- "Bane already has all he needs. He will find you. He will break you."
- —Bird to Batman
Bird has no criminal record prior to his incarceration. Though records of Peña Duro were sketchy at best, they contain no mention of a "Bird" alias. His admission and incarceration paperwork appear to have been lost. Since his escape, Bird is responsible for the kinds of heinous crimes that are committed at the behest of his master.
Following the reopening of Arkham Asylum a few years later, Bird fell out of contact with Bane, who suffered great mental damage from using the prototype super-Venom, TN-1.
Incident Reports
Before Arkham Origins Incident
Exact details about Angel Vallelunga's life prior to escaping the Santa Prisca prison known as Peña Duro is unknown as were all records of his existence. According to Bird himself, he was born there, and learned to survive as a child. The prison guards at Pena Duro prison eventually took note of Angel’s tendency to look after the falcons and other birds that gathered at Pena Duro and nicknamed him “Bird”, a nickname he would embrace, due to living like an animal. After he was freed from the prison by Bane, Angel would become fanatically loyal to the former, and they would flee Pena Duro Prison together, after which he would participate in many terrorist acts and crimes at the behest of his master. Bird also used Venom, which he claimed gave him "incredible power".
Arkham Origins Incident
During Batman and Bane's fight at the Royal Hotel, Bird arrived in a helicopter to extract his master. Bird is later behind several Venom shipments throughout the city. After destroying the shipments, Batman confronts him at My Alibi. After defeating Bird and a few of Bane's men, Batman left them for the GCPD.
Arkham Shadow Incident
Bird was sent to Blackgate Prison. Bird believed that Bane’s subsequent escape was actually a government strike force abduction. Blackgate's director of rehabilitation, Dr. Jonathan Crane, examined Bird a few times. However, lack of access to Venom in prison caused Bird to go through withdrawal, which caused permanent damage. The addiction resulted in Crane deeming Bird unfit for Project Umbra. He was cold and hostile towards a prisoner known as Irving “Matches” Malone, seeing him as weak.
Bird received a delivery from Joe Chill who ran the prison commissary, delivered via Irving "Matches" Malone. Bird complained that the delivery was light and withheld payment. Malone did not accept this, and Bird and his men attacked Malone. Malone defeated them all, at which point Bird yielded the money.
Confused that Bane had not yet freed him but maintaining absolute faith that he would, Bird looked forward to regaining access to Venom, and with it, his strength. He also looked forward to having the opportunity to kill Batman in revenge.
After hearing that Lyle Bolton was beaten in combat by Malone, Bird would come to respect the latter, even offering to aid him in forming a racket and a gang, to which Malone would decline. He would also open up more about his past to Malone. He also confided that he felt lost and helpless without Bane to guide him.
Arkham Origins Multiplayer
Bird is part of Bane's Militia who fight Joker's Henchmen in a series of gang wars.
He acts as a side announcer for Bane when Bane is either active in combat or he has marked the entry door in which he will show up in.
Personality
Bird is unshakably loyal to Bane and incredibly ruthless when his master ordered him to complete a task. Despite his high ranking in Bane's army, Bird is just another expendable puppet who takes a very 'don't say, don't think' attitude and did any order that his master requested no matter how heinous. Bird is said to have been imprisoned in Peña Duro along with Bane and shared his master's cunning, brutality, and intelligence.
Psychological Profile
Bird
Real Name: Angel Vallelungua
GCPD Profile
Angel.
Batman's Database Profile
Like Bane, Bird has no criminal record prior to his incarceration. Though records of Peña Duro are sketchy at best, they contain no mention of a "Bird" alias. His admission and incarceration paperwork appear to have been lost. Unless of course, there is a truth to the rumors, and he was born and raised inside the prison, like Bane. Since his escape, Bird has been responsible for all kinds of heinous crimes committed at the behest of his master. This is a man who will obey any order without question and lay down his life without a second thought. In short, a fanatic - and very dangerous because of it.
Notes
- One of the many prisoners who escaped Peña Duro with Bane's help
- Has training in knife fighting and the use of explosives
- Unshakable loyalty to Bane
- Basic Hand To Hand Combat Skills
- Extensive knowledge of Gotham's underworld
- Falconry
Equipment
- Combat Knife
Quotes
- "Leave now and we will spare you."
- "...he will stay away if he values his life."
- "Ah. The Bat. You have come as Bane said you would. Fly down from your perch, then, so I can kill you."
- "They call me Bird."
- "Bane already has all he needs. He will find you. He will break you."
Gallery
Trivia
- Bird's appearance and role through the story was very different from the one seen in the comics (The Knightfall Arc).