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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/45085219 The Hurricane]]'' ([[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14199023/1/The-Hurricane FFN Link]]) by Tropers/{{Nyame}} is an Series/{{Arrowverse}} ForWantOfANail {{Fanfic}} with a simple premise: what if, instead of Oliver Queen and Sara Lance, it was Laurel Lance, and Laurel alone, that went on the ''Queen's Gambit''?
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/45085219 The Hurricane]]'' ([[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14199023/1/The-Hurricane FFN Link]]) by Tropers/{{Nyame}} is an Series/{{Arrowverse}} ForWantOfANail ''Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}'' WhatIf {{Fanfic}} with a simple premise: what if, instead of Oliver Queen and Sara Lance, it was Laurel Lance, and Laurel alone, that went on the ''Queen's Gambit''?
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* ForWantOfANail: Laurel being on the ''Gambit'' ends up changing a ''lot'' of things:
** Oliver is never thought dead, and because of that the amount of grief his family goes through is significantly less. Moira doesn't "shut down" like Thea claimed she did in canon, while Thea never becomes a HardDrinkingPartyGirl thanks to Oliver doing his best to discourage that behavior. Oliver himself undergoes a period of hard partying to cope with the deaths of Laurel and his father, only to give that up after seeing it was causing Thea to follow in his footsteps.
*** Another consequence is that Oliver is the one who inherits control of the family estate instead of Moira, due to his status as the eldest son. [[spoiler:That means he's the one who receives Robert's quest to take care of Kazumi and Emiko, which he decides to fulfill]].
*** [[spoiler:As a result of that choice, Emiko opts to leave him and the rest of the Queens alone, completely averting the events of Seasons 6 and 7 entirely]].
*** Another consequence of this is that Moira Queen ends up choosing to keep her relationship with Walter Steele a secret rather than openly dating and marrying him. Initially, this is because Oliver disapproves of the idea of his mother moving on so quickly, though this doesn't last. The real reason is that Moira fears Malcolm will use Walter against her like he does with her children if he finds out about them, and wants to keep him safe.
** The Lances don't completely fall apart, in part because Sara's problems are so much more obvious than Laurel's, culminating in her nearly killing herself drunk driving and barely avoiding a DUI. After that, her parents decide to get family therapy to help deal with their issues.
** Slade ends up falling in love with ''Laurel'' instead of Shado, due to meeting Laurel first and spending more time with her, in addition to Laurel having many of the same qualities that he found so attractive in Shado in canon. [[spoiler:That means he is much better at hiding his madness after he's injected with the Mirakuru since Laurel never dies like Shado did in canon, allowing the initial plan to capture the ''Amazo'' to go off without a hitch. The group ultimately doesn't splinter until after Laurel and Shado discover him trying to conduct experiments using the former prisoners, at which point they're already out at sea, far away from Lian Yu]].
** After [[spoiler:Laurel and Shado are recruited to the League of Assassins, not only does Laurel kill Maseo in their final trials in order to be properly inducted into the League, but they are subsequently sent to Gotham as part of Ra's' latest attempt to "recruit" Batman as his heir (WordOfGod explicitly notes that Sara would never have been given such an assignment given her relationship with Nyssa; Laurel and Shado aren't as close to Nyssa and are better fighters than Sara would have been at this point, making Ra's more inclined to trust them)]].
*** [[spoiler:Maseo's own entry into the League is different from canon. Instead of offering up the Alpha-Omega Virus, he offers the Soultaker Sword instead, which came into his possession after Tatsu and Akio were killed by the Triad. According to WordOfGod, without Oliver or Laurel to help him in Hong Kong, Maseo wasn't able to complete his mission and ended up leaving A.R.G.U.S. in grief after the deaths of his family]].
** [[spoiler:It's explicitly noted that Laurel's role in the latest attempt to make Batman Ra's' heir led to the Joker's death, which would seem to prevent Batman's canon retirement (assuming that Luke Fox was correct and Bruce walked away after killing the Joker (''Series/Batwoman2019''))]].
*** [[spoiler:The Joker's death]] is also what draws Noah Kuttler/The Calculator to Gotham, causing him to start a robbery spree using the Brother Eye Virus. [[spoiler:After he's captured and arrested, he sells out Felicity as the true creator of the virus, leading her to get arrested too]].
** Because Laurel ends up joining [[spoiler:the League of Assassins]] instead of [[spoiler:A.R.G.U.S.]], her last three years away go differently from Oliver's. [[spoiler:In addition to Maseo being unable to secure the Alpha-Omega Virus and losing both Akio ''and'' Tatsu, Laurel's decision to stay in Gotham and learn under Bruce means she has nothing to do with Shadowspire's operation, allowing them to continue their work unimpeded until they claimed the Khushu idol. As another result of that, Laurel has absolutely no reason to go to Russia and take down Kovar (who instead is killed by Shado as part of her initiation into the League)]].
** Instead of a night club, Oliver uses the old steel mill to open a charity foundation [[spoiler:named after Laurel]].
** Oliver is never thought dead, and because of that the amount of grief his family goes through is significantly less. Moira doesn't "shut down" like Thea claimed she did in canon, while Thea never becomes a HardDrinkingPartyGirl thanks to Oliver doing his best to discourage that behavior. Oliver himself undergoes a period of hard partying to cope with the deaths of Laurel and his father, only to give that up after seeing it was causing Thea to follow in his footsteps.
*** Another consequence is that Oliver is the one who inherits control of the family estate instead of Moira, due to his status as the eldest son. [[spoiler:That means he's the one who receives Robert's quest to take care of Kazumi and Emiko, which he decides to fulfill]].
*** [[spoiler:As a result of that choice, Emiko opts to leave him and the rest of the Queens alone, completely averting the events of Seasons 6 and 7 entirely]].
*** Another consequence of this is that Moira Queen ends up choosing to keep her relationship with Walter Steele a secret rather than openly dating and marrying him. Initially, this is because Oliver disapproves of the idea of his mother moving on so quickly, though this doesn't last. The real reason is that Moira fears Malcolm will use Walter against her like he does with her children if he finds out about them, and wants to keep him safe.
** The Lances don't completely fall apart, in part because Sara's problems are so much more obvious than Laurel's, culminating in her nearly killing herself drunk driving and barely avoiding a DUI. After that, her parents decide to get family therapy to help deal with their issues.
** Slade ends up falling in love with ''Laurel'' instead of Shado, due to meeting Laurel first and spending more time with her, in addition to Laurel having many of the same qualities that he found so attractive in Shado in canon. [[spoiler:That means he is much better at hiding his madness after he's injected with the Mirakuru since Laurel never dies like Shado did in canon, allowing the initial plan to capture the ''Amazo'' to go off without a hitch. The group ultimately doesn't splinter until after Laurel and Shado discover him trying to conduct experiments using the former prisoners, at which point they're already out at sea, far away from Lian Yu]].
** After [[spoiler:Laurel and Shado are recruited to the League of Assassins, not only does Laurel kill Maseo in their final trials in order to be properly inducted into the League, but they are subsequently sent to Gotham as part of Ra's' latest attempt to "recruit" Batman as his heir (WordOfGod explicitly notes that Sara would never have been given such an assignment given her relationship with Nyssa; Laurel and Shado aren't as close to Nyssa and are better fighters than Sara would have been at this point, making Ra's more inclined to trust them)]].
*** [[spoiler:Maseo's own entry into the League is different from canon. Instead of offering up the Alpha-Omega Virus, he offers the Soultaker Sword instead, which came into his possession after Tatsu and Akio were killed by the Triad. According to WordOfGod, without Oliver or Laurel to help him in Hong Kong, Maseo wasn't able to complete his mission and ended up leaving A.R.G.U.S. in grief after the deaths of his family]].
** [[spoiler:It's explicitly noted that Laurel's role in the latest attempt to make Batman Ra's' heir led to the Joker's death, which would seem to prevent Batman's canon retirement (assuming that Luke Fox was correct and Bruce walked away after killing the Joker (''Series/Batwoman2019''))]].
*** [[spoiler:The Joker's death]] is also what draws Noah Kuttler/The Calculator to Gotham, causing him to start a robbery spree using the Brother Eye Virus. [[spoiler:After he's captured and arrested, he sells out Felicity as the true creator of the virus, leading her to get arrested too]].
** Because Laurel ends up joining [[spoiler:the League of Assassins]] instead of [[spoiler:A.R.G.U.S.]], her last three years away go differently from Oliver's. [[spoiler:In addition to Maseo being unable to secure the Alpha-Omega Virus and losing both Akio ''and'' Tatsu, Laurel's decision to stay in Gotham and learn under Bruce means she has nothing to do with Shadowspire's operation, allowing them to continue their work unimpeded until they claimed the Khushu idol. As another result of that, Laurel has absolutely no reason to go to Russia and take down Kovar (who instead is killed by Shado as part of her initiation into the League)]].
** Instead of a night club, Oliver uses the old steel mill to open a charity foundation [[spoiler:named after Laurel]].
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* WhatIf: Laurel being on the ''Gambit'' ends up changing a ''lot'' of things:
** Oliver is never thought dead, and because of that the amount of grief his family goes through is significantly less. Moira doesn't "shut down" like Thea claimed she did in canon, while Thea never becomes a HardDrinkingPartyGirl thanks to Oliver doing his best to discourage that behavior. Oliver himself undergoes a period of hard partying to cope with the deaths of Laurel and his father, only to give that up after seeing it was causing Thea to follow in his footsteps.
*** Another consequence is that Oliver is the one who inherits control of the family estate instead of Moira, due to his status as the eldest son. [[spoiler:That means he's the one who receives Robert's quest to take care of Kazumi and Emiko, which he decides to fulfill]].
*** [[spoiler:As a result of that choice, Emiko opts to leave him and the rest of the Queens alone, completely averting the events of Seasons 6 and 7 entirely]].
*** Another consequence of this is that Moira Queen ends up choosing to keep her relationship with Walter Steele a secret rather than openly dating and marrying him. Initially, this is because Oliver disapproves of the idea of his mother moving on so quickly, though this doesn't last. The real reason is that Moira fears Malcolm will use Walter against her like he does with her children if he finds out about them, and wants to keep him safe.
** The Lances don't completely fall apart, in part because Sara's problems are so much more obvious than Laurel's, culminating in her nearly killing herself drunk driving and barely avoiding a DUI. After that, her parents decide to get family therapy to help deal with their issues.
** Slade ends up falling in love with ''Laurel'' instead of Shado, due to meeting Laurel first and spending more time with her, in addition to Laurel having many of the same qualities that he found so attractive in Shado in canon. [[spoiler:That means he is much better at hiding his madness after he's injected with the Mirakuru since Laurel never dies like Shado did in canon, allowing the initial plan to capture the ''Amazo'' to go off without a hitch. The group ultimately doesn't splinter until after Laurel and Shado discover him trying to conduct experiments using the former prisoners, at which point they're already out at sea, far away from Lian Yu]].
** After [[spoiler:Laurel and Shado are recruited to the League of Assassins, not only does Laurel kill Maseo in their final trials in order to be properly inducted into the League, but they are subsequently sent to Gotham as part of Ra's' latest attempt to "recruit" Batman as his heir (WordOfGod explicitly notes that Sara would never have been given such an assignment given her relationship with Nyssa; Laurel and Shado aren't as close to Nyssa and are better fighters than Sara would have been at this point, making Ra's more inclined to trust them)]].
*** [[spoiler:Maseo's own entry into the League is different from canon. Instead of offering up the Alpha-Omega Virus, he offers the Soultaker Sword instead, which came into his possession after Tatsu and Akio were killed by the Triad. According to WordOfGod, without Oliver or Laurel to help him in Hong Kong, Maseo wasn't able to complete his mission and ended up leaving A.R.G.U.S. in grief after the deaths of his family]].
** [[spoiler:It's explicitly noted that Laurel's role in the latest attempt to make Batman Ra's' heir led to the Joker's death, which would seem to prevent Batman's canon retirement (assuming that Luke Fox was correct and Bruce walked away after killing the Joker (''Series/Batwoman2019''))]].
*** [[spoiler:The Joker's death]] is also what draws Noah Kuttler/The Calculator to Gotham, causing him to start a robbery spree using the Brother Eye Virus. [[spoiler:After he's captured and arrested, he sells out Felicity as the true creator of the virus, leading her to get arrested too]].
** Because Laurel ends up joining [[spoiler:the League of Assassins]] instead of [[spoiler:A.R.G.U.S.]], her last three years away go differently from Oliver's. [[spoiler:In addition to Maseo being unable to secure the Alpha-Omega Virus and losing both Akio ''and'' Tatsu, Laurel's decision to stay in Gotham and learn under Bruce means she has nothing to do with Shadowspire's operation, allowing them to continue their work unimpeded until they claimed the Khushu idol. As another result of that, Laurel has absolutely no reason to go to Russia and take down Kovar (who instead is killed by Shado as part of her initiation into the League)]].
** Instead of a night club, Oliver uses the old steel mill to open a charity foundation [[spoiler:named after Laurel]].
** Oliver is never thought dead, and because of that the amount of grief his family goes through is significantly less. Moira doesn't "shut down" like Thea claimed she did in canon, while Thea never becomes a HardDrinkingPartyGirl thanks to Oliver doing his best to discourage that behavior. Oliver himself undergoes a period of hard partying to cope with the deaths of Laurel and his father, only to give that up after seeing it was causing Thea to follow in his footsteps.
*** Another consequence is that Oliver is the one who inherits control of the family estate instead of Moira, due to his status as the eldest son. [[spoiler:That means he's the one who receives Robert's quest to take care of Kazumi and Emiko, which he decides to fulfill]].
*** [[spoiler:As a result of that choice, Emiko opts to leave him and the rest of the Queens alone, completely averting the events of Seasons 6 and 7 entirely]].
*** Another consequence of this is that Moira Queen ends up choosing to keep her relationship with Walter Steele a secret rather than openly dating and marrying him. Initially, this is because Oliver disapproves of the idea of his mother moving on so quickly, though this doesn't last. The real reason is that Moira fears Malcolm will use Walter against her like he does with her children if he finds out about them, and wants to keep him safe.
** The Lances don't completely fall apart, in part because Sara's problems are so much more obvious than Laurel's, culminating in her nearly killing herself drunk driving and barely avoiding a DUI. After that, her parents decide to get family therapy to help deal with their issues.
** Slade ends up falling in love with ''Laurel'' instead of Shado, due to meeting Laurel first and spending more time with her, in addition to Laurel having many of the same qualities that he found so attractive in Shado in canon. [[spoiler:That means he is much better at hiding his madness after he's injected with the Mirakuru since Laurel never dies like Shado did in canon, allowing the initial plan to capture the ''Amazo'' to go off without a hitch. The group ultimately doesn't splinter until after Laurel and Shado discover him trying to conduct experiments using the former prisoners, at which point they're already out at sea, far away from Lian Yu]].
** After [[spoiler:Laurel and Shado are recruited to the League of Assassins, not only does Laurel kill Maseo in their final trials in order to be properly inducted into the League, but they are subsequently sent to Gotham as part of Ra's' latest attempt to "recruit" Batman as his heir (WordOfGod explicitly notes that Sara would never have been given such an assignment given her relationship with Nyssa; Laurel and Shado aren't as close to Nyssa and are better fighters than Sara would have been at this point, making Ra's more inclined to trust them)]].
*** [[spoiler:Maseo's own entry into the League is different from canon. Instead of offering up the Alpha-Omega Virus, he offers the Soultaker Sword instead, which came into his possession after Tatsu and Akio were killed by the Triad. According to WordOfGod, without Oliver or Laurel to help him in Hong Kong, Maseo wasn't able to complete his mission and ended up leaving A.R.G.U.S. in grief after the deaths of his family]].
** [[spoiler:It's explicitly noted that Laurel's role in the latest attempt to make Batman Ra's' heir led to the Joker's death, which would seem to prevent Batman's canon retirement (assuming that Luke Fox was correct and Bruce walked away after killing the Joker (''Series/Batwoman2019''))]].
*** [[spoiler:The Joker's death]] is also what draws Noah Kuttler/The Calculator to Gotham, causing him to start a robbery spree using the Brother Eye Virus. [[spoiler:After he's captured and arrested, he sells out Felicity as the true creator of the virus, leading her to get arrested too]].
** Because Laurel ends up joining [[spoiler:the League of Assassins]] instead of [[spoiler:A.R.G.U.S.]], her last three years away go differently from Oliver's. [[spoiler:In addition to Maseo being unable to secure the Alpha-Omega Virus and losing both Akio ''and'' Tatsu, Laurel's decision to stay in Gotham and learn under Bruce means she has nothing to do with Shadowspire's operation, allowing them to continue their work unimpeded until they claimed the Khushu idol. As another result of that, Laurel has absolutely no reason to go to Russia and take down Kovar (who instead is killed by Shado as part of her initiation into the League)]].
** Instead of a night club, Oliver uses the old steel mill to open a charity foundation [[spoiler:named after Laurel]].
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* Year 5: [[spoiler:Lady Shiva]]. While the main threat is Egon and his human-trafficking ring, [[spoiler:Shiva is the only reason Laurel is in any position to oppose them at all, and the other woman's interest in her has several ominous undertones]].
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* Year 5: [[spoiler:Lady Shiva]]. While the main threat is Egon and his human-trafficking ring, [[spoiler:Shiva is the only reason Laurel is in any position to oppose them at all, and the other woman's interest in her has several ominous undertones]].
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** Because Laurel ends up joining [[spoiler:the League of Assassins]] instead of [[spoiler:A.R.G.U.S.]], her last three years away go differently from Oliver's. [[spoiler:In addition to Maseo being unable to secure the Alpha-Omega Virus and losing both Akio ''and'' Tatsu, Laurel's decision to stay in Gotham and learn under Bruce means she has nothing to do with Shadowspire's operation, allowing them to continue their work unimpeded until they claimed the Khushu idol. As another result of that, Laurel has absolutely no reason to go to Russia and take down Kovar (who instead is killed by Shado as part of her initiation into the League)]].
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* UnskilledButStrong: Basically Laurel’s thoughts on Harley Quinn when she fights the other woman; Harley has no formal combat training, but makes up for that by being strong and acrobatic.
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* UnskilledButStrong: Basically Laurel’s thoughts on Harley Quinn when she fights the other woman; Harley has no formal combat training, but makes up for that by being strong and acrobatic. An exhausted Laurel isn't able to use her superior skill to dominate the fight, and as a result falls back on her [[spoiler:Canary Cry]] in order to win.
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* WhatTheHellHero: The spirit of this is invoked if not outright stated when Malcolm Merlyn shows up at the Queen Mansion on his son's birthday during his son's birthday meal with the Queens and the Lances and openly states that he not only forgot about the significance of the date but wants to talk with Moira about something, completely ignoring his son. Everyone else present is openly appalled and angered at his actions, with Sara explicitly musing that Laurel would have called Malcolm out on this attitude if she'd been around, and being tempted to do so in her sister's stead.
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* WhatTheHellHero: The spirit of this is invoked if not outright stated when Malcolm Merlyn shows up at the Queen Mansion on his son's birthday during his son's birthday meal with the Queens and the Lances and openly states that he birthday, not only forgot about having forgotten the significance of the date date, but wants to talk with Moira about something, completely outright ignoring his son.it in favor of business even after he's reminded. Everyone else present is openly appalled and angered at his actions, with Sara explicitly musing that Laurel would have called Malcolm out on this attitude if she'd been around, and being tempted to do so in her sister's stead.
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* TheDreaded: The Joker. [[spoiler:Even after he's ''dead''. The Bat-Family don't like talking about him at all, and the Rogues only just barely tolerated him and couldn't bring themselves to appropriate his hideout at Amusement Mile after he died because they hated him that much. Laurel, a hardened assassin who witnessed the full depths of Slade's Mirakuru-induced insanity, finds him so terrifying that she can barely bring herself to read all but a few pages of his file in the Bat-Cave. He's ''that'' scary]].
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* TheDreaded: TheDreaded:
** The Joker. [[spoiler:Even after he's ''dead''. The Bat-Family don't like talking about him at all, and the Rogues only just barely tolerated him and couldn't bring themselves to appropriate his hideout at Amusement Mile after he died because they hated him that much. Laurel, a hardened assassin who witnessed the full depths of Slade's Mirakuru-induced insanity, finds him so terrifying that she can barely bring herself to read all but a few pages of his file in the Bat-Cave. He's ''that''scary]].scary]].
** Lady Shiva. The WorldsBestWarrior, bar none, and a legend to the League of Assassins. [[spoiler:Laurel is positively ''terrified'' when she realizes she's Shiva's captive, and does everything she can to avoid pissing the other woman off when forced to go on a mission with her]].
** The Joker. [[spoiler:Even after he's ''dead''. The Bat-Family don't like talking about him at all, and the Rogues only just barely tolerated him and couldn't bring themselves to appropriate his hideout at Amusement Mile after he died because they hated him that much. Laurel, a hardened assassin who witnessed the full depths of Slade's Mirakuru-induced insanity, finds him so terrifying that she can barely bring herself to read all but a few pages of his file in the Bat-Cave. He's ''that''
** Lady Shiva. The WorldsBestWarrior, bar none, and a legend to the League of Assassins. [[spoiler:Laurel is positively ''terrified'' when she realizes she's Shiva's captive, and does everything she can to avoid pissing the other woman off when forced to go on a mission with her]].
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Lady Shiva's existence is hinted at several times [[spoiler:before she shows up in Year Five]]. Both [[spoiler:Ra's al Ghul]] and Orphan/David Cain note that Laurel has the same aptitude for hand-to-hand combat that Shiva does, something that both impresses them and unnerves them in equal measure.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Laurel starts her road to becoming a vigilante ''much'' earlier than she did in canon, and thus has far more training and experience as a warrior. [[spoiler:She also ends up awakening the Canary Cry, something her canon counterpart never did if you discount her various dopplegangers]].
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* AdaptationalBadass: AdaptationalBadass:
** Laurel starts her road to becoming a vigilante ''much'' earlier than she did in canon, and thus has far more training and experience as awarrior. [[spoiler:She warrior, [[spoiler:including briefly joining the League of Assassins. She also ends up awakening the Canary Cry, something her canon counterpart never did if you discount her various dopplegangers]].dopplegangers]].
** Shado was already pretty badass in canon, but in this story she becomes even ''more'' of a badass, [[spoiler:due to joining the League of Assassins with Laurel]].
** Laurel starts her road to becoming a vigilante ''much'' earlier than she did in canon, and thus has far more training and experience as a
** Shado was already pretty badass in canon, but in this story she becomes even ''more'' of a badass, [[spoiler:due to joining the League of Assassins with Laurel]].
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** Laurel's supposed death kills any chances of Oliver/Sara happening, as whatever feelings they once had for each other are tainted by the perceived feeling of betrayal. After one awkward kiss, the two definitively decide they are definitely BetterAsFriends.
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** Laurel's supposed death kills any chances of Oliver/Sara happening, as whatever feelings they once had for each other are tainted by the perceived feeling of betrayal. After one awkward kiss, the two definitively decide they are definitely BetterAsFriends.BetterAsFriends.
** As opposed to a one-night stand, Sara develops a close friendship and then an actual relationship with Alex Danvers (or rather, Earth-1 Alex Danvers), considering the other woman her FirstLove. While the relationship doesn't last, the two promise to remain friends.
** As opposed to a one-night stand, Sara develops a close friendship and then an actual relationship with Alex Danvers (or rather, Earth-1 Alex Danvers), considering the other woman her FirstLove. While the relationship doesn't last, the two promise to remain friends.
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* DemotedToExtra: The end of Year Four features [[spoiler:a member of QC being arrested for creating the virus that was recently used in a series of bank robberies in Gotham, with the context making it clear that this employee is Felicity Smoak]].
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* DemotedToExtra: The end of Laurel's Year Four features [[spoiler:a member of QC being arrested for creating the virus that was recently used in a series of bank robberies in Gotham, with the context making it clear that this employee is Felicity Smoak]].
* EntitledToHaveYou: After he's injected with the Mirakuru, Slade's attitude towards Laurel has shades of this, which only grows worse after he finally confesses to her.
** Instead of a night club, Oliver uses the old steel mill to open a charity foundation [[spoiler:named after Laurel]].
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* SecretRelationship: Moira Queen opts to keep her relationship with Walter Steele a secret, fearing that if Malcolm finds out about them, he'll attempt to use Walter against her like he is with Oliver and Thea.
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* ShipSinking: Oliver/Sara have some brief ShipTease during the equivalent of Laurel's third year away that ends in an awkward kiss which makes them quickly realize that there are NoSparks between them and that they are definitely BetterAsFriends.
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* ShipSinking: ShipSinking:
** Slade/Laurel is arguably a non-starter from the get-go, as Laurel is still in love with Oliver. However, its already negligible chances of happening are destroyed after Slade is injected with the Mirakuru and becomes a {{Yandere}} for Laurel, [[spoiler:culminating in him trying to murder Shado, Laurel's best friend, out of spite after he's rejected one too many times]].
** Oliver/Sara have some brief ShipTease during the equivalent of Laurel's third year away that ends in an awkward kiss which makes them quickly realize that there are NoSparks between them and that they are definitely BetterAsFriends.
** Slade/Laurel is arguably a non-starter from the get-go, as Laurel is still in love with Oliver. However, its already negligible chances of happening are destroyed after Slade is injected with the Mirakuru and becomes a {{Yandere}} for Laurel, [[spoiler:culminating in him trying to murder Shado, Laurel's best friend, out of spite after he's rejected one too many times]].
** Oliver/Sara have some brief ShipTease during the equivalent of Laurel's third year away that ends in an awkward kiss which makes them quickly realize that there are NoSparks between them and that they are definitely BetterAsFriends.
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* BroughtDownToNormal: As part of [[spoiler:Laurel's training mission with Lady Shiva, she is temporarily deprived of access to her Canary Cry so that Shiva can see how she performs without that particular ability]].
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*EvilIsPetty: Malcolm was the one responsible for Robert Queen closing the steel mill and not offering workers such as the Restons due compensation, basically forcing Robert to use the loophole as a demonstration of his own power.
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*OhCrap: Laurel is basically terrified when her “tour” of America is interrupted by [[spoiler:Lady Shiva]].
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** While Laurel is [[spoiler:travelling across America, she saves Barry and Iris from a mugger and captures Leonard Snart and Mick Rory during her time in Central City]].
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* IncompatibleOrientation: Al-Owal admits to [[spoiler:Laurel and Shado]] that if Batman accepts Ra's' offer to become his heir and Talia still refuses to rejoin the League, then Ra's will have Nyssa take her place as his bride. Understandably, as Nyssa is a lesbian, that only furthers her resentment over the situation.
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* IncompatibleOrientation: IncompatibleOrientation:
** Al-Owal admits to [[spoiler:Laurel and Shado]] that if Batman accepts Ra's' offer to become his heir and Talia still refuses to rejoin the League, then Ra's will have Nyssa take her place as his bride. Understandably, as Nyssa is a lesbian, that only furthers her resentment over thesituation.situation.
** Tommy attempts to flirt with Alex at one point, unaware that she's gay and attracted to Sara.
** Al-Owal admits to [[spoiler:Laurel and Shado]] that if Batman accepts Ra's' offer to become his heir and Talia still refuses to rejoin the League, then Ra's will have Nyssa take her place as his bride. Understandably, as Nyssa is a lesbian, that only furthers her resentment over the
** Tommy attempts to flirt with Alex at one point, unaware that she's gay and attracted to Sara.
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* IncompatibleOrientation: Tommy attempts to flirt with Alex at one point, unaware that she's gay and attracted to Sara.
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* AscendedExtra: Al-Owal. In canon he was given little characterization beyond being the trainer of Malcolm and Sara and one of Ra's' first followers. Here, his role expanded greatly as Laurel and Shado's main mentor in the League, where he gradually develops a distant affection for them. [[spoiler:During the climax of Year 3, he commits a (non-fatal) HeroicSacrifice and allows himself to be Jokerized so they can be given the opportunity to escape]].
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* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Slade develops feelings for Laurel instead of Shado in this AU. [[spoiler:After the Mirakuru is injected into him, that causes him to be obsessed with Laurel, while his relationship with Shado gradually begins to sour. Eventually, this causes him to try and ''kill'' Shado after Laurel rejects him too many times, blaming her for giving him false hope about Laurel eventually returning his feelings]].
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* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul:
** Slade develops feelings for Laurel instead of Shado in this AU. [[spoiler:After the Mirakuru is injected into him, that causes him to be obsessed with Laurel, while his relationship with Shado gradually begins to sour. Eventually, this causes him to try and ''kill'' Shado after Laurel rejects him too many times, blaming her for giving him false hope about Laurel eventually returning hisfeelings]].feelings]].
** Laurel's supposed death kills any chances of Oliver/Sara happening, as whatever feelings they once had for each other are tainted by the perceived feeling of betrayal. After one awkward kiss, the two definitively decide they are definitely BetterAsFriends.
** Slade develops feelings for Laurel instead of Shado in this AU. [[spoiler:After the Mirakuru is injected into him, that causes him to be obsessed with Laurel, while his relationship with Shado gradually begins to sour. Eventually, this causes him to try and ''kill'' Shado after Laurel rejects him too many times, blaming her for giving him false hope about Laurel eventually returning his
** Laurel's supposed death kills any chances of Oliver/Sara happening, as whatever feelings they once had for each other are tainted by the perceived feeling of betrayal. After one awkward kiss, the two definitively decide they are definitely BetterAsFriends.
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* CurbStompBattle: Compared to Laurel and Maseo's "almost dramatic" duel for League membership, Shado's duel against her opponent (who, per WordOfGod, is the Arrowverse version of [[ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey Savant]]) is downright boring. He clumsily swings his sword around a few times trying to strike her, eventually leaving himself wide open for her to gut him easily.
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* CurbStompBattle: Compared to Laurel and Maseo's "almost dramatic" duel for League membership, Shado's duel against her opponent (who, per WordOfGod, is the Arrowverse version of [[ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey Savant]]) is downright boring. He clumsily swings his sword around a few times trying to strike her, eventually leaving himself wide open for her to gut him easily.open with ease.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: As devoted as Ra's al Ghul is to the League's code and principles, he's not an UngratefulBastard. [[spoiler:When Laurel is forced to break the code in order to save the League from the Joker, Ra's declines to give her a serious or harmful punishment and just opts to exile her from the organization completely, giving her the freedom she's desperately wanted all along. The only thing that makes it a punishment is the fact that it forever separates her from Shado, her best friend]].
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* ElmuhFuddSyndwome: Selina is temporarily inflicted with this after [[spoiler:Laurel breaks her nose during a fight]].
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*** Another consequence of this is that Moira Queen ends up choosing to keep her relationship with Walter Steele a secret rather than openly dating and marrying him. Initially this is because Oliver disapproves of the idea of his mother moving on so quickly, though this doesn't last. The real reason is because Moira fears Malcolm will use Walter against her like he does with her children if he finds out about them, and wants to keep him safe.
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*** Another consequence of this is that Moira Queen ends up choosing to keep her relationship with Walter Steele a secret rather than openly dating and marrying him. Initially Initially, this is because Oliver disapproves of the idea of his mother moving on so quickly, though this doesn't last. The real reason is because that Moira fears Malcolm will use Walter against her like he does with her children if he finds out about them, and wants to keep him safe.
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* UnexpectedCharacter: Laurel [[spoiler:faces Orphan (AKA David Cain, father of the comics’ second Batgirl) during her time in Gotham]].
