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Shortly thereafter Kyle Rayner, funneled the remaining energy left in the sun that was once the immortal Guardians back into the Central Power Battery where they were reborn as children.

 

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The resurrections did not stop there.

 

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It was discovered that Hal Jordan had been possessed by the living embodiment of fear, an ancient parasite called Parallax.

 

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Parallax had been imprisoned within the Central Power Battery for billions of years and is the mysterious "Yellow Impurity" within the Corps' green light that leaves them vulnerable against yellow.

 

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Hal Jordan, upon learning the truth about Parallax, separated himself from it and was reborn as a Green Lantern once again.

 

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Jordan, with the help of John Stewart, Guy Gardner, Kyle Rayner and Kilowog, re-imprisoned Parallax.

 

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Upon Parallax's return to the central power battery, the Guardians continued the re-construction and expansion of the Green Lantern Corps.

 

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This new Corps, under the training of Kilowog, Kyle Rayner, Guy Gardner and other veterans, was primarily composed of new recruits.

 

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Only a handful of veteran Lanterns remained in the ranks.

 

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Each sector has two Lanterns assigned to protect it (with Hal Jordan and John Stewart assigned as the protectors of Earth).

 

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Due to an ancient pact with the Spider Guild, the Vega star system is off limits to all members of the Corps.

 

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With 3600 sectors and two Green Lanterns per sector, it may be many years before the Corps can regain its former strength, as it presently lacks both the manpower and the political influence it once had due to its years-long absence from many sectors.

 

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has left the Corps currently unable to intervene in situations it might have before Parallax destroyed the old Corps, including conflicts such as the Rann-Thanagar War.

 

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The Guardians remain staunchly uninvolved in what they see as a conflict that could destabilize many sectors, but that has not stopped Kyle Rayner and Kilowog from helping refugees.

 

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Despite these difficulties, the Corps played a key role in defeating Superboy-Prime (now known as Superman-Prime).

 

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Several Lanterns were killed slowing the renegade Superboy's advance on Oa, a sacrifice that enabled Earth's most powerful heroes to execute their plan to restrain him.

 

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Mogo, a sentient planet and Corps member, positioned himself to act as a final battleground between Superboy-Prime and two Supermen.

 

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Responsibility for imprisoning Superboy-Prime was undertaken by the Guardians who charged the Corps with its undertaking, incarcerating him inside a small red Sun-Eater with fifty Green Lanterns on constant guard duty. "Prime Duty" is considered one of the lowlier functions of the Corps, and Guy Gardner was sentenced to a month of such duty for one of his frequent rules infractions.

 

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As of the "One Year Later" timeframe, the Green Lantern Corps had increased its numbers, with many former trainees now full-fledged officers. A lack of truly experienced GLs remained an issue, with Guy Gardner being called upon often to assist the rookies.

 

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Sinestro Corps​