When Carol Ferris had been cured from her evil Star Sapphire (II) persona, she developed a third subconscious identity, the male Predator. Deprived of Hal Jordan's love at the time, Carol found everything she wanted from a man in the Predator - masculinity, strength, and care. Physically separated from Carol's body, the Predator repeatedly appeared as a mysterious figure, protecting Carol's beloved company Ferris Aircraft from the threats of Eclipso, the Demolition Team and Jason Bloch. He also established the company Intercontinental Petroleum (Con-Trol) to let her regain control of Ferris Aircraft. Finally, the Predator started to court Carol (who did not know that the Predator was a part of herself) and battled Hal Jordan for her love. Hal defeated the Predator and witnessed him merging with Carol into Star-Sapphire.
Later, the Predator reappeared and revealed that it was actually an ancient parasite from the planet Maltus who had impregnated Star-Sapphire with a demonic entity. Still later, both the Predator and the Star-Sapphire were completely separated from Carol, and Star-Sapphire actually gave birth to the child. Shortly afterwards, the parents were killed by Neron, who departed with their baby in his arms.