| Dinah Drake | |
|---|---|
| Biological Information | |
| Species | Meta-human |
| Status | Alive |
| Universe Information | |
| Home universe | Earth-97 |
| General Information | |
| Occupation | SCIS captain SCIS detective (formerly) Vigilante (in secret) SCIS lieutenant (formerly) Leader of Team Canary (in secret) |
| Affiliation | Team Canary (in secret) |
| Family | Typhuss J. Halliwell (husband; m.2390-present) |
| Alter ego | Black Canary |
| Code name | Black Canary |
| Actor | Juliana Harkavy |
| Source | |
Captain Dinah Drake, also known as Dinah Drake-Halliwell, is a female meta-human vigilante and she is the wife of Typhuss James Halliwell.
She was eventually recruited into the ranks of Team Arrow by Oliver Queen/Green Arrow, who was searching for a successor to the Black Canary mantle. She became a detective in the Star City SCIS and helped Team Arrow fight Prometheus. Dinah became close friends members of the team, including John Diggle, Rene Ramirez, Typhuss James Halliwell and Curtis Holt. During the final battle with Prometheus on Lian Yu, Dinah met her rival Laurel Lance/Black Siren.
After the death of Adrian Chase, Dinah and Typhuss fall in love with each other, they began a romantic relationship, eventually Dinah and Typhuss got married five months later.
When Ricardo Diaz became a bigger threat, Dinah along with Rene and Curtis to help Oliver battle Diaz, letting go of her vendetta against Laurel in the process.
After Oliver Queen's death at the hands of Diaz, Dinah became the new leader of Team Arrow, renaming the team, Team Canary. Dinah also became the captain of the SCIS in Star City following Oliver's death. (Black Canary)
Equipment[]
- Black Canary suit: Dinah wears a protective black leather suit as Black Canary to hide her identity from her enemies when she goes out fighting crime. She was presented by Felicity Smoak with a mask to wear in the field to better protect her identity. After the death of Adrian Chase, Dinah received a new mask and suit. After Oliver Queen revealed his secret identity to the world, Team Arrow broke up and Dinah stopped using her suit as a result of the vigilantism law. However, she donned her suit again when the rest of the team were deputized. By 2411, Dinah's suit was upgraded with a hood to hide her identity and she has stopped wearing a mask.
- Bulletproof vest: Dinah wears bulletproof vests whenever she is out on the field with the Starfleet Criminal Investigative Service and while she was assisting Felicity Smoak, Rene Ramirez, Typhuss James Halliwell and Samanda Watson in tracking down Ricardo Diaz.
- Expandable batons: After a while of being the Black Canary, Dinah started using a pair of black expandable batons to fight, which are capable of combining into a bo-staff.
- Phaser: Dinah often uses one or two phasers when operating in the field.
Former equipment[]
- Sonic amplifier: A device created by Curtis Holt that allows Dinah to more easily focus her sonic cry and bypass the effects of a sonic dampener.
- Gloves: Before being recruited by Oliver, Dinah wore gloves suitable for her in fist-fighting.
- Leather jacket: Before joining Team Arrow, on missions, Dinah wore a leather jacket for her gear.
- Bo-staff: Dinah carried a bo-staff as her signature weapon until switching to expandable batons.