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Is Oliver Purposely Referring to Bruce Wayne or Just Coincidence?
It's not a coincidence, but it's not an in-universe reference. It's an "inside joke" of sorts.
Stephen Amell has gone on record multiple times as saying that he tries to get the writers to work as ...
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Why does Thea forget who the Arrow is in season 3?
Thea does indeed learn the secret of both her mother and her brother at the end of season 2, in fact she does so in episode 18 of season 2, called Deathstroke. Oliver looks definetely panicky when she ...
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Is Oliver Purposely Referring to Bruce Wayne or Just Coincidence?
Is it an in-arrowverse reference?
No
IGN Article 2014
...Arrow and Flash executive producer Andrew Kreisberg stressed that anything you see referencing Batman on the show is “a tease.”
Explained ...
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What does Oliver Queen say in Russian?
UPDATED:
Если вы выстрелите (alternate: их застрелите), мои люди выследят вас и и ваши дети ... станут сиротами
If you shoot (them down), my people will track you down and your children ... will ...
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Is Deadshot still alive?
It's always possible that he's still alive, but for the time being, in the Arrow universe, Deadshot is dead.
In-universe, all we know is that he volunteered to sacrifice himself to let Diggle and ...
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Is Supergirl part of the same universe as The Flash and Arrow?
Yes, as of Feb 3, 2016, the shows are part of the same fictional universe. (Note that the Arrowverse itself already includes a DC-comics-like incarnation of a multi-verse; it's highly likely that Kara ...
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When did Barry Allen meet Felicity Smoak for the first time?
"Present day" sections of episodes of The Flash and Arrow take place roughly in line with the relative original broadcast dates of the episodes. Since Arrow ran for two years before The Flash started, ...
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Are there any female characters in Arrow whom Oliver Queen didn't have a relationship with?
Lyla Michaels.
Digles' partner
Donna Smoak,
Felicity's mother.
Chien Na Wei / China White,
a Chinese Triad leader who seeks revenge against Arrow
Cindy a.k.a. "Sin",
a wayward ...
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Where is Nanda Parbat meant to be?
According to most recent DC comics, it's located somewhere in the Himalayan mountains:
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How are the Vixens related?
According to an article on comicbook.com, the current Vixen is the granddaughter of the Legends Vixen.
Out of universe, the actress who played Mari McCabe was unavailable for filming Legends, so they ...
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Why is Damien so much more powerful than Ra's?
There is a very important difference between Ra's al Ghul and Damien Darhk: Darhk is a sorcerer. As such, he is presumably far more powerful, individually, than Ra's.
The title of Ra's al Ghul is ...
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Is Oliver Purposely Referring to Bruce Wayne or Just Coincidence?
It's a fourth break wall, and a wink to the audience. There are two main reasons why there's no explicit Batman in the Arrowverse.
1. Copyright stuff
You know, the basic stuff. Batman is not part of ...
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What does "Dinah" mean?
Laurel's full name on the show is Dinah Laurel Lance. She's named after her mother, Dinah Lance, so to avoid confusion everyone calls her by her middle name, Laurel.
As far as I know, Sara has never ...
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How did Susan make the connection to Oliver Queen being the Green Arrow but not the Hood/Arrow?
It seems like a logical connection to make, but the story that Roy Harper was the Hood/the Arrow was pushed very strongly at the time. Remember that both times Oliver was accused of being the Hood, ...
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Is there any connection between Ra's al Ghul from Batman and ArrowVerse?
Ra's al Ghul is a popular DC antagonist, like any character in such a franchise he will see different incarnations in different universes.
I think the crux of your question is "Are the Nolan Batman ...
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Why no one is able to trace who is the Green Hood through the arrow he uses?
The standard Arrows
Oliver machines his own arrows, made out of typical metal materials. There's nothing to really trace back to.
The bow
Oliver's primary bow early on is the one he returned from ...
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Why is Barry so slow to catch the arrow in the Arrow/Flash advert?
The reason the commercial spot was filmed that way was to increase the drama/excitement of the spot. The slow build-up of Oliver preparing to fire, and the flight of the arrow through the air, builds ...
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Where is Nanda Parbat meant to be?
Pulled from Wikipedia:
Patterned after the fictional Shangri-La and the real Nanga Parbat in
Pakistan. Nanda Parbat is a hidden city nestled high in the mountains
of Tibet; it is said to be a ...
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Is "Speedy" really Thea's code name?
Yes, her codename is really Speedy. In-universe, it's Oliver's old nickname for her, from when they were kids:
Oliver: No one's called me [Ollie] in a while, Speedy.
Thea: Worst nickname ever.
Oliver:...
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Is Supergirl part of the same universe as The Flash and Arrow?
We now know from the 4 show crossover that Supergirl takes place on (from the perspective of Arrow/Flash/Legends being on Earth Prime) Earth-38. So barring a worlds collide event transporting ...
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How does Malcolm Merlyn fake death?
According to this article he used his influence to have the coroners help him fake his death:
Despite everyone's assumptions, Malcolm had in fact survived his brush with death, and had coroners ...
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Does Thea Queen appear in the comics, in the same capacity as in the Arrowverse?
She is an amalgamation of multiple characters from the comics
Including Mia Dearden. The writers hint to this by making Dearden her middle name.
This blog post sums it up better than I could:
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What happened to Vigilante?
It looks like the character was put on ice until next season:
With Season 5 quickly coming to a close, one would assume that the big
reveal of Vigilante’s identity is right around the corner. ...
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Are Thea and Wally's hospital scenes supposed to be the same place? Or did they just reuse sets?
Arrow and The Flash often reuse sets
As described over on Movies & TV Stack Exchange, Arrow and The Flash are both filmed in Vancouver and share many of the same production crew. We see almost ...
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What dead superheroes were on Earth-90?
According to this link all the dead superheroes are as stated below:
1 - Stargirl
2 - Brainiac 5
3 - Huntress
4 - Firestorm
5 - 90's Captain Cold
6 - Jesse Quick
7 - The Ray
8 - Hawkman
9 - Hawkgirl
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Viewing requirements for Arrow S04E08 and The Flash S02E08
You have to watch Flash S02 E08 first in order to understand Arrow S04 E08. It is a continuous story, with the break between episodes similar to a commercial break.
If you have not watched flash or ...
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What created the Hawk/Savage cycle?
It was the meteorite
Savage reveals in the season 1 finale that the meteorite contained Thanagarian technology, which mutated Khufu, Shayera, and Hath-set:
Savage: Your blood is the key to unlocking ...
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Where did the sonic device originate?
Sara Lance (Canary) never used the Canary Cry. She just used Sonic device.
Canary Cry was later modified from said sonic device by Cisco Ramon for Laurel Lance (Black Canary).
Now if you meant who ...
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