With the fights with the SCPD/SWAT teams aka the good guys -- with the cops, as public servants, working at the pleasure of the mayor -- Oliver made a point of saying they used tranqs on them. It was Malcolm who lamented that he wasn't able to kill people at will.
As for the fights with the League ninjas, it's not as clear. The skirmishes were fast and furious, and at night, so it's hard to tell if all their actions were killing blows or not. And Malcolm especially would be indifferent if his opponent was a cop or a League ninja, but it appears that he is going along with Oliver's try-to-avoid-killing code while in this alliance of convenience.
Basically, after Oliver killed Darhk in S4, killing has been back on the table depending on the circumstances. Killing if necessary, but not necessarily killing. They draw a line at cops (and ARGUS agents in past eps.) who are only doing their job and technically are the "good guys" too, so I guess that's something in the plus column.
"Husband." That will never get old. Again, belated two-year wedding anniversary #Olyssa.
As for the fights with the League ninjas, it's not as clear. The skirmishes were fast and furious, and at night, so it's hard to tell if all their actions were killing blows or not. And Malcolm especially would be indifferent if his opponent was a cop or a League ninja, but it appears that he is going along with Oliver's try-to-avoid-killing code while in this alliance of convenience.
Basically, after Oliver killed Darhk in S4, killing has been back on the table depending on the circumstances. Killing if necessary, but not necessarily killing. They draw a line at cops (and ARGUS agents in past eps.) who are only doing their job and technically are the "good guys" too, so I guess that's something in the plus column.
"Husband." That will never get old. Again, belated two-year wedding anniversary #Olyssa.
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