Red Arrow |
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Portrayed by Wentworth Miller |
Statistics |
Full Name |
Connor Hawke |
Age |
18 |
Height |
5'9 |
Build |
Athletic |
Eyes |
Green |
Hair |
Dirty Blonde |
Factions |
N/A |
Occupation |
Student/Herbalist |
Alignment |
Hero |
Claim to Fame
Connor Hawke is best known for his amazing hang-over medicine in Chinatown! His identity as the bastard child of a playboy billionaire has not been leaked to the media just yet.
Reputation
Connor is a low-key Computer Science Major at Gotham University during the week, and an underpaid herbalist at a small bodega in Chinatown during the weekend. He's particularly quiet and soft natured, and one of the most humble souls that Gotham has had the pleasure of meeting.
Biography
<Nineteen years ago, Sandra Hawke and Oliver Queen managed to conceive a child at quite the young age. Oliver Queen's mother, Moira, who had found out about the unfortunate incident by way of Oliver's confession, had paid Sandra well over two million dollars in private for her to hush up about her early pregnancy and move in with her Father, who lived several cities away. It was a heavy choice on Sandra's conscience to make, but she decided the best thing to do was to tell Ollie she had a miscarriage and take the money. Despite it all, she had loved Oliver, and had no intention of keeping the secret from her child who their father was.
With a baby boy, and a crushed spirit, Sandra travelled about the United States, renting luxurious houses and buying whatever Connor wanted or needed. They never managed to stay in any one location for more than a couple years. It wasn't an issue until Connor reached an age where being socially involved was critical to ones growth. Connor started acting out, and there wasn't enough money in the world (that she had access to) that could calm him down.
With a dwindling bank account, and a mothers desperation, she finally revealed the identity of his father. While this didn't stop the boy from acting out, it calmed him down enough to read into his families history. Everything back fired when he discovered that his father was M.I.A and considered by most sources dead. Things at school were getting worse, as the other children had been picking on the boy for being of a mixed heritage. Quickly becoming anti-social, Connor would spend hours in his room playing video games. Frustrated, Sandra used the rest of her money to send Connor to Kyoto, Japan to live with her Grandparents.
Life in Japan was a humbling experience for the boy. Connor suddenly found himself in an entirely different country with no friends, and family that looked nothing like him. He may have been out of place before, but he stuck out like a sore thumb in Japan. He was conscripted to labor at his Great-Grandfathers restaurant when he was not at school. When he wasn't at the restaurant, Connor would be helping his Great-Grandmother produce her herbal tinctures and creams.
When Oliver Queens name appeared in the news, Connor had nothing better to do than follow every news source out of Gotham. It seemed odd to him that right around the same time as Oliver's reappearance, a vigilante appeared. At first he paid it little attention, but the more he appeared, the more Connor suspected that it might just be him. Connor grew fascinated with the Vigilante. For once he was inspired to do something with his life. He did not wish to be a dish-washer who smelled like tiger balm all the time. A decision was made, and he sought out to follow in the footsteps of the Arrow… Who may or may not have been his dad.
Connor bugged his Great-Grandfather about enrolling him in some kind of martial arts school so that he could be like his daddy. At first the the old man was hesitant, but eventually the old man realized the deep fire burning in his gaze and realized that the boy truly wished to follow in his alleged fathers footsteps. Despite the mans disapproval of Oliver, he revealed to his great grandson that he was once an old royal soldier during World War II. Instead of having Connor clean the restaurant in his spare time, he instructed him to stab his hands into a pot of rice. Over and over. This seemed ridiculous to the boy, yet he showed incredible signs of patience, never questioning his teachers tactics despite the urge.
What happened during the next five years transformed the boy into a human weapon. Connor trained religiously in every aspect of Japanese Martial Arts. It started with just Aikido, but grew into an addiction. Jiujitsu, Ninjutsu, Judo, Kendo, and Kyudo Archery. They were all styles he absorbed. The boy excelled at anything involving combat, yet he grew into a serene, almost Zen-like human being. A far-flung image of what he once was. Patience, the ability to keep calm and not let emotion cloud his judgements; these were just a few things that had changed within him, partially do to his training, but mostly from his blossoming spiritual beliefs that were heavily influenced by the Zen-Buddhists.
About a month before Connor's Great-Grandfather passed away, Connor had reached a point in his training that even his sensei felt could not be furthered under his tutelage. Connor had made up his mind to return to Gotham and meet his father! He had questions and he wanted answers. He wanted his father. When Connor's Sensei and father-figure finally passed, he inherited the rest of the money his mother had left him, which was just around a hundred grand and bought a one way plane ticket back to Gotham. Not wishing to be a mooch, or come off as a begger, Connor enrolled in a pristine technical college, majoring in computer science, and minoring in business while holding down a weekend job at an apotchery in Chinatown. It drained most of his account, paying all of his tuition upfront, but it insured a bright future, even if Oliver denounced the boy as his son.
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Character Details
Connor Hawke is a humble, patient soul who has managed to defeat anger and frustration through meditation and devotion. Though he does not claim to be Buddhist, Connor holds quite a few of their beliefs very dear to him. He is non-judgmental to a point, until judgement has to be made for the sake of other lives and killing is not an option to him, wether it's a human or a spider. It does not stop him from fighting, but he is generally passive until pushed, or until he dons that red hood. Serene, and loving, Connor has a big heart, and is always trying to help others, even if it puts him at a disadvantage. He's always trying to find the best in people despite knowing that the cause is lost. Connor feels that everybody deserves a chance to change. Maybe multiple chances, since one can't achieve perfection in one singular life anyways. Good natured to the core, Connor finds the little things in life funny, hardly sweating big things. Some might call him carefree.. but the truth is, life is too short to worry about things that cannot be changed.
Having grown up of mixed ethnicity, and experienced legitimate discrimination and hardships, Connor has a weak spot for minorities and the discriminated on. All of his passiveness alludes him when faced with this. He felt it's his moral obligation to stand up for the downtrodden and abused.
Martial Arts |
Connor Hawke is a highly skilled Martial Artist who spent his entire time in Japan training under his grandfather, who had been a member of the royal guard during World War II. Aikido was and remains his favorite form of fighting, but he trained in traditional jujitsu, ninjutsu, kendo, and judo, all of which he is showed a natural affinity for. |
Archery |
While not showing nearly as much of a raw talent as his father, Connor trained in Kyudo Archery while in Japan and was quite talented in comparison to most other archers. Archery was one of the last things Connor trained in before returning to America, and has plenty of room to grow in skill. |
Herbalist |
While in Japan, Connor picked up a side-hobby from his grandmother, who was a natural herbalist. He learned the ins and outs of medicinal and poisonous plants, and how to use them in a concoction. While most of the training was focused on healing properties, Connor delved into the world of toxins and poisons on his private time. |
Stealth |
All of Connor's stealth training stems directly from his Ninjutsu training. He is one with the shadows, and can disappear without a moments notice. Being able to move silently is just a small part of stealth, and he's figured out the bigger picture! |
Style Mimicry |
Connor has a natural affinity for hand to hand combat. Due to his training and highly analytical thought processing, it only takes Connor a few fights with a certain style to start picking it up. Weapons are a bit different, and takes quite a bit longer to assimilate. |
Hunter |
Connor is a talented hunter. He's able to live off the land. Cover his scent, stalk his prey, clean his food etc. After his training, he learned to use his skills to hunt humans, though he's never killed before. Despite his knowledge, Connor has a moral obligation to prevent life from being killed. Though he realizes that killing neccessary to survival, but he would feel absolutely horrible about it. |
Makeshift Weaponsmith |
Connor was taught to craft his own weapons in dire situations. Glass, sticks, poles, etc. Anything that could be stripped down and utilized as a weapon, was! Likewise, it takes very little time for Connor's mind to go outside of the box and make something that is not generally used to inflict damage, a weapon. |
Unwavering Resolve |
There is one thing that sets Connor apart from almost all other teenagers his age, and that is his unwavering resolve. Connor has the patience of a Zen Buddhist, and the willpower of an iron wall. Furthermore, his head is a near impenetrable fortress. One would find it quite hard to persuade him to do something he did not wish to do. |
Espionage |
Along with his stealth training in Ninjutsu, Connor developed his skills in the art of espionage. Though he is no master spy.. or a spy at all really, he has trained in surveillance, reconnaissance, intelligence gathering, eavesdropping, and infiltration and could actually utilize it someday should he need to. |
Multilingual |
Along with English, Connor picked on how to speak Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, and Thai while in Japan. |
Perception |
In the words of his Grandfather, Connor had the eyes of a Hawk. He was incredibly perceptive before his training, and afterwards Connor was able to perceive things that the untrained eye would overlook in an instant. |
Intelligence |
Connor's IQ sits somewhere right around 160. School was only an issue because of his social interactions. If Connor puts his mind to something, he can pick up whatever he wishes. Furthermore, Connor is very analytical and left-brained dominated. |
Streetwise |
Connor spent quite a bit of time in the streets in both America and Japan, and he picked up on the illicit undertakings of the population. It's one of the driving factors behind his goal to help clean the streets of trouble. |
Focused Ki |
Aikido users focus their Ki, which is essentially their life force, to increase their natural abilities. While focusing his Ki, Connor can slightly increase the impact of his punches, boost the height of a leap, balance on awkward or unorthodox surfaces, and a myriad of other 'supernatural' abilities that are actually not supernatural at all. It may sound like a power, but every time Connor focuses his Ki, it drains his energy, tiring him quickly should he over exert it. |
Serenity |
Living in Japan under the roof of a Buddhist instilled great discipline into the fatherless twelve year old boy. Though he never became a buddhist himself, he took many things away from it that would stick with him well into the future. Even amongst the most chaotic scenario, Connor is able to find that serene state of mind. Patience is a virtue, and it's a virtue Connor holds very dearly. |
Tactician |
Tactics have always intrigued Connor, ever since he was a little boy playing strategy games like Risk, or more advanced games on the computer like Civilization. He would dominate school-yard events like capture the flag, and dodgeball. This ability blossomed once he was in Japan. Being able to pick the mind of an old soldier about some of the best tactics in history was beneficial to Connor's growth as a tactician. Connor has lots to learn, and a mind eager to absorb it. |
Animal Affinity |
Connor has a way with animals. They trust him without a doubt. Usually aggressive dogs become panting puppies at his feet. Uppity feline pets gravitate towards his lap to purr incessantly. He's never quite tried petting a lion, but the way things go with animals, it wouldn't surprise him if he could pull that off as well. |
Computer Science |
This is perhaps his least talented skill, as he's only just recently enrolled in College as a computer science major. It'll be easy as time goes on, but for now Connor can build websites with a little bit of Flash HTML! |
Weaponry |
Connor inherited a dark red Kyudo Long Bow from his Grandfather shortly before he passed away. It's a little under a hundred years old, however it's been kept in pristine condition and was what Connor was trained to use on. Despite it's power, Connor has every intention of investing in a modern bow once he returns. Along with his bow, Connor inherited an entire set of Samurai weaponry. A red katana, a wakizashi, and a tanto. |
Gear |
Connor has most of the gear he received from his Ninjutsu training, including: Throwing Kunai, Shuriken, Nunchukus, Caltrops, grappling hook and rope, and a wide assortment of other tools and weapons. Though he does not consider himself a ninja or an assassin, he's found countless uses for these items. |
Dwindling Trustfund |
At one point there was a better part of Two Million dollars in Connor's trust fund. However, between moving to Japan and becoming a citizen, moving BACK to the United States, and enrolling in college, Connor would be lucky to see thirty thousand by the end of the year. |
Secret Identity |
Connor Hawke is the Red Arrow by night.. or.. he will be. Though he has not officially kicked off his vigilante spree, nor does he have a set costume, this is the persona he's decided on. He will be very exclusive on who he mentions this too. Rarely does he even mention that he was trained in Japan. There was no need for people to to have knowledge of things that were irrelevant to them. |
Vigilante |
Connor is a little vigilante in the making. He wishes to follow in his fathers foot-steps no matter the cost, and has done everything in his power to make it so. As of now, Connor has only donned his hoodie once, taking a purse-jacker directly to the precinct. He is judge and jury, but he is far from an executioner. He does tend to leave his victims quite injured however. |
Daddy Issues |
Connor has daddy issues. He's been without a father for as long as he can remember. Though he doesn't blame his father for what happened, he was never told the truth, and can't help but feel like he was abandoned as a child. He hopes to reconcile one day with Oliver, to help ease the lonely feeling inside. |
Enemies |
Though Connor doesn't know it yet.. he has many enemies. He is the son of Oliver Queen, and the son of the Green Arrow. Both have their own unique set of enemies and issues. Both will eventually present themselves as a problem in the future should word of his heritage ever get out. |
Buddhist Values |
Though Connor is far from a practicing Buddhist, life with his Grandparents instilled certain buddhist values deep within the boy. Life was a gift. It was special. Though some might view these as moral advantages over the human race, in times of extremity, these morals could hurt him. He will not kill. No human, no animal. No bug. No plant. Not senselessly at least. Sometimes trees had to be cut down, and sometimes grass had to be stepped on. It did not stop him from feeling bad about it. Along with this extreme value of life, Connor believes in reincarnation, and karma. He feels that he must live a good karmic life, but at the same time, he feels that karma doesn't always catch up to the bad guys, and he feels it's his duty to help karma along.. just a bit anyways. |
Optimistic |
Connor is optimistic in the sense that he is always /trying/ to assume the best about people even if sometimes he knows he's working with a lost cause. It's a mixture of naivety and spiritual belief, but it can get him into trouble. It's one of main reasons he refuses to kill. People can change! Unfortunately Connor has not quite been exposed to the real world for very long, and it could come as a shocking disappointment. |
Animal Savior |
Connor collects pets at the most unlikely times. It's kinda been his 'thing' since he was a boy. He has the biggest heart when it came to stray animals, and would hardly turn any animal away, no matter what ill odor, or function it could manifest at any given time. |
Contrarion |
Like his Father, Connor tends to think for himself. There is very little in the world that will persuade him that he is wrong once he has made up his mind. Likewise, the most popular view is the most questioned view in his eyes, and he spends many hours a day contemplating things that have no answer. In this aspect, many perceive him as being over-opinionated. |
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