So take him! Tear him apart! And keep the bones for yourselves! 
- — The Dealer src
The Dealer is an auctioneer who sells super-villain weapons and artifacts of evil. His mobile location is the Mirror House, where he conducts auctions to the rich and decadent in a dark cult that believes evil is humanity's divine spark. This has made him an enemy of Batman.
History
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Guiborg first attracts Batman's attention when his sold weapons are involved in a series of murders across Gotham City.[1] Batman disguises himself as a member of the Dealer's dark cult and infiltrates Mirror House, where everyone is required to wear a gas mask. The Dealer immediately exposes him with a sabotaged mask and drugs Batman with hallucinogenic nerve gas.[2] The entire house are commanded to tear Batman apart, and he barely escapes through the violent hallucinations. Batman ambushes the Dealer again on a flight leaving Gotham. He ingests Man-Bat serum to turn himself into a monster, but Batman still beats the crap out of him and the plane goes down during their fight. There's a massive explosion, but the Dealer's body isn't found in the wreckage and he might have escaped.[3] It's later revealed that he was assisted in his Gotham plans by James Gordon, Jr..[4]
Notes
- Dick Grayson mentions that "Etienne Guiborg" is probably an alias, as the real Étienne Guibourg was a 17th Century priest in France convicted for leading black masses.[2] This means the Dealer is either using an assumed name or his origins are supernatural.
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