I love them so much. Always have. I just took it for granted for so long. They gave me home and family and friendship. They made me want to be a better man. And now they've given me the greatest gift of all. No matter how impossible the odds, they'll face it like heroes. Like Titans.
Roy Harper. Arsenal.
âare we sightseeing, or are we getting a move on?â preferably the latter, preferably today, and nat had to resist the urge to clap, to hurry these scared stragglers along. the same look in too many faces lately, the same questions over and over, and the first time in a long time that she had to admit -at least to herself- that she was tired. still, there would be plenty of time later for a mental health day, or ten, after when they were in the tunnels. above ground wasnât safe after dark, and the sun was starting to set. âif you want to gawk, do that tomorrow morning pleaseâ, when sheâd moved on to feeling responsible for someone else, and they could the whole tourist thing on their own time.Â
   this was hardly the first time that roy had done anything like this. leaving the safe zones and going out to bring people in or just keep them safe had become his ordeal. sure, it put his life at risk more often than not but the archer couldnât really bring himself to care when there were lives to be saved, people to be rescued. while he was a bit more patient with these sorts of things, he could understand where natasha was coming from. they were in a dangerous situation with people, and the more human lives around the more theyâd attract the anti living. roy kept silent for the time being, bow out and arrow knocked at the ready as he surveyed around them. he didnât like that the sun was setting soon and they still werenât to safety. âweâre still clear,â he called out, gaze never leaving his sights. âbut i think we should really start speeding up soon. we know things go to shit at night.â
â i could use a hand. â he yawns behind the mask, hopefully not too obviously. he sits down gingerly â plenty of covered bruises to be careful of nowadays. he produces a little gadget and sets it with great care on the table between them. itâs what remains of a crushed, spidery little robot.  â it canât connect to anything anymore, obviously. itâs essentially able to take a set of orders with a bit of physical programming, carry out the task, come back. no networking involved. but he got â pretty thoroughly crushed. was hoping to get your eyes on it. â
  for the moment, roy chooses not to point out the very obvious exhaustion that the other hero is clearly feeling. that would just be hypocritical of the archer when he was already barley taking care of himself as well. far too focused on others -- keeping people safe. those thoughts are pushed to the side for just a bit, though, as roy carefully eyes the machinery on the table before he grabs it up, humming under his breath. the thing had definitely seen better days, that was for sure. âuseful little thing. well, it could certainly use a lot of reworking after its accident but judging, it wonât be impossible to undertake. weâd have to replace some parts but i have some extras around here that could work.â
(tyler blackburn, 27, he/him) - are you ready to fight for your world, ROY HARPER? through everything thatâs happened in the world, youâre known to go by ARSENAL and have been said to be LOYAL and SELF-LOATHING. over the past three years, you could be located at WONDER CITY and word out there is that your abilities include ARCHERY, MARTIAL ARTISRY, AND MOO GI GONG. seems like thatâs going to help you survive this apocalypse.
History
the son of a forest ranger, roy never knew his mother and lost his father to a forest fire at the age of 2. his father ended up perishing as he was saving members of a navajo reservation during the fire
brave bow, the shaman of the reservation, decided to take roy in as thanks to the sacrifice his father had made for them and raised roy as his own
at an early age brave bow recognized the talent that roy had with a bow and began to train him, his talent only growing more over the years. he eventually developed the skill better than someone twice his age
the day that green arrow debuted first in public, roy began to hero worship him and watched everything that he could of the archer. he was absolutely in awe
the day then came that green arrow was coming to the reservation to judge an archery competition and roy did everything in his ability to succeed and show the hero what he could do. while he managed to make it to the last round, he was given a magnetized arrow and missed the shot. however, he managed to stop a thief and it was then that green arrow realized that roy was speedier than even him
roy was taken in by the other, learning his secret identity, and roy became known as speedy
he joined the teen titans eventually, though things began to take a darker turn. various reasons led roy down a pit of despair. he became incredibly depressed and hopeless, eventually becoming addicted to heroin.
in telling oliver, someone he considered a mentor, he was hit and kicked out and their relationship was severed. eventually, however, the relationship was slowly mended. roy still has some mild resentment but oliver is still like a father to him
it took time but eventually roy managed to quit cold turkey with the help of hal and dinah. it was the most painful thing heâd ever gone through but he survived it and became stronger from it
fast forward a few years and roy falls into something with cheshire, and the eventual outrcome betwen the two of them resulted in a daughter of their own â lian harper
there was a time in his life where he was a member of the justice league, something that he had been wanting for a long time. around this time a super villain known as promethesus was planning a massive attack on the worldâs superheroes. upon going to call mia and lian to wish them goodnight, roy was viciously attacked and beaten by prometheus and ended up losing his right arm. everything else about that arc we ignore because lian is alive and well and fuck dc for taking his daughter away
in recovery, he was given a bionic arm and had to relearn and retrain everything he knew prior
this happened just 6 months before the anti-life equation hit and everything went to shit. so many lives were lost, and it was all roy could do to protect as many people as he could from what was happening. once the arks were built, roy made the choice to send lian off to earth-2 for her safety while he stayed behind to fight for their world
Present
the past three years, roy has remained back on earth and done his part as best as he could to keep as many people safe as possible
tends to stay in wonder city, helping where he can with any weapons that need built or bringing people from the outside into the city.Â
still has a tendency to be pretty reckless, often going out to try and save as many people as possible who need help or who may be trapped but he just wants to do everything he can
AbilitiesÂ
Archery: Roy is a marksman of incredible accuracy. He is extremely adept at the use of the bow and arrow.
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
Moo Gi Gong
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.
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.
Leadership: Despite his occasional goofy nature, Roy has a serious side that has allowed him to lead teams in the past, including both the New Titans and the Outsiders.
Multilingualism: Along with his native English, Roy can also speak also speak Navajo, Japanese and Russian.
