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Roy Harper is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Roy is one of DC's most longstanding characters, originating in 1940s comics as Speedy, the teen sidekick of the superhero Green Arrow. Like his mentor Green Arrow, Roy is a world-class archer and athlete who uses his exceptional marksmanship to fight crime.
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Early Life
Roy Harper, Jr.was born the son of a forest ranger. Roy never knew his mother and never even learned her name. For a time, Roy Harper Sr. raised his son alone. Unfortunately, when his son was barely two years old, Roy, Sr. died while saving members of a Navajo reservation during a major fire. The shaman of the reservation Brave Bow adopted the young boy in gratitude for Roy, Sr.'s sacrifice. Under Brave Bow's care, Roy Harper was raised as a traditional Navajo and treated as a member of the '...
Noticed by Green Arrow
After Green Arrow's public debut, Harper developed an immediate hero worship for the man and followed his exploits avidly. When Green Arrow visited the reservation in order to judge an archery contest Harper was participating in, eager Roy impressed Green Arrow with his incredible skills. However, in the final round of the tournament, Harper was sabotaged and given a magnetized arrow, forcing him to miss the last shot and lose in front of his hero. Afterwards, Roy helped stop a robber on the...
Adventures as Speedy
As Speedy, Harper assisted his mentor during many of his cases. Just as Green Arrow had become a member of the Justice League of America, Speedy joined his own superhero group with some of peers called the Teen Titans. Several events occurred that made Speedy feel increasingly rootless and abandoned in his teenage life. His relationship with Donna Troy failed to progress past the "teenage sweetheart" stage; they broke up but remained close friends. The Teen Titans eventually disbanded, leavin...
Powers
1. Cybernetic Enhancement: After Roy's arm was torn off by Prometheus, it was replaced with a bionic replacement.
Abilities
1. Archery: Roy is a marksman of incredible accuracy. He is extremely adept at the use of the bow and arrow. Vixen once "absorbed" Roy's archery ability during training practice and was able to hit the bullseye of a standard target from 200 meters away. 2. Equestrianism 3. Firearms: Roy is a master marksman and is highly skilled with firearms and various other ranged weapons. 4. Investigation: Roy possesses keen analytic skills and deductive ability. 5. Leadership: Despite his occasional goof...
Other Characteristics
1. Drug Addiction: Roy has battled with drug addiction throughout his career. He originally became addicted to heroin but kicked the habit. Years later, Deathstroke secretly got the relapsed Roy addicted to a new high called Bliss via Cheshire when he joined Titans.
Equipment
1. Electronic Pulse: Much like Nightwingand other members of the Bat-Family, Red Arrow's suit is capable of emitting an electronic pulse. 2. Custom Bow: A carbon-copy of Green Arrow's custom bow. While Oliver favors a simpler barebow, Roy has constructed his own bow with more modern enhancements.
Weapons
1. Trick Arrows
Although this character was originally introduced during DC's Earth-One era of publication, their existence following the events of the 1985–86 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths remains inta...Roy Harper first appeared as Speedy in Earth-Two continuity in More Fun Comics #73 by Mort Weisinger and George Papp.While there is no definitive cut-off point between Earth-Two and Earth-One continuity in the Green Arrow stories of the 1950s, the first appearance of the Earth-One Green Arrow and Speedy is consid...Roy Harper first appeared as Arsenal in New Titans#99Harper has a Navajo tattoo band around his right bicep, as well as six bullet wound scars on his chest and a surgical scar running the length of his sternum.Roy played in the band Great Frog.Roy stated that he was twenty-two when Lian turned one. Lian's tombstone gives the dates 2004-2009. This would mean Roy was born in 1982 or 1983. Roy also states that he and Dick are the same age,...Roy mentioned that the part he enjoyed most about the holidays was volunteering at soup kitchen. It was here one year that he encountered a reformed Bromwell Stikk. He also noted that Cheshirewould...Earth-One: 1. Adventure Comics (first featured in issue #246) 2. World's Finest (first featured in issue #93) 3. Teen Titans (volume 1) (first featured in issue #4) 4. Green Lantern (volume 2) (issues #85-86only) 5. New Teen Titans (volume 2) (issues #19-21) New Earth: 1. Teen Titans: Year One (first featured in issue #2) 2. Action Comics (volume 1...
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Roy Harper is Arsenal, formerly operating as Green Arrow's sidekick Speedy. He is a member of Team Arrow and a former member of a number of groups, including the Titans, the Seven Soldiers, the Outsiders and the Outlaws.
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.
Roy William Harper, Jr., also known as Speedy, is a major character in the DC Comics universe. Harper originally started as the teenage sidekick of the Green Arrow, going by the title Speedy and helped his mentor fight crime.
Roy Harper is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Roy is one of DC's most longstanding characters, originating in 1940s comics as Speedy, the teen sidekick of the superhero Green Arrow.
Roy Harper is a superhero who has gone by the names Speedy, Arsenal, Red Arrow and even Black Lantern. He is a highly trained weapons expert and martial artist, specializing in archery. Roy grew up on a Navajo reservation where he learned to shoot, after his father died in an accident.
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