Laurel Lance
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Dinah Laurel Lance |
| Occupation: | lawyer, vigilante villain & metahuman (Earth-2 Laurel) |
| Relationships: | Quentin Lance and Dinah Lance (parents), Sara Lance (sister), Oliver Queen (friend/ally, ex-love interest), Tommy Merlyn (friend, love interest) |
| Fandom: | Arrow, The Flash (CW), Legends of Tomorrow |
| Other: | Portrayed by Katie Cassidy. |
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Laurel Lance is one of the main characters from Arrow and is based off the comic book character of the same name.
Canon
Fandom
In Season 4, the show's storyline had been hinting at a major character death, many theories had it on various main characters - Laurel, being one. This is confirmed in the episode "Eleven-fifty-nine" in which Damian Darhk stabs Laurel, she dies from complications after awakening from the surgery. Fans that were outraged with this decision, started a petition: "Bring back Dinah Laurel Lance ak Black Canary (Katie Cassidy) to Arrow".
Instead, fans were given an alternate universe Earth-2 Laurel Black Siren Lance (a metahuman villain-of-the-week under Zoom) on Flash series. Due to this, "Black Siren" gifsets and fanart started appearing more often, fans often praised Laurel/Katie work - some even hoping that the character will reappear due to the fact she hasn't died.
Common Tropes & Themes
- Becoming Black Canary, this was later canonized in S3 in which she followed in her sister's footsteps.
- Joining Team Arrow, again this was later canonized.
- Forming and/or joining Birds of Prey.
- Demon!Laurel, mainly inspired by Katie Cassidy's Supernatural role as Ruby.
Shipping
Major pairings for Laurel are with Tommy Merlyn and Oliver Queen. However she has also been shipped with Ted Grant, Nyssa al Ghul, Roy Harper, Barry Allen and Cisco Ramon.
Laurel & Quentin and Laurel & Sara are fairly common to find.
In 2014, the crossover pairing of Laurel/Dean Winchester started to appear[1]. The crossover pairing of Laurel/Matt Murdock appeared soon after the Daredevil TV series was released on Netflix.
Fanworks
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fanart
- Black Canary Costume Update by IronAvenger1234
- Black Canary - Arrow - Colored by JGiampietro
- Laurel Lance/Black Canary by AMTModollas
- Black Canary by ADL-art
- laurel lance appreciation week: day 7: an au by wouldyousingalong Knowing she is a target under Damian Darhk, Laurel enlists Team Flash to fake her death and hide her away in a place no one would bother to look - another Earth that Barry recently visited. She’s initially hesitant, but quickly warms up to the sunny world of National City - and becomes the Black Canary again to protect her new home alongside her new roommate, Kara Danvers. (Supergirl crossover)
Vids
- Fight Song by clockworkaffection
- masterpiece by ChemicalAttraction
- No Hero by WeJustPlayOurPart
- Angel With a Shotgun by Miriam M.B
- stronger by diego garcia
- flares by WonderTwinC
- Everybody's fool by mitralawfalls
- Yellow Flicker Beat by BuffyProdz
- i'm not nobody (3x11) by Mayhem (Laurel/Felicity)
Archives & Fannish Links
- Laurel Lance tag at AO3
- She Is Trying to Save The World, a LJ community
Tumblr
- Laurel Lance, Black Siren, Siren X tag at Tumblr
- Laurel Lance Daily
- Laurel Lance Saves the World
- Fuck Yeah Laurel Lance
- Protect Laurel Lance
- Black Pretty Bird
- Black Canary-Cry
- The Black Canary Cries
Resources
- Laurel Lance (Earth-1), Laurel Lance (Earth-2), Laurel Lance (Earth X) at Arrowverse Wikia
- Laurel Lance at DC Database