Sara Lance
| Sara Lance | |
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| Arrowverse character | |
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Sara Lance as the White Canary in Legends of Tomorrow
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| First appearance | "Pilot" (Arrow) |
| Created by |
Greg Berlanti Marc Guggenheim Andrew Kreisberg |
| Portrayed by |
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Arrow 1x01 only) Caity Lotz |
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| Abilities | Master assassin, martial artist and tactician |
Sara Lance is a fictional character in the television series Arrow, which is based on the DC Comics superhero Green Arrow. The character was created specifically for television by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg, but incorporates character and plot elements of the Black Canary, a DC Comics superhero. Originally portrayed by Jacqueline MacInnes Wood in Arrow's pilot, she has been continually portrayed by Caity Lotz since the second season. She initially fights in Arrow under the moniker of Canary, translated from her Arabic League of Assassins name Ta-er al-Sahfer, and later adopts the codename White Canary on the Arrow spin-off Legends of Tomorrow.
Sara Lance has also appeared in a digital comic book series, and while the character was initially introduced as a recurring character on Arrow, Lotz has also appeared in the spin-off The Flash and is currently a cast member on Legends of Tomorrow. Lotz has received praise both from fans and critics for her portrayal. Sara has also been praised for being a positive depiction of an LGBT character, especially in the superhero genre.
Sara Lance first appears in the pilot episode of Arrow as the younger sister of Laurel Lance (Katie Cassidy), the future Black Canary. It's shown that five years prior to the beginning of the series, she was having an affair behind her sister's back with Oliver (Stephen Amell) and was with him on his family yacht when it shipwrecked and was presumed dead. Flashbacks in season two would reveal that she actually survived the experience and was rescued by a research boat, the Amazo. When Oliver was captured by the Amazo's crew, Sara helped him escape. Eventually, along with Oliver's friend Slade Wilson (Manu Bennett), they attacked the ship. When Slade betrayed them and took over both the ship and Oliver as his prisoner, Oliver and Sara confronted him on the freighter; Sara was swept away, with Oliver believed her dead once more. In fact, Sara was found by Nyssa al Ghul (Katrina Law) who took her to Nanda Parbat. She and Nyssa became lovers, and Sara became a deadly fighter with the League of Assassins under the name Ta-er al-Sahfer, which means "Yellow Bird" or "Canary".
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