Green Arrow

Oliver Queen has a marred, playboy reputation. After losing his business and wealth quite publically, he disappeared for a while, jumping from job to job until ending up as a journalist in Star City as a quoted editorial writer. After this failed, he continued as an activist and active part of the Star City Youth Center. Some whisper he was Green Arrow.

The masked Green Arrow has worked in Seattle and Star City as a protector of the streets. Like the adventurer he patterns himself after, he seems to enjoy using the bow and arrow, as well as adventuring at high speeds. His heroic reputation is not as sterling as many superheroes.

Background
Robert Queen was a hard-working industrialist, going from naval officer to prominent businessman in a few short years. He contributed a great deal to the city of Star City and had one child, Oliver. Oliver's first exposure to archery was a bow he received as a Christmas present, but he was so distraught after accidentally shooting a squirrel, that he abandoned it shortly after. He was actually quite talented at shooting, complimented on his ability by a safari guide that the led the family on a trip to Africa. Unfortunately, when a lion attacked them, Oliver hesitated in fear and reluctance, costing his father and mother their lives. He was later raised by his Uncle, inherited the family fortune, and seemed to grow into a man with a goal never to work a day in his life. He was somewhat drunk during one of his typical playboy vacations when Oliver fell over the side of a yacht and washed up on a deserted island. Like something out of Robinson Crusoe, his willingness to survive motivated him to widdle a make-shift bow and hunt for food. He invented "trick" arrows to hunt with, such as an arrow with a net to capture a lizard, for example. After perfecting his aim, Oliver encountered some drug smugglers who were growing weed on the island. He held these trippy criminals up at arrowpoint and used their boat to deliver them over to the coast guard. After returning to society, he began to reconsider his cavalier attitude and after stopping a thug at a masked ball dressed as Robin Hood, he was sure he was on a new path. The thug was later quoted saying, "He was like this big, green, Arrow-Guy!" Green Arrow first adventured merely for fun, still quite disengaged from running the family business and life in general. But Queen Enterprises was useful and valuable to him, especially as a resource when he joined the Justice League. He adopted a ward and took on many other projects that benefited others, such as founding the Queen Fund to pay for humanitarian projects.

But Oliver Queen lost his fortune in a scandal and sold off what was left of his business voluntarily. After a heated argument with his partner and ward, the two went their separate ways and Oliver traveled the country with Hal Jordan. But Oliver still wasn't in touch with his zen until he joined a monastary and learned about kyudo from a talented sensei. He believed the Justice League had forgotten about the little guy and lived with Black Canary for a short time after quitting the team, extoling his liberal attitude in a Star City newspaper. However, attempts to be a businessman, Star City activist, and journalist failed and he suddenly moved to Seattle with Black Canary, spurned on by a mid-life crisis. He abandoned his trick arrows and went back to basics, taking out some of his rocky relationship on criminals. Perhaps the toughest time in his life was when Black Canary was seriously hurt, but she would not end the relationship until sometime later when she discovered his affair with Shado. Bitter and alone, Oliver returned to the monastary and met a man named Connor Hawke, who he helped solve a government conspiracy. He abandoned Green Arrow for some time, until he was needed in a crisis to stop Hal Jordan's rampage, killing him. Green Arrow sacrificed himself to stop a terrorist from detonating a bomb over Metropolis, saving the city. Emerging in paradise, Oliver met up with Hal Jordan once again, and the two argued like old time hard-traveling heroes. But Hal Jordan was intent on redemption and used his godlike powers to resurrect his friend, even against his wishes.

Unfortunately, Oliver Queen's soul remained in paradise because Oliver had refused to return, and it wasn't until yet another crisis that he rejoined the living fulltime. As Oliver picked up the pieces of his life, he realized the villains had become more aggressive, his former side-kick was grown-up with responsibilities of his own, and Black Canary was further away than ever. Oliver founded the Star City Youth Center, returned to his activist roots and vehemently discouraged Mia from training to be Speedy. Oliver began to wonder if he had done the right thing taking in his former partner, teaming up with Black Canary, and changing their lives. He began to build walls around his life, isolating himself from everyone, just like someone mysteriously erected a force field around Star City to isolate it. Oliver discovered that walls can't keep people from making mistakes or living their lives, even literal ones. Green Arrow and Mia defeated the demon villains holding Star City prisoner, but Mia is traumatized by what she had to do. Oliver continued helping run the Star City Youth Center in order to help Mia and other people like her.

Personality
Despite losing a fortune, Oliver Queen is still a risk-taker. He feels a great rush while adventuring, living out dangerous situations as his favorite swash-buckler. He likes to be charming, suave, and funny around other people, mostly women, but this gets old as he ages. He sees things as a realist, which makes him smile a little less every day. This is because his ultimate goal is some sort of personal quest for justice, but he is often quick to spout off what he thinks is right. What he thinks is dominated by a liberal point of view, for the rights of the common person, social issues, and ecological trends. Green Arrow will go to great extent to show that he is right and is quite stubborn about what he feels, often grumpy when arguing or being talked down to. He argues because he believes most of what he does can be justified and he needs to understand that it is, he needs people to understand that it is. Some crimes are just too horrible and too evil to be dealt with by the law and this is what makes him a grim, cold hunter. But he is no killer. Oliver is dedicated to the job. He is a womanizer and a charmer, like a suave gentlmen, but believes in romance. At least, quick romance. He really does struggle with impulses, but as a realist, believes he might never really change. His self-pity for mistakes is legendary and it overwhelms him, as he takes on his impulses hardcore if he slips even a little in his picture of what a hero should be. His ego is too big to be told he can't do something, can't defend the woman, or can't help someone.