Oliver Queen

"My name is Oliver Queen. I am returning not the boy who was shipwrecked but the man who will bring justice to those who have poisoned my city."

- Oliver Queen Oliver "Ollie" Queen (born May 16, 1985) is the protagonist of Arrow. He recently returned to Starling City after being stranded on a remote island for five years, much to the surprise of everyone since he was assumed dead. On the island, Oliver learned to fend for himself, and so upon his return, became the vigilante known as Arrow.

Shipwreck
While on a boat trip in 2007, Oliver was shipwrecked alongside his father, his associate and Sarah Lance. He became stranded on an island, alone for five years after his father took his life and that of their fellow survivor. Oliver learned to fend for himself and make the best of a bad situation.

Return
After five years, Oliver returned home in 2012, and his friends and family greeted him with open arms, happy, albeit surprised, to see him. When he returned, Oliver discovered his mother remarried and his sister living a life as reckless as his own, prior to being stranded. Shortly after his return, he and his best friend Tommy Merlyn were abducted by an unknown group of thugs, who unbeknownst to Oliver, had been hired by his mother. He chooses to go after Adam Hunt, a man connected to his father, who has stolen millions from people. He has a list comprised of people that have ruined the city and plans to get even with them. Little does he know, unseen characters will try to stop him. When his bodyguard John Diggle is injured by Deadshot, Oliver takes him back to his lair to recuperate and reveals his identity to him. Oliver offers a job to John supposedly as a sidekick, he declines calling him a criminal and a murderer. Oliver later tries to have Laurel defend an innocent man from receiving the death penalty and catch the real killer. After he saves the man, Quentin figures out that Oliver is the vigilante and arrests him at his home.

Abilities

 * Expert Marksman: Oliver is an expert marksman, attaining outstanding precision with a variety of ranged weaponry. Examples include proficient accuracy with the bow and arrow, a single arrow, and even a knife.
 * Expert Hand to Hand Combatant: Oliver excels in hand to hand combat, being a master martial artist. He is proficient in various types of fighting, and can more than hold his own, whether with his signature bow and arrow or completely unarmed.
 * Bilingualism: Oliver, based on current knowledge, is capable of speaking both English and Russian fluently.
 * Interrogation: Oliver is easily able to strike fear into all his targets and victims, and has interrogated many to the point of almost killing them.
 * Medicine: It has been displayed that Oliver is educated in various types of medicine. He was able to provide medical attention to himself and Diggle, as well as deduce the type of poison (Curare) that the bullet contained from his blood, compliments of Deadshot.

Equipment

 * Bow and Arrows: Oliver, as Arrow, uses his signature bow and numerous arrows, which he creates and designs himself, to fulfill his promise and mission he made to his father before his death.
 * Quiver: An arrow container strapped to Oliver's back. He uses it to carry his arrows as his alter-ego vigilante, Arrow.

Trivia

 * During his 5 year stay on the island he learned Russian and became a captain of one of the Russian mafia's most powerful criminal organization Solntsevskaya Bratva. He also has a star tattooed on his left chest signifying that he is one the highest members in the Russian underworld.
 * Throughout his lifetime, Oliver attended four schools, all of which he had dropped out of at one point.
 * In "Lone Gunman", Oliver is thinking of opening a club called Queens to conceal his base and give himself an alibi for where he disappears to in the evenings.