The Many Arms of Death are an organization of assassins from Coryana led by Safiyah Sohail.
History[]
At some point, Safiyah sent the Many Arms of Death to attack one of Catherine Hamilton-Kane's yachts to teach her a lesson. There, they found Alice and took her to Coryana. She joined the Many Arms of Death and met another member, Ocean. They tried to steal a Desert Rose but were discovered by Tatiana and taken to Safiyah, so she erased their memories using Enigma. Then they left the island.[1]
In 2019, Safiyah sent the Rifle to Gotham to retrieve a weapon capable of penetrating the Batsuit from Alice, but he failed.[2]
In 2020, Safiyah ordered Tatiana to kidnap Alice in Gotham and take her to Coryana after she revealed the secret of the Desert Rose to the world.[3] In Coryana, she told Alice to kill Ocean if she wanted to see her sister again. Then she sent her back to Gotham.[2]
Safiyah later sent Pike to Gotham to kill Garrett Hall. Then she sent Rapier and some unnamed operatives to kill Ocean, but they were killed by him and Alice.[4] Alice then called Safiyah and said that Ocean was dead,[5] so she sent Tatiana to fetch the body.[1]
Two members of the guild attacked Sophie and Jacob Kane taking them to Coryana. Offended that there was a tracking device planted on Alice's boot by Ryan Wilder, Safiyah sent an assassin named Dire-Flail to kill Luke Fox and Mary Hamilton. Both of them struggled to stand their ground against Dire-Flail who was then killed by Julia Pennyworth.[6]
Known members[]
Current members[]
- Safiyah Sohail (leader)
- Rifle
Former members[]
- Beth Kane (left)
- Dire-Flail (deceased)
- Pike (deceased)
- Rapier (deceased)
- Ocean (left; deceased)
- Tatiana (deceased)
Appearances[]
Batwoman[]
Season 2[]
- "Prior Criminal History"
- "Bat Girl Magic!"
- "Gore on Canvas"
- "It's Best You Stop Digging"
- "Survived Much Worse"
- "Rebirth"
Behind the scenes[]
- In the DC comics, The Many Arms of Death is a criminal organization based in Coryana. As a play on being called "Arms" of Death, the group's field operatives used weapon-based codenames, as they do on the show.