User blog comment:Gifist8/Who Is Your Favorite Main Villian/@comment-24695878-20160908155230/@comment-27700324-20160908230839

Ra's al ghul didn't have to beat Oliver every episode to be cool. The dangerous part of Ra's al ghul is that he has an army. He has an army of ninjas. That was why he was a threat. Oliver just needed to train and beat him by being trained by the guy he is going to defeat is the best way to do it.