A botched attempt at plastic surgery leaves him with a permanent rictus grin. His features seem frozen in a permanent rictus of careworn disbelief. Lady Shiva, Rictus, Cheshire, December Graystone, and Bronze Tiger target Red Hood. This culminates in an attack on their own headquarters, occupied by Rictus and his gang. Rictus and Future's factions of the Fraternity begin a revolt against the other three. The five leaders are the Professor, Mr. Rictus, Adam-One, the Future, and the Emperor.