Michael Valley (Earth-5171)

Michael "Mike" Valley was born and raised in New York, deciding to protect his city by becoming a police officer at the New York Police Department. However, after undertaking a secret program to create the perfect crime fighter after he felt powerless compared to the emerging superheroes, Mike turned into a psychotic murderer, until he was stopped and spelled from the NYPD. Seeking enlightenment, Valley confessed his crimes to a priest, who was in fact a member of the secret society known as the Court of Creed. Brainwashed and turned into their loyal pawn, Michael would become Azrael, the champion of the Court, given the Suit of Sorrows to enhance his abilities and the Sword of Sins to punish the "evil-doers". Being sent to watch upon New York to annihilate the criminal element, Azrael became one of Batman's enemies in the 21th Century.