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| Real Name | Roy Harper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alias | Speedy Dane Danger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age (2016) | 8 (23 biologically) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age (2020) | 11 (28 biologically) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Race | Human clone | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Designation | B06, 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First Appearance | Independence Day | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Roy William Harper Jnr (Red Arrow, previously Speedy, born September 22nd, 2007) is a Cadmus-created clone of the original Roy Harper / Arsenal, the former protégé of Green Arrow, and unwittingly served as the Light's sleeper agent to infiltrate the Justice League. He later married Cheshire, and they have a child together, named Lian Nguyen-Harper.
Red Arrow initially took a leave of absence from the Justice League in order to look for the real Roy Harper. Now that he had been found, Red Arrow is continuing his leave to focus on being a dad.
Personality[]
As part of his programming, Roy's personality is in sharp contrast to that of his former mentor, Green Arrow. Unlike Green Arrow's lax and friendly disposition, Roy was far more serious and is not at all tolerant of juvenile acts. He was fiery and short-tempered. He also detested being called a sidekick and snapped at anyone who calls him one. Out of the original four teenage pupils, Roy was the most brash and outspoken.
After he found out he was a clone, Roy's life collapsed. He felt himself an empty carbon copy of the original, not worthy of attention or care. He allowed himself, and his relationship with Cheshire, to deteriorate because of his search for Speedy. Cheshire's revelation that he had a daughter gave his life meaning again, and he regained part of his former character.
Physical appearance[]
Roy has auburn hair with blue eyes. He is tall in stature, around the same height as Aqualad. Due to his rigorous training with Green Arrow, he has become very muscular, most noticeably on his upper body. Because of his rather serious personality, it is uncommon for him to ever smile, instead a frown or a deadpan look being his standard facial expression.
By 2016, Roy's depression had led to a lack of grooming, sleeping and training, resulting in him losing noticeable muscle, gaining dark circles under his eyes, growing his hair shaggy, and sporting a stubble on his chin. With Cheshire's help, he started working on his body and skills again. He also shaved the stubble off and cut his hair back to his previous style.
Speedy[]
While under the guise of Speedy, he donned a yellow sixteenth century-style hat complete with feather, yellow gloves, boots, belt and a red suit. He later abandoned the hat after quitting as Green Arrow's partner.
Red Arrow[]
After re-branding himself as Red Arrow, the suit itself was redesigned. It is predominantly black, with a red chest and collar. His quiver is now attached with two gray shoulder straps connected across the chest, and his black gloves are fingerless.