Roman Sionis — Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) Character Profile

About Roman Sionis

Crime lord known as Black Mask, obsessed with control

Roman Sionis — Character Profile

Alignment

Villain

Species

Human

Abilities

Criminal empire, Tactical cruelty, Resource management

• Strength: 5/10
• Intelligence: 7/10
• Charisma: 6/10
• Morality: 1/10
• Influence: 7/10

Affiliations

• Secret Society of Super Villains
• Black Lantern Corps
• DC Universe

Quick Facts about Roman Sionis

Full Name

Roman Sionis

Occupation

businessperson, gangster, crime boss

Roman Sionis's Known Relations

• Secret Society of Super Villains — Member of
• Black Lantern Corps — Member of
• Catwoman — Enemy
• Jason Todd — Enemy
• Batman — Enemy

Roman Sionis appears in 2 titles

• Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010) — character page
• Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)

Character Facts

Played by

Ewan McGregor

Appears in

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Roman Sionis — Conflict Coercive Enemy — Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie)

  Roman treats Harley as a disposable asset, while Harley eventually turns against him.

  After Harley loses her former protection, Roman captures her and threatens to kill her unless she retrieves the diamond.

• Roman Sionis — Professional Employer — Dinah Lance / Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett)

  Roman places Dinah in a useful but subordinate role within his criminal operation.

  Roman appoints Dinah as his new driver after seeing her fighting ability.

• Roman Sionis — Professional Right-Hand Man — Victor Zsasz (Chris Messina)

  Zsasz is Roman's principal enforcer and operational lieutenant.

  Victor is explicitly described as Roman's sadistic right-hand man and carries out Roman's retrieval orders.

• Roman Sionis — Conflict Criminal Adversary — Renee Montoya (Rosie Perez)

  Montoya's investigation directly exposes and threatens Roman's power.

  Montoya investigates the mob killings connected to Roman's criminal world and later identifies Roman as the mastermind behind the Bertinelli massacre.

• Roman Sionis — Conflict Family Nemesis — Helena Bertinelli / Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead)

  Roman is the central cause of Helena's revenge mission.

  Montoya reveals that Roman ordered the Bertinelli massacre while trying to obtain the diamond, and Helena identifies the remaining killers.

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• Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie)
• Renee Montoya (Rosie Perez)
• Helena Bertinelli / Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead)
• Cassandra Cain (Ella Jay Basco)
• Dinah Lance / Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett)
• Sleazy Breeder (David Ury)
• Shallow Friend #2 (Izabel Pakzad)
• Shallow Friend #1 / Kathrine (Sara Montez)
• Ellen Yee (Ali Wong)
• Victor Zsasz (Chris Messina)
• Bitchy Teammate (Paloma Esparza Rabinov)
• Mr. Keo (François Chau)