![]() ![]() The Batman raided Rizzo's Funeral Parlor, where the Ventriloquist and Scarface were busy extracting drugs from the remains of a dead gangster named William Henry "Fatman" Cherry. This earned them the attention of Gotham's nocturnal vigilante, the Batman. Processed in Tijuana, Mexico, they had the drugs smuggled into Gotham City inside of human cadavers. The Ventriloquist and Scarface made their marks in the Gotham underworld through the sale and distribution of a designer drug called Fever. Like many of the Ventriloquist's underlings, Rhino paid very little attention to Wesker himself, but was devoutly loyal to Scarface. The bouncer of the Ventriloquist Club was an over-sized leg-breaker named Rhino. They operated out of a trendy hot spot on Electric Street called the Ventriloquist Club. For example, Scarface often calls Batman "Gatman."Ĭalling himself the Ventriloquist, Wesker became a powerful drug lord in Gotham City – but it was actually Scarface calling all of the shots. Wesker was also unable to enunciate the letter "B" while throwing his voice, and replaced them with the letter "G" instead. He became dominated by Scarface, who barked orders at him and degraded him with verbal abuse. Wesker let Scarface do the dirty work, including robbery and murder. It was clear early on, however, that Scarface was the dominant partner in their relationship, and Wesker always maintained a subservient and obedient countenance. Scarface became the vehicle through which Wesker could express all his years of bottled up rage. The puppet, unsatisfied with the name that Donnegan had given him, decided to provide himself with a new name, one more befitting an angry criminal mind with high ambitions – Scarface. They paddled to the mainland of Gotham City and acquired a fresh set of clothes. At Woody's urging, Wesker picked up a riot shotgun and killed two guards before stealing a raft. The tunnel led to the shoreline of the island near the prison boathouse. He strung Donnegan's body up on the noose that he originally intended to use for himself, and he and Woody made their escape through Donnegan's tunnel. Arnold fought back and smashed Donnegan along the side of the face with a loose brick. ![]() He also stabbed at Woody with a corkscrew, creating a long scar across the right hand side of the puppet's face. While the two spoke, Donnegan awakened and attacked Wesker, brutally beating him down onto the floor. ![]() He revealed that Donnegan had been secretly digging an escape tunnel from his cell for the past fifteen years, but he eventually gave up after becoming institutionalized. He convinced Arnold to forego suicide in favor of escaping from prison. Arnold ignored him at first, believing that Donnegan's subconscious was acting through the puppet, but Woody insisted that he was acting independently of Donnegan's control. Despite the fact that Donnegan was unconscious, Woody began talking to Wesker. Wesker eventually grew despondent with prison life and prepared to hang himself from the ceiling of his cell while Donnegan slept. When Donnegan discovered them, he punched Wesker in the face, shouting that nobody touches his puppet. One day, Arnold found himself alone with Woody. Wesker became enamored with the puppet, but Donnegan was very protective of Woody and refused to allow Wesker to touch him. He had been mastering the art of ventriloquism. Donnegan had built a puppet for himself named Woody, who was carved from the Gotham Gallow Tree where Blackgate Prisoners were given the ultimate punishment. The prison staff placed him in a bunk with a cellmate named Donnegan. He was arrested and sent to Blackgate Prison. He bottled up his anger and hostility for many years to come.Īs an adult, Wesker suffered a psychotic break and killed a man during a bar-fight (by Wesker's own account, the murder was completely accidental). The shock of witnessing his parents' death forced Arnold to repress all emotion. Wesker was convinced that the albatross was an omen that brought doom to his family. A Spivey's Display Dummies truck screamed down the street, striking Arnold's parents and instantly killing them before the young boy's eyes. He yelled at his father, demanding that he take him home. The albatross was something of a local attraction, but Wesker was terrified of it. When he was very young, his parents took him to the Gotham City shipyards to see an albatross. Even as a child, Wesker was a meek and timid human being. His name comes from the nickname of Al Capone after whom Scarface is modeled. Young)Ī meek, quiet man, Arnold Wesker plans and executes his crimes through a dummy named Scarface, with the dress and persona of a 1920s gangster, complete with pinstripe suit, cigar, and Tommy gun. ![]()
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