History Heartwarming / GreenLantern

** 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!" Later, when Kyle himself tells Hal that he's not like him, and he feels fear, Hal just points out that it's not like he's spent all this time hiding under his drawing board... he can OVERCOME fear, and that's what was needed.

* In his [[SuperheroOriginStory origin story]], Hal Jordan's first response to finding dying Abin Sur is to ask "How can I help?" It's too late to help Abin Sur, but it shows that Hal has the right attitude to be a hero.

* In his origin, Hal Jordan's first response to finding dying Abin Sur is to ask "How can I help?" It's too late to help Abin Sur, but it shows that Hal has the right attitude.

* 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. Later, when Kyle himself tells Hal that he's not like him, and he feels fear, Hal just points out that it's not like he's spent all this time hiding under his drawing board... he can OVERCOME fear, and that's what was needed.
** 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.

* In his {{origin story}}, Hal Jordan's first response to finding dying Abin Sur is to ask "How can I help?" It's too late to help Abin Sur, but it shows that Hal has the right attitude.

* In his {{origin story}}, Hal Jordan first response to finding dying Abin Sur is to ask "How can I help?" It's too late to help Abin Sur, but it shows that Hal has the right attitude.

* 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.

* In ''ComicBook/GreenLanterns'' #3, [[spoiler:Bleez tries to infect Simon with Rage. Instead, he actually realizes that holy crap, is this sensation what ''she'' has been saddled with? [[AssimilationBackfire That's AWFUL!]] And goes BeyondTheImpossible to heal her of her Rage, fix the damage the Red Ring has done to her and ''[[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic even gives her back her wings]]''...all because he felt ''empathy'' for her]]. When [[spoiler:her]] resulting HeelRealization makes [[spoiler:her]] instantly [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone try to]] [[RedemptionEqualsDeath commit suicide]], Simon - a [[NotSoDifferent former criminal himself]], albeit on a much smaller and less harmful level - talks [[spoiler:her]] out of it. So heartwarming that a number of people have said that scene alone made them ship them together, that's how sweet it was to see Simon treat [[spoiler:her]] that way, wanting to help [[spoiler:her]], instead of as just another enemy like you might expect.

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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.
** 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.
** 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)
* 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.
* 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.
* A crowning meta example: despite the film's tepid reception and the [[OldShame intense apathy]] Ryan Reynolds has for it, he and Blake Lively began their relationship during the film's production and are still together now.

** 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.]]

** Add one more moment of heartwarming from that mini-series: As the Lanterns goes to the main power battery on Oa to recharge; ''ALL of them recite Hal's oath in tribute to the Earth Green Lantern.'' When it was over Hal was unashamedly crying. (As one who remember reading that mini-series he wasn't the only one who got choked up.)

* One of the last issues of the newly relaunched ''Green Lantern'' book before ''ComicBook/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".

* In ''ComicBook/GreenLanterns'' #14, Simon and Jessica manage to bring Phantom Lantern down, but are left with his uncontrollable ring, which ''anyone'' can use and carries the power of the entire Emotional Spectrum. Faced with the risk the Ring represents, Jessica puts it on, knowing that for anyone who doesn't know how to use it, it will take them on a ride through the seven Lantern colors until it finds the one that applies the most to the wielder. As expected, her uniform begins to shift and change into the different Corps' suits, with Jessica terrified she will turn into a Sinestro Corpsman... until she manages to calm down and the ring settles on '''''[[CowardlyLion WILL]]''''', telling her in definite terms that no, she did not receive the green ring by mistake. The revelation leads her to joyfully soar through the air for a minute. Even a seething Simon, who was contemplating using the Phantom Ring for his own purposes, chooses to ignore the temptation of power once he sees Jessica's glee at her confirmation as a Green Lantern.

* In ''ComicBook/GreenLanterns'' #14, Simon and Jessica manage to bring Phantom Lantern down, but are left with his uncontrollable ring, which ''anyone'' can use and carries the power of the entire Emotional Spectrum. Faced with the risk the Ring represents, Jessica puts it on, knowing that for anyone who doesn't know how to use it, it will take them on a ride through the seven Lantern colors until it finds the one that applies the most to the wielder. As expected, her uniform begins to shift and change into the different Corps' suits, with Jessica terrified she will turn into a Sinestro Corpsman... until she manages to calm down and the ring settles on '''''[[CowardlyLion WILL]]''''', confirming to her that no, she did not receive the green ring by mistake. The revelation leads her to joyfully soar through the air for a minute. Even a seething Simon, who was contemplating using the Phantom Ring for his own purposes, chooses to ignore the temptation of power once he sees Jessica's glee at her confirmation as a Green Lantern.

* In ''ComicBook/GreenLanterns'' Issue 3, [[spoiler:Bleez tries to infect Simon with Rage. Instead, he actually realizes that holy crap, is this sensation what ''she'' has been saddled with? [[AssimilationBackfire That's AWFUL!]] And goes BeyondTheImpossible to heal her of her Rage, fix the damage the Red Ring has done to her and ''[[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic even gives her back her wings]]''...all because he felt ''empathy'' for her]]. When [[spoiler:her]] resulting HeelRealization makes [[spoiler:her]] instantly [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone try to]] [[RedemptionEqualsDeath commit suicide]], Simon - a [[NotSoDifferent former criminal himself]], albeit on a much smaller and less harmful level - talks [[spoiler:her]] out of it. So heartwarming that a number of people have said that scene alone made them ship them together, that's how sweet it was to see Simon treat [[spoiler:her]] that way, wanting to help [[spoiler:her]], instead of as just another enemy like you might expect.

* 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.

** This also is reflected in ''ComicBook/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.

* 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.

* Coast City gets one during the 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.

* 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.