Al-Owal

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 which failed. Later on, Oliver and Sara discover his hideout and confront him there, in a fight that ended in a standstill with Oliver and Sara escaping. Al-Owal and his men attack Sara a third time at her clock tower hideout, with her father also there. Arrow then arrives and the three of them fight off the Assassins. Al-Owal has his neck snapped by Sara, who then tells one of the other men to return and warn Ra's Al Ghul to stay away from her family.

Abilities

 * 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 master 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:
 * Master swordsman:

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 fourth person on the show to demonstrate the ability to catch an arrow in midair, after Bill Wintergreen, Helena Bertinelli, and Malcolm Merlyn.
 * Al-Owal claimed himself superiour in combat than Oliver, since he trained Malcolm who beat Oliver in one occasion. Despite this claim Oliver beat him two times before he finally got killed by Sara.