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"Seth Gabel has promised that his Arrow villain will be a &amp;quot;worthy&amp;quot; adversary to Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell). Fringe actor Gabel will make his debut in tonight&amp;#039;s US-aired episode of the superhero drama, playing a character based on DC Comics outlaw Count Vertigo.   &amp;quot;I really want to make The Count worthy as being Arrow&amp;#039;s adversary,&amp;quot; he told TV Guide. &amp;quot;[My character] has a physical presence that can rival anyone.&amp;quot; Gabel explained that his take on the role was somewhat inspired by Heath Ledger&amp;#039;s Oscar-winning turn as the Joker in 2008 Batman movie The Dark Knight. &amp;quot;[Exec producers] Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg had initially pitched the character as a Joker type,&amp;quot; he confirmed. &amp;quot;I was intimidated... because I didn&amp;#039;t want to live up to anything that Heath Ledger had done. &amp;quot;But at the same time, I was really excited to come up with my own version of that intensity and intimacy with violence.&amp;quot;  The menacing Count could return to Arrow following his introduction in tonight&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Vertigo&amp;#039;, Gabel confirmed. &amp;quot;He is formidable, and I don&amp;#039;t think, regardless of what we see [in this first episode], that we&amp;#039;ve seen the last of The Count.&amp;quot; Arrow airs on The CW and on Sky1 - &amp;#039;Vertigo&amp;#039; will air in the UK on Monday at 8pm. &amp;gt; Arrow recap: Ben Browder battles our hero in &amp;#039;Trust But Verify&amp;#039; Watch a promo for tonight&amp;#039;s US Arrow episode below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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