Yao Fei Gulong

Yao Fei is an expert archer and the father of Shado, and was a mentor of Oliver Queen, and a prisoner on the island, Lian Yu, having been considered extremely dangerous by the Chinese government. He was last shown as an employee of Edward Fyers whose unit had come to dispose of all the criminals held on the island by the Chinese military.

Biography
Not much is known about Yao Fei's past, however it is known that before reaching Lian Yu he was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China. The military massacred a large number of people, and Yao Fei was forced to take the blame. He was sent to live on Lian Yu, and soon after became a prisoner of Edward Fyers, who wanted him to be the face of a war-related plan, until around 1999. About a year after being captured by Fyers, Slade was put in a cell with Yao Fei. Slade helped Fei escape his cell. The two went to go find Slade's partner, Bill. However, it turned out that Bill joined Fyers. The two then escaped Fyers' camp together. It isn't known what exactly happened after that but Fei and Wilson had plans on escaping the island together on the supply plane.

In 2007, Yao Fei came across Oliver Queen, whom he hit in the side using a bow and arrow. Fei, who appeared to be attacking Oliver, was actually helping him. He took him to his hideout at a cave where Oliver awoke. Oliver questioned Yao Fei as to why he shot him, and was given the answer of protection. Fei made Oliver drink water, then quickly pulled an arrow out of his chest. Oliver while Fei slept, ran off. Fei later found Oliver trapped in a net. Fei scolded him and freed him of the net. Fei warned him that "they" would kill him then ran off with Oliver following. Later, Fei arrives at the hideout to see Oliver looking at a photo of Laurel. He brought a cage with a bird inside and put it beside Oliver and says "Shengcún" repeatedly. When Oliver asks what that means he repeats himself not explaining what it means then walks off.

During flashback, Fei is sitting by a fire at the hideout toasting a bird's leg on a stick. Oliver awakens and attempts to take a grab at the stick but Fei single-handedly throws him aside. Fei then hints at Oliver to kill the bird but Oliver refuses. Fei responds again with "Shengcún". The flashback later continues with Oliver begging Fei for food. Fei watches as Oliver proceeds to kill the bird. While he eats the bird, Fei approaches saying "Shengcún". When Oliver mistakes the word to mean "bird", Fei tells Oliver that "Shengcún" means "survive". Oliver is surprised at the fact that he speaks English, as throughout their stay together in the cave, he did not speak a word of English and all conversations were done using Mandarin Chinese, despite Oliver not being able to understand the language at all. Although he began to speak English to Oliver, he feigned a lack of proficiency on the language.

Fei goes on to tell Oliver that a bird shouldn't be the last thing he kills if he wants to survive on the island. He holds up Laurel's photo telling Oliver to forget her and tells him he will not survive if all he does is stare at her photo. The next morning, Yao Fei shoots a rabbit with an arrow. Fei then points at the dead rabbit and says "Dinner" asking Oliver to pick up the body. Oliver doesn't want to and asks if he can use the bow. Fei gives Oliver the bow and asks him to shoot an arrow at a tree. Oliver misses his target prompting Fei to say "You will die badly" in Mandarin. He then asks Oliver to go get the rabbit however when Oliver aproaches the body he gets captured by soldiers. Not wanting Oliver to reveal his whereabouts, Fei goes to camp and arrives at the tent just in time to stop Bill Wintergreen from killing Oliver. Immediately upon entering, Fei throws down Fyers and another soldier and then then quickly shoots an arrow at Oliver's hands(which are tied), freeing him. Fei then shoots another Arrow at Bill which he catches. Fei and Wintergreen then immediately engage in combat. Fei uses his bow as a weapon against Wintergreen and his sword. Fei eventually gets Wintergreen on the ground with a punch giving Fei and Oliver time to escape. Fei takes Oliver back to the cave. He is surprised that Oliver didn't tell them where to find him and tels Oliver that he's stronger than he thought. He hands Oliver an herb and then leaves.

The Odyssey
During this episode, the reason why Yao Fei wanted to remain on the island, and knocked out Oliver was because he didn't want to risk the life of his daughter. Near the end of the flashback, Yao Fei is given five minutes to see his daughter. A dragon tattoo is shown on her upper shoulder and back. In present day, an identical image is shown on Oliver's upper back and shoulder.

Home Invasion
In a flashback, Oliver, Shado and Slade are in the crashed plane when Yao Fei suddenly arrives. Shado is overwhelmed and hugs Yao Fei but soon realizes that something is wrong. Slade asks Yao Fei how did he escape which Yao Fei replies "I didn't." Fyers' men surrounded the plane and captured Slade, Oliver, and Shado; Yao Fei tells Oliver that his time on the island has come to an end.

Abilities

 * Master bowman: Yao Fei is an expert marksman, portrayed through outstanding precision with his signature bow and arrow, using them as effectively as Oliver Queen uses them as the Arrow. In fact, his greater experience in archery as well as providing Oliver with mentorship on the skill may prove his superiority in comparison to him. As noted by Fyers, he initially thought Yao Fei looked ridiculous with such primitive and crudely made weapons, until seeing for himself that Yao Fei took out three of his best men with them. He was impressed enough to order 25 compound bows in the next supply drop and want Yao Fei to train his men in using them.
 * Peak human physical conditioning: Yao Fei has show to be in top physical condition for a man of his age.
 * Master hand-to-hand combatant: In addition to his excellence in the use of far-ranged weapons, Fei has proven his proficiency in close-ranged hand to hand combat likewise. This is constantly proven by his ability to take down various armed men, including the mercenary Deathstroke.

Equipment

 * Bow and arrows: Yao Fei's signature weapons of choice, he demonstrates his mastery of this weapon many times.
 * Quiver: Fei uses his quiver to carry his arrows, as does Oliver.

Appearances
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 * Arrow #23 (mentioned)

Trivia

 * Yao Fei gave Oliver his first scar.
 * Yao Fei, in the DC Comics Universe, is a superhero known as Accomplished Perfect Physician, and a member of the Great Ten, a team of Chinese superheroes. There is also another member of that team known as the "Celestial Archer", who like Yao Fei in Arrow, is a master archer. This version of Yao Fei seems to combine the abilities of both Great Ten members.
 * At the conclusion of the episode "Trust but Verify " it is revealed that Yao Fei is now in the employment of Edward Fyers, and was the soldier who spoke to Oliver when he eventually found his way back the headquarters. It is unclear however, if Yao truly betrayed Oliver.
 * However in the episode Vertigo, it is revealed in a flashback, that Fei helped Oliver escape from Edward Fyers, he accomplished this by using a grip to fake Oliver's death. In the present day Oliver uses the same technique to fake the death of a man who had betrayed the Bratva after the leader requested Oliver kill the man in exchange for his trust.
 * The reason he is in the employment of Fyers is to protect his daughter, Shado. And Fyers wants him to teach archery to his soldiers for an unknown reason.
 * His green hood is currently worn by Oliver as the Starling City vigilante.
 * Oliver confirms that Yao Fei did train him on the island, answering Diggle's question on where he learned to fight with sticks, "His name was Yao Fei." This hints that some time later Yao Fei does train Oliver in combat.
 * Oliver and Yao Fei share a signature move, gripping their opponent with their legs and throwing them.
 * Yao Fei was Oliver Queen's third mentor.