Yao Fei (姚飞) was a master archer. He was also the father of the late Shado, and was one of the former mentors and a good friend of Oliver Queen. He was a prisoner on the island of Lian Yu. He was believed to be extremely dangerous by the Chinese government. It was later revealed, by his daughter, that the Chinese military forced him to be their scapegoat in massacring innocent people, and that he was sent to the island for crimes he did not commit. In "Darkness on the Edge of Town," he refused to be Edward Fyers' scapegoat for shooting down a Ferris Air jet until Edward threatened to kill Oliver, Slade Wilson, and his daughter Shado. After he was done filming the video message of him shooting down a Ferris Air jet, Edward killed him because he no longer had a reason to keep him alive on the island. His death was avenged by Oliver, who later kills Edward with an arrow, thereby saving Shado
BIOGRAPHY
Early Life
Not much is known about Yao Fei's past, though it is known that before reaching Lian Yu he was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China. The military massacred a large number of people, and Yao Fei was forced to take the blame for acts that he said were not committed by him.
Time on Lian Yu
Following the massacre, Yao Fei was sent to live on Lian Yu and soon became a prisoner of Edward Fyers, who wanted him to be the face of a war-related plan. About a year after being captured by Edward, Slade was put in a cell with him. Slade helped Yao Fei to escape from their cell. The two went to go find Slade's partner, Bill, only to find out that he had joined with Edward. The two men then escaped Edward's camp together. It isn't known what exactly happened after that, but Yao Fei and Slade had made plans to escape the island together on a supply plane.
Not much is known about Yao Fei's past, though it is known that before reaching Lian Yu he was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China. The military massacred a large number of people, and Yao Fei was forced to take the blame for acts that he said were not committed by him.
Time on Lian Yu
Following the massacre, Yao Fei was sent to live on Lian Yu and soon became a prisoner of Edward Fyers, who wanted him to be the face of a war-related plan. About a year after being captured by Edward, Slade was put in a cell with him. Slade helped Yao Fei to escape from their cell. The two went to go find Slade's partner, Bill, only to find out that he had joined with Edward. The two men then escaped Edward's camp together. It isn't known what exactly happened after that, but Yao Fei and Slade had made plans to escape the island together on a supply plane.
ABILITIES
- Peak physical condition: Yao Fei had shown to be in top physical condition for a man of his age.
- Master archer: Yao Fei was a master marksman and was portrayed through outstanding precision with his signature bow and arrow, using them as effectively as Oliver Queen uses them as The Hood. In fact, his greater experience in archery as well as providing Oliver with mentor-ship in the skill may prove his superiority in comparison to him. As noted by Edward Fyers, he initially thought Yao Fei looked ridiculous with such primitive and crudely made weapons until seeing for himself that Yao Fei took out three of his best men with them. He was impressed enough to order 25 compound bows in the next supply drop and wanted Yao Fei to train his men in using them.
- Master hand-to-hand combatant/Martial artist: In addition to his proficiency in the use of long-ranged weapons, Yao Fei had also proven his ability in close-ranged hand-to-hand combat. This was constantly shown by his ability to take down various armed men, including the former ASIS agent and mercenary Billy Wintergreen.