Thea Queen

Thea Queen
Arrowverse character
Willa Holland as Thea Dearden Queen on Arrow in her Speedy costume
First appearance
Last appearance
Created by
Portrayed byWilla Holland
In-universe information
Full nameThea Dearden Queen
Alias
  • Speedy
  • Thea Merlyn
  • Mia
Occupation
Family
Significant other
SidearmBow and arrow
Sword

Thea Dearden Queen, also known as Speedy, is a fictional character portrayed by Willa Holland on The CW television series Arrow, created by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, and Andrew Kreisberg. She is the maternal half-sister of series protagonist Oliver Queen / Green Arrow. Although an original creation to the series, she adopts elements from the DC Comics superhero Mia Dearden / Speedy, created by writer Kevin Smith and artist Phil Hester.

Holland was a main cast member on Arrow from its first season until its sixth, and also crossed over to the spin-off Arrowverse series The Flash. Although Thea Queen is loosely inspired by the existing comics character Mia Dearden, a sidekick of Green Arrow, the idea of Green Arrow working alongside his archer half-sister was later incorporated back into the comics in the form of Emiko Queen.[1]

  1. ^ Carter, Justin (February 9, 2018). "DC's Green Arrow Continues Our Favorite New Arrow/Bird Romance". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.