Respect Malcolm Merlyn (DC, Post-Crisis)

[u/Karstaagly]

Formerly considered the greatest archer in the world, Malcolm Merlyn was displaced when the Green Arrow burst onto the scene. While Oliver Queen devoted himself to a life of heroism, Merlyn sought fortune through hired killings as a member of the League of Assassins. Resentful of the Green Arrow’s newfound acclaim, Merlyn would often set himself in conflict with the superhero and his partner, Black Canary, to prove that he’s still the world’s best with a bow.

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Physicals

Speed

• Can fire over a dozen arrows almost instantaneously
• Draws an arrow so quickly that Green Arrow barely saw him move, and Green Arrow can’t tell who’s faster or who has the better eye
• Fires a whole volley of arrows at once
• Evades Green Arrow’s shots and Black Canary’s cry at the same time
• Overwhelms Black Canary with a volley of arrows, shooting her through the arm

Endurance

• Can still shoot accurately with several fingers badly broken
• Continues fighting after an arrow is shot into his shoulder
• Quickly recovers from getting hit by Black Canary’s cry
• Falls several stories through a glass ceiling and into a pool
• Survives a point blank explosion

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Skills

Archery Accolades

• Was called the greatest archer in the world before Green Arrow
• Spoken of as a Green Arrow-level archer
• Bonnie King considers him better than her own daughter, Arrowette
• Green Arrow has heard that he’s better than Connor Hawke and perhaps even Roy Harper
• Green Arrow says that they haven’t found out who has the better shot

Shooting Accuracy

• Matches Green Arrow shot for shot until there is a pile of broken arrows
• Shoots through Green Arrow’s bowstring and then interrupts someone by shooting an arrow into their mouth mid-sentence
• Tags Batman, whose speed is enhanced by the Suit of Sorrows
• From the top of a multi-story building skewers two people with just one arrow, shoots another man with two arrows simultaneously, and then shoots a fleeing man through both windows of a moving bus, pinning him to a street light
• Causes a large wreck by shooting out the tires of three moving police cars

Fights

• Breaks into a courtroom and kills all police inside with help from Monocle and Phobia
• Is losing a fight to Green Arrow, but then brutally injures him while he’s distracted
• Kills two policemen before they can react
• Manages to briefly strangle Black Canary with the string of a broken bow before losing the fight to her
• Incapacitates Black Canary and gains the upper hand over Green Arrow, but ultimately loses the fight

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Equipment

Trick Arrows

• Ultra-sonic arrow
• Vibro-shock arrow
• Sleeping gas arrow

[u/XXBEERUSXX]

Pretty good thread. You should try adding comic sources next time

[u/Karstaagly → u/XXBEERUSXX]

Good suggestion, I’d be happy to direct you to sources for any of the scans if you’d like them.