General (DC Comics)

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Publication information
the General

Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Detective Comics #654, December 1992
Created by	Chuck Dixon
In story information
Alter ego	Ulysses Hadrian Armstrong
Team affiliations	Los Bandidos^{[citation needed]}
Abilities	military genius

For Wade Eiling, also sometimes known as "the General", see General Wade Eiling

The General is a fictional character, one of Batman's rogues in DC Comics, that first appeared in Detective Comics #654.

[edit] Fictional character biography

Ulysses Hadrian Armstrong was a psychotic child with the mind of a military genius. Feeling bored of his life at a military school, he read books about military history. Ulysses later scares the bullies that picked on him into helping him to escape the school, and work as his henchmen. He goes to Gotham City to recruit gang members into his "army", uses his military planning to grow his gang, and has taken on Black Mask's gang. His reputation has gained him the nickname "The General". He dresses himself and his henchmen, primarily gangs he has conquered, in historical attire as they act out crimes based on military history.

While his father and brother know of his psychosis and the threat he poses, his mother is blind with affection for him, even as he is being hauled into juvenile hall after his crimes are foiled by Batman. The General was expanded beyond Batman into the larger DC Universe and has also taken on Robin separately.

The General has teamed up with other costumed criminals, including Maxie Zeus and the Toyman, however these partnerships always end in mutual betrayal.

[edit] Powers and abilities

While The General is only a child, he is a military genius. He has vast knowledge of military history, and his careful planning are what earned him the respect of his henchmen.

[edit] Alternate versions

Legends of the Dark Knight #55-57, set in the near-future, features an adult Ulysses Armstrong as one of a number of crime bosses contacted by Vigil, Inc., a corrupt private police force which is actually a protection racket for criminals. This adult version of the General wears modern military gear, rather than the historic costumes of his younger self, and surrounds himself with women who have general's stars tattooed on their foreheads.