DuringArrow’s Hall H panel at Comic-Con this past summer,Stephen Amellshowed off Oliver Queen’s new costume to the crowd, while fans were also shown early concept art of the costume worn byDiggle(David Ramsey) inSeason 4. As fans impatiently await the season premiere,“Green Arrow”, debuting Wednesday, October 8 at 8 PM ET on The CW,Entertainment Weeklyhas our first look atDavid Ramsey’s full costume, which, to a certain extent, resembles the Marvel character Magneto’s costume. However, executive producerMarc Guggenheimreveals that Diggle himself doesn’t view this outfit as a “costume.”
“We try to be very consistent with our characterization. I don’t think Diggle looks at it as a costume per se. Oliver, in the last season, gave him advice in terms of concealing his identity, and so Diggle approaches it from a very practical standpoint. He followedOliver’s advice and he’s got a means of concealing his identity, but I think Diggle would probably react to anyone calling it a costume.”
TheSeason 3finale,“My Name Is Oliver Queen”, ended with Oliver (Stephen Amell) and Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) leaving Star City to start fresh, but it isn’t known exactly where they went to, or when they will eventually return to their home city. It isn’t known yet if Diggle will get a superhero alter-ego, but some have speculated that he could become theDC Comicscharacter known as The Guardian. In the comics, The Guardian was a former cop who became a costumed vigilante, who had connections to a number of characters who are already established in the series, such as Arsenal (Colton Haynes), Atom (Brandon Routh) and Wildcat (J.R. Ramirez).
New characters slated to debut inSeason 4includeNeal McDonoughasDamien Darhk, Alexander Calvert as Anarky,Echo Kellumas superhero Mister Terrific andJimmy Akingbolaas the villainous Baron Blitzkrieg.Caity Lotz, whose character Black Canary was killed in the Season 3 premiere, will also make her return in a Season 4 episode ofArrow, where she will be reportedly brought back to life through the Lazarus Pit and resurrected as White Canary. There is speculation that this will happen in the same episode thatMatt Ryanwill guest star asJohn Constantine, since his character has expert knowledge of the Lazarus Pit.
There has also been speculation that DC Comics heroes Batman and Green Lantern will make appearances inSeason 4, but that has yet to be confirmed.DC’s Legends of TomorrowcharacterHawkman, portrayed byFalk Hentschel, is set to appear in bothArrowandThe FlashbeforeDC’s Legends of Tomorrowdebuts next spring. What do you think of Diggle’s new costume? Do you think it is too similar to Magneto’s outfit, or do you think it stands on its own? Stay tuned for more photos and footage as we get closer to the Arrow Season 4 premiere on Wednesday, October 8 at 8 PM ET on The CW.
