![]() ![]() When Roy’s mentor’s health began to fail, he decided the perfect new guardian for young Harper would be the Green Arrow. His mentor Chief Thunderhead trained and raised him to be an incredible archer in hunting and competition, then sent him out into the world to seek his destiny. With his new lease on life, he eventually met Roy Harper Jr., who grew up on an Indian reservation after his parents died in an explosion. Upon arriving back home in Star City, Ollie realizes that he is changed by his experiences, and decides to give something back to society, in as exciting a way as possible – becoming a crime-fighter under the guise of Green Arrow, using his archery skills for good. Before they can complete the task and kill the seamen they coerced to take them to the Island, Ollie springs into action. As he pears over rocks overlooking the shore, he sees the very same pirates that threw him overboard stashing their loot. Ollie hears a commotion one night as he is in the jungle. He also developed an arsenal of trick arrows, like the drill arrow, and the rope arrow, as well as assembling a green suit for camouflage. Image from Adventure Comics, #256/3 (January, 1959) He made a make-shift bow and arrows to hunt for food. He was washed up on a deserted island (which became known as Starfish Island) where he was forced to survive by any means necessary. On a cruise aboard the ‘Kristina’ in the south seas, Ollie is in full party mode on his yacht full of guest, when pirates show up harass the guests and throw Ollie overboard. In the parallel universe of Earth-One, Oliver Queen was a wealthy playboy and a world traveler. 2.1 Continuity from Earth-One & Earth-1Aīackground Information Continuity from Earth-One & Earth-1A Earth-One & Earth-1A Continuity.1 Justice League of America Team Member.Please use the buttons below to tell your friends about this post. How do you feel about John Diggle’s role on Arrow ? Do you think he can be called a sidekick? What’s the difference bewteen a hero and a sidekick? Comic writer Jeff Lemire thinks of the character as “a mentor and a partner” and that’s what he should be. ![]() That he’s been introduced as a character in the DC comic universe in Green Arrow #24. John Diggle was created for the show, but the character is so strong He’s older, smarter and a better fighter than any sidekick ever shown, but Diggle is a great partner for Oliver. The show is setting him up to be Arrow’s second The dude is huge! He’s bigger than Oliver.Ī hero can’t have two sidekicks and Roy Harper ( Colton Hayes) is Green Arrow’s sidekick “Speedy” (later “Arsenal”) in the comics. He’s not Oliver’s “Yes Man.”ĭiggle works out all the time and it shows. Diggle is 10 yearsĭiggle doesn’t agree with Oliver all the time. David Ramsey, who plays John Diggle is 42. Not a “Boy Wonder.” Stephen Amell, the actor playing Oliver Queen isģ2. Most sidekicks are younger than the superhero. Withoutĭiggle, Arrow would just be a killing machine. In wars and knows the emotional toll it can have on a person. Methods of Green Arrow and brings him back to his center. On the hero to solve problems or only serve as a sounding board for the Other coded messages, infiltration, and espionage. We can dream.ĭiggle’s military training means he’s good at intelligence gatheringĪnd reconnaissance operations. Marc Guggenheim says Diggle’s Green Arrow’s “equal in many respects.” Who knows? Maybe one day Diggle will get his own costume and become a superhero. He did it again in “Darkness on the Edge of Town” and was perfectlyĬomfortable in the role of the superhero. In the episode “Damaged”, Diggle put on the Arrow costume and dropped ![]() Sidekicks usually aren’t great fighters, but Diggle easily handles his own. Here are eight reasons why people need to stop calling Diggle a Guy named John Diggle is anything but a sidekick. Which is why the smart, intelligent, former Army Special Forces Wonder Robin all make us think of the guy chasing after the hero providingīackup. Like Don Quixote’s Sancho Panza, Lone Ranger’s Tonto and Batman’s Boy After learning Oliver’s secret, he becomes his partner and confidant.Ī sidekick is usually a friend who’s subordinate to the hero. John Diggle, played by David Ramsey, starts out at Oliver’s bodyguard. He returns to fightĪ vigilante war on crime in Starling City to honor his late father’s Who was stranded on a desert island for five years. Some have tried to call Diggle aįor those unfamiliar with the show, it’s based on the DC comic book character known as “Green Arrow.” Arrow tells the story of Oliver Queen ( Stephen Amell), Not your sidekick.” That’s what John Diggle told Green Arrow when heĪgreed to help the crimefighter. Arrow (2013) – Oliver Queen ( Stephen Amell) John Diggle ( David Ramsey) ![]()
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