History ComicBook / GreenArrow2023

''Green Arrow'' is a 2023 maxiseries and relaunch of the [[ComicBook/GreenArrow DC Comics hero]], written by Creator/JoshuaWilliamson, and art by Sean Izaakse. It is a spinoff of ''ComicBook/DarkCrisis'' and part of the ComicBook/DawnOfDC publishing initiative.

* GoneHorriblyWrong: [[spoiler:Subverted. At first it looks as though Old Man Ollie's decision to keep the Arrows separated did more harm than good judging from what Roy and Lian suffered through. But then it turns out "Ollie" is actually one of Green Arrow's villains in disguise having set up an elaborate conspiracy to torture the Arrow Family by tearing them apart.]]

* TheReveal: The first issue reveals that [[spoiler:Amanda Waller was behind Roy and Lian's delayed reunion, threatening to keep them apart]].

* ImposterForgotOneDetail [[spoiler: When Old Man Ollie is trying to convince his present day self that being part of his family's life is destroying them he says he should have died on the island, and knowing that is why he never returned. Ollie retorts that he ''does'' feel that way sometimes, which is why ''he goes back to the island all the time'', he just never tells anyone.]]

** [[spoiler:The third issue reveals that a future version of Ollie is apparently responsible for ensuring his family stayed torn apart, arguing it was for their own good to stop "The Great Disaster." This isn't the first time he's done something so deplorable. Right before he married Dinah he made it look like her adopted daughter Sin was killed, then only told her after Dinah nearly murdered some people that Sin was alive and she'd just been put into protective custody. Dinah was shown to be haunted by the fact that she allowed Ollie to do this, feeling her abandonment of Sin was one of her biggest failures.]]

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: [[spoiler:The third issue reveals that an older version of Green Arrow from the future has been trying to keep his family apart because they apparently cause "The Great Disaster," and struck a deal with Amanda Waller and Parallax to make sure everyone stayed separate. This included letting everyone believe Lian was dead, and rendering her incapable of being anywhere near Roy. Which in turn means that the older Green Arrow is responsible for instigating all of the suffering that Roy went through in ''Rise of Arsenal''. Keep in mind that Lian was originally killed and Roy was turned into a villain because DC editorial demanded a restructuring of the Arrow Family after the failure of the Green Arrow/Black Canary marriage, while creators vainly tried to argue they wanted to do "interesting stories" about Roy without Lian dragging him down. It's now ''literally'' Green Arrow's fault that Roy and Lian were torn apart, because he thought they were better off without each other.]]

** The cover also reveals that Cissie King-Jones aka Arrowette II, whose appearances post-Graduation Day have been cameos, is returning to the mantle since 1999.[[note]]This also marks her first interaction with any of the Arrowfam.[[/note]]

* AllForNothing: [[spoiler:Subverted. The older Ollie claims he orchestrated the separation of the Arrow Family to stop a greater catastrophe, believing they would be able to find happiness on their own. The suffering and degradation Roy and Lian Harper went through after the events of ''Cry For Justice'' shows this idea, on the surface, was a failure. Then the fifth issue reveals "Ollie" isn't actually Green Arrow, but a villain who whose real goal was to make Green Arrow's family suffer.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right; [[labelnote:Top row]] Lian Harper/Cheshire Cat, Cissie King-Jones/Arrowette II, Malcolm Merlyn, Count Vertigo [[/labelnote]] [[labelnote:Bottom row]] Sienna/Red Canary, Onomatoepaeia, Emiko Queen/Red Arrow II, Jade Nguyen/Cheshire, Peacemaker, Mia Dearden/Speedy II, Daniel Brickwell/Brick, John Diggle, Roy Harper/Arsenal, Connor Hawke/Green Arrow II, Oliver Queen/Green Arrow I, Dinah Drake Lance/Black Canary II[[/labelnote]]]]

* PapaWolf: [[spoiler:The moment Lian is taken from Roy after they ''finally'' reunited after so long, he furiously demands to know where Amanda Waller is with a look on his face indicating he will ''destroy'' that woman if this is her fault.]]

* AllForNothing: [[spoiler:The third issue reveals Lian was alive during ''Rise of Arsenal'', but incapable of telling Roy she wasn't dead because of a device that kept transporting her away from him whenever she got close. Which means that Roy's descent into madness and villainy following her supposed death happened for absolutely no reason, and all of the suffering he went through believing he failed Lian could've been avoided.]]

* GoneHorriblyWrong: [[spoiler:Old Man Ollie believed his family would be able to find happiness even if they were all kept away from each other. The total nightmare that became Roy's life ''and'' Lian's life (Roy going insane believing it was his fault Lian died, degrading himself with Cheshire and Red Hood; Lian being forced to watch her dad suffer from a distance, never feeling safe in one place and having to steal to survive) proved otherwise.]]
** [[spoiler:GoneHorriblyRight: It was what the unseen BigBad intended all along.]]

** [[spoiler:Averted in that Old Man Ollie was not really a future version of Ollie but was ActuallyADoombot who was manipulating time in order to keep Ollie alone and miserable.]]

* ShutUpHannibal: [[spoiler: Old Man Ollie attempts to convince Ollie to stop trying to return to his family. Ollie responses by shooting an arrow through his eye.]]