Earth-1 With only the two of them to go after her, Oliver unveiled a Kevlar-lined suit for Roy worked up by Lodai, similar to his own, and they left. He and Oliver went to the police precinct to save them from Murmur's crew. Roy and Oliver were then confronted by Nyssa, who demanded to know where Sara was. Later on at Sebastian Blood's rally when a light platform was about to fall on Moira, Roy quickly ran to her and blocked the platform. Roy shot an arrow at Norton, knocking him over, but everyone was electrocuted by Lyle Bolton, causing Roy to be momentarily knocked out and allowing Bolton to take Felicity and Helena hostage, making Oliver choose between them. Roy later helped Oliver stop Simon Lacroix at Queen Consolidated during Ray Palmer's charity event. Roy then kills Gabe Vincent, a police officer. John blamed his father's death on Lieutenant R… Roy revealed he's never been on a plane so he was unaware of the security checks, much to Oliver's amusement. The reason for the lack of answers about Oliver is simple: The deal he made with the Monitor in “Elseworlds” won’t be revealed until the “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover in the fall. After Brave Bow's death, Roy was adopted by Green Arrow and became his sidekick, Speedy. After knocking Stanzler out, Roy asked Oliver to never abandon him, and Oliver assures that he won't. Joseph was shot with an arrow through the stomach. Roy was often shown wearing a red hoodie, a nod to his DC comic alter ego, Red Arrow. Roy is referred to by his first superhero name in the DC comics, "Speedy", twice in the series. Roy also relinquished his suit to Thea, stating red looks better on her.[56]. Before Oliver departed to the real world after his friends, one of the visions he experienced was of Roy, who reiterated how Oliver was a hero due to everything the former did for him.[58]. Roy responds, "When do we start?".[17]. Ray had a lonely childhood, though he got through it by immersing himself in Arthurian lore, fancying himself as \"Sir Galahad\" and naming his personal playground in the woods after the legendary Camelot. Arsenal Believing he is the murderer, Roy revealed to the rest of the team and Laurel. Angered by the discovery, he engaged in a car chase with the thieves, but had an accident due to an attack from the Chinese Triad. Roy William Harper Jr. (portrayed by Colton Haynes; main: seasons 2–3, 7; recurring: seasons 1, 8; guest: seasons 4, 6) is a former street criminal, Thea's boyfriend and a supporter of the Arrow. Suddenly, they received a call from Brother Blood, ordering an exchange of Oliver for Felicity. He is the son of the late Roy Harper, Sr. and an unnamed woman, the fiancé of Thea Queen, and the former sidekick/good friend of Oliver Queen. When a riot ensued at Starling National Bank, Roy and Oliver arrived to disperse it. [16], Roy struggled with keeping his new found powers a secret from Thea, creating a rift between them. The only way to then cure the subsequent bloodlust would have been for him to kill the person who hurt or killed him. In the first flash-forwards of the season, William found Roy on Lian Yu. [33], They left for St. Walker's Church, the Church's base of operations. Before leaving, Roy left his Arsenal suit to Thea, which she uses as her own vigilante persona as "Speedy". Another person wrote, “We need to see Roy and Thea for the last season of Arrow. When Team Arrow arrived, Roy quickly passed the tech to a drone outside the building. Earth-Prime When Felicity found Brick's location Roy and Laurel went to the Glades' police precinct and engaged Brick. Oliver defeated Ray but let him go and Ray began to believe in the Arrow.[52]. When Team Arrow arrived, Diaz tried to move Roy again, but Oliver and Thea stopped him. Deciding to put his powers to good use, Roy and Sin plotted to take down Richard/The Starling Slasher, a rich lawyer who secretly murdered prostitutes, with Sin as the bait. [37], Roy first helped Oliver take down Vincent Steelgrave who stole an illegal cache of RPG's intended for his gang. Oliver advised Roy to use his love for Thea as his focus to control his strength. After bidding a final goodbye to Oliver, promising to take care of Thea, Roy began traveling the world with her and Nyssa to find and destroy the Lazarus Pits. The Arrow warns Roy that he needs to control his anger in a positive way. Roy restrained the criminal while Oliver talked to Laurel. However, Episode 16 also left us with questions regarding Oliver’s and Roy’s futures (or pasts, from a 2040 perspective). Thea then had second thoughts on the search. Roy was determined to help her and searched for Max alongside Thea, who joined in on the investigation, much to Roy's surprise. Why Colton Haynes Left Arrow—Plus, Find Out When He's Returning! Back in Starling City at the Arrowcave, Oliver complimented Roy for his work in Corto Maltese. As she walked off, two men approached her, but before she could be mugged, Roy stepped in and beat the men, receiving a stab wound from one of them. As Vanch held him, Norton aimed to shoot Roy, but instead misfired and hit Vanch. [5], Roy and Thea staked out Unidac Industries, where the Dark Archer had massacred the entire staff. Roy racked up a record of robbery, B&E, stealing a car, and several counts of petty theft. The Arrow trained Roy on how to control his super strength by having him slap water in a bowl. Together, they unearthed a bow of Oliver’s, hidden inside of which was a message — the Mark of Four, Roy later told Dinah — which prompted Roy to … She later visited Roy at his house in the Glades to retrieve her purse, and the two had a brief chat. [13], Sin asked Roy for help (because of his contact with the Arrow) when her friend Max Stanton went missing. [63], During the Crisis, Roy as well as everyone in the multiverse except for the seven Paragons, was killed in an antimatter wave by the Anti-Monitor on December 10, 2019,[64] only to be restored a month later, after the Paragons and the Spectre created a new universe. [14], Roy was brought to the Queen Mansion, where Thea and Sin secretly looked after him. [40], While looking for a cartel, Roy's nightmares began to haunt him and he briefly lost focus. As a result, he had trouble sleeping. He agreed and they began kissing. Wanting the best for Thea, Roy ends his relationship with her, advising Thea to move on and not live a life on the run with him. He was taken below Starling City, onto a train running on the abandoned subway. Due to the Mirakuru inside him, Slade and Isabel used Roy to give blood transfusions to many others, allowing them to build a Mirakuru army. They were a massive part of the earlier seasons and it feels bad not seeing them one more time.” In the Season 7 finale, audiences watched as the kids: Mia (Katherine McNamara), William (Ben Lewis), and Connor (Joseph David-Jones), were left in charge of defending the city. However, this was actually a ploy created by him, Felicity, Diggle, and Lyla to fake Roy's death so he could start a new life elsewhere. Roy and Laurel were able to rescue them, but this proved pointless when Brick took over Glades. Roy later visited Thea, who was bedridden due to her bloodlust from the Lazarus Pit. If you’re wondering if the Monitor (LaMonica Garrett) is just as frustratingly annoying in comics as he was on television, then the answer is yes, yes he is. Thea kissed him to distract him from the injection.[4]. Status Despite being told to remain behind, Roy ran in behind the Arrow, tackling one of the fleeing criminals right as the police arrived. “Star City 2040” begins with a look at Mia’s birth, and then childhood. When Roy and William dug up a grave that turned out to have one of Oliver's old bows in it, Roy found a note in the bow which said "The Mark of Four" (during season 5 of Arrow, Rene Ramirez, Dinah Drake, Curtis Holt and Roy Harper made a pact that they will all carry the same mark and shall come to the aid of any of the others should they ask for, this came to be known as the Mark of Four) which slightly discomforted him. Original multiverseVigilante (formerly) Member of Team Arrow (in secret; formerly) Busboy at Verdant (formerly)Assistant manager of Verdant (formerly)Mechanic (formerly)Thief (formerly)New multiverseVigilanteMember of Team Arrow (in secret; formerly) A man visited partway through and gave Roy a gun, much to the shock of Thea, causing her to storm out, despite him trying to justify himself. This week's episode of The CW's Arrow managed to take what was a wobbly "twist" -- Roy aka Arsenal declared himself to be the Arrow, and turned himself in! After Felicity and her mother, Donna Smoak, were kidnapped by Bother Eye, Felicity managed to alert Team Arrow to her location. The league is getting smaller and faster, with big men like Draymond Green, Chris Bosh, Kristaps Porzingis, Kevin Love and Karl-Anthony Townsbeing preferred over the lumbering centers of the past. Needing backup, Lyla pulled some strings for Roy and was able to get Helena Bertinelli out of jail. When Roy was pressured into breaking up with Thea after losing control on a mission, he was devastated, angered, heartbroken and depressed. In the DC comics, Mia Dearden was a teenage girl who was second to take on the mantle of Speedy (the alias of Green Arrow's sidekicks). [51], Roy attended Lyla and Diggle's wedding and took Thea as his date. He was rescued by Team Arrow and later left Star City along with Thea and Nyssa al Ghul in order to track down the world's remaining Lazarus Pits, returning to vigilantism once again. If that wasn’t possible, Roy could have exiled himself to Lian Yu. After finding out that the dealers they were tracking worked for Danny Brickwell, Roy went with Diggle to his hideout but found nothing. He then crushed the band he gave Thea out of anger and drove away from Starling City. His reaction is similar to the bloodlust we saw from Thea and Sara after they were put into a Lazarus Pit. Telling Thea to escape, they kissed and Roy went to help the people stuck in the bus. Roy and Oliver engaged Harkness and the Flash later showed up to help, much to Roy's amazement. Alter ego The Arrow briefly told Roy about Slade Wilson and how he had to put an arrow in his eye. Time passes before Roy is found by Dinah, Diggle, and Connor Hawke who suggests that since the machinery is too heavy for them to move and that since an explosion from the plane's spilled fuel was pending, Roy's arm should be amputated. They deduced through the helicopter's GPS that Oliver was headed for Blüdhaven, where Clinton Hogue's associates, the Renegades, operated from. Oliver removed the arrow from Roy's leg and had his bodyguard, John Diggle, tend to the wound. Roy watched from afar before Oliver was taken in a helicopter. When asked, Roy admitted to stealing, because his mother was addicted to Vertigo and they desperately needed the money. Suddenly, their car were attacked by an assassin, but Nyssa saved the two. Roy saved The Arrow from Bronze Tiger, but repeatedly began punching the latter. After taking on the mantle of Arsenal and becoming more active on the field as Oliver's partner, Roy has become far more calm, level-headed and tactical, though still has his moments of losing his temper.