Will Harper

* Broken Arrow
* Will Harper

## Background

### 2005 - 2006: Red Arrow

After constantly losing in their battle with the Justice League, it wad decided among the leaders of the Light that they needed to infiltrate them to finally get the advantage. As they debated on who would be their target as most of them were constantly in groups, their victim fell right into their lap.

On the night of Halloween, Red Arrow was caught snooping around one of their facilities of their dummy corporations. Once subdued, they handed him over to CADMUS to make a clone of him. The CADMUS scientists severed his arm from the elbow down to retrieve his DNA. Because human clones are much easier to create, his clone was ready after two months of cloning & programming.

While they were creating their clone, Green Arrow, Team Arrow, the Justice League & the Titans were searching for the young archer. For two months, they searched & had no leads until they caught a break, which led them straight to Roy's location. Unfortunately, Roy had no collection of his cloning or anything else that had happened during the kidnapping. With the clone & everyone else believing that he was the real Roy, he went on to live the life that the Light gave him.

As "Red Arrow," he continued to fight crime alongside Green Arrow & the Titans. He responded to Icicle's attack on a suspension bridge in Star City, interdicted Brick's shipment of advanced weapons at the docks, saved Dr. Serling Roquette from being kidnapped by the League of Shadows & stopped Cheshire from attacking a peace summit.

After stopping Cheshire, he interrogated her in jail but was unsuccessful as Sportsmaster broke her out. He pursued them, where Sportsmaster revealed that he had a "very inside" source on the Titans. He confided in Aqualad, who had them bring it to the others. In a meeting with Batman, Nightwing & Aqualad to determine the identity of the mole, Roy stated that he trusted most of the members but suspected Artemis or Rose due to their family ties to the Shadows. His suspicion of Artemis came as a shock to the rest due to their close relationship. When Artemis had a slip-up during a following mission, Roy made it clear to Artemis that he suspected her of being the mole.

Batman later sent Red Arrow, Speedy, Nightwing, Miss Martian & Superboy to investigate a string of robberies in Europe. They discovered Parasite was behind the robberies & Superboy charged at him ahead of plans. Red Arrow attempted to shoot a foam arrow at him Parasite used his stolen telekinesis to take away his bow. Artemis then shot a gas arrow at Parasite, saving Roy. When Parasite was defeated, Red Arrow thanked Artemis for saving his life & realized Sportsmaster had sent him on a wild goose chase as there was no mole on the team.

A month later, Roy's best friend & fellow teammate Jason Todd was viciously killed by the Joker. His death greatly affected Roy as he soon became depressed & began drinking profusely. While extremely hungover one morning, he was visited by Cheshire who confessed to him that he was in fact the clone he had been looking for all along. He falls deeper into a hole until Cheshire returns months later & has him join the Shadows.

### 2006 - 2008: Maksur Al Sha-him

Upon joining the League of Shadows more or less, he decided to abandon the name Roy Harper as he felt it never truly belonged to him. Once Ra's extended an official invite into the organization, he took the name Maksur Al Sha-him, which translated from Arabic to "broken arrow."

As a member of the Shadows, he did not participate in many missions. Due to Ra's wariness of trusting heroes or former heroes, he had Maksur mostly stayed by Jade's side. In time, he started to see through the facade Jade put up & saw her potential for good, though he was not sure he could trust her. His feelings for Jade got the best of him & the two were married on New Year's Eve. On top of the wedding, Jade was a few months pregnant when the ceremony took place.

When their daughter Lian was born, Maksur began discussing the idea of them leaving the Shadows as he was not keen on raiding their daughter there. Jade was hesitant but then he reminded her of her childhood & what it was like growing up with her parents on Infinity Island. Knowing he was right, they plotted their departure for the next five months before they made their secret escape.

### 2008 - 2010: Will Harper

Back in the states, he immediately headed to Star City to find his father, who was drowning in his sorrows. When he saw his son's face, he broke down in tears & held the man for what felt like an hour. After catching him & the team up on his current situation with Jade, he then confessed to them that he was not the real Roy Harper & was in fact a clone of the original. It took a few minutes for them to adjust but nonetheless, they made sure he knew he was still loved. No longer wishing to go by Roy, he took the name William "Will" Harper after Roy's middle name.

Now home & sober, Will had to come to grips with the fact that his entire life was a lie. Black Canary & Green Arrow tried to console him but he wouldn't have it. He felt the only thing he could do now was find the real Roy Harper. With the help of the Team Arrow, they swept all 52 levels of CADMUS & the remains of Genomorph City, which they had done before several times. But even with the newest WayneTech eco-gram unit, they found no trace of Roy. Together with Ollie, they raided factories in Rhelasia, Santa Prisca & Markovia affiliated with CADMUS & the Light but left with no leads.

Unhappy with the progress in the research, Roy contemplated more extreme measures to look for Roy. He reached out to Batman, who couldn't uncover anything then he began shadowing Lex Luthor, which was unfruitful. But the failures just made him more & more adamant to continue the search. Oliver began to give up hope, believing him to truly be dead so Will continued his search alone. He tracked CADMUS' operations to other countries but still found nothing. His obsession eventually led to Jade ending their relationship & leaving Lian with Oliver & Dinah to watch.

After a year of burning himself out, Will was confronted by Green Arrow, Black Canary, Nightwing & Kaldur. The assembled group attempted to convince him to abandon his fruitless search for Roy Harper. They had searched for years but finally concluded that the Light didn't keep him alive. But Will would have none of that & was intent on continuing his search.

A week later, Jade found him & accused him of obsessing over Roy Harper. He refused, saying that she lost her right to backseat drive his life when she left him & Lian. Fed up, Cheshire called in every favor she had & eventually got a lead. With his one last chance to find Roy, he asked Oliver to accompany him on the journey. Jade's tip brought him & Oliver to a Tibetan monastery. After fighting themselves past the guards, Will blasted open the door the guards were protecting & found a cryogenic pod. Opening it, he caught a knocked out Roy Harper as he fell out of the pod.

### 2010 - 2012: Broken Arrow

Will & Oliver stayed by Roy's side as he recuperated in the Watchtower. When he awoke, they informed him that Will was his clone & has spent years searching for him. He thanked Will for saving him but snapped at his former mentor for giving up the search for him. When Will & Oliver went to grab Jason Todd to cheer Roy up, they returned to the room to find Roy had escaped. Using the zeta-tubes, Roy went to Metropolis to hunt down Lex Luthor, the man he blamed for everything. Will & Oliver arrived shortly after with Jason, explaining that everything was the fault of CADMUS. As a way to make amends, Luthor gave Roy a robotic arm. Roy & Will then both rejected the name Red Arrow, with Roy taking the moniker of Arsenal & Will reverting to his Shadows name, Broken Arrow.

With Roy found, he believed he & Jade could work things out but once Roy was given the okay from the doctors, Jade disappeared again. He began to question her love for him, becoming unsure if she actually betrayed the Shadows or played him the whole time. Despite the pain she brought him, he still hoped for her return.

Getting himself clean, Will went back to being a father to Lian & rejoined the Titans. Things were fine for a while until he realized that he no longer fit in with the team. In a twisted way, they had the hope in the world that he no longer possessed after witnessing his life for the last couple of years. Reaching out to Nightwing, he joined The Team & moved into the Outsiders Bunker.

### 2012 - Present: Will Harper

Will continued working with The Team for some time but began feeling disenfranchised with the hero lifestyle, wanting to just be a full time father. He essentially quit the team but due to his semi-retirement & various other reasons, they allowed him & Liam to stay at the Outsiders Bunker.

He received a surprise when none other than Jade arrived in Blüdhaven. She had come to see Lian as it had been awhile but Will tried to stop her, saying that it just gave her false hope every time she saw her. Jade then dropped the bomb that she's has just given birth weeks ago, showcasing the newborn baby on her back. This did nothing but upset Will that she has moved on while he had been basically waiting for her. After some discussion, he not only let her see Lian but the two resumed their relationship. They even name the baby boy Oliver William Harper.

Life was bliss for awhile until Jade eventually dropped off the Earth again & left baby Oliver with him. Now raising two children, Will put all his focus into his kids. He adjusted to a relatively normal life as a father & became the owner of the security firm, Bowhunter Security. Despite looking back at his old life in a negative light, he is not above jumping back into action when needed, becoming a reserve member of both Team Arrow & The Team. While Will puts on a façade of having made peace with Jade not being part of his life, he still loves her. And this is put to the test whenever Jade resurfaces but as of now, Will remains a single father.

## Romantic Relationships

* Jade Nguyen: Lover (2007); Wife (2007 - 2009); Separated (2009 - )
* Donna Troy: Dated (*Unknown*)

## Personality

As part of his programming, his personality was in sharp contrast to that of his former mentor, Green Arrow. Unlike Green Arrow's lax & friendly disposition, "Roy" was far more serious & no tolerant of juvenile acts. He was fiery, short-tempered, brash & most outspoken. After he found out he was a clone, his life collapsed. He felt himself an empty carbon copy of the original, not worthy of attention or care. He allowed himself to deteriorate because of his obsessive search for Roy.

In 2010, he took up the identity of Will Harper then fully liberated himself from his past of guilt & obsession. Having left the hero life behind, Will has adjusted to a relatively normal life as a father. He puts all his time & focus into his two children, rarely risking his life as he knows that he essentially the only parent that truly have. He does remain unsure of himself (as a father, brother, son & friend) due to the fact that he is a clone & he is nothing more than a copy of the original Roy. But everyone, including Roy himself, tells him that they are nothing alike as Roy is brash & blunt while Will has become more calming & relaxed.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Acrobatics:** His possesses natural athletic & acrobatic skills to either escape from or fight off his opponents. He is more agile & nimble than Oliver due to his slimmer physique.
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** Will is impressively skilled in hand to hand combat, easily knocking out two League of Shadows's assassins. He has also managed to go head-to-head with Cheshire, though only for a short time. He eventually furthered his training upon joining the Shadows.
* **Mechanical Engineering:** He has been shown as an expert mechanic & engineer.
* **Weaponry**
	+ ***Archery*:** His main equipment is a bow & arrow in combat. He has been used two different types of bows. As Red Arrow, he used a recurve bow but later used a new compound bow & a redesigned recurve bow when he took the name Broken Arrow. He uses them interchangeably for specific purposes, but favors the recurve bow for general usage.
	+ ***Gadgetry***: He designed & built his trick arrows as well as those of his mentor, as well as weaponry, robots & defense systems.
	+ ***Marksmanship*:** With an archer's main weapon being the bow & arrow, their aim can mean the difference between life & death. He is a highly skilled marksman, having been trained by one of the best.
	+ ***Swordsmanship*:** Roy is also a brilliant swordsman after training with Green Arrow, he has been shown to be able to uses knives & swords.
* **Trick Arrows:** Like his former mentor, Will utilizes many types of trick arrows. He has used Punch Arrow, Explosive Arrow, Foam Arrow, Taser Arrow, EMP Arrow, Zipline Arrow & Knockout Gas Arrow.

###  Weaknesses

* **Alcoholism:** After he found out he was a clone, "Roy's" life collapsed. He felt himself an empty carbon copy of the original, not worthy of attention or care. He began drinking heavily before he was found by Cheshire & brought to the League.
* **Bliss:** For a time, he was addicted to the drug Bliss while in the League.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Strength:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Speed:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Range:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Strategy:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Combat:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **TOTAL:** 110 - Threat Level 3 / General Threat

## Trivia

* The name Will is the middle name of Roy Harper.
* "Maksur Al Sah-him" is the Arabic translation for "Broken Arrow."
* Will was with the League when they had Jason's corpse & revived him using the Lazarus Pit. He was just unaware of it all.
* He was more of Oliver's partner than a sidekick due to his headstrong personality. After finding out he was a clone, he distanced himself from Oliver but they got close again.
* Lilith Clay is his addiction counselor.

## Notes

* Will Harper is an original character from *Young Justice*, portraying the genetic clone of Roy Harper.
* In the comics, Roy has a drug problem. Will also had a drug problem on *Young Justice*.
* Bowhunter Security is front for Green Arrow in the comics but is Will's business on the show.
* His best friend is Kaldur'ahm on the show.

## Links & References

* Character Gallery: Will Harper

Catgeory:Harper Family