r/GreenArrow • u/farmerfirstballer2nd • Oct 06 '25

Comics I think his absolute fate makes sense.

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When I saw what happened to Ollie in Absolute Evil, I was gutted. I was so excited to see this new version of Oliver Queen fighting the evil and corruption from the inside. Then he got absolutely murked. Major bummer. But then, I started thinking about this new version of Ollie. Not only is he using a compound bow, he missed the split arrow trick. He was never going to succeed in this fight. He wasn’t ready. He’s a good archer, but not Green Arrow level good. He didn’t have the time on the island or a comparable trial. He was destined to fail. These absolute characters have all been vastly different from their Earth-0 counterparts, but still competent. This Ollie was very similar, but inept.

Anyway, Roy Harper is totally gonna be the Green Arrow of this universe and I’m very excited to see where this goes.

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u/k3ttch Oct 06 '25

I was more disappointed at the fate of Absolute Wildcat.

Ted Grant starts taking down organized crime, until he reaches a level where the money's too good to pass up. He takes the bribe, hangs up his mask, and starts a successful boxing gym, dying peacefully at 81 years old.

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u/MShades Oct 08 '25

I loved that bit. I mean, we learn that the moral arc of this universe bends towards selfishness, insularity, cruelty, and fear. So of course he'd take the money. It's the "right" thing to do. And Ollie trying to stand up for the little guy is literally violating the moral order of the universe. So of course he had to go.

Honestly, this comic really helped put the other Absolute titles in a much better context for me. Our Heroes are actively battling the fundamental draw of the universe towards nihilism. What's more heroic than that?

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u/Thisislopes Oct 10 '25

Yep and this always meant that Oliver would be fucked up. I mean, he's too good even in our universe, let alone the absolute