A New Legacy

A New Legacy is a fanfiction based on Season 5 of the CW show, Arrow, written by Mina A. It takes place concurrently with The Wrath of Darkness. This installment begins the "Awakening of the Guardians" saga of the Guardian Arrowverse and introduces new characters and members of Team Arrow.

Summary
With Oliver splitting time between being the Green Arrow and the Mayor, and Selena devoting her time to training the Guardians, Team Arrow is fractured. When new threats enter the city, Oliver and Selena recruit new players to the team; Curtis Holt, Rene Ramirez and Karina Knyazev. But, can the new Team Arrow handle their toughest foe yet, or will they fall at the hands of Prometheus?

Plot Synopsis
After defeating Damien Darhk and H.I.V.E, Oliver is not only the Green Arrow, but the Mayor of Star City as well.

Main Cast

 * Vanessa Morgan as Selena Merlyn-Rayne/Lunar Wolf: The leader of the Guardians who wields the powers of the Wolf's Paw Animal Gem, as well as the second-in-command of Team Arrow. Selena is also the wife of Rachel Rayne-Merlyn/Oracle, and the field partner of Elena Queen/Thunder Eagle. After the episode "Disbanded", Selena begins working for A.R.G.U.S.
 * Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow: The leader of Team Arrow and the Mayor of Star City. He has a strained/awkward relationship with his field partner, Andrea Rayne/Arctic Fox, who's also his ex-fiance, which causes tension in their professional lives as she's also the A.D.A. When Prometheus begins threatening people close to him, Oliver goes to great lengths to end the threat and disbands Team Arrow.
 * Nina Dobrev as Andrea Rayne/Arctic Fox: The Guardian who wields the powers of the Fox Head Animal Gem, a member of Team Arrow, and the Star City assistant district attorney. Due to her strained/awkward relationship with Oliver, there's some tension between them when their professional paths cross. Through the season, Andrea begins to develop feelings for the new DA, Adrian Chase.
 * Dove Cameron as Rachel Rayne-Merlyn/Oracle: The hacker and tech expert of Team Arrow and the wife of Selena Merlyn-Rayne/Lunar Wolf. Over the course of the season, she is put at odds with both Selena and Oliver over her involvement with Helix, a shady organization who's resources she uses to want to help stop Prometheus. She got involved with Helix when wanting to help Elena get revenge on Prometheus for her boyfriend, Billy's, death.
 * Cassie Scerbo as Elena Queen/Thunder Eagle: Formerly known as Nightingale, the Guardian who wields the powers of the Eagle's Head Animal Gem, and a member of Team Arrow. Elena also helps Oliver as his co-chief of staff and is in a relationship with Detective Billy Malone, whom she trusts with her vigilante secret. When Billy is killed, Elena goes on the warpath to stop Prometheus, and gets Rachel involved with an organization named Helix.
 * David Ramsey as John Diggle/Spartan: The former bodyguard and best friend of Oliver Queen/Green Arrow, as well as a member of Team Arrow who goes by the codename Spartan. He is also the husband of A.R.G.U.S director Lyla Michales and the father of their child, John Jr (or JJ). John reenlisted in the Army and was framed as a traitor by a corrupt general. When that was cleared up, he rejoined Team Arrow and became Oliver's head of security.
 * Willa Holland as Thea Queen/Speedy: A former member of Team Arrow and the co-chief of staff of Oliver's mayoral office. Thea is happily retired from being a vigilante, but suits up to help stop the Dominators. After letting herself get carried away playing dirty politics, Thea goes away on a vacation with her boyfriend Tim and they come back married. Thea is very close with Oliver and Elena.
 * Dylan O'Brien as Tim Drake/Robin: A former member of Team Arrow and a member of Oliver's mayoral security team. Tim is happily retired and lives with his girlfriend Thea, but he suits up as Robin one more time to help stop the Dominators. When she gets carried away with dirty politics and needs some time, Tim takes her on a vacation and they elope.
 * Echo Kellum as Curtis Holt/Mr. Terrific: A former employee turned friend of Rachel and Elena, who later joins Team Arrow as Mr. Terrific. Although, in becoming a vigilante, Curtis's husband, Paul, divorces him. Curits also serves as additional tech support for Team Arrow alongside Rachel.
 * Paul Blackthorne as Quentin Lance: The father of the late Laurel Lance/Black Canary and former Star City police captain. After getting out of rehab for his drinking, Quentin becomes the deputy mayor and is fully in the know about Team Arrow.
 * Josh Segarra as Adrian Chase/Prometheus: The true big-bad of the season. Adrian is the Star City district attorney who holds a grudge against Oliver for killing his father four years prior. Over the season, Adrian (as the serial killer Prometheus) makes Oliver suffer by targeting those close to him which forces him to disband the team. Adrian also enters into a romantic relationship with Andrea as another way to torture Oliver. In the season finale, Adrian imprisons Team Arrow on Lian Yu and rigs the island to explode, seemingly killing everyone except Oliver and his son, William.

Recurring Cast

 * Audrey Marie Anderson as Lyla Michaels: John Diggle's wife and mother of JJ Diggle, who's also the Director of A.R.G.U.S.
 * Tyler Ritter as Det. Billy Malone: An SCPD detective and boyfriend of Elena Queen/Thunder Eagle. He later becomes a member of the Anti-Crime Unit and learns of Elena's vigilante identity, which he accepts. Billy investigates the "throwing star killer" (Prometheus) and when he gets too close, he is set up by Prometheus to be killed by Oliver/Green Arrow.
 * Rick Gonzales as Rene Ramirez/Wild Dog: One of the new Recruits for Team Arrow, who took up solo vigilantism in the first place after seeing Oliver kill Damien Darhk. He's rough around the edges slow to learn teamwork, but eventually becomes a good teammate and friend to the rest of Team Arrow. At first he's a bit prejudice against Meta-Humans, but after fighting alongside Karina/Salem and the members of Team Flash, he accepts them as fellow heroes. He is given the codename "Wild Dog" by Curtis, due to the hockey jersey he wears.
 * Alexandra Daddario as Karina Knyazev/Salem: One of the new Recruits for Team Arrow, who took up solo vigilantism after her mother was beaten and left for dead after some kids broke into her clinic to steal drugs. She became a Meta-Human after being exposed to dark matter from the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator explosion. Karina can hold her own in a fight and has a bit of a temper, but she soon becomes a valued member of Team Arrow. She at first went by "Chernyy kot" (Russian for "Black cat") but changed it to Salem (the name of her cat who was vaporized by the dark matter wave and merged with her as a result).
 * Joe Dinicol as Rory Regan/Ragman: The last new member to join Team Arrow. He's the sole survivor of Havenrock and possess mystical rags that protected him from the nuclear explosion. He's level headed and smart and is often a voice of reason among the team. Due to his mystical rags, he is given the codename "Ragman".
 * Madison McLaughlin as Evelyn Sharp/Artemis: One of the new Recruits for Team Arrow, who presumably continued the "Black Canary" mantle wanting revenge against H.I.V.E for the death of her parents. After joining Team Arrow, Evelyn is given the codename Artemis by Andrea, who held the mantle before her. However, after learning that Oliver was also "The Hood" and killed without question, she betrayed Team Arrow and aligned herself with Adrian Chase/Prometheus.
 * Juliana Harkavy as Dinah Drake/Black Canary: A former undercover CCPD dectective and Meta-Human who's recruited by Oliver to take up the "Black Canary" mantle. She becomes good friends with Karina, Curtis, and Rene, and later joins the SCPD.
 * Katrina Law as Nyssa Al Ghul: The daughter of the former Ra's Al-Ghul and an ally to Oliver and Team Arrow.
 * Manu Bennett as Slade Wilson/Deathstroke: A former enemy turned ally of Oliver's who helps him rescue the rest of Team Arrow who had been kidnapped by Adrian Chase and his team.
 * Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance/Black Siren: The Earth-2 doppelganger of Laurel Lance/Black Canary, who aligns herself with Adrian Chase/Prometheus after he breaks her out of S.T.A.R. Labs.

Special Guest Stars
(See Invasion (Guardian Arrowverse))

Misc. Trivia

 * This season marks the beginning of the "Awakening of the Guardians" saga of the Guardian Arrowverse.
 * Likewise, this season's crossover event "Invasion", marks the first time all five Guardians team-up since bonding to their respective animal gems. (Even though she was featured in last season's crossover, Clarie had yet to bond to the Carbuncle animal gem and access her full powers).
 * This is the only season where Katie Cassidy is credited as "Recurring Cast"
 * This season's premise is similar to Season 2 of The Flash, regarding the main antagonists, Adrian Chase and Hunter Zolomon, trying to force the protagonists, Oliver and Barry Allen, to release the darkest parts of themselves.
 * Even though credited as a "Main Cast" member, Josh Segarra doesn't appear in the first two episodes of the season.
 * This season marks Echo Kellum's first, and Josh Segarra's only season, as main cast members.