‘Arrow’ Season 6 Spoilers: Who Will Survive The Island Explosion?

“Arrow” Season 6 is still nearly two months away, but fans know a little more about that deadly cliffhanger now. In the Season 5 finale, Oliver watched hundreds of bombs explode on Lian Yu while most of his friends and family were on the island. While promoting Season 6, it seems like details about some of the survivors have been revealed or at least heavily implied.

Dinah Drake/Black Canary

The new Black Canary (Juliana Harkavy) hasn’t been around long enough for her death to be very impactful, so many fans assumed she would stick around. With the announcement that Harkavy is a series regular on the CW drama and getting a new suit in Season 6, it certainly looks like she’s alive.

Laurel Lance/Black Siren

The evil, Earth Two version of Laurel (Katie Cassidy) isn’t disappearing that easily. She has been announced as a regular for “Arrow” Season 6, and Cassidy told DC Entertainment that the drama will reveal more of Black Siren’s history.

“I think it’ll be a really interesting thing being able to explore her world and her backstory,” Cassidy said. “It’s like peeling an onion and peeling back the layers and why she is the way that she is. And I think it’ll bring some characters closer, for sure.”

Slade Wilson/Deathstroke

The Green Arrow himself, Stephen Amell, spoiled this one. At Heroes and Villains Fan Fest in July, the star revealed that Slade Wilson (Manu Bennett) will be back for more than just the Season 6 premiere. “Manu Bennett is back to being a part of the show, and we will see him several times,” Amell teased, according to ComicBook.com.

Rene Ramirez/Wild Dog

Like Cassidy and Harkavy, Rick Gonzalez was announced as a series regular for “Arrow” Season 6. Unless The CW is going to great lengths to trick viewers, it seems like he is coming back. Plus, Wild Dog had a lot of loose ends to tie up. He still needs to reconcile his relationship with his young daughter.

John Diggle/Spartan

Actor David Ramsey seemingly revealed that Diggle would survive the explosion when he discussed his character’s Season 6 arc. The fact that he has an arc at all is a good sign, but it sounds like Dig will be going through some dark times.

“I think specifically for Diggle; he’s going to lose some things,” the actor told ComicBook.com. “This relationship [between Oliver and Diggle] is going to change, I think. I’m going to need him in a way I don't think I’ve needed him before.”

Though some returns have been spoiled, there are still plenty of people left on the island whose fate hangs in the balance. Some, like Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards), seem safe based on their veteran status.

Others seem more likely to die. Thea (Willa Holland) appeared in only half of last season’s episodes. Oliver’s son also seems to be living with him in the trailer for Season 6, hinting that Samantha (Anna Hopkins) may have died. Quentin (Paul Blackthorne), Nyssa (Katrina Law), Talia (Lexa Doig) and Evelyn (Madison McLaughlin) also face unknown fates.

Still, even those who survive won’t be unaffected by the explosion. “There’s several different fallouts,” executive producer Marc Guggenheim warned DC Entertainment. “That’s why the title of the season premiere is actually ‘Fallout.’ The premiere deals with the repercussions of what happened on Lian Yu at the end of Season 5… I will say that there are also other kinds of consequences other than living and dying. There’s other things also that can and do happen as a result of the explosions.”