![]() ![]() Because the inhabitants resisted, they were slaughtered in retaliation. One day, as Roy was absent, the rest of the team attempted to take over the town they were residing in. However, for some members, it wasn't enough. The team was successful and earned a lot of money. As a group of mercenaries, they only had one rule to follow: no matter the job, leave things better than the way they found them. There, he formed a team called Iron Rule in hope to help the people overthrow the dictator. Once his state improved, his desire to surpass Oliver Queen pushed him to leave for Qurac which was under the rule of a dictator. He also eventually took on the name 'Arsenal'. He believed she was killed by The Electrocutioner, although she had in fact survived. He would gain Lilith Clay as his counselor, not remembering their former bond as Titans.Īt some point Roy had a daughter with Cheshire. Soon after, Roy began a recovery program with Killer Croc as his sponsor. Croc figured out what Roy was doing, stopped him, and gave him a pep talk, which Roy thanked him for. He attempted to commit a variation of suicide by fighting Killer Croc. Roy became a depressed alcoholic and death seeker following the death of the second Robin, who he briefly befriended beforehand. Oliver offered to give their partnership another shot and help Roy get clean, but Roy adamantly refused, vowing to strike out on his own. After being dragged into an evil plot orchestrated by Count Vertigo, Roy was officially reunited with Oliver, who apologized for firing him. Oliver returned briefly in an attempt to reconcile, but was so disgusted with what his former charge had become, left again. Roy left and took residence in an abandoned apartment building and, in his despair, became addicted to heroin. ![]() Outraged by Roy's persistent party-boy behavior, Oliver angrily fired Roy as his sidekick. ![]() They would later reunite in the Outsiders. Īt some point Jade, the daughter of the original Green Lantern Alan Scott, joined the Titans and she and Roy had adventures together. After some tension, he eventually allowed Roy to resume his role as Speedy after they talked it over and Oliver apologized to Roy for his shortcomings as a parent and made it clear to Roy that his dream for him was for him to have a full life in every aspect, not just as a Superhero. This continued for nine weeks while Roy's grades did show drastic improvement, he was miserable. He benched Roy as Speedy, stating that he'd be allowed to return to his role as Speedy when his grades recovered. On the advice of fellow leaguers Batman and Flash, Oliver attempted to reorient his parenting style. While Roy was in High School, his grades started slipping as a result of lack of enthusiasm and his attention being spread too thin between his work with Oliver and his escapades with the Teen Titans. Twister.Īlso during this time Ollie would regularly have adventures with Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern, who acted as a secondary mentor to Roy. Īs Speedy, Roy joined the original Teen Titans ( Robin, Wonder Girl, Aqualad, Kid Flash, and Omen) and worked with them for a while eventually he and his friends would have their memories of the team erased following an encounter with Mr. While Speedy, Roy designed Green Arrow's elaborate trick arrows, much to the man's frustration. It was at this mall he picked the pocket of Oliver Queen, who, when he came to get the wallet back, was intrigued by the strange boy, later taking him on as his sidekick and dubbing him " Speedy". Roy somehow made it to Seattle, where he lived in a mall by hacking the camera feeds. Not knowing his mentor had been killed by an aggressive police officer, Roy fled the reservation. One day, Roy stole from a liquor store off the reservation and got blackout drunk, waking up to find a bow in his hand and Big Bow dead. He often got into trouble with the police but, because it usually happened on the reservation, Big Bow was always able to get him out of trouble. Roy Harper was adopted by Big Bow as a child and lived with him on Spokane Indian Reservation, learning how to shoot a bow and arrow from him. 1.7 Red Hood and Arsenal: Heroes for Hire.
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