Abin Sur (Earth-2182)

"The Corps is the maintainer of life and guardian of truth. The Corps is without fear. Without anger or corruption. The Corps has battled against the forces of chaos for a millennium. To serve is the ultimate honor. Knowledge is the sum of all reason and perception. Power is force prevailing over mass. Power without reason is chaos. Force without knowledge is destructive. The Lantern is the source."

- - Abin Sur

Abin Sur was a legendary member of the Green Lantern Corps known for his uncanny mental prowess, as well as unorthodox feelings towards the Corps' lack of emotional attachment. During a mission, Abin was attacked by the returning Parallax, retreating to Earth in hopes of finding civilization to help him. Landing at the Ferris Aircarft, a dying Abin was discovered by test pilot John Stewart, whom he gave his power ring after he felt it had chosen John as his worthy successor.

Early Life
Abin Sur was born on Ungara and became a philosopher. His courage and willpower made him become eyed by the Guardians of the Universe, who made him one of their Green Lanterns. He quickly became one of their greatest warriors.

Abin came in contact with the fear-essence being Parallax, and managed to contain it by trapping the creature on ice in the depths of the galaxy, on Ryut, at the Lost Sector. For his actions, Abin was awarded knighthood, and since then was looked up by his peers, such as Thaal Sinestro, one of this greatest friends and admirers.

Return of Parallax and Death
In 2011, however, Parallax was inadvertently freed from its ice prison by three Nuwali explorers who were stranded on Ryut after an accident. Parallax awoke and fed on their essence, escaping the planet. After killing seven Green Lanterns and destroying two planets, Parallax approached Sector 2814, where it once again met Sur. The two battled, and Abin was mortally wounded by the creature.

Escaping with his very last strength, Abin commanded his ship to enter on a wormhole, and it crash landed on the nearest planet; Earth, on the United States. There, the dying Lantern commanded his ring to find a worthy successor, as it arrived on Ferris Aircraft pilot John Stewart, teleporting him to Abin's crash point. There, Sur died, before he could explain more to Stewart.

Post-Mortem
After Sur's death, John hid and buried his body in a near open field, in an attempt to cover the site. The Lantern's body was eventually found by S.H.I.E.L.D., and was sent to a hidden base in Central City. Headed by S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Phil Coulson, Professor Hector Hammond was called to examine the body, however, some of the DNA of Parallax remained in Abin's wounds, which unknowingly were transported to Hector.

Three weeks later, a massive funeral was organized at the Citadel, on Oa, in memory of Abin Sur and the other Green Lanterns whose lives were taken by Parallax. His son, Amon Sur, was present at the ceremony, and he was granted a memorial Power Battery by the Guardians of the Universe for his father's acts of heroism.