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Background[]

Real Name: Roy Harper

Aliases: Speedy, Red Arrow

Powers & Abilities[]

  • Archery: Roy is an extremely skilled archer and has received training as a young man from his father Big Bow and later by Green Arrow during his time as Speedy. His skill with a bow and his reflexes are so great that even after suffering a prolonged period of imprisonment and abuse he was able to kill multiple opponents armed with assault rifles without much effort. Roy is widely considered the best marksman in the world.
  • Acrobatics:
  • Computer Hacking: Roy was able to hack into Queen Industries main R&D hub. He was also able to jailbreak thirty new apps on a cell phone and give it voice recognition.
  • Equestrianism: Roy knows how to ride horses.
  • Firearms: Roy is a master marksman and is highly skilled with firearms and various other ranged weapons.
  • Fishing: Roy can fish with his bow and arrows.
  • Gadgetry: Roy has been shown as an expert mechanic and engineer. He designed and built his trick arrows as well as those of his mentor, as well as weaponry, robots, and defense systems.
  • Genius Level Intellect:
  • Hunting:
  • Investigation: Roy possesses keen analytic skills and deductive ability.
  • Leadership: Roy Harper has led the Iron Rule, a group of mercenaries. He also briefly led the Teen Titans.
  • Martial Arts: Roy has been trained by Black Canary and Oliver Queen, both masters of a variety of martial arts, the former being one of the most skilled martial artists on the planet. Red Arrow has also been tutored throughout his life by Hal Jordan, a skilled boxer and regularly sparred with Nightwing.
    • Eskrima:
    • Moo Gi Gong:
    • Stick Fighting: Roy has shown to be skilled in stick fighting, as shown during his time as Arsenal, when he carried two eskrima sticks as one of his many weapons.
  • Mechanical Engineering:
  • Multilingualism: Along with his native English, Roy can also speak Navajo, Japanese and Russian.
  • Music: Roy used to be drummer for the band Great Frog, while still a member of the Teen Titans.
  • Throwing: Roy is highly skilled in the use of throwing weapons, and has used bolas, balls, knives and other various weapons and hurled them with amazing accuracy. He was able to paralize Pistolera's arm by hitting one of her nerves with a file.
  • Weaponry: Master of Moo Gi Gong. Roy is extremely proficient with a wide array of weaponry. He can take virtually any object and use it in combat as an effective weapon. He's a master of all manner of weapons in his own right.
  • Cybernetic Enhancement: At some point Roy lost his right arm and had it replaced with a cybernetic prosthetic.
    • Superhuman Strength: Roy's robotic arm had great grip strength, sufficient to crumble bricks in his hand.

Equipment[]

  • Compound Bow:
  • Recurve Bow:
  • Crossbow:
  • Trick Arrows:
  • Dual Sai:
  • Throwing Knives:
  • Flechettes:
  • Electronic Pulse: Much like Nightwing and other members of the Bat-Family, Red Arrow's suit is capable of emitting an electronic pulse.

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Weaknesses[]

  • Alcoholism: Roy has been struggling with alcoholism since he was 10 years old.
  • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder:
  • Drug Addiction: Roy has battled with drug addiction throughout his career. He originally became addicted to heroin but kicked the habit. Years later, Deathstroke secretly got the relapsed Roy addicted to a new high called Bliss via Cheshire when he joined Titans.
  • Missing Limb: At some point Roy lost his right arm and had it replaced with a cybernetic prosthetic. He later somehow regained his arm.

Fun Facts[]

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