Arnold Wesker, who went on to be a feared crime lord in Gotham, started off as a timid child. He spent a large part of his childhood as a spineless little kid who let everyone walk all over him. Arnold couldn't find the nerve to retaliate, especially since he was raised in a home of the most nurturing parents he could ask for. But hidden beneath those frightened little eyes were fantasies of retaliation and violence. No one saw any danger in Arnold until the day he went for something he wanted.
Arnold was thirteen at the time. He started the day with excitement as he was finally planning to ask a girl to the school dance. When lunch ended, Arnold found Natalie Palmer as she was walking to class with her friends. He approached her while trying to ignore the look of disgust that one of her friends gave him.
"He-hey Natalie."
"Hey Arny," Natalie replied apathetically.
"So the dance is next week, and, uh, do you want to go with me?"
Natalie and her friends paused for a second before they busted out laughing.
"Sorry Arny, I'm going with someone who doesn't cry in class once a week." They then walked away to avoid Arnold's reaction as Arnold tried to hold back tears.
Fifteen minutes later, Arnold walked out of a bathroom stall in the boy's bathroom. Two other boys noticed him, Ron and Jerry. Arnold was still crying as he was holding a knife with both wrists covered in scars. The boys chuckled.
"Hey, it's emo Arnold," said Ron tauntingly. "Seriously, when are you not crying?"
"Please, s-stop," Arnold replied.
"I think he's sad that his mommy didn't get him that new knife for his birthday," Jerry said. "Don't worry, someday you'll cut yourself with a big-boy knife."
"Stop!"
"Why?" Asked Jerry, "We're just wondering why you're such a little bitch.
Arnold advanced towards the boys.
"I SAID STOP!"
"You know," said Ron, "If you start cutting your face off instead, maybe you won't be so ugly."
Arnold paused for less than a second, but for what he remembered as much longer. Then he lunged at Ron and stabbed him in the stomach. Before Jerry could react, Arnold kicked him in the groin and then slit his throat. He repeated the same motion until he was sure Jerry was dead. He went back to Ron and continued to stab his face until Ron was dead. Then it fully hit Arnold what he just did, and he fainted only to wake up at the police department.