Scaramouche and Bismillah

Origin
Scaramouche and Bismillah are twin brothers, originally from San Diego, California. From birth, they did everything together, which included any and all mischievous acts. When they were young, they began their life of crime. They started small, taking things that were around the house belonging to their parents, and also taking things from school. Nobody but themselves knew that they were lifting things from under their noses. As they got older, they started to become more daring.

When they were in middle school, they began ripping off different stores. They favored department stores above all else. They took clothing, shoes, jewelry; pretty much anything they could get their hands on. They always got away with it too. Scaramouche always led the charge. He would distract the clerk(s) wherever he happened to see one while Bismillah would take the noted item(s) and walk out of the store, very calmly. As soon as Bismillah left, Scaramouche wasn’t far behind. It should be noted, however, that the brothers were good at not drawing attention to the fact that they were actively shoplifting. Scaramouche knew when his brother had already left, and left when he felt that it was safe. If he were to leave too early, the people he were distracting may catch on and they would be caught. Thanks to his quick wits, that never happened.

Once they hit high school, they decided that they really wanted to make a name for themselves. In order to do that, they needed a bigger target to knock over. They started going after banks. They acquired a number of different guns and became more aggressive in taking what they wanted. Bismillah was the muscle of the operation, while Scaramouche provided the brains and the tactics.

They got even braver after high school. They moved out east to Gotham City and began their ultimate rise to power in the crime world. Their reputation, by both the public and also other criminals, had given them quite a following. Since they wanted to take down bigger targets, such as science facilities and other high profile buildings, they recruited other criminals to join their cause. During their escapades, they would frequently run into Blackbird, a local, well-known, well-respected superhero, who would defeat them each and every time. Though their plans were always foiled, like any supervillains, they would continue to press on and never gave up on pursuing a life of crime.