10 Times Green Arrow Has Killed

10. A Rabbit - Green Arrow: Secret Files And Origins (2002)

When Oliver Queen was a boy, he was gifted with a bow and arrow on Christmas Day. While playing around with it, he shot a white rabbit, killing it. Ollie felt so ashamed, he never wanted to touch a bow again. Little did he realise that this mentality would change his life forever.

Several years later, Ollie and his parents, Robert and Moira, went safari hunting. Ollie refused to take part in the hunting, saying he could not take the life of another living thing.

Suddenly, a herd of lions cornered the Queens and attacked Ollie's parents. Ollie instinctively picked up a bow and arrow to protect them. However, he was so rattled by his experience with the rabbit, he hesitated.

He eventually shook it off, allowed his primal instincts to take over, and shot the lions dead. After the herd fled, Ollie realised his parents had succumbed to their wounds and perished. In his own words, "I lost my parents, in no small part because I hesitated." To make amends, Ollie vowed to protect the world from evil, using his trusty bow.