Guy worked hard in school to try to win his father's approval, but Roland instead lavished attention and compliments upon Guy's older brother, Mace. Soon after obtaining his freedom from Maltus, Gardner became a founding member of the Gardner was romantically involved with his fellow Leaguer After completing his assignment of recruiting new Corps members, Jordan returned to Earth to reclaim his title as Green Lantern of Sector 2814.

After some failed run-ins with Goldface and Gardner's own comic series began with him using the yellow ring and a modified costume similar to his Green Lantern costume but from street clothes. Multiple interpretations of the character have seen a number of portrayals, and he has also shown development over the years. Guy and Bleez manage to find the source of the power drain in Zardor, a telepathic alien warlord. Guy managed to trick Hal into thinking that he was dead by simulating a ring powered construct of himself that had been impaled by an energy pike. Despite Guy's attempt to fight back by using Krona's gauntlet, he and Hal are defeated and brought to Krona, who intends to use bandages similar to his own to "evolve" the two into "New Guardians".

0. After the defeat and death of the "Mad Guardian", the Guardians returned and assigned Gardner to be the official Green Lantern of Sector 2814 while Jordan was assigned to recruit new Corps members. Guy decides not to take the cure, reasoning that the dangerous mission he and the others are about to partake in may require such savage fury. Hal, possessing the rings of the other Corps' leaders, offers them as alternative to the green ones. Unfortunately, Guy was put out of commission when he was hit by a bus, and the Before making his decision, he interacted with his fellow Lanterns again during Guy's run in JLI was full of constant personality shifts and endless arguing between team members. This led to a fight with Lobo,Earlier missions for the League involving international relations with the Guy, although never close friends with the Man of Steel, mourned his death along with the rest of the League.He rallied together with many other heroes to fight the On a search for powers once again, he journeyed deep into the heart of Gardner discovered that his past was not what he thought it was. Gardner lost and surrendered his ring. He has also been a member of Justice League International and the Red Lantern Corps. Gramps used to run Green Lantern Suggestions which had the characters Hal Jordan, Sinestro, John Stewart, Kyle Rayner, and finally Guy Gardner. Parallax then punched out one of Gardner's eyes and sent him and his team back to Earth. Kilowog sends Guy away from the battle to get help, and Guy contacts Hal Jordan, telling him to meet at "The Green House", a secret base on an unknown planet.

[Injustice] Guy Gardner was killed when the newest Yellow Lantern tore his arm off and he fell to his death. Instead, Rolly lavished attention and compliments upon Gardner's older brother Mace, who, it seemed to Gardner, could do no wrong in their father's eyes…

While teaming up with Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Guy and Kilowog are able to resist (due to their past experience with Parallax), but Arisia is enthralled along with the other Green Lanterns, who attack Guy and Kilowog. Stewart went on a number of missions while Gardner was in the hospital. Why wasn’t Hal Jordan trying to stop said Yellow Lantern? Guy is angered when he discovers Salaak's surveillance footage of Xar being released by the Guardians.

As such he developed a poor reputation among the superhero community and is often seen as an abrasive thug by his peers.He also has a personal code of honor about fighting. The destruction of Mogo creates enough of distraction for Guy and Hal to escape, bringing Ganthet with them. Unfortunately, Guy was put out of commission when he was hit by a bus, and the Guardians instead found a new backup for Hal in architect John Stewart.

Eventually Hal gained the upper hand, defeated Gardner and destroyed his ring, depriving him of his ring-powered exosuit. Though Gardner was originally naive to Jordan's secret identity, he eventually assisted Jordan during his adventures.Some time later, during a period where Gardner was performing his duties as a backup Green Lantern, Hal Jordan's power battery, the source of the ring's energy, exploded in Gardner's face due to damage done to it by the Crumbler and trapped him in the Gardner's brain damage manifested itself in the form of an arrogant, violent, unstable, and often childish new personality.Following the Crisis, the Guardians, along with the As a consequence of the Corps executing Sinestro, the majority of the Corps lost their power rings; Gardner was one of the few remaining active Green Lanterns. He was actually the descendant of a space-traveling race called the His early days as Warrior saw him struggling with his newfound powers. Deprived again of his power ring, he was forced to find an alternate means of acquiring power.