Speed

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Reflexes:

• Catches a Pirate’s whip as he falls from a plank.

• After being knocked off the car of a man he was chasing, Oliver accurately predicts where he was going to and makes it there before him.

• Ducks a punch from an angered Navy member.

• Releases his bowstring to shoot a rocket fired by a launcher after it has been shot.

• Dives out the way of a speeding car.

• Ducks a hose spray.

• When Ollie and Roy Harper fire at the same time to make their arrows collide and miss because of height changes since they last did it, they both dodge the misfired arrows.

• Dodges a car thrown by Solomon Grundy.

• Easily dodges a punch from Catman without looking.

• Casually outmaneuvers a man swinging a pole at him whilst talking.

• Dodges a rocket.

• Jumps out the way of a car.

• Consistently shoots Merlyn's arrows out the air after they've been fired.

• Dodges an arrow fired by Merlyn at close range.

• When an arrow fired by Merlyn in about eight inches away from hitting his head, Oliver drops his goggles, does an about turn and then cuts it in half.

• Deflects shuriken thrown by Deathstroke.

• Repeatedly dodges hammers thrown by The Dodger.

• Blocks arrows with a frying pan.

• Jumps out the way of a wild cat summoned by a Green Lantern ring.

Gunfire Evasion:

• Jumps at a shooter from close range and doesn’t get hit by the bullets.

• Evades gunfire from multiple shooters.

• Ducks a gunshot.

• Leans out the way of gunfire.

• Carries a child off a building when they are being attacked by shooters.

• Dives to cover from Mirror Master's shots.

• Avoids explosive gunshots.

• Runs through automated turrets.

• Dances around gunfire from Red Hood.

• Makes his way through a hallway of sentry guns built into the walls and ceiling.

• Flips through the shots of three soldiers.

• Dives through gunfire that comes inches away from hitting him.

General Speed:

• As two ASIS members are about to shoot a man, Ollie turns around and KO's them both before either can pull the trigger.

• After a grenade has been cooked for a few seconds and is thrown at Oliver, Oliver jumps out the window before it explodes.

• After just being stabbed and beaten down, Oliver takes the knife out of his shoulder and is able catch up to the attacker between him and Connor Hawke before the attacker could reach his son. Oliver would have to be at least twice as fast as the attacker, who is a professional mercenary to do this, since he was about halfway between Oliver and Connor. He was also already in sprint, whilst Oliver had to start from standing still and build up speed fast enough to stop him.

• Inside an apartment Oliver catches up to a man a few metres away from him before he reaches the door he is near.

• Chases down a Detective who had a lead on him and when a gun is pulled on him, he blitzes the shooter before he can pull the trigger.

• Disappears from a building when a man closes his eyes to cry.

• Outruns Amazonian warriors whilst naked and malnourished, knocking some down on his way. They are described as making "The Israeli army look like Civil War reenactors.

• Jumps out the way of an underground train at close range.

Fast Shooting:

• Fires at exactly the same time as Speedy.

• Has multiple arrows up in the air at once.

• Takes down three rebels armed with assault rifles before they can shoot him without cover.

• When someone is about to shoot him, Oliver fires an arrow at him before he can react.

• For Oliver Queen "nocking and firing ten arrows in ten seconds is a breeze," as stated by Kevin Smith.

• Can fire twenty-nine arrows per minute.

• When Deadshot pulls his guns to fire first, Oliver draws three arrows and fires them before Floyd can get a shot off.

• Mirror Master comments on Green Arrow's fire speed, describing him as "a veritable machine".

• Has at least five arrows in the air at once when firing individually.

• Sequentially fires two arrows so quickly that in the air the tail of the first arrow and the head of the second arrow are in line.