10 Reasons Why Arrow Needs To Kill Off Oliver Queen
9. To Fuel The Other Heroes
While Arrow as a show is coming to a close in the aftermath of Crisis on Infinite Earths, the rest of the Arrowverse will continue on. And what better way to fuel this shared universe's other heroes than the death of Oliver Queen.
Not to say that the likes of Supergirl, The Flash, Batwoman, and Sara Lance and her ragtag team of Legends particularly need any motivation to continue on as heroes, but Oliver's sacrificial demise would serve as a reminder why these heroes need to continue fighting the good fight.
By Oliver doing the ultimate heroic act of giving up his own life in order to save so many billions of others, that presents the ideal template of heroism for those left behind.
It's all well and good for somebody to talk the talk about being willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done, yet it's a completely different thing to see somebody do just that. And in seeing Oliver Queen make that final sacrifice, that is enough to hammer home to the Arrowverse's other heroes just what they themselves may have to do further down the line should such a situation arise again.