| Longbow Hunters | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Green Arrow Vol. 5 #31 (July 2014) |
| Created by | Jeff Lemire |
| In-story information | |
| Member(s) | Richard Dragon Brick Count Vertigo Killer Moth Red Dart |
TheLongbow Hunters is the name of a supervillain group appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics. They are depicted as enemies ofGreen Arrow. The Longbow Hunters first appeared inGreen Arrow Vol. 5 #31 and were created byJeff Lemire.
The Longbow Hunters appeared in theseventh season ofArrow as assassins hired byRicardo Diaz.Holly Elissa portrayedRed Dart, Michael Jonsson portrayed Kodiak, and Miranda Edwards played Silencer.
The Longbow Hunters first appearing ambushingJohn Diggle, assisted byClock King.Richard Dragon hasBrick,Count Vertigo,Killer Moth, andRed Dart surround Diggle and states that he is going to bringGreen Arrow to them.[1]
When Green Arrow returned toSeattle after his mission of chasingKomodo andShado, he learns from Henry Fyff and Naomi Singh that Richard Dragon took over the city. Just then, Green Arrow detects that they were followed and protects them from an explosion caused by Red Dart. As Brick, Killer Moth, and Red Dart beat Green Arrow senseless, he witnesses his half-sisterEmiko Queen attack the villains, dressed in a Green Arrow costume.[2]
Emiko has joined the fight against the Longbow Hunters as Green Arrow's "apprentice", to the objection of Green Arrow. As Brick is nearly beaten to death by Green Arrow for harming Emiko, Killer Moth points a weapon at him, which Green Arrow counters with a tornado arrow. Red Dart returns to the battle to take Emiko hostage, only to be thumped in the back of her head by Naomi. Killer Moth then gives up Richard Dragon's location as Green Arrow insists that his friends look after Emiko.[3]
As Clock King is taken down by Emiko, Killer Moth appears to finish the job. While Green Arrow and John Diggle fight Richard Dragon, Count Vertigo is instructed to deter the police. Naomi defeats Killer Moth with charged darts. Tearing a stray arrow from through the palm of his hand, Diggle tosses it to Oliver, who then uses its razor tip to slice through Dragon'sfemoral artery. After noticing the chaos caused by Vertigo, Green Arrow and Diggle focus on helping the civilians who were injured.[4]
The Longbow Hunters appear in theseventh season ofArrow,[5] consisting ofRed Dart (portrayed byHolly Elissa),Kodiak (portrayed by Michael Jonsson), andSilencer (portrayed by Miranda Edwards). This version of the group are assassins feared by theLeague of Assassins who were presumed dead since the 1950s. In the present, they are hired byRicardo Diaz to serve in his criminal empire and later hired by Diaz's financierDante to killEmiko Queen's motherKazumi Adachi.