Blight (Derek Powers)

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Derek Powers, later known as Blight, is the main antagonist of the Batman Beyond animated television series, serving as the main antagonist of the first season, a posthumous antagonist in Seasons 2 and 3 and a mentioned character in the 2000 direct-to-video film Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. He is also a recurring villain in the wide span of DC comics.

He was a corrupt businessman, chairman of the board of directors of Wayne-Powers, who later transformed into an extremely dangerous and toxic supervillain after a fated encounter with the new Batman and archenemy, Terry McGinnis, whose father Powers had murdered in order to hide one of his black market deals. He is based on the DC character Doctor Phosphorus.