ā | I'm going to save the human race, Sara. Maybe you can help me. | ā |
~ Ivo offering Sara a position in his field of work. |
ā | Time to choose, Oliver. Who lives, and who dies. But pick quickly, because in 30 seconds, I will shoot them both. | ā |
~ Ivo before killing Shado, his most infamous quote. |
Anthony Ivo is the overarching antagonist in Season 2 of the TV series Arrow.
He is a scientist obsessed with finding the Mirakuru, an experimental serum capable of creating human weapons, and use it to "save" the human race. He is also responsible for Slade Wilson's descent into villainy after killing Shado.
He was portrayed by Dylan Neal, who also portrayed District Attorney Ray Sacks in Smallville.
His Evil Ranking[]
His Villainous Deeds[]
- He held innocent people hostage on his Shi- and tortured them for his experiments with the Mirakuru. At one point, he exposed an inmate named Peter to radiation poisoning in order to see if the Mirakuru could cure cancer.
- He captured Oliver Queen and interrogated him to find out the location of the Mirakuru.
- He forced Sara to trick Oliver into revealing Slade Wilson and Shadoās location, and then forces Oliver to take him to them.
- Arriving at Slade and Shadoās hideout, Ivo ordered his shipās captain to blow it up when he couldnāt find them.
- He forced Oliver to take him to the grave of the Japanese soldiers from WW2, but when he was unable to find the hozen, which was previously taken by Slade and Shado, Ivo threatens to shoot off Oliverās hand if he fails to tell me where it was.
- After Oliver escaped from him, Ivo killed the captain of his ship for failing to prevent his escape.
- He held Sara and Shado at gunpoint, giving Oliver 10 seconds to choose which one of them lives, threatening to shoot them both if Oliver didnāt make a decision. When Oliver instinctively threw himself in front of Sara as Ivo points the gun at her, he perceived it as Oliverās choice and kills Shado. This makes Ivo responsible for Sladeās villainy, as he would blame Oliver for Shadoās death even though Ivo was the one who killed her and vowed to kill everyone he loves to get revenge. Itās aloud implied that Ivo wouldāve shot Shado no matter what happened. This is despite the fact that Ivo already had he wanted and purely did this to spite Oliver for kicks.
- He was willing to ravage all of Lian Yu just to claim the Mirakuru.
- When Sara refuses to rejoin with him, Ivo calls her āan ungrateful bitchā, and vows that he will hunt her and Oliver down so he could torture and experiment on them.
- He attempted to take out Anatolyās eye for his research.
- When Oliver corners him, Ivo cowardly blames him for Shadoās death while Slade was within earshot, then manipulating Slade to turn on Oliver and begin a path of villainy.
- Despite caring for Sara at first, he quickly turns on her once she refused to rejoin with him, even going so far as to call her āan ungrateful bitchā.
Why He Doesnāt Stand Out?[]
- Despite passing the general baseline and having lower resources than other villains, he fails the heinous standards of the Arrowverse to Slade Wilson and Prometheus, who had less resources.
- While he is technically responsible for Slade's descent into villainy, he wasn't aware of how far Slade would go. Nor is it made clear if it was his intention to turn Slade into the villain he became.
- He is a well-intentioned extremist and only wants to use the Mirakuru to cure his wife of Alzheimerās disease, also wanting to use it to save the human race from illnesses. Though itās a weak prevention, since heās willing to engage in pointless acts of sadism and spite just to achieve his goals.
- He felt some remorse for his crimes in his final moments and tells Oliver and Sara he made a cure for the Mirakuru and tells them where it is in exchange for a quick death, thus redeeming himself.
External Links[]
- Anthony Ivo on the Villains Wiki
- Anthony Ivo on the Arrowverse Wiki
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