Merlyn (New Earth)

Merlyn

Mainstream Universe‎‎, 1950s-2011‎

Merlyn^[3] is a skilled archer and master assassin.

History

Oliver Queen had heard of the exploits of "Merlyn the Magician" long before he had become Green Arrow. To his surprise, Merlyn challenged him to an archery duel and ended up defeating him.

However, Merlyn uses his talents primarily for crime. He is known to have been a member of theLeague of Assassins. Green Arrow again ran into him when Merlyn was hired to assassinateBatman. Oliver intercepted Meryln's shot with one of his own. Merlyn admitted Oliver had improved since their last encounter, but managed to escape.

A man from Libya hired Meryln to kill a Russian scientist who was visitingCasablanca. Although he was aided bySyonide, he was foiled by theFlash andPhantom Lady.^[4]

He continued to act as a freelance assassin. He was hired byQueen Bee (Zazzala) to take on theJustice League.The 100 also sent him againstBlack Lightning. He befriendedDeadshot andMonocle while part of the Killer Elite. He also was one of the criminals who sold their souls to the demonNeron.

Merlyn was hired by the Zandian government to teach Turk. The two tried to rig an archery contest in Turk's favor but were stopped byYoung Justice.

Merlyn warned other villains that the death ofSue Dibny would cause more trouble for them.He along with some others were captured by theJustice League shortly after. However,Deadshot was able to arrange their release with the help ofAmanda Waller.

He,Deadshot andMonocle attempted to kill theShadow Thief during his trial, but were stopped by theManhunter (Kate Spencer).

During theInfinite Crisis, Merlyn was a member ofLuthor's Society. Since then, he has been continuing his attacks on Green Arrow. DuringCountdown, he has been seen once more as a member of theLeague of Assassins, coordinating his attacks withTalia al Ghul. He played a large part in the attack on Green Arrow & Black Canary's wedding with the newInjustice League.^[5]

Merlyn then joined the League of Assassins elite teamSeven Men of Death.

As part of this team, Merlyn was summoned by Talia toGotham City, in order to retrieve theSuit of Sorrows from theOrder of Purity. During the attack on the Order, Merlyn killed the Order's leaderLeland McCauley and injuredFelicidad Gomez before being confronted byAzrael.^[6] After Talia stopped Azrael for a moment, Merlyn and the others tried to move him to their headquearters, but Azrael recovered and used one of Merlyn's own arrows to stab him in the face.^[7]

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Archery: Merlyn is one of the greatest archers in the world.
• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)
• Marksmanship

Notes

• Although this character was originally introduced during DC'sEarth-One era of publication, their existence following the events of the 1985–86 limited seriesCrisis on Infinite Earths remains intact. However, some elements of the character's Pre-Crisis history may have been altered or removed for Post-CrisisNew Earth continuity, and should be considered apocryphal.

Related

• 68 Appearances of Merlyn (New Earth)
• 14 Images featuring Merlyn (New Earth)
• 3 Quotations by or about Merlyn (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Merlyn (New Earth)

External Links

• Merlyn at the DC Animated Universe Wiki

Footnotes

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