Roland Desmond

**Roland Desmond**, otherwise known as **Blockbuster**, was a member of the Penguin's gang and the Children of Arkham.

## Biography

**Spoiler warning: *Plot and/or ending details follow.***

Roland Desmond's history before joining the Children of Arkham is
currently unknown. He may have been the descendant of someone unlawfully
 committed to the asylum or the subject of experimentation at the
asylum. His blue skin suggests that he may have been injected with the
same psychogenic chemical used by Thomas Wayne, Carmine Falcone and Hamilton Hill
 to commit people unlawfully to Arkham. By the time of the game's
storyline, he had joined the organization and worked as the Oswald
Cobblepot/the Penguin's right hand man. He also took on the alias
"Blockbuster", possibly due to his immense strength.

### *Children of Arkham*

Blockbuster was first confronted by Batman in the Skyline Club,
 as Penguin and his men raided the former criminal club. Whilst his boss
 conversed with the vigilante, Roland and the other men stood by, ready
to fight him if things got violent. Whilst Penguin left to track down Selina Kyle,
 Blockbuster fought with Batman and threw him out of the hole, which had
 been created during a fight between the latter and Carmine Falcone.
When Batman returned moments later, Penguin, Blockbuster and their men
had disappeared.

Blockbuster later appeared at the Children of Arkham's raid on the Mayoral debate between Hamilton Hill and Harvey Dent. He, whist backstage, took Vicki Vale
 out to "host" the event and guarded the room from GCPD officers. When
they tried to raid the theater, Blockbuster easily overpowered them and,
 upon realizing that Batman was attacking Penguin and the other members,
 attacked the vigilante. He managed to overpower him and easily destroy
one of his drones, even damaging part of his cowl. However, he was
finally subdued when he was beaten down by Batman with a Bat-Stunner.
He, along with other Children of Arkham members, were arrested when the
GCPD appeared at the scene.

### *Guardian of Gotham*

Following his fight with Batman, Desmond was left in a fractured state,
unable to perform the most basic of functions or respond to verbal
communication. He was transferred to Arkham Asylum, where he was
constantly monitored by orderlies. During a fight between Victor Zsasz and other members of staff, he could do nothing but stand by and watch.

### *City of Light*

Desmond was among the Arkham inmates freed during the Children of
Arkham's attack, but was not involved in any of the riot that took
place. Instead, he would play with his cell door and was briefly seen by
 Batman as he chased Lady Arkham through the Asylum. Desmond was returned to his cell by the GCPD and Arkham Staff, along with the other inmates.

## Personality

Little is known about Roland's personality, but he seemed to be not as bright as his fellow Children of Arkham members. He was also extremely aggressive, likely due to his enhanced strength, and seemed not to care about the people he harmed. Its implied that he received brain damage getting a taser stuck in his mouth during his final fight with Batman, as he seemed to have gone into a state of trauma, rarely speaking and not getting involved in fights. It is unknown whether he was able to recover following the riots at Arkham Asylum.

## Trivia

* Blockbuster created by Roger Stern and Tom Lyle