20 Facts & Trivia About Arrow

Filming the Queens mansion exterior shots uses the same castle as Luthor's castle on.Smallville.and the Xavier School of Gifted Youngsters inX2: X-Men United.andX-Men: The Last Stand..

Like Chloe Sullivan onSmallville., John Diggle became an original character for the show, quickly becoming a fan favorite. Ms. Sullivan also adapted him into DC's New 52 comic universe.

In the episode "Suicide Squad," a woman with a distinct voice offers help because she is a therapist. This is Harley Quinn, a prison therapist when she met The Joker. Cassidy Alexa played the character, but Tara Strong provided the voice work. Tara voices Harley Quinn in the Batman video games.Batman: Arkham City., andBatman: Arkham Knight..

Arrow.Arrow introduced Barry Allen during season two. This launched his own superhero show, CW'sThe Flash.These events started a shared DC hero TV universe.

Just like withSmallville., every episode title in Smallville is spoken aloud by a character in that episode.

Stephen Amell and Robbie Amell appear on the CW.

Stephen Amell (who plays Oliver Queen/Arrow) developed an anxiety, a "tick," he imagines Oliver gets when he doesn't hold his bow.

The actors John Barrowman and Colin Donnell, who play father and son (Tommy and Malcolm Merlyn), are only 14 years apart in real life.

For decades, the Green Arrow character in the comics had bright blonde hair. He wore a small mask to hide his identity. He had a famous, large, bold goatee.

The show's John Diggle character gets his name from Andy Diggle, the comic writer who wroteGreen Arrow: Year One., which serves as a main inspiration for the show.

In season 3, a character named Ted Grant appears. In the comics, he is the hero Wildcat, who trained Black Canary, matching what he does in the show.

Curare, used on the show, is a real paralytic and muscle relaxant for arrowheads, but physicians use it more as an anesthetic. Large doses can cause respiratory failure and cardiac arrest.

The second Speedy (Green Arrow's sidekick) in the comics was Mia Dearden. They named Oliver's mother Moira Dearden Queen as a nod to this.

All exterior shots of the police headquarters show the Los Angeles Public Library's headquarters and main branch.

Quentin Lance, played by Paul Blackthorne, gets call sign Delta-Charlie 52 for the SCPD. This points to the "DC" in DC Comics and their New 52 line.

The actual "Green Arrow" name appears in the second season. During the first season, he is called "the green hooded guy" or "the vigilante," and similar terms are used. The name Green Arrow sticks in the second season.

Oliver's club is Verdant. That means "of bright green color." The large V above it looks like an arrow. Club Green Arrow. Someone puts it all together.

The show's city skyline mixes real places. They use footage from Frankfurt, Germany; Philadelphia's Center City; Boston's Back Bay; Tokyo, Japan; and Singapore.

In comics, Dinah "Laurel" Lance is Black Canary's secret identity. On the show, Dinah's sister Sarah Lance plays the Black Canary role. After Sarah's death on the show, Laurel took over the Black Canary title.

For over 20 years, the character played a small role. He was a background hero without his own series. In the mid-60s, the character lost billions and gained his own series, becoming an everyman's hero. This character era forms much of the first two seasons of Arrow.Arrow.It is based off of.