Thomas Merlyn

* Civilian
* Alter-Ego

**Thomas "Tommy" Merlyn** is the son of Malcolm Merlyn and Rebecca Merlyn and the childhood ex-best friend of Oliver Queen and Dinah Drake. A billionaire "trustafarian" who enjoyed an extravagant party-boy lifestyle, Tommy helped ease Oliver back into life in Star City when the latter returned after seven years. Later to be known, Thomas is actually the dangerous vigilante known as "Merlyn" who is the leader of a team of super villains called the "Killer Elite". After being stopped by Team Arrow, Thomas committed suicide.

## Biography

Tommy was born in Star City to his parents Malcolm Merlyn and Rebecca Merlyn. When Tommy was eight years old, his mother was killed by an unknown cause.

In between the two years, Tommy met Oliver Queen and Dinah Drake and became best friends and hung out with Oliver at the Queen house more often than his own. At some point prior to 2020, Thomas worked as an employee of Merlyn Global Group. After Oliver is presumably dead, Tommy decided to become a murderous criminal known as "Merlyn".

#### Criminal Activity

When Oliver returned to Star City, Tommy took as a chance to begin his crusade. He went after his first victim after the Green Arrow and Black Canary took down Edward Fyers. This is when Merlyn striked as he hijacked the transport depot and brutally beat Fyers to a pulp. He did the same to others but, later decided to form a team called the Killer Elite. He recruited many famous assassins such as Carrie Cutter, Floyd Lawton and Sara Lance.

#### Return of his father

On August 10th, 2020, Tommy's father decided to return to Star City to see his son for a bit while he's still got work left in the city. When Malcolm was in his office, he was attacked by the hooded archer which terrified Tommy. Due to Malcolm's concern for his sons safety, he asks Tommy to accompany him across the world, to which Tommy polity declines.

#### Death

After fighting Team Arrow, Thomas decided to commit suicide due to not wanting the world to figure out his identity.

## Abilities

* **Peak of human physical condition:** Merlyn is in excellent physical condition, with his physical condition proving to be superior to Oliver Queen's. He was also remarkably durable and resilient as he was able to recover within a matter of seconds when Oliver briefly knocked him out upon pummeling him and swiftly escape with no problems and in their last fight, despite being severely beaten up by Oliver, he was able to get back up with hardly any problems and only minor bruises.
	+ **Acrobatics:** Tommy has shown great feats of agility, even in the midst of combat.
* **Master hand-to-hand combatant/Martial artist:** Tommy was an extremely skilled hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist. His fighting style seems to comprise of Kali, Karate, Taekwondo, Boxing, Wrestling, Capoeira, and Krav Maga.
* **Master archer:** Merlyn is a highly skilled archer, Oliver himself commented on his skills after noting the tight grouping of his arrows when Merlyn killed a random person. Merlyn's skills as an archer surpassed even Oliver's, as he was able to beat the latter during an archery battle once before Oliver's increased experience.

## Equipment

* **Customized hunting arrows:** Merlyn created and designs his arrows himself. The arrows he used have arrowheads with three "Teflon-coated titanium blades" on each arrow, with the blades serrated for splitting bones, and the shaft itself is made of "specialized polymer stronger than typical carbon fiber". As such, it is safe to assume that the arrows he uses are deadlier than those used by The Green Arrow.
* Merlyn's Suit: Merlyn wears a protective suit, to hide his identity from his victims. It is unknown what materials the suit was comprised of, with the exception of kevlar.
	+ **Quiver:** A black arrow container strapped to Merlyn's back.
* **Voice filter:** Merlyn uses a voice filter to scare his enemies

## Appearances

### Emerald Archer

#### Season 1

* Pilot
* Fate Of Arrow
* Vertigo
* The Magician
* Arrow vs Bat (Mentioned)
* Sacrifice
* Canary Cry
* Accusation
* Bro's before archer's
* Green Arrow
* Redemption, Part One
* Redemption, Part Two

#### Season 2

* Stop, Drop and Arrow (mentioned)
There Will Be Deadshot (Archived Footage)

## Behind the scenes

* In DC Comics, specifically the Prime Earth continuity, Tommy Merlyn was Oliver's best friend who later became a mercenary archer known alternatively as Merlyn or the Dark Archer.