As a young boy, I was plagued by nightmares. Every night, I would wake up in a cold sweat, frightened and alone. It was my father's face that haunted me. [Shows his mask] And this is how I saw him. The embodiment of desperation and despair. I made this mask to conquer my fears. And to remind myself why I fight, every day, to give this city's most desperate a chance. All I ever wanted to do was help people, Oliver.
Help me believe. Where's the cure?
Slade Wilson will not rest until he honors the promise that he made you.
I won't be so easy to kill once we level the playing field.
He's not interested in killing you. Not until he's taken away everything and everyone you love.
After he murdered my mother, he said one more person had to die.
Whoever you love the most.
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