User blog comment:Nobody700/Arrow Reviews: Episode 12; I'm dizzy, help me!/@comment-27700324-20160830235707/@comment-3221148-20160831071512

>Count Vertigo >Stereotypical Russian ruler

Wat.

Xandermcc, why even say something when you've got no clue what you're saying? Y'think it makes ye smarter? Well, guess what, the makers of the comics were apparently smarter than you.

Vertigo was from Vlatava - an obvious portmaneu of Latvia. His first name was Werner - a reference to the German nobility that was prominently presented in Latvia before the Soviet occupation. As such, Vertigo and Vlatava is basically "what if Latvia was still under the rule of German nobles?". The fact that American comic writers even ARRIVED to such a model reference is pretty damn genius.

How the fuck did you go from "Count Werner Vertigo" to "stereotypical RUSSIAN ruler" I've got no clue, but it really doesn't do you wonders and paints you as clueless regarding nations of the world.

Anyway, one can criticize Vertigo for being Discount Ra's al Ghul, if anything, down to their style of dress, so I can understand why Berlanti and co would change that. Doesn't mean I approve, though.