The Hood in season 1 was a homicidial maniac who murdered innocent men who were just trying to make a living as security guards. The irony is he didn't actually kill most of the conspiritors on his father's list, most of them he sent to prison alive. Most of his victims in season 1 were not actually criminals.
He's not a soldier, he's not a member of any legitimate army. Detective Lance was right about the Hood and later the Arrow. If he's going to be the hero Green Arrow than he needs to not go around murdering innocent people like he did in season 1.
Season 4 at least the people he put arrows in were lunatics who wanted to murder 6 billion people.
First of all, not everyone he shot with an arrow died. Most of them ended up in a hospital. And most of the bodyguards were mercenaries for Mob bosses not 'innocent security guards' so there's that.
Formerly sn939

OP, What is your standard of "success"?
And why is mentoring superheroes Oliver's job?
Maybe you're thinking of mentoring unpowered heroes?

Because supporting your thesis is tough, but throwing adjectives is easy.

Roy AKA Arsenal turned out just fine! Good character, he is missed.
"Long days and pleasant nights!"

When he was working for Argus, would you call him a murderer then? Dean and Sam are hunters but they can be classified as soldiers. You can be as literal as you want, I have a point.

The Hood in season 1 was a homicidial maniac who murdered innocent men who were just trying to make a living as security guards. The irony is he didn't actually kill most of the conspiritors on his father's list, most of them he sent to prison alive. Most of his victims in season 1 were not actually criminals.
He's not a soldier, he's not a member of any legitimate army. Detective Lance was right about the Hood and later the Arrow. If he's going to be the hero Green Arrow than he needs to not go around murdering innocent people like he did in season 1.
Season 4 at least the people he put arrows in were lunatics who wanted to murder 6 billion people.

Pretty sure a mass murder is alot of killing at one time in same place. He's a soldier making his own orders and rules of engagement. I like his mindset, it's the hood from season 1.

Roy Harper.
Nuff said!
Formerly sn939

Why does he have to be successful ? I am hoping that his new team would betray him and join Prometheus and Team Arrow has to go against them