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had little interest in their own son,
preferring instead to elevate and
maintain their social status among
the elite of Gotham City. Although
Roman’s parents detested the Wayne
family, their desire to stay in the
upper echelons of society meant
they continued to praise them in
public despite their private disgust.
Roman eventually falls in love with a
girl, Circe, who works for his father’s
company: Janus Cosmetics. Despite
his affection for the girl, Roman’s
parents deem his partner to be of poor
social stature, demanding he end the
relationship. Enraged at his parent’s
vain sentiments, Roman burns down
his parent’s home, murders them
and takes over the family business.
With little business acumen, the
fledgling criminal runs the family
business into the ground, which is
subsequently rescued by Wayne
enterprises. Humiliated and
embarrassed, Roman refuses to
blame himself and instead visits his
parent’s graves to desecrate them.
Whilst there, Roman is struck by a
lightning bolt and knocked out on a
nearby headstone. Upon waking and
seeing the event as an omen, Roman
takes a piece of shattered stone and
carves the material into a mask,
marking the birth of the crime lord
and Arkham Origin’s main antagonist.
Joe Pring

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