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* PlotArmor: The ''only'' reason he's still alive, his because Oliver adopted a ThouShallNotKill policy and had no desire to allow his sister to become a killer like him.

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* PlotArmor: The ''only'' reason he's still alive, his is because Oliver adopted a ThouShallNotKill policy and had no desire to allow his sister to become a killer like him.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Believed that he was hired to crash China's economy by shooting down a specific airliner in order to slow down air traffic. In reality, Waller wanted him to shoot down that specific airliner to get rid of one person -- Chien Na Wei (China White).

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** In a way, you could say he's this to Oliver. Oliver grew up with Tommy as his best friend and had Malcolm as a constant presence in his life until the island -- Malcolm was an honorary uncle or even a second father to him. And as detailed in LikeASonToMe below, Malcolm himself held fatherly affection for Oliver thanks to their similarities, and it's implied that these feelings stem from the time ''before'' Oliver was stranded on Lian Yu. Him being the biological father of Oliver's sister is just icing on the cake. Of course, any sort of affection they had for each other died a long time ago, and they're now the most bitter of enemies.



* BadassDecay: InUniverse. Not only does Oliver thoroughly beat in ass in Season 4 but he's also morphed into a DirtyCoward a far cry from his "Dark Archer" persona in Season One.

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* BadassDecay: InUniverse. Not only does Oliver thoroughly beat in his ass in Season 4 but he's also morphed into a DirtyCoward DirtyCoward, a far cry from his "Dark Archer" persona in Season One.
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* LoweredMonsterDifficulty: Early in the show, just one member gives both Sara and Ollie ''combined'' some serious trouble. Fast forward a few seasons to 3x22 "This Is Your Sword", and the much less experienced Sara is single-handedly able to take on three at once. After losing to a mugger in the prior episode, then getting a whopping two weeks of training from Nyssa.

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* LoweredMonsterDifficulty: Early in the show, just one member gives both Sara and Ollie ''combined'' some serious trouble. Fast forward a few seasons to 3x22 "This Is Your Sword", and the much less experienced Sara Laurel is single-handedly able to take on three at once. After losing to a mugger in the prior episode, then getting a whopping two weeks of training from Nyssa.
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* FaceHeelTurn: Initially a gruff but friendly ObiWan, after losing the woman he loved and the Mirakuru serum driving him insane, he becomes a PsychoForHire assassin obsessed with destroying Oliver.

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* FaceHeelTurn: Initially a gruff but friendly ObiWan, Obi-Wan, after losing the woman he loved and the Mirakuru serum driving him insane, he becomes a PsychoForHire assassin obsessed with destroying Oliver.

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** [[spoiler: In season 4, it's made clear that Oliver is now the superior combatant of the two. Malcolm also ends up being manipulated by Oliver into losing his title of 'The Demon's Head]]

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** [[spoiler: In season 4, it's made clear that Oliver is now the superior combatant of the two. Malcolm also ends up being manipulated by Oliver into losing his title of 'The Demon's Head]]Head']].



* ArchEnemy: To Oliver, and later to Nyssa.

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* ArchEnemy: To Oliver, and later to Nyssa. With Oliver, it's so personal that [[spoiler:during their duel in season four, Malcolm makes it clear that the only way their war will end is when one of them is dead]].



* CreateYourOwnVillain: Inversion. By sabotaging the ''Queen's Gambit'', Malcolm facilitated the events that made Oliver into what he is today, and subsequently turned him into his greatest enemy. Oliver made this pointedly clear when they finally confronted one another in the season one finale.



* ItsPersonal: The grudge between him and Oliver is incredibly personal -- Malcolm is, indirectly or not, responsible for the deaths of at least three important people in Oliver's life, and that's not even going into his manipulation of Thea.



* LikeASonToMe: Admits that there was a time that he thought of Oliver as another son -- after all, he had more in common with him than he did with his own flesh and blood son. Of course, whatever fatherly affection he had for Ollie is long past -- these days, there is no one they despise more than each other.



* TheOathBreaker: He was released from the Leauge, but was made to promise that he would still follow their Code. Then he went back to Starling so he could destroy the Glades.
* OffingTheOffspring: While it is a tragic accident, Tommy's death can be traced to the fact that Malcolm financed the creation of the EarthquakeMachine that led to the CNRI building collapsing onto him and [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice staking him with a rebar]].

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* TheOathBreaker: He was released from the Leauge, League, but was made to promise that he would still follow their Code. Then he went back to Starling so he could destroy the Glades.
* OffingTheOffspring: While it is ultimately a tragic accident, Tommy's death can be traced to the fact that Malcolm financed the creation of the EarthquakeMachine that led to the CNRI building collapsing onto him and [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice staking him with a rebar]].rebar]], meaning that if their was anyone to blame for his death, it was Malcolm.



* PlotArmor: The ''only'' reason he's still alive, his because Oliver adopted a ThouShallNotKill policy.

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* PlotArmor: The ''only'' reason he's still alive, his because Oliver adopted a ThouShallNotKill policy.policy and had no desire to allow his sister to become a killer like him.



* RichesToRags: Twice. He lost control of his company after Moria outed him in Season Four, and again in [[spoiler: Season Four: when he loses control of the League to Nyssa.]]

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* RichesToRags: Twice. He lost control of his company after Moria outed him in Season Four, One, and again in [[spoiler: Season Four: Four, when he loses control of the League to Nyssa.]]

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* LoweredMonsterDifficulty: Early in the show, just one member gives both Sara and Ollie ''combined'' some serious trouble. Fast forward a few seasons to 3x22 "This Is Your Sword", and the much less experienced Sara is single-handedly able to take on three at once. After losing to a mugger earlier that episode.

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* LoweredMonsterDifficulty: Early in the show, just one member gives both Sara and Ollie ''combined'' some serious trouble. Fast forward a few seasons to 3x22 "This Is Your Sword", and the much less experienced Sara is single-handedly able to take on three at once. After losing to a mugger earlier that episode.in the prior episode, then getting a whopping two weeks of training from Nyssa.
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* LoweredMonsterDifficulty: Early in the show, just one member gives both Sara and Ollie ''combined'' some serious trouble. Fast forward a few seasons to 3x22 "This Is Your Sword", and the much less experienced Sara is single-handedly able to take on three at once. After losing to a mugger earlier that episode.
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* TheObiWan: Though a very harsh one.
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* EvilMentor: Is one of sorts to Oliver, as he grooms him to be his heir, turning him into Al Sah-him. [[spoiler:Of course, Oliver was faking it the whole time.]]

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* EvilMentor: Is one of sorts to Oliver, as he grooms him to be his heir, turning him into Al Sah-him. [[spoiler:Of Of course, Oliver was faking it the whole time.]]
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A charismatic city alderman, Sebastian Blood is currently running for mayor and is an advocate for those affected by the Undertaking. However, he is also the secret leader of the Blood Cult, injecting both his followers and unwilling subjects with a mysterious serum to create a superpowered army.

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A charismatic city alderman, Sebastian Blood is currently running ran for the position mayor and is an advocate for those affected by the Undertaking. However, he is also the secret leader of the Blood Cult, injecting both his followers and unwilling subjects with a mysterious serum to create a superpowered army.



* BigBadWannabe: At the offset of the season he initially acts as the [[TheHeavy main threat]] Team Arrow faces, with his army of loyal soldiers working for him and his access to Mirakuru, however as soon as Slade returns it becomes apparent that Blood is nothing more than his pawn. By the end of the season Isabel takes over as Slade's primary enforcer, the new Mirakuru soldiers become loyal to Slade instead of him and his dream of taking over the city in his own image becomes moot since Slade [[DisproportionateRetribution intents to destroy all of it to get back at Oliver]].

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* BigBadWannabe: At the offset of the season he initially acts as the [[TheHeavy main threat]] Team Arrow faces, with his army of loyal soldiers working for him and his access to Mirakuru, however as soon as Slade returns it becomes apparent that Blood is nothing more than his pawn. By the end of the season Isabel takes over as Slade's primary enforcer, the new Mirakuru soldiers become loyal to Slade instead of him and his dream of taking over the city in his own image becomes moot since Slade [[DisproportionateRetribution intents intends to destroy all of it to get back at Oliver]].

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* ArchEnemy: Next in line after Malcolm Merlyn, and one of Oliver's most personal enemies. He dedicates all his efforts in Season 2 of destroying Oliver in every way possible.



* EvilCounterpart: Both Oliver and Slade were captives on the island and subjected to it's punishing influence, and both lost someone close during that time that haunts them for years to come. But while Oliver went on to become a heroic vigilante who dedicated himself to saving his city, Slade became a brutal mercenary who dedicated his efforts to bringing Oliver's city down.



* {{Expy}}: Shares similarities with Bane from ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'', with both being obsessed with destroying a hero in every way possible and making them suffer before killing them, in order to get revenge on something the hero did in the past. Which includes; corrupting the hero's home city, takin away those he cares about, freeing and recruiting criminals, and finally trying to kill all civilians. He also gives a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB9EfqlB8oM very similar speech]] to Bane's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pBUcXmyRGI then you have my permission to die]] speech.

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* {{Expy}}: Shares similarities with Bane from ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'', with both being obsessed with destroying a hero in every way possible and making them suffer before killing them, in order to get revenge on something the hero did in the past. Which includes; corrupting the hero's home city, takin taking away those he cares about, freeing and recruiting criminals, and finally trying to kill all civilians. He also gives a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB9EfqlB8oM very similar speech]] to Bane's [[https://www."[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pBUcXmyRGI then you have my permission to die]] die]]" speech.



* {{Foil}}: Of a sort to Yao Fei. While Yao Fei is a SinkOrSwimMentor, Slade is a very harsh, less outwardly compassionate, but more straightforward and honest mentor.

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Of a sort to Yao Fei. While Yao Fei is a SinkOrSwimMentor, Slade is a very harsh, less outwardly compassionate, but more straightforward and honest mentor.mentor.
** Also one to Oliver himself. Both had the same origin of being subjected to the island, and both are haunted over failing to save a loved one. But both ended up going very different paths, Oliver trying to save a city, while Slade trying to bring it down. In the Season 2 finale, Oliver reflects that Slade's turnout was not so different from his own, being so distracted that he cannot see the real threat that was right in front.



** Subverted in that he orders Oliver to use the Alpha/Omega Virus on Starling City, not because the people of Starling City have comitted any crime but because it's Oliver's home town and if he is to become the next Ra's Al-Ghul he must ''destroy'' anything that remains of his former idenity.

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** Subverted in that he orders Oliver to use the Alpha/Omega Virus on Starling City, not because the people of Starling City have comitted any crime but because it's Oliver's home town and if he is to become the next Ra's Al-Ghul he must ''destroy'' anything that remains of his former idenity.identity.
* EvilMentor: Is one of sorts to Oliver, as he grooms him to be his heir, turning him into Al Sah-him. [[spoiler:Of course, Oliver was faking it the whole time.]]
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* HazyFeelTurn: In Season Three. He doesn't seem to bear any ill will towards Team Arrow and even saves their lives a few times, but he has no qualms whatsoever about manipulating them. [[spoiler: It doesn't stick and in "Sins of the Fathers" he betrays them since their goals no longer align with his. But then he goes back to them in the Season 4 finale, since even he doesn't want the whole world destroyed].]

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* HazyFeelTurn: In Season Three. He doesn't seem to bear any ill will towards Team Arrow and even saves their lives a few times, but he has no qualms whatsoever about manipulating them. [[spoiler: It doesn't stick and in "Sins of the Fathers" he betrays them since their goals no longer align with his. But then he goes back to them in the Season 4 finale, since even he doesn't want the whole world destroyed].]destroyed.]]
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* BadassDecay: InUniverse. Not only does Oliver thoroughly beat in ass in Season 4 but he's also morphed into a DirtyCoward a far cry from his "Dark Archer" persona in Season One.


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* StealthHiBye: He's ''really'' good at this, to the point even Damian Darhk is impressed. The only place he can't do this is Nanda Parbat.


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* VillainDecay: His threat level goes down each season, where he's more of a hinderance to Team Arrow (when he's not working with them) than a pressing concern. Best exemplified in Season Four, where he gets his butt kicked by Oliver (and loses his hand), loses the position of Ra's Al-Ghul to Nyssa, and when he joins H.I.V.E he's treated as just another thug.
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* AgeLift: Comics Darhk is a young man comparable in age to several of the older Teen Titans members. In the series, he's played by 49 year old Neal [=McDonough=].

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* AgeLift: Comics Darhk is a young man comparable in age to several of the older Teen Titans members. In the series, he's played by 49 year old Neal [=McDonough=].[=McDonough=]--and that's without getting into the fact that this Darhk is a peer of Ra's al Ghul.
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I think that word get's thrown around by people way too much without knowing the real meaning these days. He might not be the most complex characters, but we are given a solid background for his motivation and he displays some traits like treating his men well to make him a character that isn't solely defined through his physical threat to the hero.


* GenericDoomsdayVillain: Unlike the other villains in Oliver's flashbacks, he doesn't get much character focus.
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"Death by bladed weapon (knife, sword, foil, lightsaber, beheading) generally does not qualify (unless the victim is stabbed through the face or something)"


* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: Oliver stabs him to death with an arrow.]]



* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: Stabbed by on of Green Arrow's arrows by Anarky.]]
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* DirtyCoward: [[DownplayedTrope Only in regards to Ra's Al Ghul]]. Because he is scared shitless of fighting Ra's Al Ghul himself, he forces Oliver to do it by brainwashing ''his own daughter'' into killing Sara and thus forcing Ollie's hand to protect her.

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* DirtyCoward: [[DownplayedTrope Only First only in regards to Ra's Al Ghul]].Ghul. Because he is scared shitless of fighting Ra's Al Ghul himself, he forces Oliver to do it by brainwashing ''his own daughter'' into killing Sara and thus forcing Ollie's hand to protect her. In Season 4 after [[spoiler: getting his ass kicked by Oliver and losing a hand, he runs to Damien Darhk and gives up the existence and location of Ollie's son for petty retribution. When he hold's Thea captive, he acts all smug and taunting as lang as he is in control, when he loses it he tries to run. And in the finale, when everything around him comes crashing down, he has yet ''another'' change of alignment and helps out Team Arrow out of self-preservation.]]
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* WildCard: General rule of thumb is that he'll be working ''against'' Team Arrow ....until shit hits the fan then he works with them.
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* ImperialStormtroopersAcademyMarksmanship: The mooks can't shoot for crap.

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* ImperialStormtroopersAcademyMarksmanship: ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: The mooks can't shoot for crap.

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* ImperialStormtrooperAcademyMarksmanship: The mooks can't shoot for crap.

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* ImperialStormtrooperAcademyMarksmanship: ImperialStormtroopersAcademyMarksmanship: The mooks can't shoot for crap.



* StartMyOwn: He created H.I.V.E. after he failed to become the next Ra's Al-Ghul.



* StartMyOwn: He created H.I.V.E. after he failed to become the next Ra's Al-Ghul.

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* ImperialStormtrooperAcademyMarksmanship: The mooks can't shoot for crap.



* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: The troops carry guns on them all the time and usually have victims in their sights, but not once do they ever take the shot and instead resort to fist fighting.
* ZergRush: In the season 4 finale, the troops decide to physically rush Team Arrow.



* AGodAmI: He just loves to show off his superpowers and brag about how powerful he is.



* BloodMagic: His superpowers are enhanced by the blood of his victims.



* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: Oliver stabs him to death with an arrow.]]



* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: He dies exactly like how he killed Laurel; helplessly immobilized and stabbed with an arrow.]]
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: In the ''Schism'', Darhk ends up finally killed by Green Arrow.]]



* MurderSuicide: [[spoiler: On a ''global'' scale. After crossing the DespairEventHorizon, Darhk attempts to destroy the entire world with himself on it.]]



* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler: His evil plan in the fourth season finale is to provide a peaceful death for him and his daughter.]]



* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: Darhk looks more like a kind old man rather than the complete monster he actually is underneath his gentle façade.



* BackForTheFinale: In the season 4 finale, she shows up in Oliver's flashback escorting the cursed idol to Darhk.
* TheCameo: She appears in Oliver's flashback during the closing minutes of the finale, taking the idol to Darhk.



* SmallRoleBigImpact: She gave Deadshot the contract to kill Andy Diggle.

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** She's also the one to steal Darhk's magic idol for him.


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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The rest of the council suddenly vanish by the season 4 finale.


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* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: He's in charge of Shadowspire unit and assures that they understand that.


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* BloodMagic: He kills numerous people to enhance his superpowers.


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* DeathGlare: His entire facial expressions are all cold stares.
* DullSurprise: Barely reacts to Oliver betraying his trust.


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* GenericDoomsdayVillain: Unlike the other villains in Oliver's flashbacks, he doesn't get much character focus.


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* InTheBack: [[spoiler: Oliver throws a knife into his back, putting an end to him once and for all.]]


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* MildlyMilitary: He acts like a general, but he uses prisoners of war as new recruits.


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* WouldHitAGirl: Throttles Tiana with his magical abilities.

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* NotSoStoic: In ''Unchained'' he loses his cool for the very first time while torturing Oliver.

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* KickTheDog: During the finale, he [[spoiler: destroys the plane with a lot of former slaves on board who tried to escape to further fuel his power.]]
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: When Taiana starts overpowering him, Oliver seizes the opportunity and throws a knife in his back, finally killing him.]]
* NotSoStoic: In ''Unchained'' he loses his cool for the very first time while torturing Oliver. [[spoiler: He also has a big OhCrap moment when Taiana starts overpowering his magic with her own.]]



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** [[spoiler:Finally subverted in Season Four; in "Sins of the Fathers", he is curb-stomped in a duel with Oliver, has his hand cut off, loses the League of Assassins to Nyssa, who permanently disbands the group, leaving a now crippled Merlyn with nothing. Then when he acts out in petty revenge by kidnapping William to help Darhk blackmail Oliver, it costs him any and all last remains of his daughter's love.]]

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** [[spoiler:Finally Finally subverted in Season Four; in "Sins of the Fathers", he is curb-stomped in a duel with Oliver, has his hand cut off, loses the League of Assassins to Nyssa, who permanently disbands the group, leaving a now crippled Merlyn with nothing. Then when he acts out in petty revenge by kidnapping William to help Darhk blackmail Oliver, it costs him any and all last remains of his daughter's love.love.
** [[spoiler:....only to be DoubleSubverted in the finale ''again''. This seems to be his real superpower.
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** He's also against H.I.V.E.'s Genesis plan, but rather than work to stop it, he becomes Darhk's [[TheDragon Dragon]] so Thea will be spared (and himself of course).

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** He's also against H.I.V.E.'s Genesis plan, but rather than work to stop it, he becomes Darhk's [[TheDragon Dragon]] so Thea will be spared (and himself of course). [[spoiler: But when Darhk wants to destroy the whole world and not rebuild it, Malcolm goes back to Team Arrow.]]



* HazyFeelTurn: In Season Three. He doesn't seem to bear any ill will towards Team Arrow and even saves their lives a few times, but he has no qualms whatsoever about manipulating them. [[spoiler: It doesn't stick and in "Sins of the Fathers" he betrays them since their goals no longer align with his.]]

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* HazyFeelTurn: In Season Three. He doesn't seem to bear any ill will towards Team Arrow and even saves their lives a few times, but he has no qualms whatsoever about manipulating them. [[spoiler: It doesn't stick and in "Sins of the Fathers" he betrays them since their goals no longer align with his.]] But then he goes back to them in the Season 4 finale, since even he doesn't want the whole world destroyed].]



* HeelFaceDoorSlam: In Season Four [[spoiler: After losing control of the League, Merlyn ends his status as Team Arrow's TokenEvilTeammate and strikes up an alliance with Darhk out of pure spite.]]

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* HeelFaceDoorSlam: In Season Four [[spoiler: After losing control of the League, Merlyn ends his status as Team Arrow's TokenEvilTeammate and strikes up an alliance with Darhk out of pure spite.spite, but he goes back to Team Arrow in the finale, though.]]
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* TheAntiChrist: [[spoiler: He presented himself to Quentin Lance as a savior with money and resources to save Star City, when he actually wanted to destroy it. Turns out he has plans for a new world order, Star City is merely where it's going to happen first.]]

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* TheAntiChrist: [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He presented himself to Quentin Lance as a savior with money and resources to save Star City, when he actually wanted to destroy it. Turns out he has plans for a new world order, Star City is merely where it's going to happen first.]]



** [[spoiler: He strikes up a partnership with Merlyn in the second half of Season Four.]]

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** [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He strikes up a partnership with Merlyn in the second half of Season Four.]]



* BrokenAce: [[spoiler: He loses all his suave, cool nature upon hearing of his wife's demise and turns into a DeathSeeker.]]
* BroughtDownToNormal: [[spoiler: In "Taken", [[WesternAnimation/{{Vixen}} Mari McCabe]] destroys the idol that fuels his magical abilities. He's still able to [[BroughtDownToBadass fight Oliver in combat fairly well]], but is ultimately defeated. He manages to rebuild the idol and reclaim his magic in "11:59".]]

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* BrokenAce: [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He loses all his suave, cool nature upon hearing of his wife's demise and turns into a DeathSeeker.]]
* BroughtDownToNormal: [[spoiler: In "Taken", [[WesternAnimation/{{Vixen}} Mari McCabe]] destroys the idol that fuels his magical abilities. He's still able to [[BroughtDownToBadass fight Oliver in combat fairly well]], but is ultimately defeated. He manages to rebuild the idol and reclaim his magic in "11:59"."Eleven Fifty-nine".]]



* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler: After his wife dies and entire remodeled underground society is destroyed, Darhk orders HIVE to destroy the entire world anyway with him on it.]]

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* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler: After [[spoiler:After his wife dies and entire remodeled underground society is destroyed, Darhk orders HIVE to destroy the entire world anyway with him on it.]]



* EvenEvilHasStandards: He fires Lonnie Machin after [[spoiler: he kidnaps a mayoral candidate's daughter, though it's more a case of PragmaticVillainy; he chides Machin for prizing anarchy while H.I.V.E. believes in order, discipline, and refinement]].

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: He fires Lonnie Machin after [[spoiler: he [[spoiler:he kidnaps a mayoral candidate's daughter, though it's more a case of PragmaticVillainy; he chides Machin for prizing anarchy while H.I.V.E. believes in order, discipline, and refinement]].



* HeroKiller: [[spoiler: He personally kills Laurel, in order to get back at Captain Lance for betraying him.]]

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* HeroKiller: [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He personally kills Laurel, in order to get back at Captain Lance for betraying him.]]



* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: His allies are content to let him stay in prison for killing their members when angry.]]

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* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: His [[spoiler:His allies are content to let him stay in prison for killing their members when angry.]]



* OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler: "Genesis" reveals he plans to ''destroy the entire world'' with nuclear annihilation. Becomes even more so following his wife's death.]]

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* OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler: "Genesis" [[spoiler:"Genesis" reveals he plans to ''destroy the entire world'' with nuclear annihilation. Becomes even more so following his wife's death.]]



* TheStarscream: [[spoiler: He takes control of the HIVE council himself.]]

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* TheStarscream: [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He takes control of the HIVE council himself.]]



** Upon hearing of [[spoiler: his wife's death, he transitions into a suicidal maniac who wants to destroy all life, including himself.]]

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** Upon hearing of [[spoiler: his [[spoiler:his wife's death, he transitions into a suicidal maniac who wants to destroy all life, including himself.]]



* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler: Murdered Laurel.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: He abducted Oliver's son and threatened to execute him if Oliver didn't give in to his demands. [[spoiler: He later attempts to kill John Diggle's ''infant'' daughter.]]

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* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler: Murdered [[spoiler:Murdered Laurel.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: He abducted Oliver's son and threatened to execute him if Oliver didn't give in to his demands. [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He later attempts to kill John Diggle's ''infant'' daughter.]]

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** In "Brotherhood" he finds out that [[spoiler: his magic has no effect on Thea (in fact trying to use it on her ''hurts'' him) and that Mayoral Candidate Oliver Queen is not that man who breaks under threats.]]

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** In "Brotherhood" he finds out that [[spoiler: his [[spoiler:his magic has no effect on Thea (in fact trying to use it on her ''hurts'' him) and that Mayoral Candidate Oliver Queen is not that man who breaks under threats.]]



** [[spoiler: His wife's death causes him to turn into a DeathSeeker who wans to destroy everything in the world, including himself.]]

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** [[spoiler: His [[spoiler:His wife's death causes him to turn into a DeathSeeker who wans to destroy everything in the world, including himself.]]



[[quoteright:297:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/andy.png]]
[[caption-width-right:297:"''I'm not anybody's bitch.''"]]

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[[quoteright:297:http://static.[[quoteright:340:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/andy.png]]
[[caption-width-right:297:"''I'm
org/pmwiki/pub/images/arrow_andydiggle_8.jpg]][[caption-width-right:340:"''I'm not anybody's bitch.''"]]

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