Ninth Circle (DC)

The Ninth Circle is an organization that features in DC Comics.

History

The Ninth Circle

After Oliver Queen made an enemy of the Circle, they came to dispatch their assassin Shado to eliminate him. Queen was presumed dead from the encounter with all his assets removed and even his home destroyed. (Green Arrow v6 #2) The removal of Oliver's fortune led to him seeking revenge and as the Green Arrow he went to his former corporate headquarters at Queen Industries to confront his chief executive officer Cyrus Broderick. It was then that he learnt that Broderick was the mysterious Dante who headed the Ninth Circle. (Green Arrow v6 #3)

Overview

Their symbol was said to be nine layered black circle. (Green Arrow v6 #2) They were considered one of the most powerful financial institutions in the world. (Green Arrow v6 #3)

It was known to operate as a bank that aided criminal organizations and supervillains by providing finance options for them. (Green Arrow v6 #3)

Those killed by agents of the Ninth Circle were burnt with coins laid over their eyes along as well as their symbol placed on them. (Green Arrow v6 #2) Meanwhile, those that they decided to spare were left with burn marks on them and left alive as a sign of the Circle's 'mercy'. (Green Arrow v6 #3)

They had operated a floating ship in the ocean called The Inferno which had served as a base of operations for them. (Green Arrow v6 #2)

Members

• Dante :
• Cyrus Broderick : a black haired male who operated as the CFO of Queen Industries. (Green Arrow v6 #3)
• Nathan Domini :
• Moira Queen :

Notes

• The Ninth Circle was created by Benjamin Percy and Otto Schmidt where they made their first appearance in Green Arrow: Rebirth v1 #1 (August, 2016).

In other media

Television

• In Arrow, the Ninth Circle appeared in the setting of the live-action series set in the Arrowverse in the 7th Season. It was said to be a secret society whose origins were traced back to the 14th century in Italy where they became a worldwide criminal conspiracy responsible for funding several large scale political events such as the War of the Roses, the Colonization of the Americas and the Russian Revolution. After her mother died, a young Emiko Queen was taken in by Dante who groomed the girl to become the new head of the Ninth Circle when she vowed to destroy her biological father Robert Queen's legacy. Thus, the Ninth Circle plotted the destruction of Oliver Queen but their existence was accidentally exposed by Emiko. This saw them stripping her from her position as leader with Beatrice taking charge of the organization who sought the elimination of Emiko Queen.

Appearances

• Green Arrow: Rebirth v1: (2016)
• Green Arrow v6:

External Links

• DC Database Entry

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