Roy Harper (Earth-16)

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Real Name	Roy Harper
Main Alias	Arsenal
Other Aliases	Speedy
Relatives	Will Harper (clone), Jim Harper (clone)
Affiliation	The Team, Bowhunter Security
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Adventurer
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Blue
Hair	Red
Origin
Universe	Earth-16
Creators	Mort Weisinger · George Papp · Greg Weisman · Brandon Vietti
First Appearance	"Auld Acquaintance" (April 21, 2012)

You'll never pod me again! Never !

— Arsenal

Roy Harper was the original Speedy, kidnapped and replaced by a clone. After he was recovered, he became Arsenal and joined the Team.

History

Speedy was Green Arrow's apprentice before being abducted by Luthor's men and cloned by the Light to create Red Arrow and Guardian (James Harper) at the cost of his right arm.

Speedy remained on ice until he was rescued by his clone and Cheshire. He later changed his name into Arsenal and joined the Team. However, due to his reckless nature and inability to follow orders where he often went off mission to handle his own objectives, Arsenal was dismissed from the team by Nightwing. After leaving with the superpowered teenage runaways and then discovering and convincing them that Lex Luthor, the man who brought them together was a bad man, all of them decided to work as their own personal team, with no affiliations to any other.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Cybernetic Enhancement: After losing his right arm at the hands of Lex Luthor, Roy was given a cybernetic arm with numerous weapons.
  • Weaponry
    • Explosives
    • Laser
    • Electro-Blast
  • Grappling Hook

Abilities

• Acrobatics
• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)
• Peak Human Condition
  • Peak Human Stamina: Roy fought continuously for two days with The Reach soldiers before he received a back-up.
• Weaponry
  • Archery
  • Firearms
  • Throwing
  • Gadgetry
  • Demolitions
  • Swordsmanship
• Tactical Analysis

Other Characteristics

• Missing Right Arm
• PTSD: After spending nine years in captivity Roy received a form of PTSD. He couldn't be captured alive at all costs, which led him to risking the lives of others in doing so, albeit unintentionally.

Notes

• This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series Young Justice and its tie-in comic book series. It is an adaptation of Roy Harper/Speedy. The original character was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp and first appeared in More Fun Comics #73.
• Roy Harper was voiced by Crispin Freeman.
  

Trivia

• Roy's missing arm is a clear reference to Roy Harper of the main DC Universe losing his arm in a battle with Prometheus.

Related

• 20 Appearances of Roy Harper (Earth-16)
• 6 Images featuring Roy Harper (Earth-16)
• 1 Quotations by or about Roy Harper (Earth-16)
• Character Gallery: Roy Harper (Earth-16)

External Links

• Arsenal at the Young Justice Wiki

Footnotes

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