Roy Harper

Name: Roy Harper Age: 30 Height: 5’11 Hair color: Red Eye color: Green Nationality: American Ethnicity: White

PHYSICAL FEATURES: •Red hair and a few red freckles scattered throughout body •lithe, toned form •long legs •5’o clock stubble •Thick, shaggy hair •Thick eyebrows

CONNECTIONS: •Jim Harper: Roy’s great-uncle, deceased. •Roy Harper Senior: Roy’s biological father, deceased. •Oliver Queen: Roy’s guardian and mentor. •Jason Todd: One of Roy’s closest friends, works alongside him in the Outlaws.

PERSONALITY: •Brash, stubborn, determined, fun-loving, sarcastic, persistent, goofy, funny, loyal, reliant, emotional. Likes: food, archery, naps. Dislikes: sitting still for too long, thieves, liars.

SEX: Despite his ‘carefree’ approach, Roy is incredibly specific about who he will sleep with. He is very picky when it comes to picking a partner, and prioritizes emotional connection over physical attraction and lust. Will dom or top, will love any position his partner will put him in.

BACKSTORY: Roy Harper Jr. was born the son of a forest ranger. Roy never knew his mother, so 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 took in 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 'Tachini' tribe. Brave Bow recognized Roy's early talent for archery and trained the boy throughout his time on the reservation. His talent put him at a skill level twice the amount of other children his age. After being recognized at an archery competition by Green Arrow, the man takes Roy under his wing and adopts the alias ‘Speedy’. During his adolescence, Roy starts using heroin to cope with the struggles of losing his fatherly figure. This makes him incredibly depressed. When Green Arrow discovered his ward's addiction, rather than give him support or comfort, Ollie punched him in the face and kicked him out, leaving the boy homeless. Roy was later found by Hal Jordan, and, with the help of Black Canary and others, Harper promised to quit drugs. That being easier said than done, Roy continued to use the drugs, drowning himself in the bitterness and resentment that was starting to build up towards Green Arrow for how he treated him. Harper worked as a counselor for teens with drug problems following his recovery. No longer working with Green Arrow, he tried to balance his new job with a solo-career as Speedy. He also joined a re-formed Teen Titans for a time, but the team once again disbanded and Speedy was left on his own. After trying to find his place as Speedy, Roy struggled to find his place in the world. After moving on from the alias ‘Speedy’, he then tried Arsenal, which didn’t work out either. He decided to step away from vigilantism for about a year before being called back by Wonder Woman and Batman. He joined the Justice League, earning the name Red Arrow. At some point Roy had a daughter with Cheshire. He believed she was killed by The Electrocutioner, although she had in fact survived. He also eventually took on the name "Arsenal". During this period, he lost an arm, using a cybernetic replacement; it was later replaced with a seemingly-organic counterpart. He ends up finding his place in the Outlaws with former friend Jason Todd and Starfire, later with Artemis.