Felicity Smoak

For the Arrowverse character, see Felicity Smoak (Arrowverse).
Felicity Smoak
Felicity Smoak as depicted in Green Arrow vol. 5 #35 (December 2014). Art by Danial Sampere.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceThe Fury of Firestorm #23
(May 1984)
Created byGerry Conway (writer)
Rafael Kayanan (artist)
In-story information
Full nameFelicity Megan Smoak
SpeciesHuman
PartnershipsFirestorm
Green Arrow

Felicity Smoak is a fictional character appearing in comics published by DC Comics. Her first appearance was in The Fury of Firestorm #23 (May 1984), created by writer Gerry Conway and artist Rafael Kayanan.[1] She was originally the manager of a computer software firm who opposed the superhero Firestorm because of his recklessness, eventually becoming the second wife of Edward Raymond and Ronnie's stepmother.[2]

A re-imagined Felicity Smoak, portrayed by Emily Bett Rickards, featured in the television series Arrow and its extended universe of shows, collectively known as the Arrowverse. An I.T. genius and graduate from MIT, Felicity works alongside vigilante Oliver Queen/Green Arrow to help protect Star City (formerly Starling City), later operating under the alias Overwatch. The pair also become romantically involved, and eventually marry with Felicity giving birth to their daughter Mia Smoak. This interpretation of the character was placed at number 15 in a list of 50 Favorite Female Characters, in a poll of Hollywood professionals conducted by The Hollywood Reporter in 2016.[3] Furthermore, the Arrowverse incarnation of Felicity serves as inspiration for The New 52 incarnation of the character in the comics.[4]

Fictional character biography

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The Fury of Firestorm

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Felicity Smoak in The Fury of Firestorm.

Felicity Smoak is the supervisor of a New York computer software firm who comes into conflict with Firestorm due to his recklessness and tendency to cause collateral damage.[5] Felicity later learns Ronnie's secret identity, marries his father Ed, and overcomes her vendetta against him.[6]

The New 52

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In The New 52 reboot, Felicity Smoak is reimagined as a hacker and ally of Green Arrow, similar to her Arrowverse counterpart.[7][8] Steve Trevor invites Felicity to join A.R.G.U.S., but she refuses in favor of working with Oliver.

Alternate versions

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Felicity in DC Bombshells.

An alternate universe variant of Felicity Smoak appears in DC Comics Bombshells. This version is a member of the Batgirls.[9][10][11][12][13][14]

In other media

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Arrowverse

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Main article: Arrowverse
Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak in Arrow, as she appeared during her debut in the first season's episode "Lone Gunmen".

Live-action

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Main article: Felicity Smoak (Arrowverse)

Felicity Smoak appears in the Arrowverse, portrayed by Emily Bett Rickards. Introduced in Arrow, this version is an I.T. genius, skilled hacker and computer expert, and graduate of M.I.T. She joins Oliver Queen on his vigilante mission, and later founds her own company, Smoak Technologies. Oliver and Felicity begin a romantic relationship which eventually leads to their marriage and the birth of their daughter Mia Smoak. The character was originally introduced in the episode "Lone Gunmen" as a one-off character.[15] Due to the positive reaction from Green Arrow actor Stephen Amell[16] and producer Peter Roth,[17][18] the character was promoted to a recurring, later main, role.[19] The character also appears in The Flash,[20] Legends of Tomorrow[21] Vixen,[22] the crossover event "Crisis on Earth-X",[23] and the web series Blood Rush.[24] Rickards left Arrow at the end of its seventh season,[25] but returned as a guest star for the series finale "Fadeout".[26]

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Felicity features in the digital tie-in comics to the Arrowverse series, Arrow Season 2.5,[27] Flash Season Zero[28] and in Smoak Signals parts 1 and 2.[29][30] She is one of the four protagonists of the two tie-in comics produced to accompany the Arrowverse crossover event Crisis on Infinite Earths, released in December 2019 and January 2020 respectively.[31] She is also one of the protagonists in the Arrowverse tie-in novels, Arrow: Vengeance, written by Oscar Balderrama and Lauren Certo,[32] The Flash: The Haunting of Barry Allen written by Susan and Clay Griffith,[33] and its sequel Arrow: A Generation of Vipers[34] as well as Arrow: Fatal Legacies, co-authored by Marc Guggenheim and James R. Tuck.[35] Felicity also features in Barry Lyga's Crossover Crisis trilogy published in 2019,[36] in May 2020[37] and in March 2021.[38]

Video games

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Felicity Smoak appears in Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham as part of the Arrow DLC pack.[39]

References

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  34. ^ Griffith, Susan; Griffith, Clay (March 28, 2017). Arrow: A Generation of Vipers. Titan. ISBN 9781783294855. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
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