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DC Comics Amanda Waller is not your average good guy.
Good should always be applied loosely and only when the leader of A.R.G.U.S.
Amanda Waller does what she has to do to get to save the optimal amount of lives.
She sees things in shades of grey, then in shades ofdarkergrey.
She doesnt waste time trying to figure out if her actions will hurt one man.
She is the ultimate spy.
In honor of the fallen character, heres a list of Amandas greatest sociopathic/heroic moments onArrow.
Unfortunately for them, Lyla found them post-hook-up.
Walking forward is exactly Wallers first reaction when she sees her agents unconscious and scattered on the ground.
Amanda was always fearless, and always on the hunt for knowledge.
She walked into the room because walking away was not in her DNA.
There wasnt a situation that she couldnt throw a bomb at.
This was all part of Amandas sociopathic charm and scariness.
Not much got to Amanda.
She was calm as she watched a man she wanted to be her operative tortured by another.
She was a shrug away from a meh.
She would calmly watch Oliver, die if it came to it.
She sees in Lyla a good, smart agent and rightfully so.
Their methods differ wildly, but Waller will bend any rule to protect her agent.
By going to Digg, she ensures that someone who wont give up is after her agent.
She might not care what happens to Digg, but she sure as hell cares about Lyla.
Her respect for Lyla doesnt make her a hero, but it sure doesnt hurt.
Stoic spy meets babbling, sunshine hacker in a scene that is pure gold.
She was more the viper than the charging bull.
She typically waits in the shadows, sending in her agents whenever the moment is most opportune.
In Broken Arrow, however, she was seen in full soldier mode.
Waller was somehow still menacing covered in sweat and bleeding.
She still held power over Oliver her power measured not by brute force, but by information and revenge.
She pointed Oliver in his direction like a loaded gun.
It showed a glimpse into the grit and steel that paved her path to director of A.R.G.U.S.
Conviction (Season 3, Episode 8)
What you need is conviction.
This is Amanda Waller in a nutshell.
Throughout every questionable action and morally skewed judgment she makes, she has conviction.
She does what she has to, including torture, so that other people can stay safe.
She has spent her life outthinking the person in front of her.
She deals in maneuvering people into the spot she wants them.
Only, this time, she does one better: Yet again, she saves Lylas life.
Waller knows that the man is going to kill someone.
She senses the death coming.
She leads him to the conclusion that Lyla is more apt to give him what he wants.
Its as heroic as Amanda Waller has ever been, and its all for Lyla.
I may not agree with killing her off, but I like that she died protecting Lyla.
She died so that Lyla could go home to her family.
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