 Red Star's father, Konstantin Kovar, is mentioned in season four episode "Lost in the Flood" as a Russian criminal and dictator by Taiana Venediktov who rules her village Krasnoyarsk.After Oliver mortally wounds her due to Khushu idol corruption, she requests him to take him down before dying, which Oliver promises as depicted in "Schism".He appears in the season 5 flashbacks as the main antagonist, portrayed by Dolph Lundgren.