History Characters / EarthTwentySevenTheLeagueOfAssassins

* ArchEnemy: He's to Oliver Queen what Ra's Al Ghul is to Bruce Wayne.
** He also has a personal rivalry with Damien Dahrk of H.I.V.E.
* ArcherArchetype: Merlyn has been recognized to be one of the greatest archers in the world, however his skills vary when being compared to Green Arrows display of marksmanship and archery. Originally Merlyn developed his skills with a bow for showmanship and sport, later using them for the purposes of killing and combat out of sentimental reasons more than practicality. He has been known to regularly shoot a target dead center at a distance greater than 500 or more yards with the naked eye.

* ArrowCatch: Fully capable of this.

* MultiEthnicName: Her given name is American and her maiden name was Vietnamese.

!!![[center:'''[[Characters/Earth27 Main Character Index]]''': [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenTheLight The Light]] | [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenTheLegionOfDoom The Legion of Doom]] | '''The League of Assassins''' ([[Characters/EarthTwentySevenWhiteGlove The White Glove]] | [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenBlackGlove The Black Glove]] | [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenFootClan The Foot Clan]]) | [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenHIVE H.I.V.E.]] | [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenTheRogues The Rogues]] | [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenTheOrganizedCrimeOfGotham The Organized Crime of Gotham]] ([[Characters/EarthTwentySevenTheMasterminds The Masterminds and Allies]]) | [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenTheSalvationSyndicate The Salvation Syndicate]] | [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenTheCadre The Cadre of the Immortal]] | [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenExtraterrestrialVillains Extraterrestrial Villains]] ([[Characters/EarthTwentySevenTheHouseOfZod The House of Zod]] | [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenApokalypse Apokalypse]]) | [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenSupernaturalVillains Supernatural Villains]] ([[Characters/EarthTwentySevenECO ECO]]) | [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenTownsvilleVillains Townsville Villains]] | [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenOtherVillains Other Villains]]]]

* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Her mother happened to be Eddie Blake's AsianBabymama who was killed on the day of "Victory in Vietnam Day" at a bar by The Comedian, making her half-sister of Laurie Jupiter, indirectly relating Lilith Clay and Artemis Crock.

Lady Shiva is most likely the deadliest assassin of the league and rival of Ricardo Diaz and Black Canary. Having dedicated her life to the study of combat, she is a human weapon living for the thrill of a good fight. Her daughter is the vigilante Cassandra Cain, who she conceived with assassin David Cain as the perfect warrior.

* PeekABangs: Her iconic hairstyle has her eyes frequently disappear behind her bangs, which helps reinforce her "shady" nature.

* DarkChick: For being her daddy's right hand, and her romantic tension with TheHero.

* SocialDarwinism: His entire philosophy is a combination of this and eco-terrorism; Earth's population has grown too large, and the vast majority of those souls are unworthy to live, especially as they defile the precious ecosystems of fragile Mother Earth.

* TheMentor: He trained Bruce Wayne during his time with the League of Assassins. He also trained Ben Turner, Ricardo Diaz. and Sandra Wu-San as well.

* SufficientlyAnalyzedMagic: Malcolm was well aware of the existence of magic and mysticism from a young age, knowing the existence of the Lazarus Pits. In his long life, Malcolm gained a higher understanding and knowledge of the arcane fabric of the world and how to exploit to his benefit. Malcolm devised an esoteric system of geomancy to accurarely locate other, undiscovered Lazarus Pits, become a master of first circle of alchemy and potion-brewing, and is familiar with the necessary means and methods for the killing of supernatural beings such as vampires and werewolves.

* BareYourMidriff: As part of her look.

* DotingGrandparent: She loves her granddaughter Lian.

!!![[center:'''[[Characters/Earth27 Main Character Index]]''': [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenTheLight The Light]] | [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenTheLegionOfDoom The Legion of Doom]] | '''The League of Assassins''' ([[Characters/EarthTwentySevenWhiteGlove The White Glove]] | [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenBlackGlove The Black Glove]] | [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenFootClan The Foot Clan]]) | [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenHIVE H.I.V.E.]] | [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenTheRogues The Rogues]] | [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenTheOrganizedCrimeOfGotham The Organized Crime of Gotham]] ([[Characters/EarthTwentySevenTheMasterminds The Masterminds and Allies]]) | [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenTheSalvationSyndicate The Salvation Syndicate]] | [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenTheCadre The Cadre of the Immortal]] | [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenExtraterrestrialVillains Extraterrestrial Villains]] ([[Characters/EarthTwentySevenTheHouseOfZod The House of Zod]] | [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenApokalypse Apokalypse]]) | [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenSupernaturalVillains Supernatural Villains]] ([[Characters/EarthTwentySevenECO ECO]]) | [[Characters/EarthTwentySevenOtherVillains Other Villains]]]]

* AbsoluteCleavage: As seen in the image.

* FatalAttraction: To Batman, and vice-versa.

* DarthVaderClone: [[DarkIsEvil Dressed in Dark garb]]? Check. Complex AntiVillain? Check. [[LoveMakesYouEvil Driven evil because of love]]? Check. [[ArchnemesisDad Adversarial relationship with his children]]? Check. [[EvilSoundsDeep Speaks with a deep voice]]? Check.

The youngest daughter of Ra's Al Ghul, she was born in Russia, during one of three periods of the 18th century when Ra's spent significant time in the Russian court, currying favors and killing time while the seeds he planted in France incited revolution. Much like her half-sister, Talia, it ist unknown who exactly Nyssa’s mother was, except that her last name was Raatko as that is a name Nyssa had until she was a young woman and managed to finally meet her father after tracking him down to a League camp in North Africa. When her training as an assassin was completed, Ra’s promoted her to a position similar to that held by Talia. As the left hand associate, to Talia’s place on Ra’s al Ghul’s right, Nyssa accompanied her father and half-sister during their adventures.\\

* SkunkStripe: As pictured, he tends to sport these to demonstrate that he's old, but not quite washed up.

* SkunkStripe: She sports one.

* OverarchingVillain: Of the Manhattaning. They allied with Ozymandias to carry the conspiracy out, taking advantage of his misguided attempts to help humanity to complete their goal of ending humanity.

* BaldOfAwesome: Completely bald and one of the best fighters out there.

* BlondesAreEvil: Dyes her hair blonde and is a skilled and dangerous killer.

Originally known as the Safinat Dakhma, the early League of Assassins took over a small city after murdering the bandits who had once used the city as their base of operations. This city was used as a temporary base and staging area for the construction of new citadel in the nearby mountain wilderness. This was a fortification which would take many years to complete but once finished it would serve as the first true bastion of the order, a palace built atop a Lazarus Pit.

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpuished: Her defending a young Connor Hawke from H.I.V.E. is what led to her becoming paralyzed in the first place.