Speedy
Real Name:
Mia Deaden
Age:
19
Gender:
Female
Powers:
None
Abilities:
-Above Average use of a Bow and arrow
-Acrobatics
-Some use of Swords
Gadgets:
-Bow
-Trick arrows
Biography:
Mia was a teenaged girl who ran away from home after being abused by her father. Unable to survive on her own, she fell in love with a man named Richard, who offered her shelter and food in exchange for exploiting her in child prostitution. Mia was rescued from one of her clients, a depraved local politician, by Oliver Queen, who had just recently returned from the dead. Mia continued to work with Oliver, who was busy trying to reconstruct his own life, and she began to train at an archery under his tutelage. Mia continually petitioned Green Arrow to allow her to serve as his sidekick, but Oliver continually demurred, not wanting to put another youngster at risk. As Oliver Queen got his life back in order, Mia fantasized that she would one day become Green Arrow's new crime-fighting partner and began taking up practice with the bow. Once the Emerald Archer learned of her desire, he nipped it in the bud, instead emphasizing that she concentrate on her academic studies. Mia began to work after classes in the Star City Youth Recreational Center with Queen and Ollie's son, Connor.
When Mia tested positive for HIV, a legacy from her years on the street, she was more determined than ever to do something special with her life. Green Arrow felt he at least owed it to Mia to give her a chance. Mia became a sidekick to Green Arrowm assuming the costumed guise of Ollie's first partner, Speedy. To complement her training, Mia also joined the Teen Titans. After facing foes such as Doctor Light and the new Brother Blood, Mia left the Titans shortly after the Infinite Crisis event. She committed herself to working alongside Ollie and Connor Hawke and began establishing her own network of street contacts throughout Star City.
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