User blog comment:Matt Hadick/King's Quest Giveaway/@comment-785068-20150823173453

I hardly ever win anything in these things, but I just wanted an excuse to rant about one of my favorite DC villainous leaders: Black Mask.

When I first saw this guy, I thought he was so bland. Wow, a black skull. How original. Then I followed up on this guy and read the comics of his origin story. He comes from a family of thugs who antagonized the Waynes, was bullied by his parents, and he gets his face burned through a freak act of nature. So, he's a reinvention of Two-Face with a mask obsession? Boring.

No, this guy didn't really start to shine for me until that mask was plastered onto his face because of Batman. Indirectly and unintentional, of course. Sure, he didn't do much of anything for awhile when he was incarcerated. But, for me that's when Sinois really gets weird.

Because once he's loose, he's singing a different tune. He's that petty pathetic scoundrel who can somehow discredit Batman through insane street cred alone. But he's no Joker or Ra's al Ghul (stupidly invincible). He's barely stronger than the members in his goon squad. He's the love-letter to those crooks Batman would beat the snot out of when he first started crime fighting. He doesn't have a flip-flop conscious like Two-Face. He's a pragmatic and ruthless kingpin of Gotham who drops anyone at the drop of a hat. He hates Bruce Wayne and Batman for the same exact reason: they're a competitor and hindrance to his business. Black Mask wants to rule Gotham and he's got the wealth and brains to do it. And Batman helped solidify that image through an accident. There's something appealing about that.

I haven't read up on the second Black Mask, but I like that he's a legacy character. I can imagine he's just as messed up. I hope he's just as crafty.

I would like a PC code. Thanks.