Pilot

For other uses of Pilot, see Pilot (Disambiguation).

"Pilot"
Information
Season 1 » Episode 1
Episode number	1 of 170
Airdate	October 10, 2012
Network	The CW
Written by	Andrew Kreisberg Marc Guggenheim
Directed by	David Nutter
Chronology
Followed by	Honor Thy Father

"Pilot" is the first episode of the first season of Arrow, and the first episode overall. It aired on October 10, 2012.

“	The name of the island they found me on is Lian Yu. It's Mandarin for "purgatory." I've been stranded here for five years. I've dreamt of my rescue every cold black night since then. For five years I've had only one thought, one goal - survive. Survive and one day return home. The island held many dangers. To live, I had to make myself more than what I was, to forge myself into a weapon. I am returning not the boy who was shipwrecked, but the man who will bring to those who have poisoned my city. My name is Oliver Queen.	”
— Oliver Queen[src]

Synopsis

After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for 5 years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific. Back in Starling City, Oliver slowly reconnects with those closest to him, his devoted mother Moira, his beloved sister Thea, and best friend Tommy Merlyn, but struggles with his ex-girlfriend Dinah "Laurel" Lance, who blames him for her sister's death. Oliver has brought back many new skills from his time on the island and despite the watchful eye of his new bodyguard John Diggle, Oliver manages to secretly create the persona of the Hood - a vigilante - to right the wrongs of his family and fight the ills of society. As the Hood, Oliver will atone for the past sins of his family while he searches for the personal redemption he needs.

Appearances

Characters

Protagonists

• The Hood (Oliver Queen)
• Laurel Lance
• Tommy Merlyn
• John Diggle
• Thea Queen
• Moira Queen
• SCPD
  • Quentin Lance
  • Lucas Hilton
• Walter Steele

Antagonists

• Hunt Multinational
  • Adam Hunt
  • Constantine Drakon

Other Characters

• Barack Obama (indirectly mentioned)
• Bella Swan (indirectly mentioned)
• Captain of the Little Chan
• Carmen Golden
• Dave Hackett (flashback)
• Deathstroke (Slade Wilson) (mask)
• First Mate of the Little Chan
• Jessica (television)
• Joanna de la Vega
• Judge Grell (mentioned)
• Margo
• Merritt Davis (television)
• Neil Lamb
• Raisa
• Robert Queen (flashback)
• Robin Hood (mentioned)
• Roxy (mentioned)
• Roxy's Father (mentioned)
• Sara Lance (flashback)
• The List
  • Albert Davis (name seen)
  • Danny Brickwell (name seen)
  • David Drayson (name seen)
  • Hannibal Bates (name seen)
  • Isabel Rochev (name seen)
  • John Deleon (name seen)
  • Jamie Ontiveros (name seen)
  • Justin Claybourne (name seen)
  • Ken Shane (name seen)
  • Lester Buchinsky (name seen)
  • Samuel Rosenburg (name seen)
  • Yasemin Soze (name seen)
• Victims of Adam Hunt
  • Brent Bennett (name seen)
  • Chris Smith (name seen)
  • Connie Parker (name seen)
  • Cody Blair (name seen)
  • Danielle Didio (name seen)
  • Dave Gauthier (name seen)
  • David Rapaport (name seen)
  • Doug Ham (name seen)
  • Erkin Aycan (name seen)
  • Isabel Bloor (name seen)
  • Jason Crosby (name seen)
  • Jim Pate (name seen)
  • John O'Neill (name seen)
  • Monica Montella (name seen)
  • Nancy Kress (name seen)
  • Nerissa McCormack (name seen)
  • Paul Karasick (name seen)
  • Paul Linden (name seen)

Teams and Organizations

• City Necessary Resources Initiative
• Green Bay Packers (mentioned)
• Hunt Multinational
• KQBC
• New Orleans Saints (mentioned)
• New York Giants (mentioned)
• Pittsburgh Steelers (mentioned)
• Queen Consolidated (mentioned)
  • Queen Industrial Inc. Steel Fabrication & Welding (name seen)
• Starling Citizens Bank (mentioned)
• Starling City Police Department
• The Palm (mentioned)
• The Station (mentioned)
• United States Army (mentioned)
• Verdant (concept)
• WEBG (television)

Species

• Angels (mentioned)
• Humans

Objects and Concepts

• Deathstroke Suit (mask)
• Hōzen
• Little Chan (小陈)
• Lost (mentioned)
• Oliver Queen's Bow and Arrow
• The Arrow Suit
• The List
• Twilight (mentioned)

Locations

• Earth-1
  • Earth
    • Asia
      • China (mentioned)
      • Kandahar (mentioned)
      • Pacific Ocean
        • North China Sea
          • Lian Yu
    • North America
      • United States of America
        • Washington
          • Starling City
            • Glades
              • Queen Industrial Inc. Steel Fabrication & Welding
                • Foundry
                • Verdant (concept)
            • Hunt Multinational Office
            • Queen Consolidated Building (mentioned)
            • Queen Mansion
            • Tommy Merlyn's Apartment (mentioned)
            • The Palm (mentioned)
            • The Station (mentioned)
    • Russia (mentioned)

Gallery

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  The Hood's Debut
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  Title Card
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  Comic Sneak Peek

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