Dante

"Dante" is a terrorist financier, a high-ranking member of the Ninth Circle, and an ally of the Longbow Hunters.

Early life
According to Lyla Michaels, the man known as "Dante" is a terrorist financier who can only be contacted through a Dante painting. Many of these terrorist organizations include Kobra, Basilisk and the Third World Liberation Army.

At one point he took in Emiko Adachi and trained her. She became part of the Ninth Circle after killing her father.

Contacted by Ricardo Diaz
Dante was contacted by the crime lord Ricardo Diaz for assistance against Oliver Queen and Team Arrow. Under a debt, he sent him the Longbow Hunters.

Conflict with Oliver Queen and A.R.G.U.S
A.R.G.U.S sought to use the captured Diaz to finally capture Dante. When meeting with a business partner, who had been tagged by A.R.G.U.S, Dante was confronted by Diaz, who revealed to him that it was a set up in order to pay back the debt he owned him. Dante swiftly killed Deputy Director Bell and the Princess Noor Harjavti for it and escaped. Oliver Queen confronted him in the exit but Dante proved to outclass the vigilante and disarmed and grounded him but was stopped by Lyla, who demanded he surrender. Unfazed, Dante threw his knives at them and left the scene.

He later appears to Emiko Adachi and asks her help in handling Oliver.

Dante later worked together with Emiko to steal drones and equiped them with serin gass. He deceived Team Arrow by seemingly wanting to kill Emiko after which they took her in. After attaining valuable information Emiko got exposed and returned to Dante. Dante and Emiko got again confronted by Team Arrow as they tested the drones. Dante wanted to delay the testing but Emiko pushed on. After escaping the confrontation Emiko told him she would kill him if he would disobey her orders again.

Personality
Dante is proving to be highly careful and highly dangerous, to the point that he has successfully supplied various terrorist organizations for years and remained uncaught by the authorities. He is also proving to be ruthless and intimidating to the point that even Ricardo Diaz, himself a profound psychopath, is terrified of Dante. Dante does not tolerate failure, as he killed Bell and the princess he was in business with for leading him to a trap. He is quite calm and confident, as he quickly regained himself after learning the meeting was a set up and was unfazed at the prospect of fighting Oliver Queen. Dante also has a mocking side, as he taunted Oliver.

Abilities

 * Peak of human physical condition: Dante is in incredible physical form for a man of his age, with sufficient physical strength and speed to successfully match Oliver Queen. His reflexes could easily react to arrows fired at him by Oliver and cut through them all.
 * Master combatant/Martial artist: Dante is an exceptionally skilled combatant and martial artist, one of the most dangerous fighters in the multiverse, as he is one of the very few able to fight on par with Oliver (who had been trained by Ra's al Ghul himself), even having managed to disarm him of his bow and potentially would have won had he not been interrupted by Lyla. He personally trained Emiko Adachi into becoming an accomplished fighter.
 * Master knife-wielder: Dante is a highly skilled knife-fighter, able to instantly slice people's necks to death with a single maneuver and slice every single arrow shot at him by Oliver Queen with little effort. He also accurately threw them at Queen and Lyla Michaels; nearly hitting them to escape. Under his tutelage, Emiko Adachi would become a highly skilled knife-thrower and fighter.
 * High-level intellect/Master tactician: Dante is a highly intelligent individual, with outstanding tactical abilities, as he has been capable of funding various terrorist organizations for years in secret while remaining completely untraceable. He is so elusive that even a large organization like A.R.G.U.S., had no luck tracking him down and only managed to do so through the aid of one of his allies; Ricardo Diaz.
 * Network: As he has funded several terrorist organizations for years, Dante has established a dense network of contacts among the criminal underworld, allowing him to call upon many terrorist organizations and their resources. He even employs the long-thought-to-be myth Longbow Hunters.
 * Intimidation: Dante commands an intimidating presence to the point where both his enemies and allies fear him, even a psychopath like Ricardo Diaz; was terrified of crossing him.
 * Stealth: Dante was able to enter Emiko Adachi's house without being noticed, and spy on her and Oliver without being sensed; with Emiko only sensing him after Dante revealed himself.

Trivia

 * Dante is one of the very few people to ever match if not outclass Oliver Queen in combat.

Behind the scenes
Dante
 * In the DC comics, Dante is the leader of the Ninth Circle, an international criminal organization that finances other terrorist associates.