Blockbuster (Roland Desmond)

NOTE: This article is about the Roland Desmond incarnation of Blockbuster. The other version can be found here: Blockbuster (Mark Desmond).

Roland Desmond became the second Blockbuster after a short prison stay in Outdiders # 9, Roland would be a cesspool south of Gotham named Blüdhaven, home of Mark and Roland's elderly (but devious) mother.

Blockbuster II was created by Roger Stern and the late Tom Lyle. He is the main antagonist of the Nightwing series and is one of his archenemies.

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Along the way, Blockbuster has also had run-ins with Young Justice and Encantadora.

His first priority, however, was still completing the hunt for Oracle. Oracle, who'd been following Roland's every move ever since his rampage halted by Batman and Starman, responded by bankrolling her own operations with funds electronically stolen from his own cache in Birds of Prey # 3. The hunt failed, and Blockbuster eventually turned his attention to a thorn that had become larger in his side, Nightwing.

Desmond's primary goal became the elimination of the young vigilante. He placed a contract on Nightwing's life, employing the services of several assassins, including Lady Vic, Brutale and Shrike.

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Roland Desmond was a native of Blüdhaven and he appointed himself as protector of the city and its people. He was a crime boss turned casino operator, who took on the criminal alias of his imprisoned brother Mark; the Blockbuster. The Desmond brothers possessed a serum that could turn a person into a super-strong, super-resilient monster for a short period of time.

Before being imprisoned for his crimes as Blockbuster, Mark managed to tweak the formula so that his brother could maintain his intelligence while in Blockbuster form, a glitch that had allowed Nightwing to defeat the villain previously. At some point, Roland and Nightwing were able to make an uneasy pact against villains like Raptor and Tiger Shark who sought to exploit the city, although the hero later used an antidote to take Blockbuster's powers away.

Powers and Abilities[]

All Blockbuster's have superhuman strength, agility and endurance. They have a high degree of resistance to physical and energy attacks. After selling his soul to Neron, Roland Desmond gained super intelligence.

Other Media[]

Main article: Blockbuster (Telltale)

Roland Desmond/Blockbuster appears in the DCAU comic Adventures in the DC Universe #1.
Roland Desmond/Blockbuster appears in the DC Animated Movie Universe film Batman: Bad Blood, voiced by John DiMaggio. He later appears in Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay, voiced by Dave Fennoy.
Roland Desmond/Blockbuster appears in the game Batman: The Telltale Series, voiced by Steve Blum.

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