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Why wasn't the Dark Archer named Merlyn?
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Here's what wikipedia has on him
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlyn_(DC_Comics)
I remember he was feature in DC's Identity Crisis, but that's the only place I've seen him in the comics. I think he's the same but they don't mention Smallville in his media appearances??
Slightly different origin, but the Dark Archer does appear to parrallel Merlyn in parts of his.
Thanks... I like to give the new characters some context, if possible.
Although, that link was bad...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlyn_(DC_Comics)
I know in the comics Kal-el used to mean Star-Child
I don't remember the exact line, but in the show Kara and Lara were talking about the stars (maybe something about their son looking up at the stars and thinking of them) and that's when the name was suggested.
"Kal" means "child" and "El" means "star" in the kryptonian language; hence, "Kal-El" means "Star Child."
Kara: Have you given your baby a name yet?
Lara: No. With everything happening on Krypton, Jor-El and I have yet to discuss one. He'll be so far from home. Our sun will be nothing but a distant star.
Kara: Maybe you could name him Kal-El. And that way, when he looks at the sky, he could think of us.
Lara: Kal-El. Well, that's a beautiful name.~ "Lara" season 7 episode 6
Glad SV is back. That was a loooong hiatus to me. The writers seem to be really lazy w/ the whole Ollie/Lois stuff. I'm pretty sure Ollie had just as strong feelings for Tess but I guess they just forgot about that.Clark needs to just be more proactive and find a way to deal w/ Zod. He has to know that no good is going to come from this.
Can't wait til next week.