“Arrow” returned for season 6 last week, and after months of anticipation it was revealed that all the members of Team Arrow survived the explosion on Lian Yu in the season 5 finale.
That means Wild Dog is still a part of the team, and not only is he a part of the team, he also has a new suit. Wild Dog joined Team Arrow in season 5 he throughout the season he sported the look of his comic book counterpart, but his new outfit is drastically different.
Fans have expressed their own opinions on the new costume, and Wild Dog co-creator Terry Beatty has taken to social media to share his thoughts on the change.
“THIS, ladies and gentlemen is what the powers that be at the ARROW TV show have decided is Wild Dog’s new “improved” look. Yup — THIS is Wild Dog. Since the costume and name were all that survived from the comic book to begin with, this is now literally Wild Dog in name only. This change erases any trace of the original Collins/Beatty concept for the character. I would not be surprised if his name gets changed before too long, as well.”
“Whatever was unique about his “street level” costume has been replaced with the current standard issue dark armored uniform — a generic “third Imperial Guard from the left/Death-Blood-Stroke-Stryke/Image big gun” look. Sigh….”
Even though Beatty doesn’t seem to be a big fan of the new costume, he had nothing but good thing’s to say about Rock Gonzalez’s performance.
“I will tip my hat to Rick Gonzalez, who I feel has done a fine job in the role and has a strong screen presence. I wish him luck in going forward with this and whatever else he does down the line.”
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