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Played by David Ramsey, John Diggle was first introduced as a bodyguard to protect Oliver Queen after his return to Star City inArrow. But soon enough, Diggle managed to uncover Oliver’s secrets and founded Team Arrow to help the billionaire vigilante fight crime in Star City. AsArrowexpanded into theArrowverse, John Diggle’s role also became more prominent as he started getting involved in much larger threats than street thugs.

David Ramsey To Return As John Diggle & “Mystery Character” For Arrowverse

David Ramsey Returns

According toDeadline, David Ramsey is set to return to reprise his role as John Diggle in The CW network. But additionally, the actor will also return to direct five new episodes for theDCUniverse. Earlier, Ramsey had made his directorial debut inArrowback in 2018 and directed a second episode during the season’s finale.

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If reports are to be believed, David Ramsey is not just returning as John Diggle to theArrowverse. As a guest character, Ramsey is believed to return as John Diggle in the upcomingSuperman & Lois,Supergirl,The Flash, andBatwoman. However, the actor will also return as a ‘mystery character’ in The CW’sLegends of Tomorrow.

What This Means

In the series finale ofArrow, John Diggle was revealed to find an emerald ring before moving to Metropolis. In the DC Universe, the emerald ring is associated with the universe’s greatest protectors: the Green Lantern Corps.

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As it has been speculated earlier that John Diggle will become the Green Lantern in near future, the mystery character fromLegends of Tomorrowmight be able to shed some light on it. As it has been confirmed that the actor will be returning as the fan-favorite John Diggle inThe Flash,Superman & Lois,Batwoman, andSupergirl, the only logical conclusion of David Ramsey donning the bright green costume and wielding the power ring is from an alternate universe.

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Akash is the Lead Content Strategist for FandomWire. Having started as a writer for FandomWire back in 2020, he now manages a global team of writers who share the same passion for motion arts, from Martin Scorsese to the latest MCU flick. He loves DC Comics, Anime, Pink Floyd, and sleeping in no particular order. His favorite graphic-medium writers are Grant Morrison, Chris Claremont, Christopher Priest, Garth Ennis, and Eiichiro Oda. Prep time > Aliens.

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