A little bit of lore:
The man behind Hal is Timber Harris, his adoptive father and General of the miltia they serve in. He was a known superhero before then..
Hal was a quasi-active deserter at this point in the war they were fighting, having originally left due to a bad falling out and shit hitting the fan. Half of Hal's company were lost, causing him to be disgruntled. Even before then, the matters of Timber's rule were very harsh, at least harsh enough for Hal to leave and continue the effort on his own terms.
What you're seeing is Hal about to confront and fight his father to change things.
