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Jun 2, 2022 · Colton Haynes, who portrayed Roy Harper on Arrow, reveals his last departure from the Arrowverse drama was because of a cast member he couldn't stand.
- Andy Behbakht
- Senior Staff Writer
Colton Lee Haynes[1] (born July 13, 1988) [1] is an American actor and model. He is known for his starring role as Jackson Whittemore in the MTV supernatural drama series Teen Wolf and as Roy Harper / Arsenal in the CW superhero television series Arrow.
Roy Harper (born 12 June 1941) [1] is an English folk rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He has released 22 studio albums (and 10 live ones) across a career that stretches back to 1966.
- He Stopped Being A Criminal
- He Learned to Control His Anger
- He Got Superpowers For A Time
- His Relationship with Oliver
- He Became Arsenal
- Roy Became More Selfless
- His Relationship with Moira
- He Was Resurrected with The Lazarus Pit
- He Lost An Arm
- His Relationship with Thea
The first time Roy Harper appeared on screen, he snatched Thea's purse and ran off down an alley, escaping by expertly scaling a fence. He was eventually brought in by the police but got away with his crime when he told a fabricated sob story. After he and Thea started dating, they got into a fight due to his continuing participation in criminal ac...
John Diggle once remarked that Roy Harper "was five different kinds of angry" as a kid growing up in the Glades. He was reckless and impulsive and often let his anger get the best of him. Through the course of the show, Roy not only learned to control his anger, he learned to channel it into the productive goal of helping his city and his friends. ...
Roy started the show as a regular guy, but in season 2 he became one of the many people experimented on by Sebastian Blood and Slade Wilson with the Mirakuru super soldier serum. It initially killed him, but Oliver was able to revive Roy with CPR. Roy quickly discovered that the serum had given him super strength. The unfortunate side effects, howe...
Oliver and Roy had a tense relationship when the latter first started dating Thea. Oliver wanted to protect his sisterand didn't think Roy was good enough for her. Oliver started to pay Roy more attention when he was injected with Mirakuru, wanting to make sure that he didn't lose control or lose his mind. He ultimately agreed to train Roy to help ...
Roy knew how to fight his way out of a bad situation, but through Oliver's training, he gained significant hand-to-hand and archery skills over the years. He went from a petty thief to a trusted hero of Star City and fought alongside the Green Arrow, the Black Canary, and the numerous other members of Team Arrow. Roy told Oliver that he saved his l...
Roy Harper learned a lot about sacrificing for the good of others from Team Arrow. Working with them helped bring out the hero that had always been inside of him. When Roy was first introduced, he was out for himself, willing to do or say anything for his own gain. In the course of a few episodes, he realizes after the Arrow saves him that he is me...
Despite his longstanding relationship with Thea, Roy didn't always get along particularly well with her mother, Moira. Moira didn't like the influence Roy could have in her daughter's life with his being a criminal. As the story progresses, Moira warms up to Roy and even encourages Thea to continue dating him. In the original timeline, Moira dies i...
Roy traveled the world with Thea to battle the Thanatos Guild and destroy the League of Assassins' remaining Lazarus pits. During one of their missions, he was fatally wounded by an arrow. Thea decided to resurrect him using one of the pits before destroying it. When Roy was brought back, he experienced the same bloodlust as Thea and Sarawhen they ...
During one of his later missions, Roy's right arm was pinned under heavy debris from a plane crash. In order to save his life and get everyone to safety before enemies arrived or the plane's fuel ignited, Roy told the team to cut his arm free. Diggle held his other hand as they amputated it. Roy eventually gets a mechanical replacement for his miss...
Roy and Thea's relationship got off to a rocky start when he stole her purse and then lied to get out of it, but the two found kindred spirits within each other. They were both young and passionate, but often also reckless and impulsive. Roy's love for Thea helped keep him focused and under control when he was under the influence of Mirakuru. When ...
Aug 12, 2019 · Roy wasn't stopped by the Mirakuru dose in Season 2, he returned after he outed himself as the Green Arrow in Oliver's place and then faked his death in Season 3, came back again, died...
Apr 30, 2019 · Roy had died while working with Thea and Nyssa to destroy the Lazarus Pits. Yes, Roy ultimately came clean and explained that the Thanatos Guild had them surrounded, and when he tried to get...
Jul 25, 2020 · It was revealed in Arrow season 7 that one of Oliver’s most reliable allies, Roy Harper (Colton Haynes), was killed and resurrected off-screen. It happened after Roy and Thea left Star City in season 6 to seek out and destroy all the Lazarus Pits.
