John Diggle (Arrowverse)

John Diggle
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Real Name	John Thomas Diggle
Main Alias	John Diggle
Other Aliases	The Hood · Mr. Andrews · Freelancer · Spartan · Lead Skull · Green Arrow
Relatives	Unnamed father (deceased) Unnamed mother Roy Stewart (maternal step-father) Andy Diggle (brother, deceased) Carly Diggle (sister-in-law) Unnamed cousin Andy Diggle, Jr. (nephew) Lyla Michaels (wife) Sara Diggle (daughter) John Diggle Jr. (son) Connor Hawke (adopted son)
Affiliation	A.R.G.U.S. · formerly Star City Police Department, Team Arrow, Task Force X, United States Army
Base Of Operations	Metropolis · formerly Star City
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Married
Occupation	Government Agent · former bodyguard, guard, vigilante, soldier
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Brown
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	Arrowverse
Creators	Andrew Kreisberg · Marc Guggenheim
First Appearance	"Pilot" (October 10, 2012)

Of course, life will go on. It always does. But how? What twists and turns it will take, I can't say. I don't know what the future holds... except to say expect the unexpected. Oliver may be gone, but his mission endures. That mission lives on, Oliver lives on, in the people he inspired. Some will take that mission to the rest of the world... maybe even beyond that. Because if the past eight years has shown us anything... it's that this universe is far bigger than any of us could have dared imagine. Even if it is a little less bright without him in it.

— John Diggle

John Diggle is the best friend of Oliver Queen and a former member of Team Arrow. He joined Oliver's crusade shortly after and began operating as a vigilante, eventually taking the name Spartan. After Oliver retired from vigilantism, Diggle briefly took up the mantle of Green Arrow.

History

Origins

John Diggle was born in 1977. His father was a soldier, who died in a Marine Corps mission in Vlatava. General Roy Stewart ended up marrying Diggle's mother, and let John believe his father was a war hero, and John blamed Roy for his father's death. Eventually, John served in the United States Special Forces as a Green Beret, under the command of Ted Gaynor. In Afghanistan, he met and fell in love with Lyla Michaels. They married, but divorced at the end of John's second tour in Stateside. Upon his retirement from active duty, he entered private security with his brother, Andy Diggle, who was later "killed".

Helping the Arrow

Diggle as Spartan

Diggle was eventually hired by Moira Queen to act as a bodyguard for her son, Oliver, after he was attacked by unknown assailants. Oliver largely attempted to avoid Diggle as much as he could, much to the bodyguard's annoyance. But when Diggle is injured by an assassin, Oliver is ultimately compelled to reveal his identity to him. Diggle initially resigned, voicing his disapproval of how Oliver had been spending his nights, but ultimately relents, becoming the voice of reason in Oliver's crusade.

After finding out the deadly assassin known as Deadshot, was responsible for the death of his brother, Diggle joined Oliver in his crusade to clean up the city. Because of this Diggle, developed a rivalry with Deadshot.

Diggle as Green Arrow

After Oliver had decided to retire as a vigilante, due to wanting to focus on being a father, he asked Diggle to carry on the legacy of the Green Arrow. Diggle accepted and became the new leader of Team Arrow.

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The ofert

John opens the alien box.

After the Crisis, Diggle's daughter Sara is restored to existence. After Oliver's funeral, Diggle was moving to Metropolis with his family, until a spaceship crashed next to him. When he opened the box, the item inside glowed green. Diggle had the opportunity to become a special kind of hero, but it would've meant he leaving his family and everything he love behind. The box was trying to make him something else, and it even tricked him into believing that somehow he wanted it too. He had a choice between a cosmic destiny, or being a normal man, and he eventually declined the box's offer.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Archery: Diggle is proficient at archery, as shown when he had posed as the Arrow to clear Oliver's name. He is also highly skilled at wielding a crossbow, which he began using during his time as Green Arrow.
• Aviation: Due to his time in the military, Diggle is an expert in piloting helicopters.
• Computer Hacking
• Computer Operation
• Demolitions: As a former soldier, Diggle is an expert in planting and detonating explosives.
• Driving
• Firearms: Diggle is an expert marksman and highly skilled with firearms, he has carried a Glock 17 as his sidearm and has used many other firearms, such as assault rifles and a grenade launcher.
• Gadgetry
• Indomitable Will
• Interrogation: John is skilled in interrogating criminals in order to gain intel.
• Intimidation
• Investigation
• Leadership: Diggle has shown himself to be a very capable leader, as he led Team Arrow when Oliver temporarily retired.
• Martial Arts: Due to his vigorous training over the years, Diggle has become a master martial artist, possessing skill in a variety of fighting styles. His skills have allowed him to swiftly take down trained assassins, as well as armed mercenaries.
  • Boxing
  • Eskrima
  • Kickboxing
  • Stick Fighting: Diggle is shown to be an expert stick fighter, as he regularly trains with Oliver, using escrima sticks and on one occasion a wooden staff.
  • Wing Chun
  • Wrestling
• Medicine
• Military Protocol: John is was once a part of Special Forces and has considerable experience in live combat, having done three tours in Afghanistan.
• Multilingualism: Diggle is capable of fluently speaking English, Pashto and Arabic. He can also read Cyrillic.
• Peak Human Condition: John is in top physical condition. He engages regularly in intense exercises and spars with Oliver Queen in the Arrowcave during his spare time.
• Pedagogy: Diggle has trained various other members of Team Arrow in martial arts, including Wild Dog and Mr. Terrific.
• Swordsmanship
• Tactical Analysis: Diggle is an expert in formulating and executing plans.
• Theology: John Diggle was an ordained minister. He married Carly and his brother, Andy together. Later, he married Barry Allen and Iris West, as well as Oliver Queen and Felicity Smoak on the same day.
• Toxicology
• Weaponry: Diggle has shown great skill in a variety of weaponry, including firearms, knives and sticks. He also possesses skill in archery and swordsmanship.

Weaknesses

• Technological Reliability: John has nerve damage in his right arm and back. He has an implant which allows him the full use of his arm.
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Spartan suit
• Interdimensional extrapolator
• "The Box": This box crash-landed in a spaceship on Earth next to Diggle. A mysterious voice in the box chosed John to become "a special kind of hero", telling him "worlds await", but he eventually declined the ofert. Acording to Eobard Thawne, this object is a transmatter technology forged at the Orrery of Worlds, with the power to travel across realities. (Formerly)
• Green Arrow suit (Formerly)

Weapons

• Guns

Notes

• John Diggle was portrayed by David Ramsey.
• Diggle's brother Andrew is likely named after Andy Diggle, the writer of Green Arrow: Year One, upon which Arrow is largely based.
• John Diggle is possibly based on John Stewart, sharing many allusions to the character such as being an ex-soldier and having Roy Stewart as a step-father.
  • The resemblance is further implied as the Flash of Earth-90 questioned where his "ring" was, meaning his Earth-90 counterpart was likely a Green Lantern. In the Arrow finale episode Fadeout, Diggle is seen discovering a fallen object from space emitting green light, alluding to the Green Lantern rings. The showrunner Marc Guggenheim confirmed that the object is a Green Lantern Ring.
  • The writter Eric Wallace decided to conclude Diggle's story arc with the object in The Flash episode The Man in the Yellow Tie, due to the uncertainty of the series being renewed for a ninth season at the time this episode's script was written.
• A Post-Crisis version of this character was introduced in Superman & Lois.

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Footnotes

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Team Arrow member This character is or was a member of the Green Arrow family of vigilante super-heroes, who fight crime using archery and martial arts. They are a loose connection brought together through family bonds and shared experiences. This template will categorize articles that include it into the category "Team Arrow members."