Dante (Arrowverse)

"Diggle: It turns out Dante is a person. A very dangerous one. Lyla: Intel from our oversees office indicates that he's the financier behind dozens of terrorist attacks all over the world."

- John Diggle and Lyla Michaels explaining Dante to Curtis Holt.

"Dante" is the overarching antagonist in the seventh season of the CW TV series, Arrow. He is a mysterious financier of multiple terrorist organizations. He also has a link to the Longbow Hunters and Ricardo Diaz.

Biography
According to Lyla Michaels, the man known as Dante is a terrorist financier who can only be contacted through a Dante painting. Many of these terrorist organizations include Cobra, Basilisk and the Third World Liberation Army.

Dante was contacted by the crime lord Ricardo Diaz for assistance against Oliver Queen and Team Arrow. Under a debt, he sent him the Longbow Hunters.

Trivia

 * In the comics, Dante is the leader of the Ninth Circle, a criminal organization that specializes in financing multiple terrorists and supervillains. However, it is currently unknown if the show's version of Dante will be given the same exact occupation.