Green Arrow

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Name: Oliver Queen
Code Name: Green Arrow

Gender: Male

Age: 50 something (the comics are a little unclear on this)
Birth Date: October 13th (The comics never state it officially, so I just put something in there)

Affiliation: Hero
Occupation: Owner and CEO of Queen Enterprises

Age Looks: Mid-thirties
Appearance: A blonde Caucasian male at about 5 ft. 10. He has blue eyes and is as muscular as they come, with scars scattered around his entire body, as a sign of many years of crime-fighting. Ollie's hair is short and tidy, accompanied by a goatee.

He wears exclusively green colours, spread over some light body-armour, a cloth hood and a face-mask to hide his identity. On his back, he carries a quiver filled with green trick-arrows. Green Arrow will never be seen without his signature weapon: A green, custom-built bow. He also carries a katana.

Personality: Oliver Queen has a very dynamic personality. His passion and intensity make him strong, although he has always had difficulty finding direction in life. Born into wealth, he didn't need to work for most of what he had and was raised with very little responsibility. His experience on Starfish Island taught him self-reliance and showed him there was more to existence, giving him an outlet. In the beginning of his career he has been portrayed as a thrill-seeker, fighting crime not for moral reasons but the sense of adventure. It wasn't until he lost his fortune that he developed his strong social conscience, and outspoken left-wing political viewpoints. This character development has made him much less egotistical in the way he deals with problems.

Background Info

Family: Robert and Moira Queen, both deceased. Ollies only family is Dina Laurel Lance (Black Canary), his wife.

Background: As a young child Oliver idolized his hero Robin Hood and was said to be a natural archer, frequently practicing with his bow and arrows. He was mildly traumatized the first time he accidentally killed an animal, but when his mother and father were mauled by lions in a tragic safari accident his hesitation to shoot cost them their lives. Afterwards he was raised by his uncle and eventually inherited the family fortune and business. Queen grew into a rich thrill-seeking drunken playboy with no real sense of responsibility or direction in his life.

Everything changed when he fell off his boat in the middle of the ocean and washed ashore on the remote isolated Starfish Island, clutching a bow; a memento from a Robin Hood movie; which he had used to keep himself afloat, where he was completely stranded. During this time spent without food or shelter Queen developed his skills as a hunter to survive and gained mastery over his bow. Having previously taken everything in his life for granted, this experience taught him self-reliance and made him into a man. His second test of new character was the discovery of drug smugglers on the island run by the ruthless international crime lord China White. Using his new skills, he attacked and destroyed their heroin operation, then delivered them to the authorities before returning home.

Realizing that he had found his destiny, he chose to use his abilities and resources as a crime-fighter. With a nickname coined by the press, he made it his mission to protect Star City. He took his cue from Batman and built his own "Arrow Cave," complete with an "Arrow Car" and allegedly a yellow submarine. He and Speedy (a young boy called Roy Harper, who was his side-kick for many a year) fought with trick arrows that were designed to be non-lethal. The two eventually broke off their partnership, with Speedy pursuing a solo-career as Red Arrow, after Queen loosing his entire wealth.

Green Arrow began developing a personal crisis about which of his identities was more important and doing more good, the crime-fighter or the politician. Giving himself a new look, he had a more modern costume designed. His entire fortune and control of Queen Industries was lost to a corrupt employee named John Deleon who stole everything from him through corporate fraud. The League fights manifestations of their inner darkness and he is confronted by his character failures in combat. Part of him has only chosen to be a hero for the thrill and glory, but he realizes that he defines himself by his ability to control those instincts for the greater good. Queen begins to reevaluate his priorities, and learns to focus more on the everyday problems of regular people.

Abilities

Powers/abilities: Though it is hinted that Green Arrow may have some powers, it has not yet been officially announced.

Strengths: Archery, marksmanship, aviation, athletics, swordsmanship, martial arts

Weaknesses: Anything that has an effect on normal people.

Other Info

Anything else you'd like to add: Not really.

Do you Agree should you become Inactive you will have your Character Removed from the Roleplay?: Yes.

Sample RP:
Oliver made his way toward the edge of the roof. The convenient-store, on the roof of which he was now poised, was not exactly tall. Oh, well. A bad vantage-point was still to be much preferred, as oppose to having no vantage-point at all. The Emerald Archer looked across the street, his gaze fixed upon the door of the bank in the opposite building. An arrow lay ready on the string of his bow, to be fired at the first sight of the intruders. It was late, so there was no bank-staff to be considered. If there was any security guards they had either been dealt with already, or they had had the sense to duck and hide. The door to the banks reception area and three masked men appeared, each carrying a heavy duffel bag. Oliver rose to his feet, already taking aim with the bow fully drawn: “Good evening, gents.” He yelled. Before either of the thugs could do anything, three arrows had already left the bow.