this sociopath and underworld crime lord is best known for his long-running
is best known for his long-running
is best known for his long-running vendetta with Bruce Wayne and Catwoman
vendetta with Bruce Wayne and Catwoman
vendetta with Bruce Wayne and Catwoman weird sir we can’t ID him no
weird sir we can’t ID him no
weird sir we can’t ID him no fingerprints no distinguishing marks and
fingerprints no distinguishing marks and
fingerprints no distinguishing marks and we can’t get the mask off welcome to
we can’t get the mask off welcome to
we can’t get the mask off welcome to watchmojo.com and today we will explore
watchmojo.com and today we will explore
watchmojo.com and today we will explore the comic book origins of Roman sea Onis
the comic book origins of Roman sea Onis
the comic book origins of Roman sea Onis otherwise known as the black mask as
otherwise known as the black mask as
otherwise known as the black mask as with most comic book characters there
with most comic book characters there
with most comic book characters there are often reimagining and different
are often reimagining and different
are often reimagining and different versions to a character’s past we have
versions to a character’s past we have
versions to a character’s past we have chosen to primarily follow the storyline
chosen to primarily follow the storyline
chosen to primarily follow the storyline which unfolded in 1985 s Batman number
which unfolded in 1985 s Batman number
which unfolded in 1985 s Batman number 386 and which was expanded upon in 2002
386 and which was expanded upon in 2002
386 and which was expanded upon in 2002 s Catwoman 16 and 2010 s Batman number
s Catwoman 16 and 2010 s Batman number
s Catwoman 16 and 2010 s Batman number 697 Roman sea Onis was once the son of a
697 Roman sea Onis was once the son of a
697 Roman sea Onis was once the son of a wealthy Gotham family that made its
wealthy Gotham family that made its
wealthy Gotham family that made its fortune creating cosmetic products
fortune creating cosmetic products
fortune creating cosmetic products however his parents didn’t care for
however his parents didn’t care for
however his parents didn’t care for wealth instead they were preoccupied
wealth instead they were preoccupied
wealth instead they were preoccupied with their status among Gotham’s elite
with their status among Gotham’s elite
with their status among Gotham’s elite because of this they cozied themselves
because of this they cozied themselves
because of this they cozied themselves up with the likes of the Wayne family
up with the likes of the Wayne family
up with the likes of the Wayne family and forced Roman to befriend their son
and forced Roman to befriend their son
and forced Roman to befriend their son Bruce Roman felt that his parents were
Bruce Roman felt that his parents were
Bruce Roman felt that his parents were living behind a mask the last straw came
living behind a mask the last straw came
living behind a mask the last straw came when they forbid him from dating the
when they forbid him from dating the
when they forbid him from dating the company secretary with whom he had
company secretary with whom he had
company secretary with whom he had fallen in love enraged Roman burned his
fallen in love enraged Roman burned his
fallen in love enraged Roman burned his parents to death in a fire he
parents to death in a fire he
parents to death in a fire he subsequently inherited their cosmetics
subsequently inherited their cosmetics
subsequently inherited their cosmetics corporation and became obsessed with
corporation and became obsessed with
corporation and became obsessed with collecting masks however he was soon
collecting masks however he was soon
collecting masks however he was soon forced to resign after one of his
forced to resign after one of his
forced to resign after one of his decisions led to the creation of a
decisions led to the creation of a
decisions led to the creation of a deadly skin product and caused the
deadly skin product and caused the
deadly skin product and caused the company’s subsequent buyout by Wayne
company’s subsequent buyout by Wayne
company’s subsequent buyout by Wayne Industries deprived of his legacy he
Industries deprived of his legacy he
Industries deprived of his legacy he swore vengeance on Bruce Wayne as he
swore vengeance on Bruce Wayne as he
swore vengeance on Bruce Wayne as he became increasingly unstable and
became increasingly unstable and
became increasingly unstable and deranged he was motivated to dig up his
deranged he was motivated to dig up his
deranged he was motivated to dig up his father’s grave and create a skull-like
father’s grave and create a skull-like
father’s grave and create a skull-like mask from the wood of the coffin taking
mask from the wood of the coffin taking
mask from the wood of the coffin taking up the identity of the black mask
up the identity of the black mask
up the identity of the black mask he began exacting his revenge by
he began exacting his revenge by
he began exacting his revenge by targeting the executives of Wayne tech
targeting the executives of Wayne tech
targeting the executives of Wayne tech with the help of his gang of masked
with the help of his gang of masked
with the help of his gang of masked henchmen called the false face society
henchmen called the false face society
henchmen called the false face society he killed the executives using the same
he killed the executives using the same
he killed the executives using the same hazardous cosmetics he had once
hazardous cosmetics he had once
hazardous cosmetics he had once manufactured Batman responded by hunting
manufactured Batman responded by hunting
manufactured Batman responded by hunting down and dismantling the false face
down and dismantling the false face
down and dismantling the false face Society this led to a confrontation in
Society this led to a confrontation in
Society this led to a confrontation in which black mask and Batman sparred in
which black mask and Batman sparred in
which black mask and Batman sparred in the ruins of the seoane his family home
the ruins of the seoane his family home
the ruins of the seoane his family home black mask
black mask
black mask attempted to kill Batman by starting a
attempted to kill Batman by starting a
attempted to kill Batman by starting a fire but he himself was burned and the
fire but he himself was burned and the
fire but he himself was burned and the flames fused the mask to his face black
flames fused the mask to his face black
flames fused the mask to his face black mask was then apprehended and sent to
mask was then apprehended and sent to
mask was then apprehended and sent to Arkham Asylum however he soon escaped
Arkham Asylum however he soon escaped
Arkham Asylum however he soon escaped and resumed his evil deeds most notably
and resumed his evil deeds most notably
and resumed his evil deeds most notably he rebuilt the false face society and
he rebuilt the false face society and
he rebuilt the false face society and became the leader of a cult
became the leader of a cult
became the leader of a cult and allied with the penguin the black
and allied with the penguin the black
and allied with the penguin the black mask also launched more attacks on Wayne
mask also launched more attacks on Wayne
mask also launched more attacks on Wayne industries and started a drug
industries and started a drug
industries and started a drug trafficking ring in Gotham’s East End
trafficking ring in Gotham’s East End
trafficking ring in Gotham’s East End consequently Catwoman who had sworn to
consequently Catwoman who had sworn to
consequently Catwoman who had sworn to protect that part of the city began
protect that part of the city began
protect that part of the city began stealing his money in order to help the
stealing his money in order to help the
stealing his money in order to help the poor and whose money is that your money
poor and whose money is that your money
poor and whose money is that your money my money
my money
my money mine black mouse took it upon himself to
mine black mouse took it upon himself to
mine black mouse took it upon himself to teach her a lesson
teach her a lesson
teach her a lesson he brutally murdered her brother-in-law
he brutally murdered her brother-in-law
he brutally murdered her brother-in-law and made her sister eat pieces of the
and made her sister eat pieces of the
and made her sister eat pieces of the corpse
corpse
corpse Catwoman then faced off with the villain
Catwoman then faced off with the villain
Catwoman then faced off with the villain after which he fell to his apparent
after which he fell to his apparent
after which he fell to his apparent death
death
death however the black mask survived he
however the black mask survived he
however the black mask survived he eventually re-emerged to become the
eventually re-emerged to become the
eventually re-emerged to become the undisputed leader of a power vacuum
undisputed leader of a power vacuum
undisputed leader of a power vacuum Batman had created within the criminal
Batman had created within the criminal
Batman had created within the criminal underworld
underworld
underworld Catwoman ultimately tracked Black Mask
Catwoman ultimately tracked Black Mask
Catwoman ultimately tracked Black Mask down and took her revenge Roman see onus
down and took her revenge Roman see onus
down and took her revenge Roman see onus is death led the insane head of the
is death led the insane head of the
is death led the insane head of the asylum dr. Jeremiah Arkham to adopt the
asylum dr. Jeremiah Arkham to adopt the
asylum dr. Jeremiah Arkham to adopt the black mask persona and fill his shoes in
black mask persona and fill his shoes in
black mask persona and fill his shoes in the underworld as a result the greatest
the underworld as a result the greatest
the underworld as a result the greatest criminal strategist in Batman’s rogues
criminal strategist in Batman’s rogues
criminal strategist in Batman’s rogues gallery continues to cause trouble for
gallery continues to cause trouble for
gallery continues to cause trouble for The Dark Knight and Gotham citizens in
The Dark Knight and Gotham citizens in
The Dark Knight and Gotham citizens in response to his rising popularity among
response to his rising popularity among
response to his rising popularity among Batman fans the black mask continues to
Batman fans the black mask continues to
Batman fans the black mask continues to appear in various forms of media
appear in various forms of media
appear in various forms of media these include his role in the 2010
these include his role in the 2010
these include his role in the 2010 animated feature Batman under the Red
animated feature Batman under the Red
animated feature Batman under the Red Hood as well as in the Arkham series of
Hood as well as in the Arkham series of
Hood as well as in the Arkham series of video games first you fall then Gotham
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