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Friends & Family

Acquaintances of the Queen family

Raisa

Species: Human

First Appearance: "Pilot" (Arrow 1x1)

Appearances: Arrow

An employee of the Queen family at the Queen mansion. She's implied to be Oliver's nanny.

The Bus Came Back: Returns from her Long Bus Trip in Season Six, employed as a nanny to help look after Oliver's son William.
Canon Foreigner: Doesn't have a comic book counterpart.
Celebrity Paradox: An episode of The Flash (2014) mentions the existence of the The Walking Dead in this universe. Her actress is announced as one of the main characters of its Spin-Off, Fear the Walking Dead.
The Confidant: Oliver seems at ease in opening up to her.
Cool Old Lady: Oliver seems to have liked her even during his Jerkass days.
Dropped After the Pilot: She literally just disappeared after the pilot, though she's occasionally referred to. Finally averted in Season Six after much fan pleading, serving as the nanny to Oliver's son.
Expy: She's basically a Gender Flipped Alfred Pennyworth.
Meido: Her job.
Morality Pet: Oliver's dialogues imply that he holds her in a very high regard, even during his Jerkass days.
Nice Girl: She's a kind woman who always believed Oliver had a good heart, even though his behavior wasn't the best before being shipwrecked.
Only One Name: She's only listed as "Raisa".
Satellite Character: She's only appeared in scenes with Oliver.
Secret-Keeper: She is aware of Oliver Queen being Green Arrow, since in the trial against him she tells Felicity that they both know the truth.
Supreme Chef: Oliver really loves her cooking.
What Happened to the Mouse?: She's Dropped After the Pilot, never to be seen or heard from again...until she returns in Season Six, though with no explanation for her absence.

Dave Hackett

Species: Human

Played by: Ben Cotton

First Appearance: "Pilot" (Arrow 1x1)

Appearances: Arrow

An employee of the Queen family, serving as Robert's bodyguard.

Canon Foreigner: Doesn't have a comic book counterpart.
Forgotten Fallen Friend: And his son is pissed as shit years later because of this.
Nothing Personal: The reason Robert killed him and then himself is for Oliver to have all the supplies for himself.
Posthumous Character: He was killed by Robert Queen after the Queen's Gambit sank.
We Hardly Knewye: Dies in his only appearance.

Jean Loring

Species: Human

First Appearance: "Broken Dolls" (Arrow 2x3)

Appearances: Arrow

Moira's lawyer and close friend.

Adaptational Heroism: She did not pull a Face–Heel Turn like her comics counterpart, who became the Supervillain Eclipso.
Adaptational Wimp: She did not turn Eclipso, meaning she did not learned how to kick ass.
Adaptation Dye-Job: Black-haired in the comics, blonde in the show.
Age Lift: In the comics, Jean Loring eventually married Ray Palmer; in the show, she's over 20 years older than him and part of Moira's generation instead.
The Bus Came Back: She returns in Arrow Season 6 after last appearing in its second season.
Celebrity Paradox:
- Stargate SG-1 is mentioned at one point. Her actress had a prominent recurring role as Dr. Janet Fraser in the show.
- The Dragon Ball anime is mentioned in The Flash. Her actresses voiced Mai of the Pilaf Gang in the Ocean Group's English Dub of the series.
Decomposite Character: Her role as Ray's Love Interest was filled by both a Posthumous Character named Anna, and later Felicity. Legends of Tomorrow reveals that Anna shares her surname, suggesting a familial relationship between the two. There is an offscreen character named Jean who was a Mythology Gag for the original character, while her role as Sue Dearbon's enemy was given to a Gender Flipped character named John Loring.
The Determinator: Moira will be found not guilty, if Jean has anything to say about it.
Good Lawyers, Good Clients: Subverted. Moira is guilty of what she's accused of but Jean believes that she's right to defend Moira on the basis she was under duress. She certainly doesn't want her friend to be sentenced to death.
Hello, Attorney!: Not bad-looking for a woman in her 50s.
In Name Only: The only thing she shares with her comic counterpart.
Unrelated in the Adaptation: She has no relation and interaction at all with this show's Ray Palmer, whereas in the comics she's his wife. The role of Ray's wife was given to Anna Loring.

Alex Davis

Species: Human

Played By: Parker Young

First Appearance: "Haunted" (Arrow 4x5)

Appearances: Arrow

A young political strategist employed by Oliver Queen during his Mayoral campaign (later Ruvé Adams after he withdraw) and the boyfriend of Thea Queen throughout Arrow Season 4.

Brainwashed and Crazy: During his tenure as Ruvé's political strategist, he was secretly brainwashed by H.I.V.E.
Canon Foreigner: Doesn't have a comic book counterpart.
Character Death: Anarky fatally electrocutes him.
Clark Kent Outfit: In his retirement with Thea, he is seen with a shirt that shows that he is muscular.
Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: He and Thea have this dynamic.
Non-Action Guy: He's not combat proficient.
The Quisling: Not long after Oliver dropped out of the Mayoral campaign, he joins the rival camp.
Temporary Love Interest: For Thea, being her boyfriend throughout Arrow Season 4 until his death.
Two First Names: Per the DC Comics norm.
Unwitting Pawn: He has no idea that he's being brainwashed by H.I.V.E.
We Hardly Knew Ye: He's a Recurring Character who barely appears before biting it.
Yes-Man: He just do what he's told.

Kazumi Adachi

Species: Human

Played by: Jeanie Cloutier

First Appearance: "My Name is Emiko Queen" (Arrow 7x10, photo), "Inheritance" (Arrow 7x17, person)

Appearances: Arrow

Emiko Queen's late mother and Robert's mistress.

Age Lift: Implied. She is Shado's grandmother in the comics, whereas she's Emiko's mother here suggesting that she's not elderly.
Composite Character: Takes Shado's place as Emiko Queen's mother and Robert's mistress.
Missing Mom: For Emiko.
The Mistress: For Robert, with her and Emiko being his Secret Other Family.
Posthumous Character: Already dead when the series starts.
Related Differently in the Adaptation: In this version she is Emiko Queen's mother instead of great grandmother.
Related in the Adaptation: She became Robert Queen's mistress instead of Shado.
Unrelated in the Adaptation: In the comic books, she is Shado's grandmother (and canonically Emiko Queen's great grandmother). That's obviously not the case here.

Acquaintances of the Lance family

Joanna De La Vega

Species: Human

First Appearance: "Pilot" (Arrow 1x1)

Appearances: Arrow

"Come on, Laurel. We're lawyers, not miracle workers."

A attorney at CNRI who works with and is friends with Laurel. After CNRI is destroyed by The Undertaking, Joanna starts working at Wethersby & Stone LLP.

Affectionate Nickname: People close to her tend to call her Jo.
Brainy Brunette: Dark haired lawyer.
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: She hasn't been seen since Season 2. She wasn't even present at Laurel's funeral.
Commuting on a Bus: She leaves in Episode 1x10, "Burned", to be with her mother after her brother Danny dies. She comes Back for the Finale in "Sacrifice"; we don't see her again until Episode 2x12, "Tremors".
The Cynic: She is more cynical compared to Laurel's idealistic viewpoint.
Hello, Attorney!: She's actually more attractive than Laurel.
Never Got to Say Goodbye: Established as Laurel's best friend at the start of the series but wasn't on her side during her last moments. Her actress doesn't seem to be on the funeral episode, either.
Sassy Black Woman: Lets off some fairly snarky comments from time to time.
Satellite Character: Mostly appears around Laurel and to give her some characterization.

Sin

Cindy Simone / Sin

Species: Human

First Appearance: "Broken Dolls" (Arrow 2x3)

Appearances: Arrow

A teenager living in the Glades, Sin is an ally of the Canary. She becomes friends with Roy and Thea.

Action Survivor: When Roy came after her for information, she was able to escape and get him to where the Canary could take him out.
Age Lift: Sin is usually portrayed as a kid.
Ambiguously Bi: When Roy tells Thea that Sin needs her help looking "slutty" for a date, Thea declares she'll help Sin get whatever man she's after — or woman.
Batter Up!: Her weapon of choice during the Glades uprising against Brick.
Boyish Short Hair: Probably contributes a bit to the above.
Damsel in Distress: She helps the Canary because she saved her from some men who were going to hurt her.
Hellbent For Leather: Always seen wearing her black leather jacket.
Le Parkour: She's a match for Roy in that department.
Long Bus Trip: She disappears after "Seeing Red", with the exception of one appearance in "Uprising" and as an interviewee in the Pre-Crisis Emerald Archer documentary.
Never Got to Say Goodbye: She's Sara's very first friend when she returned from the LoA, yet she's not even told by Roy about her death in Season 3. Though it's no longer an issue given Sara is Back from the Dead.
Only Known by Their Nickname: Everyone calls her Sin.
Parental Abandonment: Says that her parents think she's dead or at least wish she was. The truth is likely a bit more complicated, since according to "Time of Death," her mother died of cancer when she was young and her father's plane was shot down over Lian Yu.
Protectorate: For Sara Lance. The reason the Canary was there to rescue her in the first place was that while on the island, she promised Sin's dying father that she'd look after his daughters when she got home.
Race Lift: Sin was Asian in the comics, but she's portrayed as white on the show.
Real Life Writes the Plot: Her actress being cast in a lead role in Scream led to the character only appearing in one Season Three episode and one Season Seven episode after being recurring for the prior seasons.
She Cleans Up Nicely: Wears Thea's "slutty" short skirt and stilettos when posing as a hooker in one episode, in sharp contrast to her usual Tomboy appearance.
Sidekick: To Sara Lance's Canary.
Tomboy: She has a very androgynous look with her Boyish Short Hair and gender neutral clothes.

Ted Grant

Species: Human

Known Aliases: Wildcat

First Appearance: "Corto Maltese" (Arrow 3x3)

Appearances: Arrow

A boxing trainer who owns a gym, where he likes to help people blow off steam. Laurel comes to him in an attempt to deal with the anger she's been facing. It turns out that he was also a vigilante named Wildcat before the Arrow came on the scene.

see Stargirl (2020) for the post-Crisis Earth-2 character who bears his name and background

see Smallville: Clark's Allies for the Earth-167 character who bears his name and background

Adaptational Distillation: In the comics he was the The Mentor to several superheroes, here he only trains Laurel.
Adaptational Wimp: In the comics he's a world-class boxer who was an accomplished superhero in his own right, while here he was a relatively unknown vigilante who serves as The Mentor to Laurel but otherwise is mostly a Satellite Character.
Age Lift: Ted is usually an old man in the comics (post-Golden Age), while he's played by J.R. Ramirez in the show, who is in his 30's.
Badass Normal: Able to fight one on one with the Arrow, and does a pretty good job. Plus he was a former professional boxer (and a pretty good one, apparently), as well as a former vigilante.
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: He hasn't been seen since Season 3.
Doesn't Like Guns: He tells his former sidekick that they never used guns like the criminals, because they were better than them.
The Empath: Being a boxer, Ted is able to read that Laurel is holding in some deep trouble.
Frame-Up: He ends up being framed by another vigilante for a series of murders.
Hero of Another Story: He was an active vigilante six years before Oliver came back to Starling City.
Long Bus Trip: Once the uprising against Brick and his criminal league has been dealt with, Grant isn't seen again even after shown he wasn't terribly injured. He isn't even present at Laurel's funeral.
The Mentor: Becomes this to Laurel when she decides to find another way to deal with her emotional troubles. He was also a mentor for Isaac Stanzler during his vigilante days until he decides to let him go for killing a drug dealer.
Movie Superheroes Wear Black: Unlike the blue costume he had in the comics, his live action costume is entirely black.
Mr. Fanservice: He often appears shirtless when training as a boxer.
My Greatest Failure: He is still ashamed of the fallout with his former sidekick to the point that he initially refuses to disclose the actual situation.
Mythology Gag: His gym's name is the Wildcat Gym, bearing the name of his superhero codename in the comics. Its also what they used to call him during his boxing career.
Never Got to Say Goodbye: Laurel's original mentor (on-screen, at least) and wasn't there on her last moments and is not confirmed to appear on the funeral episode.
Nice Guy: He always speaks with a polite disposition and is willing to be Laurel's confidant and trainer to help her with her rage over Sara's death.
One-Steve Limit: Shares the same first name as Ted Gaynor and Ted Kord.
Power Fist: Being a boxer, brass knuckles were his weapon of choice when he was a vigilante.
Race Lift: The original Ted Grant is Caucasian, here he's played by a Hispanic actor.
Retired Badass: Retired from both professional boxing and vigilante crime-fighting. He takes up his mask one more time to face off against Brick.
Satellite Character: For Laurel, as he was the one training her into becoming a better fighter.
Two First Names: Per the DC Comics norm.
Vigilante Man: He used to be one until six years ago. He stopped after his sidekick killed a drug-dealer. He takes up the mantle again during "Uprising".

Others

Anna Loring

Species: Human

Played by: Barbara Kottmeier

First Appearance: "Left Behind" (Arrow 3x10, photo), "Last Refuge" (Legends of Tomorrow 1x12, person)

Appearances: Legends of Tomorrow

Ray's late fiancee. She was killed during the Mirakuru army siege in the Season 2 finale.

Adaptational Wimp: She did not turn Eclipso, meaning she did not learned how to kick ass. Alas, she was helplessly killed by a Mirakuru Mook.
Adaptation Name Change: Ray's fiancee (later wife) in the comics is named Jean. That character already appeared, though they share a same surname, suggesting a family relation.
Canon Character All Along: Ray Palmer's main Love Interest in the comics is named Jean Loring, not Anna. Jean herself already appeared in the show during Season 2 as a family friend to the Queens. Legends of Tomorrow then reveals that they're a Decomposite Character due to sharing a surname, though whether or not the two women are related is not yet stated by Word of God.
Death by Adaptation: Was killed before even making an appearance.
Death by Origin Story: Her death is what pushes Ray to develop his Powered Armor and be a hero.
Decomposite Character: Her comic counterpart's namesake already appeared on Season 2 but has no relation to Ray. Legends of Tomorrow reveals that they share a surname, suggesting a familial relationship between the two.
The Lost Lenore: Her death deeply affected Ray.
Killed Offscreen: Dies during the events of Season 2, with her story only being told by her fiancee.
Neck Snap: Ray says that this is how she was killed.
Posthumous Character: We only learn anything about her from Ray.

Dr. Elisa Schwartz

Species: Human

Played By: Venus Terzo

First Appearance: "Unchained" (Arrow 4x12)

Appearances: Arrow

A recurring doctor who constantly treats Team Arrow.

Agent Mulder: During Black Siren's Dead Person Impersonation of her late Earth-1 counterpart, Dr. Schwartz was (rightfully) skeptical about the supposed return of "Laurel", but didn't rule it impossible given the existence of metahumans.
Canon Foreigner: No comic book counterpart.
Died in Your Arms Tonight: She was the attending physician during Earth-1 Laurel's death.
The Medic: Team Arrow's most prominent one.
Secret-Keeper: Laurel was taken to her after she was fatally injured by Damian Darhk, resulting to Team Arrow having to reveal their identities. She kept their identities confidential since (at least until Oliver outed himself anyway). She is firm over her doctor-patient confidentiality, so she refuses to disclose to Oliver the identity of Evelyn Sharp.
Tuckerization: Named after Arrow writer (later showrunner) Beth Schwartz.

Local Government

Administration

Mayor Altman

Species: Human

Played By: Adam Henderson

First Appearance: "City of Heroes" (Arrow 2x1)

Appearances: Arrow

The mayor of Star City until October 2013. He appears to have been sympathetic towards vigilantism.

Remember the New Guy?: Was apparently the mayor already throughout Season 1, but never appeared.
We Hardly Knew Ye: Gets introduced in the Arrow Season 2 premiere, where he is also killed by the "Hoods" gang.

Mayor Sebastian Blood

see Arrowverse: Star City - Criminal Groups page

Mayor Celia Castle

Species: Human

Played By: Christina Cox

First Appearance: "The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak" (Arrow 3x5)

Appearances: Arrow

The mayor of Star City throughout the third Season of Arrow.

Alliterative Name: Celia Castle, as played by Christina Cox.
Damsel in Distress: Gets kidnapped by Daniel Brickwell during his bid for power in the Glades, alongside three aldermen.
Frame-Up: Was killed as part of one, as Maseo murdered her on Ra's al Ghul's orders in order to initiate a manhunt for Oliver.
Killed Off for Real: Courtesy of Maseo.

Mayor Ruvé Adams

see Arrowverse: The H.I.V.E. page

Mayor Oliver Queen

see Arrowverse: Oliver Queen page

Dep. Mayor/Mayor Quentin Lance

see the Arrowverse: Team Arrow - Family Members page

Mayor Emily Pollard

Species: Human

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Played By: Laara Sadiq

First Appearance: "Spectre of the Gun" (Arrow 5x13)

Appearances: Arrow

A former councilwoman who became the mayor of Star City after the death of Quentin Lance. She introduced a zero-tolerance anti-vigilante bill to the city.

Implausible Deniability: Claims that the SCPD made up Chimera. After the camera crew caught him on tape trying to blow Oliver to kingdom come.
Obstructive Bureaucrat: Isn't presented in the best light initially, putting as many legal obstacles in the way of Dinah and Oliver as possible.
Superhero Paradox: One of the reasons why she despises vigilantism so much.
Took a Level in Kindness: Initially a pretty big Jerkass, she later agrees to deputize all of Team Arrow.
Ungrateful Bastard:
- Wants to have Oliver arrested even after he solved the Fuller case for her and is pretty pissed when Dinah deputizes him.
- Thankfully subverted after the fight with Chimera, as she initially arrests Team Arrow, but then agrees to deputize them all.

Mayor Rene Ramirez

see Arrowverse: Team Arrow page

Police Department

Lt./Cap. Frank Pike

Lieutenant/Captain Frank Pike

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Species: Human

Played by: Adrian Holmes

First Appearance: "Betrayal" (Arrow 1x13)

Appearances: Arrow

SCPD lieutenant and superior of Quentin Lance, later takes over as Captain.

Bald of Authority: Bald and also Quentin's superior.
By-the-Book Cop: And not overly fond of Quentin's habit of not being so. But changes his mind in "Streets of Fire", and even gives back his badge.
Da Chief: In charge of the police, at least until Lance is promoted to Captain in the start of season three. In Season 5, he is promoted to Captain and leads the ACU.
Handicapped Badass: Get's stabbed in Season 5, courtesy of Prometheus, which renders him comatose until Season 6, where he then needs a cane to walk for a few months.
Inspector Javert: After he is handed the evidence of Billy Malone's killer being the Green Arrow, he orchestrates a manhunt for him.
Jerkass: When Quentin comes looking for Laurel in the Season Two premiere, Lt. Pike is angry because he thinks Quentin is interviewing a witness.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite his attitude problem, he is never shown to be anything less than an upstanding policeman.
Killed Off for Real: He gets fatally electroluted in an elevator that got hacked by Cayden James.
What the Hell, Hero?: Even he isn't terribly pleased when Quentin starts blatantly abusing his power to try and implicate Oliver.

Det./Ofc./Cap. Quentin Lance

see the Arrowverse: Team Arrow - Family Members page

Cap. Kimberly Hill

Captain Kimberly Hill

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Species: Human

Played by: Tina Huang

First Appearance: "All for Nothing" (Arrow 6x12)

Appearances: Arrow

After Frank Pike's tragic death, she takes over as Captain of the SCPD.

Corrupt Cop: She is on Ricardo Diaz's payroll and lets him kill Cayden James after the latter is incarcerated.
Da Chief: Pike's successor as head of SCPD.
Forced into Evil: Turns out that she didn't become corrupt willingly - Diaz threatened the safety of her family to make her comply.

Lt./Cap. Dinah Drake

see the Arrowverse: Team Arrow page

Sgt. Liza Warner

see the Arrowverse: Star City - Criminal Groups page

Sgt. Bingsley

Sergeant F. Bingsley

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bingsley.jpg

Species: Human

Played by: Danny Wattley

First Appearance: "Training Day" (Arrow 7x15)

Appearances: Arrow

A police sergeant in the SCPD as of Arrow Season 7, who is very annoyed at Team Arrow's rulebreaking.

The Big Guy: He has a very imposing stature.
By-the-Book Cop: Which puts him into conflict with the deputized Team Arrow.
Inspector Javert: He grills Team Arrow during the investigation of the two security guards Roy killed in a bloodlust.
Number Two: Dinah's second-in-command.
Teeth Clenched Team Work: With the deputized Team Arrow, though they do eventually manage to work together effectively.
Took a Level in Kindness: After being saved by the vigilantes, he stops the manhunt for them, finally admitting that they are nothing short of true heroes.
Uncertain Doom: He is last seen heavily wounded and barely alive during Emiko's attack on the SCPD, though we don't see him succumb to his wounds. Luckily, he is shown to have survived in the Season 7 finale.

Det. Lucas Hilton

Detective Lucas Hilton

Species: Human

Played By: Roger R. Cross

First Appearance: "Pilot" (Arrow 1x1)

Appearances: Arrow

SCPD detective and partner of Quentin Lance.

Back for the Dead: In "Three Ghosts", his second appearance in Season Two, he is killed off with a Boom, Headshot! by Cyrus Gold.
By-the-Book Cop: One of the tie-in comics shows that as much as he wants to be this, he sometimes falls victim to power plays by the Starling City elite.
Great Detective: Compared to Quentin, who seems to be a Failure Knight paired with Hilton.
Happily Married: Mentions his wife Jeannie a few times.
Satellite Character: To Quentin during Season One. Hell, he disappeared for most of it before returning with a beard.

Det. McKenna Hall

Detective McKenna Hall

Species: Human

Played by: Janina Gavankar

Voiced by: Rebeca Gómez (Latin-American Spanish), Mutsumi Tamura (Japanese)

First Appearance: "Vertigo" (Arrow 1x12)

Appearances: Arrow

A police detective in the SCPD. She is a friend of Oliver and part of the task force hunting for the vigilante. After being shot by the Huntress, McKenna moves to live with sister in Coast City to recover and attend a physical therapy facility.

Action Girl: She's a very competent member of the police force.
Career-Ending Injury: Her career as a cop came into a scratching halt after Helena shot her.
Fair Cop: She is a young, attractive cop.
Former Teen Rebel: Before becoming a cop, she was friends with a pre-island Oliver.
Oliver: What was that club that you got us kicked out of? The Club Deville?
McKenna: Okay, in my defense, there was no sign that specifically said you had to keep your clothes on.
Hard-Drinking Party Girl: She and Oliver appear to have gone to a few raves in the past.
Loves My Alter Ego: Inverted. She likes Oliver Queen and doesn't seem too conflicted about trying to arrest the Hood.
Old Cop, Young Cop: Not necessarily a kid, but Quentin is old enough to be her father and when she briefly worked with him, he clearly had the authority.
Put on a Bus: After "The Huntress Returns", she moves to Coast City to attend a physical therapy center there after being shot by the Huntress.
Samus Is a Girl: Oliver assumes "Detective Hall" is going to be a middle-aged man, and is rather surprised to discover that one of his old party friends became a cop.

Det. Billy Malone

Detective Billy Malone

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Species: Human

Played by: Tyler Ritter

First Appearance: "Legacy" (Arrow 5x1)

Appearances: Arrow

A police detective in the SCPD and the new boyfriend of Felicity Smoak starting Arrow Season 5.

Canon Foreigner: Doesn't appear in the comics.
Character Death: Prometheus tricks Oliver into killing him by dressing him in a copy of Prometheus' suit.

Friend on the Force: For Felicity at, least.
Mythology Gag: His last name may be one for Batman. According to the Arrowverse wiki:
In DC Comics the surname "Malone" is most well-known as the identity of a posthumous criminal that was stolen by Bruce Wayne, the Batman, and used for his own investigation missions in the criminal underworld. His first name is Matches, and his primary role is that of a false identity for Batman to take on.
Sacrificial Lamb: His accidental death at Oliver's hand solidifies Prometheus as a unscrupulous villain who will stop at nothing to hurt Oliver.

Ofc. Daily

see the Arrowverse: Star City - Criminal Groups page

Ofc. Carrie Cutter

see the Arrowverse: A.R.G.U.S. & Task Force X page

Ofc. Nick Anastas

Officer Nick Anastas

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nick_anastas.png

Species: Human

Played by: Evan Roderick

First Appearance: "Deathstroke Returns" (Arrow 6x5)

Appearances: Arrow

A police officer in the SCPD who starts dating Curtis Holt starting Arrow Season 6.

see Arrowverse Star City Citizens page to see his Earth-2 counterpart

By-the-Book Cop: He is very law-abiding, to the point where he initially despised vigilantes. He is also one of the cops Captain Hill fires for not submitting to Diaz.
Fair Cop: To the point where Curtis is quickly smitten when he first sees his profile.
Nice Guy: As befitting for a boyfriend of Curtis.
Redeeming Replacement: Unlike Paul, he is more accepting of Curtis' vigilantism.
Second Love: For Curtis, following his divorce from Paul. He even plans to propose to him.

Kelton

Species: Human

Played by: Lee Vincent

First Appearance: "An Innocent Man" (Arrow 1x4)

Appearances: Arrow

The CSU technician for SCPD. He's also a hacker.

Canon Foreigner: He has no comic counterpart.
Forgotten Fallen Friend: After his death, Quentin never seems to mention or remember him despite being his former sidekick.
Gadgeteer Genius: He is the SCPD's tech guy.
Geek Physiques: He's rather scrawny.
Neck Snap: How he dies.
Non-Action Guy: He's not combat proficient.
Only One Name: His only listed as "Kelton".
The Rival: The closest thing for Felicity's in the first two seasons.
Sidekick: Mainly for Quentin.
The Smart Guy: He's the SCPD's Gadgeteer Genius and resident hacker.
Tempting Fate: Keeps mentioning that he has a "dead-end job". He was ultimately killed on the line of duty.

Deputy Oliver Queen

see Arrowverse: Oliver Queen page

Deputy Felicity Smoak

see Arrowverse: Team Arrow page

Deputy John Diggle

see Arrowverse: Team Arrow page

Deputy Rene Ramirez

see Arrowverse: Team Arrow page

Law Department

DA Kate Spencer

Kate Spencer

Species: Human

Played By: Chelah Horsdal

First Appearance: "Damaged" (Arrow 1x5)

Appearances: Arrow

District Attorney of Star(ling) City during Arrow's first two seasons.

Adaptational Wimp: She's no Action Girl here.
Adaptation Dye-Job: Depending on the Artist in the comics, but she's never portrayed as a blonde. Guess what hair color she has in the show?
Benevolent Boss: She still have her composure while confronting Laurel when the latter Blackmailed her for the first time.
Blackmail: Is on the receiving end from Laurel, in-order to get her job back.
Death by Adaptation: She didn't became Manhunter.
Decomposite Character: Her character's usual lawyer/vigilante aspect was given to Laurel Lance in the show.
Hello, Attorney!: And she's the District Attorney to boot.
Horrible Judge of Character: While the city is going into a full on riot due to Slade's Mirakuru army/Blood Cultists, she ends up staying with Blood of all people. She dies because of this mistake.
In Name Only: The only thing she shares with the Manhunter is her civilian name (her job is close, although in the comics she's specifically a prosecuting attorney).
Satellite Character: She's strongly tied with Laurel's arc as a lawyer, and that's it.
Two First Names: Per the DC Comics norm.
We Hardly Knew Ye: She re-appears throughout most of Season Two and in the penultimate episode, "Streets of Fire", she is ruthlessly Neck Snapped under Slade Wilson's orders.

DA Adrian Chase

see the Arrowverse: Simon Morrison page

DA Sam Armand

Sam Armand

Species: Human

Played By: Pej Vahdat

First Appearance: "Thanksgiving" (Arrow 6x7)

Appearances: Arrow

The District Attorney of Star City after Team Arrow returns from Lian Yu. He seems to be acquainted with Oliver on a personal level.

Amoral Attorney: He is on Ricardo Diaz's payroll, just like Captain Hill.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: The reason he supports Diaz is because the latter is paying for his son's expensive cancer treatment.
False Friend: Initially presented as a personal friend of Oliver who got forced by Agent Watson to work against him. Later it is revealed that he is actually on Ricardo Diaz's payroll and has been collecting evidence to end Oliver's term as the mayor.
Nothing Personal: He's forced to prosecute Agent Watson's case against Oliver against his will. Until it's revealed he's on Diaz's payroll.

DA Dinah Laurel Lance

see Arrowverse: Dinah Laurel Lance page

ADA Adam Donner

Adam Donner

Species: Human

Played By: Dylan Bruce

First Appearance: "City of Heroes" (Arrow 2x1)

Appearances: Arrow

Assistant District Attorney and Laurel Lance's boss.

Bad Boss: He's willing to use his subordinates as pawns.
Beauty Is Bad: A Tall, Dark, and Handsome man who also happens to be a Jerkass Bad Boss.
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: He seems like a decent guy at first glance, but he is actually pretty conniving and uncaring.
Hello, Attorney!: He's a Tall, Dark, and Handsome ADA.
Jerkass: Makes Laurel prosecute Moira Queen, despite her being a friend of the family. Later, he sets Laurel up as part of a trap for the Huntress, pretending to rehire her just so he can have an "expendable" lawyer there for show in case things go bad.
Jerkass Has a Point: His reasons for not helping Laurel investigate Sebastian Blood are actually fairly reasonable: Her evidence is very flimsy against a very popular figure, and as the ADA who passed out from Vertigo during a high-profile trial, he wasn't willing to take that big a risk to his career.
Karma Houdini: He used Laurel as bait in a death trap and gets away scot-free, even keeping his job as an attorney.
Tall, Dark, and Handsome: He stands 6' feet tall.
Tall, Dark, and Snarky: He openly mocks other people.

ADA Laurel Lance

see Arrowverse: Team Arrow page

Star City Media

Stuart

Species: Human

Played by: Marrett Green

First Appearance: "Pilot" (Arrow 1x1)

Appearances: Arrow

A prominent reporter in Star(ling) City's News 52 Channel.

Kent Brockman News: Literally his work.
Non-Action Guy: Due to being a reporter.

Bethany Snow

Species: Human

Played by: Keri Adams

First Appearance: "City of Heroes" (Arrow 2x1)

Appearances: Arrow

A prominent reporter in Star(ling) City's News 52 Channel.

see New 52 for the Earth-N52 character who bears her name and background

Adaptational Heroism: She's an ally of The Church of Blood in the comics. Here, she's an honest reporter.
Adaptation Dye-Job: From Strawberry blonde in the comics to light blonde in the show.
Dead Alternate Counterpart: Her Earth-N52 counterpart was killed by the anti-matter wave just after she reported on the deaths of the Justice League.
Kent Brockman News: Literally her work.
Non-Action Guy: Due to being a reporter.
One-Steve Limit: Shares the same surname as Caitlin Snow. They are unrelated as far as we know.

Susan Williams

Species: Human

Played By: Carly Pope

First Appearance: "A Matter of Trust" (Arrow 5x3)

Appearances: Arrow

A reporter who uncovers one of Oliver Queen's secrets. She and Oliver later became an item.

Adaptation Dye-Job: She's blonde in the comics. Here, she's an Aloof Dark-Haired Girl.
Good All Along: While many people thought she was a Bitch in Sheep's Clothing at first, she really does care about Oliver and even agrees to keep his secret after she is convinced that he means well.
Intrepid Reporter: She's very good at her job. Maybe too good because she uncovers evidence that Oliver was in Russia when he was supposedly stranded on Lian Yu.
Love Interest: For Oliver in Season 5.
Outside-Context Problem: Most of Oliver's adversaries are either corrupt businessmen or criminals, that have been soundly defeated. But Susan Williams possibly poses a greater danger when she finds a photo of Oliver's time in the Bratva]
The Password Is Always "Swordfish": Felicity didn't have to try very hard to hack Susan's computer.
Felicity: Her password is "1234" and she has a folder on her desktop labeled "Oliver Queen Info."
Red Herring: In What We Leave Behind, there's vodka in her apartment similar to what Oliver had seen in Russia, leading the audience to suspect that she's somehow the main villain or at least connected to the villain while working to destroy Oliver. However, it turns out that vodka wasn't a clue to Susan being a villain and Susan herself turns out to be Good All Along.

Citizens

Ted Kord

Species: Human

A wealthy businessman and the CEO of Kord Industries.

see Smallville for the Earth-167 character who bears his name and background.

Adaptational Wimp: Due to a sad case of Executive Meddling. He was originally the one slated to appear as Brandon Routh's character, but the DC higher-ups didn't allow the show to use him. As a result, he didn't become a hero despite being mentioned several times throughout the show. Routh played Ray Palmer instead.
Butt-Monkey: His company is often the target of robbery by everyone in Star City... and that includes the heroes.
Decomposite Character: Again, as a result of Executive Meddling, most of his character elements, specifically the billionaire tech-hero, was fused with Ray Palmer.
Exiled from Continuity: He's reduced to being The Ghost and later a Decomposite Character with Ray Palmer, due to the DC higher ups not green lighting him for the show.
The Ghost: He and his company are often mentioned, but he has yet to make a personal appearance.
One-Steve Limit: Shares the same first name as Ted Gaynor and Ted Grant.
The Rival: With Oliver Queen and later Ray Palmer, through their companies, as Kord Industries is Queen Consolidated/Palmer Tech's main competitor.

Dr. Harrison Wells

see Arrowverse: S.T.A.R. Labs page

Dr. Tess Morgan

see Arrowverse: S.T.A.R. Labs page

Dr. Ellen Moore

Species: Human

Played By: Marilyn Norry (old), Annabel Marshall-Roth (young)

First Appearance: "Daddy Darhkest" (Legends of Tomorrow 3x10)

Appearances: Legends of Tomorrow

A psychiatrist employed at the Sumner Asylum in Star City and secretly a member of the Cult of Mallus.

Bedlam House: Works at one.
Mad Doctor: Is fond of performing lobotomies and other gruesome things on patients while they are awake.
Time-Shifted Actor: John Constantine, Leo Snart and Sara encounter her younger version from 1969 after Nora unwillingly sends them back in time.

Characters / Arrowverse: Star City - Citizens

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Star City Citizens

Friends & Family

Acquaintances of the Queen family

Raisa

Species: Human

Played by: Kathleen Gati

First Appearance: "Pilot" (Arrow 1x1)

Appearances: Arrow

Dave Hackett

Species: Human

Played by: Ben Cotton

First Appearance: "Pilot" (Arrow 1x1)

Appearances: Arrow

Jean Loring

Species: Human

Played by: Teryl Rothery

First Appearance: "Broken Dolls" (Arrow 2x3)

Appearances: Arrow

Alex Davis

Species: Human

Played By: Parker Young

First Appearance: "Haunted" (Arrow 4x5)

Appearances: Arrow

Kazumi Adachi

Species: Human

Played by: Jeanie Cloutier

First Appearance: "My Name is Emiko Queen" (Arrow 7x10, photo), "Inheritance" (Arrow 7x17, person)

Appearances: Arrow

Acquaintances of the Lance family

Joanna De La Vega

Species: Human

Played by: Annie Ilonzeh

First Appearance: "Pilot" (Arrow 1x1)

Appearances: Arrow

Cindy Simone / Sin

Species: Human

Played by: Bex Taylor-Klaus

First Appearance: "Broken Dolls" (Arrow 2x3)

Appearances: Arrow

Ted Grant

Species: Human

Known Aliases: Wildcat

Played by: J. R. Ramirez

First Appearance: "Corto Maltese" (Arrow 3x3)

Appearances: Arrow

Others

Anna Loring

Species: Human

Played by: Barbara Kottmeier

First Appearance: "Left Behind" (Arrow 3x10, photo), "Last Refuge" (Legends of Tomorrow 1x12, person)

Appearances: Legends of Tomorrow

Dr. Elisa Schwartz

Species: Human

Played By: Venus Terzo

First Appearance: "Unchained" (Arrow 4x12)

Appearances: Arrow

Local Government

Administration

Mayor Altman

Species: Human

Played By: Adam Henderson

First Appearance: "City of Heroes" (Arrow 2x1)

Appearances: Arrow

Mayor Celia Castle

Species: Human

Played By: Christina Cox

First Appearance: "The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak" (Arrow 3x5)

Appearances: Arrow

Mayor Emily Pollard

Species: Human

Played By: Laara Sadiq

First Appearance: "Spectre of the Gun" (Arrow 5x13)

Appearances: Arrow

Police Department

Lieutenant/Captain Frank Pike

Species: Human

Played by: Adrian Holmes

First Appearance: "Betrayal" (Arrow 1x13)