[color=darkgray][center][h1][color=0fb287][b]G R E E N   A R R O W[/b][/color][/h1]
[b][sup][i]“Why, you speak treason!”
“Fluently.”[/i]
[color=0fb287][b]L A D Y   M A R I A N   &   R O B I N   H O O D[/b][/color][/sup][/b]
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[color=0fb287][sub][b]N A M E[/b][/sub][/color][hr][indent]Oliver Jonas "Ollie" Queen[/indent]
[color=0fb287][sub][b]A L I A S[/b][/sub][/color][hr][indent]Green Arrow[/indent]
[color=0fb287][sub][b]P O W E R S   A N D   A B I L I T I E S[/b][/sub][/color][hr][indent]The Island has transformed Oliver. Put through a gauntlet of violence and death, he’s come out the other side with skills his younger self would never have dreamed of. Oliver’s an [color=0fb287][b]archer[/b][/color], and a damn good one at that. The desperation of a life spent surviving has instilled within him a philosophy of never missing, and that’s reflected in his [b][color=0fb287]markmanship[/color][/b] – when he shoots an arrow, it meets its mark. His years away have seen him become a formidable [color=0fb287][b]combatant[/b][/color] in [color=0fb287][b]peak physical condition[/b][/color]; struggles on the Island were quick and brutal, and his style reflects that. [b][color=0fb287]Urban and environmental traversal[/color][/b] were essential then, and they’re essential now – and his knowledge of [b][color=0fb287]Russian[/color][/b] and [b][color=0fb287]Japanese[/color][/b] don’t hurt, either. The thing he got really good at, though… [i]really[/i] good at… was the art of [color=0fb287][b]killing[/b][/color]. 

But he tries not to think about that.[/indent]
[color=0fb287][sub][b]O R I G I N   A N D   B A C K S T O R Y[/b][/sub][/color][hr][indent][color=0fb287][b]Oliver Jonas Queen[/b][/color] was born to Robert and Moira Queen in Star City, California, in the year of 1990. His family was extremely wealthy, his father the founder and CEO of Queen Industries, a multi-billion dollar conglomerate with a strong foothold in the international technology market. Oliver wanted for naught, his every need provided for him, and then some. His view on life was that it was easy, and one only had to take a look at him to see it: he was lazy, arrogant, and ignorant of the struggles most other people faced. As a young teen, he took a brief interest in archery, and in typical Queen fashion, he was provided with the best instructor money could hire, taught privately at the Queen Family Mansion. This would last all of two years, Oliver’s focus shifting towards other, less disciplined hobbies. Together with his best friend, Tommy Merlyn, he barely scraped through boarding school, and after it was over, all they knew was booze and women. Oliver met Dinah Laurel Lance when he was twenty-two. He was an idiot, and she was unlike any other girl he’d been with: one with character. Somehow, they started dating.

Sick of his son’s frivolous ways, Robert decided to take Oliver with him on a business trip to Beijing for his twenty-third birthday. Travelling on Robert’s yacht, [i]The Queen’s Gambit[/i], he hoped to talk some sense into Oliver, if not to convince him to get his MBA and take a position in Queen Industries, then to try and get him to try out philanthropy for himself, or, well... [i]anything.[/i] Oliver saw this as an opportunity for something else; with their relationship on shaky ground, he invited Dinah along in an attempt to stabilise it, envisioning a romantic few weeks on the water – a vision that would soon be dashed when Dinah declined, unsure of what she wanted from the relationship. At sea, Robert gave Oliver his birthday present – Howard Hill’s bow from [i]The Adventures of Robin Hood[/i] – in an attempt to remind Oliver of the last time he truly had a passion for something. He would attempt to broach the subject of responsibility tomorrow. But before he could do so, the [i]Gambit[/i] was swept in a freak storm, and as it sunk, Oliver watched his father die – left to drift in a lifeboat alone. He arrived at shore days later, stranded in a place he would come to know only as "The Island." Back home, Oliver and Robert Queen were presumed dead, buried in empty coffins.

Five years later, Oliver returned home. Much had changed during the time he was gone, and for the next four months, he would try to adjust to civilised life once more, intending to leave the horrors of the Island behind. But life has a funny way of spitting in your face.[/indent]
[color=0fb287][sub][b]W H A T   M A K E S   T H I S   C H A R A C T E R   " U L T I M A T E " ?[/b][/sub][/color][hr][indent]The biggest difference, I think, is that Oliver doesn’t really want to do anything with his abilities, and would really rather just try to adjust to normal life again. Obviously, this won’t work out for him, and before long we’ll see bad guys shot at with arrows. It’s just a matter of time.

A thing to note is that this isn’t the Oliver from the comics yet. He’s still dealing with his experience on the Island, and won’t get over them for quite some time. But he’ll eventually move past his damage, and (hopefully) come to take his place among the greats. [/indent]
[color=0fb287][sub][b]S U P P O R T I N G   C H A R A C T E R S[/b][/sub][/color][hr][indent][hider=][i]Dinah Laurel Lance –[/i] Oliver’s ex. She’s changed.

[i]Thomas "Tommy" Merlyn –[/i] Oliver’s best friend since diapers, now climbing the ranks of his father’s company, Merlyn Global. 

[i]Thea Queen –[/i] Oliver’s little sister, twenty years old. Sole resident of the Queen Family Mansion after Moira Queen’s passing one year ago. 

[i]John Diggle –[/i] Thea’s bodyguard, formerly Moira’s before her death. Ex-S.H.I.E.L.D., and before that, ex-Green Beret.

[i]Walter Steele –[/i] CEO of Queen Industries, handed control of the conglomerate by Moira Queen in the late stages of her cancer. An honest man, good to Thea. Like a substitute father. 

[i]Sara Lance –[/i] Dinah’s little sister, twenty-one years old. Became close friends with Thea following their siblings' presumed death.

[i]Malcolm Merlyn –[/i] Mayor of Star City, founder of Merlyn Global, and father of Tommy Merlyn.

[i]Roy Harper –[/i] ???
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[color=0fb287][sub][b]P O S T   C A T A L O G U E[/b][/sub][/color][hr][indent][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4700758]#1[/url]
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4709107]#2[/url]
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4709425]#3[/url]
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4722658]#4[/url] – Flashback: The Breakup
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4728414]#5[/url]
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