[center][img]http://i.imgur.com/PuPXmFt.png?1[/img] [hr][color=007236][h2]GREEN ARROW[/h2][/color] [hr] [/center] [color=007236][B]| IDENTITY |[/B][/color] [color=darkgray] [list] [*]Oliver Queen [*][b]Green Arrow[/b] [/list] [/color] [color=007236][B]| ORIGIN & BACKSTORY |[/B][/color] [indent][color=darkgray][b][i]1981-2004: Queen[/i][/b][/color] [hider] [color=darkgray] [list][*][b]1981 |[/b] [u][color=007236]Oliver Queen[/color][/u] is born to billionaire philanthropist [color=007236]Robert Queen[/color] and his wife,[color=007236] Moira[/color], in [color=007236]Star City[/color], California.[/list] [list][*][b]1988 |[/b] Oliver takes up an interest in archery. Delighted, Robert begins teaching him whenever he can, also hiring the best teacher money can buy. [/list] [list][*][b]1994 |[/b] Oliver begins high school, attending [color=007236]Brentwood Academy[/color] alongside his best friend, [color=007236]Tommy Merlyn[/color]. It’s there that he meets [color=007236]Hal Jordan[/color]. The three remain firm friends throughout their secondary education.[/list] [list][*][b]1996 |[/b] At the age of fifteen, Oliver is no longer the avid archer his father wanted him to be, instead taking interest in girls, partying and irresponsibility, spurred on by Tommy. Disappointed, his father takes the then eighteen year-old [color=007236]Simon Lacroix[/color] under his wing, making him his protégé.[/list] [list][*][b]2000 |[/b] Oliver and Tommy fall out of touch with Hal, who, after graduating, begins actively pursuing a career in the Air Force.[/list] [list][*][b]2000 |[/b] Oliver breaks up with his girlfriend, [color=007236]Sandra Hawke[/color], after finding out that she’s pregnant. Feeling unready to be a father, he instead sends two million dollars to her new home in San Francisco. [/list] [list][*][b]2004 |[/b] Having witnessed his son’s shameful behaviour as a young adult, Robert sends Oliver to a [color=007236]Queen Industries[/color] oil rig in the North China Sea, assigning him to clerical work. Oliver, always the wild socialite, is quick to turn the rig into a party site. Such a party would see his fall from grace, as oil-thieving terrorists attack the rig, intending to take it over. Armed with a bow he’d used to entertain partygoers, Oliver resolved to confront the terrorist leader, believing himself capable enough to defuse the situation. However, a shot that managed to knock a detonator from the terrorist’s hands also managed to detonate the explosives they’d set, blowing up half of the rig and killing most of its inhabitants, including Tommy. Flung into the cold seawater with nothing but his bow, Oliver washes up on the shore of [color=007236]Lian Yu[/color], a deserted island with seemingly no other occupants. Oliver has arrived at his purgatory. [/list] [/color] [/hider] [color=darkgray][b][i]2004-2009: Purgatory[/i][/b][/color] [hider] [color=darkgray] [list][*][b]2004 |[/b] Oliver spends much of his first year on Lian Yu surviving, building shelters and hunting food with nothing but his bow and arrows constructed of wood and stone.[/list] [list][*][b]2004 |[/b] Oliver runs into his first bout of trouble on the island, in the form of drug smugglers lead by the infamous crime lord, [color=007236]Chien Na Wei[/color], better known as [color=007236]China White[/color]. Discovering their poppy fields, grown and maintained by workers against their will, Oliver takes the fight to China, burning the crops. In retaliation, China has the workers rounded up and killed, leaving their bodies for Oliver to find. She then leaves the island, taking away the only means Oliver had of escape.[/list] [list][*][b]2005 |[/b] The Queen scion’s second year on the island opens with his kidnapping at the hands of mercenaries, who torture him for weeks on end, wanting to know how he came to be on the island. Despite telling them that he was stranded there, they don’t believe him, opting instead to continue with the torture. Biding his time, he eventually escapes, leading up to a confrontation with the mercenaries’ leader. A brief yet brutal scuffle ends with the leader falling from a cliff to his apparent death. The mercenaries leave soon after.[/list] [list][*][b]2005 |[/b] Robert Queen dies in a helicopter crash while on a trip to the Himalayas. [/list] [list][*][b]2006 |[/b] [color=007236]Natas[/color], an assassin hired by China White, arrives on Lian Yu. Tasked with killing Oliver, he instead opts to train him, impressed by his ferocity and determination. The assassin trains Oliver in a variety of martial arts, all while lying to China about his status. Eventually she grows suspicious and returns to the island, only to be ambushed by Oliver and Natas, who dispatch her men with ease. Fighting China two on one, Oliver has the chance to kill her, but he refuses. Disgusted, Natas deals the killing blow instead before turning on his pupil, disgusted at his weakness. Leaving a weakened and injured Oliver on the sands of Lian Yu, Natas leaves the island, once again taking away Oliver’s only means of escape. [/list] [list][*][b]2007-2008 |[/b] Oliver recovers from the wounds inflicted by Natas, surviving his final two years on the island without much trouble.[/list] [list][*][b]2009 |[/b] In the early stages of January, Oliver manages to gain the attention of a fishing trawler, which takes him to Shanghai. From there he returns to Star City, a changed man. His purgatory is over. [/list] [/color] [/hider] [color=darkgray][b][i]2009-2012: Green Arrow[/i][/b][/color] [hider] [color=darkgray] [list][*][b]2009 |[/b] Oliver returns home to the news that his father had died four years ago, and that his mother is ailing from cancer. He attempts to reconnect with Hal, but following his disappearance later that year, they fall out of touch.[/list] [list][*][b]2009 |[/b] His mother’s illness taking too much of a toll on her, Oliver is reassured that his father’s old friend and CFO, [color=007236]Walter Steele[/color], is taking care of Queen Industries until he’s ready to take over. The older man offers to teach Oliver all he knows in the line of business, saving him from the hassle of getting his MBA. All the while, Oliver observes how far his city has fallen. It doesn’t take long for him to make a decision. [/list] [list][*][b]2009 |[/b] [u][color=007236]Green Arrow[/color][/u] debuts in Star City, interrupting multiple arms deals in one night. Meanwhile, Oliver regains his pre-island reputation, throwing a massive, scandalous party that throws Walter into a rage.[/list] [list][*][b]2009 |[/b] [color=007236]Ricardo Diaz[/color], leader of Star City’s most powerful criminal empire, becomes increasingly frustrated with Green Arrow’s interferences. Hiring multiple hitmen to take care of the vigilante, his empire ultimately comes tumbling down thanks to Oliver’s efforts. [/list] [list][*][b]2009 |[/b] Confident that Oliver’s ready to take a leadership position in his family’s company, Walter assigns him to [color=007236]Q-Core[/color], Queen Industries’ tech subsidiary.[/list] [list][*][b]2009 |[/b] [color=007236]Daniel Brickwell[/color], better known as [color=007236]Brick[/color], takes advantage of the hole in Star City’s criminal underworld, becoming the city’s most powerful mob boss through intimidation and violence.[/list] [list][*][b]2009 |[/b] Sgt [color=007236]John Diggle[/color] of the SCPD contacts Green Arrow, informing him that Brick has managed to tuck police commissioner [color=007236]Brian Nudocerdo [/color]into his front pocket. Diggle becomes Oliver's informant within the SCPD.[/list] [list][*][b]2009 |[/b] On Christmas Eve, Brick kidnaps the mayor's daughter. After a night of frantic searching, Oliver finds out that his efforts were fruitless, the young girl turning up at a police station in the Glades, safe and unharmed. Following the kidnapping, the already complacent authorities are scared into submission, allowing Brick free reign within the city.[/list] [list][*][b]2010 |[/b] Oliver interrupts a drug trade negotiated between Brick and mob boss, [color=007236][color=007236]James MacGowan[/color][/color]. Integral to Brick’s game plan, this throws him into a rage. The mob boss sets out to discover Green Arrow’s identity. [/list] [list][*][b]2010 |[/b] Seeking out an old acquaintance, Brick enlists the help of Natas, who immediately tells him who Green Arrow is. However, upon Brick’s request to kill Oliver, Natas refuses and leaves Star City, as if never having been there in the first place. [/list] [list][*][b]2010 |[/b] Armed with knowledge of Green Arrow’s secret identity, Brick kidnaps Oliver’s mother, Moira, in a severely deteriorated state due to her cancer. Enraged, Oliver scours the entire city for her whereabouts, and with Diggle’s help, finds her in a motel, one of many fronts for Brick’s empire. Brick and Green Arrow fight, ending with the crime lord’s apparent death – an explosive tip arrow tends to do that to people.[/list] [list][*][b]2010 |[/b] A thorough investigation following Brick’s death exposes Commissioner Nudocerdo’s corruption. He faces trial and jail time, as do many of his officers. [/list] [list][*][b]2010 |[/b] Star City reels from the Apokolips invasion. Oliver and Hal reunite as they push back [color=007236]Darkseid[/color]’s forces as Green Arrow and [color=007236]Green Lantern[/color].They reconnect in the aftermath, often catching up and occasionally teaming up in the years that follow.[/list] [list][*][b]2010 |[/b] Moira Queen loses her battle with cancer. [/list] [list][*][b]2011 |[/b] A mercenary archer going by [color=007236]the Dark Archer[/color] openly challenges Green Arrow to a duel on live television, threatening that failure to comply will end with civilian deaths. Oliver accepts the challenge, and only narrowly beats him, who vows that this was not the last they’d see of each other. [/list] [list][*][b]2011 |[/b] [color=007236]Cupid[/color], a crazed archer with an obsession for Green Arrow, murders Star City Triad leader [color=007236]Jin Fang[/color]. This marks the beginning of her killing spree as she continues to target those with a vendetta against the Emerald Archer. Oliver and Diggle eventually track her down, and [color=007236]Carrie Cutter[/color] is arrested and pleads for insanity for multiple counts of murder.[/list] [list][*][b]2011 |[/b] Green Arrow meets the vigilante known as [color=007236]Black Canary[/color] ([color=007236]Dinah Lance[/color]) in his first meeting with the Justice League. What starts as a friendship soon develops into romance, and their love for each other quickly grows.[/list] [list][*][b]2011 |[/b] Feeling uncomfortable with living in the Queen Mansion, Oliver buys an apartment within Star City, converting the manor into the [color=007236]Moira Queen Home for Homeless Youth[/color]. Walter tells Oliver that his parents would be proud of him.[/list] [list][*][b]2011 |[/b] [color=007236]Roy Harper[/color], archery aficionado, turns up at the Moira Queen Home’s doorstep. Oliver takes an instant liking to him, offering to give the boy archery lessons. Unbeknownst to him, that’s all it takes for Roy to figure out his secret identity.[/list] [list][*][b]2012 |[/b] Diggle leaves the SCPD, becoming Oliver’s “bodyguard”.[/list] [list][*][b]2012 |[/b] As Oliver engages in battle with a mercenary known as [color=007236]Big Game[/color], Roy interferes, wanting to help. After the criminal’s apprehended, Oliver berates Roy, but the teenager doesn’t flinch, explaining that all he wants is to help people by the Green Arrow’s side. Oliver reluctantly agrees to train him, preparing him for the field.[/list] [/color] [/hider] [color=darkgray][b][i]2012-2014: Speedy[/i][/b][/color] [hider] [color=darkgray] [list][*][b]2012 |[/b] A new drug arrives at Star City, its street name, Vertigo. As more and more people are found dead from the narcotic, Oliver, Diggle and Dinah rush to find its supplier. After weeks of searching, Oliver enlists the help of a Q-Core employee, [color=007236]Felicity Smoak[/color]. Growing desperate from the rising body count, he reveals his identity to her, and asks for her help. Her ingenuity with technology eventually brings them a lead – all the way in Eastern Europe. The country of [color=007236]Vlatava[/color]. Its monarch, [color=007236]Werner Zytle[/color], going by [color=007236]Count Vertigo[/color], uses the money his criminal dealings bring to fund his small nation, unsympathetic to those he hurts in the process. Oliver begins planning a raid on Zytle’s mountainside compound, all while Roy insists that he comes along. [u][color=007236]Speedy[/color][/u] debuts in Vlatava as Team Arrow conducts an attack on Vertigo’s compound, effectively ending his operations – but not before falling victim to his “Vertigo Effect” – emitted by a machine built into his head.[/list] [list][*][b]2012 |[/b] Roy becomes a member of the first Teen Titans.[/list] [list][*][b]2012 |[/b] Oliver fires [color=007236]Henry Fyff[/color], an employee at Q-Core who’d been allegedly stalking Felicity. [/list] [list][*][b]2013 |[/b] Merlyn returns to Star City, hired to kill several high-profile figures in the city council by the [color=007236]Elevast Corporation[/color]’s CEO, [color=007236]Martin Somers[/color], in retaliation for their refusal to allow the construction of the Star Center, a multi-storey complex that would span over fifteen city blocks, which would see hundreds of residents face eviction. Green Arrow, Black Canary and Speedy intervene, and Merlyn reveals himself to be none other than [color=007236]Malcolm Merlyn[/color], father to Tommy Merlyn and one of Robert Queen’s closest friends prior to a falling out months before his death. Merlyn escapes, but Somers is arrested, and Elevast falls under new ownership.[/list] [list][*][b]2013 |[/b] Oliver officially adopts Roy as his son.[/list] [list][*][b]2013 |[/b] While on patrol, Speedy runs into a woman calling herself [color=007236]Red Dart[/color], a bank robber with a dangerous skill set. Roy manages to beat her with ease. [/list] [list][*][b]2014 |[/b] Oliver reveals his plan to propose to Dinah to Diggle and Roy. The two encourage him, but he scares himself from doing it, hiding the ring in the Quiver.[/list] [list][*][b]2014 |[/b] Walter calls Oliver up to Queen Industries. Once there, Walter tells Oliver just how frustrated he is at the man’s frequent absences from the company, calling him irresponsible. Oliver agrees, and hands over all responsibilities involving Queen Industries back to him.[/list] [list][*][b]2014 |[/b] [color=007236] Constantine Drakon[/color], an assassin for hire, attempts to take Walter’s life. Green Arrow and Speedy intervene, and after a brief scuffle Drakon escapes, not to be seen again. [/list] [list][*][b]2014 |[/b] Oliver falls back into old habits as tension between himself and Felicity reaches boiling point. The two have a one night stand, consuming Oliver with guilt. Felicity leaves Team Arrow, apologising to Dinah – leaving the Canary to seek an explanation as to what she’s sorry for. Oliver has no choice but to tell her, and Dinah leaves for [color=007236]Gotham[/color] the next day, heartbroken. [/list] [list][*][b]2014 |[/b] After losing his girlfriend and his company, Oliver leaves Star City, seeking to find himself. He ends up in an ashram monastery in Napa Valley, where he meets a teenager by the name of [color=007236]Connor Hawke[/color].[/list] [/color] [/hider] [color=darkgray][b][i]2014-2015: Hawke[/i][/b][/color] [hider] [color=darkgray] [list][*][b]2014 |[/b] The truth about Oliver and Connor’s relation is quick to come out, and the two spend much of their time at the monastery trying to make up for lost time. It comes to light that Connor is also a natural with the bow, and Oliver is ecstatic, more than happy to help his son improve. All the while they are taught the way of the Buddha by [color=007236]Master Jansen[/color], helping Oliver find himself and Connor to find some level of peace within. Despite his best efforts, Oliver can’t get Connor to tell him what happened to his mother. [/list] [list][*][b]2014 |[/b] [color=007236]Lian Harper[/color] is born to Roy and assassin, [color=007236]Jade Nguyen[/color]. Unready to raise a child while in her current profession, Jade hands over custody to Roy, who makes Oliver Lian’s godfather, and, more jokingly, her grandfather.[/list] [list][*][b]2015 |[/b] After six months at the ashram, Oliver returns to Star City with Connor in tow. He once again dons the hood of Green Arrow, taking the weight of responsibility off of Roy, who stood in as [color=007236]Arsenal[/color] while he was away. Behind the scenes he continues to train Connor, who wishes to follow in his father’s footsteps.[/list] [list][*][b]2015 |[/b] Oliver returns to Queen Industries. Walter, weary from their last meeting, once again grants him control of only Q-Core, not wanting to let Oliver’s “rashness” to be the cause of Queen Industries’ downfall. [/list] [list][*][b]2015 |[/b] Despite Connor’s protests, Oliver enrols him at [color=007236]Larchmont High School[/color]. [/list] [list][*][b]2015 |[/b] In need of a tech guy to replace Felicity, Oliver tracks down Henry Fyff, the same man that he fired for, as she claimed, stalking her. He finds Fyff working at his family-owned Chinese takeout restaurant and recruits him to the cause. [/list] [list][*][b]2015 |[/b] Green Arrow breaks up a dogfighting ring, rescuing an apparent half-wolf dog that was injured in his fight. Oliver takes him home and nurses him back to health. He calls him [color=007236]George[/color]. [/list] [list][*][b]2015 |[/b] [color=007236]Lex Luthor[/color] announces that he’s running for president, and Oliver is less than happy. [/list] [list][*][b]2015 |[/b] Oliver catches wind of a human trafficking ring being run in Star City. After investigation by both him and Fyff, they find the head perpetrator: a mercenary by the name of [color=007236][color=007236]Edward Fyers[/color][/color], leader of a large mercenary group. After confronting him, Oliver finds out that Fyers was hired to run the operation by none other than Count Vertigo as a means to draw him out. Before he can leave, Zytle steps out from the shadows and blasts him with his Vertigo Effect, knocking the archer unconscious. A day passes, and Connor, worried for his father, enlists the help of Diggle and Fyff to track him down. They do, and Connor single-handedly incapacitates Vertigo, proving himself more than capable in the field. Oliver grudgingly, if a bit proudly, allows Connor to accompany him on patrols afterwards. [/list] [list][*][b]2015 |[/b] An assassin known as [color=007236]Onomatopoeia[/color] leaves a trail of bodies on his way to Star City – each of them a non-powered vigilante. He makes his next targets Green Arrow and his new partner, [color=007236]Red Arrow[/color] (Connor), managing to shoot the latter. As Connor is rushed to the hospital, a distraught Oliver nearly kills Onomatopoeia, who manages to escape by the breadth of his hair. When Connor recovers, Oliver lets him know that he will no longer allow him to go out into the field – and that his decision is final. No argument, from either Connor or Diggle, changes his mind.[/list] [list][*][b]2015 |[/b] Green Arrow rescues a fifteen year-old girl by the name of [color=007236]Mia Dearden[/color] from a local councilman who paid her pimp, [color=007236]David[/color], for a night of privacy. Oliver refers her to the Moira Queen Home for Homeless Youth, where she turns up but a few days later – and almost instantly figures out that he’s the Green Arrow.[/list] [list][*][b]2015 |[/b] Oliver officially adopts Mia after finding out that her father, who sexually abused her, had died a year prior.[/list] [list][*][b]2015 |[/b] Oliver, Diggle and Connor reluctantly train Mia, who insists that it’s only so she can feel safe in her own skin. This is proven false when she dons a makeshift costume and takes to the streets in order to fight crime. Caught by Oliver, he bans her from further training, taking away her bow and costume. Mia and Connor bond over the limitations placed by their mentor/father.[/list] [list][*][b]2015 |[/b] Oliver changes his mind when Mia finds out that she’s HIV positive. The second Speedy debuts shortly after. Connor remains idle, still banned from fighting crime.[/list] [list][*][b]2015 |[/b] Mia becomes a member of the second Teen Titans.[/list] [/color] [/hider] [/indent] [indent][color=darkgray][b][i]2016: Outsider[/i][/b][/color] [hider] [color=darkgray] [list][*][b]2016 |[/b] Felicity returns to Star City, reconciling with Team Arrow. [color=007236]Stellmoor International[/color] buys a majority share within Queen Industries but a few days later, transferring ownership to CEO, Simon Lacroix. [/list] [list][*][b]2016 |[/b] Oliver confronts Walter about Stellmoor’s takeover, only to witness his murder at the hands of a mysterious attacker, using one of his very own trick arrows. Framed for Walter’s death, Oliver goes underground with Connor and Fyff, believing Diggle and Felicity dead – blown up with the rest of Q-Core. The true killer, [color=007236]Komodo[/color], reveals himself later that same night in a confrontation in the [color=007236]Arrowcave[/color], Oliver’s backup headquarters beneath the Moira Queen Home. Unbeknownst to Oliver, Diggle really is dead, killed by Komodo when he refused to do as he was told. Felicity was forced to watch. Mia, away with the Teen Titans, stays out of the conflict.[/list] [list][*][b]2016 |[/b] Oliver is nearly killed in his and Komodo’s battle in the Arrowcave, only to be saved by the [color=007236]Magus[/color], a mysterious immortal with ties to his past. He tells Oliver of an ancient organisation called the [color=007236]Outsiders[/color], and sends Oliver to the Queen Industries building, where he discovers a secret room dedicated to recording his father’s secret life, spent searching for an ancient artefact – [color=007236]the Arrow[/color] – alongside Walter and another man, closer to his own age… Simon Lacroix.[/list] [list][*][b]2016 |[/b] Black Canary hears of Oliver’s apparent crime and immediately makes her way to Star City to help him.[/list] [list][*][b]2016 |[/b] Lacroix and his daughter, [color=007236]Emiko[/color], hatch a plan to kill Oliver, luring him to a cemetery, where Felicity, barely alive, hangs on display. With Fyff’s help, Oliver rescues her, besting Komodo in a fight by plunging an arrow in his eye.[/list] [list][*][b]2016 |[/b] Oliver seeks out Magus in Black Mesa, returning with a means to get answers. Taking Fyff, Dinah and Felicity with him, they embark on a journey to Vlatava and then Lian Yu, where he finds Emiko’s mother, [color=007236]Shado[/color], and her real father, alive and well… Robert Queen. He’s shocked to discover that his years on the island were all orchestrated by his father, who faked his death with the help of Magus, hoping that Oliver would come to follow in his footsteps in his search for the Arrow totem – which he now held, green and glowing, in his hands. After a battle with the Outsiders’ [color=007236]Shield Clan[/color], Oliver leaves Lian Yu, taking away Robert and Shado’s only means off of the island… or so he thought. Back in Star City, Connor takes over as Green Arrow against his father’s wishes.[/list] [list][*][b]2016 |[/b] A trail leads Oliver, Fyff, Dinah and Felicity to [color=007236]Prague[/color], where Komodo kills [color=007236]Golgotha[/color], head of the [color=007236]Spear Clan[/color] and leader of the Outsiders, taking over the organisation and crowning himself the head of the [color=007236]Arrow Clan[/color]. Team Arrow are joined by a group of rogue Outsiders, consisting of the [color=007236]Mask Clan[/color], its sole member the Magus, the [color=007236]Axe Clan[/color], led by [color=007236]John Butcher[/color], the [color=007236]Sword Clan[/color], the vigilante [color=007236]Katana[/color] its only member, and Robert and Shado – having gotten off the island using backup transport. United, the rogue clans storm the [color=007236]Cathedral[/color], the Outsiders’ base of operations, and fight Komodo and his forces in a fierce and bloody battle. It’s then that Emiko discovers the truth behind her parentage through a desperate Shado, only to witness an arrow impale her father’s heart. Enraged, she goes after Komodo, nearly killing him, only to be stopped by Oliver, who says that it’s over, and that Komodo needs to be brought to justice, not killed. However, while his words rang true for Emiko, they didn’t for Shado, who killed Lacroix the way he killed Robert. Magus then offers Oliver the chance to lead the Arrow Clan, giving him the Arrow totem, which Oliver snaps before offering Emiko a chance to come with him to Star City. She declines, and the Outsiders tell Oliver and Dinah never to show their faces in the Cathedral again. Drained, Team Arrow return to Star City, Oliver and Dinah rekindling their romance, Henry and Felicity finding it anew. [/list] [list][*][b]2016 |[/b] Team Arrow (Oliver, Dinah, Connor, Mia, Felicity and Henry) face one of their toughest enemies yet: [color=007236]Ricardo Diaz Jr.[/color], aka [color=007236]Richard Dragon[/color]. An unparalleled martial artist, he rains hell on the team, his ultimate goal, their deaths. He assembles a team, calling them the [color=007236]Longbow Hunters[/color], consisting of himself, Count Vertigo, Red Dart and [color=007236]Deathstroke[/color], who attack Oliver and Dinah, recently engaged. With the help of Connor, Mia, and Emiko (recently arrived after a falling out with her mother), they manage to push back the Hunters, and narrowly defeat Diaz, who is killed in his cell in [color=007236]Belle Reve[/color] by Deathstroke. [/list] [list][*][b]2016 |[/b] Oliver and Dinah get married.[/list] [list][*][b]2016 |[/b] Emiko, now Red Arrow, is made a member of the Teen Titans.[/list] [/color] [/hider] [/indent] [color=007236][B]| ATTRIBUTES |[/B][/color] [indent] [color=darkgray] [b]Archery |[/b] First and foremost of Oliver's abilities is his prowess with a bow and arrow. He can use anything from the most simple bows and arrows to complicated composite bows and trick arrows with full efficiency. Archery is like second nature to him, and many have said that his marksmanship is like that of a metahuman’s. He was happy to prove them wrong. [b]Swordsmanship |[/b] Taught by Natas, Oliver is an adept swordsman, though he rarely takes a blade into the field, instead practising his scales and techniques as a means to maintain physical and mental fitness. [b]Martial Arts |[/b] Receiving training from both Natas and Black Canary, Oliver has become a skilled martial artist. While not as capable as, say, Batman, he has proven on more than one occasion that he is more than able to hold his own. [b]Peak Human Conditioning |[/b] In order to survive on Lian Yu, Oliver had to push his body to the very limit, transforming it into a weapon. Most notable of his enhanced capabilities is his hand-eye coordination, many mistaking him for a metahuman purely due to his reflexes and eyesight. [b]Multi-Lingual |[/b] Oliver is fluent in multiple languages, taught Mandarin and Japanese by Natas, and having learnt Russian upon his return to Star City. Connor has also taught him snippets of Korean. [b]Acrobatics |[/b] A capable acrobat, Oliver often incorporates archery into his manoeuvres, pulling off seemingly impossible shots. [/color] [/indent] [color=007236][B]| CHARACTER NOTES |[/B][/color] [indent] [color=darkgray] [color=darkgray][b][i]Allies, Friends and Family[/i][/b][/color] [hider] [b][i]Team Arrow[/i][/b] [indent][b]John Diggle |[/b] Formerly of the Green Berets, Diggle is a retired police sergeant and Oliver’s right-hand man. Having started out as Ollie’s informant within the SCPD, Diggle left the police force in order to play a larger part in his crusade. He now works as Oliver’s “bodyguard” and “security advisor”, both well-paying covers for his real occupation. [b]Dinah Laurel Lance/Black Canary |[/b] A fellow vigilante and Ollie’s ex-girlfriend, Dinah is widely regarded as one of the world’s best martial artists. The two met in Justice League International’s first assembly, and have since been deeply in love. However, it perhaps wasn’t as strong as they thought, as Ollie cheated on her two years into their relationship. That said, it’s a miracle that she didn’t kick Oliver’s ass when she found out. She currently resides in Gotham. [b]Roy Harper/Arsenal |[/b] Oliver’s adopted son, Roy was an archery aficionado long before he met his mentor. Living on the tough streets of the Glades, when he heard of the Moira Queen Home for Homeless Youths he was quick to make his way there (once he made sure his pride wasn’t hurt). He’s proven to be a valuable member of Team Arrow, and currently spends his days juggling his time between Young Justice and Star City. Formerly under the alias of Speedy. [b]Connor Hawke/Red Arrow |[/b] Oliver’s biological son, he met his father for the first time at the age of thirteen while residing at an ashram monastery in Napa Valley. His mother, Sandra, sent him there at his request, thinking that he wanted to find himself when he really just wanted to get away from his stepfather, Milo Armitage. He worked with his father as Red Arrow for a short amount of time before the assassin, Onomatopoeia, nearly killed him. Banned from vigilantism in order to protect him, Connor reluctantly conforms to Ollie’s wishes, wanting to help but unwilling to disobey him. [b]Felicity Smoak |[/b] Formerly of the Q-Core IT department, Felicity became a part of Team Arrow when Oliver sought her help to track down the supplier of Vertigo. She proved to be invaluable to the team until the night both she and Ollie regret, after which she left the team, ashamed and seeking a more familiar environment. She currently works at Kord Industries. [b]Henry Fyff |[/b] Felicity’s replacement and employee at Q-Core, Henry also happened to have had a massive crush on her prior to her transferral to Kord. His awkward advances mistaken for stalker-like tendencies, Ollie fired him personally, concerned about Felicity’s safety but also sad to have to let such a brilliant mind go. Instead of finding another job, Henry settled for working at his mother’s Chinese takeout restaurant until Oliver came and rehired him, with a bonus: he gets to work with the Green Arrow. During his time on Team Arrow, he’s proven to be just as skilled, and invaluable, as Felicity was. [b]George the Arrowhound |[/b] Part huskie, part wolf, George was forced into the dogfighting underworld, made to fight and kill dogs born and bred for only one thing: senseless slaughter. Rescued by Oliver, his new owner nursed him back to health, and George soon became Team Arrow’s fearsome yet loveable mascot. [/indent] [b][i]Civilians[/i][/b] [indent] [b]Robert Queen |[/b] The founder of Queen Industries, Robert was a ruthless businessman, a quality which insured his company’s success. Despite this he was a loving father, only wanting the best for Oliver. When he found out that his son shared his love for archery, he was ecstatic, eager to have Ollie learn from only the best. But when Oliver started to drift away from the bow and quiver, opting instead to take up recreational drug use and relentless partying, Robert found himself incredibly disappointed with both his son and himself. And while he only wanted the best for Ollie, the same could not be said about his behaviour towards his wife. While yes, he loved Moira, he often let lust and desire overcome him, and so he had many affairs to his name – affairs that his wife chose to remain ignorant of. In 2005, the media went insane with coverage of Robert’s death, reporting of a helicopter crash that took his life in the Himalayas. [b]Moira Queen |[/b] Oliver’s mother and wife to Robert, Moira was a loving parent and devoted wife. Unlike her husband, who was known in the corporate world for his ruthlessness, Moira was a kind, nurturing soul, using her wealth to help those in need in whichever way she could. Her charity work earned her love and respect not just in Star City, but in many cities throughout the States, even going as far as Gotham, where her work in the Narrows made her name synonymous with that of the Waynes. Moira passed away from cancer in 2010, her son at her bedside. [b]Walter Steele |[/b] Robert’s best friend and former CFO of Queen Industries, Walter now runs the company following his friend’s death. Frustrated at Oliver’s continued irresponsibility, he gave him control over Queen Industries’ subsidiary, Q-Core, hoping that having to run it will prepare him for taking over the company. But this didn’t seem to remedy Ollie’s continuous absences, and Walter is at a loss of what to do. [b]Thomas Merlyn |[/b] The son of Malcolm Merlyn, Tommy was Oliver’s best friend prior to the island, participating in many acts of debauchery with his “partner in crime”. Following Ollie’s return from the dead, the two struggled to reconnect, before losing contact entirely. After his father handed Merlyn Global to Jakob Whorrsman instead of himself, Tommy renounced his family’s legacy, leaving behind the fortune he relied upon so frequently. [b]Master Jansen |[/b] A monk residing in the ashram monastery in Napa Valley, Master Jansen was the one who taught Oliver and Connor the way of the Buddha, and the latter the art of aikido and Kyudo archery. [/indent] [/hider] [color=darkgray][b][i]Rogues Gallery[/i][/b][/color] [hider] [b][i]Rogues[/i][/b] [indent] [b]James MacGowan |[/b] Head of Star City’s Irish mob, Jimmy MacGowan has control over the entirety of Downtown, content with the territory he owns, not bothered to make a play against any of his competitors. In the past he was involved in a deal between himself and Brick, something that would have guaranteed his place in the new criminal hierarchy. He only made such a deal to save his own behind, however – so when Green Arrow took down Brick and his empire, MacGowan didn’t see an enemy – he saw a potential asset. As long as the Emerald Archer keeps out of his hair and takes care of the [i]other[/i] criminal organisations, then MacGowan has no quarrel with him. He is currently the most powerful of mob bosses in Star City. [b]Daniel “Brick” Brickwell |[/b] Born and raised in the Glades, Danny Brickwell always had big ambitions. Starting his criminal career as a mere gangbanger, Brick saw his chance when Ricardo Diaz’s empire came tumbling down, leaving a massive power vacuum where it once was. Uniting numerous street gangs, his syndicate became an overnight criminal superpower, feared by crooks and authorities alike. The only one who dared to challenge him was Green Arrow – and when Brick found out that he and Oliver Queen were one and the same, he was determined to make him pay. Kidnapping Moira Queen, Brick planned to kill her as Oliver watched, but the ensuing fight didn’t seem to favour him. Brick is now presumed dead. [b]Malcolm Merlyn/The Dark Archer |[/b] Malcolm Merlyn was once the CEO of Merlyn Global Group, an international corporation that was considered Queen Industries’ toughest competitor. He was also one of Robert Queen’s closest friends, a stark contrast to their companies’ hostile natures. Following Robert’s death in 2005, Malcolm left Star City for four years, leaving his company in the hands of fellow businessman, Jakob Whorrsman. He resurfaced as the assassin, the Dark Archer, clashing with Green Arrow multiple times. His identity is known to Oliver. [b]Carrie Cutter/Cupid |[/b] A former police officer for the SCPD, Carrie was discharged after developing an obsession for her partner. Her sick brand of love going unsated, she visited her ex-partner’s home, aiming to kill him, and Green Arrow, mistaking the scene for a husband abusing his wife, shot an arrow at the man, “rescuing” Carrie. From then onwards, her fixation shifted to the Emerald Archer, leading to a murderous rampage in which she tried to show her devotion to her new love. After murdering Triad leader Jin Fang, along with many other high profile figures in Star City’s underworld, her killing spree was finally put to an end by Green Arrow. She is currently incarcerated in Belle Reve Penitentiary. [b]Werner Zytle/Count Vertigo |[/b] The king of a small Eastern European country, Vlatava, Zytle travelled a long and bloody road on his way to leadership. Funded by an international drug smuggling operation, trading Vertigo, a drug he developed, Zytle maintained Vlatava as a relatively wealthy European nation – but his empire came crumbling down when Green Arrow caught wind of his operation in Star City. Mounting a raid on Zytle’s Vlatavan compound, Team Arrow brought an end to the Count’s drug trade. Three years later, Zytle got his revenge on Green Arrow, managing to capture him – only to be defeated by his partner, Red Arrow. [b]Red Dart |[/b] A serial bank robber employing trick darts instead of arrows, her brief stint in Star City was brought to an end by Speedy. She’s recently expanded her repertoire into mercenary work. [b]Constantine Drakon |[/b] An international assassin, it is said that Drakon is second to only Deathstroke the Terminator in their line of work. [b]Onomatopoeia |[/b] An assassin targeting non-powered vigilantes, Onomatopoeia clashed with Green and Red Arrow, hospitalising the latter after shooting him through the subscapular artery. Bringing forth the Emerald Archer’s rage, he barely escaped, vanishing into the night. [b]Simon Lacroix |[/b] Born into poverty and growing up on the streets, Simon Lacroix is effectively the anti-Ollie Queen. Fighting to keep himself afloat since an early age, his hard work earnt him the attention of Robert Queen at the age of eighteen. Made Robert’s protégé, he was taught everything his mentor knew about the business world; everything he needed to kick-start his own international conglomerate: Stellmoor International. [b]Isabel Rochev/The Queen |[/b] Native to a mountainside village in Siberia, Isabel Rochev became enamoured with Robert Queen after he visited her home, where she worked laboriously in a diamond mine; the village’s primary source of income. An attractive young woman at half Robert’s age, she managed to land a job as his assistant, and quickly began an extramarital affair with her idol. After she her job was terminated without notice, she didn’t blame Robert, who fired her, but the wider Queen family: his wife, Moira, and his son, Oliver, believing them to be a stain on his mind, skewing his judgement. She now works at Stellmoor International alongside Simon Lacroix. [b]Big Game |[/b] A mercenary hailing from Africa, Big Game hunted Green Arrow for his own personal enjoyment. Defeated by both the former and his partner, Speedy, he hasn’t set foot in Star City since. [b]Edward Fyers |[/b] The leader of a large mercenary group, Eddie Fyers ran into Green Arrow when he was hired by Count Vertigo to lure him into a trap. When Zytle’s plan backfired, Fyers and his team were quick to leave Star City, leaving no trace for the Emerald Archer to follow. [b]Ricardo Diaz Jr./Richard Dragon |[/b] The son of former mob boss, Ricardo Diaz, Diaz Jr. was witness to the fall of his father’s criminal empire at the hands of Green Arrow. Disbelieving that such a powerful man could be dethroned by a guy with a gimmick, Ricardo left Star City, travelling the world to train under some of the greatest martial artists ever known. He vowed to return to Star City, and remake his father’s empire into the most powerful one in the States. [b]Natas |[/b] An international assassin, Natas was originally hired by the deceased crime lord China White to kill Oliver during his third year on Lian Yu. Admiring Ollie’s resolve, he instead chose to teach him martial arts, honing the billionaire’s body into a weapon. However, when Oliver refused to deal China the killing blow in a skirmish, nearly all respect Natas had for him faded. Leaving him broken and bloodied on the island, Natas left for civilisation, returning to the profession he was so good at. He entered into Oliver’s life once more in 2010, but this time in the shadows. Paid a sum he couldn’t refuse, Natas revealed Green Arrow’s identity to Brick, effectively endangering the lives of all Oliver held dear. To his credit, he refused to assassinate his former student, leaving Star City nearly as soon as he got there. His whereabouts are unknown. [b]Slade Wilson/Deathstroke |[/b] Once a soldier, Slade Wilson took part in a biological augmentation program that allowed him to surpass human limits. He is now feared as one of the deadliest assassins in the world. [b]Prometheus |[/b] ??? [/indent] [/hider] [color=darkgray][b][i]Setting & Locations[/i][/b][/color] [hider] [b][i]Setting[/i][/b] [indent] [b]Star City |[/b] Star City is a living symbol of modernism, a thriving metropolis on the middle west coast of California, and the stomping grounds of the Battling Bowman, Green Arrow. [indent] [b]Orchid Bay |[/b] Neighbouring South End, Orchid Bay is home to City Hall. [b]The Triangle |[/b] A neighbourhood frequently under dispute by Star City’s criminal powers, the Triangle is currently controlled by the Irish Mob, led by Jimmy MacGowan. [b]Lamb Valley |[/b] A low-middle class residential area, Lamb Valley was subject to controversy when the Elevast Corporation proposed plans to build a fifteen block megastructure mall. [b]The Glades |[/b] The slums of Star City, the Glades hold the title of highest poverty rate in the city. Previously under Brick’s control, it has since been reclaimed by Green Arrow. [b]Adams Heights |[/b] Occupied by Star City’s upper-middle class, Adams Heights is a neighbourhood known for its higher-end living. [b]South End |[/b] The downtown of Star City, South End serves as its central business district. [/indent] [/indent] [b][i]Locations[/i][/b] [indent] [b]Queen Industries |[/b] A sprawling skyscraper, the Queen Industries tower is a monolith of glass and steel, of modern design, sleek edges and sharp angles. Adorning the large QI logo for all to see, it serves as a beacon of new and wonderful technologies. Located in South End. [b]Q-Core |[/b] A mere block away from Queen Industries, the Q-Core building is nearly identical to its sister structure, albeit slightly shorter and displaying a different logo; that of its name. It’s a hub of great minds, a think tank were innovative, intelligent people come together to invent the next Q-Phone (figuratively speaking). It’s also a fantastic place to hide your secret underground base of operations. [indent][b]The Quiver |[/b] Located beneath Q-Core, the Quiver is Green Arrow’s second base of operations after the Arrowcave. Equipped with state of the art technology, it’s outfitted with the highest-tier security system developed by Queen Industries, impervious to nearly all means of intrusion. Located within are multiple computers for Fyff’s use, an arsenal of bows, arrows (trick and regular) and other weapons, along with the “Arrowcycles” (Oliver’s, Connor’s and a spare for Roy) and a variety of toys and the like to keep George occupied. [/indent] [b]The Moira Queen Home for Homeless Youth |[/b] Formerly the Queen Family Mansion, the Moira Queen Home for Homeless Youth served as Oliver’s home up until his mother’s death. Uncomfortable with living in what he considered his parents’ home, and believing that he needed to give back to Star City, he repurposed it as the Home for Homeless Youth using Queen Industries funds, giving a home to the struggling children of his city. It was here that he met Roy Harper. Ollie frequently spends his time doing volunteer work here alongside his son, Connor, and friend, Diggle. Located on the outskirts of Star City. [indent][b]The Arrowcave |[/b] Located beneath the Moira Queen Home, the Arrowcave is a museum of years gone by. Green Arrow’s first base of operations, it contains such relics from the past as the Arrowcar, Arrowplane, and Arrowsub. It’s a showcase of simpler times. [/indent] [/indent] [/hider] [color=darkgray][b][i]Organisations & Corporations[/i][/b][/color] [hider] [b][i]Organisations[/i][/b] [indent] [b]The Outsiders |[/b] ??? [/indent] [b][i]Corporations[/i][/b] [indent] [b]Queen Industries |[/b] Queen Industries is a massive multi-billion dollar conglomerate made up of smaller subsidiaries, known for its extensive array of technological products, most notably the Q-Series, a collection of laptops, phones and tablets that rival that of Wayne Enterprises, LexCorp and Kord Industries. And while the public knows of the corporation for the abundance of tech and gadgets it brings out, it also makes a large sum of its profit through government contracts, providing equipment to the military, FBI, CIA and ARGUS. Based in Downtown Star City, South End. [indent][b]Q-Core |[/b] Queen Industries’ largest subsidiary, Q-Core is largely responsible for bringing out the Q-Series of products. Based in South End, only a block away from the main QI building.[/indent] [b]Stellmoor International |[/b] Founded by Robert Queen’s former protégé, Simon Lacroix, Stellmoor International was Queen Industries’ primary competitor in Star City following Merlyn Global Group’s change in ownership. That is until it acquired a majority share of its rival company, effectively making it a subsidiary. [/indent] [/hider] [/color] [/indent] [color=007236][b]| CHARACTER GOALS|[/b][/color] [indent] [color=darkgray] Those of you that were here for the first incarnation of this game probably remember that the Green Arrow I played then was very much inspired by his [i]New 52[/i] and [i]Arrow[/i] versions, with very little of what made his pre-[i]Flashpoint[/i] version so great. This time around, I plan to fix that. Taking inspiration from all three versions, I’m pretty much taking the Van Dyke-wearing Ollie we all know and love and giving him a sort of modernisation, with the aim of giving him story arcs worthy of an A-lister (because I think we can all agree that he has the potential to be one). I hope you all enjoy what I have in store for him, because I know for sure that I am. [/color] [/indent] [color=007236][b]| REFERENCES |[/b][/color] [indent] [color=darkgray] [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/2764530]#1:[/url] Green Arrow: Hawke, part one. [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/2789285]#2:[/url] Green Arrow: Hawke, part two. [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/2809320]#3:[/url] Green Arrow: Hawke, part three. [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3008267]#4:[/url] The Flash... cooks some breakfast? [/color] [/indent]