Arsenal, green arrows original sidekick, who first went by speedy. Sara lance works for the league of assassins as laurel deals with their fathers illness, and diggle continues to work with a. In the case of roy harper and thea queen, roy wanted to discuss their relationship. Eventually they reconcile and start dating, though. Arsenal for an arc beginning with the sixth seasons 15th episode. It was a fine line to walk and the payoff was mostly worth it. The series premiered in the united states on the cw on. Bingsleys interrogation of team arrow members, roy included, about how two transit guards ended up. At one point, he even used a wall to flip over one attacker and attack both. Similarly, mias counterpart in arrow, thea queen, takes up the name after roy leaves it and his costume behind for her. With stephen amell, katie cassidy, david ramsey, willa holland.
Oliver and the future team head to russia, roy harper returns in the latest arrow. Colton lee haynes born july, 1988 is an american actor and model. Colton lee haynes born july, 1988 is an american actor. The photos also see him in his arsenal costume, which suggests he has returned to his vigilante ways in star city. He is known for his starring role as jackson whittemore in the mtv supernatural drama series teen wolf and as roy harper arsenal in the cw superhero television series arrow. Arrow series finale photo unveils comicsaccurate roy harper. Titans season 2 episode 2 sets up green arrow partner roy harpers debut on the dc universe show. Arrow boss talks about the season 7 premieres big narrative twist, felicity and imprisoned olivers struggle, and the new green arrow. Titans season 2 episode 2 sets up green arrow partner roy. The first episode has roy sporting his new suit, operating as arsenal, skipping his speedy phase like in the comics. Spoilers ahead for prochnost, the latest episode of the cws arrow.
Roy harpers longawaited return to arrow is overshadowed by the true resurrection of thea queen. All the facts on william, roy and the flashforwards. In the newest episode of arrow, the cobwebs of the troubled first half of season 6 are shaken. The cw has released an official description for the february 20 episode of arrow, where colton haynes makes his first appearance as roy harper. Roy was referenced twice in the episode, first when donna and koriandr are sitting in a stakeout van waiting for shimmer to make an appearance. He is best known for his role as jackson whittemore on mtvs. How will arrow season 7 bring back colton haynes roy harper. New loki set photos may reveal first look at the female loki. Arrow unchained tv episode 2016 colton haynes as roy. Jan 20, 2020 arrow has given roy harper, aka arsenal, a serious upgrade.
Roy is one of dcs most longstanding characters, originating in 1940s comics as speedy, the teen sidekick of the superhero green arrow. Season 4 of the cws arrow will see the return of colton haynes as roy harper arsenal, but does this appearance make roy a candidate for the grave. See colton haynes as arsenal in arrow season 3 arsenal arrow. Before the show returns in less than a week, the cw has gone ahead and released the first photos for the following episode of arrow, which features the. Colton haynes will be returning to arrow as a series regular for the first time since the shows third season. Roy harper also known arsenal is a street savvy teenager from the glades in starling city. Considering the expansive backstory, we knew that eventually, roy harper would become arsenal and entertainment weekly confirmed that it will finally happen in season 3 of arrow.
Abilities acrobatics, hand to hand combat advanced. At one point, he even used a wall to flip over one. In the first episode of the final season of arrow, adrian chase became earth2s version of the arrow. During the course of the series, 170 episodes of arrow aired over eight seasons. Arrow is an american superhero television series developed by greg berlanti, marc guggenheim, and andrew kreisberg based on the dc comics character green arrow, a costumed crimefighter created by mort weisinger and george papp, and is set in the arrowverse, sharing continuity with other arrowverse television series. Roy harper also known arsenal is a street savvy teenager from the glades in.
Oliver is unsure whether to believe her accusations against the man he has publicly supported for mayor, but decides to trust laurel. Roy harper works alongside the arrow and dons his arsenal costume for the first time. Green arrow season 3 red arrow roy harper cosplay costume arsenal red coat. Before the show returns in less than a week, the cw has gone ahead and released the first photos for the following episode of. Oliver fired an arrow at the pilot, which opened up at the end to reveal a ball, hitting the man in the face.
As it turns out, the first offerings were capped off by revealing that ollies son, william, ventures to lian yu at some point in the future, only to come across a. In season one, roy is a smalltime criminal who falls in love with thea after robbing her, and is arrested multiple times by quentin lance. Oct 16, 2018 in the final moments of tonights arrow season 7 premiere, roy harper colton haynes appeared, giving us an intriguing look ahead to what his role will be in the upcoming season. In dc comics lore, roy harper turned into arsenal in 1993 following decades as green arrow s sidekick, speedy. Colton haynes portrays roy harper in the cw tv series arrow, the characters first liveaction appearance. At first thea thought he wanted to apologize once again for having left her without a word so that he could get his head together after being resurrected by the lazarus pit. He has also been known as speedy and arsenal during his long career. Though he officially exited in arrow season 3 when his contract was up, he had a brief appearance in season 4, and. Oliver queen green arrow earth16 in the season 1 episode of legends of tomorrow, star city 2046, the legends arrive in a future version of star city in the year 2046, which is later revealed to be on earth16. New photos from fadeout, the series finale, show roy wearing an advanced prosthetic that allows him to draw and fire his bow. Thea trains with her father malcolm in corto maltese. Colton haynes returns as roy harper for final season. In the dc comics on which the series is based, roy harper is green arrows teen sidekick known as speedy, who first appears alongside the hooded hero in.
Appearance in arrow will be the first live action appearance of roy harper. American actor and model colton lee haynes was born in wichita, kansas, to dana denise mitchell and william clayton haynes. New photos for arrow season 6 episode 15 show roys return and thea suiting back up. Colton haynes teen wolf guest stars as roy harper felicity emily bett rickards tells oliver stephen amell hes all work and no play, so he asks detective mckenna guest star janina. Dec, 2017 colton haynes roy harper has been gone but not forgotten from the arrowverse.
In dc comics lore, roy harper turned into arsenal in 1993 following decades as green arrows sidekick, speedy. In the original green arrow comics, roy harper is green arrow s ward and sidekick, and is the first to take on the codename speedy, followed by mia dearden. The cw has released seventeen new promotional stills from the march 8th episode of arrow, giving us our first look at speedy suiting up once again to save roy harper from a grisly fate. The cw has confirmed when and why colton haynes will return to arrow as roy harper aka arsenal. Queen is unavailable roy harper, roy to the rescue roy harper, down the rabbit hole roy harper, the sample roy harper, closing in roy harper, heroic deeds roy harper. The boy who would become red arrow was born roy harper jr. Mar 30, 20 i do not own anything all rights go to the cw. Roy harper died and was brought back to life by the. Colton haynes is returning to star city once again, reprising his role as roy harper a. The arrow season 7 premiere brought the biggest twist of the series in years.
The first season of the american action television series arrow premiered on the cw on october 10, 2012, at 8. Arrow finale gives roy harper and thea queens long and complicated love story the happy ending they deserve. Arrow finale gives roy harper and thea queens long and. Roy harper is a fictional character played by colton haynes in the amazing show arrow. In the final moments of tonights arrow season 7 premiere, roy harper colton haynes appeared, giving us an intriguing look ahead to what his role will be in the upcoming season. Will harper formerly roy harper is a former superhero archer from star city.
Not much was revealed about older william played by. In the comics, it was the villain prometheus who cut roy s arm off. Titans sets up green arrow partner roy harpers debut on. Oliver is conflicted after laurel reaches out to the arrow asking him to investigate sebastian blood. He is a cadmuscreated clone of the original roy harper, and unwittingly served as. Feb 22, 2018 the cw has released seventeen new promotional stills from the march 8th episode of arrow, giving us our first look at speedy suiting up once again to save roy harper from a grisly fate. The first seven seasons have been released on dvd to regions 1, 2 and 4 and on bluray to regions a and b. Diehard fans have known for months that a favorite character would be reappearing in star city, but the cw only recently released a sneak peek of this weeks episode of arrow, which shows roy. Colton haynes roy harper has been gone but not forgotten from the arrowverse. You think youre the only person who can stand up for thea. Im trying to figure out why youre standing up to me. What happened in the arrowverses hidden chapters cbr. Red arrow is the current superhero identity of roy harper, green arrow s ward and former sidekick.
He is a cadmuscreated clone of the original roy harper, and unwittingly served as the lights sleeper agent to infiltrate the justice league. Both roy and thea have individually been fanfavorites for the whole time theyve been on the show and their relationship only made them even more adorable. Arrow just brought the lazarus pit back into the mix in the craziest way with the return of roy harper to star city. Sep 26, 2014 considering the expansive backstory, we knew that eventually, roy harper would become arsenal and entertainment weekly confirmed that it will finally happen in season 3 of arrow. The cw renewed arrow for season 7 last week and the first official casting announcement is a huge surprise. The twist was jawdropping, but it also rendered the first threequarters of the episode useless. Green arrow s first sidekick speedy, and later arsenal, and then red arrow, roy harper has grown to become one of the most accomplished marksmen and heroes in the dc universe. His alias was speedy whilst partnered with green arrow, but became red arrow after his separation from his former mentor. In the comics, roy losing an arm is an important milestone for the character so much so in fact, that arrow fans have been waiting for roy to lose his arm almost as soon as he was introduced on the series back in its first season. Arrow has given roy harper, aka arsenal, a serious upgrade new photos from fadeout, the series finale, show roy wearing an advanced prosthetic that allows him to draw and fire his bow. Sep 16, 2019 titans season 2 episode 2 sets up green arrow partner roy harper s debut on the dc universe show.
Willa hollands thea officially becomes speedy on arrow first look. However, when the pair gets too close to the truth, sebastian exposes. Season 4 of the cws arrow will see the return of colton haynes as roy harperarsenal, but does this appearance make roy a candidate for the grave. Like his mentor green arrow, roy is a worldclass archer and athlete who uses his exceptional marksmanship to fight crime. Roy first appeared in the season one arrow episode dodger as a thief who steals the purse of thea queen. Roy was able to fight two muggers with minimal injuries.
Jan 29, 2020 as they searched the city, some of the duos talked about other matters. The series is based on the dc comics character green arrow, a costumed crimefighter created by mort weisinger and george papp, and is set in the. He is best known for his role as jackson whittemore. However, they fall in love after he gets caught and start dating, though their relationship is on and off. How will arrow season 7 bring back colton haynes roy. Roy harper is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Roy first appears in episode fifteen of season one, dodger, as a pickpocket who steals thea queens purse. Though red arrow has no superpowers, his accuracy with projectiles is equaled only by his mentor. Arrow season 2, meanwhile, was a challenging one for this character. Bingsleys interrogation of team arrow members, roy included, about how two transit guards ended up dead at the location where they acted to stop.
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