Oliver Queen

* Oliver Queen
* Green Arrow
* DCIU Concept Art

In Star City, Oliver spent his youth in private schools. Even as a child, Oliver enjoyed participating in extracurricular activities like archery, lacrosse, rowing, and fencing. Though perhaps destined to be an Olympic archer, being trained around the clock by his coach Malcolm Merlyn and alongside Tommy Merlyn (who became Ollie's best friend), Oliver was a naturally gifted all-around athlete and excelled at any physical activity. His love of sports also fostered a love for the outdoors and he became interested in an altogether different sort of sport and game; hunting. Oliver would often join his father on exotic hunting trips around the world.

It was during a safari that tragedy struck the Queen family. Robert and Moira Queen were mauled by a lion before Oliver's eyes as he tried to unjam his rifle. When the lion turned its hungry eyes to Thea, Oliver's much younger sister, Oliver grabbed his father's bow and killed the lion with a shot through its eye.

Back home, Oliver began preparing to inherit the reins of his father's company, under the guidance of his and Thea's godfather and their father's business partner, Walter Steele. Though Oliver was given control of the family fortune, there were certain stipulations placed on his control over Queen Consolidated and it was Walter's responsibility to help Oliver overcome these obstacles. Yet, much Walter's regret, Oliver quickly earn a reputation as a playboy and thrill-seeker, often throwing lavish parties aboard his yacht, "The Queen's Gambit." No such exception was spared for Oliver's biggest party to date: his twenty-first birthday party.

But that party was not all fun and games. The Safinat Dakhma infiltrated the ranks of Oliver’s crew! After drugging and kidnapping Oliver, the assassins murdered all the guests and scuttled the vessel to cover up their tracks.

Oliver's abduction was due to a past relationship between Ra's al Ghul and Oliver's parents. An example of how the League had begun to sink its hooks in Oliver at a young age is made clear with the fact that Oliver's archery coach was none other than Malcolm Merlyn. So, back to the story, the assassins brought Oliver to a training camp on an uncharted island, but shortly after his arrival, it was discovered that Oliver had an allergic reaction to the sedative. Afraid of losing an investment, Ra's al Ghul ordered Oliver's limp body tossed into a Lazarus Pit, where it was consumed by a green glow.

It's hard to say if Ollie actually died that day, but it wasn't his last day.

Returning to Star City, Oliver orchestrated a cover story for his five-year absence, claiming he had been shipwrecked aboard a deserted island. For a time, Oliver lived the life of a playboy back from the dead and reunited with his sister, Thea.

Eventually, Oliver's paranoia that the League would retaliate led him to hire a security team, led by an ex-especial forces operative, John Diggle. Oliver and John became best friends and when news reports came in from Gotham City about a vigilante, Oliver recognized the work of his old friend Bruce. Oliver decided to follow Bruce's example. With the help of Diggle, Oliver crafted his alter-ego as the Green Arrow. Taking cues from Batman, Oliver also crafted an Arrow-Cave, Arrow-mobile, and even took in a ward to serve as a sidekick [see "Arsenal"]. Over time, Team Arrow grew to include a poor man's Oracle (a hacker named Felicity Smoak) and a parade of other runaway sidekicks.

Eventually, Oliver met the love of his life [see "Black Canary"], helped found the Justice League, and even was elected mayor of Star City for a term. Following a stint in public office, Oliver decided to sell his family's company to Wayne Enterprises and use the money to fund his war on crime full-time. Oh, and he changed the name of his "Arrow-Cave" to "The Quiver." Yay!