John Diggle (CW)

==Summary==
John Thomas "Dig" Diggle, Sr. is a former high-ranking agent of A.R.G.U.S., a former bodyguard, a master sergeant in the United States Army and a founding member of Team Arrow. As a member of Oliver Queen's team, John is his partner and plays a number of roles including field support, decoy, and guidance to Oliver in times of doubt. John was known in the Suicide Squad under the code-name Freelancer. Later, he took up a suit and was officially given the designation Spartan by Felicity Smoak.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: John Thomas Diggle, Sr.
Origin: Arrowverse (CW)
Gender: Male
Age: Roughly 42-43 years old during the Crisis of Infinite Earths (Born in 1977)
Classification: A.R.G.U.S. Agent, Suicide Squad Leader, Vigilante, Sergeant in the U.S. Army, Team Arrow Member, Bodyguard
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics (As a former soldier, bodyguard, and vigilante, John is in top physical condition. He engages regularly in intense exercises and spars with Oliver Queen in the Arrowcave during his spare time), Master hand-to-hand combatant (John is a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant, having developed his combat skills during his time as a soldier. He is well-trained in the armed forces disciplines and has mentioned that he was once a part of the Special Forces. He has considerable experience in live combat, having served three tours in Afghanistan. During his time as a vigilante, John's skills were already great enough to be able to stand up to China White, Floyd Lawton and Danny Brickwell before he was eventually overpowered, keep up with Oliver during their sparring sessions and alongside him, was able to overwhelm Malcolm Merlyn, forcing him to incapacitate John via a knife throw. His style appears to incorporate wrestling, muay thai, boxing, and jiu-jitsu. Training with Oliver over the years have greatly improved John's combat skills, adding wing chun and eskrima to his style) Weapon Mastery (John is master marksman, and is shown to wield a variety of sniper rifles, assault rifles, and handguns accurately. He is also adept in using knives, sticks, and swords), Vehicular Mastery (John is trained to drive multiple vehicles, such as cars and vans. John was also trained to fly helicopters during his time as a soldier and used this training to transport Arsenal and Black Canary during Danny Brickwell's takeover of the Glades. He also knows how to fly a plane, as shown when he attempted to escape with his friends from Lian Yu using Adrian Chase's plane) High tolerance for pain (After his brother, Andy Diggle, tortured him, John was able to free himself and escape, despite experiencing some blood loss)
Attack Potency: Wall level (Capable of harming Oliver Queen, Malcolm Merlyn, and China White. Somewhat held his own against a Mirakuru enhanced Isabel Rochev)
Speed: Supersonic (Comparable to Oliver Queen, who is capable of catching arrows and dodging gunfire)
Lifting Strength: At least Class 1, though likely higher (At least slightly superior to the likes of Green Arrow and Nyssa Al Ghul, possibly equal to Deathstroke)
Striking Strength: Wall level
Durability: Wall level (Can take hits from Oliver Queen)
Stamina: Unknown 
Range: Standard Melee Range, Tens of Meters with handguns and assault rifles, Hundreds of Meters with sniper rifles
Standard Equipment:
*Spartan suit: Before Oliver Queen and Felicity Smoak left Starling City, Oliver recommended that John take up some form of identity concealment should he continue to regularly go into the field. John took his advice and had a new suit made for him. The suit seems to a more civilianized form of military armor. It includes a protective chest-plate made of a leather-like material covered by a dark jacket likely made of the same material. The suit also includes dark army pants and boots. The wrists include a device that can unload and load a firearm onto John's hand, allowing him to receive his sidearm quicker and carry more artillery at once.
*Spartan helmet: After Oliver and Felicity left Starling City, John had a new helmet designed for him along with his new suit. The helmet seems to only cover the face and forehead, making it more of a concealment device rather than an actual helmet. The helmet also includes a tinted visor that can be retracted through unknown means. The helmet was later modified by Cisco Ramon, with John putting it on for the first time during Team Arrow's clash with Tobias Church.
*Guns: John primarily makes use of a pistol, wielding it effectively. He also is proficient in using assault rifles, sniper rifles, explosives and grenade launchers. After John became Spartan, he started using a custom pistol fitted with either bullets or darts, as seen when he shot Nyssa Al Ghul. It is shown that this weapon has a grapple line that slows descent similar to Oliver's grapple arrows. John often carries a Glock (or two) while in civilian clothing.
Intelligence: Gifted. As an ex-Special Forces soldier, John is well-versed in intelligence gathering, decoding ciphers and other coded messages, infiltration, espionage and explosives. He is an adept pilot and driver, as well as having knowledge in several forms of combat, weaponry, and multiple languages. He acts as Team Arrow's primary medic, patching up their injuries from the field.
Weaknesses: 
*Motion sickness: John's body cannot tolerate Barry Allen's superhuman speed; whenever Barry moves John from one place to another, he throws up every single time.
*Hacking: Due to the implanted chip in his right arm, John is vulnerable to hackers as they could deactivate the chip to prevent him from aiming any weapon properly, which also causes him severe pain and potentially life-threatening injuries; this was demonstrated during Team Arrow and the Outsiders' confrontation following Curtis Holt hacking the chip.
==Notable Matchups==
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