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- For other uses of "Green Arrow", see Green Arrow (disambiguation).
- "I wanted to be a Queen."
- —Emiko Adachi's last words to Oliver Queen[src]
Emiko Adachi (born 1989),[1] also known as Emiko Queen, is the daughter of the late Robert Queen and the late Kazumi Adachi, the younger paternal half-sister of the late Oliver Queen, the adoptive sister of Thea Queen, and the paternal aunt of William Clayton and Mia Queen. She was the former leader of the terrorist organization the Ninth Circle and a vigilante archer who became the third Green Arrow, taking up Oliver's mantle after his incarceration with aim of getting justice for Kazumi's murder.
Emiko's ultimate goal was to tarnish Oliver's legacy by framing him for destroying Star City, which ultimately failed. Due to this and her vendetta against the Queen family resulting in the Ninth Circle's existence being exposed to the public, the organization turned against Emiko and she was murdered by their new field leader, Beatrice. She was buried in a grave under the name Emiko Adachi Queen to signify her redemption.
On Earth-Prime, Emiko's death was averted after Oliver restored the multiverse and resurrected several individuals whom he had lost over the years. She attended Oliver's funeral to honor her half-brother, also meeting Thea and Moira Queen, who formally welcomed Emiko into their family.
Biography[]
Original multiverse[]
Early life[]
Emiko was born in 1989 to Robert Queen and Kazumi Adachi in Starling City. She was raised in The Glades. Robert was not always present in Emiko's life due to his double life, already having a wife and son by the time she was born, as she was the result of an affair. Therefore, as a child, she never got the chance to meet her half-brother Oliver and grow up with him.
Emiko after being abandoned by her father
In 2000, when Emiko was 11 years old, Robert abandoned her and her mother, choosing Moira, Oliver, and Thea over them. Shortly afterwards, Emiko started working for the Bertinelli crime family as a courier. When delivering a bundle of money, she met a man named "Dante", who began training her on how to protect herself and made Emiko to join the criminal organization, the Ninth Circle.
Seven years later, in 2007, Emiko was told by Dante of Malcolm's plans to sink the Queen's Gambit, since Robert didn't let Emiko be part of his company, Emiko didn't tell him about the accident and let the boat sink. She destroyed the evidence about Malcolm's attack on the Gambit. At some point after that, Emiko became the leader of the Ninth Circle.[2]
After Emiko's mother was murdered by an unknown perpetrator, her house in the Glades burnt down, Emiko swore to avenge her mother by embracing the darkness and becoming the new Green Arrow.
Becoming the new Green Arrow[]
5 months after Oliver Queen's incarceration, Emiko showed up in Star City, taking her brother's mantle as Green Arrow.
Her first known target was Jason Stent, ambushing and delivering him to the Star City Police Department. She then attacked some weapons dealers, saving Rene Ramirez and another kid before leaving. When Stent was released, Emiko went after him again at an arms deal. As she attacked him, Emiko quoted Oliver by telling Stent that he failed the city. However, before she could shoot him, the SCPD, led by Captain Dinah Drake, rushed to the scene, trying to arrest Emiko. However, thanks to Rene, she was able to escape. In a secret location, Emiko crossed Stent's name off a list, similar to Oliver's method from his time as the "Hood" in 2012.[3]
Dinah corners the new Green Arrow.
Emiko also stopped thieves from robbing a store. Afterwards, when arsonists led by Jon Cortez set fire to a community center in the Glades, she arrived in time to rescue Zoe Ramirez and looked on from the building's roof at her, Rene, and Dinah before leaving. Later, she runs into Rene again and informs him of Cortez. When Dinah appears in an attempt to arrest her, Rene helps Emiko escape. She returns when Cortez resurfaces to set fire to a movie theater and worked alongside Rene and Dinah stop them. With the fire still spreading, Emiko climbed up a water pipe and pulled it to put out the fire, hurting herself in the process. Rene and Dinah then help her in getting away.[4]
Emiko showed up again to help John Diggle, Dinah, and Rene take down Ricardo Diaz. She struggled against Diaz until Diggle took him by surprise and knocked him out, after which he was sent to Slabside Maximum Security Prison.[5]
Diaz meets the new Green Arrow.
After Oliver's release from prison, Emiko became more determined to hunt down names from her list to get revenge for her mother's death, eventually getting wounded and ending up as a partner of Rene Ramirez. Rene and Emiko worked to find the presumed killer of Kazumi and to kill him justly.
The Queen Mansion.
Soon after, while visiting her father's grave, Emiko was confronted by Oliver who asked for forgiveness for his father's sins and his abandonment of Emiko and her mother. While initially rejecting him, Emiko eventually met up with Oliver at SCPD where she asked to start a better relationship with her half-brother.
While Emiko reluctantly agrees to let Oliver aid her and Rene on her crusade on avenging her mother's death and after some set backs, Emiko is visited by the mysterious Dante who has come to "take (her) home".
Emiko's true colors revealed[]
That night, Emiko murders Ricardo Diaz by pouring gasoline into his cell and burning him alive at Slabside Maximum Security Prison, while being seen passing the cell block by Ben Turner. Turner then exchanges information about this to Laurel Lance in exchange for time with his son.
Emiko and Oliver meet.
Emiko later got confronted by Laurel Lance who told her that she was aware she had killed Diaz. Emiko replied that Oliver would not believe Laurel because of her past.
Leading the Ninth Circle and battling Team Arrow[]
Emiko and Oliver working together.
Emiko started doing weekly sparring sessions with Oliver in which they learned more about each other's past. Oliver told her about how Talia had taught him in Russia but she did not tell him about her history with Dante.
She and Dante later met up at Palmer technologies where they stole drones and blew up the lab.
Emiko tells Laurel that nobody would believe her word against hers.
Oliver confronted her at her apartment that he had seen her in contact with Dante and Emiko gave him a false story that Dante forced her to help him. She and Dante later stole serin gas and as they got confronted by Team Arrow Dante pretended to try to kill her. Oliver intervened and Emiko infiltrated into the Team and was brought to the bunker. Learning about the Archer program she placed a jammer. As Oliver confronted her she told him that she did not want to be part of the Queen family or Team Arrow and that she had deceived him all along. The two had a back and forth fight after which Emiko threw a smoke bomb and swiftly disappeared.
Emiko and Dante later tested the drones but got once again confronted by Team Arrow. She ordered Dante to activate the drones which he did despite hesitation. She then briefly confronted Oliver and then fled the scene after ordering her minions to kill him. She later threatened to kill Dante if he ever disobeyed her again. Dante calmly reminded her that other people in the Ninth Circle expected her to deliver on her promises as a leader.
The Ninth Circle.
Later, Oliver says to Emiko that Dante is responsible of Kazumi's death, having sent the Longbow Hunters, hoping that she leaves the Ninth Circle and return to the good side. Emiko kills Dante to avenge her mother's death, but continues to lead the Ninth Circle against Oliver and Team Arrow.
Trying to destroy Oliver and Team Arrow's legacy[]
Downfall and death[]
Oliver vs Emiko
Emiko's vendetta against the Queen family resulted in the Ninth Circle's existence being revealed to the public, which lead to the falling of her leadership. Emiko's position was given to Beatrice, who would later kill her for insubordination, believing that Emiko's "family drama" had already ruined the circle itself. However, this betrayal lead to Emiko deciding to protect Oliver, coming to the realization if she had chosen a different path for herself he would been her brother earlier once he knew about her. As Oliver held a wounded Emiko in his arms, she apologized to him and told him that he needed to hide his family from the Ninth Circle. Emiko then admitted to her half-brother that despite her hatred, she truly wanted to be part of the Queen family, showing some form of sisterly love, before dying in Oliver's arms.
New multiverse[]
In the rewritten history of Earth-Prime, Emiko never died. She also seemed to develop some form of respect, if not love, for her half-brother, Oliver.[6]
Oliver Queen's funeral[]
Emiko at Oliver's funeral
Emiko attended Oliver's funeral after his sacrifice. She got to meet her adoptive sister, Thea Queen, and Robert's wife, Moira Queen, who told Emiko she was welcome to visit them whenever she wanted. Emiko finally got to be a Queen, a dream that she had since she was 11. As Oliver's eulogy was delivered by John, Emiko stood next to her sister, Moira, and nephew William.[6]
Legacy[]
Original multiverse[]
Emiko was buried next to Robert, with her tombstone reading "Emiko Adachi Queen" to signify her redemption.
After Emiko's funeral, and under the advice she gave with her dying breath, Oliver and Felicity went into hiding in a well-protected neighborhood where former federal agents live so they would be safe from the Ninth Circle. Even though Oliver was later lost in a crisis, his and Felicity's daughter, Mia Smoak, would grow up with allies and save Star City.
Personality[]
Emiko as a child
As a child, Emiko had complicated life, after she and her mother, Kazumi Adachi were abandoned by her father, Robert Queen.
As a teenager, Emiko still had some compassion, sympathy, honor and morals left inside of her; for example, she wanted to warn her father, Robert about Malcolm Merlyn's plan to sabotage the Queen's Gambit, as she still had some love left for her father; despite the fact that; he had abandoned her.
However, after Emiko came to Robert with a good business plan to try and get a form of job in Queen Consolidated, but he refused to; allow her to join his company, as he was planning to give the company to his son, Oliver Queen, even though she was; proven to have better business sense then Oliver. He also refused to publicly acknowledge Emiko as his daughter, as he cared more about his reputation than his own daughter.
This became the last straw for Emiko, as evidenced by the fact that; she destroyed the evidence about Malcolm's attack on the Gambit, as Robert's rejection destroyed any compassion, sympathy, honor and morals that she had left inside of her.
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Emiko's heroic and moral façade as Green Arrow.
- "People can't let you down if you don't let them in."
- —Emiko Adachi to Rene Ramirez[src]
Initially, Emiko appeared to be stubborn with a driven nature; regarding corruption of society, similarly to her half-brother, Oliver Queen's early days as a vigilante, like him; when he first became a vigilante, Emiko had a very straightforward view on the corruption of society, believing in the quick-fix nature of striking down criminals.
But unlike Emiko's half-brother, Oliver; she was not much of a team player, believing that; trusting others will ultimately lead to disappointment; instead, she struck out on a one-woman mission of revenge, ultimately, this mentality has made her lose touch with certain common decencies and she would go to any lengths to get; whatever she desires. Emiko was similar to Dinah Drake; who is not a team player and doesn't trust anybody; when they first meet her.
Emiko was; proven to be prejudiced; for example, she had (initially) refused to have anything to do; with her half-brother, Oliver; due to him being related to their father, Robert Queen, believing that; the two are alike; but after Oliver had revealed their father's misdeed; such as killing his bodyguard, Dave Hackett to ensure that; the former survived, she realized that; Oliver and Robert aren't the same after all.
The real Emiko.
But Emiko's heroic and moral traits were nothing more than a façade.
In truth, Emiko was actually a cold, cruel, sadistic, ruthless, immoral, spiteful, vindictive and sociopathic individual; who had no guilt, shame and remorse for any of her despicable actions, she also lacks any form of compassion, sympathy and honor; especially; when betraying her own half-brother, Oliver Queen and blackmailing others to do what she demands. She could also be petty, as seen; when she framed Laurel Lance in retaliation for exposing her; but this was short-lived, as the latter's name was quickly cleared.
But some parts of Emiko's fake personality were not entirely a façade; such as her love for her mother, Kazumi Adachi and hatred for her father, Robert Queen. Notably; when she had learned that; Dante was the reason for her mother's death, she killed him ruthlessly; without any hesitation; despite the fact that; he had trained her. She hated Robert so much that; she ultimately desired to destroy the Queen family's legacy starting; with Oliver; completely disregarding the fact that; her half-brother had nothing to do; with their father abandoning her. This developed; into an obsession; with her Oliver; ultimately ruining the Ninth Circle's plans and exposing them to the public; which led to Emiko's death at the hands of Beatrice.
Despite these negative traits of Emiko's, she had some form of empathy; for example; when she had found out that; Felicity Smoak was pregnant; when she was about to kill her, she had spared her life, as she was unwilling to kill an innocent unborn child. But despite Emiko's empathy, she was still willing to destroy an entire city inhabited; by innocent individuals; including children, just to get her revenge on the Queen family for ruining her life; proving that; well she was unwilling to kill innocent children directly; but not indirectly.
As noted; by Oliver, well Emiko did have every right to be angry; with their father, Robert for abandoning her as a child; but he did not force her to become the monster she was today, as she chose to embrace her inner darkness; instead of becoming a hero.
But Oliver's repeated attempts to appeal to Emiko eventually partially got through her, as she seemed to be unwilling to kill him; when he had offered her a chance to do it. As she saw Oliver refusing to leave her behind; before Emiko had succumbed to the injuries she had received from Beatrice, she showed regret over how she had made him, Felicity and their child targets of the Ninth Circle, and used her last moments to make peace; with her half-brother, Oliver, warning him to get his family to safety and revealing that; despite her hatred of the Queen family; she wanted to be a member of his family.
Emiko in the new multiverse.
Abilities[]
Original multiverse[]
- Peak of human physical condition: As an assassin, Emiko was in top physical condition, despite her small size, Emiko was strong enough to lift her own body weight with gymnastic rings and was able to break a wooden pole with a single kick, as well as dominate opponents bigger than her with relative ease. Emiko's reflexes were fast enough that she could see an arrow of Oliver Queen coming and catch it with her hand. Emiko's conditioning also allowed her to recover from most injuries quickly; although not superhumanly.[7][8]
- Acrobatics: Emiko was proven to be highly capable acrobat; her training with gymnastic rings indicates that she may have been trained as a gymnast.[7] Emiko was able to skillfully maneuver urban terrains and perform several agile flips.[3][8]
- Honed senses: Emiko was able to detect Oliver when he approached her from behind.[9]
- "Uh, he's definitely not a rookie. I know that. I mean, the guy's efficient, disciplined, precise. I mean, he works the bow and arrow about as well as you do."
- "That takes a very specific type of training."
- —Rene Ramirez and Oliver Queen[src]
- Master archer: Emiko was proven to be a highly skilled archer; as she was able to shoot down multiple foes with little effort. She was able to seamlessly blend her archery with her melee skills and acrobatic prowess.
- Master hand-to-hand combatant/Martial artist: Due to being trained; by Dante at a young age; Emiko was a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist, using a swift and agile combat style that; allowed her to take on several enemies all; by herself. Emiko was able to fight William Glenmorgan, though she ultimately defeated him; by shooting him in the shoulder; with an arrow. She was also able to compete against Ricardo Diaz on her own; until John Diggle came to her aid and knocked Diaz out.[5] Emiko was also skilled enough to fight Oliver to stalemate in two of their confrontations; due to the fact that; he was holding back at the time. But in their third/final confrontation, Emiko was overpowered by Oliver, as he was not holding back this time, she was also no match for Beatrice, as the latter was able to overpower and seriously injured her; to the point that; she was left bleeding to death.
- Master knife-wielder/Knife thrower: Emiko was highly skilled; with a knife in combat, as seen during her confrontations against Oliver. She was also a proficient knife thrower, as during a training session, she was able to hit the center of her targets several times.[8]
- Master stick-fighter: Similar to Oliver, Emiko was a highly skilled stick-fighter; as she was proven to be using her own bow as an improvised weapon and training with a bastion.[8]
- Master swordswoman: Emiko was a highly skilled swordswoman; with a style seemingly based on Japanese Kenjutsu. She was able to keep up with Oliver during a sparring match with wooden practice swords.
- High-level intellect/Skilled tactician/Leader: Emiko was a highly skilled tactician; with the help of Ramirez she was able to overwhelm a mercenary crew consisting of former Seals and other elite soldiers. She was; proven to be able to swiftly improvise and devise plans on the spot when confronted; with surprises and seen; when Oliver confronted her about working; with Dante.
- Master of deception/Manipulator: Emiko was highly skilled in the art of deception and manipulation; as she was able to successfully portray herself as a hero bringing justice to Star City for months, before she finally revealed her true nature; as a cold-hearted, ruthless-psychopath.
- Skilled investigator: Emiko was a capable investigator; as she was able to compile a list of names connected to her mother's supposed murderer.[8]
- Skilled engineer: It could be assumed that; Emiko was a capable engineer and metalsmith; as evidenced; by the fact that; several arrows and trick arrows were present in her hideout.
- Intimidation: Like Oliver, Emiko commanded an intimidating presence; to the point where most criminals fear her; even a high-profile criminal like Jason Stent was visibly terrified of her in two of their encounters.[3]
- Master of stealth: Emiko was highly skilled in the art of stealth; while fighting Oliver in the Arrowcave; she was able to disappear in seconds; in order to escape.[2]
Equipment[]
Original multiverse[]
- Green Arrow suit: Emiko wears a protective suit as Green Arrow, in order to hide her identity from her enemies while crime-fighting; it is similar in appearance to the one that is used by Oliver Queen.
- Green Arrow mask: Emiko wore a dark green mask as her alter-ego, Green Arrow. It is made from a compressible micro-fabric and can effectively conceal her identity without any restrictions on her visual field; it is similar in appearance to the one that was used by Oliver.
- Voice filter: She uses a voice filter to disguise her voice, keeping her identity anonymous.[7]
- Flechettes: Like Oliver, Emiko carries flechettes on her right thigh.
- Red suit: Emiko wears a red leather suit; similar to Thea Queen's Speedy suit.
- Customized recurve bow: Emiko uses a ragim recurve bow with black limbs; it is similar in appearance to the one that is used by Oliver when he first began his exploits as a vigilante.
- Quiver: Emiko uses a quiver strapped to her back to carry her arrows; it is similar in appearance to the one used by Oliver.
- Customized hunting arrows: Emiko uses numerous types of green arrows; they are similar in appearance to the ones that are used by Oliver.
- Trick arrows: Like Oliver, Emiko uses trick arrows, such as incendiary arrows that explode on contact, and grappling hook arrows.
- Combat knife: Emiko carries a combat knife on her right leg. She used it during her fights with Oliver.
Appearances[]
Arrow[]
Season 7
Season 8
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Trivia[]
- Emiko's foolish/unjustified vengeance was the root of the original future that; Mia Queen lived through; until 2040; since Felicity and Oliver had to go into hiding to avoid the wrath of the Ninth Circle for being the target of Emiko's revenge and the reason the why the organization was exposed to the public.
- Emiko and Kazumi would make blanket forts and fall asleep in them together. It is seen that; Emiko still has that blanket.
- Unlike Emiko's DC comic counterpart; she is a major villain; instead of a hero.
- Also, unlike Emiko's DC comic counterpart; she remained a villain; even after she had learned the truth about Dante. In the DC comics, she originally worked as an assassin under her adoptive father; before killing him after she had learned the truth about her parentage. Afterwards, she reformed and became a hero. In the Arrowverse; Emiko did not reform; until "You Have Saved This City"; just moments before her death.
- In addition, this incarnation of Emiko is an adult; instead of a teenager.
- Emiko is the 14th character in the Arrowverse to have an episode ("My Name is Emiko Queen") named after her in a civilian sense in some way, after Sara Lance, Felicity Smoak, Harrison Wells, Oliver Queen, Alex Danvers, Zari Tarazi, Harry Wells, Iris West-Allen, Winn Schott, Ava Sharpe, Nora West-Allen, Gary Green and Nate Heywood respectively.
Behind the scenes[]
- Emiko was created by writer Jeff Lemire and artist Andrea Sorrentino and introduced in the New 52 Green Arrow series. She was first introduced in Issue 18, which was published in March 2013. Emiko was created as an alternate version of Thea Queen; to adapt the half-sibling relationship in the DC comics, as that; issue was published near the end of Arrow's first season; since; prior to the New 52, Oliver Queen was an only child.
- Emiko's second suit as Red Arrow in the DC comics is similar in design to Thea's Speedy suit.
- Emiko served as the main antagonist of Season 7 of Arrow.
- Emiko is the first female main antagonist in the Arrowverse outside of Supergirl, Vixen and Freedom Fighters: The Ray along; with Grace Gibbons; who became a main antagonist near the same time as her.
- In the main DC comics continuity, Robert Queen had an affair; with Shado; resulting in the birth of a daughter, named Emiko Queen. Upon her introduction, she was originally presented as "Emiko Lacroix"; who was kidnapped; by Simon Lacroix/Komodo as an infant and raised as an assassin; before she had learned about her true origins. Emiko eventually became; known as the new "Red Arrow", also, at one point, she took on the identity of Green Arrow; after her half-brother, Oliver Queen.
- In the DC comics, Emiko's mother, Shado is an enemy of Green Arrow and wears a similar suit to Emiko's in the Arrowverse.
- In DC Rebirth, Emiko was a member of the Ninth Circle alongside her mother, Shado; before she had betrayed the group and returned to the role of a hero. In the series, Emiko was the field leader of the Ninth Circle; before being betrayed and stripped of her position; as her vendetta against the Queen family; resulted in Ninth Circle's existence being revealed to the public.
- Emiko was born in 1989; making her 5 years older than her actress, Sea Shimooka; who was born in 1994.
References[]
- ↑ "You Have Saved This City"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Inheritance"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Inmate 4587"
- ↑ "Level Two"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Due Process"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Fadeout"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Unmasked"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 "My Name is Emiko Queen"
- ↑ "Brothers & Sisters"