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 main antagonist of Season 7 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.

He is portrayed by Adrian Paul, who is best known for his portrayal as Duncan MacLeod in Highlander: The Series.

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.

Dante was meeting with a business partner when Diaz came before him and warned him it was a trap. Swiftly killing the one he was talking to, Dante made his escape. After a fierce fight with Oliver, Dante wins but Lyla interferes. Unfazed, Dante throws his knives and disappears.

He later reveals himself to be in contact with Emiko.

Abilities

 * Master Martial Artist: Dante is an extremely skilled martial artist, able to easily take on Oliver Queen and even potentially would have won had Lyla not interrupted, disarming him of his bow and grounding him.
 * Master Knife-Fighter: Dante is a highly skilled knife-fighter, able to easily deflect arrows from Oliver with his knives and kill off two people in an instant.

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.