DC Roy Harper

Arsenal, who previously worked as an assistant to the Green Arrow, and for some time as the Red Arrow. He is a member of the Arrow Team and a former member of several groups, including the Titans, Seven Soldiers, Outsiders, and Outlaws. Roy Harper was adopted by Big Bow as a child and lived with him on the Spokane Indian Reservation, where he learned to shoot arrows. He often got into trouble with the police, but since it usually happened on the reservation, Big Bow could always help him out. One day, Roy stole alcohol from a store off the reservation and got drunk until he woke up to find a bow in his hand and Big Bow dead. Unaware that his mentor had been killed by an aggressive policeman, Roy fled the reservation.Roy somehow got to Seattle, where he lived in a mall, hacking into surveillance cameras. It was at this mall that he stole a wallet from Oliver Queen, who, when he came to get the wallet, was intrigued by the strange boy and later took him as an assistant, calling Speedy. As a Speedy, Roy designed elaborate booby traps for the Green Arrow, much to the man's dismay. As Speedy, Roy joined the original Young Titans (Robin, Wonder Girl, Aquala, Baby Flash, and Omen) and worked with them for a while; eventually, after meeting Mr. Twister, his and his friends' memories of the team were erased. When Roy was in high school, his academic performance began to deteriorate due to his lack of enthusiasm and the fact that he paid too much attention to working with Oliver and his antics with the Young Titans. On the advice of other members of the Batman League and the Flash, Oliver tried to change his approach to parenting. He removed Roy from the role of Speedy, stating that he would be allowed to return to the role of Speedy when his academic performance improved. This went on for nine weeks; although Roy's grades improved significantly, he felt unhappy. After some tension, he eventually allowed Roy to return to the role of Speedy after they discussed everything, and Oliver apologized to Roy for his shortcomings as a parent and made it clear to Roy that he dreams of having a fulfilling life in all aspects, not just as a superhero. To cope with the physical exertion (and the resulting chronic pain) in a superhero's life, Roy began abusing prescription painkillers. Later, this abuse developed into a heroin addiction. Upon learning of his partner's addiction, Oliver reacted inappropriately, kicking his ward out.[9] Oliver returned briefly in an attempt to reconcile, but, disgusted by what his former ward had become, he left again. After Roy was dragged into an evil conspiracy organized by Count Vertigo, he was officially reunited with Oliver, who apologized for his dismissal. Oliver offered to give their partnership another chance and help Roy clean up, but Roy flatly refused, vowing to end it on his own and was able to.