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Oliver Queen is a fictional character on the television series ''Arrow'', based on the DC Comics superhero Green Arrow created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. He was adapted for television in 2012 by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, and Andrew Kreisberg. Oliver Queen has been continually portrayed by Stephen Amell on ''Arrow''. This is the second time the character has been adapted to a live-action television series; the first time was on the series ''Smallville'', where the character appeared over the course of five seasons and was portrayed by Justin Hartley. In the series, Oliver is a billionaire playboy who returns to Starling City after five years of being stranded after a ship wreck. He spends his nights as a hooded vigilante who stops crime in the city. In the first season, Oliver focuses on a list of targets that he determined are taking advantage of the citizens. Subsequent seasons has him venturing into all criminal activity, and he shifts from being willing to kill to having a rule against all killing as a means of stopping assailants. In ''Arrow'', Oliver did not take up the name of "Green Arrow" like he does in the comics until season four. This was due to his Arrow identity considered to have "died" and was in need of a new identity. Oliver Queen and his vigilante persona have also appeared in a digital comic book series, and with Amell appearing in a crossover on the television series ''The Flash''. Amell has been nominated for various awards for his performance, include a People's Choice and Leo Award. Amell has received praise from critics who frequently cite his portrayal of the Oliver Queen persona over the hooded vigilante. ==Role in ''Arrow''== Oliver Queen first appears in the pilot episode of ''Arrow'' as a billionaire playboy being discovered on a deserted island after being missing for five years following a ship wreck of his family's yacht. Oliver returns to Starling City and is greeted by his mother Moira (Susanna Thompson), his sister Thea (Willa Holland), his best friend Tommy Merlyn (Colin Donnell), and his ex-girlfriend Laurel Lance (Katie Cassidy). Unknown to his friends and family, Oliver has returned to Starling City to carry out a plan of redemption for his father, who was with him during the ship wreck and died while stranded on the island, and whom Oliver believes failed to do everything he could to help the citizens of Starling City. Season one focuses on Oliver readjusting to life during the day, and spending his nights dressed as a hooded vigilante. As his vigilante persona, Oliver carries a bow and arrows, and acts as judge, jury, and if necessary executioner to the wealthy that have used their money and power to take advantage and hurt the citizens of Starling City, and in the process embroiled into conflicts with some of the city's criminals including the Triad leader China White (Kelly Hu). In the episodes "Lone Gunman" and "The Odyssey", Oliver is forced to reveal his identity to his bodyguard John Diggle (David Ramsey) and Queen Consolidated IT specialist Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards). Afterward, each joins Oliver in his quest to save Starling City from a mysterious group who is determined to destroy the Glades, an area of Starling City filled with crime and the underprivileged. Season one also features flashbacks to Oliver's time on the island and the inhabitants that he encounters while there.〔 In season one, Oliver meets Yao Fei (Byron Mann) and Slade Wilson (Manu Bennett), who teach Oliver how to survive on the island, training him to fight and use a bow, while plotting to stop Edward Fyers (Sebastian Dunn) from taking out a Chinese commercial airliner. In season two, Oliver is initially found back on the island, having returned as penance for what he views a personal responsibility for the successful destruction of the Glades and the loss of his best friend. He eventually returns to save his family's company, and decides that he needs to honor his friend by stopping crime in the city without killing. Oliver spends season two being harassed by Slade Wilson, who survived the island and arrives in Starling City determined to make Oliver suffer the way Slade did on the island. By the end of the season, Oliver has lost his company to Slade, and must contend with an army of soldiers with superhuman strength that are determined to destroy Starling City on Slade's orders. Oliver and his friends—which now includes trained assassin Sara Lance (Caity Lotz), an aspiring vigilante named Roy Harper (Colton Haynes), and members of the League of Assassins—are able to stop the army and Slade. Season two flashbacks focused on the deteriorating relationship between Oliver and Slade, the discovery of a formula that can create super strength and near invulnerability, and a group of prisoners being experimented upon just off the coast of the island.〔 In season three, Oliver is brought into a confrontation with Ra's al Ghul (Matthew Nable) after Sara's death. In order to protect his sister, who had been drugged and coerced into killing Sara, Oliver claims responsibility for the murder and engages Ra's in a trial by combat. After surviving the sword of Ra's al Ghul, he is pursued by Ra's to become the new leader of the League. After Ra's mortally wounds Thea, Oliver accepts his offer so that he can use the Lazarus Pit to save Thea. In "Al-Sahim", Oliver appears in Starling City to kill Nyssa al Ghul, who also claims the title of "Heir to the Demon", where it is revealed that he has been brainwashed by Ra's into renouncing all things "Oliver Queen". In "This is Your Sword", it is shown that Oliver is actually lying to Ra's, and planning to destroy the League from the inside. The season three finale features Oliver killing Ra's, and subsequently giving up being a hero for Starling City and leaving to have a new life with Felicity. Season three flashbacks focused on Oliver's trainings under Amanda Waller (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) and her subordinates prior of his return to Starling City, which continues in season four. In season four, after retiring from vigilantism, Oliver has live a happy life with Felicity Smoak at Ivy Town, until Thea & Laurel approach him, telling that they need him back at Star City, which has been taken over by "Ghosts". He eventually discovers that the mastermind is H.I.V.E.'s leader Damien Darhk (Neal McDonough). As "Arrow" persona has been tarnished, Oliver now goes by the codename "Green Arrow" as he become vigilante once again, but as a symbol of hope while trying to regain Diggle's trust when he infiltrated the League to takedown Ra's Al Ghul. Oliver also decides to run for mayor of Star City. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oliver Queen (Arrow)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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