Thea Dearden Queen (born January 21, 1995) is the 19 year-old daughter in the Queen Family. She is the birth daughter of Moira Queen and Malcolm Merlyn, the step-daughter of the late Robert Queen, and the late Rebecca Merlyn, the younger half-sister of Oliver Queen and the late Tommy Merlyn, a good friend of Sin, and the ex-girlfriend of Roy Harper. Thea when first seen was a reckless drug addict with temper issues but time spent with Laurel in the CNRI in community service made her more responsible. Later she met street criminal Roy Harper and fell in love with him and eventually managed to persuade him to a life away from crime. However she breaks up with Roy after he cheats on her, though to keep her safe from his Mirakuru injection. She also now knows from Slade Wilson that Malcolm Merlyn is her father and is now estranged from her brother and mother.
BIOGRAPHY
Thea is the daughter of Moira Queen and the biological daughter Malcolm Merlyn, though Malcolm was unaware that Thea was his daughter as Thea herself was unaware that Malcolm was her father because she thought her father was Robert Queen. Thea idolized Oliver as a child. They used to be close and, according to Oliver, he used to chase after her when she was younger, thus giving her the nickname, "Speedy". When her father and brother were both presumed dead, Thea felt alone and disconnected from the world. She fell into a life of drugs and partying to fill the void left by her father and brother.
PERSONALITY
Thea can be reckless, impulsive, and immature, but she has a good heart and always tries to do the right thing, and looks up to her older half-brother Oliver. When she meets Roy Harper, the young criminal, she quickly forms a strong romantic attraction, and she is shown to be extremely devoted to him, repeatedly bailing him out of jail. After Roy is saved by The Arrow, Thea goes along with him to meet the man who saved his life. This shows that Thea, while young, reckless, and impulsive, has a strong sense of loyalty and camaraderie for those she loves.
After working with Laurel, her partying and drug abusing days seem to be exchanged for a more dutiful and emotionally responsible personality. In Season 2, though Thea was originally opposed to being a vigilante like the Arrow she eventually warmed up to it when Roy saved Sin, though Thea still tried to be involved as possible. When Roy is injected with Mirakuru, which Thea isn't told about and becomes more aggressive, Thea begins to feel pushed away as Roy doesn't talk about it. When Roy breaks up with her she becomes extremely depressed. Furthermore when Thea finds out Malcolm Merlyn is her biological father, she becomes angry towards Oliver and her mother Moira, for keeping the secret from her.
After working with Laurel, her partying and drug abusing days seem to be exchanged for a more dutiful and emotionally responsible personality. In Season 2, though Thea was originally opposed to being a vigilante like the Arrow she eventually warmed up to it when Roy saved Sin, though Thea still tried to be involved as possible. When Roy is injected with Mirakuru, which Thea isn't told about and becomes more aggressive, Thea begins to feel pushed away as Roy doesn't talk about it. When Roy breaks up with her she becomes extremely depressed. Furthermore when Thea finds out Malcolm Merlyn is her biological father, she becomes angry towards Oliver and her mother Moira, for keeping the secret from her.