Felicity Smoak is a fictional character appearing in comics published by
DC Comics
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. Her first appearance was in ''The Fury of Firestorm'' #23 (May 1984), created by writer
Gerry Conway
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and artist
Rafael Kayanan
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Biography Comics
Rafael Kayanan stated in a 2007 interview that he "grew up with Filipino ''Komiks'' ma ...
. She was originally the manager of a computer software firm who opposed the superhero
Firestorm
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(Ronnie Raymond) because of his recklessness, eventually becoming the second wife of Edward Raymond and Ronnie's stepmother.
A re-imagined
Felicity Smoak
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. She was originally the manager of ...
, portrayed by
Emily Bett Rickards
Emily Bett Rickards (born July 24, 1991) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Felicity Smoak (Arrowverse), Felicity Smoak on The CW series ''Arrow (TV series), Arrow'', her first television credit. She reprised the role in the Ar ...
, featured in the
television series
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''
Arrow
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'' and its extended universe of shows, collectively known as the
Arrowverse
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. An I.T. genius and graduate from
MIT
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, 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
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. 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
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'' in 2016. The Arrowverse incarnation of Felicity serves as inspiration for the version of the character who appears in ''
The New 52
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'' continuity reboot.
Fictional character biography
The Fury of Firestorm
Felicity Smoak is the supervisor of a New York computer software firm who comes into conflict with Firestorm (Ronnie Raymond) due to his recklessness and tendency to cause collateral damage. Felicity later learns Ronnie's secret identity, marries his father Ed, and overcomes her vendetta against him.
The New 52
In ''
The New 52
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'' reboot, Felicity Smoak is reimagined as a hacker and ally of Green Arrow, similar to her Arrowverse counterpart.
Steve Trevor
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invites Felicity to join
A.R.G.U.S.
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Headed by Amanda Walle ...
, but she refuses in favor of working with Oliver.
Alternate versions
An alternate universe variant of Felicity Smoak appears in ''
DC Comics Bombshells
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In other media
Arrowverse
Live-action
Felicity Smoak appears in the Arrowverse, portrayed by
Emily Bett Rickards
Emily Bett Rickards (born July 24, 1991) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Felicity Smoak (Arrowverse), Felicity Smoak on The CW series ''Arrow (TV series), Arrow'', her first television credit. She reprised the role in the Ar ...
. Introduced in ''
Arrow
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'', this version is an I.T. genius, skilled hacker and computer expert, and graduate of
M.I.T
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. She joins
Oliver Queen
Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' No. 73 on September 19, 1941 (cover dated November 1941), th ...
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
''Arrow'' is an American superhero television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, and Andrew Kreisberg based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow, a costumed crime-fighter created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp, and is s ...
. The character was originally introduced in the episode "Lone Gunmen" as a one-off character. Due to the positive reaction from Green Arrow actor
Stephen Amell
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and producer Peter Roth, the character was promoted to a recurring, later main, role. The character also appears in ''
The Flash
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'', ''
Legends of Tomorrow
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'' ''
Vixen
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Twelve species ...
'', the crossover event "
Crisis on Earth-X
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", and the web series '' Blood Rush''. Rickards left ''Arrow'' at the end of its seventh season, but returned as a guest star for the series finale " Fadeout".
Print media
Felicity features in the digital tie-in comics to the Arrowverse series, ''Arrow Season 2.5'', ''Flash Season Zero'' and in ''Smoak Signals'' parts 1 and 2. She is one of the four protagonists of the two tie-in comics produced to accompany the Arrowverse crossover event ''
Crisis on Infinite Earths
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'', released in December 2019 and January 2020 respectively. She is also one of the protagonists in the Arrowverse tie-in novels, ''Arrow: Vengeance'', written by Oscar Balderrama and Lauren Certo, ''The Flash: The Haunting of Barry Allen'' written by Susan and Clay Griffith, and its sequel ''Arrow: A Generation of Vipers'' as well as ''Arrow: Fatal Legacies'', co-authored by
Marc Guggenheim
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and James R. Tuck. Felicity also features in Barry Lyga's ''Crossover Crisis'' trilogy published in 2019, in May 2020 and in March 2021.
Arrow
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