When Oliver returned from Lian Yu, he began his activities around Starling City as a vigilante archer on his own. However, after both John Diggle and Oliver were shot by Floyd Lawton and his mother Moira respectively, Oliver has since expanded his vigilante team to include Diggle, Typhuss and Felicity Smoak. They operated from the Arrowcave, originally located under Verdant, a night club owned by Oliver and run by his sister Thea. Felicity has affectionately called the unit "Team Arrow" after Roy Harper suggested it. Following Oliver's leaving for the League of Assassins, he and Felicity left the team to start a new life, however after some time, Oliver and Felicity returned to help them and eventually rejoined as Oliver took on the code name "Green Arrow".
Intentions[]
The team generally follows Oliver's wishes and targets those on "The List". However, they also occasionally focus on other criminals. They fight against crime/corruption, doling out justice when regular law enforcers cannot perform it on the perpetrators.
Following the destruction of the Glades, their secondary objective of catching unruly criminals has become their primary focus. They no longer rely on "The List" to direct them against criminal elements, and instead try to make a difference in the city in the aftermath of the destruction caused by the earthquake device. For a time, the team's goal was to eliminate the upsurge in extreme terrorist threats, such as Slade Wilson, the League of Assassins, or Damien Darhk's Ghosts, but with Star City in a chaotic state after so many of these attacks focused on the city's elected government, Oliver Queen decided to seek a role that would allow him to make a difference on the streets and in politics by running for and winning the position of Star City's mayor.
Known members[]
Current members[]
- Oliver Queen/Green Arrow (founder; leader; archer and field support)
- John Diggle/Spartan (second in command; marksman and field support)
- Dinah Drake/Black Canary (field support)
- Typhuss James Halliwell/Red Arrow (archer and field support)
- Felicity Smoak/Overwatch (tech support and field support)
- Evelyn Sharp/Artemis (archer and field support)
- Quentin Lance/Detective (informant and occasional field support)
- Curtis Holt/Mr. Terrific (tech support and field support; occasional computer hacker)
Former members[]
- Laurel Lance/Black Canary (briefly; field support; left to lead Team Black Siren)
- Roy Harper/Arsenal (archer, field support; faked death to protect the rest of the team)
- Thea Queen/Speedy (archer and field support; currently taking a leave of absence)