So if this rumor bears out, Black Mask will be the villain so dastardly that heroes, villains, former villains and everything in between unite against him to form the Birds of Prey.
This also sort of maintains the Helena Bertinelli Huntress origin where her family is killed by the mob and she becomes a brutal vigilante.
In this instance, their deaths will be by Black Mask’s “hands” and make for a familiar, but often compelling story of a student turning against the master once the wool has been removed from their eyes.
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