Arrow: Five DC Characters We Hope to See

With a third season ready to kick off in less than two months and some major changes in the offing for the show's universe (including the availability of super-powered characters, and a spinoff that will introduce a couple of dozen more communal characters to the mix), Arrow looks ready to expand the already-substantial DC TV Universe again.

Mark Shaw, Katana and Ra's al Ghul (plus a new Count Vertigo) have all been added to the series this year already -- and those are just the ones that we know about, that nobody is trying to keep secret.

So who else might we see pop up on Arrow? Who else would we like to see? Read on...

(We'll also add that like yesterday with The Flash, we won't spend a lot of time on classic Green Arrow characters who are bound to make an appearance soon if they haven't already...or with anyone who's already been announced. We'd also think that Max Lord would fit into the universe nicely, for reasons outlined here, but will leave him off this list since he was on that one.)

The Question

Given the supernatural bent of this character in the New 52, it's unclear whether The Question would be more likely to find a home in the Arrowverse this year or on Constantine (heck, there's even a chance he could end up on Gotham since that's where they've put Renee Montoya, who would eventually become his successor in the pre-New 52 universe), but adding him to one or the other seems like a no-brainer.

A fascinating character with a great, simple design, The Question is one of those characters fans have been asking to bring to Arrow since the series debuted, since Vic Sage seems like such an obvious fit for the show.

Ted Kord

Another Charlton character like The Question, Ted Kord would fit in so easily to the world of Arrow, they made the character casting call for The Atom sound like him!

In fact, showrunners say they had hoped to use Ted but were rebuffed by DC, who have "other plans" for the character and offered The Atom instead.

With the Booster Gold TV series seemingly never going to happen (and its showrunner working on Arrow so he'd know if it was, or if that was an issue), it's hard not to wonder what DC might have in store for Ted -- but that's a question for another story on another day, perhaps.

David Cain

This is one of those characters who might be off-limits because of his connection to the Batman mythology, but like Ra's al Ghul, there's a compelling argument to be made tat he belongs here just as much as he does in Gotham on account of his League of Assassins connections.

One of the best killers in the world, Cain had a dysfunctional relationship with his daughter, raising her to be the ultimate killing machine. Eventually, of course, teenage rebellion would set in and rather than being a killer for money, she would become Batgirl. No way of doing that on the show, but it's not like DC Entertainment would allow a non-Barbara Gordon Batgirl to appear on TV anyway.

Cain himself could provide some interesting stories while perhaps intimating his connection to Cassandra. Given the apparent presence of Connor Hawke on the show, hinting at more heroes and villains for the future of the Arrowverse isn't a terrible idea.

Starman

For a while there, we were getting a handful of The Flash announcements that seemed to hint that James Robinson's Starman run was going to be a big influence on the series.

Much like the reason Maxwell Lord ended up on our Flash list in spite of obvious conections to what's going on in Starling, though, we think a tech-based superhero like Starman (pick your version) would be a great addition to the Arrow library while his over-the-top nature, if done correctly, could bridge the gap between Arrow and the powered characters of The Flash. 

This is some of the same reason we like a character like Manhunter for the show all along -- although if Mark Shaw brings in a powered staff or escrima sticks, it might be harder to sell Starman and his cosmic rod to the network...

Cheshire

Given her connections to both Roy Harper and Deadshot in the comics, it would be great to see this classic assassin-turned supervillain.

Setting up a version of the Secret Six could be an end unto itself, but providing Roy with a love interest while Thea is away and a source of tension when she comes back seems like a good enough reason on its own.

Of course, given that she's off training with Merlyn, there have been some who believe Thea could one day become Cheshire in this reality.

That's certainly an interesting idea...!