Arrow Season 3 Spoilers: Character Description for Villain Ra's al Ghul
Fans of the CW's Arrow likely know Ra's al Ghul will be the overarching villain for Season 3, which premieres Oct. 8. A new character description for the Big Bad reveals some more information on what Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) will be up against in the new season.
A post on the Arrow page on Reddit revealed the following character description, which reportedly came from the breakdown for Episode 4, which happens to be the show's 50th installment:
"Male, 40s-50s. Open ethnicity. Accent preferred. An iconic villain from the ages of DC Comics. Leader of the League of Assassins. Regal, mysterious, of a bygone era. Proud and unforgiving, Ra's is a ruthless strategist, a master of martial arts, and a shaper of history. He carries the wisdom of the ages, and protects some of its greatest secrets. Think the character of Bane from The Dark Knight Rises. Someone just terrifying. Not a lunkhead, but a smart and physically imposing man. MAJOR RECURRING GUEST STAR."
And speaking of the 50th episode, it's titled "The Magician." Executive producer Marc Guggenheim dropped a very interesting tease on Twitter last week when he revealed the script cover for the episode, which led some fans to believe that DC Comics magician Zatanna would appear on the show. But Guggenheim dispelled that theory and offered a much larger clue that essentially gave away the answer.
"Full disclosure: 'The Magician' does NOT refer to Zatanna," Guggenheim tweeted. "That'd be awesome, but refers to a different character. Hint: @Team_Barrowman" That is the Twitter handle of actor John Barrowman, who plays Malcolm Merlyn aka The Dark Archer and who became a series regular for Season 3.
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