Al-Owal

"You barely defeated Malcolm Merlyn, at nearly the cost of your own life. What hope would you have against the man who trained him?"

- Al-Owal taunting Oliver Queen

Al-Owal (Arabic: الأول The First) was a sword-wielding assassin and a member of the League of Assassins. He, along with two other members of the league, attempted to bring back Sara Lance to Ra's Al Ghul. He first attempts to attack Oliver, and Sara, at the Queen mansion failed. Later on, Oliver and Sara discover his hideout and confront him there, in a fight that ended in a standstill in which Oliver and Sara escaping. Al-Owal and his men attack Sara a third time at her clock tower hideout, with her father also there. The Arrow then arrives and the three of them fight off the Assassins. Al-Owal had his neck snapped by Sara, who then tells the remaining man to return and warn Ra's Al Ghul to stay away from her family.

Season 2
In, Al-Owal breaks into Queen Mansion and attacks both Oliver and Sara. He later fights both Sara and Oliver at a pesticide factory where he was using as a base, however he was able to defeat them. He is later killed by Sara when he fights her at the clock tower.

Abilities

 * Peak of human physical condition: Al-Owal had great reflexes, that allowed him to catch an arrow shot at him by Oliver, (a feat demonstrated only by the highly skilled Billy Wintergreen, Slade Wilson, Malcolm Merlyn and the formidable Helena Bertinelli).
 * Master hand-to-hand combatant/Martial artist: As a member of the League of Assassins, Al-Owal was a master hand-to-hand combatant and a martial artist, in "League of Assassins", He was able to take on both Oliver and Sara at the same time. Even while injured in the leg by a trap he was still able to overpower Sara.
 * Master knife throwing: As a member of the League of Assassins, Al-Owal was a master knife thrower.  He used a throwing knife to dislodge a chandelier, in an attempt to kill Sara.
 * Master swordsman: As a member of the League of Assassins, Al-Owal was a master swordsman, he was very proficient in using a sword, in "League of Assassins", He used a sword against both Oliver and Sara at the same time. He even use his own sword, to deflect one of Oliver's arrows, that were being fired at him. Even while injured in the leg by a trap he almost killed Sara, if it was not for the intervention of Oliver.

Equipment

 * Sword: Al-Owal can proficiently wield a sword, which was his weapon of choice.
 * Throwing knife: Al-Owal briefly used a throwing knife to dislodged a chandelier to try and kill Sara Lance.

Trivia

 * Al-Owal admitted to having trained Malcolm Merlyn.
 * Al-Owal is the fifth person on the show to demonstrate the ability to catch an arrow in midair, after Billy Wintergreen, Helena Bertinelli, Malcolm Merlyn, and Slade Wilson.
 * Al-Owal claimed himself superior in combat than Oliver, since he trained Malcolm who beat Oliver on two occasions. Despite this claim Oliver beat him two times before he was finally killed by Sara.