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See, death is a beautiful thing. We die, we go into the ground, our remains grow into flowers. It's only in the interval after dying that new things can sprout.
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Damien Darhk is a major antagonist in season four of Arrow, a minor antagonist in The Flash season two and eight, the secondary antagonist of DC's Legends of Tomorrow and a mentioned antagonist in Supergirl within the Arrowverse. He is the founding leader of H.I.V.E. who plotted to end the world in nuclear fire to give it a fresh start and spent years building a shelter to survive the apocalypse.
He is portrayed by Neal McDonough.
Victims[]
Arrow[]
Season 4[]
- Susanna Bray - Poisoned by Damien Darhk.
- Alvarez - Life force absorbed by Damien Darhk using dark magic.
- Mina Fayad - Stabbed in the neck by Damien Darhk with a protein playing card using telekinesis.
- Unnamed Man - Gassed by Damien Darhk with bloom within a gas chamber.
- Unnamed Person - Gassed by Damien Darhk with bloom within a gas chamber off-screen, mentioned.
- Thomas - Suffocated by Damien Darhk using dark magic.
- Unnamed Prisoner - Shot in the chest by Andy Diggle on the orders of Damien Darhk.
- Laurel Lance/Black Canary - Died of her injuries after being stabbed in the stomach by Damien Darhk with an arrow.
- Mary Sharp - Gassed by Damien Darhk with bloom within a gas chamber off-screen, mentioned.
- John Sharp - Gassed by Damien Darhk with bloom within a gas chamber off-screen, mentioned.
- Milo Armitage - Impaled through the head by Damien Darhk with a bullet using dark magic.
- Phaedra Nixon - Neck telekinetically broken by Damien Darhk using dark magic.
- 10,000 Unnamed Havenrock Civilians - Blown up when Damien Darhk blew up Havenrock with a nuclear missile using Rubicon, the missile was redirected by Felicity Smoak.
- Rory Regan's Father - Blown up when Damien Darhk blew up Havenrock with a nuclear missile using Rubicon, the missile was redirected by Felicity Smoak/Overwatch.
- Eight Unnamed A.R.G.U.S. Agents - Killed by Damien Darhk off-screen.
- Cooper Seldon - Impaled by Damien Darhk with a bullet using telekinesis.
- Total - 10,022
The Flash[]
Season 2[]
- Three Unnamed A.R.G.U.S. Agents - Had their life force absorbed by Damien Darhk off-screen, bodies shown.
- Total - 3
Season 8[]
- Nate Heywood/Steel (Reverse Flashpoint) - Killed by Damien Darhk and Barry Allen/Reverse Flash off-screen, mentioned. Reverse Flashpoint was erased by Barry Allen/The Flash.
- Ray Palmer/Atom (Reverse Flashpoint) - Killed by Damien Darhk and Barry Allen/Reverse Flash off-screen, mentioned. Reverse Flashpoint was erased by Barry Allen/The Flash.
- Sara Lance (Reverse Flashpoint) - Killed by Damien Darhk and Barry Allen/Reverse Flash off-screen, mentioned. Reverse Flashpoint was erased by Barry Allen/The Flash.
- Cisco Ramon (Reverse Flashpoint) - Killed by Damien Darhk and Barry Allen/Reverse Flash off-screen, mentioned. Reverse Flashpoint was erased by Barry Allen/The Flash.
- Total - 4
DC's Legends of Tomorrow[]
Season 2[]
- Four Unnamed Civilians - Shot by Damien Darhk and his unknown henchmen off-screen, bodies shown.
- Two Unnamed Thugs - Killed by Malcolm Merlyn and Damien Darhk off-screen, bodies shown.
- Three Unnamed Lindgren Banking Security Employees - Shot in the chest by Damien Darhk with an energy gun.
- Two Unnamed Lindgren Banking Security Employees - Killed by Damien Darhk and Malcolm Merlyn off-screen, bodies shown.
- Felicity Smoak - Neck broken by Sara Lance on the orders of Damien Darhk. Doomworld was erased by the Legends.
- Rory Regan/Ragman - Killed by Sara Lance on the orders of Damien Darhk off-screen, mask shown. Doomworld was erased by the Legends.
- Rene Ramirez/Wild Dog - Killed by Sara Lance on the orders of Damien Darhk off-screen, mask shown. Doomworld was erased by the Legends.
- Vincent Sobel/Vigilante - Killed by Sara Lance on the orders of Damien Darhk off-screen, mask shown. Doomworld was erased by the Legends.
- Oliver Queen/Green Arrow - Killed by Sara Lance on the orders of Damien Darhk off-screen, mask shown. Doomworld was erased by the Legends.
- Barry Allen/The Flash - Killed by Sara Lance on the orders of Damien Darhk off-screen, mask shown. Doomworld was erased by the Legends.
- John Diggle/Spartan - Killed by Sara Lance on the orders of Damien Darhk off-screen, mask shown. Doomworld was erased by the Legends.
- Nate Heywood/Steel - Stabbed in the back by Damien Darhk with a knife. His younger self survived.
- Total - 19
Season 3[]
- Two Unnamed Time Bureau Agents - Killed by Damien Darhk using dark magic.
- Zombified Anne Queen - Neck broken by Damien Darhk with dark magic.
- Alan - Neck broken by Damien Darhk with dark magic.
- Dr. Bernhardt Vogel - Shot in the chest by Damien Darhk with a silenced pistol. This timeline was erased by the Legends.
- Two Unnamed Bodyguards - Shot in the back by Damien Darhk with a silenced pistol.
- Seven Unnamed Bodyguards - Shot in the chest by Damien Darhk with a silenced pistol.
- Dr. Bernhardt Vogel - Shot in the chest by Damien Darhk with a silenced pistol.
- Total - 15
Season 5[]
- Gary Green - Ran over by a train after being tied up by Damien Darhk. This future was erased by the Legends.
- Total - 1
Kill Count[]
- Total - 10,064
- Arrow - 10,022
- Season 4 - 10,022
- The Flash - 7
- Season 2 - 3
- Season 8 - 4
- DC's Legends of Tomorrow - 35
- Season 2 - 19
- Season 3 - 15
- Season 5 - 1
- Arrow - 10,022
Characters Killed by Damien Darhk[]
- Susanna Bray - Poisoned by Damien Darhk.
- Alvarez - Life force absorbed by Damien Darhk using dark magic.
- Mina Fayad - Stabbed in the neck by Damien Darhk with a protein playing card using telekinesis.
- Thomas - Suffocated by Damien Darhk using dark magic.
- Laurel Lance/Black Canary - Died of her injuries after being stabbed in the stomach by Damien Darhk with an arrow.
- Mary Sharp - Gassed by Damien Darhk with bloom within a gas chamber off-screen, mentioned.
- John Sharp - Gassed by Damien Darhk with bloom within a gas chamber off-screen, mentioned.
- Milo Armitage - Impaled through the head by Damien Darhk with a bullet using dark magic.
- Phaedra Nixon - Neck telekinetically broken by Damien Darhk using dark magic.
- Cooper Seldon - Impaled by Damien Darhk with a bullet using telekinesis.
- Nate Heywood/Steel (Reverse Flashpoint) - Killed by Damien Darhk and Barry Allen/Reverse Flash off-screen, mentioned. Reverse Flashpoint was erased by Barry Allen/The Flash.
- Ray Palmer/Atom (Reverse Flashpoint) - Killed by Damien Darhk and Barry Allen/Reverse Flash off-screen, mentioned. Reverse Flashpoint was erased by Barry Allen/The Flash.
- Sara Lance (Reverse Flashpoint) - Killed by Damien Darhk and Barry Allen/Reverse Flash off-screen, mentioned. Reverse Flashpoint was erased by Barry Allen/The Flash.
- Cisco Ramon (Reverse Flashpoint) - Killed by Damien Darhk and Barry Allen/Reverse Flash off-screen, mentioned. Reverse Flashpoint was erased by Barry Allen/The Flash.
- Felicity Smoak - Neck broken by Sara Lance on the orders of Damien Darhk. Doomworld was erased by the Legends.
- Rory Regan/Ragman - Killed by Sara Lance on the orders of Damien Darhk off-screen, mask shown. Doomworld was erased by the Legends.
- Rene Ramirez/Wild Dog - Killed by Sara Lance on the orders of Damien Darhk off-screen, mask shown. Doomworld was erased by the Legends.
- Vincent Sobel/Vigilante - Killed by Sara Lance on the orders of Damien Darhk off-screen, mask shown. Doomworld was erased by the Legends.
- Oliver Queen/Green Arrow - Killed by Sara Lance on the orders of Damien Darhk off-screen, mask shown. Doomworld was erased by the Legends.
- Barry Allen/The Flash - Killed by Sara Lance on the orders of Damien Darhk off-screen, mask shown. Doomworld was erased by the Legends.
- John Diggle/Spartan - Killed by Sara Lance on the orders of Damien Darhk off-screen, mask shown. Doomworld was erased by the Legends.
- Nate Heywood/Steel - Stabbed in the back by Damien Darhk with a knife. His younger self survived.
- Zombified Anne Queen - Neck broken by Damien Darhk with dark magic.
- Alan - Neck broken by Damien Darhk with dark magic.
- Dr. Bernhardt Vogel - Shot in the chest by Damien Darhk with a silenced pistol. This timeline was erased by the Legends.
- Dr. Bernhardt Vogel - Shot in the chest by Damien Darhk with a silenced pistol.
- Gary Green - Ran over by a train after being tied up by Damien Darhk. This future was erased by the Legends.
Deaths[]
- Stabbed through the heart by Oliver Queen/Green Arrow with an arrow. Resurrected by the Cult of Mallus.
- Had his body destroyed when Mallus emerged from him. Resurrected by Astra Logue as an encore.
- Committed suicide by stabbing himself in the stomach with a Hell sword. Resurrected when Eobard Thawne created Reverse Flashpoint.
- Blown up by Barry Allen/The Flash when he destroyed Earth-Prime by running at mach 20. This timeline was erased by Barry Allen.
- Body destroyed when Mallus emerged from him after replacing Nora Darhk using the Timestone.
