GREEN ARROW III


Real Name: Connor Hawke

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GREEN ARROW II


Real Name: Oliver Queen (presumed deceased)

Height: 6'0"

Weight: 185 lbs.

Eyes: Green

Hair: Blond

Birthplace: Star City, USA

Occupation: Adventurer, former millionare socialite, former financier and head of the Queen Fund, former public relations consultant, former newspaper columnist, former Florist/Deliveryman.

Marital Status: Single. Never Married. (Technically, Oliver and Dinah Laurel Lance relationship could have been considered a Common-Law Marriage for the years they lived together though this was never pursued on paper or a ceremony. They ended their relationship and were separated the last year of Oliver's life)

Known Relatives: Connor Hawke (son), Shado's child (son), Roy Harper (ward), Lian (ward's daughter/considered step-grandaughter)

Group Affiliation: Justice League of America

Base of Operations: International. Formerly Seattle, WA. (1988 to 1995). Formerly Star City (1960s to 1988)

Current Status: Presumed deceased. Body never found over Metropolis.

First Appearance (historical): MORE FUN COMICS #73 (November, 1941)

Modern Appearance: ADVENTURE COMICS #250 (July, 1958)



POWERS and WEAPONS:
Oliver was one of the world's finest archers. He previously used a number of specially designed "trick" arrows but after moving to Seattle, relied on conventional razor tipped shafts. Green Arrow was also a superb hand-to-hand combatant and a brilliant hunter and tracker.



BRIEF HISTORY:
Oliver Queen was born of a rich socialite family from Star City who had their roots in the Diamond Trade. He received his blond good looks from both parents. At a young age, his father gave him a bow and arrow set for Christmas because of young Oliver's infatuation with Robin Hood. He got his first taste of death when he semi-accidently killed a rabbit with his new bow and arrow later that Christmas day. At that point he realized the nature of death which would follow him throughout his life.

Right towards the end of Oliver's life, strange events take place. Zero Hour. Oliver sees an "alternate" universe. Oliver Queen dies from gun shot wounds in a parallel chase scene. Hal Jordan (Green Lantern), who has gone over the edge, killing all the citizens of Coast City, has become Parallax. During Zero Hour, it is Oliver Queen who saves the universe by shooting an arrow into his best friends heart, temporarily seeming to "kill" Hal and saving the universe from the destruction of Parallax and Zero Hour. Oliver returns to the role of Green Arrow with Connor at his side. Connor introduces a new "look" for him and his father.

During the last days of his life, Oliver Queen learns that Connor is his son and shares as much knowledge with him as he can. Oliver gets caught up "undercover" with a terrorist group that is lead by Veronica Dale "Hyrax". She plans to fly a plane and then detonate a mutagenic device over Metropolis wiping it out. There is a struggle when another undercover agent reveals himself. Oliver is shot in the gun fire. Everyone else is killed. Oliver unfortunately sticks his hands into a double deadman switch. If he lets go of the switch, a self destruct incendiary device will kill him. Superman arrives at the last second and learns of the situation with Oliver.

Superman and Green Arrow argue over what to do. If Oliver releases the switch, the mutagenic device explodes. There are three or four other alternatives all which would lead to Oliver dying. Superman then decides he could amputate Oliver's arms, save his life, and the lives of the people of Metropolis. In the final decisive second, Oliver states that he would rather die. He does just that. He sets the plane to explode. The mutagenic device never detonates. Superman is thrown from the plane. Oliver's body is never found. Oliver Queen...the original Green Arrow dies.

His son Connor takes up the mantle of the name "Green Arrow" making his father proud, but will never be able to replace him.





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