Learning of Oliver's survival triggered the Mirakuru's rage once more, however, and he stole a set of armor (which later became his Deathstroke suit), sparing only his son in his rampage. For a while, he rejoined ASIS and spent time with his son while training new recruits. Slade managed to survive and swam as far as he could while the Mirakuru kept healing all of his injuries (except for his missing eye), eventually being rescued. However, when Slade taunted him by saying that he would pay his sister a visit, Oliver chose to kill Slade instead of curing him, stabbing him in the eye with an arrow. Oliver barely came out on top due to Slade's superhuman strength and pain resistance. Vowing to destroy everything Oliver loved, the two came to blows after Slade appeared to have killed Sara and destroyed the Mirakuru cure Ivo created.
Slade, who barely survived the Mirakuru injection and who loved Shado despite her affections for Oliver, came to blame Oliver for Shado's death due to Ivo's manipulation and the rage side effect of the Mirakuru. Ivo took that as a decision and murdered Shado in front of them. When Oliver couldn't make a decision, Ivo pointed the gun at Sara, forcing Oliver to jump in front of it. The other three were captured by Ivo not long after, with Ivo forcing Oliver to choose which of the other two to spare and which to have him kill. During this conflict, Slade was almost killed and the group was forced to use the serum on him to save his life. Anthony Ivo, a man who was determined to locate the famed Mirakuru serum to heal his ailing wife.
1.6 Gaining Queen Consolidated and an armyĭuring Oliver Queen's exile on Lian Yu, he, Slade Wilson, Sara Lance, and Shado came into conflict with the mad scientist Dr.