Green Arrow (Connor Hawke)

Green Arrow (Connor Hawke)
Connor Hawke, art by Rodolfo Damaggio
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Green Arrow vol. 2, #0 (1994)
Created by	Kelley Puckett Jim Aparo
In-story information
Alter ego	Connor Hawke
Species	Human
Team affiliations	Justice League
Partnerships	Green Arrow (Oliver Queen)
Abilities	Peak of human physical condition Healing Factor Master martial artist, kyudo archer, and marksman

Connor Hawke is a fictional DC Comics superhero who operated as the second Green Arrow, created by Kelley Puckett and Jim Aparo. Connor is the son of Oliver Queen, the original Green Arrow, and his former girlfriend Sandra "Moonday" Hawke. Connor Hawke first appeared in Green Arrow (volume 2) #0 (1994).

Following the Flashpoint crossovers and New 52 reboot, Connor has yet to be reintroduced into DC's primary storytelling continuity. An alternative universe version of Connor does however appear in the series Earth 2, as a World Army member named Red Arrow who assists the Wonders in the war with Darkseid. Outside of comics, a version of Connor has appeared in live action in the DC television series Legends of Tomorrow, while a loose adaptation of the story where Oliver discovers he has an illegitimate son also plays out on the related show Arrow.

Connor Hawke met Oliver Queen after Oliver came to stay at the ashram where Connor had been studying for some years. Oliver who had previously retreated to the ashram decades before, looking for peace after accidentally killing a criminal (in The Flash 2nd series #217), returned to the ashram under similar circumstances, haunted by the thought that he had killed his former best friend Hal Jordan, who, at the time, was involuntarily serving as the host of the supervillain Parallax. Thanks to Connor, who was a big fan of Green Arrow, Oliver was able to regain a semblance of inner peace and venture out into the world again, especially after numerous attempts on his life had been made.

Connor decided to journey with Oliver, and created a costume similar to his. Connor served as Oliver's sidekick, also meeting with Eddie Fyers, the former federal agent that acted as a form of counsel for Oliver. It was during this time that Oliver learned about his connection to Connor (albeit from the ghost of Hal Jordan): Connor was Oliver's son, conceived during Oliver's college years - a truth that Eddie Fyers had already deduced. Oliver didn't take it well and stormed off, agreeing to go undercover in an eco-terrorist group called the Eden Corps for the government. The mission turned out to be fatal for Oliver, as his arm was connected to a bomb in a plane that was headed for Metropolis. Rather than endanger Metropolis, and refusing to allow his arm to be amputated, he sacrificed himself to let the bomb explode away from the city. With his father dead, Connor decided to take up the mantle of Green Arrow and continue his hero's work.