Roy Harper

Roy William Harper, Jr., better known as simply Roy Harper, is a street-savvy teenager from the Glades. He is the son of the late Roy Harper, Sr. and an unnamed woman, the boyfriend and love interest of Thea Queen. He is also one of The Hood's supporters.

Season 1
In "Dodger", Roy first encountered Thea Queen when he stole her purse. He was later caught by the cops after being chased, and was taken in for questioning by Detective Quentin Lance. When asked, he admitted to stealing, because his mother was addicted to Vertigo and they needed the money badly. Thea decided to not press charges, possibly feeling sorry for him. She later visited him to get her purse, and the two had a brief chat.

In "The Huntress Returns", Thea again met with Roy outside of a coffee shop in the Glades. She promised him a job at her brother's club, Verdant, assuming he showed up for the job. However, although going through with most of it, Roy decided not to show up. This prompted Thea to come and question him. He admitted that he didn't want any charity from a rich girl, a comment which annoyed Thea greatly. As she walked off, two men approached her. However, before she could be mugged, Roy stepped in and beat the men up, accidentally getting a stab wound from one of them. Thea took Roy to the hospital, where he got stitched up and had a needle injected, the latter scaring him for an unspecified reason. Thea kissed him to distract him from the injection.

At some point, Thea and Roy began an intimate relationship.

In "Salvation", Thea visited Roy at his place in the Glades, which consisted of intimacy. A man visited partway through and gave Roy a gun, much to the shock of Thea, causing her to storm out, despite him trying to justify himself. She later came back to apologize, but Roy was kidnapped by Joseph Falk. He was taken below Starling City, onto a train running on the abandoned subway. While Joseph broadcast him on Glades Betrayed, Oliver, as The Hood, intervened before he could be killed. The Hood distracted Joseph as Roy untied himself, which was just in time considering a bullet was sent at him mere seconds before he'd ducked. Joseph was shot with an arrow through the stomach. Roy later reunited with Thea at her brother's club. When she went to clean herself up, he reached into his pocket and pulled out an arrowhead.

In "Home Invasion", Roy steals a police radio, and waited until the dispatch mentioned the vigilante. But when he arrived at The Hood's supposed location, he instead found squad cars waiting for him. After Thea bailed him out, Quentin showed him one of the corpses of The Hood's victims, and attempted to convince Roy that he's just a cold blooded killer but that did not deter him. Roy later confessed to Thea that he wanted to find The Hood, because he felt he owed him. Thea decided to support him.

In "Darkness on the Edge of Town", Roy and Thea stake out Unidac Industries, where the Dark Archer had massacred the entire staff. Their search soon led them to Merlyn Global, where they ran into Thea's brother, Oliver. When told of their search for The Hood, Oliver firmly warned Roy to abandon his search. Later returning to his home, Roy rationalized that his Vertigo contacts may help them. Thea then had second thoughts on the search. Roy stateed that he wants to find The Hood so he can train him, so he can stop other family tragedies from happening. That was the last straw for Thea, who threatened to break up with him if he didn't give his search. Thus, Roy chose to end things between them.

In "Sacrifice", During the evacuation, Thea saves him from being shot. Soon after, a man stops their car to ask them to help get people outside of a bus nearby. Letting Thea escape so he can save them, they kiss, and he goes to help the people stuck in the bus.

Season 2
In "City of Heroes", Shortly after the destruction of the Glades, Roy spent nights patrolling the streets, fighting with street thugs, in order to suppress the absence of the vigilante. He also went to work at the club Verdant, which was now being run by Thea. When Roy tried to prevent a rape one night, he was surprised by the appearance of Black Canary, who knocked out all of the bad guys in a few moments.

In "Identity",

In "Broken Dolls",

Personality
Roy does not like to steal and only does it because he is in a bad situation. He dislikes rich people because he believes most of them are greedy, arrogant and selfish, and he is above taking things for free, particularly from rich people. Despite his initial dislike of Thea at the time, he saved her from two thugs before they can steal from her, showing that he tries to do the right thing. He has a fear of needles (but it is mentioned that this fear may stem from past experiences and a fear of becoming a drug addict). He has stated he will never beg for his life because his enemies do not deserve the satisfaction.

He is shown to be grateful, as after The Hood saved his life, he seeks to find out his identity. Roy states that he owes him everything, and possibly worships The Hood, because he believes him to be a hero. Roy later says the reason he wants to find The Hood is because he lost someone and wants The Hood to mentor him, so he doesn't lose anyone else ever again.

He is impulsive, shown when he steals a police radio, in order to help himself find The Hood, and gets arrested for it. He later broke up with Thea, because he would not give up on his search for The Hood, but he regretted it. He is also shown to be a selfless person, rescuing and helping people.

Abilities

 * Free running/Acrobatics: In "Dodger", when attempting to flee from Thea and Laurel, Roy showed he could easily scale a fence multiple meters high in one fluid movement, making use of a nearby wall to provide leverage.
 * Skilled street fighter/Advanced hand-to-hand combatant: Having grown up in the Glades all his life, Roy had taught himself to fight back. In "The Huntress Returns", Roy was able to hold out on his own while fighting two thugs, even using the wall to build up centrifugal force, jumping over one the thugs and strike him down. In "Sacrifice", he took out two thugs without taking a hit from them, by flipping the second thug onto the then down first thug. In "City of Heroes", he has shown a inability to fight more than three opponents simultaneously, including when they wield weapons.

Season 2

 * "Identity"
 * "Broken Dolls"
 * "Broken Dolls"

Trivia

 * In the original Green Arrow comics, Roy Harper is Green Arrow's sidekick, and is the first to take on the codename Speedy, which happens to be Thea Queen's nickname in Arrow. He later left Green Arrow due to drug abuse, but returned to take on the monikers Arsenal, and Red Arrow. This is foreshadowed when Roy keeps the flechette Oliver threw to him to cut himself free.
 * As shown in, Roy has a fear of needles. This is likely a reference to his comics alter ego's struggle with heroin addiction.
 * In a deleted scene for, Roy's first appearance, Thea calls him Speedy.
 * In, Roy claimed he had lost someone and they were not coming back. It is entirely possible this someone was his mother.
 * Roy's age and birthday are currently unknown, but he is likely a similar age to Thea.
 * In "Identity", Roy finally comes face to face with Arrow, since he saved his life, He also becomes Oliver's (Under the guise of Arrow) second protégé, and fourth partner.
 * Roy being given a red arrow by Arrow references Roy's alias as Red Arrow and a hint of his career as Green Arrow's protege.
 * He is often shown wearing a red hoddie, a nod at his alias Red Arrow.