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Putting his honorbeforereason, John has taken up the Green Arrow mantle, so Oliver can focus more on raising William.

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Putting his honorbeforereason, HonorBeforeReason, John has taken up the Green Arrow mantle, so Oliver can focus more on raising William.
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Putting his honor before reason, John has taken up the Green Arrow mantle, so Oliver can focus more on raising William.

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Putting his honor before reason, honorbeforereason, John has taken up the Green Arrow mantle, so Oliver can focus more on raising William.
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* AutomaticCrossbow: People were getting suspicious of how Green Arrow isn't using any arrows. So Felicity and Curtis created the "Green Monster" a prototype {{BFG}} of a crossbow that can be set to rapid-fire arrows. In a CallBack to the first ever Arrow episode, Diggle tosses a couple of tennis balls and with the Green Monster, he's able to put arrows into each one in quick succession.
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* TheChainsOfCommanding: In addition to his nerve damage, John finds out the hard way that it's ''not'' easy to be in command and having to call the hard shots.

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* TheChainsOfCommanding: In addition to his nerve damage, John finds out the hard way that it's ''not'' easy to be in command and having to call the hard shots. He admits that this never happened when he was in the army, as there's always someone these higher up the chain of command. That's not the case here.
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* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Onyx is usually a ComicBook/{{Static}} villain, though the character has had some encounters with Green Arrow, such as in the New 52's "Outsiders War".

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* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Onyx Mixed with AdaptationalVillainy. Onyx, while having ties to the League of Assassins, is usually a ComicBook/{{Static}} villain, though an ally of the character has had some encounters with Green Arrow, such as Batfamily in the New 52's "Outsiders War".comics. Here, she is an enemy of Team Arrow.
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* WouldHitAGirl: Diggle has no qualms about fighting hand to hand with Onyx and finally incapacitates her with a knockout punch to the face.
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* ContinuityNod: Oliver mentions the Reston family from the Season 1 episode "Legacies", while claiming that Diggle's insistence back then that he focus on fighting crime beyond the List is what was the true genesis of the heroic 'Green Arrow' persona.
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* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Onyx is usually a ComicBook/{{Static}} villain.

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* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Onyx is usually a ComicBook/{{Static}} villain.villain, though the character has had some encounters with Green Arrow, such as in the New 52's "Outsiders War".
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Even Quentin agrees with Agent Watson that the Mayor supporting the Green Arrow undercuts police morale; contrast [[Series/TheFlash2014 the Central City Police Department where the Flash's presence is welcomed -- mainly because without him they would be over-run with meta-humans]].

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* JerkassHasAPoint: Even Quentin agrees with Agent Watson that the Mayor supporting the Green Arrow undercuts police morale; contrast [[Series/TheFlash2014 the Central City Police Department where the Flash's presence is welcomed welcomed]] -- [[CopsNeedTheVigilante mainly because without him they would be over-run with meta-humans]].
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-> "''My name is Oliver Queen. After five years in hell, I returned home with one goal: to save my city. But I couldn't honor that commitment and honor the promise I made to the mother of my son. So I asked the best man I know to help. His name is John Diggle, and he is the Green Arrow.''"

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-> "''My name is Oliver Queen. After five years in hell, I returned home with only one goal: to save my city. But I couldn't honor that commitment and honor the promise I made to the mother of my son. So I asked the best man I know to help. His name is John Diggle, and he is the Green Arrow.''"
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-> "''My name is Oliver Queen. After five years in hell, I came home with one goal to save my city. But by doing so I couldn't honor my commitment to my son or the promise I made to his mother, so I turned to the only man I could to for help. His name is John Diggle and he is the Green Arrow.''"

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-> "''My name is Oliver Queen. After five years in hell, I came returned home with one goal goal: to save my city. But by doing so I couldn't honor my that commitment to my son or and honor the promise I made to his mother, so I turned to the only mother of my son. So I asked the best man I could know to for help. His name is John Diggle Diggle, and he is the Green Arrow.''"

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* TheChainsOfCommanding: In addition to his nerve damage, John finds out the hard way that it's ''not'' easy to be in command and having to call the hard shots.



* HollywoodHealing: {{Averted}} with Alex Faust, whose arm is still in a bandage.



* WhatTheHellHero: Dinah gives Diggle grief over his not telling the team the truth.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Dinah gives Diggle grief over his not telling the team the truth. Beforehand, there is Rene calling John out on his apathy in the field.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: When Oliver finds Diggle brooding, he reminds him that he was the one who turned the Hood into an actual hero, by getting him to actually help people instead of just focusing on the list. He even tells John that he has the potential to be a far better hero than he ever was.
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* BatmanGambit: Oliver pulls one by using a provison in the city charter to take an anti-vigilante bill that would've passed city council and been impossible to veto by turn it into a city-wide referendum. It also just makes Agent Watson more suspicious.

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* BatmanGambit: Oliver pulls one by using a provison in the city charter to take an anti-vigilante bill that would've passed city council and been impossible to veto by turn turning it into a city-wide referendum. It also just makes Agent Watson more suspicious.
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* BatmanGambit: Oliver pulls one by making an anti-vigilante bill that would've passed city council and been impossible to veto by turning it into a city-wide referendum. It also just makes Agent Watson more suspicious.

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* BatmanGambit: Oliver pulls one by making using a provison in the city charter to take an anti-vigilante bill that would've passed city council and been impossible to veto by turning turn it into a city-wide referendum. It also just makes Agent Watson more suspicious.
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* HesBack: By the end, John is able to work through his nerve damage and is able to shoot again -- even better; subverted as the end of the episode reveals he's taking some sort of steroid to fix it.

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* HesBack: By the end, John is able to work through his nerve damage and is able to shoot again -- even better; subverted as the end of the episode reveals he's taking some sort of illicit steroid to fix it.



* IdiotBall: John grabs it by not only telling anybody about his nerve damage but by taking some sort of steroid to control it.

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* IdiotBall: John grabs it by not only telling anybody about his nerve damage but also by taking some sort of illicit steroid to control it.
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* BatmanGambit: Oliver pulls one by making an anti-vigilante bill that would've passed city council and been impossible to veto by turning it into a city-wide referendum. It also just makes Agent Watson more suspicious.


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* HesBack: By the end, John is able to work through his nerve damage and is able to shoot again -- even better; subverted as the end of the episode reveals he's taking some sort of steroid to fix it.


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* IdiotBall: John grabs it by not only telling anybody about his nerve damage but by taking some sort of steroid to control it.


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* StringTheory: Agent Watson has one trying to figure out who the Green Arrow is; it has Oliver on and all of his known associates.
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* SpottingTheThread: Everyone is quick to notice that the Green Arrow isn't firing arrows.

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* HonorBeforeReason: Diggle never told Oliver about his nerve damage... or anyone else. His inability to shoot at target predictably causes complications.

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* HonorBeforeReason: Diggle never told Oliver about his nerve damage... or anyone else. else; on the flip Dinah continues to keep Diggle's secret even though it's not in Team Arrow's interest. His inability to shoot at a target predictably causes complications.



* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Onyx is usually a ComicBook/{{Static}} villain.

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* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Onyx is usually a ComicBook/{{Static}} villain.villain.
* WhatTheHellHero: Dinah gives Diggle grief over his not telling the team the truth.
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* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Onyx is usually a ComicBook/StaticShock villain.

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* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Onyx is usually a ComicBook/StaticShock ComicBook/{{Static}} villain.

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* HonorBeforeReason: Diggle never told Oliver about his nerve damage.

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* HonorBeforeReason: Diggle never told Oliver about his nerve damage.damage... or anyone else. His inability to shoot at target predictably causes complications.



* JerkassHasAPoint: Even Quentin agrees with Agent Watson that the Mayor supporting the Green Arrow undercuts police morale; contrast [[Series/TheFlash2014 the Central City Police Department where the Flash's presence is welcomed -- mainly because without him they would be over-run with meta-humans]].

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* JerkassHasAPoint: Even Quentin agrees with Agent Watson that the Mayor supporting the Green Arrow undercuts police morale; contrast [[Series/TheFlash2014 the Central City Police Department where the Flash's presence is welcomed -- mainly because without him they would be over-run with meta-humans]].meta-humans]].
* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Onyx is usually a ComicBook/StaticShock villain.

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* HonorBeforeReason: Diggle never told Oliver about his nerve damage.

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* HonorBeforeReason: CarCushion: Taken to a ridiculous level when Diggle is intentionally launched into one by Canary’s Cry.
*EveryCarIsAPinto: Semitruck in this case. The VillainOfTheWeek blows one up simply by crashing it.
*HonorBeforeReason:
Diggle never told Oliver about his nerve damage.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Agent Watson shows up in Oliver's office unannounced for no other reason than just to give him grief.
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-> -- Oliver Queen, Modified OpeningNarration
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Even Quentin agrees with Agent Watson that the Mayor supporting the Green Arrow undercuts police morale -- even though without him the police would be out of their depths.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: Even Quentin agrees with Agent Watson that the Mayor supporting the Green Arrow undercuts police morale morale; contrast [[Series/TheFlash2014 the Central City Police Department where the Flash's presence is welcomed -- even though mainly because without him the police they would be out of their depths.over-run with meta-humans]].
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* HonorBeforeReason: Diggle never told Oliver about his nerve damage.

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* HonorBeforeReason: Diggle never told Oliver about his nerve damage.damage.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Even Quentin agrees with Agent Watson that the Mayor supporting the Green Arrow undercuts police morale -- even though without him the police would be out of their depths.
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-> "''My name is Oliver Queen. After five years in hell, I came home with one goal to save my city. But by doing so I couldn't honor my commitment to my son or the promise I made to his mother, so I turned to the only man I could to for help. His name is John Diggle and he is the Green Arrow.''"

Putting his honor before reason, John has taken up the Green Arrow mantle, so Oliver can focus more on raising William.
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* HonorBeforeReason: Diggle never told Oliver about his nerve damage.

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