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A doctor and surgeon at Metropolis General Hospital, Emil is kept on retainer by Oliver Queen beginning in Season 8; as Green Arrow's inside man, his job is to look the other way when a [[Justice League|member of the team]] comes in with bullet wounds or even weirder injuries. Emil's role quickly evolves, however, and he becomes the team's tech-guy, biologist, coroner and confidant -- all rolled into one. He's been to Watchtower, examined Doomsday's blood and whipped up cures for [[Everything's Deader with Zombies|zombie]] [[The Virus|viruses]], among other things. All in a days work for a [[Superhero]]'s MD.
A doctor and surgeon at Metropolis General Hospital, Emil is kept on retainer by Oliver Queen beginning in Season 8; as Green Arrow's inside man, his job is to look the other way when a [[Justice League (animation)|member of the team]] comes in with bullet wounds or even weirder injuries. Emil's role quickly evolves, however, and he becomes the team's tech-guy, biologist, coroner and confidant—all rolled into one. He's been to Watchtower, examined Doomsday's blood and whipped up cures for [[Everything's Deader with Zombies|zombie]] [[The Virus|viruses]], among other things. All in a days work for a [[Superhero]]'s MD.


* [[The Coroner]]: Frequently gets to examine the bodies of the latest super-powered [[Serial Killer]]'s victims.
* [[The Coroner]]: Frequently gets to examine the bodies of the latest super-powered [[Serial Killer]]'s victims.
* [[Elvis Impersonator]]: {{spoiler|In "Fortune".}} Seriously.
* [[Elvis Impersonator]]: {{spoiler|In "Fortune".}} Seriously.
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]: EMP grenades, high-tech cars -- you name it.
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]: EMP grenades, high-tech cars—you name it.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Wait... [[Death Note|L]]?!
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Wait... [[Death Note|L]]?!
** [[Battlestar Galactica|Gaeta]]?!
** [[Battlestar Galactica|Gaeta]]?!
** [[X-Men: Evolution|Gambit]]?!
** [[X-Men: Evolution|Gambit]]?!
* [[Hidden Depths]]: Turns out he's a hell of a singer, but hasn't performed -- or even had a good time -- since his wife died.
* [[Hidden Depths]]: Turns out he's a hell of a singer, but hasn't performed—or even had a good time—since his wife died.
* [[Hollywood Nerd]]: Type II. Unlike many examples, however, he at least acts the part.
* [[Hollywood Nerd]]: Type II. Unlike many examples, however, he at least acts the part.
* {{spoiler|[[Home Porn Movie]]: Films one with [[Evil Genius|Tess]] while drunk.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Home Porn Movie]]: Films one with [[Evil Genius|Tess]] while drunk.}}
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* [[Non-Action Guy]]: Emil has no fighting skills and doesn't pretend to, panicking very easily when threatened with physical violence. He never betrays the team though, even under threat of torture.
* [[Non-Action Guy]]: Emil has no fighting skills and doesn't pretend to, panicking very easily when threatened with physical violence. He never betrays the team though, even under threat of torture.
* [[No Sense of Humor]]: Often played this way. It's not so much that he's humorless, but that he's a very serious person with no time for jokes.
* [[No Sense of Humor]]: Often played this way. It's not so much that he's humorless, but that he's a very serious person with no time for jokes.
* [[Omnidisciplinary Scientist]]: Biology, medicine, technology -- Emil's good with all of it.
* [[Omnidisciplinary Scientist]]: Biology, medicine, technology—Emil's good with all of it.
* [[Pair the Smart Ones]]: With the equally bright (if in a [[Manipulative Bastard|different]] [[The Chessmaster|sort]] [[The Cracker|of]] [[Evil Genius|way]]) {{spoiler|Tess}}.
* [[Pair the Smart Ones]]: With the equally bright (if in a [[Manipulative Bastard|different]] [[The Chessmaster|sort]] [[The Cracker|of]] [[Evil Genius|way]]) {{spoiler|Tess}}.
* [[Secret Keeper]]: For the entire [[Justice League]]. He keeps it in the face of {{spoiler|a VRA interrogation}} to boot.
* [[Secret Keeper]]: For the entire [[Justice League]]. He keeps it in the face of {{spoiler|a VRA interrogation}} to boot.
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Returning briefly in Season 7, Oliver had his secret outed in front of Lois during a battle with [[Black Canary]]. In Season 8, he became a regular cast member. This led to many revelations about his past, including his tortured relationship with [[The Baroness|Tess Mercer]], whom he assists in taking over LuthorCorp. Forced to {{spoiler|kill Lex in "Requiem"}}, Oliver would go on to struggle with an intensification of his already-existing feelings of self-loathing, emptiness and alienation, ultimately resulting in a {{spoiler|[[Driven to Suicide|suicide attempt]]}}. Entering a relationship with {{spoiler|Chloe}} seemed to help snap him out of it, but her disappearance early in Season 10 sent Oliver into another downward spiral. He has since {{spoiler|revealed his identity to the public, had several bad run-ins with the VRA, and resumed his relationship with Chloe}}. When [[Torture Technician|Desaad]] kidnapped her and lied to Oliver about having killed her, Oliver tried to beat the [[Serial Killer]] to death, {{spoiler|resulting in his apparent corruption by [[Big Bad|Darkseid]]. He is eventually freed from this corruption after attacking Clark in the [[Grand Finale]], and defeats the [[Co-Dragons|Disciples of Darkseid]], redeeming himself}}.
Returning briefly in Season 7, Oliver had his secret outed in front of Lois during a battle with [[Black Canary]]. In Season 8, he became a regular cast member. This led to many revelations about his past, including his tortured relationship with [[The Baroness|Tess Mercer]], whom he assists in taking over LuthorCorp. Forced to {{spoiler|kill Lex in "Requiem"}}, Oliver would go on to struggle with an intensification of his already-existing feelings of self-loathing, emptiness and alienation, ultimately resulting in a {{spoiler|[[Driven to Suicide|suicide attempt]]}}. Entering a relationship with {{spoiler|Chloe}} seemed to help snap him out of it, but her disappearance early in Season 10 sent Oliver into another downward spiral. He has since {{spoiler|revealed his identity to the public, had several bad run-ins with the VRA, and resumed his relationship with Chloe}}. When [[Torture Technician|Desaad]] kidnapped her and lied to Oliver about having killed her, Oliver tried to beat the [[Serial Killer]] to death, {{spoiler|resulting in his apparent corruption by [[Big Bad|Darkseid]]. He is eventually freed from this corruption after attacking Clark in the [[Grand Finale]], and defeats the [[Co-Dragons|Disciples of Darkseid]], redeeming himself}}.


A deeply screwed-up young man with an extremely negative view of himself and the world, Oliver has clashed with the more idealistic (and saner) Clark on many occasions. Despite this, he remains a loyal friend to the future [[Superman]], a great (if flawed) [[Superhero Superhero]], and one of the biggest [[Badass|Badasses]] in the entire show.
A deeply screwed-up young man with an extremely negative view of himself and the world, Oliver has clashed with the more idealistic (and saner) Clark on many occasions. Despite this, he remains a loyal friend to the future [[Superman]], a great (if flawed) [[Superhero Superhero]], and one of the biggest [[Badass]]es in the entire show.


* [[The Alcoholic]]: Oliver's always had a drinking problem, but {{spoiler|in Season 9, he descends into this}}.
* [[The Alcoholic]]: Oliver's always had a drinking problem, but {{spoiler|in Season 9, he descends into this}}.
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* [[Hell-Bent for Leather]]
* [[Hell-Bent for Leather]]
* [[Heroic Self-Deprecation]]: Saying that Oliver hates himself is not an understatement.
* [[Heroic Self-Deprecation]]: Saying that Oliver hates himself is not an understatement.
* [[Honest Corporate Executive]]: Oliver may have no problem with using Queen Industries' money for some pretty shady purposes, but every cent of the money in question was earned honestly. He treats his employees fairly and unlike Lex, refuses to sell to the bad guys. This is actually one of his biggest problems with Tess and the Luthors--the way they let their desire for profit get in the way of ethical business practices.
* [[Honest Corporate Executive]]: Oliver may have no problem with using Queen Industries' money for some pretty shady purposes, but every cent of the money in question was earned honestly. He treats his employees fairly and unlike Lex, refuses to sell to the bad guys. This is actually one of his biggest problems with Tess and the Luthors—the way they let their desire for profit get in the way of ethical business practices.
* [[I Did What I Had to Do]]: Regarding his murder of {{spoiler|Lex}}.
* [[I Did What I Had to Do]]: Regarding his murder of {{spoiler|Lex}}.
* [[Improbable Aiming Skills]]
* [[Improbable Aiming Skills]]
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* [[Suicide by Cop]]: Winslow Schott plans to kill Oliver with a bomb during one of Oliver's bleakest periods of depression and self-loathing... and Oliver actually tries to make Schott's plan work.
* [[Suicide by Cop]]: Winslow Schott plans to kill Oliver with a bomb during one of Oliver's bleakest periods of depression and self-loathing... and Oliver actually tries to make Schott's plan work.
* [[Sunglasses At Night]]
* [[Sunglasses At Night]]
* [[Trick Arrow]]: Tasers, gas -- what will he think of next?
* [[Trick Arrow]]: Tasers, gas—what will he think of next?
* [[Vigilante Man]]
* [[Vigilante Man]]
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Courtesy of Chloe, after {{spoiler|his murder of Lex}}. He turns it around on her by pointing out that she would have done exactly the same thing.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Courtesy of Chloe, after {{spoiler|his murder of Lex}}. He turns it around on her by pointing out that she would have done exactly the same thing.
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[[File:250px-JusticeLeagueSmallville_4710.jpg|frame|The Original Five]]
[[File:250px-JusticeLeagueSmallville_4710.jpg|frame|The Original Five]]
A team assembled by Oliver in Season 6 with the intent of taking down LuthorCorp's Level 33.1, the [[Justice League]] has gone through many goals and a constantly rotating membership ever since. Simultaneously an elite strike team and a [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]], the as-yet-unnamed League has handled everything from [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Corrupt Corporate Executives]] to [[Alien Invasion|alien invasions]], all while doing their best to stay under the radar.
A team assembled by Oliver in Season 6 with the intent of taking down LuthorCorp's Level 33.1, the [[Justice League]] has gone through many goals and a constantly rotating membership ever since. Simultaneously an elite strike team and a [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]], the as-yet-unnamed League has handled everything from [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]s to [[Alien Invasion|alien invasions]], all while doing their best to stay under the radar.


* [[Badass Crew]]: Let's see -- we got the [[The Flash|Fastest Man Alive]], an [[Action Girl]] with a [[Make Me Wanna Shout|sonic scream]], a [[Cyborg]] with [[Super Strength]], and [[Heart Is an Awesome Power|Aquaman]]. All led by the biggest [[Badass Normal]] in the show, with the occasional assist from [[Superman]] and [[Martian Manhunter|Mars' Last Survivor]]. I'd say they count.
* [[Badass Crew]]: Let's see—we got the [[The Flash|Fastest Man Alive]], an [[Action Girl]] with a [[Make Me Wanna Shout|sonic scream]], a [[Cyborg]] with [[Super Strength]], and [[Heart Is an Awesome Power|Aquaman]]. All led by the biggest [[Badass Normal]] in the show, with the occasional assist from [[Superman]] and [[Martian Manhunter|Mars' Last Survivor]]. I'd say they count.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Often
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Often
* [[Cheap Costume]]: Bart wears sunglasses and a red hoodie with a lightning bolt sewn on. Oliver wears green leather and, again, sunglasses. A.C. dresses in green scuba pants and an orange shirt. Victor wears a silver-grey jumpsuit. Dinah relies on a makeup mask, a [[Hell-Bent for Leather|black leather outfit]] and a wig in her [[Secret Identity]]. Clark, of course, had his red jacket/blue shirt combo (later a black [[Badass Longcoat]]). For bonus points, compare their looks with those of the JSA, who all wear their classic spandex costumes.
* [[Cheap Costume]]: Bart wears sunglasses and a red hoodie with a lightning bolt sewn on. Oliver wears green leather and, again, sunglasses. A.C. dresses in green scuba pants and an orange shirt. Victor wears a silver-grey jumpsuit. Dinah relies on a makeup mask, a [[Hell-Bent for Leather|black leather outfit]] and a wig in her [[Secret Identity]]. Clark, of course, had his red jacket/blue shirt combo (later a black [[Badass Longcoat]]). For bonus points, compare their looks with those of the JSA, who all wear their classic spandex costumes.
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* [[La Résistance]]: How they see themselves.
* [[La Résistance]]: How they see themselves.
* [[Superhero]]: They move closer to the archetype with every episode, but aren't quite there yet, having yet to move into the public eye or wear their classic costumes.
* [[Superhero]]: They move closer to the archetype with every episode, but aren't quite there yet, having yet to move into the public eye or wear their classic costumes.
* [[Western Terrorists]]: How the government -- and [[Big Bad|Lex]] -- see them.
* [[Western Terrorists]]: How the government—and [[Big Bad|Lex]]—see them.
* [[Your Terrorists Are Our Freedom Fighters]]: The government considers them terrorists for attacking holding facilities and blowing up Lex's 33.1 installations. The League sees themselves as [[La Résistance|freedom fighters]], keeping people like Lex and Slade Wilson from experimenting on metahumans.
* [[Your Terrorists Are Our Freedom Fighters]]: The government considers them terrorists for attacking holding facilities and blowing up Lex's 33.1 installations. The League sees themselves as [[La Résistance|freedom fighters]], keeping people like Lex and Slade Wilson from experimenting on metahumans.


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