- "Hail victory!"
- —Dark Arrow[src]
Oliver (died November 28, 2017), codenamed Dark Arrow,[1] was the final Führer of the New Reich on Earth-X and, effectively, the dictator of that Earth (Earth-X). He was the husband of the late Kara Zor-El, an SS general and co-ruler. Along with his wife and Eobard Thawne, they led an assault on Earth-1 to save her from solar radiation poisoning by targeting Supergirl.
During the final battle with the heroes of Earths: 1, 38, and X, Oliver fought his Earth-1 doppelgänger to the death. After his wife eventually perished, Oliver became distracted by his grief long enough for his doppelgänger to finish him off.
With Oliver and Kara's deaths, and Eobard abandoning them during the battle, the New Reich fell on Earth-X and the resistance took over.
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Biography
Early life
Oliver was born in the New Reich and began his training when he was a child. He became best friends with Tommy Merlyn and together, they moved to become military leaders of the New Reich.[2] At some point, Oliver met Laurel Lance/Siren-X, an assassin who was in love with him, but he apparently didn't feel the same way.[1] Oliver went on to become Der Führer of the New Reich and married SS General Kara Zor-El.[2]
Attack on Earth-1
At some point, Oliver and Kara discovered the latter was dying due to the excessive amount of solar radiation. If Kara didn't receive a heart transplant, the radiation would eventually be fatal. Desperate to find another heart, Oliver and Kara recruited Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash and learned about their own doppelgängers on Earth-1 and Earth-38 respectively. The three of them then created a plan to take over Earth-1 and capture Kara's doppelgänger for a heart to save Kara's life.[2]
Dark Arrow kills Guardian.
As the first step of his plan, Dark Arrow found and attacked a rebel outpost, that was later converted into a Nazi base. After killing a vigilante named Guardian, he discovered that they had been working on a dimensional transporter. Oliver seized it for the New Reich and demanded for their scientists (such as Greggor) to get it working immediately so as to travel to Earth-1.
Dark Arrow, Overgirl and Prometheus leading Nazi soldiers against Earth-1's heroes/to crash the wedding.
Dark Arrow, Overgirl, Prometheus, and several Nazi soldiers attacked the wedding of Barry Allen and Iris West in order to capture Kara Danvers. Dark Arrow proved to be a match for Oliver Queen, having his doppelgänger at his mercy. But when Overgirl was wounded in the battle, he rushed to his wife's side and called a retreat yet Prometheus was left behind and incapacitated by Sara Lance and Alex Danvers.
Dark Arrow and Overgirl regrouped on top of a building and despite the setback, remained confident of their inevitable victory. They were then confronted by Eobard who chastised Oliver for attacking early and causing them to lose Prometheus. Overgirl quickly moved in and was able to calm both men down before telling them that they should save their anger for the heroes and will succeed once they destroy them all.[3]
Oliver and Kara kissing.
Later on, Oliver received a signal that told him that Tommy was dead, much to his devastation. Oliver saw that Tommy had died for Kara and they would make Tommy's sacrifice worth it but Eobard insulting thought Tommy always seemed a little "soft". Angered, Oliver attacked the speedster. Eobard threatened to kill Oliver by phasing a hand through him but Kara stopped it. Once they calmed down again, Oliver ordered Eobard to find the Prism. Kara consoled Oliver over the loss of his best friend and they shared a kiss.
Oliver, Kara Zor-El and Thawne face their Earth-1 doppelgängers and Barry.
When Eobard found the Prism, the trio attacking a facility holding the item and stole it. They awaited the arrival of Green Arrow, the Flash and Supergirl. Once the heroes arrived, they revealed their identities. Oliver and his counterpart both verbally expressed their disgust of seeing each other opposite of their own natures. Oliver and Kara's marriage to each other is also revealed, to the mild disgust of Supergirl. A brief fight occurred in which Kara was wounded by a Kryptonite arrow. After ordering Eobard to retreat with the Prism, Oliver advised Kara to use heat vision on a building to create a distraction, allowing them to escape.
Dark Arrow captures Heat Wave.
Realizing that Supergirl's friends will lead an attack on them, Dark Arrow took advantage of this and made his way to S.T.A.R. Labs, where he confronted Harry Wells. Harry was able to hit an alarm before Oliver knocked him out. He then faced off with Mick Rory and subdued the latter before he was attacked from behind by Killer Frost who nearly froze him. However, Dark Arrow countered the attack by electrifying his bow and defeated the metahuman as well. He was then confronted by his Earth-1 counterpart's team of Mr. Terrific, Wild Dog and Black Canary, whom he simultaneously fought and overpowered. Oliver had his soldiers imprison the heroes in S.T.A.R. Labs' Pipeline and returned to his wife once gaining control of S.T.A.R. Labs.
Oliver supporting his wife.
Oliver arrived to see that Kara and Eobard had defeated the Earth-1 heroes and taken them prisoner. Kara almost collapsed but Oliver supported his wife who expressed that the pain was getting worse and Oliver encouraged to stand up and bare the agony, as they were now closer to their goal with Supergirl's capture. He announced that S.T.A.R. Labs was secure and Barry warned him that he better not have hurt his friends. Oliver confirmed that he did hurt them and enjoyed it but ensured they were still alive, for the moment. When asked what they wanted, Oliver, Kara, and Eobard revealed they wanted Supergirl's heart to replace Kara's dying one; the Prism was stolen to replicate the effects of a red sun as to weaken Supergirl so that they could cut into her body and take her heart. Furious, Oliver's doppelgänger vowed to kill him but Oliver simply scoffed, stating his doppelgänger was too weak. He then had Metallo knock out all the heroes, save Supergirl, and transport them to Earth-X.[2]
Oliver kisses his wife before surgery.
Oliver gave orders to have his doppelgänger and the rest of the heroes executed on Earth-X while he took Kara, Supergirl, and his men to S.T.A.R. Labs. When Supergirl had been rendered powerless after enough red sunlight, Oliver promised his wife that would be stronger than ever afterwards but the power in the lab was cut before the procedure could begin. Supergirl then vanished from the operating room. Oliver ordered his men to find the intruders and Metallo eventually captured Iris and Felicity Smoak as they tried to flee with Supergirl. Oliver told Eobard to get the power restored but the system had been encrypted by Felicity. He then demanded Felicity turn the power back on but Felicity refused to which Eobard prepared to kill Felicity but Supergirl interrupted and pleaded Felicity to agree with their demands, not wanting anyone to die, and Felicity reluctantly acquiesced. Once the power turned back on, Oliver had Felicity and Iris locked away as well before taking Supergirl back to the operating room.[4]
Oliver prepares to kill Felicity.
Just as the surgery resumed with Iris and Felicity as witnesses, Eobard suddenly found himself unable to make an incision as the Atom was revealed to be holding back Eobard's knife at miniature size and regrew to normal size, surprising and knocking out Oliver and Eobard with light blasts. By the time Oliver regained consciousness, the prisoners had escaped. Reviving his wife, Oliver promised that Supergirl would not leave S.T.A.R. Labs alive. Oliver soon found the Atom, Felicity, and Supergirl in the breach chamber. He disabled the Atom's exosuit with a hacking arrow and demanded Supergirl be surrendered to him. Felicity adamantly refused and dared him to kill, promising that everyone will keep fighting until they defeat him. Oliver complimented Felicity's epitaph but before he could notch an arrow, Green Arrow appeared with Kara-X hostage, threatening to kill his wife if Oliver didn't lower his bow. Green Arrow tried to reason with Oliver, insisting that S.T.A.R. Labs could find a way to help Kara-X without killing Supergirl. Oliver hesitated and considered the offer but his wife yelled at him to kill Felicity for the Fatherland. Suddenly, Eobard brought both Oliver and Kara to the Wellenreiter at superspeed.
Oliver tending to his dying wife.
Oliver soon joined his wife in the infirmary, where the A.I. of the Wellenreiter stated that Kara had an hour at most. Nonetheless, Oliver vowed to save Kara. He contacted the Waverider, offering a truce, stating he will withdraw his forces back to Earth-X peacefully in exchange for Supergirl's surrender. Green Arrow defiantly refused, declaring another difference between them: his doppelgänger doesn't abandon friends.[5]
Death
Oliver is killed by his Earth-1 doppelgänger Oliver Queen.
With his doppelgänger declaring war on him, Oliver ordered his Nazi forces to attack Central City en masse, facing the combined forces of Team Arrow, Team Flash, the Legends, the Ray, and Citizen Cold. Dark Arrow fought one-on-one with Green Arrow, neither able to gain an advantage over the other. As his forces were decimated and the Wellenreiter destroyed, Oliver became distracted as Kara went supernova and died in an explosion of light above the Earth's atmosphere. Dropping to his knees and crying out at his helplessness to save his wife, Oliver angrily vowed to kill Green Arrow but as he turned to face his doppelgänger, the latter shot an arrow into Oliver's chest, killing him.[5]
Legacy
Fall of the Reich
After Oliver, Kara, Tommy, and Metallo's deaths and Eobard's desertion, the New Reich completely fell thanks to the Freedom Fighters, ending the Nazis' tyrannical rule of Earth-X.[1]
Siren X's revenge
After the New Reich's fall, Siren-X took up Dark Arrow's torch, vowing to avenge Oliver and kill everyone responsible for her allies' deaths by chasing Citizen Cold from the Nazi base in Star City (Earth-X) to Central City (Earth-1) and fighting against Team Flash while attempting to destroy the Central City Police Department (CCPD) in retribution for the New Reich's destruction, but Laurel was eventually defeated by the Flash and incarcerated on Earth-X, fully overthrowing the New Reich's totalitarian regime.[1]
Personality
- "You... be 10% less brooding."
- —Eobard Thawne[src]
Unlike Oliver's Earth-1 counterpart; he was a sadistic and cold-blooded fascist, and was shown to be loyal to the Nazi's cause, deriding the concept of heroism and trying to fight for the innocent; instead believing in oppression and tyranny. He seems to be aware of the fact that; he was evil; but did not care, considering Nazism to be a valid way of being and in fact superior to the life of a superhero.
Typically stoic and ruthless; even to the point of bluntly admitting to that; Oliver hurt his doppelgänger's friends and enjoyed it, he seemed to care about no one; but himself, his best friend, Tommy Merlyn and his wife, Kara Zor-El. Oliver was determined to save Kara from death; even if he had to cut out the heart of his wife's Earth-38 counterpart to do it. In fact, Oliver deliberately and quite quickly pulled out from most of the assaults he'd lead thus; far after seeing Kara get; into a critical condition and also openly declared his personal allegiance to Kara as well as the New Reich. This led to both Kara and Eobard Thawne's worries that; Oliver's dedication to his wife might outweigh his loyalty to their collective cause should it come to a point where he had to choose between the two. His concern for his wife aside, Oliver was bereft of empathy, compassion or honor and was seen; by his Earth-1 counterpart as so repulsive that; the latter outright declares that; he will kill Oliver and ultimately did.
Oliver was also somewhat of a hypocrite, as it should also be noted that; despite mocking his doppelgänger's humanity, he (like his Earth-1 counterpart) grieved for his friend's death as well as openly showing concern for his wife's well-being. Despite his heartless exterior, Oliver seemed to have more in common; with his doppelgänger than he may care to admit.
Abilities
- "He is going to feel your skull crack under the weight of his boot."
- —Tommy Merlyn[src]
- Peak of human physical condition: Like his Earth-1 counterpart, Oliver was in top physical condition. During his fight with his Earth-1 counterpart, Oliver easily deflected an arrow shot at him and parried the former's strikes, pushing him aside in the end.[3]
- Master archer: Oliver was an excellent archer, able to hit his targets from incredible distances and fire arrows at a rapid rate.
- Master hand-to-hand combatant/Martial artist: Oliver was a formidable hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist, capable of fighting equally against the likes of his Earth-1 counterpart and; even gaining the upper hand in their first confrontation, overpowering a vigilante and killing him,[3] as well as defeating Mr. Terrific, Wild Dog and Black Canary simultaneously with; little to no effort at all.[2] Oliver was one of the most deadliest combatants in the entire multiverse.
- High-level intellect/Master tactician/Politics/Leader: According to his wife Kara Zor-El, Oliver was the one who created the entire plan for the Earth-X invasion on Earth-1. He was proven to be a highly skilled and cunning tactician, who could effectively command over the entire army of the New Reich, infiltrate and take S.T.A.R. Labs while it was left poorly guarded when the Nazi hideout on Earth-1 was discovered,[2] and constantly push back the rebel group, the Freedom Fighters, due to his skill in warfare. As the Führer of the New Reich and ruler of Earth-X, Oliver was in charge of the entire planet, with his wife the only person who could match him in political influence in some way. As the leader of the Nazi Party, Oliver had total control over the lives of every single person on Earth-X, with exception of the rebels who opposed the tyrannical regime for a long period of time and gradually lost their positions in front of his power.[3]
- Intimidation: As seen when his doppelgänger impersonated him, Oliver was able to get all of his Nazi soldiers to be speechless, attentive, and obedient with just a stare in their direction. Just by raising his voice, he had the Sturmbannführer apologetic within moments.[4]
Equipment
- Dark Arrow suit: Oliver wears a protective suit as Dark Arrow. It has a quiver to store his arrows and a heat/light-based blasts built into the gauntlets in order to break free of containment such as Killer Frost's cryokinesis.
- Oneida Kestrel compound bow: This bow serves as Oliver's signature weapon. Oliver also uses it as an improvised quarterstaff (coincidentally, his Earth-1 counterpart used to use this type of bow for his third, fourth, and sixth bows until switching to a new silver Hoyt Formula Faktor HP recurve bow with black limbs).
- Trick arrows: Oliver carries a wide assortment of different types of trick arrows with varying effects. [3]
- Anti-Speedster arrow: Oliver had an arrow that could temporarily disable the powers of speedsters, since when Wally West caught one only to get stunned seconds later.
Appearances
Supergirl
Season 3
Arrow
Season 6
Season 7
- "Elseworlds, Part 2" (indirectly mentioned)
The Flash
Season 4
- "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 3"
- "Fury Rogue" (mentioned)
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Season 3
Gallery
Promotional images
Crisis on Earth-X
Trivia
- Oliver appears to be an atheist, as when he surprised Harry Wells and the latter reacted by saying, "Oh God!", he responded, "There is no god."[2]
- This is consistent with his predecessor's religious views in real life.
- Unlike his other known doppelgängers, Oliver of Earth-X apparently never had feelings for Laurel Lance/Siren-X.[1]
Behind the scenes
- The premise of an individual being raised on a Nazi-controlled Earth (Earth-X) to follow Nazi doctrine as a new champion for the Nazi ideal and Führer was previously explored in DC's Earth-X comics in the form of the previous leader's son and grandson.
- "Dark Arrow" was an identity taken up by Hannibal Bates/Everyman while coping the looks of Oliver Queen, partnered up with Cupid, and sported a grey version of Green Arrow's suit.
- Currently, there is no known counterpart of Oliver Queen on Earth-X, though this character's design resembles that of the New 52 Earth-2 version of Connor Hawke.
- As the New Reich's leader, Oliver served as the Crisis on Earth-X crossover event's main antagonist.
References
| Other versions of Oliver (Earth-X) | ||||
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| To see other versions of this character, click the Earth name below for that Earth's counterpart of Oliver Queen. | ||||
| New multiverse | ||||
| Earth: Prime • TUD25 | ||||
| Original multiverse | ||||
| Earth: 1 • 2 • 16 • X | ||||
| Transmultiversal multiverse | ||||
| Earth: 1A | ||||