Pilot is an episode of season 1 of Arrow. It premiered on October 10, 2012.
Synopsis for "Pilot"
After being marooned on a remote island for five years, former billionaire playboy Oliver Queen returns with a mysterious agenda and a lethal set of new skills that he plans to use against the war on crime.
Appearing in "Pilot"
Featured Characters:
- The Hood (Oliver Queen) (Flashback and main story) (Origin)
Supporting Characters:
- John Diggle (First appearance)
- Laurel Lance (First appearance)
- Queen Consolidated
- Walter Steele (First appearance)
- Raisa (First appearance)
- Robert Queen (First appearance) (Dies in flashback)
- Starling City Police Department
- Detective Lucas Hilton
- Detective Quentin Lance (First appearance)
- Thea "Speedy" Queen (First appearance)
- Tommy Merlyn (First appearance)
- Unnamed fisherman (First appearance)
- Unnamed first mate (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Judge Grell (Behind the scenes)
- Hunt Multinational (First appearance)
- Adam Hunt (First appearance)
- Constantine Drakon (Single appearance; dies)
- Unnamed Bodyguards (Single appearance) (All die)
- Moira Queen (First appearance)
- Masked Thugs (First appearance; unnamed) (All die)
Other Characters:
- Carmen Golden (Single appearance) (Cameo)
- CNRI/City Necessary Resources Initiative (First appearance)
- Joanna De La Vega (First appearance)
- Hackett (First appearance; unnamed) (Dies in flashback)
- KQBC (First appearance) (On a TV or computer screen)
- Doctor Lamb (First appearance)
- Margo (Thea Queen's classmate) (Single appearance)
- Roxy (Thea Queen's friend) (Single appearance) (Cameo)
- Sara Lance (First appearance) (Flashback only) (Apparent death)
- WEBG (First appearance)
- Jessica (First appearance) (On a TV or computer screen)
- Merritt Davis (First appearance; unnamed) (On a TV or computer screen)
- Adam Hunt's victims
- Brent Bennett (Mentioned only)
- Chris Smith (Mentioned only)
- Connie Parker (Mentioned only)
- Cody Blair (Mentioned only)
- Danielle Didio (Mentioned only)
- Dave Gauthier (Mentioned only)
- David Rapaport (Mentioned only)
- Doug Ham (Mentioned only)
- Erkin Aycan (Mentioned only)
- Isabel Bloor (Mentioned only)
- Jason Crosby (Mentioned only)
- Jim Pate (Mentioned only)
- John O'Neill (Mentioned only)
- Monica Montella (Mentioned only)
- Nancy Kress (Mentioned only)
- Nerissa McCormack (Mentioned only)
- Paul Karasick (Mentioned only)
- Paul Linden (Mentioned only)
- President Barack Obama (Mentioned only)
- God (Mentioned only)
- Green Bay Packers (Mentioned only)
- The List's villains (Mentioned only)
- Albert Davis (Mentioned only)
- Ben Hawthorne (Mentioned only)
- Blake Thompson (Mentioned only)
- Brandon Whicker (Mentioned only)
- Brian J. Dickerson (Mentioned only)
- Christine Alpert (Mentioned only)
- Danny Brickwell (Mentioned only)
- David Drayson (Mentioned only)
- Douglas Miller (Mentioned only)
- John Deleon (Mentioned only)
- Gary Wedlake (Mentioned only)
- Gionni Iacnci (Mentioned only)
- Gregory Davenport (Mentioned only)
- Hannibal Bates (Mentioned only)
- Hideo Yamane (Mentioned only)
- Isabel Rochev (Mentioned only)
- Jamie Ontiveros (Mentioned only)
- Jeremy Koorng (Mentioned only)
- Justin Adkisson (Mentioned only)
- Landon White (Mentioned only)
- Lee Heuton (Mentioned only)
- Lester Buchinsky (Mentioned only)
- Matthew Overson (Mentioned only)
- Michael Rieber (Mentioned only)
- Nick Major (Mentioned only)
- Palmer Cokes (Mentioned only)
- Paul Henry (Mentioned only)
- Nicholas Pierce (Mentioned only)
- Steven Perry (Mentioned only)
- New Orleans Saints (Mentioned only)
- New York Giants (Mentioned only)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (Mentioned only)
- Robin Hood (Mentioned only)
- Star City D.A. (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
- United States Army (Mentioned only)
- Bella Swan (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth-1 (Unnamed)
- 2007
- North China Sea (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- Lian Yu (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- North China Sea (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- 2012
- United States of America
- Starling City
- 101 Federal Street (First appearance; unnamed)
- Hunt Multinational Building (First appearance)
- The Glades (First appearance)
- CNRI HQ (First appearance)
- Queen Industrial Inc. Steel Factory (First appearance) (In ruins)
- The Lair (First appearance)
- Queen Mansion (First appearance)
- Starling General Hospital (First appearance; unnamed)
- Laurel Lance's Apartment (Mentioned only)
- Starling Citizen Bank (Mentioned only)
- Tommy Merlyn's Apartment (Mentioned only)
- 101 Federal Street (First appearance; unnamed)
- Starling City
- Afghanistan
- Kandahar (Mentioned only)
- United States of America
- 2007
- Hell (Mentioned only)
Items:
- Hōzen (First appearance)
- The List (First appearance)
- Oliver Queen's Bow (First appearance)
- Trick Arrows (First appearance)
- Slade Wilson's Mask (First appearance) (Cameo)
- Yao Fei's Bow (First appearance) (Flashback only)
Vehicles:
- Fishing boat (First appearance)
- Tommy Merlyn's Mercedes (First appearance)
- Queen's Gambit (First appearance) (Flashback only) (Destroyed)
Notes
- The pilot of Arrow is the first episode to be set in the Arrowverse continuity.
- The Arrowverse continuity first appeared in Arrow #0.
- This episode takes place between September 19 and September 21, 2012.
- The flashback of the Queen's Gambit wreckage takes place on November 26, 2007.
Trivia
- Starling City Police Department and Det. Lucas Hilton first appeared in Arrow #0.
- Oliver Queen speaking Russian and Chinese foreshadows the events of Season 3 and Season 5.
- Among the names on the list, Daniel Brickwell and Isabel Rochev will become main antagonists of Oliver Queen. Hannibal Bates will be a major antagonist on The Flash.
- Arrow stunt coordinator and, later, director James Bamford cameos as one of the masked thugs.
- One of Adam Hunt's victims is named Danielle DiDio which is a nod to the DC publisher, Dan DiDio.
See Also
- 17 Images from Arrow (TV Series) Episode: Pilot
- Episodes of Arrow (TV Series)
- Images from Arrow (TV Series)
- Gallery for the Arrow (TV Series) series
Recommended Media
- None.
Links and References
- None.
Footnotes