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Guy Gardner was born in Baltimore, Maryland to parents Roland and Peggy Gardner. His father was an abusive alcoholic, and frequently beat the young Guy while idolizing his older brother Mace. Mace eventually became a cop. After years of taking beatings and trying to impress his parents, Guy finally gave up. If he couldn't be as good as his brother, he decided to do the opposite. Guy turned into a juvenile delinquent, frequently getting into trouble and breaking the law. A bad boy and a criminal, he was constantly going in and out of juvenile hall.

After his 18th birthday, his brother finally straightened him out. When Guy stole a car, rather than let him go to city jail, Mace beat the tar out of him, told him to stop making people ashamed of him, get some real clothes and a decent job. He loaned Guy some money, and told him it was the last time anybody else was going to look out for him. Guy started working hard in school again, got a job and paid his way through college. He took his aggression out playing undergraduate football at the University of Michigan. Later, his brother Mace was revealed to be a dirty cop after drug dealers shot him and left him paraplegic. Rather than continue living, Mace committed suicide by drowning himself in a river. Guy Gardner went on to graduate a Liberal Arts Major from college, with degrees in both psychology and education. For a time he worked counseling prisoners, before settling into a more permanent job as a gym teacher for children in special education. Eventually, when Guy's father was dying of liver failure, the two would make peace and spend a week together before the old man passed away. Then a month later his brother passed. Guy was heartbroken and alone.

One day, Guy noticed something zipping around his house. It was red and glowing. Upon catching it, it beckoned him to follow. They went to an abandoned site and saw the dying form of Haggor. Haggor told him "The ring has chosen you be...you know what? Go F!#$ yourself..." And with that he died. The ring attached to Guy's hand and Guy felt anger pour over him. The rage engulfed him and he fell to his knees vomiting blood. Out of nowhere stepped Vandal Savage. Taking measure of the situation, and that someone already had what he was looking for, he offered Guy a place where he could let go of his fury....in the Legion of Doom.

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Guy Gardner was born in Baltimore, Maryland to parents Roland and Peggy Gardner. His father was an abusive alcoholic, and frequently beat the young Guy while idolizing his older brother Mace. Mace eventually became a cop. After years of taking beatings and trying to impress his parents, Guy finally gave up. If he couldn't be as good as his brother, he decided to do the opposite. Guy turned into a juvenile delinquent, frequently getting into trouble and breaking the law. A bad boy and a criminal, he was constantly going in and out of juvenile hall.

After his 18th birthday, his brother finally straightened him out. When Guy stole a car, rather than let him go to city jail, Mace beat the tar out of him, told him to stop making people ashamed of him, get some real clothes and a decent job. He loaned Guy some money, and told him it was the last time anybody else was going to look out for him. Guy started working hard in school again, got a job and paid his way through college. He took his aggression out playing undergraduate football at the University of Michigan. Later, his brother Mace was revealed to be a dirty cop after drug dealers shot him and left him paraplegic. Rather than continue living, Mace committed suicide by drowning himself in a river. Guy Gardner went on to graduate a Liberal Arts Major from college, with degrees in both psychology and education. For a time he worked counseling prisoners, before settling into a more permanent job as a gym teacher for children in special education. Eventually, when Guy's father was dying of liver failure, the two would make peace and spend a week together before the old man passed away. Then a month later his brother passed. Guy was heartbroken and alone.

One day, Guy noticed something zipping around his house. It was red and glowing. Upon catching it, it beckoned him to follow. They went to an abandoned site and saw the dying form of Haggor. Haggor told him "The ring has chosen you be...you know what? Go F!#$ yourself..." And with that he died. The ring attached to Guy's hand and Guy felt anger pour over him. The rage engulfed him and he fell to his knees vomiting blood. Out of nowhere stepped Vandal Savage. Taking measure of the situation, and that someone already had what he was looking for, he offered Guy a place where he could let go of his fury....in the Legion of Doom.