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Roland Daggett is a fictional corrupt businessman and villain in Batman: The Animated Series, voiced by Edward Asner. The president of Daggett Industries, a pharmaceutical company, he is depicted as being a large, physically imposing man with smoothed back reddish-brown hair and blue eyes. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... FicTioNaL is a Gaming Legend. ... A businessman (sometimes businesswoman, female; or businessperson, gender neutral) is a generic term for a wide range of people engaged in profit-oriented enterprises, generally the management of a company. ... Bad guy redirects here. ... The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode, On Leather Wings. ... Edward Asner (born November 15, 1929) is an American actor known for his Emmy-winning role as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and later continued in a spinoff series, Lou Grant. ... Pharmacology (in Greek: pharmacon is drug, and logos is science) is the study of how chemical substances interfere with living systems. ...

Inspiration

He is similar in personality and function to the post-Crisis Lex Luthor. It should also be noted that his look (and overall demeanor) bears a striking similarity to Norman Osborn, Marvel Comics' Green Goblin I, as he originally appeared (minus the "Osborn Cornrows"). He was originally intended to be Max Shreck, Christopher Walken's character from Batman Returns, but it was decided instead to introduce a new character. Lex Luthor is a fictional supervillain and enemy of Superman in the DC Comics Universe. ... The Green Goblin The Green Goblin is a Marvel Comics supervillain who is the arch-enemy of Spider-Man. ... Christopher Walken as Max Shreck in 1992s Batman Returns. ... Christopher Walken (born March 31, 1943) is an Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actor. ... For the video game based on the film, see Batman Returns (video game). ...

Alongside crime boss Rupert Thorne, Daggett is one of the main recurring antagonists of the series who isn't a member of the Rogue's Gallery. Rupert Thorne is a fictional character in the Batman universe, created by Steve Englehart and Walter Simonson in Detective Comics #469. ...

Daggett could be considered a possible forerunner to Batman Beyond villain Derek Powers. Batman Beyond (known as Batman of the Future in Europe, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand and India) is an American animated television series created by The WB Television Network in collaboration with DC Comics as a continuation of the Batman legacy. ... Derek Powers aka Blight is a supervillain in the animated series Batman Beyond, voiced by Sherman Howard. ...

Bio

He was introduced in the two-part episode Feat of Clay, which is the origin episode of the shapeshifting villain Clayface. Daggett's largest role in the series is in this episode. His company develops "Renuyu," a face cream that makes the user's face malleable, like clay or putty, as an alternative to plastic surgery. Daggett made disfigured actor Matt Hagen his first test subject, and because Renuyu turned out to be non-FDA approved, contain highly addictive qualities and the effects would wear off after 24 hours, Hagen was made by Daggett to do his bidding in return for more. Daggett opts to use him in his scheme to take over Wayne Enterprises for the purposes of using their superior marketing operation to get the flawed Renuyu into stores. But when Hagen botched the mission, Daggett decided to get rid of him and had his henchman Raymond Bell pour gallons of the untested product down Hagen's throat, permanently transforming him into a hideous mass of shapeshifting clay. Daggett later sent Germs to finish off Lucius Fox only for Germs to end up defeated by Batman who also saved him from Clayface. Daggett was thereafter the target of Clayface's vengeance, but the attempt on his life was thwarted by Batman. Daggett was reported to have been taken into custody after his Renuyu product was exposed. In comic book terminology, the phrase origin story refers to a story or backstory revealing how a male character went through a sex change, or the circumstances under which they became superheroes or supervillains. ... For other uses, see Shapeshifting (disambiguation). ... Clayface is a name used by several DC Comics fictional characters, most of them possessing clay-like bodies and shapeshifting abilities. ... For other uses, see Clay (disambiguation). ... PuTTY is a free software SSH, Telnet, rlogin, and raw TCP client. ... Heroin bottle An addiction is a recurring compulsion by an individual to engage in some specific activity, despite harmful consequences to the individuals health, mental state or social life. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Robin Shoots with Sir Guy by Louis Rhead. ... For other uses, see Clay (disambiguation). ... Lucius Fox is a fictional character appearing in Batman comic books by DC Comics. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ...

Daggett also appeared as the main villain in several other episodes. In Appointment in Crime Alley, an important episode in the series which reveals where Bruce Wayne's parents were murdered, Daggett plans to tear down the section of Gotham City known as Crime Alley to turn it into a mini-mall. To this end, he hires a demolitions expert named "Nitro" to blow up all the buildings regardless of whether or not there is anyone in them while his henchman Crocker oversees it. Although Batman managed to foil his plans when he ensured that the explosives would only destroy abandoned buildings, Daggett, thanks to an alibi, was able to avoid justice while Nitro and Crocker were taken to jail. This article is about the fictional place. ... It has been suggested that Retail park be merged into this article or section. ... For other uses, see Demolition (disambiguation). ... For alibi used in the sense of a legal defense, see the Wiktionary entry Alibi. ...

His next scheme - possibly his greatest scheme - involved obtaining the services of Professor Milo in the episode Cat Scratch Fever. With Milo's help, Daggett planned to release a devastating virus into Gotham by infecting stray cats and dogs rounded up by his underlings Jessy and Paunch. Naturally, the only cure for the disease would be marketed exclusively by Daggett Industries, and had his plan succeeded Daggett would've not only made millions, but he would have restored his considerably tainted public image, becoming a hero. But this time it wasn't just Batman who stepped in to thwart Daggett: Catwoman also intervened once she learned of the inhuman experiments being conducted by Milo at Daggett Labs. Although Catwoman became infected with the virus when she was bitten by her cat Isis (used as a guinea pig by Milo), Batman was able to cure her, stop Daggett's henchmen from putting the infected animals onto the streets of Gotham, and expose Daggett's evil plan. This time, Daggett's legal fees result in his company becoming bankrupt. Daggett Industries and its multitude of subsidiary companies was no more, leaving Daggett penniless, despite his public claims of innocence. Professor Achilles Milo is a fictional mad scientist in the DC Universe. ... This article is about biological infectious particles. ... Stray may refer to one of the following: An area of open land in York and Harrogate. ... Cats may refer to: Felines, members of the animal family Felidae The domesticated animal, cat The musical, yeah right, I bet that this was really dumb. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domestic subspecies of the wolf, a mammal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. ... This article is about the medical term. ... For other uses, see Hero (disambiguation). ... This article is about the supervillainess. ... From Latin ex- + -periri (akin to periculum attempt). ... An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species. ... For other uses, see Guinea pig (disambiguation). ... Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their creditors. ... A subsidiary, in business, is an entity that is controlled by another entity. ... Innocence is a term that describes the lack of guilt of an individual, with respect to a crime. ...

His fourth and final appearance in the series was in the episode Batgirl Returns. He steals a jade cat statue from a museum, planning to sell it on the black market and use the money to get Daggett Industries up and running again. Catwoman, teaming with Batgirl, discovers his involvement, necessitating their elimination. Daggett captured them and takes them to the abandoned Daggett Labs, planning to shoot them and dispose of the bodies in vats of acid. They are saved thanks to the timely intervention of Robin. Daggett himself almost falls into the acid vat - taking the jade cat statue with him - but both the statue and the villain are rescued by Robin and Batgirl (Catwoman, bearing a grudge against Daggett for the whole virus episode, chose not to participate in his rescue). A selection of antique, hand-crafted Chinese jade (jadeite) buttons Unworked Jade Jade is used as an ornamental stone, the term jade is applied to two different rocks that are made up of different silicate minerals. ... The Palais du Louvre in Paris, which houses the Musée du Louvre, one of the worlds most famous museums, and most certainly the largest. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into underground economy. ... Batgirl is a DC Comics superhero. ... Elimination is a residence hall game where every player is both the hunter and the hunted. ... For other uses, see Body (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Acid (disambiguation). ... Robin (also referred to as The Boy Wonder) is the name of several fictional characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, originally created by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, as a junior counterpart to DC Comics superhero Batman. ... Revenge or vengeance consists of retaliation against a person or group in response to perceived wrongdoing. ...

Roland Daggett was eventually sent to jail. It is said that his lawyers are currently finding a loop hole that will get him out.