Roy Harper

Arsenal is the vigilante identity of Will Harper, formerly known as Roy Harper, Jr. He formerly served as the Green Arrow's ward and sidekick Speedy, but when finding his own path hew became Red Arrow. It is believed that Arsenal is the greatest marksman alive.

Early Life (2001-2014)
I was born and raised on the Oak Forest Reservation near Star City, California. There I grew up with my father, who was a ranger who was widely respected by the tribe elders. My mother on the other hand, apparently left when I was 2, after she gave birth to my younger brother, James. No one ever talked about her, and so I never bothered to ask.

When I was 4, there was a fire on the reserve. My dad died in the fire saving people. My dad's best friend, Chief Bravebow, who had also lost his wife in fire, took us in, in honor of my dad, but also as a way to cope with his wife's death.

Growing up on the reserve, Bravebow taught us how to use a bow, and not to toot my own horn, but I'm pretty awesome, and as a kid I was two times better than any archer on the reserve. We even had a competition and I won. This pissed off a bunch of the native kids, which makes the following events make a lot more sense.

Running away and becoming Speedy (2014-2015)
One night, I decided to get blackout drunk. All I knew was that when I woke up, I had a bow in my hand and Bravebow's body was in front of me dead. Not knowing what to do I ran away, leaving my brother in the care of a kind family off the reserve.

Eventually, I arrived in Star City. There, I came across Green Arrow and helped him take down a few thugs swiftly. He, was impressed with my skills, and so took me in and named me... Speedy.

Team Arrow would become my new family. Oliver was like an pseudo-brother (although he always tried to be a father figure to me), Dinah was like the mom I never had, and John... well John was like an older brother to me. Even after he became the second Green Lantern (or third if you count Alan Scott), he never stopped visiting. To add to the seemingly normal life I had begun, I attended Starling Public High School. Overall, I felt kinda like a regular kid. The only difference was that I was a kickass superhero.

Eventually, when Green Arrow accepted the Justice League 's invitation, I was thrown into the League's daycare, the Teen Titans. There I met a couple other sidekicks: Aqualad (Garth), Guardian/Herald (Mal Duncan), Kid Flash (Danny West), Omen (Lilith Clay), Robin (Jason Todd), and Wonder Girl (Donna Troy). These guys would grow to become my best friends, though in the end, there would only be two that I grew close to in particular. Robin would become my brother-from-another-mother, my no homo boyfriend, and most importantly my best friend. Meanwhile, Wonder Girl was my girlfriend, or more accurately my on-again off-again girlfriend.

Speedy's Downfall (2015-2017)
As we grew older, it was clear that I didn't have the greatest physical prowess. So, when I was abducted by Brother Blood and was tested on with Mirakuru, a new enhancement drug, I saw it as an easy way to keep up with my friends. Even after I was freed, I kept getting more and more Mirakuru, but when I didn't get my next dose, I'd get anxious and violent, and eventually Oliver and John noticed that.

One night they confronted me, and caught me shooting up some Mirakuru. Oliver was pissed and punched me. That inability to understand what was going on lead me to run away and more or less be homeless for a few weeks. Eventually, John and Dinah came and started getting me back on the right track, until the Judas Contract and Jason's death.

After Jason died, I spiraled. I became a suicidal alcoholic superhero. I would go around drunk and fight villains that were out of my league. I survived those, and eventually I came face to face with Killer Croc. Hoping that this would be the one to kill me, I fought him... but he didn't fight back. Instead, he... hugged me. He saw that I was not in a good place, and instead of killing me (like I wanted him to), he instead became my sponsor, and with Omen's help, they began to counsel me through my depression.

(2017-2019)
Once I was in a better place in my life, I went to Jason's grave to bring Big Belly Burgers like I had been for a few months following his death, except this time I ran into someone digging up Jay's grave. I would run into Cheshire who was digging up his grave for the League of Shadows, and explained that they planned to revive him. Hearing this, I joined her.

I would follow her to  'Eth Alth'eban, the capital city of the League of Shadows, where I would be immediately arrested and sentenced to death. Luckily, one of Ra's al Ghul's generals, Nyssa, protested against such a wasted life, and when he questioned why I shouldn't be killed, the woman revealed herself as my mother. Thus instead of being killed, I was knocked out.

Later, I was woken up by Cheshire. She told me that they had decided to put me in a Lazarus Pit to officiate my joining of the League of Shadows. It also turns out that the Pit turned my eyes green and my hair red, and that I was now six inches taller. As we ended our conversation, Nyssa entered the room and requested that Cheshire leave.

As she left, Nyssa walked in. At first I didn't want to see her, but after, she explained why she left when I was a kid. She explained that the League of Assassins were at war with the Ninth Circle, and to insure that her family was safe, she left. We reconciled, and she explained that my training would begin the following day and that I should rest while I had the chance,

The next few months were exhausting but useful. I was taught in various forms of combat and weaponry, and upon completing my training I was given an honorary name, Al Tirsana (Arabic for "the arsenal"). In addition, Jade (Cheshire) and I were married, turns out that we were quite compatible.

Towards the end of 2019, the League of Shadows put their secret plan into motion. Starting with Jason revealing himself as Red Hood to Batman, and Bane breaking every villain out of Arkham, Gotham was in pandemonium. To top that, the League of Shadows exploded a number of different bombs across the city destroying a great deal of its infrastructure. Feeling crappy about what was happening, I defected from the League of Shadows and rejoined the heroes.

During the final showdown, I searched for Jason who I found chasing after Talia (and he wasn't particularly in a good mood). I caught up with him and helped him infiltrate Talia's yacht. Unfortunately, this ended badly cause the yacht blew up.

A few days later, we woke up on a tropical island being nursed back to health by an orange figure.

Powers

 * Lazarus Enhancment
 * formerly Mirakuru Enhancement
 * Superhuman Strength
 * Superhuman Durability
 * Superhuman Stamina
 * Superhuman Agility
 * Aquatic Adaptation

Weaknesses

 * formerly Alcoholism: Following Jason's death, I fell into a deep depression that lead me down a path of alcoholism and drunken superheroism.
 * formerly Drug Addiction (Mirakuru): Feeling unhappy with my physical prowess, I began using Mirakuru to augment my abilities.
 * Misophonia: I hate loud chewing and sucking/slurping sounds. I literally get anxious and angry.

Abilities

 * Acrobatics (Poor)
 * Equestrianism
 * Hand-to-Hand Combat (Expert)
 * Martial Arts
 * Leadership
 * Multilingualism: I can speak English, French, Arabic, Japanese, Russian
 * Weaponry
 * Marksmanship
 * Archery: I learned how to use a bow at a young age by Bravebow.
 * Firearms: I learned how to fire various types of guns during my time with the DEO.
 * Swordsmanship: When I joined the League of Shadows, I was trained by Nyssa in swordsmanship.

Paraphernalia

 * The Arsenal
 * Red Arrow Bow: A custom made bow created by Ollie when I became Red Arrow.
 * Trick Arrows: Custom made arrows created by myself, although some were made by Ollie.
 * Arsenal's Uniform: A uniform created by Dick when he recruited me into the Outsiders.
 * Electronic Pulse
 * formerly Speedy's Uniform: A uniform created by Ollie for me when he was Speedy.
 * formerly Speedy's Bow: A custom made bow created by Ollie when I was Speedy.
 * formerly Red Arrow's Uniform: A uniform created by Ollie for me when I was Red Arrow.

Trivia

 * Roy Harper is a composite character of the DC Comics character as well as the wiki's creator.