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"This Is Your Sword"

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Season 3 » Episode 22

Episode number

65 of 170

Airdate

May 6, 2015

Chronology

Preceded by	Followed by
Al Sah-him	My Name Is Oliver Queen

"This Is Your Sword"^[1] is the twenty-second episode of the third season of Arrow, and the sixty-fifth episode overall. It aired on May 6, 2015.

“	There is no vow more sacred, nor covenant more holy than the one between man and woman. With this ceremony, your souls are bound together, forever joined. You will never be free. You will always be held captive by your love for each other.	”
— The marriage of Al Sah-him and Nyssa al Ghul^[src]

Synopsis[edit | hide | hide all]

Oliver/Al Sah-him finishes his training and is left with two final tasks to become the next Ra's al Ghul. Ra's threatens Nyssa and delivers some shocking news. Meanwhile, Malcolm makes a surprising offer to Team Arrow and Thea goes to see Roy.

Appearances[edit | hide]

Characters[edit | hide]

Protagonists[edit | hide]

Antagonists[edit | hide]

League of Assassins
Matthew Shrieve (flashback)

Other Characters[edit | hide]

Amanda Waller (mentioned in flashback)
Amina Raatko (mentioned)
Lyla Michaels (mentioned)
Sara Diggle (mentioned)

Teams and Organizations[edit | hide]

Species[edit | hide]

Humans

Objects and Concepts[edit | hide]

Locations[edit | hide]

Earth-1
- Earth
  - China (mentioned)
    - Beijing (mentioned)
  - Hong Kong (flashback)
  - Lian Yu (mentioned)
  - Nanda Parbat
  - Odessa (mentioned)
  - United States of America
    - Monument Point (map)
    - Washington
      - Starling City
        Ferris Air
        
        Palmer Technologies Building
        
        Thea Queen's Loft

Gallery[edit | hide]

Nyssa and Oliver's wedding

Promotional Images[edit | hide]

References[edit | hide]

↑ Arrow: This Is Your Sword Synopsis Released

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+{{Quote|There is no vow more sacred, nor covenant more holy than the one between man and woman. With this ceremony, your [[souls]] are bound together, forever joined. You will never be free. You will always be held captive by your love for each other.|The marriage of [[Oliver Queen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Al Sah-him]] and [[Nyssa al Ghul (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Nyssa al Ghul]]|This Is Your Sword}}
 ==Synopsis==
-[[Oliver Queen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Oliver/Al Sah-him]] finishes his training and is left with two final tasks to become the next [[Ra's al Ghul (Title)|Ra's al Ghul]]. [[Ra's al Ghul (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Ra's]] threatens [[Nyssa al Ghul (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Nyssa]] and delivers some shocking news. Meanwhile, [[Malcolm Merlyn (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Malcolm]] makes a surprising offer to [[Team Arrow (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Team Arrow]] and [[Thea Queen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Thea]] goes to see [[Roy Harper (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Roy]].<ref>[https://comicbook.com/news/arrow-this-is-your-sword-synopsis-released/ Arrow: This Is Your Sword Synopsis Released]</ref>
+[[Oliver Queen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Oliver/Al Sah-him]] finishes his training and is left with two final tasks to become the next [[Ra's al Ghul (Disambiguation)|Ra's al Ghul]]. [[Ra's al Ghul (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Ra's]] threatens [[Nyssa al Ghul (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Nyssa]] and delivers some shocking news. Meanwhile, [[Malcolm Merlyn (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Malcolm]] makes a surprising offer to [[Team Arrow (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Team Arrow]] and [[Thea Queen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Thea]] goes to see [[Roy Harper (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Roy]].
 ==Appearances==
 ===Characters===
-====Main/Featured Characters====
+====Protagonists====
 *[[Team Arrow (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Team Arrow]]
 **[[Oliver Queen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Al Sah-him/Ibn al Ghul (Oliver Queen)]]
-**[[Nyssa al Ghul (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Nyssa al Ghul]]
+**[[Laurel Lance (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Black Canary (Laurel Lance)]]
 **[[John Diggle (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|John Diggle]]
-**[[Felicity Smoak (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Felicity Smoak]]
-**[[Dinah Laurel Lance (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Black Canary (Laurel Lance)]]
 **[[Thea Queen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Thea Queen]]
+**[[Felicity Smoak (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Felicity Smoak]]
+**[[Roy Harper (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Jason (Roy Harper)]]
 **[[Malcolm Merlyn (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Dark Archer (Malcolm Merlyn)]]
+**[[Ray Palmer (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Atom (Ray Palmer)]]
+**[[Nyssa al Ghul (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Nyssa al Ghul]]
 **[[Tatsu Yamashiro (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Tatsu Yamashiro]]
-**[[Roy Harper (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Jason (Roy Harper)]]
+*[[Maseo Yamashiro (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Maseo Yamashiro]] {{c|flashback}}
-**[[Raymond Palmer (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|The Atom (Ray Palmer)]]
+*[[Akio Yamashiro (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Akio Yamashiro]] {{c|flashback}}
-*{{F|page=Maseo Yamashiro (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Maseo Yamashiro|(flashback)}}
-*{{F|page=Akio Yamashiro (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Akio Yamashiro|(flashback)}}
-====Villains====
+====Antagonists====
 *[[League of Assassins (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|League of Assassins]]
-**[[Ra's al Ghul (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Ra's al Ghul]]
 **[[Maseo Yamashiro (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Sarab (Maseo Yamashiro)]]
-**[[The Priestess (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|The Priestess]]
+**[[Priestess (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Priestess]]
-*{{F|page=Matthew Shrieve (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Matthew Shrieve|(flashback)}}
+**[[Ra's al Ghul (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Ra's al Ghul]]
+*[[Matthew Shrieve (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Matthew Shrieve]] {{c|flashback}}
 ====Other Characters====
-*{{F|page=Sara Diggle (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Sara Diggle|(mentioned)}}
+*[[Amanda Waller (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Amanda Waller]] {{c|mentioned in flashback}}
-*{{F|page=Lyla Michaels (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Lyla Michaels|(mentioned)}}
+*[[Amina Raatko (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Amina Raatko]] {{c|mentioned}}
-*{{F|page=Amina Raatko (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Amina Raatko|(first appearance) (mentioned)}}
+*[[Lyla Michaels (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Lyla Michaels]] {{c|mentioned}}
-*{{F|page=Amanda Waller (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Amanda Waller|(mentioned; flashback)}}
+*[[Sara Diggle (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Sara Diggle]] {{c|mentioned}}
-===Organisations===
+===Teams and Organizations===
+*[[Ferris Air (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Ferris Air]]
 *[[League of Assassins (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|League of Assassins]]
 *[[Palmer Technologies (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Palmer Technologies]]
-*[[Ferris Air (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Ferris Air]]
+*[[United States Army (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|US Army]] {{c|flashback}}
-*{{F|page=United States Army (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|US Army|(flashback)}}
 ===Species===
 *[[Humans (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Humans]]
-===Objects===
+===Objects and Concepts===
+*[[ATOM Exosuits (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|ATOM Exosuit]]
+**[[Dwarf Star Alloy (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Dwarf Star Alloy]]
 *[[Alpha-Omega (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Alpha-Omega]]
-*[[League of Assassins Suits (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|League of Assassins Suit]]
-*Swords
-**[[Yamashiro Family Katana (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Yamashiro Family Katana]]
-*Bow and arrow
-**[[Oliver Queen's Bows (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Oliver Queen's Bows]]
-*[[Black Canary Suit (Laurel Lance; Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Black Canary Suit]]
-*[[Canary Cry (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Canary Cry]]
-*{{F|page=Alpha-Omega Vaccine (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Alpha-Omega Vaccine|(flashback)}}
-*[[A.T.O.M. Exosuit (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|A.T.O.M. Exosuit]]
 *[[Arsenal Suits (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Arsenal Suit]]
-*{{F|page=Tatsu Yamashiro's Suit (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Katana Suit|(first appearance)}}
+*[[Black Canary Suits (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Black Canary Suit]]
+*[[Canary Cry (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Canary Cry]]
-*Tonfa
-*Guns
 *[[Lazarus Pits (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Lazarus Pits]]
+*[[League Armors (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|League of Assassins Suit]]
+*[[Oliver Queen's Bows and Arrows (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Oliver Queen's Bows]]
+*[[Yamashiro Family Katana (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Yamashiro Family Katana]]
+*[[Alpha-Omega Vaccine (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Alpha-Omega Vaccine]] {{c|flashback}}
+*[[Katana Suit (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Katana Suit]]
 ===Locations===
 *[[Earth-1 (Pre-Crisis)|Earth-1]]
 **[[Earth (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Earth]]
-***{{F|page=Hong Kong (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Hong Kong|(flashback)}}
+***[[China (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|China]] {{c|mentioned}}
+****[[Beijing (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Beijing]] {{c|mentioned}}
+***[[Hong Kong (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Hong Kong]] {{c|flashback}}
+***[[Lian Yu (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Lian Yu]] {{c|mentioned}}
 ***[[Nanda Parbat (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Nanda Parbat]]
+***[[Odessa (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Odessa]] {{c|mentioned}}
 ***[[United States of America (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|United States of America]]
+****[[Monument Point (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Monument Point]] {{c|map}}
 ****[[Washington (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Washington]]
 *****[[Star City (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Starling City]]
-******[[Palmer Technologies Headquarters (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Palmer Technologies Headquarters]]
-******[[Thea Queen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Thea Queen]]'s Loft
 ******[[Ferris Air (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Ferris Air]]
-****{{F|page=Monument Point (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Monument Point|(seen on map)}}
+******[[Palmer Technologies Building (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Palmer Technologies Building]]
-***{{F|page=People's Republic of China (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|People's Republic of China|(mentioned)}}
+******[[Thea Queen's Loft (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Thea Queen's Loft]]
-****{{F|page=Beijing (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Beijing|(mentioned)}}
-***{{F|page=Odessa (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Odessa|(first appearance) (mentioned)}}
-***{{F|page=Lian Yu (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Lian Yu|(mentioned)}}
+==[[:Category:Images from {{{images|This Is Your Sword}}}|Gallery]]==
-==Trivia==
-==Gallery==
 <gallery>
 This Is Your Sword 001.png|Nyssa and Oliver's wedding
+</gallery>
+===Promotional Images===
+<gallery>
 </gallery>
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-{{Season 3 (Arrow)}}
+{{Arrow}}