Black Mask

"Truth is, I really don't have anything against you, You really just showed up at the wrong place at the wrong time. Another truth- I enjoy hurting people like you- a lot."

-Black Mask

Black Mask is a crimelord and supercriminal operating within Gotham City. He is one of the main gang leaders in Gotham's Underworld. His real name is Roman Sionis, a philanthropist.

Sionis was born into a wealthy family, unlike the Waynes, they only cared for their public image and showed little parental care for their son. As a child, Roman was dropped on his head and his parents tried their best to cover up his imperfections. In truth, The Sionis family hated the Waynes and only wanted to be seen out in public with them to boost their image.

Because of his family's obsession with looking good, Roman took an interest in masks, and collected many fine ones from around the world, feeling it represented the masks his parents wore in public. Roman later fell in love with a woman whom his parents did not approve of. In rage, Roman killed his parents.

Roman began operating in the Gotham Underworld, wearing a mask carved from his father's coffin. Batman tracked him down into his family's steel mill but not before Roman was caught in an explosion, fusing the Black Mask to his face and giving him a burning hatred for both Batman and Bruce Wayne.

Black Mask's Role in Events.

Pre- Time Rip

Roman begins operating within Gotham and files a bounty for the killing of the Carter Family. Deathstroke takes the deal and kills them all except for Tony Carter and his brother who get away. Making Sionis indirectly responsible for the creation of Nightwing Beyond.

The Long Halloween

Roman is one of the villains to run loose in Gotham during the Long Halloween. Tracked down and stopped by Batman, Sionis reveals the killer Holiday is rumored to be operating within an abandoned water tower.

The Arkham Knight

Roman is recruited into the Knight's forces but is decapitated by Tony Carter.