Count Vertigo is a fictional supervillain created by Gerry Conway, Trevor Von Eeden and Vince Colletta as an enemy of Black Canary and later Green Arrow in the DC Comics Universe. Count Vertigo is the last descendant of the royal family that ruled the small eastern European country of Vlatava that was taken over by the Soviets and later became devastated by the Spectre. The character appeared as a recurring character on The CW Arrowverse show Arrow, played by Seth Gabel. After the character died, a new Count Vertigo named Werner Zytle was portrayed by Peter Stormare.