The next article incorporates spoilers from Nightwing #95, on sale now.
Now that Nightwing’s sister, Melinda Zucco, has been uncovered, Blockbuster appears to now not care about subtly taking his enemies down. Nightwing #95 (by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redundo, Caio Filipe, Adriano Lucas, and Wes Abbott) noticed him undertake what could possibly be thought of a “scorched earth” technique to combat in opposition to Dick Grayson. He has brazenly attacked the Haven, and threatened to do issues that the majority criminals would hesitate to even think about.
Whereas this can be the primary indicator that Blockbuster’s empire is on the verge of crumbling, it additionally makes him extraordinarily harmful. A cornered animal will combat again when left with no different choice, and he has largely been making an attempt to work inside the system that he constructed to do away with his foes. With that system now falling aside, he has dropped any pretense of making an attempt to outwit his enemies and turned to violence.
As talked about above, Blockbuster now not cares about being refined. With Melinda now revealed as an informant, he is aware of his time is restricted. She has been aware of all of his secrets and techniques and crimes in the previous few months, that means that Nightwing can be probably in possession of the information that belonged to former commissioner McClean. He nonetheless has individuals working for him inside the authorities, however exterior intervention appears extremely probably now.
To that finish, he has chosen to dispose of any multi-layered plans in favor of outright assaults. Attacking the Haven wasn’t simply his manner of claiming that the gloves had been off, it was additionally an try to attract Nightwing in, and a profitable one at that. Certainly, it appears there are now not any strains Blockbuster will not cross to get what he desires. He actively threatened to homicide two kids proper in entrance of Nightwing until he surrendered, and Grayson may inform that he would completely observe via.
Apparently sufficient, this confirms what serial killer, Heartless, mentioned about him — controlling Bludhaven is the one factor Blockbuster cares about. It’s the solely factor he has to reside for. With out it, he turns into simply one other superpowered thug who can simply be taken down by any hero. Being powerless isn’t a state of affairs he can deal with rationally, and in consequence, he’s not behaving rationally anymore.
Now that the one factor he has going for him is being threatened, he has no limitations on his capability for violence. He’s defending what he believes to be his and wiil destroy anybody who tries to take it away. That is solely made worse now that he is aware of Dick Grayson is Nightwing. A person preventing to guard what he loves will finally do something to protect it, even when what he loves is being nothing greater than a silent dictator utilizing a metropolis’s personal defenses in opposition to it.