Roland Daggett

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character_name = Roland Daggett
publisher = DC Comics
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creators = Bruce Timm
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full_name = Roland Daggett
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homeworld = Gotham City
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partners = Professor Milo
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supports= Batman
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Roland Daggett is a fictional character and an adversary of Batman. He made his debut appearance in ' as a corrupt and powerful businessman, voiced by Edward Asner. The president of Daggett Industries"', a pharmaceutical company, he is depicted as being a large, physically imposing man with smoothed back reddish-brown hair and blue eyes.

Inspiration

He is similar in personality and function to the post-Crisis Lex Luthor. It should also be noted that his look (and overall demeanor) bears a striking similarity to Norman Osborn as he originally appeared (minus the "Osborn Cornrows"). He was originally intended to be Max Shreck, Christopher Walken's character from "Batman Returns", but it was decided instead to introduce a new character.

Alongside crime boss Rupert Thorne, Daggett is one of the main recurring antagonists of the series who isn't a member of the Rogue's Gallery, and is considered to be a possible forerunner to "Batman Beyond" villain Derek Powers.

Bio

"Feat of Clay: Part I"

Daggett Industries develops "Renuyu", a face cream which enables the user to modify their face to their desire, and which Daggett is secretly going to sell through direct marketing since it will be rejected by stores for its addictive qualities. The only man addicted to the compound is Matt Hagen, an actor who was disfigured in a car accident and who committs crimes (in disguise) for Daggett in return for supplies of the formula. After Hagen botches an attempt to steal incriminating evidence from and kill Lucius Fox, Daggett plots to have Hagen killed, and cuts off his Renuyu supply, knowing that Hagen, addicted to the formula, will come to steal some. The plan works, but Hagen, however, does not die when Daggett's henchmen drench his face in the compound, instead morphing into a shapeshifting being named Clayface.

"Feat of Clay: Part II"

Daggett makes preparations to take over Wayne Enterprises, by sending his henchman to kill Fox in hospital (although Batman foils him). At the same time, Daggett goes on television on "Gotham Insider", a TV show, where he hopes to advertise the Renuyu as a mere face cream, but Clayface ambushes him during the show and attempts to kill him. Batman intervenes and manages to stop Clayface (who escapes), and subdue Daggett, who is taken into custody.

"Appointment in Crime Alley"

In this episode, Daggett's main objective is to destroy Crime Alley with explosives with the help of two arsonists, Crocker and Nitro, and make it look as if it were caused by the rupturing of an underground gas line, with the alibi of giving a speech somewhere else. Crime Alley, however, happens to be the very place where Batman's parents were gunned down when he was a child, and Batman, after receiving information from a man who witnessed Crocker and Nitro tie up Leslie Thompkins (who saw them planting explosives) in a building rigged to explode, manages to disconnect some of the bombs, reducing the number of destroyed buildings. Batman berates Daggett in public view about his hands in the explosion, and tells Daggett that he will be sent to prison once Crocker and Nitro confess. Daggett, however, plays his wits right, and Crocker and Nitro are taken to prison while Daggett goes free.

"Cat Scratch Fever"

Daggett's next and possibly biggest scheme is to release a virus in Gotham City that will make innocent cats and dogs into bloodthirsty predators, with the help of Professor Milo, and being the only man with the antidote, it will make Daggett not only a fortune, but a public hero. Daggett hires two thugs to pose as straycatchers and capture as many stray animals as they can. One of them turns out to be Isis, the cat of Selina Kyle/Catwoman, who takes matters into her own hands and investigates. Batman and Catwoman manage to put an end to Daggett's scheme, and Daggett is forced to declare bankruptcy.

"The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne"

Daggett is only mentioned in this episode, although it is established that he has connections to Dr. Hugo Strange.

"Batgirl Returns"

In a desparate attempt to restore his image and company, Daggett steals a Jade Cat from a museum and hopes to sell it on the black market. Naturally, the police target Catwoman, who works with Batgirl and tracks Daggett to an old lab (actually the same lab where Hagen was turned into Clayface). Daggett's men capture Batgirl and Catwoman, who manage to escape with Robin's help. Catwoman resolves to kill Daggett there and then by dropping him into a vat of acid, but Batgirl and Robin convince her otherwise, and she spares him. Daggett is then finally sent to prison. Although it is stated that his army of lawyers is constantly trying to find a loop hole that will set him free, Daggett is not seen or mentioned again.