Alexandre LeRoi was an air pirate who threatened to stop Gotham City's 20th Century celebrations, and to keep the looming century's polluting technology from becoming a reality.
History
Some time in the past, due to loneliness, LeRoi created a robotic servant he named Antonio Diavolo.
In 1990, LeRoi first appeared to reveal his intentions to the gathered leaders of Gotham City planning the coming Fair, and order them to either follow him or Gotham City will be "purged by fire". After being refused, he jumps from the ninth-story window and vanishes. Soon after he is shown reporting to a mysterious benefactor. He then begins his attacks against the city, trying to assassinate Mayor Tolliver with a disguised self-mechanized machine gun, and soon after swooping down and kidnapping, taking him up to his airship, after which he reveals his true intentions: He will use a special solar lens as a weapon to burn Gotham to the ground.
After LeRoi destroys parts of the slum district and throws the mayor to his death, Bat-Man uses a hangglider to reach LeRoi's airship by using the hot air from the fire to reach him. After accidentally destroying Antonio by pushing LeRoi into him, the two take the fight to the balloon above, fighting inside the hull of the ship where the ships gas pipes are located. The two are equally matched, but the ruined robot falls and apparently overloads the engines, after which Batman escapes, and Alexandre LeRoi plummets to his death in the fires.
It is later revealed that his benefactor was Franklin Claypool, a landowner of Gotham who was the owner of the ruined slum districts, who planned to sell the now higher valued properties once LeRoi's work was done. He is however shown to be despondent at the loss of lives and surrenders to the authorities.[1]
Powers and Abilities
Abilities
- Genius Level Intellect: Le Roi created his airship and robot companion Antonio himself, and also depending mostly on renewable energy sources, considering his environmentalist zeal, as well as constructing a Death Ray that uses the Sun as a power source.[1]
- Swordsmanship: LeRoi was able to take on Batman in a duel to the death.[1]
Paraphernalia
Transportation
- The Bird of Prey[1] (Destroyed)
Weapons
- Sword[1]
Notes
- LeRoi shares some traits of Batman villain Ra's al Ghul, with very similar goals and methods such as their concerns on man-made pollution and megalomaniac outlook.
- LeRoi is also similar to Colonel Blimp and Carl Kruger; both previous enemies of Batman.
- All these characters may have been inspired by the Jules Verne character Robur the Conqueror, and LeRoi especially on that character's interpretation on the novel Master of the World.[original research?]
Related
- 1 Appearances of Alexandre LeRoi (Earth-19)
- 1 Images featuring Alexandre LeRoi (Earth-19)
- Quotations by or about Alexandre LeRoi (Earth-19)
- Character Gallery: Alexandre LeRoi (Earth-19)
Footnotes
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