NAME: ATHENA 'THEA' DEARDEN QUEEN

Thea was one of those characters that can develop in many different ways. First of all, she was a teenager (moody and broody) of an entitled family (the Queens) at the start of the TV Show. There was no equivalent in DCU. She is a completely new character. Original to the Arrowverse.

To that end, I mixed some of Arrowverse!Thea with real life. No one in particular, but behaviors and actions I have noticed in those within that age group. I can guarantee that the loss of Robert, Oliver, Tommy, and Laurel on the yacht had a MAJOR impact to 11-year-old Thea. Thea was an entitled, sheltered, beloved, and impressionable child until she lost all the people that paid any attention to her. That scars her psyche.

ORIGIN:

Athena Dearden Queen was born to Robert and Moira Queen on 27 Jan 2001. She was the first miracle to happen after the tragic death of Rebecca Merlyn. Her birth was the start of happier times in the Queen household. She was given the nickname Thea by her brother Oliver, who had a hard time saying Athena. The name stuck and she never went by Athena.

Thea was initially raised by Raisa with Oliver, Tommy, Laurel and Sara in close attendance. Her mother never paid her any attention. She was always too busy to attend to Thea. But her siblings were there for her. She was raised to think that they were all her siblings. Her mother let her know that she could always be herself with her siblings, but to be cautious outside of the family. She has been cautioned from birth that others outside of the family may try to take advantage of her. This belief was reinforced by both Oliver and Tommy. Thea developed her social mask at the age of five.

As she grew, Thea became close to all of her siblings, but especially Oliver. She adored her big brother. Since her mother was often absent, Raisa was left to care for the child along with Oliver, Tommy, Laurel, and Sara. They actively encouraged her to pursue any dream she had. This belief was encouraged by Robert. He was certain that Oliver would inherit the company, so he wanted Thea to pursue her own dreams.

Thea developed an interest in Archery as soon as she was old enough to join the archery team at Bertlanti Prep. She was a natural with the bow and further developed her skill in various competitions. While her mother was absent, her siblings often cheered her on at her competitions. Depending on how she did, Raisa always had a special snack for her on those days.

While Robert was always busy with the company, she often sought ways to connect to him. Robert seemed to understand her in ways that her mother never did. She felt loved by him. She never knew 'Uncle Malcolm'. He was missing the first five years of her life. He was horrible to her brother Tommy and distant the rest of the time. She only called him 'Uncle' because her mother insisted.

FAMILY:

Thea had a very vague definition of family. She considered Oliver, Tommy, Laurel, and Sara to be her siblings. While Moira was her birth mother, Raisa was the one who has provided all the motherly attention to her. While Malcolm was her birth father, Robert was the one who has provided all the fatherly attention to her. Because of this, Thea didn't care about blood. She only cared about how you show your affection to others. And some strangers can become family.

RELATIONSHIP-FATHER:

Malcolm Arthur Merlyn (blood): Thea never knew her blood father. Her mother kept her relationship to Malcolm a secret. The impressions that Thea had of Uncle Malcolm were that he was cold and liked to belittle her brother Tommy. He largely ignored Laurel and Sara and only paid passing interest in Oliver.

Robert Alan Queen (adopted): Thea always assumed that Robert was her father. Robert knew that she was not his by blood, but after a few years, he didn't care. He had taken Thea into his heart. He never contested having his name on Thea's birth certificate. He cared for and connected to Thea as his daughter. He poured all the attention he could not shower on Emiko on Thea.

RELATIONSHIP-MOTHER:

Moira Ann Dearden Queen (blood): Thea knows that Moira is her mother. But Moira was very much an absentee parent. Moira depended on Raisa to ensure that her children are cared after.

Raisa Bolomova (adopted): Thea knows that Raisa is not her mother. But if she had a problem that required a mother's advice, she went to Raisa. She showed Raisa all the love and affection that she would shower on Moira if she were present.

RELATIONSHIP-SIBLINGS:

Oliver Jonas Queen (half-blood): Thea was raised thinking that Oliver is her full brother. Oliver adores her and gave her a nickname. Thea returns that adoration in kind.

Thomas 'Tommy' Arthur Merlyn (half-blood): Thea was raised thinking that Tommy was her adopted brother. Tommy was constantly present in her life until she started school. Then he was taken away by Uncle Malcolm. She resented Malcolm for taking away her brother from her.

Dinah Laurel Lance (adopted): Thea was raised knowing that Laurel was not her sister. But she loved to spend time with Laurel to do girl things. Laurel always explained things to her so she can understand why something had to happen. She was also the one to explain about the public and private masks she saw on her brothers.

Sara Marie Lance (adopted): Thea was raised knowing that Sara was not her sister. But she adored spending time with the more reckless of her sisters. Sara was the one who helped Thea prank her brothers.

RELATIONSHIP-GRANDPARENTS: Thea was born after Charles and Elizabeth Queen passed away. She never knew them. She only heard stories from her father. Likewise she never knew her mother's parents. She never heard stories from her mother either. Even when asked, her mother would avoid the topic.

MOTIVATION:

At this point in the story, Thea was an 11-year-old child. Her motivations are those of a child who has had a catastrophic loss; her father, her brothers, and her sister. She was afraid that she would lose her mother to grief. Her only constant was Sara. She clung to Sara to help her through her grief even as Sara was also struggling with her grief.

PERSONALITY:

INTELLIGENCE: Thea inherited intelligence and cunning from both her blood parents. She easily passed all of her classes in her younger years. But, like Oliver, she had no real direction. Robert encouraging her to pursue her own dreams and leave the company to Oliver. Her mother doesn't encourage her at all. Raisa and Sara just want her to be happy. At eleven, she doesn't have a direction. But she likes archery. The physical challenge of besting herself.

RESENTMENT: Thea had developed a deep resentment of Malcolm. She believed that he was responsible for making Tommy's life harder. She hated how he had made demands of her brother. But she was too young to understand why those demands were made and why Tommy consented to return to Merlyn Mansion. Tommy told her that he would still come over after school every day. That alleviated some of her anger. But not all of it.

TRAINED SKILLS:

SKILLS: Archery (Mastered) [school competition],

NOTES:

I can't stress this enough. Thea is ELEVEN at the start of this story. She was developing the personality that we eventually see on the TV Show (at least the ones I prefer of all the spastic character traits shown). She was an Arrowverse original character. So the parts of her that are OOC for Arrowverse come from In Real Life (IRL). If you have ever had kids, you know what I mean. Eleven is a tween. Yes, tweens are a whole class on their own in psychology. Depending on how the Tween years go, the teens can get better or worse.

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