- For other uses of Green Arrow, see Green Arrow (disambiguation).
Oliver Queen, also known as the Green Arrow, is the Earth-16 counterpart of the same vigilante archer of Earth-1.
Biography
Background
This Oliver has mostly experienced the same events as his Earth-1 counterpart. Namely, a similar set of events that had led him to be the Green Arrow and a similar Siege that had occurred when fighting Slade Wilson. There are minor differences however, such as the circumstances of Sara's death.
Grant Wilson's uprising
In 2031, Star City was attacked by an army of soldiers lead by Grant Wilson, Slade's son, who also operated as "Deathstroke" and caused mass devastation to the city in what would be known as "the Uprising". Grant also exposed Oliver's identity to the world and the Arrowcave was ruined in a subsequent attack. Green Arrow tried to gather his team and an army of people to fight Deathstroke but John, Quentin, and presumably Laurel, were all killed, along with everyone else who followed him. Green Arrow and Deathstroke publicly fought but Deathstroke was able to defeat him and severed Green Arrow's left arm.
Felicity subsequently left after deeming the city a lost cause. Oliver gained possession of a detachable cybernetic arm similar to the A.T.O.M. Exosuit arms but did not use it, as he was emotionally broken while the city fell into chaos, populated only by criminals with Grant as the city's leader. The only thing closest to family he had left was John's son, John Diggle, Jr. who, out of guilt for not being able to save his father, refused to take his name and adopted the name Connor Hawke.
Out of his grief, Oliver vanished from public view and was believed dead to everyone, even Connor, and hid in the ruins of the Arrowcave, where he also kept his cybernetic arm. Oliver also secretly resented Sara and Ray as they never returned from their mission with Rip and believed their presence in his army could have turned the tide. At some point in the next 15 years, Connor took Oliver's place as the Green Arrow, though Oliver never supported this.
Crisis of 2019
At some point before being found by Connor and the Legends, Oliver found a baby who he took into the remains of the Arrowcave in order to keep him safe from Grant's gangs.
A mysterious woman in white, an unknown intellect, and the baby's mother later approached the Arrowcave looking for the infant Oliver took earlier. Mistaking them as foes, he restrained the man and fought the woman. However, after she managed to disarm his cybernetic arm, Oliver came to his senses and realized she bore the face of Sara Lance. In disbelief and shock at first, this version of Sara revealed that she was from a parallel Earth in the past. While the mother thanked Oliver for protecting the baby, Oliver expressed how much he wanted to apologize for bringing Sara on The Gambit that day. Sara then consoled him, saying that it was beyond what they could've seen and that it made her at least happy while making his world a better place as the Green Arrow. Before they could talk more, the intellect notified they had to go. Before they left, Sara parted expressing how he was a good man, on every Earth.
2046
In 2046, Oliver was found by Connor along with a younger version of Earth-1 Sara Lance and Rip Hunter, only weeks following their departure in 2016, seeking a prototype technology for the Waverider and were stunned to see him alive. Connor scolded Oliver for letting everyone believes he was dead. When Sara asked what happened to her family and everyone else, Oliver simply told her they were all gone, and that perhaps if she and Ray had been there it would have changed things. Oliver gave Rip the location of the prototype tech, which belonged to Smoak Technologies and was relocated after Felicity's departure, and told them all to leave.
Later Sara came back and told Oliver that Grant had taken Connor and was going to execute him but Oliver refused to help her, believing he couldn't be the Green Arrow anymore. Sara refused to believe that and handed Oliver his bow, stating that Connor wore the hood the same reason that he does because Star City will always need a Green Arrow. Reluctantly, Oliver accepted and donned the cybernetic arm.
As Grant was about to publicly execute Connor, Green Arrow and White Canary attacked Grant's army while Connor fought Deathstroke. Before Deathstroke could kill him, Green Arrow intervened and fought Deathstroke instead. Shortly after, the rest of Sara's team, including Atom, Hawkgirl, Firestorm, Captain Cold, Heat Wave and Rip aided and defeated the army. Both Green Arrows worked together to defeat Deathstroke. After his defeat, Oliver was reunited with Ray and Kendra and congratulated Connor, giving him his blessing as Green Arrow. After the battle, Oliver, Connor and Sara returned to the Arrowcave, where they begun reassembling Team Arrow to take down the city's criminal element in the wake of Grant's defeat. Sara wished to stay but Oliver reminded her of her own mission. Sara bid farewell to Oliver and Connor, wishing them both luck.[1]
Powers and abilities
Powers
- Enhanced strength: After Grant Wilson severed Oliver's left arm, he was equipped with an advanced prosthetic from S.T.A.R. Labs which greatly augmented his strength. With the arm attached, he was able to block incoming strikes from swords and knock Grant off of his feet with a single strike.
Abilities
- Peak of human physical condition: At the age of 61, Oliver is still superbly fit, performing almost essentially as effective as in his prime, even with a prosthetic arm.[1]
- Master hand-to-hand combatant/Martial artist: Oliver is an extraordinary hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist. Shown when fighting on par with Earth-1 Sara Lance. However, by 2046, his abilities have noticeably decreased due to his age, as he couldn't best Grant Wilson without being assisted by Connor Hawke.
- Master archer: Despite being almost 61 years old; Oliver is still a capable archer.
Equipment
- Green Arrow suit: Oliver wears a protective suit as his heroic alter-ego, Green Arrow.
- Cybernetic arm: After his left arm was cut off by Grant Wilson, Oliver was forced to use a cybernetic arm, one that had great strength, dexterity and speed, allowing Oliver to fight as efficiently as with his original arm.
- Customized hunting arrows: Oliver's signature weapon of choice, he has designed a variety of specially featured arrows.
Gallery
Concept artwork
Appearances
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Season 1
Supergirl
Season 5
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Star City 2046"
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