Editing Kyle Rayner (section)

===Green Lantern: Rebirth===
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After being tricked into believing his mother had been murdered by [[Major Force]], Rayner fights with the villain, eventually dealing with the immortal by decapitating him and shooting his head into space.<ref>''Green Lantern'' (vol. 3) #181 (November 2004). This is the last issue of the 3rd series, in anticipation of the return of Hal Jordan to Green Lantern status.</ref> Feeling that he is a danger to those he cares for, Rayner once again leaves for the far reaches of space. During the events of the miniseries ''[[Green Lantern: Rebirth]]'', he returns with Jordan's corpse and the discovery of the true nature of Parallax, which is revealed to actually be an alien parasitic entity, the non-corporeal embodiment of fear, that possessed Jordan and committed crimes in his name. Subsequent to this, Rayner is given special status amongst the Guardians, who consider him the "Torch-Bearer", the Green Lantern who carried the legacy through the Corps' darkest period.<ref>''Green Lantern Corps'' (vol. 2) #1 (August 2006)</ref>