| Submission declined on 25 April 2024 by PARAKANYAA (talk). This appears to be a duplicate of another submission, Merlyn (DC Comics), which is also waiting to be reviewed. To save time we will consider the other submission and not this one.
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| Submission declined on 12 November 2023 by Robert McClenon (talk). Thank you for your submission, but the subject of this article already exists in Wikipedia. You can find it and improve it at Merlyn (DC Comics), instead. Declined by Robert McClenon 10 months ago. | |
| Submission declined on 6 November 2023 by Vanderwaalforces (talk). This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources. Declined by Vanderwaalforces 10 months ago. | |
| Submission declined on 4 November 2023 by Wingwatchers (talk). Although the source is not very high-quality it is reliable nonetheless. However the system prevent me from publishing this because the targeted title already exists. Maybe you can move the content here to Malcolm Merlyn and delete the redirect. Declined by Wingwatchers 10 months ago. | |
| Submission declined on 8 August 2023 by Robert McClenon (talk). Thank you for your submission, but the subject of this article already exists in Wikipedia. You can find it and improve it at Merlyn (DC Comics) instead. Declined by Robert McClenon 13 months ago. | |
| Submission declined on 15 June 2023 by Asilvering (talk). This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are: Declined by Asilvering 15 months ago.
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Comment: proposal that they were separately notable has failed to achieve consensus, most of this can probably be incorporated into the dc comics page. PARAKANYAA (talk) 22:50, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: The past decline stated that it wasnt published purely because there was a redirect in its place and I was told to nominate the redirect for deletion myself, but it was declined.
- Comment: The character is very different than the comic version see [1]
- Comment: Maybe we should have one article at Merlyn (DC Comics), or maybe we should have one article at Malcolm Merlyn. If there are reasons why we should have two separate articles, please explain on the draft talk page or in AFC comments. Otherwise, merge this into the existing article, and if necessary submit a Request to Move. Robert McClenon (talk) 14:37, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: Please explain how this character is different from Merlyn (DC Comics), or please explain how Merlyn (DC Comics) is different from this character. Robert McClenon (talk) 19:54, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: The entire Season four and five sections are still unsourced. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 23:18, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: Hi OLI, nearly none of the Biography is sourced but some it is likely supported by other sources already cited in other sections. If you add some citations, I think that will get it the hump to accept. S0091 (talk) 18:53, 6 November 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: @Robert McClenon This verision of Malcolm Merlyn is different in their stories as well as the context of the character. If the article is aproved then the section on the character in the comic article will be reduced as it is only so long becuase this page doesnt exist. Also this is a diffrent version of the same character like many other articles such as Dr. Who (Dalek films) and The Doctor (Doctor Who) or Superman (1978 film series character) and Superman. OLI 03:38, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: This appears to be the same character as in our existing article. If there is a reason for two separate articles, either because they are different fictional characters, or because they are notably different treatments of the character, please explain in AFC comments how this draft is different from the article. Robert McClenon (talk) 23:21, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: For a full spin-out article on a character, that character needs to be the subject of significant coverage itself, ie, we're looking for academic work on the character, in-depth critical writing, etc. Is there any of that? I don't see it here, and we already have an article on this character at Merlyn (DC Comics). asilvering (talk) 22:27, 15 June 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: The section titled, Arrow was taken from List of Arrow characters. However it underwent several changes. — OLI 05:49, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
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Malcolm Merlyn, also known by his alter-ego Dark Archer, is a fictional character in The CW's Arrowverse franchise, first introduced in the fourth episode of the first season of the television series Arrow, going on to serve as the main villain of the season. He joined the cast of Legends of Tomorrow for its second season. The character is an adaptation of the DC comics character of the same name, first appearing in an episode written by Moria Kirland and Lana Cho.
John Barrowman has appeared as Malcolm Merlyn as well as his supervillain persona in crossovers with The Flash and Supergirl, as well as serving as one of the main villains of Legends of Tomorrow. Barrowman also co-wrote a comic series starring the character titled, Arrow: The Dark Archer.
- ^ Stome, Sam (October 2015). "No. Always 'The Canary'". CBR. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ Renaud, Jeffrey (January 14, 2016). "John & Carole Barrowman Target Merlyn's Past in "Arrow: Dark Archer" and "The Magician" Comic". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ Rullo, Sam (May 15, 2015). "Malcolm Merlyn Gets A Scary New Role On 'Arrow'". Bustle. Retrieved June 11, 2023.