#the quadrant

Curtis: “Lyla copied the bank data because she suspected the ARGUS has something to hide. That data led us to Byrd. If there is a deeper connection that Argus doesn’t want anyone to find, i figure we should know first. Worth the risk, right?” Dig: “Did you find anything?! - check it out. it’s a painting?! it took you all night to decrypt a single image?”

Curtis: “Do you realize how many decryption algorithms i had to run just to get the drive to boot up? This thing’s security had security.” Dig: “Alright, looks like someone doesn’t want us to see this. what’s the origin?” Curtis: “this painting is from the 19th century by a French artist named Jean-Leon Gerome. the title is DANTE, HE HATH SEEN HELL.” “D: Hidden meaning? C: It’s art. there’s always a hidden meaning. we just need to find out what it is.”

“Dante, Hell, Inferno. Virgil, Nine circles” these all have been mentioned in Dante’s (Italian Poet) greatest work “The Divine Comedy”. in that book Dante had a travel through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise with someone called Virgil.

Now, Who is “DANTE” in DC comics?

In Green Arrow Rebirth comics written by Benjamin Percy, there’s a criminal organization called “Ninth Circle” and the leader of this group is someone called “Dante”.

What’s Ninth Circle?

“If someone robs a casino if someone hacks into a bank and empties its accounts, where do you think they stash their money? Under the mattress? If a criminal organization wants to build an arsenal... experiment with bio-warfare... take control of a city... where do you think they seek out loans? Evil is expensive. Let me put this as crassly as possible. The bad guys make trouble, but the really bad guys make trouble possible. Probably this comes as no surprise to hear... the really bad guys? They're bankers. The Ninth Circle is a bank.” (Virgil, one of the members of 9th Circle explains this in issue #3)

The Inferno. Ninth Circle’s headquarter.

What is their history?

Ninth Circle is an international criminal organization and bank. The board of directors is corrupt executives from varying, multinational corporations, who wear masks to conceal their identity. The lower members are forced to join: they're either kidnapped by the organization itself, or they enlist the Underground Men. The captives are then given a "rebirth" in lava, burning their skin and somehow brainwashing them into mindless servants. To symbolize their membership, coins of nine circles are inserted in their eyes.

Now it becomes more interesting if you see who are the members of this criminal organization.

Cyrus Broderick (CFO of Queen Inc in the Rebirth comics, BUT this character appeared in Arrow S6 as a member of The Quadrant. the only member who at the end joined Diaz. in 7x02 when Dig said Diaz has new friends, Felicity said her algorithm also tracks Diaz’s known associates like Cyrus Broderick and Longbow Hunters.)

Dante

Moira Queen

Robert Queen

Shado

Emiko Queen (besides being the Red Arrow, she was also with them because of her mother but she changed sides and helped Oliver after they sent Shado to kill Oliver)

Chapter 118, The Quadrant

I actually had to look up “freshet” and “effulgence.”  Though the next couple of sentences did expound upon what they meant:

“That unblinkingly vivid Japanese sun seems the blazing focus of the glassy ocean’s immeasurable burning-glass.  The sky looks lacquered; clouds there are none; the horizon floats; and this nakedness of unrelieved radiance is as the insufferable splendors of God’s throne.”

We have a few shows coming up, take note:

Friday 27th February - The Quadrant, Brighton - With Almeida, Start At Zero, Demon Smiles

Tuesday 17th March, St Patrick's Day Celebration! - Bar 42, Worthing - With Meatloaf at Mary's, Crisis Warning

The New Breed- Music Edition.

Music can be said to have made a significant impact in everyone’s lives at some point or another. It provides a soundtrack to our lives in such a way that it captures our emotions in a time capsule of sorts. We can all think back to significant moments in our lives and there was most likely a song or genre that resonates that particular period. As a result of the diversity, different genres appeal to different people. One may be influenced heavily by one particular artist or band or have a wide range of music as a point of reference and as a result of the mix of influences, each individual is defined by their own crucible of musical taste. This week we have a musical guest featured on The Quadrant: Tsukudu Moroeng.