His ambitions made him a target for local bullies, and after one too many beatings, King began studying the martial arts, excelling at them from the start.

His father, a TV sports producer, and his mother, a former professional dancer, were very supportive—as long as he completed his college education.

Getting special training and technological support in the form of a stealth-circuitry-enhanced costume, King became Orpheus – a force against evil and ignorance.

During the 'War Games' story arc, Spoiler, desperate to prove herself, took one of Batman's contingency plans and set it into action.

The plan failed because Spoiler was unaware that the man who was set to meet with the crime lords, Matches Malone, was really just one of Batman's disguises.