Thursday, October 25, 2018

Green Arrow 20 Years Later

Which target will the Arrow Family hit next? This is The Green Arrow Family...20 Years Later!

Green Arrow & Speedy
With his father retired from the superhero life, Connor Hawke-Queen is the new Green Arrow and he keeps the citizens of Star City safe for crime. Connor's kept Ollie's sense of humor and ideals, and though he may not be as loud as his father, Connor's mixed heritage makes feel strongly about social justice and defending those who are different. Whether it be street criminals or deadly assassins, Connor has been trained by the best to handle any circumstance. In his personal life, Connor runs a Community Homeless Shelter and uses his money from Queen Industries to help clean up the streets. Connor's sidekick is Lian Harper/Speedy, Roy Harper's daughter. Lian's mother is Cheshire-the assassin-and she has her temper, but she also has her father's sensitivity, making a tough combination. But Connor is a patient tutor, and with Lian approaching her twentieth birthday, both Connor and Roy are worried about her maturity making her dangerous.

Ollie & Dinah
Oliver Queen's identity went public about five years ago and instead of cowering in fear, Ollie rolled with the punches by becoming Star City's favorite patron. Ollie wrote a tell-all book about his experience of being Green Arrow, he's very active in political discussions, and is renowned for his signature chili. He and his wife Dinah now run a gym called "Pretty Bird's" which specializes in teaching self-defense classes. Dinah herself has become a woman's rights activist and as influential a figure in the community as Ollie. In a way, their identities being revealed only increased their strength as heroes.

Red Arrow
Emiko is Oliver's younger half-sister and the current Red Arrow. Like her mother Shado, Emiko acts in the shadows. Tending to foil the plots of organizations from afar. As a destroyer of ninja cults, crime families, and weapons dealers, she often clashes with the likes of Huntress (Cassie Cain), Batman (Damian Wayne), and even Connor Hawke. Which is a shame because most of the Arrow Family is on the outs with Emiko because she murders her targets, much to Ollie's disappointment. Emiko and Lian get along very well, though. This worries Roy and Connor, Lian is a daughter of an assassin after all so there's no telling if she'll grow up to be a killer too.

Arsenal
After years of failed startups, Roy Harper has finally scored the woman of his dreams-Donna Troy, a fellow founder of the Teen Titans and the oldest member of The Wonder Women. Roy no longer operates as Arsenal, instead opening up a shooting range outside of Star City. Victor Stone used his own body-cloning technology to clone Roy a replacement arm, after Prometheus cut off his old one. His drug problem is now non-existent, and he sometimes comes down to Connor's homeless shelter to talk to other junkies about overcoming their addictions. Donna was initially afraid of becoming a step-mother, Lian was a teen at the time she and Roy married, Lian's mother already had a bad reputation, and Donna felt like her powers would make Lian uncomfortable. But like all step-parent/step-child relationships the two woman have become great friends. Donna and Roy also have a four year old named Robbie.

Next week: the other green guy.

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