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Authority Equals Asskicking has been renamed.


* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Konstantion Kovar is a very efficient fighter, who manages to overpower Oliver without any of his men interfering.


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* RankScalesWithAsskicking: Konstantion Kovar is a very efficient fighter, who manages to overpower Oliver without any of his men interfering.
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* BlownAcrossTheRoom: When Vigilante is first introduced, he shoots two of slavers in the chest and they're sent flying across the room and then he guns down the rest of them. This shows how dangerous and powerful of an opponent he is.

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* BlownAcrossTheRoom: When Vigilante is first introduced, he shoots two of the slavers in the chest and they're sent flying across the room and then he guns down the rest of them. This shows how dangerous and powerful of an opponent he is.
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* CabinFever: Diggle is feeling a little uneasy since he can't live the basement in his civilian attire due to being a wanted man. Rene tries to help him by bringing his family for a visit in the end.

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* CabinFever: Diggle is feeling a little uneasy since he can't live leave the basement in his civilian attire due to being a wanted man. Rene tries to help him by bringing his family for a visit in the end.
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* WhamLine: Artemis telling Prometheus "They don't suspect a thing."

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Susan explictly told Oliver that she'd come down on him if she she messed up-her investigating him isn't being 'bad', its her doing her job as a reporter.


* BitchInSheepsClothing:
** Susan Williams pretends to be a friendly ear to an exhausted Oliver, while still researching him behind his back.
** Artemis is secretly working for Prometheus.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing:
** Susan Williams pretends to be a friendly ear to an exhausted Oliver, while still researching him behind his back.
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BitchInSheepsClothing: Artemis is secretly working for Prometheus.
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* TheExtremistWasRight: Team Arrow initially supported Vigilante's actions and even Oliver had to concede that the reason why the brutal Vigilante appeared, was that the Green Arrow's gentler methods weren't working and the city kept getting worse.
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* BlownAcrossTheRoom: When Vigilante is first introduced, he shoots two of slavers in the chest and they're sent flying across the room and then he guns down the rest of them. This shows how dangerous and powerful of an opponent he is.
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* NotSoSimilar: The recruits see a lot of a parallels between Oliver and Vigilante. Ultimately the two are not due to one primary difference - Vigilante will kill innocent people to get to his target, and writes it off as "collateral damage", Green Arrow will only kill those who deserve it and then only as last resort...usually.

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* NotSoSimilar: The recruits see a lot of a parallels between Oliver and Vigilante. Ultimately the two are not due to one primary difference - Vigilante will kill innocent people to get to his target, and writes it off as "collateral damage", Green Arrow will only kill those who deserve it and then only as last resort...usually.[[WhatMeasureIsAMook usually]].
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* HadToComeToPrisonToBeACrook: Eric Dunn was framed, but still got sentenced for a crime he didn't commit. He later was released on parole and didn't even hesitate to rob banks with his crew.

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* AffablyEvil: Konstantin Kovar has very charming attire, he even offers Oliver dinner.



* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Konstantion Kovar is a very efficient fighter, who manages to overpower Oliver without any of his men interfering.



* CabinFever: Diggle is feeling a little uneasy since he can't live the basement in his civilian attire due to being a wanted man. Rene tries to help him by bringing his family for a visit in the end.
* CallBack: Diggle mentions Slade Wilson during the training session.



* GoodCopBadCop: Used several times.



* KnightTemplar: Vigilante to a t, complete with dismissing civilian casualties as collateral damage and threatening to kill Oliver's crew in order to make him more efficient in his eyes.



* SexSlave: Vigilante rescues a girl from human traffickers at the beginning of the episode.



* WhamShot: The episode ends with Artemis and Prometheus meeting on a roof together.

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* ThenLetMeBeEvil: Eric Dunn was sentenced to Iron Hights as an innocent man. He came out not so innocent.
* UnwittingPawn: Turns out Flashback!Oliver was manipulated by the Bratva, who is in league with Kovar.
* WhamShot: The episode ends with Artemis and Prometheus meeting on a roof together.together.
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: Said almost word by word by Vigilante.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: The recruits at first are tempted to turn a blind eye to Vigilante's killing criminals, but Oliver is quick to remind him how disgusted they were when they found out he was the Hood.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: The recruits at first are tempted to turn a blind eye to Vigilante's killing criminals, but Oliver is quick to remind him them how disgusted they were when they found out he was the Hood.

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* BrokenBird: Laurel's death has really broken Quentin, to the point Thea checks him to rehab to finally get him sober.


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* HeroicBSOD: Laurel's death has really broken Quentin, to the point Thea checks him to rehab to finally get him sober.
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* NotSoDifferent: The recruits see a lot of a parallels between Oliver and Vigilante. Ultimately the two are not due to one primary difference - Vigilante will kill innocent people to get to his target, and writes it off as "collateral damage", Green Arrow will only kill those who deserve it and then only as last resort...usually.

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* NotSoDifferent: NotSoSimilar: The recruits see a lot of a parallels between Oliver and Vigilante. Ultimately the two are not due to one primary difference - Vigilante will kill innocent people to get to his target, and writes it off as "collateral damage", Green Arrow will only kill those who deserve it and then only as last resort...usually.
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* ArcWords: Made by Kovar when he explains to Oliver that the Bratva is using him as a pawn.
-->'''Kovar''': Truth. It's a matter of perspective.


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* StealthHiBye: Vigilante vanishes quickly after distracting Team Arrow from time to time.
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* BookEnds: The episode begins and ends with a police officer walking out of the precinct to find a presentation from a vigilante - the first time, it's a pair of dead criminals strung up by Vigilante. The second time, it's a live criminal tied up by Oliver.


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* FireForgedFriends: Rene has come to view Diggle as a friend after the help he gave him, paying him back by helping to arrange for Dig to be able to celebrate his son's birthday with him and Lyla.


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* TheMole: Artemis is one for Prometheus.
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* NotSoDifferent: The recruits see a lot of a parallel between Oliver and Vigilante. Ultimately the two are not due to one primary difference - Vigilante will kill innocent people to get to his target, and writes it off as "collateral damage", Green Arrow will only kill those who deserve it and then only as last resort...usually.

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* NotSoDifferent: The recruits see a lot of a parallel parallels between Oliver and Vigilante. Ultimately the two are not due to one primary difference - Vigilante will kill innocent people to get to his target, and writes it off as "collateral damage", Green Arrow will only kill those who deserve it and then only as last resort...usually.
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* OhCrap: Thea and Oliver realize that Prometheus trying to frame Quentin has him mean he knows that Green Arrow is also Oliver Queen.

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* OhCrap: Thea and Oliver realize that Prometheus trying to frame Quentin has him mean means he knows that Green Arrow is also Oliver Queen.
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* DramaticUnmasking: Defied. Oliver attempts to unmask Vigilante, but unfortunately Vigilante is CrazyPrepared having rigged the mask to explode should anybody try to remove it, which allows him to escape.
* {{Hypocrite}}: The recruits at first are tempted to turn a blind eye to Vigilante's killing criminal, but Oliver is quick to remind him how disgusted they were when they found out he was the Hood.
* NotSoDifferent: The recruits see a lot of a parallel between Oliver and Vigilante. Ultimately the two are not due to one primary difference - Vigilante will kill innocent people to get to his target, and writes it off as "collateral damage", Green Arrow will only kill those who deserve and then only as last resort...usually.

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* DramaticUnmasking: DramaticUnmask: Defied. Oliver attempts to unmask Vigilante, but unfortunately Vigilante is CrazyPrepared having rigged the mask to explode should anybody try to remove it, which allows him to escape.
* {{Hypocrite}}: The recruits at first are tempted to turn a blind eye to Vigilante's killing criminal, criminals, but Oliver is quick to remind him how disgusted they were when they found out he was the Hood.
* NotSoDifferent: The recruits see a lot of a parallel between Oliver and Vigilante. Ultimately the two are not due to one primary difference - Vigilante will kill innocent people to get to his target, and writes it off as "collateral damage", Green Arrow will only kill those who deserve it and then only as last resort...usually.

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* DramaticUnmaksing: Defied. Oliver attempts to unmaks Vigilante, but unfortunately Vigilante is CrazyPrepared having rigged the mask to explode should anybody try to remove it.

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* DramaticUnmaksing: BrokenBird: Laurel's death has really broken Quentin, to the point Thea checks him to rehab to finally get him sober.
* DramaticUnmasking:
Defied. Oliver attempts to unmaks unmask Vigilante, but unfortunately Vigilante is CrazyPrepared having rigged the mask to explode should anybody try to remove it.it, which allows him to escape.


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* NotSoDifferent: The recruits see a lot of a parallel between Oliver and Vigilante. Ultimately the two are not due to one primary difference - Vigilante will kill innocent people to get to his target, and writes it off as "collateral damage", Green Arrow will only kill those who deserve and then only as last resort...usually.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: The recruits at first are tempted to turn a blind eye to Vigilante's killing criminals; and Oliver is quick to remind him how disgusted they were when they found out he was the Hood.

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* DramaticUnmaksing: Defied. Oliver attempts to unmaks Vigilante, but unfortunately Vigilante is CrazyPrepared having rigged the mask to explode should anybody try to remove it.
* {{Hypocrite}}: The recruits at first are tempted to turn a blind eye to Vigilante's killing criminals; and criminal, but Oliver is quick to remind him how disgusted they were when they found out he was the Hood.
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Team Arrow has to deal with a new brutal Vigilante.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing:
** Susan Williams pretends to be a friendly ear to an exhausted Oliver, while still researching him behind his back.
** Artemis is secretly working for Prometheus.
* {{Hypocrite}}: The recruits at first are tempted to turn a blind eye to Vigilante's killing criminals; and Oliver is quick to remind him how disgusted they were when they found out he was the Hood.
* OhCrap: Thea and Oliver realize that Prometheus trying to frame Quentin has him mean he knows that Green Arrow is also Oliver Queen.
* WhamShot: The episode ends with Artemis and Prometheus meeting on a roof together.

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