As a child, Oliver Queen first became interested in archery after encountering master bowman “Merlyn the Magician”—a phenomenally accurate archer and showman. Years later, the performer challenged Queen—now Green Arrow—to a duel and publicly humiliated him. Queen had no idea then that Merlyn (Arthur King) had a sideline in assassination, working for Ra’s al Ghul’s League of Assassins. As Malcolm Merlyn, he is one of the most dangerous men alive and a sharp assessor of the odds.