This article focuses on Malcolm Merlyn's counterpart from the comics. For his arrowverse counterpart, see Malcolm Merlyn (Arrowverse) .
Malcolm Merlyn
TV Series
Arrow (cameo/dream sequence)Supergirl (musical crossover with The Flash )
Portrayed by
John Barrowman
Full name
Arthur King (real name)
Malcolm Merlyn (legal name)
Other names
Merlyn the Archer
Arthur King
Occupation
Assassin
Mercenary
Affiliations
League of Assassins
Goal
Defeat and kill Oliver Queen in combat (failed)
Relatives
Tommy Merlyn (son)
Enemies
Green Arrow , Arsenal , Speedy , Black Canary (Laurel),Connor Hawke , Red Arrow , Arrowette , Cupid, Brick, Kate Spencer , Helena Bertinelli , Batman , Superman , Wonder Woman , Aquaman , Martian Manhunter , The Flash (Barry Allen) , Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) , Hawkman (Carter Hall) , Hawkgirl , Obsidian, Hippolyta , Nightwing , Damian Wayne , Red Robin , Catwoman , Big Barda, Wonder Girl, Impulse , Blue Devil , Batgirl , Elongated Man , Deadman, Ray Palmer, Red Tornado, Power Girl, and Nyssa al Ghul, John Diggle
Likes
Humiliating the Green Arrow, abusing his son, being an assassin
Dislikes
Heroes, the Green Arrows, both Oliver Queen and Connor Hawke
Powers and abilities
Archery
Martial arts
Source
Malcolm Merlyn , also known as Arthur King , the Dark Archer , or simply Merlyn is the main antagonist of the Green Arrow franchise, serving as Oliver Queen's arch-enemy.
He was created by Mike Friedrich, Neil Adams and Dick Dillin and he debuted in Justice League of America #94.
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Series
Characters
Comics Green Arrow: Oliver Queen/Green Arrow Connor Hawke/Green Arrow II Mia Queen/Green Arrow Emiko Queen/Red Arrow John Diggle Heroes: Team Arrow (Black Canary Henry Fyff Roy Harper Emiko Queen/Red Arrow Mia Dearden/Speedy Cissie King-Jones/Arrowette Bruce Wayne/Batman Brave Bow Dodger Eddie Fyers Felicity Smoak Green Arrows of the World Green Lantern Corps Hal Jordan/Green Lantern Jade Lian Harper Moira Queen The Question Red Arrow Robert Queen Sin Stan Wilson Walter Steele Kate Kane/Batwoman Barbara Gordon Catwoman Cassandra Cain Stephanie Brown Helena Bertinelli Red Hood Red Robin Dawn Granger/Dove Nightwing Garth/Aqualad Roy Harper/Arsenal Donna Troy/Wonder Girl Outsiders Roy Harper/Arsenal Jason Todd/Red Hood Starfire Bruce Wayne/Batman Superman Wonder Woman Aquaman Connor Lance Queen/Black Arrow Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning Ray Palmer/Atom
Supervillains : Amanda Waller Atrocitus Black Adam Black Manta Black Spider Brain Brick Bronze Tiger Brother Blood Brotherhood of Evil Carol Ferris Catman Cheetah Cheshire China White Clayface Clock King Count Vertigo Constantine Drakon Crumbler Cupid Deadshot Deathstroke Dick Grayson/Vampire King Doctor Psycho Dr. Light Dr. Sivana Electrocutioner Hellgrammite Jinx Killer Croc Kodiak Komodo Larfleeze League of Assassins Lady Shiva Longbow Hunters Mammoth Merlyn Metallo Mister Freeze Neron Ninth Circle Onomatopoeia Professor Ojo Professor Zoom Prometheus The Queen Ra's al Ghul Red Dart Parasite Richard Dragon Riddler Royal Flush Gang Sinestro Sinestro Corps Skylark Solomon Grudy Stinger Suicide Squad Tobias Whale Warp Wizard
Locations
Star City (Arrowcave • Ashram • Queen Industries • Sherwood Florist • Star City • Starfish Island (Lian Yu) • Vlatava ) • Central City • National City • Waverider • the Vanishing Point • Star City Police Department • Queen Industries
Series
Villains
Series: Ra's al Ghul • Deathstroke • Lex Luthor • Lady Shiva Comics: Acolyte • Agenda • Amazo • Angle Man • A.P.E.S. • Baron • Bedlam • Black Spider • Black Thorn • Blockbuster • Body Doubles • Bolt • Brain • Brotherhood of Evil • Bug • Byte • Coldsnap • Dante • Darkseid • Deadline • Demons • D.E.O. • Devastation • Doctor Double X • Dolmen • Fear • Female Furies • Firebug • Fisherman • Forgotten Villains • Granny Goodness • Harm • Hazard • Heatstroke • Huntress • Kite-Man • Klarion • Lady Vic • Lady Zand • Loathing • Lobo • Match • Meat Cleaver • Merlyn • Mighty Endowed • Mister Mxyzptlk • Monsieur Mallah • Overthrow • Parademons • Point Men • Plasmus • Rip Roar • Siren • Tigress • Tora • Trickster • Turk • Ultivac • Windfall
Series
Characters
Main Cast Main Heroes: Oliver Queen/Green Arrow Barry Allen/The Flash Earth-1/Earth-Prime Earth-90 Sara Lance Kara Danvers/Supergirl Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning Kate Kane/Batwoman Ryan Wilder/Batwoman Clark Kent/Superman Earth-38 Superman & Lois Ray Terrill Earth-38 Earth-TUD25 Earth-TUD22 Mick Rory Leonard Snart Rip Hunter
Main Villains: Malcolm Merlyn Ra's al Ghul Damien Darhk Adrian Chase/Prometheus Ricardo Diaz/The Dragon Emiko Adachi Queen/Green Arrow III Eobard Thawne Zoom Savitar The Thinker Orlin Dwyer/Cicada Grace Gibbons/Cicada II Eva McCulloch Godspeed Deathstorm Non Astra In-Ze Rhea Lillian Luthor Selena Reign Earth-38/Earth-Prime Earth-TUD25 Agent Liberty Nyxlygsptlnz Mallus Neron Lachesis Bishop Evil Gideon Tobias Whale Gravedigger Beth Kane/Alice Safiyah Sohail Black Mask Marquis Jet Red Death Cobalt Blue Gamemanae
Arrow John Diggle • Felicity Smoak • Thea Queen • Laurel Lance (Earth-1) • Quentin Lance • Moira Queen • Emiko Adachi • Nyssa al Ghul • Lyla Michaels • Curtis Holt • Rene Ramirez • Dinah Drake • Laurel Lance (Earth-2) • Roy Harper • Ray Palmer • Slade Wilson • Helena Bertinelli • Mia Queen • Connor Hawke • William Clayton • Zoe Ramirez • Monitor • Ruvé Adams • Lincoln Machin/Anarky • Anatoly Knyazev • Nora Darhk • Talia al Ghul • Evelyn Sharp • League of Assassins • Ricardo Diaz
The Flash David Singh • Iris West-Allen • Cisco Ramon • Caitlin Snow • Joe West • Wally West • Martin Stein • Jesse Chambers Wells • Harry Wells • Jay Garrick/The Flash • H.R Wells • Ralph Dibny • Nora West-Allen • Bart Allen • Harrison Sherloque Wells • Leo Snart • Kamilla Hwang • Allegra Garcia • Chester P. Runk • Nash Wells • Marlize DeVoe • Killer Frost • Nature Forces (Speed Force Nora • Deon Owens • Alexa Rivera) • Meena Dhawan • Mark Blaine/Chillblaine • Pied Piper • Keith/Goldface • Jack Birch/The Hotness • Ryan Wilder/Red Death • the Rogues (Owen Mercer/Captain Boomerang II Andrea Wozzock/Fiddler Michelle Amar/Murmur II August Heart/Godspeed David Singh
Supergirl Alex Danvers • James Olsen • Winn Schott • Cat Grant • J'onn J'onnz • Lena Luthor • Maggie Sawyer • Mon-El • M'gann M'orzz • Querl Dox • Nia Nal • Kelly Olsen , Laura Haley, Samantha Arias, Imra Ardeen, Legion of Super-Heroes, Lar Gand, Hank Henshaw/Cyborg Superman, Rama Khan, Sam Lane, Lucy Lane, Indigo, Siobhan Smythe / Silver Banshee, Rhea, Olivia Marsdin, Orlando Davis, Esme, Mitch, Rama Khan, Gamemnae, Alura Zor-El, Astra, Non, Zor-El, Manchester Black
DC's Legends of Tomorrow Ray Palmer • Jefferson Jackson • Martin Stein • Wally West • John Constantine • Ava Sharpe • Gary Green • Nate Heywood • Zari Tomaz /Zari Tarazi • Damien Darhk • Nora Darhk • Amaya Jiwe • Gideon • Charlie • Esperanza Cruz • Behrad Tarazi • Vandal Savage
Black Lightning Jennifer Pierce • Anissa Pierce • Lynn Stewart • Peter Gambi • Bill Henderson • Khalil Payne/Painkiller • Grace Choi • Jeremiah Holt • Khalil Payne • Brandon Marshall • TC • Gardner Grayle • Erica Moran • Hassan Shakur
Batwoman Luke Fox • Mary Hamilton • Jacob Kane • Sophie Moore • Julia Pennyworth , Elizabeth "Beth" Kane / Alice • Renee Montoya • Jada Jet • Catherine Hamilton-Kane , Vesper Fairchild, Cora Lewis,
Superman & Lois Jordan Kent/Superboy • Jonathan Kent II • Sam Lane • Lana Lang • Kyle Cushing • Sarah Cushing • Chrissy Beppo • John Henry Irons/Steel • Natalie Irons/Steel , Mitchell Anderson, Bruno Mannheim, Lana-Rho, Inverse Society, Lex Luthor, Kal-El/Bizarro/Doomsday, Peia MannheimCrossover Digger Harkness • Rainbow Raider • Laura Washington/Cyberwoman • Agent Smith • Dominators • Susan Brayden • Oliver Queen/Dark Arrow • Kara/Overgirl • Tommy Merlyn/Prometheus X • Leo Snart • Winn Schott (Earth-X) • John Deegan • Mar Novu/Monitor • Mobius/Anti-Monitor • Shadow Demons • Despero • Ryan Choi , Siobhan Smythe/Silver Banshee , Lucy Lane , Leslie Willis/Livewire Earth-X: John Trujillo/Black Condor • Jenny Knight/Phantom Lady • Red Tornado, Siren X
Alternate Earths Stargirl: (Earth-2: New Multiverse)
Courtney Whitmore/Stargirl Pat Dugan/S.T.R.I.P.E. Beth Chapel/Doctor Mid-Nite Yolanda Montez/Wildcat Rick Tyler/Hourman Other Earths: Julio Mendez (Earth-90) Tina McGee (Earth-90) Clark Kent (Earth-167) Lois Lane (Earth-167) Superman (Earth-96) Barry Allen (DCEU) Helena Kyle Lucifer Morningstar Raven Courtney Whitmore Jason Todd Hank Hall/Hawk
