Black Mask (Arkhamverse)

Black Mask, AKA Roman Sionis, is an antagonist in the Batman Arkham Series. He appears as one of the main antagonist in the video game; Batman Arkham Origins.

Batman Arkham Origins
Black Mask appears to be the main antagonist of Batman: Arkham Origins, after hiring eight assassins, including Bane, Deathstroke, Deadshot, Shiva, Killer Croc, Copperhead, Electrocutioner, and Firefly to hunt down and kill the Batman on Christmas Eve.

However it is revealed that it is actually Joker masquerading as Black Mask that ordered the hit, after forcing a tied up Sionis to kill his mistress, kidnapping him and stealing his money, by staging a violent raid on Sionis' bank. After Batman intercepts them at the bank, he discovers Joker's plan and watches as Joker detonates a bomb within the bank and makes off with Sionis and his money. Joker then brings the captive Sionis to his own steel mill which the clown prince of crime promptly takes over, and has Sionis chained up deep within the mill.

Later after Batman tracks the Joker to the steel mill he comes across Sionis and frees him. Batman then begins to interrogate Sionis on the Joker's whereabouts, by breaking several of the fallen crime lord's ribs. Sionis however refuses to speak wanting the pleasure of murdering the Joker himself, just as the Dark Knight is about to malfunction Sionis' pacemaker as an incentive, the assassin Copperhead attacks him. Sionis then makes his escape from the mill but not before offering the assassin anything she wanted in return for killing the Bat and making him suffer.

Much later after the Joker has been defeated and taken into custody, Black Mask takes back control of his empire and almost immediately starts putting his highly toxic drugs back on the streets to be sold. Batman quickly puts a stop to Black Mask's resurgence to power, by destroying all of his drug stashes before confronting him personally and defeating him and all of his men in combat. Black Mask is then taken into custody by the Gotham city Police and incarcerated in Blackgate prison.

He is said to have taken complete control of the Gotham underworld.

Batman: Arkham Asylum
Though Black Mask doesn't appear in the game Batman: Arkham Asylum, one of the Riddler's riddles revolves around him.

He has an entry in the Character Bios. His profile states:

Following the suspicious death of his multi-millionaire parents in a fire, Roman Sionis inherited their fortune and then went on to bankrupt their company. Saved by a buyout by Bruce Wayne, Sionis came to resent and hate Wayne. Fixated on the concept of masks, Sionis carved one from his father’s black coffin and sought revenge; his ensuing battle with the Dark Knight caused his mask to be burnt into his skin, remaking him as the Black Mask. Sionis is now a feared gang leader and one of the most powerful mob bosses in Gotham, with a burning hatred of the Batman.

Batman: Arkham City


Black Mask's only appearance in the main story is in the beginning, where he is seen holding several TYGER guards at bay with a chair. He is then restrained by the TYGER guards at the Arkham City entrance. This is one of the Easter eggs. He is also downloadable content, as a boss in the Robin challenges.

A wanted poster of him can also be seen on the part of the wall that he blasted. It is revealed that using stolen explosives he was able to escape Arkham City but was later recaptured.

Trivia

 * Black Mask is voiced by Nolan North, who also did the voice of the Penguin in the game.