<P> Sara Lance is a fictional character originally created for 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 portrayed by Caity Lotz since the second season . She initially fights in Arrow under the moniker of The Canary, translated from her Arabic League of Assassins name Ta - er al - Sahfer (Yellow Bird), and later adopts the codename White Canary on the Arrow spin - off Legends of Tomorrow . </P> <P> 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 series The Flash, adjacent series Supergirl, and is currently a cast member on Legends of Tomorrow . </P> <P> 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". </P> <P> In season two, Sara returns to Starling City after six years' absence as "The Canary". After having saved Oliver twice, Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) realizes that the female vigilante was actually protecting Laurel and not him . Setting a trap, he manages to capture and unmask her, and Sara reveals that she's alive to her father, SCPD Detective Quentin Lance . Some time later, Sara joins Team Arrow and revisits a brief relationship with Oliver . She aids him and his colleagues Diggle (David Ramsey) and Roy Harper (Colton Haynes) in taking down a drug - enhanced Slade Wilson, with help from the League of Assassins, which requires Sara to return to Nanda Parbat . In Arrow's third season, Sara is killed while on a rooftop by being shot three times with arrows on the chest . Some time later, it was revealed that Thea (Willa Holland) killed Sara after being drugged by her father Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman) as part of a plot to pit Oliver against Ra's al Ghul (Matt Nable). Meanwhile, Laurel takes up Sara's mantle to fight crime as the Black Canary . In season four, Laurel and Thea decide to resurrect her using League's mystical Lazarus Pit . The process is successful, but Sara is brought back to life without a soul, making her feral and dangerous . Oliver calls his old friend John Constantine (Matt Ryan) to assist them in restoring Sara's soul . Days later, Sara aids in rescuing Ray Palmer (Brandon Routh) from the hands of Damien Darhk (Neal McDonough), before leaving town to find herself . </P>

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