Black Canary

Love Interest
Full Name	Dinah Laurel Lance
Alias	Black Canary, Laurel
Origin	Green Arrow
Occupation	Crimefighter, lawyer (Arrow)
Powers/Skills	Canary cry, martial arts
Hobby	Cycling
Goals	Keep Star City safe
Type of Love Interest	Crimefighting Partner

Black Canary aka Dinah Lance is a DC superhero and the love interest of Oliver Queen aka The Green Arrow.

Biography

Dinah Lance is a superhero blueblood. Her mother Dinah Drake was the original Black Canary who helped establish the Justice Society.

Dinah's superpower is known as the Canary Cry: an ultrasonic scream that can knock back an enemy. Unlike other superheroes, Dinah isn't wholly dependant on her powers, relying more on mixed martial arts for fighting. Her fighting capabilities put her on par with the likes of Batman himself.

As well as being a member of the Justice League, Black Canary is a member of the Birds of Prey: an all-female group of vigilantes that are based in Gotham City.

In Other Media

Laurel in Arrow

Black Canary has appeared in several DC animated cartoons such as Justice League Unlimited, Batman: The Brave and the Bold and Young Justice.

Black Canary also appears in the TV series Smallville.

Dinah appears in the TV series Arrow under her middle name Laurel. She's a lawyer and daughter of one of Star City's top detectives. Laurel and Oliver have split up upon finding out that he was sleeping with her sister. Oliver and Laurel's sister then went on a private cruise which ended with her sister dying and Oliver being stranded on an island for five years. Despite regaining his feelings for Laurel, Oliver knows he must keep his distance. Dinah's role in Arrow parallels Rachel Dawes in the Dark Knight series.

Romances

Green Arrow

Oliver and Dinah

Dinah and Oliver have an on-off relationship that has been a source of frustration for their team mates. Despite this, the two have stuck together through some of the biggest crises. Oliver proposed to Dinah, but it would be many years before they would be married. After Oliver was arrested for murder, the relationship soured and Dinah announced their marriage was over.

Tommy Merlyn

In the Arrow TV series, Tommy is Oliver's best friend. After Laurel comes to terms with her sister's death and Oliver's return, Tommy sees that there's no chance that Laurel will ever get back with Oliver and starts dating her. Their relationship is rocky though, due to their disapproving fathers and Laurel's association with a socialist vigilante who might come after him next. Oliver shows no signs of resentment to Tommy and fully supports their relationship.

Dinah has also had brief flings with a few other men, such as Ra's Al Ghul and Batman.