Arrow Season 4: 6 Villains You Need To Know About
1. Damien Darhk
Damien Darhk was mentioned by Ras al Ghul last year, described as being a friend of his and the two competed for the right to become the new Demons Head, and when Darhk was overlooked he left the League, taking with him a loyal band of followers and water from the Lazarus Pit.
Those followers are H.I.V.E., and Darhk is going to be the big bad of season 4 (so much for that lighter tone). Neal McDonough is making the move from Marvel (where he plays Dum Dum Dugan) to DC to star as the new major foe for Oliver Queen, and Marc Guggenheim has said hell be different to any other villain weve seen so far:
He's pure evil. We wanted someone who was truly, truly malevolent. We've never done that on the show beforeThis guy does the wrong thing for the wrong reasons."
With genius level intellect and League-level fighting abilities, combined with the aforementioned malevolence, Darhk certainly sounds as though hes going to be an excellent foe for Oliver (and even better if the theory regarding him and Felicity comes to pass), and one that will need all of Team Arrows collective strength to stop.