Who Is Roland Desmond? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Roland Desmond is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 130 comic issue appearances. Blockbuster (Roland Desmond) was Blüdhaven's biggest crime lord until his death after which he arose to become a Black Lantern. He returned in the Rebirth era as a continuing Nightwing menace.

Who is Roland Desmond?

Origin Roland Desmond was the brother of Mark Desmond , the original Blockbuster. Suffering from seizures due to the Dominator 's gene-bomb, Roland was treated with experimental steroids. The treatment left him with superhuman strength along with enhanced durability and stamina, but lowered his intellect. With the Underworld Unleashed , Roland made a deal with the demon Neron and was given genius-level intelligence which he used to become the new crime lord of B lüdhaven , where Roland's mother lived. Blockbuster clashed with Nightwing on numerous occasions. He had nearly achieved total control of Bludhaven's organized crime and was looking to expand into Gotham City when he was killed by the new Tarantula . Major Story Arcs Blackest Night For more information see: Blackest Night While Roland's dead body, along with several other Batman villains were being transported from Gotham to Washington DC, to be put in the Justice League's private crypt for safe keeping, Roland was changed into a Black Lantern . Roland and the other newly formed Black Lanterns flew to the Gotham Police Department Headquarters.

Key facts

Roland Desmond is of mutant origin and first appeared in "The Blockbuster Invasion of Gotham City". The character is published by DC Comics. With 130 recorded issue appearances, Roland Desmond ranks among the most featured characters in comics.