Team Arrow

Team Arrow
Team
Founded	01 January 2010
Headquarters	Arrowcave, Starling City, California
Leadership:	Oliver Queen
Brief Summary	A group of heroes loosely based in Starling
Members:	Dinah Lance, Felicity Smoak, John Diggle, Thea Queen, Roy Harper, Emiko Queen
Allies:	Vanessa Carlysle

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The Origins of Team Arrow

Oliver Queen returned to Starling City in 2008 after being presumed dead for four years, surviving a harrowing experience on Lian Yu. Driven by his father's dying wish, Oliver took up the mantle of the Green Arrow, targeting the corrupt elite responsible for destroying their city. In the beginning, Oliver worked alone, relying on stealth, skill, and his father's notebook to dismantle Starling City's criminal underworld.

The Formation of the Team

Over time, Oliver recognized the need for allies. John Diggle, a former soldier turned bodyguard, became his moral anchor and tactical partner. Felicity Smoak, a brilliant IT specialist at Queen Consolidated, brought tech expertise, humor, and a heart to the operation. Together, they formed the foundation of Team Arrow. As their mission grew, so did their team. Roy Harper (Arsenal), Thea Queen (Speedy), and Dinah Drake (Black Canary) each brought unique skills to the table. Team Arrow evolved from a solo crusade into a united front against crime and corruption.

Ongoing +Plots

• The Sidri Beneath Phoenix Towers: Strange reports of disturbances beneath the Phoenix Towers suggest the presence of alien creatures known as the Sidri. Their hive-like behavior and ability to repair themselves make them a unique and potentially catastrophic threat. Investigating their emergence and preventing further harm is a top priority.

• The Triad's Resurgence: While Team Arrow successfully dismantled parts of the Triad's operations in Hell's Kitchen, the criminal syndicate remains a significant force. They're regrouping and looking to reclaim lost territory, forcing Team Arrow into a prolonged war of attrition.

• The Covenant's Kidnapping Plot: A shadowy organization, The Covenant, has been using kidnapped children of law enforcement officers to extort and manipulate authorities. Their methods are brutal, and the stakes are deeply personal for the team. The fight to uncover their leadership and dismantle their network is just beginning.

• The Injustice League's Next Move: With The Calculator embedded in their ranks, the Injustice League remains a looming threat. Their global influence and complex schemes keep Team Arrow on high alert, forcing them to stay one step ahead to protect Starling City and their loved ones.

• Moira's Return: Moira Queen has been abroad for some time, handling the company's international affairs as well as some of her own personal business. However, she returned unannounced and unexpected at the 2024 holiday party, only hours after Oliver asked Felicity to marry him. Oliver and Thea are both happy to see her, but Felicity suspects something is amiss. Or maybe she's just worried Moira will disrupt what little normalcy they've found.

Notable Members

Oliver Queen (aka Green Arrow)

• Stranded with his father, Robert Queen, on the island of Lian Yu when their boat, the Queen's Gambit, sinks in 2004
• Watches Slade Wilson kill his father before the two of them leave the island. Slade claims it was a mercy killing, but Oliver doesn't see it that way.
• Founded Team Arrow in 2010
• Joins the Justice League at its formation in 2012
• Purchased Phoenix Towers in NYC in 2023
• Engaged to Felicity Smoak in December 2024

John Diggle (aka Dig)

• Sergeant in US Army Rangers, stationed in Afghanistan in 2005
• Begins working with his brother Andy in private security and acting as Oliver Queen's bodyguard in 2008
• Joined Team Arrow in 2010
• In 2013, reconciles with his ex-wife Lyla Michaels and begins assisting her on dangerous A.R.G.U.S. missions while serving as Oliver's head of security.
• Adopts the codename "Spartan" in 2015, donning tactical gear to enhance his role within Team Arrow.

Felicity Smoak (aka Overwatch)

• In 1996, abandoned by her father, Noah Kuttler (the Calculator) at age 7
• In 2007, her boyfriend, Seldon Cooper, was apprehended after they wiped out a bunch of student debt together. Seldon took the fall for all of it, clearing Felicity, and killed himself before sentencing.
• Graduated from MIT in 2009 with Masters of Science in Computer Science and Cyber Security, specializing in viruses.
• Joined Team Arrow in 2011
• Joined SHIELD as a consultant in 2023
• Engaged to Oliver Queen in December 2024

Thea Queen (aka Speedy)

• Begins training with her brother, Oliver, in 2019 and takes the vigilante mantle 'Speedy'
• Begins training with Slade Wilson in 2020
• Discovers that her biological father is Malcolm Merlyn in 2021 and trains with him
• Purchased nightclub 'Verdant' in 2021. Club opens in 2022 after renovations.

Emiko Queen (aka Red Arrow)

• At 13 years old, sent by her mother to kill Oliver and kidnap Black Canary in 2013. She does neither.
• Kidnapped by her mother in 2015
• Returns in 2016 and joins Team Arrow as 'Red Arrow'

Roy Harper (aka Arsenal)

• In 2011, orphaned for a second time at age 9
• Bailed out of juvenile detention in Starling City by Oliver in 2014.
• Trained by Oliver but lives on the street, turns to drinking and drugs
• Team Arrow holds an intervention in 2017. Roy runs away.
• Begins getting treatment for addiction in 2022 and joins SHIELD.

Notable Enemies

• The Calculator (Noah Kuttler): Felicity's estranged father, a tech-savvy criminal mastermind and member of the Injustice League. He's as brilliant as he is dangerous, recently infiltrating the Watchtower and nearly killing members of the Justice League.

• The Injustice League: A collective of the world's most dangerous supervillains, including The Calculator. Their shadowy operations are an ongoing threat to Team Arrow and their allies.

• Malcolm Merlyn (The Dark Archer): A former mentor turned nemesis of Oliver. He orchestrated the Glades Earthquake, devastating Starling City, and remains a thorn in Team Arrow's side.

• The Triad: A global criminal syndicate that operated heavily in Starling City's Glades and, more recently, in Hell's Kitchen. Their attempts to reclaim the Phoenix Towers brought them into direct conflict with Team Arrow.

• Slade Wilson (Deathstroke): A former ally turned bitter enemy of Oliver, Slade and Oliver both blame each other for personal losses. Slade killed Oliver's father on Lian Yu after the shocking discovered that he was still alive, and Oliver has never forgiven him.

• The Covenant: A mysterious group recently uncovered during the redevelopment of Phoenix Towers. They've begun targeting the children of law enforcement to use as leverage, posing a new and deeply personal challenge for the team.

Notable Events

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Timeline

1966:

• Malcolm Merlyn was born to a wealthy family. His father was a collector and made his fortune in antiquities. Though the family did move around somewhat, a residence was maintained in Starling City.

1977:

• John "Dig" Diggle born in Starling City.

1985:

• Oliver Queen born in Starling City, scion of a wealthy family, the Queens. His father (Robert) is the owner of Queen Consolidated.
• Malcolm (age 19) takes over the Starling City residence as his primary home on his 18th birthday. Soon after, he meets a philanthropist named Rebecca, falls in love with her and marries her. They soon have their first child, a son.

1989:

• Felicity Smoak is born in Las Vegas, Nevada, to parents Donna Smoak and Noah Kuttler. Raised Jewish, she gets her first taste of nachos at a bar in the Grand before she’s even off the bottle.

1990:

• Through Rebecca's philanthropy work, Malcolm (age 24) meets the Queens. He becomes good friends with Robert.

1992:

• Rebecca is murdered in a mugging in a crime-ridden section of Starling City. Mad with grief, Malcolm (age 26) grows distant from his son, leaving him with caretakers as Malcolm seeks solace from his sorrow. Some time later, with the sorrow corrupting into anger at the world at large for allowing an innocent such as Rebecca to be killed, Malcolm finds the League of Assassins and petitions to become a member. Malcolm's training as a LoA member begins in earnest.

1995:

• Malcolm (age 29) fully returns to Starling City. With newfound purpose, coupled by strength of will acquired via years of training, Malcolm sets out to save Starling City, initially starting by leveraging benefactors to his cause via blackmail, recording their names and illegal activities to coerce them. Using similar tactics coupled with his skills as a master tactician/businessman, Malcolm expands Merlyn Global Group to become a financial powerhouse.
• Thea Queen born born to Moira Queen, biological father Malcolm Merlyn but adopted by Robert Queen.

1996:

• Felicity (age 7), with help from her father, builds her first “supercomputer” using spare parts. Shortly after, Donna leaves Noah due to his refusal to reform his criminal activities but tells Felicity that Noah left them to protect her from the truth. Noah agrees to avoid contact with Felicity, allowing her to believe he abandoned them to avoid her resenting Donna.

1997:

• Dinah Lance born to Dinah Drake Lance (florist, vigilante) and Larry Lance (cop-turned-P.I.)
• In an effort to expand his contacts to further his goals of a better Starling City, Malcolm (age 31) applies for a VIP membership at the Hellfire Club. The membership is approved and Malcolm comes into more direct contact with people that can not only help him with his plans to improve Starling City, but also to set his sights on a more wide-sweeping change for the world.

2000:

• Felicity (age 11) hacks Napster for her science fair project
• Emiko Queen born on Starfish Island, daughter of Robert Queen and Shado, an assassin of renown.
• With the endorsement of Robert Queen, already a member of the Hellfire Club's Inner Circle, Malcolm Merlyn (age 34) is inducted into the Inner Circle as the Black Knight.

2001:

• Emiko (age 1) kidnapped by Simon Lacroix, AKA Komodo. He leads her to believe he is her father, raising and training her in the Outsiders’ Arrow Clan.

2002:

• Roy Harper is born in Arizona. His mother and father are park rangers and he grows up in the woods spending time around the Park and the adjacent Navajo Nation. He find friends among the Navajo and picks up archery at a young age, taught by Brave Bow, a friend of his father’s. Brave bow also teaches Roy how to survive in the wild, how to track and hunt, evade detection all the traits of a Navajo warrior.

2003:

• Thea (age 8) given the nickname ‘Speedy’
• Oliver (age 18) joins Starling University, financial degree, his playboy reputation already fully established. Multiple problems with being an undisciplined, unruly young man are covered up by his father’s money.
• Felicity (age 14) wins the first of three Nevada State Mathematics Championships.
• John Diggle (age 26), as a soldier in the US Army, is stationed in Afghanistan

2004:

• Realizing that the current leadership of the Inner Circle was inhibiting so much potential for power, coupled with the fact that Malcolm saw Robert Queen as a roadblock for his own plans for Starling City, Malcolm (age 38) arranged for Robert's yacht to sink in the south China seas, inadvertently leaving Oliver Queen as the only survivor.
• Oliver (age 19), while on a trip with his father in the South China Sea, their family yacht (The Queen’s Gambit) sinks. Ollie is the sole survivor and has to learn how to live on his own for years on an island, fueled by a determination to survive.

2005:

• Sgt. John Diggle's (age 28) unit was driving to the front lines in Afghanistan when they noticed a young girl standing in their path. John stopped the convoy and tried to help her, but the group ended up in a trap and were attacked by Taliban insurgents. During the fight, all the men in John's unit were eventually killed. Guilt-ridden and angry, John ruthlessly massacred the remaining insurgents. Afterwards, he saw the girl from earlier was injured from the battle and tended to her.
• Felicity (age 17) is accepted into MIT, kicking off her “Cyber-Goth Hacktivist” phase. She accidentally eats a pot brownie containing nuts, triggering an allergic reaction that lands her in the hospital.

2007:

• Felicity’s (age 18), along with her then-boyfriend Cooper Seldon and his roommate Myron Forest, uses hacktivism to expose government fraud and digitally mark known criminals. Felicity posts logs on various forums under the name “Ghost Fox Goddess,” gaining a reputation on the dark web.
• Dinah (age 10) begins learning martial arts, boxing, and other trade skills.
• John Diggle (age 30) retires from the army and is honorably discharged. He begins to work to work as private security with his younger brother, Andy.
• Later that year, Andy is murdered by Deadshot while on duty.

2008:

• Oliver (age 23) is back to Starling City. His training made him lethal, and his desire to have revenge on those that framed his father lead him to become the vigilante Arrow.
• Oliver's return to Starling City puts him at odds with Malcolm Merlyn (age 42). Indirectly, the public persona of Malcolm Merlyn remains cordial to Oliver, in order to keep an eye upon him. Directly, Malcolm's alter ego of the Dark Archer clashes with the Arrow, always in the shadows and seemingly one step ahead.
• Thea (age 13) begins her drug experimentation due to ‘issues’.
• Oliver seeks out Komodo as one of those responsible for framing his father. During the fight, Emiko (age 8) finds out her true parentage and kills Komodo with a single arrow through the chest, to all appearances.
• John Diggle (age 31) is hired as security for her newly returned son, Oliver Queen.
• Slade (age 40) travels to the island of Lian Yu to secure a dangerous bioweapon hidden in a secret laboratory there.
• While searching for the lab, Slade comes across the shipwrecked Oliver Queen and trains him.
• They run afoul of a separate group of terrorists who are also seeking the bioweapon, and eventually discover that this group has found a still-living Robert Queen.
• Slade and Oliver rescue Robert, but find him dying of a combination of malnutrition and infection. Slade chooses to mercy-kill Robert, an act that incenses Oliver and effectively ends their partnership.
• True to his word, Slade gets Oliver off the island, butOliver, having surmised that Slade's motives were less than pure, switches the bioweapon for a fake, causing Slade to fail his contract, and disposing of the Bioweapon himself.
• Felicity (age 19) ranks 2nd in the National Information Technology Competition. With help from Cooper and Myron, she creates an x-axis bi-numeric algorithm, a “super virus” capable of root access to any infected server. Though intended for noble causes, the trio uses it to breach the firewall of the U.S. Department of Education for 30 seconds. Cooper seizes the moment to attempt erasing all student loans, but Felicity aborts the hack. Later that day, the FBI arrests Cooper, finding the laptop in his backpack. Despite Felicity's attempt to claim responsibility, Cooper takes the fall and, prior to sentencing, allegedly takes his own life. With Cooper gone, Felicity’s cyber-goth hacktivist days come to an end.

2009:

• Felicity (age 20) graduates summa cum laude from MIT with a Master of Science in Computer Science and Cyber Security, specializing in virus creation. She moves to Starling City to work in IT at Queen Consolidated, a role she’s vastly overqualified for, in hopes of living a “normal” life.
• Roy’s (age 7) parents are killed fighting a forest fire, they were searching for Roy who they thought had been in the woods but had gone fishing with Brave Bow instead. Roy blamed himself when he was left orphaned. Brave Bow takes the boy in since he feels he owes it to his father for saving Brave Bow’s life when they were younger. Roy was taken in by the Navajo people but remained an outsider. He attends school in the Navajo nation and becomes a lacrosse standout.

2010:

• Felicity (age 21) comes across a photo of Oliver Queen and, talking to herself, comments on him being “cute,” unaware he overhears her. Later, while working in IT, Oliver shows up with a laptop riddled with bullet holes, asking her to salvage the data, claiming he spilled a latte on it. When she asks about the bullet holes, he tells her his coffee shop is in a “bad neighborhood.” She’s intrigued by the increasingly odd requests Oliver brings her way, secretly enjoying the puzzles he provides.
• Oliver (age 25) Green Arrow becomes Starling City’s protector, starting to inspire others to his cause.
• Dinah's (age 13) metagene triggers during an argument with her mother. Much glass breakage. Dinah begins training her 'voice' in addition to her normal regimen.
• As Oliver evolves and develops his alter ego the Green Arrow, Malcolm (age 44) shifts to operate in a more background role, less of a hands on approach. This allows Malcolm to refine his public persona, presenting himself in a positive light, while ordering underworld happenings indirectly for his own personal agendas, effectively keeping the two aspects of his existence as separate as possible to avoid implications.
• John Diggle (age 33) is shot by Deadshot and Oliver (age 25) takes him to the Arrowcave, revealing his identity.

2011:

• Felicity (age 22) leaves work late to find a gunshot-wounded Oliver hiding in vigilante gear in her car’s backseat. Though she insists he needs a hospital, she ends up driving him to his Arrowcave, surprising John Diggle by asking for help carrying Oliver inside. She removes the bullet and fixes a defibrillator, officially saving Oliver’s life and joining Team Arrow as its third member.
• Roy (age 9) is orphaned for a second time when Brave Bow dies. He goes into the foster care system and bounces around from place to place, a troubled and distant kid.

2012:

• Oliver (age 27) joins the Justice League at its formation. He may be just a human, but he knows he can be of help. Felicity (age 23) supports the JLA as Overwatch where needed.

2013:

• Emiko (age 13) seeks out Oliver in Starling City, apparently acting as an agent for her mother to kill him and kidnap Black Canary. In reality, she betrays her mother by ensuring Oliver is found and then freeing Black Canary to help her escape.
• Dinah (age 16) begins sneaking out at night to try and fight crime, with mixed results.
• After Sebastian Shaw and Lex Luthor are established in their roles of Black King and White King respectively, the pair discover that Malcolm Merlyn (age 47) may have been involved in the 'accidental' death of Robert Queen nine years earlier. However, rather than report Merlyn to the authorities (since the connection was tedious at best) the two saw Merlyn as a person with similar interests and drives. As such, they approached Merlyn and offered the position of White Bishop, which Merlyn gladly accepted.

2014:

• Roy (age 12) winds up in Starling and the gang he is running with comes under the attention of Team Arrow. Green Arrow bails him out of Juvee and makes him an offer.
• Through connections both legitimate and illicit, Merlyn Global Group grows steadily to join the ranks of the truly elite. This growth, seen as a more organic development than anything apparently aggressive, establishes Merlyn (age 48) as a major humanitarian and a magnanimous individual, with comparisons to his fellow Hellfire Club member Lex Luthor. This is all by design, to expand the Hellfire Club's influences and public appearances, all to keep the inner workings a secret.
• Felicity (age 25) is present when Green Arrow bails Roy Harper out of juvenile detention and offers to train him. Later, Felicity and her mother, Donna, are kidnapped by Brother Eye, a cyber-terrorist group led by her college boyfriend, Cooper Seldon, who had faked his death.

2015:

• Roy (age 13) finds some direction under Ollie’s tutelage.
• Emiko (age 15) kidnapped by her mother, she’s taken to Japan to a Yakuza Oyabun to beg for their lives. Emiko escapes her mother and goes after the Oyabun herself.
• Dinah (age 18) goes to college. Meets Craig Windrow and falls in love.

2016:

• With information from Felicity, Green Arrow and Speedy confront the corrupt sheriff who arranged for Roy’s parents to be in the park when the fire was set, to keep them from exposing him.The sheriff is arrested and Roy’s guilt is lessened. Despite this, Roy (age 14) is spending time on the street and is introduced to drinking, smoking and drugs. He starts to hide injuries using drugs to self-medicate including heroin.
• Emiko (age 16) returns under the moniker Red Arrow and rejoins her brother.
• Dinah (age 19) and Craig divorce. She returns home shortly before her parents take a lengthy vacation, leaving the flower shop in her care. Training accelerates. Dinah officially becomes the new Black Canary. Dinah is invited to study with Sensei Otomo in China. Earns the nickname 'siu jerk jai' (little bird) from him.

2017:

• The Death of Superman
• Oliver (Age 32) joins in the fight against Doomsday but tragedy falls with the death of Superman. Vowing to not forget Superman’s legacy, he dedicates himself to protecting Metropolis as well as he can in addition to his beloved Starling City.
• Roy’s (age 15) drug problem is found out. Team Arrow holds an intervention which causes Roy to revert to running away from his problems
• After bringing down Scott Notting and the Vice Squad, Nightwing extends an offer for Emiko (age 17) to join the Teen Titans. Emi neither accepts nor declines at the time, and the Titans disband soon after.

2018:

• Loki's Invasion of New York
• Roy (age 16) is found by Team Arrow and returned to Starling City. He feels he has let Team Arrow down and this crisis of confidence makes it harder to work with the team. Ollie enrolls him in Happy Harbor High hoping it will do him good finding a place with others like himself.
• Dinah (age 21) leaves Sensei Otomo's tutelage when she realizes he is holding back with her. She returns to Gotham, the flower shop, and her fishnets.

2019:

• Dinah (age 22), as Black Canary, is recruited by the Justice League.
• Thea (age 24) begins training with Oliver (age 34).

2020:

• Thea (age 25) begins training with Slade Wilson.

2021:

• Thea (age 26) finds out Malcolm Merlyn, is her father and begins learning combat skills and discipline.
• Thea acquires The Verdant, a nightclub in the Glades in Starling City, and begins renovating and expanding. In the process, they find a cult in the basement.

2022:

• Roy (age 20) begins getting treatment for his addiction. Joining SHIELD as an agent serves as extra incentive for him to stay off drugs, though it can still be a struggle for him when going through his worst of times.
• After a decade of seemingly unrequited love, romantic tension, missed opportunities, and horrible timing, Oliver (age 37) and Felicity (age 33) begin dating experimentally.
• With the Titans back in operation, Oliver (age 37) suggests that Emiko (age 22) make the trip to Metropolis to see if the invitation still stands, and to further her education with college.
• Thea (age 27) finishes renovations of The Verdant and officially opens.

2023:

• Oliver (age 38) acquires Phoenix Towers in Hell’s Kitchen, NYC, as a way to help clean up the neighborhood. With the help of Team Arrow, he sets up an auxiliary Arrowcave in the basement of the Towers, and discovers a complex network of underground tunnels being used by the Triad for drug manufacturing, smuggling, and other illegal activities.
• Oliver (age 38) and Felicity (age 34) finally admit their true feelings for each other. They spend seven months living together in New York City while simultaneously investigating the tunnels under Phoenix Towers.
• Felicity (age 34) helps Oliver secure a penthouse in New York, where they set up an auxiliary Arrowcave. The two live together in New York for seven months, and she officially resigns from Queen Consolidated to avoid any accusations of impropriety. That year, Felicity launches her tech startup, Smoak Technologies. She joins S.H.I.E.L.D. as a consultant, running ‘Overwatch’ from the safety of the Triskelion. She continues as Overwatch for Team Arrow and the Justice League while balancing her roles at S.H.I.E.L.D. and as CEO of her fledgling company. Just as the pressure starts weighing on her, Felicity learns that one of her company’s largest investors is a shell corporation set up by her father, Noah Kuttler (aka The Calculator), who is also a core member of the Injustice League.

2024:

• The Earth faces annihilation after the discovery of Galactus and his heralds.
• Noah Kuttler (the Calculator and Felicity's father) pretends to defect from the Injustice League and stages an attack on himself in Justice League custody so that he's moved to the secure holding facility on the Watchtower. Once there, he unleashes nanobots into the Watchtower computers to try find the source of the real IJL leak and shut down the Watchtower.
• Felicity (age 35) watches remote video feeds in horror from the NYC penthouse as her father, The Calculator, surrenders to the Justice League and is held in The Watchtower. Shortly after, the Watchtower comes under attack by other Injustice League members, and Noah releases nanobots into the station, nearly killing everyone inside, including Oliver. Discovering her father’s surrender was a ploy, Felicity watches as Oliver aims an arrow at Noah. From her angle, she can’t see that he’s only aiming at Noah’s knee, and it’s only Batman’s intervention that prevents Oliver from firing. Haunted by nightmares of Oliver and her father killing each other, Felicity hires Dr. Curtis Holt as her COO to handle day-to-day operations at Smoak Technologies, officially moving into Queen Mansion in Starling City with Oliver later that year.

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