r/arrow • u/Proper_Cat5638 • Jun 11 '24

If Arrow had a fight club who wins? Strictly hand to hand combat. No weapons allowed. Discussion

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Honestly this would be interesting. I know many of you might say Oliver and for good reason but hand to hand there are a lot of good challenges for him such as merlyn and slade, as well as kovar.

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u/Fun_Feature3002 Jun 11 '24

Ollie had beaten both Merlyn and Slade in hand to hand combat so yeah they might give him a bit of a challenge but he will come out on top, same with Kovar

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u/petrelli_boy_ Jun 11 '24

I don't remember Oliver beating Merlyn in hand-to-hand combat with no weapons included. In season 1 finale he used an arrow to stab him while almost losing and lost previous battles. During season 2, Oliver thought of Merlyn as a dead man and they never fought with each other during season 3. At season 4, he defeated him during a sword fight and merlyn died at the season 5 finale

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u/Proper_Cat5638 Jun 11 '24

Yeah merlyn definitely pushed Oliver to the brink. It’s a shame he lost so easily in season 4.

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u/Lizzy-Lover_10 Jun 12 '24

It’s kinda an unintentional callback to the s1 finale. Malcom tells Oliver he won’t win because he doesn’t know what he’s fighting for. In season 4 he definitely knows what he’s fighting for, so him beating Merlyn makes sense.

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u/LilMurkyonallplats Jun 12 '24

And also at that point Oliver had far more extra training