Hal and Sinestro go head-to-head when the latter absorbs the power of Parallax and sets off to kill the Guardians. When Hal catches up to him, Sinestro demands to know if Hal really thinks that they can be redeemed after all the mistakes they've made. Hal's response, over the next few panels:
-->'''Hal''': I don't ''care'' about saving the Guardians, Sinestro. ''I care about saving ''you.'''' [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre You can still come back from this. You can still overcome your fear, your rage, and your pain! I know what kind of Green Lantern you could truly be.]] ''That's why I refuse to give up on you!''



* Before ''either'' of those two things, fresh off the act of [[spoiler: slaughtering the Guardians for their repeated abuses of power and disastrous mistakes]], vows to [[spoiler: give up the power of Parallax and depart the known universe]]. But before he goes, he asks Hal what he was planning to ask him back on Ysmault when they were both facing death. The following exchange is bot heartwarming and [[TearJerker tear-jerking]]:

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* Before ''either'' of those two things, Sinestro, fresh off the act of [[spoiler: slaughtering the Guardians for their repeated abuses of power and disastrous mistakes]], vows to [[spoiler: give up the power of Parallax and depart the known universe]]. But before he goes, he asks Hal what he was planning to ask him back on Ysmault when they were both facing death. The following exchange is bot heartwarming and [[TearJerker tear-jerking]]:

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* Before ''either'' of those two things, fresh off the act of [[spoiler: slaughtering the Guardians for their repeated abuses of power and disastrous mistakes]], vows to [[spoiler: give up the power of Parallax and depart the known universe]]. But before he goes, he asks Hal what he was planning to ask him back on Ysmault when they were both facing death. The following exchange is bot heartwarming and [[TearJerker tear-jerking]]:
-->'''Hal''': Were we ''ever'' truly friends?
-->'''Sinestro''': That's the ''tragedy'' of all this, Jordan. Hal. [[spoiler: We'll always be friends.]]
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** "Kick his butt Uncle Hal!"
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** As well as the implication that [[spoiler: he later rejoined the Green Lanterns, and became keeper of the Book of Oa.]]
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* Sinestro, knowing what loss truly is after [[spoiler: [[PetTheDog Korugar is destroyed, plans for Ganthet and Sayd to have a life together.]]]]

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* Just about anything involving Guy Gardner and Ice. Special mention goes to his first meeting with her post-revival.
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* Glomulus telling Larfleeze to spare Kyle, as Kyle is his friend. Aww.
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* When Hal Jordan joins Tomar-Re on an aerial tour of Oa. There is a wonderful element of welcome to the scene where Jordan realizes the full beauty of his recruitment with a whole new way to fly with a newfound friend he never expected to have.

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* When Hal Jordan joins Tomar-Re on an aerial tour of Oa. There is a wonderful element of welcome to the scene where Jordan realizes the full beauty of his recruitment with a whole new way to fly with a newfound friend he never expected to have.have.
* After all the contempt, numerous [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech deprecating lectures]], and WhatTheHellHero moments going BOTH ways, who pulls a half-conscious Hal out of the sun's gravity well? ''Sinestro''. Then he takes him back to Oa and extolls his virtues to the Guardians and the rest of the Lantern Corps. Of course, [[ForegoneConclusion everyone knows]] he's going to end up with the yellow ring eventually, but it's nice while it lasts.
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** This. The bit in GL #25 with the newscaster announcing not a single person had evacuated the city was one of the few moments in comic book history that actually made me cry.

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** This. The bit in GL #25 with the newscaster announcing not a single person had evacuated the city was one of the few moments in comic book history that actually made me cry.city.
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no he doesn\'t. he leaves him there, as they were being chased by the authorities. That is how Amanda Waller got the body.


* When Abin Sur's ring summons Hal Jordan. Although scared and disoriented from the trip, as soon as Hal sees the guy in the sinking spaceship, he immediately runs to him, pulls him out of the water, and tries to revive him, not even questioning Abin's appearance. When Abin dies, Hal buries him.

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* When Abin Sur's ring summons Hal Jordan. Although scared and disoriented from the trip, as soon as Hal sees the guy in the sinking spaceship, he immediately runs to him, pulls him out of the water, and tries to revive him, not even questioning Abin's appearance. When Abin dies, Hal buries him.
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** That moment is slight FridgeBrilliance when you realize that's exactly why the ring chose Hal. Anyone who would have run away, freaked out or tried to profit from discovering Abin Sur wouldn't be fit to join the Corps.
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* When Abin Sur's ring summons Hal Jordan. Although scared and disoriented from the trip, as soon as Hal sees the guy in the sinking spaceship, he immediately runs to him, pulls him out of the water, and tries to revive him, not even questioning Abin appearance. When Abin dies, Hal buries him.

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* When Abin Sur's ring summons Hal Jordan. Although scared and disoriented from the trip, as soon as Hal sees the guy in the sinking spaceship, he immediately runs to him, pulls him out of the water, and tries to revive him, not even questioning Abin Abin's appearance. When Abin dies, Hal buries him.
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* When Abin Sur's ring summons Hal Jordan. Although scared and disoriented from the trip, as soon as Hal sees the guy in the sinking spaceship, he immediately runs to him, pulls him out of the water, and tries to revive him, not even questioning Abin appearance. When Abin dies, Hal buries him.
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** HopeSpot: It turns out his family is alive, and they miss him. And guess what told him this? The Blue Entity of Hope, of course!

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** HopeSpot: It turns out his family is alive, and they miss him. And guess what told him this? The Blue Entity of Hope, of course!course!

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* When Hal Jordan joins Tomar-Re on an aerial tour of Oa. There is a wonderful element of welcome to the scene where Jordan realizes the full beauty of his recruitment with a whole new way to fly with a newfound friend he never expected to have.
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* In Larfleeze's Christmas special, he spends the entire issue raging against Santa for not bringing him any presents. He starts trying to melt the North Pole, and Hal Jordan takes him aside and tells him to look over his mile long Christmas list and ask himself if he really needs any of it. Later, Larfleeze is in his cottage, and we him staring mournfully at the words "My Family" on his list.

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* In Larfleeze's Christmas special, he spends the entire issue raging against Santa for not bringing him any presents. He starts trying to melt the North Pole, and Hal Jordan takes him aside and tells him to look over his mile long Christmas list and ask himself if he really needs any of it. Later, Larfleeze is in his cottage, and we him staring mournfully at the words "My Family" on his list.list.
** HopeSpot: It turns out his family is alive, and they miss him. And guess what told him this? The Blue Entity of Hope, of course!

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** The incident is implied to have more serious ramifications than that. But for his friendship with Jordan, Batman would have been recruited into the Sinestro Corps.

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-->'''Brother Eye''': (While holding Bruce in robotic cables to prevent him from escaping the decaying satellite) WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME, CREATOR? YOU CAN TRUST ME TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT. YOU CANNOT TRUST THEM. YOU CAN NEVER TRUST THEM AGAIN AFTER ALL THEY HAVE DONE. (Hal bursts into the room)
-->'''Batman''': I'll take my chances. (Bruce [[TakeMyHand grabs Hal's hand]] and they escape the satellite before it enters the atmosphere)
** The incident is implied to have more serious ramifications than that. But If not for his friendship with Jordan, Batman would have been recruited into the Sinestro Corps.
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** From the same book, Green Arrow tries uselessly to activate Hal's ring. Sinestro [[InsultBackfire taunts him, saying that Arrow's will is too cynical, and that there's no one left who believes in Hal Jordan.]] Green Arrow had, this entire time, believed he was the one to kill Hal, but remembering their friendship gives him will enough to finally ignite the ring.


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** The incident is implied to have more serious ramifications than that. But for his friendship with Jordan, Batman would have been recruited into the Sinestro Corps.
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** This. The bit in GL #25 with the newscaster announcing not a single person had evacuated the city was one of the few moments in comic book history that actually made me cry.
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* After Kyle gets his Ion powers and finally gets the hang of them he meets the original, Hal Jordan, who has become the Spectre after his death. At the moment Kyle outpowers even him and is basically a god. He tells Hal that he could go back in time and stop the nuking of Coast City, Hal's nightmare and what drove him to the breaking point. Hal, with the Spectre's infinite wisdom, plays the "when does it end" card and asks Kyle when he'll stop, would he become a true god and stop all the pain that's ever happened throughout time. Hal questions what will stop him and basically says that eventually he'll do the same for everyone. Kyle clearly says without hesitation that he won't and it's just for Hal that he'd do it.
* More Kyle and Hal: During the SinestroCorpsWar, Hal and the other Lanterns try to figure out how to free Kyle from Parallax. Hal mentions that when he broke free, he had the Spectre, one of the most powerful forces in the universe, with him. Turns out all Kyle needed was Hal to tell him YouAreNotAlone.
* From ''Green Lantern Rebirth'': Sinestro insults Kyle Rayner repeatedly by calling him alley rat and such. Hal Jordan gets upset and screams "You show him respect! He carried the light when no one else could!" Considering all the Hal/Kyle debates in the fandom, it served as a meta CMOH too.
* For Hal Jordan Green Lantern himself, the CMOH happened at the climax of ''Tales of the Green Lantern Corps'' #3 when Jordan went to the netherworld of Nekron and just distracted him enough for the Guardians to drive back Krona and his undead horde and reseal the dimensional portal. Just as Jordan's ring about to fail, the spirit of his predecessor, Abin Sur, pushes him back to his universe while saying how proud he is of him. Back there, he is among his fellow Lanterns, with their rings about to be exhausted, and bracing to die together in the hard vacuum of space. However, at that moment, the Guardians respond "No, there has been too much death." as they project a containment field around their Green Lanterns and take them safely back to their headquarters on Oa for a victory celebration and ring recharging.

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* CrowningMomentOfHeartWarming: Coast City gets one during the Sinestro Corps War by its citizens refusing to leave their newly built home and instead shine green lights in their windows to support the Green Lanterns, even Hal's overly cautious brother, Jim, refuses to flee with his family. It mixes with crowning moment of awesome too.

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* CrowningMomentOfHeartWarming: Coast City gets one during the Sinestro Corps War SinestroCorpsWar by its citizens refusing to leave their newly built home and instead shine green lights in their windows to support the Green Lanterns, even Hal's overly cautious brother, Jim, refuses to flee with his family. It mixes with crowning moment of awesome too.




* In Larfleeze's Christmas special, he spends the entire issue raging against Santa for not bringing him any presents. He starts trying to melt the North Pole, and Hal Jordan takes him aside and tells him to look over his mile long Christmas list and ask himself if he really needsd any of it. Later, Larfleeze is in his cottage, and we him staring mournfully at the words "My Family" on his list.

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* One of the last issues of the newly relaunched ''Green Lantern'' book before InfiniteCrisis and the ''One Year Later'' Jump had Hal, still newly getting used to being alive and a GL again, team up with Batman, who had been established in ''Rebirth'' as being very pessimistic about Hal's return. Towards the end of the issue, Hal offers Batman a use of his ring, to show to try to rebuild their former comradere that pretty much died when Hal became Parallax. After using the ring to build constructs of his parents, Bruce is told by Hal that he can let go of his anger and grief (much like what Hal did during his ''Secret Origin'' story). Bruce refuses, but he shows his gratitude by calling Hal... "Hal".
** This also is reflected in InfiniteCrisis itself, as Bruce invites Hal to join him and other heroes to bring down Brother Eye. When the Eye tries to [[TakingYouWithMe take Bruce down with it]] Hal goes back and rescues Bruce from the satellite before it crashes, choosing his old friend who once kinda went crazy over his creation that he made when he lost faith in his peers.

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