Felicity Smoak

## Background

### 1981 - 1997: Felicity Smoak

Felicity Smoak was born on a hot summer day to cocktail waitress, Donna Smoak. As her mother had many short relationships with various patrons at her workplace, she was unsure who Felicity's father was. Her mother worked long hours, leaving Felicity to spend most of her time at casinos. Though her father was never in her life, his absence led Felicity to have feelings of abandonment & self-loathing.

Because of this, Felicity refused to get close to anyone as a child. She had few, if any, friends while growing up. It also left her with a pessimistic view on love in general which was intensified but the various men her mom would bring around then get rid of. This would also lead to a strained relationship between Felicity & her mother over the years. She felt that Donna only cared about Felicity's social & love life. Not wanting to have unfulfilling lifelike her mother, Felicity put most of her focus into her studies.

From a young age, Felicity displayed a genius intellect & excelled in all her classes. At first, she wished to become an astronaut. By middle school, this had changed to a dental hygienist before Felicity decided her true passion was to work with computers. She even built her own supercomputer during her sophomore year of high school using old junk parts. After graduating high school two years early, Felicity was admitted into Ivy University on a full scholarship.

### 1997 - 2001: Felicity Smoak

During her first year, Felicity became close friends with other child geniuses Cooper Seldon & Myron Forrest. The three of them became extremely close & formed a hacktivist group on campus. They would perform civil disobedience by digitally defacing criminals, exposing government fraud, etc. Felicity would post her under the moniker “Ghost Fox Goddess”, becoming an admired figure on the dark corners of the Internet. To go along with her new alias, Felicity dyed her hair black & began wearing dark clothes & makeup.

Felicity went on to graduate summa cum laude at 20 with a Master's Degree in Computer Science & Cyber Security. With this, she would leave behind her Ghost Fox Goddess persona & relationships with Cooper & Myron. Not wanting to return home, she took a different route & moved to Star City to work at Queen Industries as an IT Specialist. She was vastly overqualified for the position but was determined to lead a normal life.

### 2001 - Present: Overwatch

Felicity would become increasingly suspicious of the CEO of Queen Industries, believing something more was going on behind the scenes with him. Doing her own research, she uncovered that the Oliver Queen was none other than Green Arrow. After confronting her about it, he decided to bring her own as his tech support & she took on the name Overwatch.

After dating the brilliant Ray Palmer on & off for a couple of years, Felicity fell into the arms of her college best friend Cooper. The two would go on to get married after seven years of dating.

## Romantic Relationships

* Ray Palmer: On & Off Boyfriend (2003 - 2007)
* Cooper Seldon: Boyfriend (2009 - 2018); Husband (2018 - )

## Personality

Felicity is an intelligent, ambitious, hard-working & tech-savvy individual who is highly confident in her computer skills. In her college years, she was reckless and impulsive but caring, selfless & moral. After her then-boyfriend, Cooper Seldon was arrested, she decided to change her ways, turning her into the responsible individual she is today.

Though she doesn't go looking for trouble, Felicity is also not one to back away from danger, particularly when there is a mystery waiting to be solved. She is a patient & rather indulgent individual, as she will sarcasm when people asked obvious or stupid questions, Aside from her talents & skills, her most prominent attributes are her capacity for compassion, kindness & trust. It is these traits which allowed Oliver to trust her with the knowledge of his vigilante activities.

Felicity can sometimes come off as a comical & socially-awkward nerd. She has a habit of babbling without censoring herself & usually does so using innuendos with sexual connotation. This is especially prevalent when she is nervous, particularly in the presence of high-authority figures or those she finds attractive. Her trademark babbling often results in her feeling embarrassed, so she tries to backtrack & explain herself, which only contributes to her rambling. In spite of this, Felicity isn't afraid to give voice to her opinions & always stands her ground.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Genius Level intellect:** With an IQ of 170, Felicity has an exceptionally bright mind & is very intelligent individuals. She is regarded as a child prodigy, able to engineer computers by the age of seven. Felicity graduated from the esteemed Ivy University at the top of her class with a dual master's degree when she was 20. Beyond her speciality in computers, Felicity has demonstrated vast knowledge of other subjects, such as biology, chemistry, physics, mechanical engineering, mathematics, history & literature.
	+ ***Business Management*:** Felicity has considerable knowledge in business, able to keep Oliver Queen on track at Queen Consolidated & tutor him in business management. Upon becoming the Vice President of Kord Industries, she gradually became a skilled businesswoman.
	+ ***Computer Operation*:** As an Ivy University graduate with a Master of Science in Cyber Security & Computer Sciences, Felicity is an immensely skilled computer specialist & hacker. She was acknowledged as the top I.T. specialist of Queen Consolidated, being recommended to assist Oliver & Walter Steele in their respective favors. She has demonstrated the ability to hack into high-grade security data banks in places like ARGUS, S.T.A.R. Labs, the FBI, NSA & CIA.
	+ ***Engineering*:** While not her main area of expertise, Felicity has proven to be an excellent engineer, as she built her own computers as a child.
	+ ***Interrogation*:** She has demonstrated the ability to make her targets comply with Team Arrow's demands through her hacking skills.
	+ ***Investigation*:** Felicity is a very sharp-minded & observant woman, making her a keen investigator. She was able to deduce Oliver's identity as Green Arrow based on his requests' correlation with the vigilante's activities.
	+ ***Leadership*:** In Oliver's absence, she is highly capable of leading missions.
	+ ***Math*:** From childhood, Felicity displayed an aptitude in math & is even acknowledged by Team Arrow to be their most valuable asset in the subject. Because of her skill, she is an effective card counter, claiming that "it's all probability, theory, & mathematics."
	+ ***Medicine*:** Felicity has been trained in first aid by John, allowing her to stitch up wounds.
	+ ***Tactical Analysis*:** As Overwatch, Felicity has proven to be a capable tactician.
* **Hand to Hand Combat/Martial Arts:** She has received self-defense training from John & Oliver, making her capable protecting herself when the situation demands it.
* **Firearms:** She has gained proficiency in using firearms, particularly handguns & now keeps a personal sidearm with her.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 7 - Master / Elite
* **Strength:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Speed:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Occult:** 2 - Impaired / Below Average
* **Weapons:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Range:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Strategy:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Combat:** 4 - Trained / Learned

## Trivia

* Felicity teleworks as Kord Industries is based in Midway City.
* She used to have a huuuuuuge crush on Oliver.
* Mick Rory has given her the nickname Ponytail.
* Cooper & Felicity got married on November 28, 2018.
* She drives a red Mini Cooper.
* She eats when she's stressed. Her go to foods are mint chocolate chip ice cream, Monte Cristos, Chinese food & a Big Belly Burger.
* Felicity likes the movies *The Adventures of Robin Hood* & had a poster of it on her wall in college.
* She is a terrible cook but is very good at baking.
* Her blood type is O negative.
* Felicity has an industrial piercing in her right ear. She also had a septum nose piercing in college.
* She is Jewish per her mother's side. She celebrates Hanukkah every year.
* She is right-handed.
* Her father's absence in her life would leave Felicity with an innate fear of losing those important to her.
* Felicity was Nevada's two-time state Mathletics champion. She intended it to be four but she graduated early.
* After being with Cooper for some years, she got jealous of how perfect his family was & decided to look for her father. Turns out he was none other than Ed Raymond, father of Ramon & Ronnie Raymond aka Firestorm.
* Overwatch has a power ranking of 97, classifying her as Threat Level 2 / Low Threat.

## Notes

* Her relationships with Cooper & Ray, her address, her birthday & her crush on Oliver are all nods to the *Arrowverse.*
* *Earth-44 Explanation: In the comics, Felicity Smoak is the stepmother of Ronnie. In the Arrowverse, they have no familial connection. In the Earth-27 fandom, they are stepsiblings. I decided to make them half siblings as Felicity's mother Donna was waitress that dated many of her patrons. Ed never knew about Felicity's existence until she wan adult & vice versa.*