Arrow Season 4 is bringing some serious changes to the table, especially for the main protagonist Oliver Queen. He won’t just be fighting all those bad guys and delving into strange phenomena (the Lazarus pit maybe) with the name of The Hood/Arrow anymore this year. After three season, he is finally embracing his comic book roots and becoming the Green Arrow.
Although just a name change might not sound like it means that much, there will be noticeable changes when Oliver becomes the Green Arrow in the Arrow Season 4. From the name change, to attitude adjustments, all is going to happen. Here are the most noticeable most new things fans will see regarding Oliver as a result of Green Arrow hitting the scene when Arrow returns in the fall.
Oliver Queen adjustments in Arrow Season 4
Brand New Name
It’s obvious, but yes, the Green added to Oliver’s crime fighting identity will make a difference. After going by The Hood/Arrow for over two season, Oliver’s vigilante life was exposed to the public in the Season 3 episode “Public Enemy”. Eventually Oliver decided to give himself up, but while he was being transported to prison, Roy (the Red Arrow) decided to take the fall and unmask himself as The Arrow in front of a large crowd. Adding in Roy’s faked death, and almost everyone in the city thinking that the vigilante is dead. In order to keep operating, this is why Oliver is now Green Arrow. However, it’s going to take more than a simple name change to make sure people don’t learn his secret identity, but we’ll explore that later in Arrow Season 4.
Costume Change
With a name change comes a new costume. The CW released the first look at Oliver’s Green Arrow suit at the San Diego Comic-Con on stage at the DC TV panel. The biggest change from the last costume is Oliver’s arms being partly exposed which resembles to his look in the comics. What has been retained are the hood and domino mask, but this new costume is a welcome evolution from the dark green suit he’s worn over the last three seasons. Just don’t expect to see Oliver rocking his iconic goatee while wearing his new outfit, not in Arrow Season 4, 5 or 6 (that might happen in 6).
Better Technology and a new Arrow Cave
Concept art has been released of the new Arrow Cave (no known as the Arrow Bunker), and by far this is the most high-tech and state of the art it’s ever looked.
Granted, most of that is due to Felicity’s computer savviness and what the team’s money can buy, but one would imagine that much of their resources will be used to improve Oliver’s arsenal. Let’s cross our fingers that this means we’ll see more Oliver use more types of trick arrows out in the field in Arrow Season 4.
Lighter Attitude
One frequent criticism of Arrow is that Oliver acts more like Batman than the comic book Green Arrow.
While some might consider that an exaggeration, there’s no denying that Oliver has been extremely serious over the last three seasons, rarely allowing himself to feel joy. Admittedly, a lot of might be this way after going through “five years in hell”. Both Amell and the showrunners have said Arrow will be lighter in Season 4, and this includes Oliver being happier.
Altered Tactics
Unlike the rest of the entries, this one hasn’t been clearly stated, but it’s logical to assume that Oliver is going to have to make some adjustments to his mission to save his city.
Whether you are excited about the new suit or digs, you can see them soon enough. Arrow Season 4 will premiere on Wednesday, October 7 at 8 p.m. ET.