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Not So Different has been renamed, and it needs to be dewicked/moved


* NotSoDifferent: When Oliver decides to break into a Military prison, Wild Dog calls him out on being no less headstrong than himself.

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* NotSoDifferent: NotSoDifferentRemark: When Oliver decides to break into a Military prison, Wild Dog calls him out on being no less headstrong than himself.
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* RealityEnsues: Except for Ragman, nobody of the team is really ready for a serious operation, and it shows.
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* Hypocrite: Once again, Felicity whines to Oliver not to lie to her, despite the fact that she is still lying to her current boyfriend.

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* Hypocrite: {{Hypocrite}}: Once again, Felicity whines to Oliver not to lie to her, despite the fact that she is still lying to her current boyfriend.



* NeckSnap: Flashback!Oliver does this to a man on order from the Bratva.

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* NeckSnap: Flashback!Oliver Flashback Oliver does this to a man on order from the Bratva.



* VillainProtagonist: Though he has regrets over it, Flashback!Oliver gives off this vibe, given how he threatens the family of a man for interrogation, and snaps the same guy's neck after getting the wanted intel.

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* VillainProtagonist: Though he has regrets over it, Flashback!Oliver Flashback Oliver gives off this vibe, given how he threatens the family of a man for interrogation, and snaps the same guy's neck after getting the wanted intel.
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* Hypocrite: Once again, Felicity whines to Oliver not to lie to her, despite the fact that she is still lying to her current boyfriend.
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* VillainProtagonist: Though he has regrets over it, Flashback!Olver gives off this vibe, given how he threatens the family of a man for interrogation, and snaps the same guy's neck after getting the wanted intel.

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* VillainProtagonist: Though he has regrets over it, Flashback!Olver Flashback!Oliver gives off this vibe, given how he threatens the family of a man for interrogation, and snaps the same guy's neck after getting the wanted intel.
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We reaally don't want the word "wipes" there. ;)


* WillfullyWeak: The team finds out the hard way that Oliver's actually been holding back in training, when he fights them for real, he wipes their asses.

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* WillfullyWeak: The team finds out the hard way that Oliver's actually been holding back in training, when he fights them for real, he wipes whips their asses.

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* NegatedMomentOfAwesome: First it seems like the recruits are finally able to kick some major ass by working together.....then Curtis get's a knife in his back and Rene get's abducted by Tobias Church.

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* NegatedMomentOfAwesome: First it seems like the recruits are finally able to kick some major ass by working together.....then Curtis get's gets a knife in his back and Rene get's gets abducted by Tobias Church.


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* StoneWall: This episode really highlights how invulnerable Ragman is, he spends the entire episode helping Team Arrow and the police by soaking a bomb blast and countless number of bullets. Not once did he get a chance to use his rag tentacles to fight.
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* CurbStompBattle: Wild Dog, Artemis, and Mr. Terrific try to stop Ollie from leaving town and breaking out John. He beats them all in short order. Mr. Terrific gets one when he goes solo against the thief of the Kord Industries processor and Wild Dog gets one from Charon's brass knuckles.

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* CurbStompBattle: Wild Dog, Artemis, and Mr. Terrific try to stop Ollie from leaving town and breaking out John. He beats them all in short order. Mr. Terrific gets one when he goes solo against the thief of the at Kord Industries processor and Wild Dog gets one from Charon's brass knuckles.



* HollywoodAcid: Oliver steals an "anti-molecular substance" from Palmer Tech. He later uses it dissolve a way out of Diggle's cell.

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* HollywoodAcid: Oliver steals an "anti-molecular substance" compound" from Palmer Tech. He later uses it dissolve a way out of Diggle's cell.
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** [[FridgeLogic If it can eat through anything, how did they contain it in the aerosol can?]]
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* LoggingOntoTheFourthWall: In a flashback, a Russian criminal gives Oliver the IP address of a Dark Web site used for nefarious purposes: 108.166.7.161. [[http://108.166.7.161/ Entering this into a Web browser]] will take you to the CW's homepage.

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* TheChainsOfCommanding: The team is forced to leave Wild Dog to Tobias Church.



* DistressedDude: During the closing scene, Rene is being violently tortured by Church and his men, with the team planning to rescue him.



* InsistentTerminology: Felicity ''really'' doesn't like Rene calling her "blondie".



* MisplacedRetribution: {{Averted}} with Rory in regards to Felicity. He doesn't hold a grudge towards her, he is just constantly, painfully reminded of his home whenever he sees her.
* MyGreatestFailure:
** Felicity still has massive guilt issues over destroying Havenrock and is sure to carry on that guilt until she dies.
** John still holds himself responsible not only for Andy's death, but also for Laurel's, as he blindly trusted his brother.



* NegatedMomentOfAwesome: First it seems like the recruits are finally able to kick some major ass by working together.....then Curtis get's a knife in his back and Rene get's abducted by Tobias Church.
* NotSoDifferent: When Oliver decides to break into a Military prison, Wild Dog calls him out on being no less headstrong than himself.
* RealityEnsues: Except for Ragman, nobody of the team is really ready for a serious operation, and it shows.



* YouShallNotPass: The new recruits ''try'' to do this to Oliver. They quickly regret it.
* WillfullyWeak: The team finds out the hard way that Oliver's actually been holding back in training, when he fights them for real, he wipes their asses.

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* VillainProtagonist: Though he has regrets over it, Flashback!Olver gives off this vibe, given how he threatens the family of a man for interrogation, and snaps the same guy's neck after getting the wanted intel.
* WhatTheHellHero: Felicity scolds Oliver for just deciding to break John out of prison even though he doesn't want to.
* WillfullyWeak: The team finds out the hard way that Oliver's actually been holding back in training, when he fights them for real, he wipes their asses.
* YouShallNotPass: The new recruits ''try'' to do this to Oliver. They quickly regret it.
* WillfullyWeak: The team finds out the hard way that Oliver's actually been holding back in training, when he fights them for real, he wipes their asses.
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* CurbStompCushion: Wild Dog gets in a few good hits against Church, but is still soundly defeated.
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* TrojanHorse: Church lets one of his people get caught stealing a computer processor from Kord Industries. Said processor has been rigged with a bomb, and when it's brought into evidence storage, Church has it set off.

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* TrojanHorse: Church lets one of his people get caught stealing a computer processor from Kord Industries. Said processor has been rigged with a bomb, and when it's brought into evidence storage, Church has it set off.off.
* YouShallNotPass: The new recruits ''try'' to do this to Oliver. They quickly regret it.
* WillfullyWeak: The team finds out the hard way that Oliver's actually been holding back in training, when he fights them for real, he wipes their asses.
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* InTheBack: Curtis gets a knife thrown in his back while escaping from the bunker. He survives, but is still recovering from his injuries by the episode's end.
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* TooDumbToLive: Instead of calling in the indestructible Ragman to shove a tentacle up Church's ass, Wild Dog goes for a fist fight with Church who's got brass knuckles on. Church takes him down in seconds and has Wild Dog strung to be tortured and potentially executed.

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* TooDumbToLive: Instead of calling in the indestructible Ragman to shove a tentacle up Church's ass, Ragman, Wild Dog goes for a fist fight with Church who's got brass knuckles on. Church takes him down in seconds and has Wild Dog strung to be tortured and potentially executed.

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* CurbStompBattle: Wild Dog, Artemis, and Mr. Terrific try to stop Ollie from leaving town and breaking out John. He beats them all in short order.

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* CurbStompBattle: Wild Dog, Artemis, and Mr. Terrific try to stop Ollie from leaving town and breaking out John. He beats them all in short order. Mr. Terrific gets one when he goes solo against the thief of the Kord Industries processor and Wild Dog gets one from Charon's brass knuckles.
* HollywoodAcid: Oliver steals an "anti-molecular substance" from Palmer Tech. He later uses it dissolve a way out of Diggle's cell.


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* TooDumbToLive: Instead of calling in the indestructible Ragman to shove a tentacle up Church's ass, Wild Dog goes for a fist fight with Church who's got brass knuckles on. Church takes him down in seconds and has Wild Dog strung to be tortured and potentially executed.

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* TenMinuteRetirement: Rory temporarily resigns from the team because looking at Felicity reminds him of the destruction of Havenrock.
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: Church's crew does this twice. First, they trick the SCPD into carrying a bomb inside their evidence locker and use it to blow open a hole in the wall, allowing them to rush in and rob the place of its heavy weaponry. Later, they use said weaponry to attack the Anti-Crime Unit's bunker in order to rescue one of their members.



* TitleDrop: Done courtesy of Oliver.

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* NeckSnap: Flashback!Oliver does this to a man on order from the Bratva.
* TitleDrop: Done courtesy of Oliver.Oliver.
* TrojanHorse: Church lets one of his people get caught stealing a computer processor from Kord Industries. Said processor has been rigged with a bomb, and when it's brought into evidence storage, Church has it set off.
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Oliver agrees to help Layla break John out of prison but Felicity and the team worry it's too risky.

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Oliver agrees to help Layla Lyla break John out of prison but Felicity and the team worry it's too risky.
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* CurbStompBattle: Wild Dog, Artemis, and Mr. Terrific try to stop Ollie from leaving town and breaking out John. He beats them all in short order.

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* CurbStompBattle: Wild Dog, Artemis, and Mr. Terrific try to stop Ollie from leaving town and breaking out John. He beats them all in short order.order.
* TitleDrop: Done courtesy of Oliver.
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Oliver agrees to help Layla break John out of prison but Felicity and the team worry it's too risky.

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Oliver agrees to help Layla break John out of prison but Felicity and the team worry it's too risky.risky.
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* CurbStompBattle: Wild Dog, Artemis, and Mr. Terrific try to stop Ollie from leaving town and breaking out John. He beats them all in short order.
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Oliver agrees to help Layla break John out of prison but Felicity and the team worry it's too risky.

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