Jimmy Akingbola will be playing the role of Baron Reiter, a DC Comics villain.
[toggler title=”TL;DR” ]Jimmy Akingbola, a British actor, will be playing the role of Baron Blitzkrieg. Baron Blitzkrieg, who’s real name is Baron Reiter, will appear throughout much of season four of Arrow as a reocurring menace for Oliver Queen/the Green Arrow. In the DC comics, Baron Blitzkrieg is the leader of an evil group called the Shadowspire.[/toggler]
[dropcap size=small]J[/dropcap]immy Akingbola is the latest cast member added to season four of Arrow. The British actor will be playing the role of Baron Blitzkrieg, where he will appear in both Oliver Queen’s flashbacks and as a reoccurring menace for the Green Arrow and his team.
How closely season four of Arrow will follow Baron Blitzkrieg character in the comics remains to be seen, but adding the character to the show surely adds a new twist to the show that many fans feel the show could use. In the comics, Baron Blitzkrieg is the leader of a strong and powerful crime group called Shadowspire. The group first made their appearance in the DC Comics universe in Deathstroke No. 53 where the group supplied South Africa’s drug cartels with essential weapons, transportation, technology and funding.
It is possible that Baron Blitzkrieg’s favored operatives Steelhawk, Kodrescu, Mourn I and Mourn II could make an appearance in this upcoming season. Jimmy Akingbola will be joining Neal McDonough (Damien Darhk), Alexander Calvert (Lonnie Machin/Anarky) and Echo Kellum (Mister Terrific).
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The fourth season of Arrow will premier this fall, October 7th on The CW.
