User blog comment:TheDoctor230/Arrow Season 5 Villain/@comment-4036559-20160606225832/@comment-3221148-20160607174238

Tommy is the Dark Archer in the comics. Not much reason to bring him back if Malcolm is still alive and kicking, as far as storytelling goes.

If, say, Malcolm was killed, and then a new Dark Archer appears, Oliver thinks Malcolm is back again, but Tommy Merlyn pulls a Red Hood on us.