Arrow (TV Series) Episode: The Magician

"The Magician"
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Arrow  Season 3: Episode 4
October 29, 2014
Directors	John Behring
Writers	Wendy Mericle Marc Guggenheim
Previous Episode	"Corto Maltese" (October 22, 2014)
Next Episode	"The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak" (November 5, 2014)

My father may be the Demon. But yours is the Devil.

—Nyssa al Ghul

The Magician is an episode of season 3 of Arrow. It premiered on October 29, 2014.

Appearing in "The Magician"

Featured Character:

• The Arrow (Oliver Queen) (Flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

• Amanda Waller (Flashback only)
  • A.R.G.U.S.
    • Maseo Yamashiro (Flashback only)
• Laurel Lance
• Starling City Police Department
  • Cpt. Quentin Lance
• Team Arrow
  • Felicity Smoak (Cameo)
  • John Diggle
  • Speedy (Roy Harper)

Antagonists:

• Adam Castwidth (Single appearance) (Dies in flashback)
• Chien Na Wei (On a TV or computer screen) (In a photograph only) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• The Dark Archer/Al Sa-her (Malcolm Merlyn) (First appearance as Al Sa-her)
• Ra's al Ghul
  • League of Assassins
    • Nyssa al Ghul
• Sara Lance's murderer (Unnamed) (Behind the scenes)

Other Characters:

• Akio Yamashiro (Flashback only)
• Angels (Statue only) (Cameo)
• Sara Lance (Voice) (Cameo)
• Ted Grant (Cameo)
  • Wildcat Gym boxers
• Thea Queen
• Demons (Mentioned only)
• The Devil (Mentioned only)
• Edward Fyers (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Ken Zhi Jansen (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Moira Queen (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Robert Queen (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Slade Wilson (Mentioned only)
  • Mirakuru Army (Mentioned only)
• Tatsu Yamashiro (Mentioned only)
• Tommy Merlyn (Deceased) (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Earth-1 (Unnamed)
  • 2009
    • China
      • Hong Kong (Flashback only)
        • A.R.G.U.S. HQ (Flashback only)
        • Yamashiro House (Flashback only)
    • France
      • Paris (Mentioned only)
    • Lian Yu (Mentioned only)
  • 2014
    • Hindu Kush
      • Nanda Parbat
    • United States of America
      • Starling City
        • The Glades
          • Verdant
            • Arrowcave
          • Wildcat Gym
        • The Grind & Jolt Cafe (Single appearance)
        • Ken Zhi Jansen's Monastery (Single appearance)
        • Nelson Plaza (First appearance)
        • Sara Lance's hideout
        • Starling City Cemetery
        • Starling Metro Police
        • Starling City Rail (Mentioned only)
      • Central City (Mentioned only)
        • CC Jitters (Mentioned only)
    • Lian Yu (Mentioned only)
      • A.R.G.U.S. Prison (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Adam Castwidth's Flash Drive (Single appearance)
• Dark Archer's Bow
• The List (Mentioned only)
• Mirakuru (Mentioned only)
• Nyssa al Ghul's Bow
• Nyssa al Ghul's Sword (First appearance)
• Oliver Queen's Bow
  • Trick Arrows
    • Tracer Arrow
• Ra's al Ghul's Sword (Cameo)
• Smoke Bombs

Vehicles:

• Ferris Air Flight 637 (Mentioned only)
• Oliver Queen's Motorcycle

Concepts:

• The Siege (Mentioned only)
• The Undertaking (Mentioned only)

Notes

• This episode takes place after The Flash episode, "Going Rogue".
• This episode marks the first on-screen appearance of Ra's al Ghul.

Trivia

• The title of the episode is a reference to Malcolm Merlyn's League of Assassin moniker, "Al Sa-her" which is the Arab for "The Magician".

See Also

• 2 Images from Arrow (TV Series) Episode: The Magician
• Episodes of Arrow (TV Series)
• Images from Arrow (TV Series)
• Gallery for the Arrow (TV Series) series

Recommended Media

• None.

Links and References

• None.

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