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WIKI VERSION:

"Dying's the easy part. The dead are at peace, but the real heroes are the ones who have to keep going."

—Oliver Queen to Barry Allen^[src]

Oliver Jonas "Ollie" Queen (May 16, 1985^[1] – December 10, 2019;^[2] December 10, 2019 – January 2020^[3]) was a billionaire and former playboy, turned archer superhero of Star City, and later died as a savior of the multiverse.

Lost from society after his family's yacht sank, Oliver made it to the island of Lian Yu, where he went on a mission of survival and self-discovery, learning skills that include, and aren't limited to, archery, swordsmanship, hand-hand combat, etc. He traveled to China and Russia on missions as an agent of A.R.G.U.S. for some time, became a member of the Bratva known as Kapot, and the murderous vigilante Luchnik/Kapiushon. After being presumed dead and lost at sea for five years, Oliver returned home with a mission to save his city from crime and corruption. He began his crusade as an archer who would eventually become known as the Hood, who was willing to use lethal force by targeting members on his father's list.

After the Undertaking caused the death of his best friend, Tommy Merlyn, Oliver decided to continue his crusade, renamed as the Arrow, while also making a vow to avoid killing whenever possible to honor Tommy's memory. Five months after saving Starling City from the Siege, the Arrow was declared as a hero to the people of Starling City.

Following the initial death of his ex-girlfriend, Sara Lance, Oliver came into conflict with Ra's al Ghul, the leader of the League of Assassins who threatened to kill the people of Starling City if he did not not find Sara's killer, forcing Oliver to falsely claim responsibility in order to fight Ra's to the death, where Oliver was vastly outmatched and defeated and almost killed. Oliver survived the duel and by law had to become the next Ra's al Ghul, but he refused, resulting in Roy Harper taking the fall after Ra's outed Oliver's identity to the public. When Ra's nearly killed Thea Queen, Oliver gave in to the League in order to save his half-sister's life and joined them under the identity of Al Sah-him (Arabic: السهم; for Arrow). When Ra's planned to have Oliver destroy his home, Starling City, a tradition all becoming the next Ra's al Ghul must commit (an event which would be known as the Outbreak) Oliver, who was seemingly erased from his old life, returned to his team to stop the attack and Ra's al Ghul once and for all. After saving Starling City, Oliver retired from vigilantism and began a new life in Ivy Town with Felicity Smoak.

Five months after retiring, Oliver was called back to Starling City, renamed Star City in honor of the seemingly-dead Ray Palmer, and took up a new code-name, Green Arrow, stylized as the "Emerald Archer", to continue fighting for the people of his city. After stopping the terrorist organization H.I.V.E., and its leader Damien Darhk, from completing Genesis, his rallying of Star City as Oliver Queen earn him the full support of the people and soon after was made the mayor.

Five months after becoming mayor, he came into conflict with Adrian Chase, aka Prometheus, a serial killer wanting to avenge his father, Justin Claybourne and destroy Oliver's life. When Chase's team captured Oliver's friends and family, their final confrontation was met on Lian Yu. While Oliver freed everyone, including his illegitimate son, William Clayton, Chase killed himself to detonate bombs placed all over Lian Yu in an attempt to kill everyone on it.

After the events on Lian Yu, Oliver decided to raise William, as a promise he made to the latter's mother; Samantha Clayton, who died on the island. While Oliver struggled with his secret identity as the vigilante being compromised by the FBI, he also had to deal with Cayden James who planned to destroy Star City after believing Oliver killed his son, Owen Post. After defeating James, it gave rise to his true manipulator Ricardo Diaz who subsequently began to take control of Star City's government by using all of James' assets and amass a huge army.

In a desperate effort to take down Diaz and liberate Star City from his control, Oliver turns to the FBI for their help in exchange for turning himself in for his crimes as a vigilante. Although they failed to capture Diaz, the city was taken back and Oliver publicly confessed he was Green Arrow before being sent to Slabside Maximum Security Prison, being identified as Inmate 4587.

Oliver was released six months after Ricardo Diaz was captured, and was faced with the emergence of his half-sister Emiko Adachi, who was using the Green Arrow's name and motives. He decided to separate himself from the impersonator and continue serving the city by officially using his skills as an officer of the SCPD. After ending the conflict with Emiko and the Ninth Circle, Oliver receives a follow-up visit from Mar Novu, reminding him of the promise he made to save the multiverse.

Oliver was killed by an army of shadow demons to save billions of citizens on Earth-38,^[2] but he was resurrected by John Constantine in a Lazarus Pit on Earth-18. Mia went to try and save him, but Jim Corrigan convinced her that he was needed there and as a result his soul chose to remain in purgatory and go with Corrigan and his body was vaporized by antimatter.^[4] About a month later, Oliver returned to the living world as the Spectre, but he sacrificed his life again to create Earth-Prime, as well as the new multiverse.^[3] Oliver also got the chance to resurrect Moira Queen, Tommy Merlyn, Quentin Lance, and Emiko Adachi, as well as restore Sara Diggle's existence.

In the year 2040, Oliver was reunited with Felicity in the afterlife.

AU VERSION:

While in the afterlife with Felicity, the past comes back to haunt Oliver. John Constantine comes back in the year 2020; and rips Oliver from his afterlife so that he can ONCE AGAIN save the world. However because this was interfering with Oliver's death, for his soul was truly meant to rest in peace; when John pulled Oliver out of the afterlife and back onto Earth, he inadvertingly made Oliver immortal for Oliver became banished from rejoining the afterlife. John couldn't help but feel guilty, but he needed "ARROW" for what as going on. John placed runes on Oliver for protection, so he would heal faster than a human, as well as to heighten his other senses. Now Oliver is on Earth, with serious memory loss and suffering from flashbacks. He lives on the road and is now hunting supernatural creatures that happen to inflict problems that he from time to time catch wind of. 


[Some of the information can be found here: https://arrow.fandom.com/wiki/Oliver_Queen ]