Laurel Lance (Arrowverse)

Laurel Lance
Laurel Lance
Arrowverse character
	Katie Cassidy as Earth-1 Laurel Lance / Black Canary in Arrow season 3
First appearance	"Pilot", "Invincible"; Arrow / The Flash; October 10, 2012 ; (Earth-1 version) ; May 17, 2016 ; (Earth-2 version);
Last appearance	"Crisis on Infinite Earths", "Fadeout"; Arrow ; January 14, 2020 ; (Earth-1 version) ; January 28, 2020 ; (Earth-2 version);
Based on	Black Canary; by Robert Kanigher; Carmine Infantino;
Adapted by	Greg Berlanti; Andrew Kreisberg; Marc Guggenheim; Gabrielle Stanton; Aaron Helbing; Todd Helbing;
Portrayed by	Katie Cassidy
In-universe information
Full name	Dinah Laurel Lance
Alias	Black Canary; Black Siren (Earth-2 version; formerly); Siu Jerk Jai (Earth-2 version, occasionally)
Family	Quentin Lance (father); Dinah Lance (mother); Sara Lance (younger sister)

Dinah Laurel Lance (November 15, 1985 – April 6, 2016) is the name of several fictional characters in The CW's Arrowverse franchise based on the DC Comics character of the same name, created by writer-artist team of Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino, and adapted by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg for Arrow in 2012. Katie Cassidy portrays the several multiverse versions of the character within the Arrowverse, all of whom are mostly referred to by their middle name, "Laurel", unlike the comics.

The first version of Laurel is introduced in the pilot episode of Arrow as a legal aid attorney and Oliver Queen's ex-girlfriend, who later becomes a vigilante and takes up the mantle of Black Canary in subsequent seasons of Arrow until her death in season four. The character also appears in spin-off shows The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow^[1] as well web series Vixen, which are all set in the same shared fictional universe.

In 2016, the penultimate episode of The Flash season two introduces an antagonist doppelgänger of Laurel Lance from the parallel universe Earth-2, who is known as Black Siren.^[2] The character subsequently recurs in Arrow season five and becomes one of the main characters from season six onward.^[3] This version of Laurel is gradually redeemed in the following seasons of Arrow and eventually assumes the heroic 'Black Canary' moniker, like her late Earth-1 counterpart.

Following the events of the sixth annual Arrowverse crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths", Earth-2 Laurel is revived in the rebooted universe called Earth-Prime. The penultimate episode of Arrow's final season served as a pilot for a potential spin-off series Green Arrow and the Canaries set in 2040 in the new timeline, co-starring Cassidy as the character. However, the series was not picked up.

^ Burlinghame, Russ (April 6, 2017). "Legends of Tomorrow's Season 2 Finale Closes the Door on A Beloved Arrow Character". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
^ Cite error: The named reference Black Siren 1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (March 27, 2017). "Arrow: Katie Cassidy to Return as Series Regular for Season 6, Playing [Spoiler]". TVLine. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.

[1] Burlinghame, Russ (April 6, 2017). "Legends of Tomorrow's Season 2 Finale Closes the Door on A Beloved Arrow Character". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.

[Black_Siren_1-2] Cite error: The named reference Black Siren 1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] Mitovich, Matt Webb (March 27, 2017). "Arrow: Katie Cassidy to Return as Series Regular for Season 6, Playing [Spoiler]". TVLine. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.

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