History Characters / ArrowverseDamienDarhk

* AnnoyingArrows: Arrows have very little effect on him, he's able to halt them in midair thanks to his [[MindOverMatter telekinesis]], and if one does manage to hit him in the chest he pulls them out and then carries on fighting. Ironic that he ultimately, ends up being killed by an arrow.

** To Malcolm Merlyn. Damien had been an immoral human being for centuries, and of his own choice, while Malcolm was driven to villainy relatively recently and through personal tragedy. Damien became a villain mostly for personal power and ForTheEvulz while Malcolm started out as a genuine WellIntentionedExtremist. Both were also once members of the League of Assassins and had a falling out with Ra's Al Ghul, as well as lost their wives at some point. However, what separates them is their later CharacterDevelopment. Malcolm eventually lost himself, trying to rationalize his every action, but eventually clearly looking out [[ItsAllAboutMe for himself]] first, even being willing to let his own daughter die to keep his power and being revealed as an absolute DirtyCoward once stripped of it and at the mercy of somebody. Even his supposed HeroicSacrifice for Thea was later rendered weak by the revelation that he was secretly looking for three new Lazarus Pits. Damien on the other hand got hit by a massive HeelRealization once he saw how his actions put his beloved daughter at risk. He went so far as to agree and actually ask Sara to kill him once it was all over, and when there was only one way left to save Nora, he immediately [[HeroicSacrifice gave his life for her]] without any hesitation.

* TheAgeless: Thanks to the Lazarus Pit, he still looks the same as he does in TheForties.

* BroughtDownToNormal: In "Taken", [[WesternAnimation/{{Vixen}} Mari McCabe]] destroys the idol that fuels his magical abilities. He's still able to [[BroughtDownToBadass fight Oliver in combat fairly well]], but is ultimately defeated. He manages to rebuild the idol and reclaim his magic in "Eleven Fifty-nine". Meanwhile, over on ''Legends'', his incarnation in TheForties has no powers, but still remains badass due to his training from the League of Assassins.

* LongGame: He is planning Genesis as early as TheSeventies.

* ParadoxPerson: Theoretically, the act of him being plucked from the timeline alone should have caused drastic changes in history, especially ''Series/{{Arrow}}''[='=]s. It becomes a moot point when he gets dropped back into TheEighties like nothing changed.

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: In TheEighties he's worked as an adviser in the Reagan White House.

** His BlackMagic has one fatal flaw; it is powered by death and fear, so it can be countered through light and hope, which is what powers Oliver's light based magic. Upon Damien using the death of all the residents in a whole city to empower his magic, it takes Oliver rallying another city and uprising against him to negate his powers.

* NotSoAboveItAll: In "Doomworld", Nate uses the Spear of Destiny to [[KickTheSonOfABitch knock away]] [[BadBoss Eobard Thawne]], delighting Damien, which nearly leads him and Nate to high-five. However he promptly remembers he's an evil villain, beats up Nate, and steals the Spear back.

** To Malcolm Merlyn. Damien had been an immoral human being for centuries, and of his own choice, while Malcolm was driven to villainy relatively recent and through personal tragedy. Damien became a villain mostly for personal power and ForTheEvulz while Malcolm started out as a genuine WellIntentionedExtremist. Both were also once members of the League of Assassins and had a falling out with Ra's Al Ghul, as well as lost their wives at some point. However, what seperates them is their later CharacterDevelopment. Malcolm eventually lost himself, trying to rationalize his every actions, but eventually clearly looking out [[ItsAllAboutMe for himself]] first, even being willing to let his own daughter die to keep his power and being revealed as an absolute DirtyCoward once stripped of it and at the mercy of somebody. Even his supposed HeroicSacrifice for Thea was later rendered weak by the revelation that he was secretly looking for 3 new Lazarus Pits. Damien on the other hand got hit by a massive HeelRealization once he saw how his actions put his beloved daughter at risk. He went so far as to agree and actually ask Sara to kill him once it was all over, and when there was only one way left to save Nora, he immediately [[HeroicSacrifice gave his life for her]] without any hesitation.

** [[spoiler:When he returns to villainy in the Reverse-Flashpoint timeline created by Thawne, Barry manages to sway him over using his love for his daughter. He agrees to help Barry to restore history and seems to genuinely reform, where even after the timeline is reset a remnant of Darhk would remain in the Timestone to guide and motivate Iris.

* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: More like evil has a [[IncrediblyLamePun Dad sense of humor.]]

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Genuinely pulls one during his brief resurrection as an Encore. Unfortunately, he doesn't live too long afterwards.]]

** He comes back again when Astra Logue revives him but this time he kills himself after making amends with his daughter and the Legends. Considering how he constantly returns from dying in some way it's uncertain if his death will even stick at this point.
** Sure enough, he returns once again in ''Armageddon'', in the AlternateTimeline Thawne created, once again alive and active as a villain.

* BerserkButton: Messing with his family or even just insulting them is a surefire way to drive him to personally and painfully kill someone. Failing him is another, smaller one, though the family button is the major one here.

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* AffablyEvil:
** He becomes this in ''Legends'' Season 3. He's still a remorseless villain who kills in cold blood, but there are several instances where he is genuinely polite towards the Legends and gets along with them, especially during his 'therapy' sessions he gets given in regards to his daughter.
** He genuinely takes a liking to Ray and Nate, where he even agrees not to harm the latter in exchange for help with his daughter.
** He comes to realize BeingEvilSucks and forms a truce with the Legends, giving them what they want while apologizing for everything he's done in the past.

* OverarchingVillain: In a way Darhk is this for ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''. While he only has a cameo in Season One, he was busy being a key player on ''Arrow'' Season Four as the BigBad there, and sowed the seeds of a plot that would surface many times on ''Legends of Tomorrow'' by murdering Sara's sister, Laurel. In Season Two, Darhk's past self is recruited into the [[BigBadDuumvirate Legion of Doom]] where they spend the season menacing the Legends. In Season Three his present self gets brought BackFromTheDead to serve the Cult of Mallus and is once again in direct conflict with the Legends. While he''s absent during season 4, he still has some influence, notably when BigBad Neron tries to corrupt Nora by promising to bring her father back to life. Finally, he's resurrected as an Encore by Astra Logue in an episode of season 5 and tries one more time to eliminate the Legends, though he unexpectedly ends up making peace with them and then committing suicide afterward. He returns yet again on ''Series/{{The Flash|2014}}'' during the ''Armageddon'' arc.

** His status as the psychic leader of H.I.V.E. who utilized BloodMagic seems to have been taken from the version of Brother Blood from the [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans 2003 Teen Titans]] cartoon.

* AchillesHeel

* OverarchingVillain: In a way Darhk is this for ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''. While he only has a cameo in Season One, he was busy being a key player on ''Arrow'' Season Four as the BigBad there, and sowed the seeds of a plot that would surface many times on ''Legends of Tomorrow'' by murdering Sara's sister, Laurel. In Season Two, Darhk's past self is recruited into the [[BigBadDuumvirate Legion of Doom]] where they spend the season menacing the Legends. In Season Three his present self gets brought BackFromTheDead to serve the Cult of Mallus and is once again in direct conflict with the Legends. While he''s absent during season 4, he still has some influence, notably when BigBad Neron tries to corrupt Nora by promising to bring her father back to life. Finally, he's resurrected as an Encore by Astra Logue in an episode of season 5 and tries one more time to eliminate the Legends, though he unexpectedly ends up making peace with them and then committing suicide afterwards. He returns yet again on ''Series/{{The Flash|2014}}'' during the ''Armageddon'' arc.

* AdultFear: He is terrified when Anarky holds his wife and daughter hostage, with the intent to burn them.

* HeroKiller: He personally kills Laurel, in order to get back at Captain Lance for betraying him.

* MoralEventHorizon: InUniverse. Killing Laurel marks the point where Team Arrow goes from wanting him behind bars to wanting him '''dead'''.

** He seems to be an amalgamation of his comic namesake and Dr. Ebeneezer Darkk, who is the only other person other than Ra's Al-Ghul to lead The League of Assassins. Both Darrk and Ra's also had a fallout.

** Sure enough, he returns once again in ''Armageddon'', in the AlternaTimeline Thawne created, once again alive and active as a villain.

** Sure enough, he returns once again in ''Armageddon'', in the ALternaTimeline Thawne created, once again alive and active as a villain.

!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' | ''Series/HeroesJoinForces''[[note]](''Series/{{The Flash|2014}}'')[[/note]] | ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' | ''Series/{{Invasion|2016}}'' [[note]](''Series/{{Arrow}}'')[[/note]] | ''Series/{{Armageddon|2021}}''

** Sure enough, he returns once again in ''Series/{{Armageddon|2021}}''

* OverarchingVillain: In a way Darhk is this for ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''. While he only has a cameo in Season One, he was busy being a key player on ''Arrow'' Season Four as the BigBad there, and sowed the seeds of a plot that would surface many times on ''Legends of Tomorrow'' by murdering Sara's sister, Laurel. In Season Two, Darhk's past self is recruited into the [[BigBadDuumvirate Legion of Doom]] where they spend the season menacing the Legends. In Season Three his present self gets brought BackFromTheDead to serve the Cult of Mallus and is once again in direct conflict with the Legends. While he''s absent during season 4, he still has some influence, notably when BigBad Neron tries to corrupt Nora by promising to bring her father back to life. Finally, he's resurrected as an Encore by Astra Logue in an episode of season 5 and tries one more time to eliminate the Legends, though he unexpectedly ends up making peace with them and then committing suicide afterwards. He returns yet again in the annual crossover ''Series/{{Armageddon|2021}}''.

!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' | ''Series/HeroesJoinForces''[[note]](''Series/{{The Flash|2014}}'')[[/note]] | ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' | ''Series/Invasion2016'' [[note]](''Series/{{Arrow}}'')[[/note]] | ''Series/{{Armageddon}}''

* JokerImmunity: Simply put, Darhk is one stubborn bastard who can't stay dead for long. He comes back through different ways each time.

** He comes back again when Astra Logue revives him but this time he kills himself after making amends with his daughter and the Legends. Considering how he constantly returns from dying in some way it’s uncertain if his death will even stick at this point.

* OverarchingVillain: In a way Darhk is this for ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''. While he only has a cameo in Season One, he was busy being a key player on ''Arrow'' Season Four as the BigBad there, and sowed the seeds of a plot that would surface many times on ''Legends of Tomorrow'' by murdering Sara's sister, Laurel. In Season Two, Darhk's past self is recruited into the [[BigBadDuumvirate Legion of Doom]] where they spend the season menacing the Legends. In Season Three his present self gets brought BackFromTheDead to serve the Cult of Mallus and is once again in direct conflict with the Legends. While he''s absent during season 4, he still has some influence, notably when BigBad Neron tries to corrupt Nora by promising to bring her father back to life. Finally, he's resurrected as an Encore by Astra Logue in an episode of season 5 and tries one more time to eliminate the Legends, though he unexpectedly ends up making peace with them.

!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' | ''Series/HeroesJoinForces''[[note]](''Series/{{The Flash|2014}}'')[[/note]] | ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' | ''Series/Invasion2016'' [[note]](''Series/{{Arrow'')[[/note]]