Grodd's Secret Society. Prior to and during the episodes "Alive!" and "Destroyer", Lex Luthor takes command of the Society, but Grodd mounts a mutiny. Evil Star sides with the latter before being presumably killed by the resurrected Darkseid offscreen alongside most of the Society. An adaptation of the Dark Archer known as Vordigan appears in the live-action series Smallville, portrayed by Steve Bacic. After Oliver Queen Queen left the Brotherhood of Sion, Vordigan left to find his protege to fulfill his role as a "master archer". In the episode "Disciple", he shot Lois Lane with his arrow through the shoulder and later attacked Chloe Sullivan at Watchtower. The Dark Archer then sought out Mia Dearden and kidnapped as he placed the girl in a Brotherhood of Sion Maze. He told Oliver that he had to fulfill his role by succeeding his master. Vordigan went after Mia after Oliver refused to kill him. After he found Mia, he shot three arrows at the girl. Oliver saw them and jumped in front of Mia. Just as the arrows got close Clark ran in front of Oliver and saved him. While Clark was in front of him, Oliver shot an arrow at Vordigan, hitting him in the same place he hit Lois. However, Oliver did not kill Vordigan, only stopped him and saved Mia. Later, talking with Mia, Oliver says that Vordigan is in prison, and he's worried about the day he'll be released, old and still eager to be killed by Oliver. In the episode "Prophecy", Vordigan is now a member of the Toyman's sinister league of villains known as the Marionette Ventures. At their meeting, each member was assigned a target from the Justice League. Vordigan's target was none other than the Green Arrow. Arrowverse John Barrowman portrays Malcolm Merlyn / The Dark Archer in The CW's live-action Arrowverse, where he serves as Oliver Queen's nemesis. The digital comic Arrow: The Dark Archer reveals that his birth name is Arthur King. The character is introduced on Arrow as the wealthy CEO of Merlyn Global Group. Fueled by his wife's murder in the Glades, the crime-infested area of Starling City. Malcolm left his son Tommy Merlyn, and trained with the League of Assassins in Nanda Parbat, where he took the name The Magician (Arabic: الساحر Al Sa-Her). After several years, Malcolm returned to Starling City to plot an "undertaking" that would destroy