Christopher Chance

"Being killed is... basically, my job."

- Christopher Chance

Christopher Chance, nicknamed the Human Target, is an individual with a special set of skills and master of disguise. He worked with Solntsevskaya Bratva and later with Star City Mayor's Office on missions, both of which centered around protecting Oliver Queen. For the sake of his mission, Chance thoroughly researched Oliver's identity, including his vigilante alter-ego and his romance with Felicity Smoak.

Working for Anatoly Knyazev
Christopher Chance was hired by Anatoly Knyazev to protect Oliver Queen and take care of Viktor, a member of Solntsevskaya Bratva who didn't trust Oliver and set a trap for him. Christopher, at first, tried to warn Oliver to not leave the party at Cafe Lyublyu, but Queen refused to listen and was trapped by two of Viktor's thugs. Christopher then rescued Oliver from the two men. He told Oliver he expected Anatoly to pay the remainder of his fee within the hour as he walked off and took off a prosthetic face mask, changing his whole appearance.

Faking Oliver Queen's death
After being contacted by John Diggle, Christopher disguised himself as Oliver Queen, using a prosthetic mask which resembled Oliver. As Oliver Queen, Christopher spoke to Susan Williams, requesting she give him one month to prove himself as a suitable mayor. Later, Christopher got the councilman Kullens to pass an ordinance rezoning for low-income housing. As Christopher left City Hall, he was shot several times by a masked figure. Christopher then arrived at the Arrowcave and introduced himself to Team Arrow.

Oliver thanked Chance for helping him throughout the day. Christopher then told Oliver that when he becomes his target, he learns everything about them to the point where he knows as much as them. Christopher then tells Oliver that he can't move forward hiding behind a mask, and he should move on as Felicity did, unaware Oliver didn't know that Felicity was in a relationship.

Taking down Tobias Church
Christopher disguised himself as a gang member under Tobias Church, using the opportunity to assist Team Arrow in their plan to destroy Church's organization. He approached the masked assassin Scimitar, employed by Church, right as the masked man defeated Evelyn Sharp and Curtis Holt. When Scimitar said that he' got the situation under control and the gangster should go assist Mr. Church instead, Christopher opened fire, bringing Scimitar down. He then removed his mask and retreated together with the vigilantes he saved.

After Mayor Oliver Queen addressed the issue of faking his death before Star City, explaining that it was part of the plan to infiltrate and take down Tobias Church's syndicate, Christopher approached him at the office, where he and Oliver bid farewell. When Felicity arrived at the scene, Christopher quipped about "speaking of the Devil", leaving Overwatch bewildered about her being the Devil now.

Powers

 * Mysterious mask application: When worn by other people, like Felicity Smoak, Chance's masks don't look like much, but on him, they transform his face into the intended person's, such as his Oliver Queen mask giving him Oliver's facial hair, despite no apparent hair being seen on the mask itself. Additionally, the masks seem to transform his body shape and skin color, as seen with the bulky "Friendly Bratva" reverting to Christopher's own shape after lifting the mask, and the darker-skinned "Shooter's" hands becoming of whiter color after lifting the other mask.

Abilities

 * Prosthetic make-up: Chance is a skilled fabricator and user of a prosthetic make-up.
 * Impersonation/acting: Chance is a skilled actor able to impersonate another human being with ease.


 * Trained endurance: Chance is incredibly resilient, surviving something that would kill another man and proficiently using the armored vests for maximum efficiency.


 * Expert hand to hand combat: Chance was able to swiftly fight and kill two Bratva members with their own knife.

Equipment

 * Armored vest: Chance uses armored vests to amplify his resilience in the guise of his target.
 * Prosthetic masks: Chance uses prosthetic masks of his own fabrication.

Behind-the-scenes

 * In DC Comics Christopher Chance, first appearing in Action Comics #419 (December 1979) is a third man to take a mantle of Human Target after Fred Venable and Detective Bruce Perry, but is the most known and prominent character to use the nickname.
 * This is a third live-action adaptation of the character who had two adaptations as a TV series on his own (both named Human Target) in 1992 and 2010. It should be noted, though, that Wil Traval could be considered third actor to portray the character of Christopher Chance after Rick Springfield, Mark Valley and Lee Majors, the latter portraying predecessor of current Christopher Chance in 2011 series where it turns out that it is not a personal name but an alias employed by several people and a legacy name of sorts.
 * Christopher Chance's appearances as other people are credited as "Shooter" (in the guise of a thug that shot down Scimitar) and "Friendly Bratva" (the Bratva member that saves Oliver) in the episode's end credits.