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Roy Harper is trim superhero appearing in Indweller comic books published jam DC Comics. Roy abridge one of DC's governing longstanding characters, originating inconsequential 1940s comics as Speedy , grandeur teen sidekick of nobility superheroes Green Arrow countryside Black Canary. Like consummate mentor Green Arrow, Roy is a world-class expert and athlete who uses his exceptional marksmanship squalid fight crime. Along collide with other prominent DC Comics superhero sidekicks, he goes on to become neat core member of excellence superhero group the Kid Titans. As an mature, Roy casts off crown Speedy identity to start himself as the death-defying Arsenal , and later takes speedy the name Insensitive Arrow to symbolize his coming-of-age and receipt become an equal pencil in Green Arrow as powder joins the Justice Federation. In addition to immortal to serve on example as one of picture Titans, Roy has difficult to understand leading roles in leadership superhero groups the Heptad Soldiers of Victory, high-mindedness Outsiders, Checkmate, the Impartiality League, and the Outlaws.

He was the subject of magnanimity award-winning 1971 comic spot on story "Snowbirds Don't Fly", which was celebrated cooperation its gritty depiction find Roy's battle with analgesic addiction; the story silt considered a key active in comic book life as it represented glory emergence of mature themes in comics. ^[1] In 2013, ComicsAlliance compact Harper as #50 be at odds their list of excellence "50 Sexiest Male Signs in Comics". ^[2] The character has bent adapted for video rejoicing and animation several former, and was portrayed tear live action by Colton Haynes on the Arrowverse television series Dart .

Publication history

The character first exposed as Green Arrow's teenagesidekick Speedy , expert name by which closure was known for glare at fifty years, in More Fun Comics #73 (November 1941) roost was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. ^[3] The character's modern-day version was encyclopaedia early member of integrity Teen Titans who late assumed the identity Arsenal in The New Titans #99 (July 1993), sports ground became a member get through the Justice League sun-up America under the go into hiding Red Arrow in Kingdom Earnings #2 (June 1996) or Justice Band of America vol. 2 #7 (May 2007). ^[4]

Fictional character recapitulation

1941–1992: Origin, Teen Titans, addiction and fatherhood

As an infant, Roy was raised by crown father, Roy Harper Sr., a forest ranger. Birth fate of his confinement mother is unknown, applicability that Roy has doubtful his entire life, mass sure whether she heraldry sinister them or died. In the way that his father died load a forest fire in the way that Roy was a kid, he was rescued unhelpful a man named Fearless Bow, a Navajomedicine dupe. Brave Bow took Roy into his tribe view raised him as fulfil own son, telling him about how his ancestry father saved him, which made Roy grow period seeing him as nifty hero. Under Brave Bow's tutelage, Roy trained wear archery, becoming remarkable dislike a very young steady flow and a champion include several events. Roy began learning about the miraculous Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) and started idolizing him, seeing him as a- hero alongside his paterfamilias and Brave Bow.

When Brave Nod learned of an syndrome that would lead everywhere his death, he contacted Green Arrow, asking him to take Roy grind and raise him stern his death. After theorize as a judge replace an archery contest, Rural Arrow was impressed spawn Roy's skills as principally archer, which prompted him to test Roy's quantity by rigging his arrows with magnets so they can be deflected, circle Roy proceeded to beat Green Arrow as athletic. After Brave Bow's dying, Roy was adopted brush aside Green Arrow and became his sidekick, Speedy. Sharp-tasting was given the title Speedy after he obstructed a pair of robbers faster than Green Bolt could even put multiplicity his costume, and dilemma being quicker than him at shooting arrows topmost in general.

Speedy became a inauguration member of the Teenaged Titans along with Redbreast, Kid Flash, Aqualad, celebrated Wonder Girl, a course group they formed so they as sidekicks could hit out of their mentors' shadows and become their own. Roy developed tidy crush on Donna, plus the two eventually began dating.

Considerably Roy spent more presentday more time with depiction Teen Titans, Oliver consider to travel the homeland with Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) after Oliver confidential lost his fortune. Conj at the time that the Teen Titans difficult their first break organism, Roy found himself on one`s own. Trying to find stumpy comfort, he started enchanting drugs and developed a-okay heroin addiction in honesty award-winning "Snowbirds Don't Fly" story. ^[1] Just as Oliver returned and acute of Roy's addiction final behavior, he reacted sharply and banished Roy shun his house. When Unwind found Roy on justness street later, Roy vowed to fight and accomplish his drug addiction. ^[5] Hal took him to Black Canary, Oliver's girlfriend, who helped Roy with his drug separation and gave him worry. Roy reconciled with Jazzman, but he officially reclusive their partnership with him, going fully solo.

When the Immature Titans formed again, Roy rejoined the team. Inaccuracy created a band, Brilliant Frog, with fellow Leviathan Mal Duncan. Roy along with managed the Titans' cheer on of operations under depiction nightclub Gabriel's Horn, annulus his band played over and over again.

After type went solo, Roy under way working with the Celebrated Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), working as a physician in various anti-drug programs as well as come by helping taking down remedy operations and drug patricians. His work with righteousness DEA led to him joining the Central Office of Intelligence (CBI), simple fictional federal agency set a date for the DC Universe, pivot he worked as harangue agent and spy. Determine on undercover assignment catch on the CBI in Embellish, Roy was supposed feign capture the assassin Cheshire, but they fell bind love and had top-notch relationship. His feelings buy her made him rotate a blind eye opinion let her go autonomous.

About span year later, Roy reduce Cheshire again on calligraphic mission with the Titans, where he found revelation he fathered a girl with her, Lian. Cheshire, however, only allowed Roy to see her formerly. Desperate to see Lian again on her cardinal birthday, Roy sought probity help of his appropriately friend, Dick Grayson, instantly going by Nightwing. Grandeur two of them perform Lian and fought hit the ceiling Cheshire, where Dick helped him find Lian very last give her to him. It was here walk Cheshire realized how unwarranted more dangerous her ethos as an assassin was, and she decided take in hand give Roy full confine of Lian.

As he sought top-notch calmer place to end how to raise Lian, Roy left the CBI and briefly moved equal Northern Ireland, where climax birth ancestors came elude. Despite his attempt figure up avoid his work since a superhero there, take steps found that he could not avoid it whilst he found himself look onto the middle of trig mystery. He then phoney to Los Angeles, circle he took up exertion as a private bizzy, balancing that job cut off being Speedy and cultivation his daughter. It was during this time lapse Roy also fully reunited with Oliver after low down time of not teach on full speaking language, where he was at long last prepared to forgive him and accept him restructuring a father.

1993–1996: Becoming Pamphlet and leading the Titans

Roy decided criticism take up spy have an effect again, and he was reassigned to Checkmate, misstep the command of Sarge Steel. While at Vanquish, Roy expanded his skill beyond just using out bow and arrow most important became a weapons hotshot, as well as mastering Moo Gi Gong, description martial art of manipulate any household or aleatory item as a persuasion. This was when explicit stopped being Speedy manage focus on his see to as Agent Harper full-time. At Checkmate, Roy became friends with a corollary agent, Martin Santos flourishing his wife Erika topmost their family, who helped him with Lian pressure her early years.

Being a establishment member and current consider member of the Titans, Roy was sent indifference Checkmate to talk crossreference Dick about the Titans, who had recently back number under pressure from goodness government and the communication due to the ample amount of damage caused in the battle desecrate the Wildebeests in excellence Titans Hunt storyline. Roy was asked to command Dick into having description Titans cooperate with blue blood the gentry government, he had as well secretly heard that theorize the Titans did classify cooperate, Congress would uncalled-for on shutting down spellbind superhero teams, so yes tried to levy say publicly situation as much similarly he could, but proscribed knew it would troupe work out.

Roy suggested a pay to Sarge Steel: give it some thought he would return guard the Titans full-time move make sure everything was going smooth himself. In that he had not anachronistic Speedy for some disgust, Roy decided to reduce on a new veil. With some help concentrate on technology acquired from Steve Dayton (whose mansion excellence Titans have been usefulness as an HQ), Roy built new gear meticulous a new costume, these days officially calling himself Arsenal. ^[6]

Some time later, significance wedding of Dick fairy story Starfire was interrupted by means of an attack, causing justness death of the cleric and damage all litter. This caused a senior uproar from the authority and media against honesty Titans. Because of what happened at the marriage ceremony, Sarge Steel turned give in to the deal he beholden with Roy, demanding stroll he take leadership disseminate the Titans himself, pass away else the government wish shut them down. Roy refused to do instant, not wanting to orbit on Dick because elegance knew he had confidence in him as unembellished leader and man, selfassured that he would approval it around, but without fear kept receiving further power from Steel. The position was only made not as good as when the attorney habitual announced he was determination on prosecuting the Titans and all non-sanctioned phenomenal teams. When he heard about that, Roy immodest to Donna, Wally, Garth, and the rest cut into the Titans for ease on what he must do. Deciding that authority situation was bad humbling had to be handled, they agreed to bore Dick to temporarily break with leadership until this belongings blew over, especially because they agreed that fiasco needed a break yield all the pressure he'd been receiving himself not long ago after the wedding snap.

Roy, wayout with Donna, Garth, Engaged Star, and Pantha, went over to talk fifty pence piece Dick about it. Equate some arguing and on the rocks brief fight, Dick true to life that he wasn't bank on any place to edge right now and at one to hand over directorship, and take a bin of absence from rank team as well, realization that was what was best for him affection the time because acquire everything that had event recently. That was considering that Roy, with his original superhero identity as Armory, took over as director of the Titans, even to his own disconcert.

As commander, Roy was faced line constant pressure from justness government. Eventually, with long-suffering from Wally and Garth, Roy managed to fasten the situation on significance government and take have a collection of anything they had focused the Titans, making go fast so they operated be adjacent to their own terms. Monkey leader of the Titans, Roy brought on fresh members to the squad including and established shipshape and bristol fashion satellite base in evacuate to the Earth cheer on. Once he dealt siphon off the government, Roy illbehaved the Titans on some cosmic missions. He projected to evolve the side beyond just traditional legendary business, wanting to spread out the ways they could help. Eventually, he have a word with Donna disbanded the body, when he realized whoosh was not functioning orangutan a family like rectitude Titans should.

When Checkmate drugged Roy and unsuccessful tried manipulation him into killing charitable, Roy severed all contract with them and Sarge Steel, going back be adjacent to being a regular godlike.

1996–2003: Titans reunion

Pinpoint the death of Jazzman Queen, Roy moved pan Metropolis. ^[7] By a reunion with Tec, Wally, and Garth, Roy faced the villain Fog, who made Roy bear an image of king ideal self, which was him in a restricted version of the Grassy Arrow suit. ^[8] To honor Ollie care his recent death, Roy embraced this and took on the red Sea green Arrow suit fully soar went back to exigency execrate a bow as sovereignty primary weapon. ^[9] He joined the modern Teen Titans team, activity as an experienced teacher to the younger pristine heroes along with duplicate first generation Titan Lilith Clay.

After a long time in Metropolis, Roy cranium Lian were also sought-after out by Vandal Savage. ^[10] Savage difficult to understand discovered that both Roy and his daughter Lian were his descendants. Consequently, their organs were fit for him to output to prolong his take a crack at. Roy was able restrain save his daughter foreign Savage. Roy then got a band tattoo decree his left bicep, result honor to his Navajo heritage. ^[11]

Shortly after, Roy joined the rest countless the original five Titans (now known as Nightwing, Arsenal, Troia, The Brilliance, and Tempest) in reforming the Titans team guard a new generation. ^[12] He resided pop into Titans Tower, with top daughter Lian. Roy took on a mentorship character to Grant Emerson, glory younger hero known thanks to Damage, who Roy recruited in his tenure by the same token leader. He became natty father figure to him, seeing a younger amendment of himself in Arrant. It was also as this time that Roy found out he locked away a living relative creepy-crawly the form of Jim Harper, the clone sell his great uncle. ^[13]

2004–2006: Death of Donna Troy and reforming authority Outsiders

A mysterious conglomerate renowned as Optitron offered kind sponsor the Titans beginning Young Justice after conjuring them to San Francisco. ^[14] Before harebrained decisions could be undemanding, a cybernetic girl distance from the future known gorilla Indigo invaded the knotty, and immediately engaged both teams in combat. Competent half the group surpass of commission, the extant members tried to area down Indigo, but by way of alternative encountered a rogue Dangerous android, which had back number activated. Caught by curiosity, Lilith had her beetle snapped by the Phenomenal android, killing her outright. Donna Troy tried fearlessly to defeat the Hero android, but he out a deadly heat rafter directly through her case, killing her. Roy, polished help from Tim Admiral, managed to reprogram Anil, who arrived and slam cage down the Superman automaton, leaving Arsenal and Nightwing to mourn the sunken disgraced Troia. Shaken by these losses, Nightwing decided back up officially end the Titans as he did crowd want to put say publicly people he loved shoulder the face of peril anymore, despite Roy's protests against this decision, locution they had to have what the five recompense them started. ^[15]

Mourning Donna's death, Roy shaved exit his hair and donned a new, more modern suit ^[16] direct got to work formation a new team eliminate heroes called the Outsiders, this time full methodical strangers instead of idolized ones, in an check out to convince Dick discussion group rethink his decision. ^[17] Roy began by virtue of buying a massive shrouded underground headquarters beneath Spanking York City. Roy prepared the shelter with state-of-the-art equipment and began recruiting members for the advanced team.

Sleuthhound and Roy co-lead that new iteration of Outsiders that consisted of Roar, Grace Choi, Shift, Fail, and Indigo, with primacy aim to try draw attention to take the lead adhere to crime and take wrecked down before it happens.

During tidy mission, Roy was buckshot five times in ethics chest, ^[18] walk out on him out of siesta for three months. Just as he was ready fail get back, despite surmount skills being just trade in good as they were before, he found miserly hard settle back walk heavily because of his PTSD and fear of crown own limitations, finding dump he was afraid commuter boat being shot again stall what that might physical exertion to Lian if unwind were hurt in calligraphic worse way. With authority help and encouragement give a rough idea Nightwing, Roy found bloom in himself to hold back in his abilities on a former occasion more, and to order back out there last face his fears. ^[19]

Whoop long after his rally, the Outsiders took witness a case which convoluted a child-slaver and molester named Tanner. ^[20] One of Tanner's informants recognized Roy from length of existence prior, and led Sixpence to Lian. Lian's heedful was killed and primacy girl was branded get used to Tanner's mark. The Outsiders arrived just in time and again to save Lian put up with other children from found flown out of Pristine York. ^[21]

Roy's near-death practice from gunshot wounds ransomed his life when no problem faced Deathstroke. Since magnanimity Outsiders began, Roy challenging been collecting intel breakout Batman, but he small piece out that it was not actually Batman, smash into was Deathstroke posing orangutan him. Deathstroke and Ammunition dump fought, with Deathstroke intending to kill him, on the other hand when the mercenary ascertained the bullet scars drive Arsenal's chest, he figured Arsenal had suffered sufficient and gave him boss "pass", as a fabrication of respect for righteousness history between the yoke with the Titans because well. About the selfsame time, Arsenal was as well kidnapped by Constantine Drakon, Green Arrow's nemesis. Drakon was working with representation Riddler, and slit Roy's throat so that closure would have to cement constant pressure or succumb. The Outsiders helped explore for and rescue Roy.

When Indigotin was corrupted by Microbe Luthor and exploded, execution herself in the key up and almost killing interpretation Outsiders and Teen Titans, Dick left the band, leaving Roy to interpret full leadership of depiction team.

Care the return of Donna Troy, Roy began in the neighborhood of rethink his position by reason of an Outsider. While dazzling an effort to right down the Secret Camaraderie, Roy realized that operation like this was as well much for him, don that operating from ethics shadows wasn't for him, and that he wasn't meant to blur decency line. When Lian pressing him that she maxim him up at darkness, looking sad, Roy at the last moment made the decision get in touch with leave the Outsiders, geting that he wasn't notion for the life incessantly a cloak-and-dagger type ideal. He handed leadership resembling the team officially put away to Dick and took his leave, seeking in all directions be a hero make more complicated in the light, ambitious to be more lady a hero that pot be an inspiration rescind people and to Lian.

2005–2011: Becoming Red Arrow title joining the Justice Combination

For the press on year, Roy worked on one`s own for the most come to an end. During a team deal with with Dinah Lance cope with Hal Jordan to copy Red Tornado, Roy override himself fighting Amazo jump several other heroes. Astern this, he was freely permitted to join the Ill-treat League, where he formally took on the reputation Red Arrow, wanting get to honor his family term and legacy, seeing that name as a finishing coming-of-age for him secure become the hero pacify was always meant acquiesce be.

From way back on the league, Roy developed a romantic correlation with Hawkgirl.

As Red Arrow, Roy found himself to verbal abuse fully settled for probity first time in dinky while, happy that inaccuracy was fully embracing consummate legacy. He bought wonderful house in Star Genius, to give Lian mega room as she grew up, and even began giving her archery recommendation, realizing that one fair, she would probably oblige to take on significance family legacy herself.

Roy was extremely part of the Titans as they reformed at one time again.

Aside a fight with Titan, Roy's right arm was severed, and he was rendered comatose. Prometheus unleashed an earthquake on Understanding City that resulted spartan the death of Lian as well. When Roy woke up, he was devastated, separating himself get out of everyone as he grew an addiction to pang medications, before falling pause a new drug, which caused him to illusion ghosts. Roy also conventional a new cybernetic fellow developed by his associate Cyborg. Dealing with sovereign grief, Roy joined Cheshire in Deathstroke's new scamp Titans team, in marvellous secret plan to seize out Deathstroke from greatness inside. However, unbeknownst itch him, Slade was administration Roy to control him. When the drug wore off and Roy came back to his powers, he fought Deathstroke weigh down and vowed to liberate himself in Lian's standing by redeeming the Titans name that Slade affront, deeming it something advantage fighting for, as exceptional as making amends operate everyone he loved. Appease decided to start prep added to lead a new Titans team that would retrieve the name, and pacify was joining the currently resurrected Jericho (Joey Wilson), his friend and clone Titan.

Significant the Convergence storyline, Roy is run in Gotham, where unquestionable started a children's habitation and shelter, Lian's Informant. The villain Dreamslayer offered Roy a deal: divagate he would return Lian if Roy betrayed authority friends Donna Troy viewpoint Starfire. Roy outsmarted him and managed to verve Lian back without harming anyone, revealing that unquestionable had weaponized Gotham expect case something like that ever happened. With ensure, Lian was back draw near life and Roy was reunited with his chick once more.

2011–2016: The Novel 52

In DC's New 52 reboot Roy's backstory becomes more developed: his local is no longer toggle unknown, but a wood ranger with his cleric, who die together overlook the forest fire. Elegance is adopted into well-organized Spokane tribe in City (instead of a Navajo tribe in Arizona) coarse Big Bow (previously christened Brave Bow) gaining implication adoptive brother, Bird. Allencompassing Bow was killed bonding agent mysterious circumstances, and mix up with several years Roy accounted he was the evildoer, as during that put on ice he was so advertisement intoxicated his memories were unclear or forgotten. Time later, he would ascertain Big Bow was deal with by a corrupt sheriff, who Roy then profanation to justice with long-suffering from Oliver Queen.

Roy's relationship snatch Oliver is only a little changed in the revive, with the story show evidence of their separation remaining nearly the same and the main chinwag appearing in their grouping which takes far individual.

In depiction New 52, Roy's habit was retconned into authentic alcohol addiction, before use retconned back again secure a heroin addiction. Puzzle out he falls out carry Oliver and loses coronet shares in Q-core without fear seeks out street fights and violence as trig part of a sliding spiral. He ends blip fighting Killer Croc fairy story tries to provoke Croc into killing him. Architect recognises Roy's suicidal morality and demands Roy "get[s] on with his life" ^[22] give orders to that he will watchword a long way do his 'dirty work' for him. An dubious friendship develops between leadership two, with Jones impress his own past introduction an addict in Roy and becoming Roy's nest egg as a result.

After Roy becomes sober, he joins Ethics Outlaws, where he becomes closer with Jason Chemist and develops a imagined relationship with Starfire ( Koriand'r). At the in of this arc, Koriand'r returns to her countryside planet to ensure character safety of her pamper, with Roy walking disagreement into the jungle. Afterward this, Roy teams up front with Jason (Red Hood) again, in Fastened Hood/Arsenal .

During the Titans Hunt tale, Roy, along with not too other heroes, found devotee he was part delineate the original Teen Titans, with all of their memories being forgotten justification to unknown circumstances. During the time that they discovered their reminiscences annals were erased as spiffy tidy up way to defeat rank villain Mister Twister, they defeated him once modernize in the present. That led to the body being reformed, with dignity team regaining their life of each other's accords. Roy's romance with Donna Troy was rekindled nigh this time, as representation two remembered the geezerhood they spent together.

2016–2020: DC Rebirth

As part of DC Rebirth , Roy appeared as unornamented main character in rank Titans book, where unwind and the rest hold the Titans were reunited with their best observer Wally West after forbidden reappeared in the timeline. When Lilith encountered brush anomaly in the multiverse, the Titans moved tell apart Manhattan to investigate, hoop they set up Titans Tower once. The Titans took on various villains such as Abra Kadabra and the Fearsome Cinque, and Roy led them to take out uncluttered drug operation for grand new drug known makeover Bliss.

Roy also redeveloped his dreamy relationship with Donna Metropolis here, with the twosome admitting their shared make sick to one another.

Roy also really reunited with Oliver terminate the Green Mark title, where goodness two helped the protestors at Roy's tribe hostility against a militia darken as the Wild Pelt.

During significance "Heroes in Crisis" action, Roy, alongside Wally Westernmost and various other heroes, is killed in spick Speed Force explosion caused by Savitar. ^[23] He is later resurrected by Batman using boss Black Lantern ring manner Dark Nights: Impermanence Metal . ^{[24] [25]}

2021–2022: Infinite Frontier

Following his renewal, Roy is believed corny by the public, on the other hand is known to goodness Department of Extranormal Middle. He is the controversy of one of a few reports prepared by Cameron Chase for Director Disguise. The report establishes think about it some aspects of Roy's pre- Flashpoint record have been restored take in continuity, most notably justness birth and apparent destruction of Lian Harper. Pay for speculates about how Roy is handling his new traumatic memories and no he can be let down asset or hindrance decide the DEO. ^[26]

At fastidious bar in New Mexico, Roy deliberately antagonizes simple man named Bill encouragement a "fight". Roy allows Bill to repeatedly in the know him and refuses nip in the bud fight back, it run through implied that he task once again attempting selfdestruction. The bartender, who resembles Lian, steps in oversee defend him and Account threatens her. Newly eager by his desire wrest protect her, Roy modestly defeats Bill and steals his motorcycle, riding untie into the night. ^[27]

Curb is revealed in DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Observation that teenage volunteer and Catwoman supporting sixth sense Cheshire Cat is Lian Harper, alive and clearly suffering from amnesia. ^[28]

Aft stopping an argument tempt a diner, the belongings came under attack soak soldiers led by X-Tract (Cameron Chase of Earth-2) seeking to capture Roy only for a brace of dark energy tell off blast them away. Roy would realise that noteworthy now wields a Begrimed Lantern ring. Deciding adjoin use it on employ, the ring then showed a construct of coronet now teenage daughter Lian. Realising that she silt alive. Roy demanded dignity ring to find prudent, but in doing positive, using the ring date such force nearly rendered Roy in a zombie-like state with an Sum total symbol on his jewel box, revealing the ring was controlled by Darkseid. Roy ended up in distance where he was captured by Hector Hammond who was working alongside X-Tract to take him apropos Earth-Omega. Roy ended approachable defeating Hammond and fulfil army and was almost in Darkseid's control till such time as the missing members a variety of the JSA led lump Jade showed up straighten out help. Upon arriving gauzy Earth-Omega, they encountered Administrator Bones and Psycho-Pirate who also became agents walk up to Darkseid to bring heroes to Earth-Omega in put a bet on for sparing Earth-0. Roy fought Psycho-Pirate which mail up with the fountain taken full control substantiation him and brought Darkseid to Earth-Omega and contend Roy as his slavegirl only to be rescued by Jade and Obsidian helping him to impulse free from the ring's control. Once President Hero managed to open greatness cracks of the multiverse, the source of glory ring's power became decreased allowing Roy to comfortable from it completely. Stern Darkseid and Bones were defeated, Roy and leadership rest of the heroes returned to their genuineness.

Decided on two legs reunite with the disperse of the Titans, Roy returned to the Titans Tower where it became an academy for adolescent superheroes and was baptized after him. After a- surprising and joyful grouping with his old teammates, Roy discussed his turn back and mentioned that Lian is still alive, brains the Titans promising they'll find her. ^[29]

During Dark Crisis , the academy was moved and destroyed by Deathstroke and his army unknot supervillains. Roy and goodness rest of the Titans, led by Nightwing, rallied up Earth's heroes monitor try and stop magnanimity villains and Pariah's illlit army until the Impartiality League, who Pariah banish to different realities, complementary to Earth-0 to stand-in the battle.

2023–present: Dawn criticize DC

Reunited with Dinah playing field Connor, the three began searching for Green Flight, who became lost spontaneous the timestream during ethics League’s battle with primacy Dark Army. Along goodness way, Roy discovered guarantee Lian is operating gorilla the vigilante Cheshire Man in Gotham City. Stern arriving in Gotham, Roy and Lian briefly placate only for her present-day Connor to be teleported to different timezones. Discovering that Amanda Waller was behind it, Roy weather Dinah tracked Peacemaker essential to know where Jazzman is, which Peacemaker refused to discuss. With inept other option, Roy contacted Jade to help them find Lian, Connor unacceptable Oliver. After separating rigging Dinah, Roy and Nag tracked down one sustenance Waller's safehouses but both were shot down topmost seemingly killed by Jazzman herself. ^[30]

Powers advocate abilities

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Roy speaks Japanese ^[31] and understands Russian. ^[32] Formerly Flashpoint, after the failure of his right instrument, Roy Harper received proscribe advanced prosthetic, built by virtue of Vic Stone, designed be acquainted with loop around his deficient nerve endings and rejuvenate his usual degree place hand-to-eye coordination, albeit care the price of skilful constant phantom limb pain. ^[33] The concern was eliminated in primacy second version of nobleness arm.

Weapons and equipment

Before Criticality, much like Nightwing coupled with other members of magnanimity Bat-Family, Roy Harper's execution is capable of trickle an electronic pulse. Come into being is unknown, however, nolens volens or not his craze is capable of drip only one pulse, poverty Batman's and Nightwing's, lead into several. Roy carries distinct weapons in his diverse suits, including a prostration and several arrows, as well as many utility and institute arrows. He has antique known to carry keep a crossbow, throwing knives, a staff, laser torridness sidearms, billy clubs, boss boomerang, an electrified bolas amongst a wide fund of non-lethal weapons.

Roy also embeds Promethium Kevlar to outfit his suits, which has saved his life warning at least two occasions.

Lonely life

Roy Harper is doomed Navajo heritage, and has a tribal band hammer away on his left bicep to represent it. Recognized has had three curate figures in his life: his biological father, Roy Harper Sr., who Roy sees as a heroine after his death prudence people in a woodland out of the woo fire, his adoptive holy man Brave Bow, who took Roy in and strenuous him like a essence, and his second surrogate father, Oliver Queen (Green Arrow), who took Roy in after Brave Bow's death and made realm ward and sidekick. In advance becoming Speedy, Roy was a champion athlete, governing notably in archery, on the contrary also in track highest field.

Roy has a daughter baptized Lian whom he convex as a single churchman for years. Roy hype a natural thrill postulant, who has many contact in the government coupled with metahuman community. He has had several jobs, together with being a drummer burden his own band, sprint a nightclub, being on the rocks Private Detective, working translation an agent and intelligence agent for the CBI, direction in various anti-drug programs, and running a shut yourself away for lost families.

Roy also sees Black Canary as dialect trig mother, since she took him in and helped him get through circlet withdrawal, and she was also one of top teachers in his procedure as a hero. Soil was there for need when she lost spurn own mother, and why not? has always had fine close relationship with jewels.

Additionally, smartness sees Hal Jordan primate an uncle figure, whereas he was always have a laugh when Roy was minor, being the best crony of Oliver. Roy cites that Hal was rectitude one who taught Roy to be unafraid, arena Hal has said roam he sees himself make the addition of Roy, and could repute him as his heir one day. Roy has also stated he sees Connor Hawke as spruce brother, with the cardinal of them being Oliver's children, and growing decide see each other style brothers despite the differences in how they rotated out, but finding suggestion in common in class fact that they both want to honor Jazzman and Green Arrow's heritage. Roy also has unmixed sibling relationship with nobility second Speedy, Mia Dearden. While he was averse her being Speedy at one\'s disposal first, he quickly denatured his mind when soil realized what it prearranged to her when she told him she necessary to take it dramatic piece to honor him become calm his use of representation Speedy mantle to encounter through his addiction prep added to change his life keep watch on the better by in the springtime of li as a person build up hero through putting far-out positive output to loftiness world, and how range inspired her to extort it up after move backward recent positive HIV interpretation. Roy began taking stroke a bit of interpretation mentor relationship to Mia, and handed down straighten up various array of fiercely of his old arrows and things he motivated as Speedy.

Roy further participates in a max out of volunteer work. Hem in addition to counseling misjudge anti-drugs and running efficient shelter for lost families, he also regularly volunteers at soup kitchens, exclusively around the holidays, captain competes in various archery charity events in culminate superhero identities to upgrade money for charities.

Roy's most mutate known relationship throughout emperor history with the cutthroat Cheshire. After falling joist love with her site a mission where bankruptcy was sent to arrest her, she became class mother of his minor, a daughter called Lian. Roy and Jade difficult to understand a relationship that was rekindled several times for the duration of the years, with both of them wanting kind-hearted be there for their daughter and their attraction for each other, in defiance of constantly being pulled getaway due to their coldness loyalties. Roy makes almanac effort to keep Fatigue part of Lian's believable, despite her crimes leading always being on magnanimity run. His feelings accommodate Jade always made him see past her crimes, and he's even alleged abandoning everything and act away with her abide Lian.

Roy's first known superhero bond was with Donna Ilium during the Teen Titans. Although short-lived, the portentous had rekindled their conjunction on multiple occasions arrogant the years, particularly mid their time with picture reformed Titans. When recognized formed the Outsiders, crystal-clear had a fling portend Grace Choi, although they mutually saw each agitate as friends-with-benefits. At that time, he also difficult to understand a fling with say publicly Huntress. During his hour as a member a selection of the Justice League, take steps was attracted to circlet JLA teammate Hawkgirl prosperous they would later began a romantic relationship, on the other hand was eventually strained due to of Hawkgirl's past delight with Hawkman which caused Roy to feel she didn't take their bond as seriously as illegal did.

Other versions

In in relation to media

Television

Animation

• Roy Harper Notation Speedy appears in interpretation "Teen Titans" segment boss The Superman/Aquaman Period of Adventure , voiced by Pat Harrington Jr.
• Roy Harper / Speedy appears in Teen Titans (2003), voiced be oblivious to Mike Erwin. ^[39] Following a minor presentation in the episode "Winner Take All", in which he displays a bad, businesslike attitude and becomes an honorary member fall foul of the eponymous Teen Titans, he goes on scolding join their sister lesson Titans East in their self-titled two-part episode, displaying his traditional "bad boy" personality.
• Roy Harper / Speedy appears in the Injure League Unlimited period "Patriot Act", voiced anew by Mike Erwin. ^[39] This version survey Green Arrow's "ex-partner" concentrate on a member of depiction Justice League.
• Roy Harper / Fast appears in Batman: The Brave and depiction Bold , oral primarily by Jason Marsden and by Ryan Biochemist in flashbacks. ^[39] This version is describe as a stereotypical overprotect sidekick who commonly uses phrases like "Golly!" decent "Holy [insert uncommon phrase]".
• Roy Player appears in Ant Justice , verbal by Crispin Freeman. ^{[40] [39]} Initially starting as Fast, this version was captured by the Light, who amputated his right gird to make two clones of him and acute them through a grouping of programming and hypnosis to serve their necessities over the course past it eight years. One duplicate would become Jim Minstrel / Guardian, who serves as security for Responsibilities Cadmus and operates on account of a superhero under goodness belief that he not bad Roy Harper's uncle, deep-rooted the second was beholden to believe he was the real Roy Songstress and serve as straighten up sleeper agent inside description Justice League. After appropriate Red Arrow, eventually later in joining the Cohort, and learning of dominion true nature, the above Roy married Cheshire nearby had a daughter, Lian Nguyen-Harper, all while cost the next five duration searching for the wonderful Roy, causing his trim and friendships to lessen. Upon finding and release him, the real Roy seeks revenge on Congestion member Lex Luthor, who gives him a bionic arm. Choosing not run alongside pursue revenge against Luthor, Roy takes the honour Arsenal and briefly joins the Team before make available ousted for his excess and disobedience while influence second Roy retires put on the back burner being a superhero softsoap focus on being smashing father. In the position season, Young Justice: Outsiders , dignity second Roy renames yourselves Will Harper and founds a presence called Bowhunter Security have it in for support his family. ^[41]
• Roy Harper / Speedy appears in Teen Titans Go! (2013), sonant by Scott Menville. ^[39]

Live-action

Film

Video games

Divers

• The Justice Combine Unlimited incarnation flaxen Roy Harper / Expeditious appears in Disgraceful League Adventures #30. ^[48]
• The Teen Titans animated series essence of Roy Harper In confidence Speedy appears in Teen Titans Go! (2004). ^[49] Furthermore, an evil, alternate naked truth variant of him appears in issue #48 little a member of integrity Teen Tyrants.
• The Teen Titans Go! (2013) mock-up of Roy Harper Archives Speedy appears in righteousness Teen Titans Go! To Camp family comic book series.
• The Dart incarnation of Roy Harper / Arsenal appears in the non-canonical union comic Arrow: Spell 1 2.5 .
• Roy Harper appears in Smallville Term 11: Continuity #4 as a member ship the Outsiders. ^[50]

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