It's gotta be Oliver here, he's got Clint outmatched across the board. He's a much better fighter, a better archer, much better tactically, he's a better leader, and he's got better recources/connections. Clint's probably more fun to hang with, but that's about it.
@stormdriven said:
I’m sorry, who’s the reason their team split apart? Because he’s a controlling jackass who continually shuns his teammates, as well as keeps secrets? Clint, right?
Oh wait.
Eh, I disagree that the split was much Oliver's fault.
It basically came down to him bugging Curtis, Dinah, and Rene because he suspected there was a mole, something wildly dangerous in that line of work. And he was 100 percent right, Rene was a mole, the move was justified. Rene knowingly sold out Oliver, and Oliver still forgave him almost immediately, despite this being far from the first time Rene had screwed up badly. That's not even remotely shunning his teammates, if anything, that's way more compassion than Rene deserved. Sure, Rene was trying to get custody of his daughter, but Oliver had already started the process of making that happen without putting the entire team at risk. Rene has absolutely no right to be angry at Oliver, especially when he and Curtis were the ones begging to work with him in S5.
As for the pratice of bugging teammates itself, Felicity bugged Oliver early in S5 when he was trying to free Diggle, something Curtis and Rene both went along with. Then Evelyn and they even resorted to trying to fight him, despite Oliver's clear reservations. Oliver didn't even slightly hold a grudge for any of this. Curtis put tracking nanites on Felicity in S5 to expose her cooperation with Helix, she didn't hold a grudge either. Again, Curtis was right, but so was Oliver. Heck, Diggle tried to bug Oliver in S1 and Oliver didn't care.
Moreover, Oliver is actually incredibly forgiving, and rarely the reason for team drama. He's forgiven Rene for screwing things up time and time again, and continued to mentor him both as a vigilante and in his job at the Mayor's Office. He's forgave Quentyn immediately for years of conspiring against him, and even for actively working with Damien Darhk. He helped Quentyn reform his life from being an alcoholic to holding a prominent position in the Mayor's Office, one where Quentyn has done a lot of good. He forgave Felicity immediately for undermining him multiple times, conspiring with Helix, releasing Cayden James against Oliver's warnings (something he never even brought up while fighting Cayden), hesitating against her boyfriend Darhk was using, etc. He forgave Diggle for keeping the tremor a secret. He forgave Evelyn for turning against him. He was the only ones in the Dominator Crossover to stand by Barry even after Flashpoint. He forgave Merlyn in order to give Thea a better life. He forgave Moira for her many crimes without hesitation. He even forgave Slade for killing his mother and nearly destroying everything he cared for. These are just a couple examples.
If anything, Oliver generally takes way too much responsibility for the actions of others, often including his teammates. He tries to carry the burden of guilt on his back to lift it from his associates. His whole conspiracy to take down the League is an obvious exception where he's definitely at fault, but ultimately it was necessary and his plan was effective.
Meanwhile, Oliver's success as a leader has been staggering. He's actively mentored many of the heroes through the universe, including Flash, White Canary, the Atom, Black Canary(s), Spartan, Arsenal, Speedy, Ragman, Wild-Dog, Mr Terrific, Huntress, etc. There's a reason he's the leader whenever a new multi-show crisis develops.
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