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Portrayed by Colton Haynes |
Statistics |
Full Name |
Roy William Harper Jr. |
Age |
24 |
Height |
5'11" |
Build |
Athletic |
Eyes |
Green-blue |
Hair |
Red |
Factions |
Stormwatch |
Occupation |
Adventurer |
Alignment |
Hero |
Claim to Fame
Former Speedy, agent of Stormwatch
Reputation
Smartass, womanizer, devoted father to Lian Harper, the little princess. A handful to work with, but a good person.
Biography
When did Roy Harper's real origin start? In a fiery blaze, with the death of his widower father, Roy William Harper Sr., in a forest fire? In the lonely tranquility of the Native American reservation, with the Navajo tribe that took him in to honor the son of the man who gave his life to save people in a forest fire?
Whatever the case, Roy Harper would spend his early years learning archery to quell the loneliness the young boy felt. Because he was alone and had few friends, Roy developed his skills greatly under Brave Bow, the medical shaman of the Navajo tribe, but his greatest skill was his archery.
It took time to develop his archery, learning how to aim, fire, and use various other weapons int he process. The boy learned, not only how to aim a trick arrow, but also how to study the movements of the criminals, how to judge the best way to incapicate them, and how to hone his body to respond instantly to the demands he would place on it in crime fighting. He learned, not only the way of the bow, but the zen necessary to become one with the arrow, and the will to endure any strain he placed on his body to form the true path of the Archer. And one day he stepped forth as 'Speedy'.
He would meet other sidekicks, forming friendships that would last, evolving their 'club' into a force for superheroes in later years: The Titans.
And then the bad times came. Finding himself alone and despondent, Roy turned to drugs for comfort, developing a heroin addiction that drove him further and further into despair. Roy found the strength to carry on a life without drugs.
To prevent others from experiencing the same despondency that he did, Roy found a job at a center, helping to counsel other teens with drug problems, and carrying on a solo career as Speedy.
Roy's life as a counselor and solo vigilante would end when the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) approached him. The CBI, led by Sarge Steel, was largely concerned with drug trafficking and terrorism, and were interested in Roy for his skills and his knowledge. They would train him in undercover work, and in firearms, expanding his repertiore greatly. Under the CBI, Roy would work as a drug enforcement agent.
During this time, one of his assignments was to go undercover, and gain the trust of an assassin. The intent was to turn her over to the authorities, but Roy never did have a way of doing things easily. He would, of course, fall in love with the villain, and have an affair with her. Eventually, he left her, since he could not turn her in and his presence was endangering her life, not knowing that she was pregnant.
He would not discover this until the day he went on a mission to find and stop a plot to assassinate a diplomatic entourage. Roy, somehow thinking he could convince the assassin to not carry out her work, fell into her hands, and had to be freed by a certain young sidekick with extremely good detective skills… who presented him with someone left in his care.
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That someone would turn out to be the apple of Roy's eye… his daughter, Lian.
After Lian came into Roy's life, Roy balanced fatherhood with his government work, taking on more local, domestic duties, which would lead, eventually, towards Stormwatch…
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Character Details
Roy can be pretty intelligent when he wants to be, but a good amount of time, falls by the wayside due to his being prone to jump to conclusions and being brash. He is loyal to a fault, stubborn and headstrong.
Markmanship |
Roy's among the masters of archery. He's also a crackshot with guns, once taking down a sniper from 200 feet with a rifle under harsh wind conditions … without sighting the target. Well-armed in the knowledge to strip down firearms, reload and firing a large variety of government and foreign issue weapons. |
Eagle Eye |
Sharp vision assists Roy in sighting his target. |
Criminology |
After years of fighting crime, Arsenal has an excellent idea of how the criminal mind works, and has spent a great deal of time with intelligence agencies training to fight crime in all its various incarnations. He's not ever going to be on a Batman, or even Nightwing level, but he -can- at least be a police-level detective. |
Moo Gi Gong |
Roy Harper is extremely proficient with a wide array of weapons, and can take virtually any object and use it in combat as an effective weapon. Trained in a specialized martial art called Moo Gi Gong, that makes use of environment to turn anything into a potential weapon against his foe, Roy is excellent at hand-to-hand combat, at his best when the fight has degenerated into 'anything goes'. |
Navajo Training |
Raised by the Navajo tribe after the death of his ranger father, Roy Harper has picked up a great deal of herbal and medical knowledge, as well as survival and tracking skills. As a result, he's nearly as adept as a Native American Shaman or a brave in those skills. |
Dexterity Training |
Roy's agility is good enough to dodge arrows. |
Stormwatch |
Stormwatch is a massive operation made to sort through intel brought together by various US Intelligence services. It serves to coordinate and utilize units of metahuman soldiers on behalf of the American government, with various branches assigned to different roles. |
Navajo Tribe |
The Navajo tribe that took Roy in as a young boy remains a presence in his life, even if not active. It is there for him for him whenever he needs a retreat, needs to 'go home'. Steeped in its culture and lore, Roy is as much a Navajo as he is a father to Lian. |
Multi-Lingual |
Training for undercover missions under various government agencies, Roy Harper picked up multiple languages, such as Chinese, Japanese, and Russian, in addition to knowing Navajo. |
Networking |
Having overcome his drug use history and turned it into working for a drug enforcement agency, this allowed him to network with certain government officers, allowing him to network and to coordinate with other agencies for field work in enforcement and espionage.
Past Rash Decisions |
Given his sometimes brash decisions can rub his superiors the wrong way, it's usually a good thing that his advantages outweighs the headaches he can provide his superiors. But at times, those decisions come back to haunt him if he would ever need the support of his superior and he has already antagonized someone… |
Family |
Family can affect Roy's effectiveness and compromises his abilities - if his daughter, Lian Harper, is kidnapped for example, his impulsiveness might cause him to drop things to get after Lian immediately. This also applies to the Navajo tribe that raised him. |
Headstrong |
Roy can be stubborn, steadfastedly sticking to a position and clinging to it doggedly… which could be a bad thing if he's on the wrong side of an issue. |
Depressive |
Roy, when left to his own devices, cannot handle 'bad times' unassisted. He's turned to heroin in the past. These days, he has a responsibility to his daughter to remain the best parent for her, but if there's ever a time when he -doesn't- have that foundation… |
Drug Usage History |
A former junkie, Roy's overcome this and made his own path forward, but he'll always be burdened by those who -know- the truth. Former contacts could well come back to haunt him. |
Relationships
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Notes
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Character Gallery
Logs
Downward Spyral
March 31, 2015: Nightwing contacts Oracle and Arsenal about a new threat in Gotham
(log: 20150331-downwardspyral | tags: arsenal gotham nightwing oracle | posted: 31 Mar 2015 22:49)
Mythology and Science Martini
March 27,2015: Werewolves, anti-alien riots, and the science of it all gets discussed after Lunair returns from her kidnapping - Roy still missing.
(log: 20150328-mythology-and-science-martini | tags: arsenal aspect lunair outsiders seikatsu skaar starfire | posted: 29 Mar 2015 01:06)
Fetch!
March 25, 2015: A day in the Centennial park in Metropolis goes south after some do-gooders help a lady regain her purse. Spoiler: Lunair gets yoinked.
(log: 20150325-fetch | tags: arsenal baroness lunair metal rp taskmaster | posted: 25 Mar 2015 18:39)
Maximus Aliens
March 18, 2015: An anti-alien protest goes awry and a group of heroes address it.
(log: 20150318-maximumaliens | tags: arsenal lunair midnighter reese seikatsu skaar starfire | posted: 26 Mar 2015 19:22)
Restless Dead
March 17 2015: Jericho, Roy and Kara all run across some rather disturbing magic. Forerunners of pain to come.
(log: 20150317-restless-dead | tags: arsenal aspect outsiders primal_force supergirl | posted: 18 Mar 2015 11:52)
Superfriends
March 11th, 2015: Robin and Arsenal are about to take down the Top Hat Gang when Supergirl swoops in and spoils their fun. The trio all meet for the first time and snap some selfies.
(log: 20150311-superfriends | tags: arsenal gotham robin supergirl | posted: 12 Mar 2015 20:19)
Ruckus
March 10, 2015: Harper and Roy break up a gang fight.. or try to, until Starfire arrives!
(log: 20150310-ruckus | tags: arsenal bluebird gotham starfire | posted: 11 Mar 2015 03:21)
Race Car Driver
February 26, 2015: A qualifier race is interrupted by thieves. Arsenal and Rain to the rescue!
(log: 20150224-race-car-driver | tags: arsenal human_torch rain | posted: 27 Feb 2015 04:31)
Love is a Battlefield
February 23, 2015: The ancient vampire Andrew Bennett comes to Metropolis to register a formal complaint against his former lover and eternal rival's nation building experiment.
A whole lot of less-ancient vampires die. (Mary was NPCed by Winter Soldier. Andrew was NPCed by Arsenal. The whole scene was backdated to this day and originally done on March 1st.)
(log: 20150223-red-tidings:reunion | tags: arsenal npc-andrew_bennett npc-mary_queen_of_blood winter_soldier | posted: 16 Mar 2015 16:41)
Warp Drive to Valentine's
Fenruary 14, 2015: Roy, Lian, and Starfire exchange for a foreign holiday. To aliens at least.
(log: 20150214-warp-drive-to-valentine-s | tags: arsenal starfire | posted: 10 Mar 2015 19:43)
AAA Strike Team
February 09 2015: Three people with A in their names ask Melinda May to come knock over a snake hole.
(log: 20150209-aaa-strike-team | tags: arsenal aspect lunair outsiders the_cavalry | posted: 10 Feb 2015 10:37)
Can't Stop 'Til We Get Enough
February 07, 2015: <Insert brief 1-2 sentence summary of the scene here>
(log: 20150207-can-t-stop-til-we-get-enough | tags: arsenal aspect lunair outsiders skaar starfire | posted: 09 Feb 2015 01:15)
Introductions Galore!
January 18, 2015: Reese is meeting more of the Outsiders aboard the Starship and then Taskmaster attacks!
(log: 20150117-introductions-galore | tags: arsenal cobra hydra lunair metropolis outsiders seikatsu skaar starfire taskmaster | posted: 18 Jan 2015 06:17)
Charming the Cobra
January 13,2015: A brief meeting between Roy, Baroness, and Winter Soldier leaves quite a bit open to level a playing field… Or two.
(log: 20150113-charming-the-cobra | tags: arsenal baroness winter_soldier | posted: 14 Jan 2015 05:12)
Supernatural Expertise
December 31 2014: Jericho brings Illyana up to the Starfire to meet the Outsiders. Some of them.
(log: 20141231-supernatural-expertise | tags: arsenal aspect deadzone lunair magik outsiders | posted: 01 Jan 2015 10:57)
One of Our Own
December 30 2014: Having discovered a serious problem, Jericho alerts the Outsiders
(log: 20141230-one-of-our-own | tags: arsenal aspect deadzone lunair outsiders skaar starfire | posted: 01 Jan 2015 10:47)
Nimue Ravensong and A Rat
December 29, 2014: Nimue Ravensong makes an appearance, targets John Constantine and John gets bitten by a rat
(log: 20141229-nimueandarat | tags: arsenal constantine zatanna | posted: 30 Dec 2014 22:07)
Catching Up in the Savage Land
November 4, 2014: Polaris and the Outsiders investigate the Tower in the Great Swamp and interrogate Brainchild
(log: 20141204-catching-up-in-the-savage-land | tags: arsenal brainchild-npc lunair outsiders polaris skaar | posted: 05 Dec 2014 21:52)
The Old Tower (Sun God Ascendant V)
November 4, 2014: The Outsiders have tracked down the warriors that attacked Koriand'r spaceship to a strange tower in the Great Swamp. They demand answers, and that means a battle with the Savage Land mutates. Meanwhile Polaris was just trying to escape.
(log: 20141130-the-old-tower-sun-god-ascendant-v | tags: amphibius-npc arsenal aspect brainchild-npc gaza-npc lunair outsiders piper-npc polaris skaar whiteout-npc | posted: 01 Dec 2014 17:30)
A Savage Interlude
November 22, 2014: A break and chat amongst teammates to the background noise of Savage Land atmosphere. Nice touch.
(log: 20141122-a-savage-interlude | tags: arsenal aspect k'tten-npc outsiders starfire | posted: 26 Nov 2014 02:19)
Sounds like Onomatopoeia
November 17, 2014: Roy and Kate plus… Ollie? No, that doesn't rhyme.
(log: 20141117-sounds-like-onomatopoeia | tags: arrow arsenal green_arrow hawkeye_ii onomatopoeia-npc | posted: 17 Nov 2014 20:10)
Princess' on Parade
October 31, 2014: Princess Elsa, Princess Anna, and Princess Fiona go Trick or Treating. Guess which is Roy.
(log: 20141116-princess-on-parade | tags: arsenal starfire | posted: 18 Nov 2014 05:45)
Escape from the Sun City
November 6, 2014: The Outsiders sneak into the Sun City to rescue Starfire. And Magneto!
(log: 20141106-escape-from-sun-city | tags: arsenal aspect lunair magneto outsiders starfire | posted: 05 Jan 2015 11:38)
Crashlanding (Sun God Ascendant I)
Nov 1, 2014: The Outsiders are teleported to the Savage Land without warning, as the crashed HMSS Starfire is under attack by natives and dinosaurs!
(log: 20141102-crashlanding | tags: arsenal aspect deadzone depalo-npc diarmuid k'tten-npc lunair orn-npc outsiders skaar | posted: 06 Nov 2014 18:06)
Presentperfect
October 28, 2014: Shopping and seriousness… Kinda.
(log: 20141028-presentperfect | tags: arsenal lunair outsiders skaar starfire | posted: 29 Oct 2014 15:33)
Princess Roy
October 27, 2014: In discussing Halloween costumes, Lian voices how Roy should be a princess, just like them.
(log: 20141027-princess-roy | tags: arsenal starfire | posted: 29 Oct 2014 15:26)
Shattered Mirror
October 20 2014: Jericho, Koriand'r, Roy and K'tten examine unusual tech that's alien and yet disturbingly not.
(log: 20141020-shattered-mirror | tags: arsenal aspect outsiders starfire | posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:42)
Gypsy Fashion and Psyberpunk
October 16 2014: Star and Roy go shopping, what they find involves others and odd technology.
(log: 20141016-gypsy-fashion-and-psyberpunk | tags: arsenal aspect lunair outsiders skaar starfire | posted: 01 Nov 2014 02:29)
Metropolis Meetup
September 20 2014: The incipient group of strangers that Koriand'r knows is pulled together by a teleportation accident
(log: 20140920-metropolis-meetup | tags: arsenal aspect diarmuid lunair outsiders skaar starfire | posted: 26 Sep 2014 23:03)
Battle of the Archers: The Lunar Arrow
September 7, 2014: Team Hawkeye catches up with Green Arrow in Seattle. But will the arrival of an Old Friend help even the score?
(log: 20140907-battle-of-the-archers:the-lunar-arrow | tags: arsenal green_arrow hawkeye hawkeye_ii | posted: 08 Sep 2014 03:05)
Checkmate Is Not A Secret
September 6, 2014: A small reunion with a long-absent friend means Gar can tell him some news.
(log: 20140906-checkmate-is-not-a-secret | tags: arsenal changeling hawkeye_ii nyc titans vorpal | posted: 08 Sep 2014 02:22)
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