John Diggle (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)

"Oliver may be gone, but his mission endures. That mission lives on, Oliver lives on in the people he inspired. Some will take that mission to the rest of the world. Maybe even beyond that. Because if the past eight years has shown us anything It's that this universe is far bigger than any of us could have dared imagine. Even if it is a little less bright without him in it."

- John Diggle on Oliver Queen's legacy

John "Dig" Diggle, also known as John Stewart, is a member of the Metropolis branch of A.R.G.U.S., the former leader and member of Team Arrow, the best friend of the late Oliver Queen and the vigilante known as Spartan.

Early Life
At some point, John Diggle dropped out of college and joined the United States Army.

He later married Lyla Michaels and they had two children, Sara Diggle and John Diggle, Jr..

Trip to Gotham
In 2021, John Diggle went to Gotham City for an appointment at Gotham General due to his fogginess in his mind. During the trip, John Diggle met Luke Fox and played poker with him along the latter's attempted murderer, Russell Tavaroff. John later witnessed Tavaroff fighting Luke in an alley and stopped him. As Tavaroff told him it was not his fight and justified his own crimes, John punched him in the stomach once more and scared him away.

John then bought painkillers for his headaches and for Luke, who refused the offer. John sat down next to Luke and told him about anger, and how it could win a fight. He also told him that he would make his family proud and was interrupted by the flickering Bat-Signal, which sends a Morse code message that says "Need Fox Help". Luke left John and they bid goodbyes to each other.

Abilities

 * Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Diggle is able to fight highly trained individuals easily using his former skills as a bodyguard.
 * Marksmanship: Diggle is familiar with firearms and uses them on the field as Spartan.
 * Peak of Human Physical Condition: Diggle is muscular and strong, able to allow him to use the salmon ladder.

Current Equipment

 * Spartan Suit: John wears a protective suit when operating as Spartan.
 * Guns: John primarily uses a pistol when operating as Spartan.
 * Green Lantern Ring: John came across a Green Lantern ring when packing up to move to Metropolis.