Thea Queen

### Friends / Allies

Felicity Smoak, John Diggle, Laurel Lance, Sara Lance, Ray Palmer, Mick Rory, Nate Haywood, the Legends, Barry Allen, Kendra Saunders, Carter Hall, Kara Danvers, Slade Wilson, Malcolm Merlyn, Curtis Holt, Rene Ramirez, Cisco Ramon, Caitlin Snow, Iris West, Talia al Ghul, Quentin Lance, Adrian Chase (formerly)

### **Enemies**

Malcolm Merlyn, Slade Wilson (formerly), Isabel Rochev, Ra's al Ghul, Nyssa al Ghul (formerly), Damien Darhk, Nora Darhk, Ruve Darhk, Adrian Chase, Talia al Ghul (formerly), League of Assassins, Dominators, Tobias Church, H.I.V.E.

## Personal Information

### Occupation

Vigilante
Owner of Verdant
Co-founder and co-leader of the League of Heroes (with Talia al Ghul)
Team Arrow Member (formerly)
Chief of Staff to the Mayor of Star City (formerly)
Waitress (formerly)
CNRI Intern (formerly)
Student (graduated)

### Affiliations

League of Heroes
Queen family
Team Arrow (formerly)

### Likes

Training
Partying and doing drugs (formerly)

## Character Information

### **Inspiration**

Mia Dearden from *DC Comics*

**Thea Dearden Queen** is a major heroine and protagonist in the Arrowverse, debuting as the overall secondary tritagonist of *Arrow*. She also appears as a minor character in *The Flash* and *DC's Legends of Tomorrow*. She has also appeared in major Arrowverse crossovers, *Heroes Join Forces* and *Invasion*. She is the daughter of Malcolm Merlyn & Moira Queen, the half-sister of Oliver Queen and Tommy Merlyn, the sister-in-Iaw of Felicity Smoak and Laurel Lance and the aunt of Mia Queen and William Clayton. Originally a party girl and drug addict like Oliver, Thea later became a vigilante and member of Team Arrow, using her brother's childhood nickname for her, **Speedy**, as her codename, as substitute for Roy Harper.

## History

### Background

Thea Dearden Queen was born January 21, 1995 to Moira and Robert Queen and the maternal half-sister. Unknown to her, Oliver, and Malcolm, most her life, her real father was Robert's former best friend Malcolm Merlyn, with whom Moira had an affair with in retaliation to her husband's many affairs. She was very close with Oliver, who nicknamed her "Speedy" because she always seemed to be faster than him whenever they chased each other around the house.   Unfortunately, in 2007, when she was only twelve, during the time Oliver was gone, Thea secretly began to become a party girldo drugs just like her brother during his days as a billionaire playboy.

### War with Slade Wilson

In Season 2 of the series, Thea is still unaware that Oliver is the Arrow, but in this season she struggles coming to terms with her mother's reasonings for taking part on Malcolm Merlyn's plot for the undertaking. She tirelessly tries to stop Roy from time to play the hero in fear of losing him. After being convinced he is done being involved with vigilantism, she gives him another chance. During a gun swap relief rally, she meets Sin, a girl who Roy previously met and is associated with Thea's friend, Sara Lance. There is intensity between the two because Sin believed Thea to be uptight due her status as a rich girl from uptown Starling City. However the two become friends after Thea went to visit her in the hospital and showing concern for her. After Roy and Thea break up for good in "Birds of Prey", Thea is picked up by Slade Wilson who has the Man in the Mask (real name Sebastian Blood) abduct her just to show how serious he is in his vendetta against Oliver. During this time, Thea learns from her captor that Malcolm Merlyn was her biological father and not Robert.

## Gallery

Oliver Queen/Green Arrow • Barry Allen/The Flash • Sara Lance • Kara Danvers/Supergirl • Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning •Kate Kane/Batwoman • Ryan Wilder/Batwoman • Clark Kent/Superman • Lois Lane • Barry Allen (Earth-90) **Arrow:** John Diggle • Felicity Smoak • **Thea Queen** • Laurel Lance (Earth-1) • Quentin Lance • Moira Queen • Emiko Adachi • Nyssa al Ghul • Lyla Michaels • Curtis Holt • Rene Ramirez • Dinah Drake • Laurel Lance (Earth-2) • Roy Harper • Ray Palmer • Slade Wilson • Helena Bertinelli • Mia Queen • Connor Hawke • William Clayton • Zoe Ramirez • Monitor • David Singh • Iris West-Allen • Cisco Ramon • Caitlin Snow • Joe West • Wally West • Martin Stein • Jesse Chambers Wells • Harrison Wells (Earth Two) • Jay Garrick/The Flash • H.R. Wells • Ralph Dibny • Nora West-Allen • Harrison Sherloque Wells • Leo Snart • Kamilla Hwang • Allegra Garcia • Chester P. Runk • Nash Wells • Monitor • Ray Palmer • Mick Rory • Leonard Snart • Rip Hunter • Jefferson Jackson • Martin Stein • Wally West • Leo Snart • John Constantine • Ava Sharpe • Gary Green • Nate Heywood • Zari Tarazi • Damien Darhk • Nora Darhk • Amaya Jiwe • Charlie • Monitor • Esperanza Cruz • Alex Danvers • James Olsen • Winn Schott • Cat Grant • J'onn J'onnz • Lena Luthor • Maggie Sawyer • Mon-El • M'gann M'orzz • Querl Dox • Nia Nal • Kelly Olsen • Jennifer Pierce • Anissa Pierce • Lynn Stewart • Peter Gambi • Bill Henderson • Khalil Payne • Grace Choi • Jeremiah Holt • Brandon Marshall • TC • Gardner Grayle • Erica Moran • Hassan Shakur • Luke Fox • Mary Hamilton • Jacob Kane • Sophie Moore • Julia Pennyworth • Jordan Kent • Jonathan Kent II • Sam Lane • Lana Lang Cushing • Kyle Cushing • Sarah Cushing • Chrissy Beppo • John Henry Irons