The Flash Season 3: 15 Things You Need To Know About Flashpoint

9. Oliver Queen = Tony Stark

The Flash Flashpoint
DC Comics

Think back to Jon Favreau’s 2008 first Iron man movie, the one which launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I think we can all agree that Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark was a bit of an a**hat when the film began, right?

Take that character and just replace the name Tony Stark with that of Oliver Queen, for that is where we find Ollie in the Flashpoint realm.

With his Green Arrow Industries company, we meet an Oliver Queen who steals from supervillains to help create his own weapons, but that’s not to say he’s particularly a hero. In fact, even Roy Harper talks to Ollie about how he can do so much more for the world with what’s available at his fingertips.

Oh, and Oliver Queen cannot fire a bow and arrow in Flashpoint. Yes, as in the Green Arrow, a hero who is synonymous with his trusty bow and arrow, is unable to successfully use said weapon. Even worse, that fact is slapped across your face at every turn during the Flashpoint: Green Arrow Industries one-shot.

In hindsight, you kind of wish that Ollie got the Bruce Wayne treatment here…

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