Anthony Ivo is a supervillain in American comic books published by DC Comics . He is a mad scientist who is the creator of the android villain Amazo and, along with villainous scientist T. O. Morrow , the co-creator of the android Tomorrow Woman . As a result of his thanatophobia , Ivo has used his own scientific discoveries to make himself nearly immortal and invulnerable, causing him to become monstrous in the process.
31-520: Anthony Ivo appears in the second season of the live-action Arrowverse series Arrow , portrayed by Dylan Neal . Anthony Ivo first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #30 (June 1960), and was created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky . Anthony Ivo grows up with thanatophobia, a fear of death so strong that he even avoids his own mother's funeral. He becomes obsessed with obtaining immortality and becomes
62-432: A 95% approval rating based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 8.15/10. The site's consensus reading: "The second season of Arrow boasts more fantastic action, as well as a widening cast of intriguing, richly written characters." The second season averaged 3.28 million viewers across the 23 episodes, ranking 128th among television show viewership. Susanna Thompson Susanna Thompson (born January 27, 1958)
93-423: A criminal to obtain resources for his experiments. Ivo additionally builds the android Amazo to assist him. JLA: Year One revises Ivo's history, revealing that he was originally an employee for the criminal organization Locus and gained his technology from them. Ivo successfully creates an elixir to gain immortality, but it gradually disfigures him. He attempts to commit suicide, but is unsuccessful. Ice of
124-482: A guest appearance on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on October 7, 2003 in the season five episode "Mother", as Dr. Greta Heints, a psychiatrist who rehabilitates sex offenders to prepare them to return to society. Beginning in January 2006, she had a starring role in the short-lived NBC drama The Book of Daniel . In November 2006, she made her first appearance as Army Lieutenant Colonel Hollis Mann on
155-568: A man from Oliver's time on Lian Yu who resurfaces with a vendetta against him. Oliver grows to accept aspiring vigilante Roy Harper as his protégé, and begins to receive assistance from Quentin. Oliver also gains another ally in Sara Lance ( Caity Lotz ) who survived her ordeal at sea six years prior. The season features flashbacks to Oliver's second year on Lian Yu where he faces a new threat from Dr. Anthony Ivo ( Dylan Neal ), whilst continuing to struggle to survive alongside allies Slade and Sara, and
186-476: A potential spin-off at the time. The season was released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 16, 2014. The series was renewed for a third season on February 12, 2014. This season was prefaced with a recap episode airing on October 2, 2013, titled "Year One". It featured highlights of the first season and a preview of the second. When a masked thief with superhuman strength steals a centrifuge from Queen Consolidated, Central City CSI Barry Allen arrives to help
217-607: A recurring role as the Borg Queen in the Star Trek: Voyager two-part episodes " Dark Frontier " (1999) and " Unimatrix Zero " (2000). She also portrayed Denise Hydecker in the 1998 television film The Lake . One of Thompson's most controversial television appearances was on an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine titled " Rejoined ". In the episode, she participated in one of US television's earlier same-sex kisses. The episode first aired on October 30, 1995. She made
248-506: A scientific genius, skilled in genetics, biology, programming, robotics, artificial intelligence, and engineering. According to JLA: Year One , he obtained some of his knowledge and expertise by studying the technology and biology of aliens and super-villains. He is responsible for the creation of various artificially intelligent androids including Amazo and, with help from T.O. Morrow, the Tomorrow Woman. Ivo has intense thanatophobia, with
279-460: A symbol, so he has to take steps to conceal his identity more." He added that it will "allow the Arrow to interact with people who don't know his identity in a much more organic way than having him constantly keep his head down." Costume designer Maya Mani put together roughly 50 mask options for the producers. Kreisberg said, "What's so wonderful about the design that Maya came up with is that it really
310-562: Is an American actress. She is known for her roles in films Little Giants (1994), Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), Random Hearts (1999) and Dragonfly (2002). On television, she played Dr. Lenara Kahn in the episode " Rejoined " in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1995), the Borg Queen in three episodes of Star Trek: Voyager (1999–2000), Karen Sammler on the drama series Once and Again (1999–2002), and Moira Queen on
341-485: Is hit by strange lightning created by an accident caused by the particle accelerator. In flashbacks, Ivo tells Oliver to choose between Sara and Shado. When Oliver steps in front of Sara, Ivo kills Shado, but flees when Slade turns up with super-human strength and kills his men, leaving the Mirakuru behind. On February 11, 2013, The CW renewed Arrow for a second season for the 2013–14 season. A backdoor pilot for The Flash
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#1732859262111372-438: Is very simple, and it feels as if it's been part of his costume since the beginning...once we finally had this mask and put it on Stephen [Amell], even Stephen was like, 'This is the right one. ' " In the episode " Three Ghosts ", Oliver receives the mask from Barry Allen , who is able to create a mask that will help conceal his identity, while still being functional and allowing Oliver to see clearly. The season began airing in
403-526: The CBS series NCIS , in the recurring role of Agent Gibbs ' love interest. That same week, she appeared on Without a Trace . In 2009, Thompson starred on the short-lived NBC series Kings , based on the biblical story of David , as Queen Rose Benjamin, an analogue of Ahinoam , the wife of Saul . In 2012, Thompson started a two season run as Moira Queen in the main cast of the CW series Arrow , returning as
434-622: The Metal Men and help build OMAC Prime. In 2011, The New 52 reboots the DC Comics universe. Ivo is depicted as a former biology professor at Ivy University and the director of the Red Room, a S.T.A.R. Labs project that collects and analyzes technology. In Dark Nights: Metal , Ivo appears as a member of the Science Squad during Barbatos' invasion. Anthony Ivo is a criminal mastermind and
465-404: The pilot , did not return and was replaced by Caity Lotz. In the second half of the second season, Oliver replaces his "paint" mask with a domino mask , similar to one worn by the character in the comics. The change is addressed on-screen, with Kreisberg saying, "He doesn't just put on a mask. It's actually a big plot point in an episode, and there really is a story behind, not only the need for
496-404: The previous season . They are joined by Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak , Colton Haynes as Roy Harper and Manu Bennett as Slade Wilson , who were promoted to series regulars from their recurring status in the previous season. The series follows billionaire playboy Oliver Queen ( Stephen Amell ), who claimed to have spent five years shipwrecked on Lian Yu , a mysterious island in
527-932: The American television series Arrow premiered on The CW on October 9, 2013, and concluded on May 14, 2014, with a total of 23 episodes. The series is based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow , a costumed crime-fighter created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp , and is set in the Arrowverse , sharing continuity with other Arrowverse television series. The showrunners for this season were Greg Berlanti , Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg . Stephen Amell stars as Oliver Queen , with principal cast members Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance , David Ramsey as John Diggle , Willa Holland as Thea Queen , Susanna Thompson as Moira Queen , and Paul Blackthorne as Quentin Lance returning from
558-653: The Justice League sympathizes with Ivo and unintentionally cures him using Guy Gardner 's power ring. Despite this, Ivo creates another elixir and disfigures himself once more, accepting his condition. Ivo later becomes an ally and friendly rival of T. O. Morrow . He joins the Secret Society of Super Villains in Infinite Crisis , and helps them create the villain Genocide . Maxwell Lord later recruits Ivo to reprogram
589-475: The Mirakuru, but when they inject it into Slade without the required sedative, his heart stops, just as Ivo arrives with his men. Barry manages to save Oliver's life. Barry and Felicity are able to identify the thief as Cyrus Gold and locate him. While continuing to investigate the death of Cindy's friend Max, Roy is captured by Cyrus and brought before Blood, who injects him with the Mirakuru, which kills Roy. Oliver arrives and kills Cyrus, simultaneously destroying
620-513: The North China Sea, before returning home to Starling City (later renamed "Star City") to fight crime and corruption as a secret vigilante whose weapon of choice is a bow and arrow. In the second season, Oliver has vowed to stop crime without killing criminals, using "The Arrow" as his new name to represent that, and is aided with by allies, John and Felicity. Oliver's vow is tested when he comes under attack from Slade Wilson ( Manu Bennett ),
651-493: The Paley Fest. The second season received favorable reviews. Jeff Jensen of Entertainment Weekly gave the first half of the second season a rating of B+, saying, " Arrow possesses an intelligence that shines through its TV-budget production values, which aren't too shabby. The writing is adult and witty, the action is exciting, and Amell holds the center with well-cultivated ease." The A.V. Club ' s Carrie Raisler gave
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#1732859262111682-539: The United States on The CW on October 10, 2013, and completed its 23-episode run on May 14, 2014. Arrow: Season 2 was released as a 5-disc DVD set and as a 9-disc Blu-ray and DVD combo pack set on September 16, 2014 in the United States and September 15, 2014 in the United Kingdom. The DVD and Blu-ray box sets contain additional features, including making-of featurettes, deleted scenes, gag reel, and highlights from
713-411: The archer Shado ( Celina Jade ). The origins of his feud with Slade is revealed. The series was renewed for its second season on February 11, 2013. The second season received critical acclaim, and averaged 3.28 million viewers each week. The season would go on to be nominated for fifteen nominations in various categories. This season introduces characters from The Flash , which was being developed as
744-550: The centrifuge and the remaining serum. Oliver revives Roy, but worries that the serum may affect him negatively. Slade is revealed to be alive in the present and the one orchestrating Blood's work; he orders Blood to leave the vigilante alone so that he can deal with him personally. While Roy recovers at the Queen mansion, the serum injection heals the arrow wound in his leg. Barry leaves a domino mask for Oliver, to better hide his identity, and returns to Central City. While in his lab, Barry
775-447: The first half of the second season a rating of A−. She said, " Arrow [has] officially established itself as one of the most satisfying shows on television. The most satisfying thing of all is that it did so by respecting its characters... [ Arrow respects] the character's comic-book roots in its overarching plotlines, all while using the network-appropriate soap-opera stories to do the heavy character lifting." Rotten Tomatoes reported
806-460: The investigation. Later, he reveals that he is searching for super-powered beings in the hope that he will find the murderer of his mother, and exonerate his father for the accusation. Oliver realizes that the thief was enhanced using the same serum that Ivo was searching for. Roy starts to help Cindy find her missing friend, who was a failed subject of Blood's experiment. Oliver shoots Roy in the leg to prevent him getting further involved. Oliver tracks
837-460: The mask but also who provides him with it." On adding the mask now, Kreisberg stated that, "Conceptually, it was something we wanted to do because Oliver himself is evolving as the Arrow—from vigilante to hero, sort of from Arrow to Green Arrow—and we wanted to see that progression in his costume as well. As Oliver is embracing being a hero, being a hero means stepping out of the dark and being more of
868-547: The one exception being a short time when he believed suicide was preferable to increasing pain and immobility. As a result of his immortality elixir, Ivo's skin seems to be invulnerable to conventional weapons, fire, and most forms of energy attack. It is unknown if his aging is completely halted, but Ivo believes that his first elixir would extend his life for five hundred years and that he can consume more elixir when it wears off. The following androids were created by Anthony Ivo: Arrow season 2 The second season of
899-518: The series Arrow (2012–2020). Thompson has appeared on stage, winning a Dramatic Award for her role as Luisa in A Shayna Maidel . She was also nominated for Best Actress by the San Diego Critics Circle for her role in Agnes of God . She may be best known for her television work, which includes playing Karen Sammler on Once and Again , Michelle Generoo in an episode of The X-Files and
930-503: The thief, but is injected with an unknown toxin. In order to save Oliver's life, Felicity reveals his identity to Barry to help find an antidote. Meanwhile, Merlyn puts pressure on Moira to tell the truth to Thea. Moira instead contacts Ra's, who wants to kill Merlyn for breaking the League's code by destroying the Glades. As a result, Merlyn leaves. In a flashback to the island, Oliver and Shado find
961-486: Was originally going to be the twentieth episode, but due to the positive reception of Grant Gustin's appearance in the eighth and ninth episode, executives at The CW scrapped it in favor a traditional pilot so that it gives the developers more time to flesh out the character in addition to receiving an increase in the budget. Emily Bett Rickards, Colton Haynes and Manu Bennett were all promoted to series regulars. Jacqueline MacInnes Wood , who originally played Sara Lance in