Anatoli Knyazev

Anatoli Knyazev is a Russian Mafia assassin know as the KGBeast.

Biography
Knyazev was born in the slums of the USSR to a poor family. He suffered abuse from his alcoholic father and ignored by his mother. To escape this life, Antatoli ran away from home and joined the Soviet Army. There was recruited into the KGB and became a ruthless assassin. He earned the nickname the Beast due to his brutality. During a mission in Afghanistan he lost his left hand and had it replaced with a cybernetic hand. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union he joined a Russian Mafia family becoming it's top killer.

Encountering Batman
The Russian Mafia tried to fill the power vacuum in Gotham City after Carmine Falcone was imprisoned, but went to war with other gangs. Anatoli was sent to eliminate rivals and then had deal with Batman when he tried kill one of his targets. After Batman started interfering in his employers business, he was ordered to kill him. As he failed every time, he began to lose respect in the organization which causes him to have a deep hatred for Batman.

Abilities
Hand to Hand Combat

Marksmenship