| abstract | - Quincy Sharp first appeared in Batman: Arkham Asylum as the Warden of Arkham Asylum. Though he was seemingly a minor character who was initially in a position of power, Sharp played a pivotal role throughout the series as he was revealed as a serial killer within Arkham Asylum and a puppet to the mad and sinister Professor Hugo Strange, with both men sharing a connection to a powerful criminal organization using them for their own operations and schemes. Initially a political activist with a lust for power and an incentive to help his city contain the more dangerous criminals that it housed, Sharp was manipulated by Ra's al Ghul and his organization, the secret and worldwide society, The League of Assassins. Through their agent, Shiva, Sharp reopened Arkham Asylum under their deceptive persuasion and manipulation as part of a much larger scheme, and used The Joker's destructive plans for chaos as incentive to do so. Years later, acting as the Asylum's Warden after he successfully returned it to full operations, Sharp still aspired to achieve further political aspirations by becoming Mayor and form powerful connections. To that end, Sharp allowed himself to be used as a pawn in a sinister plot constructed by Strange, who also worked with the League of Assassins for his own purposes and with orders from Ra's to further manipulate Sharp for political gain and control, to condemn all criminals, and many Gotham citizens, to oblivion. After he became Mayor through a calculated lie and deception in the wake of a massive and brutal Arkham Asylum Riot and breakout as part of one of the Joker's inhumane schemes, Sharp put Strange's ultimate plans into effect; and Arkham City, an anarchistic prison, was built in the heart of Gotham itself. Sharp was eventually horrified when he learned that Strange had planned from the very beginning to use Arkham City to murder thousands of individuals, with many of them were actually innocent victims. Strange intended to do so through Protocol 10, the systematic destruction of the city and its inmates through missile and helicopter attacks, after he manipulated the course of events within the prison to receive authorization from City Hall in order to enact such a violent and drastic measure. However, after the arrest of Batman (as Bruce Wayne), Sharp was betrayed by Strange, who personally removed him from office and put him in the same prison that they both worked on together, where he remained until its shutdown after Strange's death, which occurred shortly after the ultimate failure of the mad professor's plans and reveal of his criminal activities to the people of Gotham City. After he realized the true nature of Strange and his status as an unwitting pawn, Sharp was left as a humiliated and fallen public figure and was eventually impeached and arrested by the GCPD after Arkham City's shutdown. Not long after his arrest, Sharp committed suicide in his cell after his realization that his life was destroyed beyond repair and that he would never regain the power that he lusted for. Sharp died as he had lived, a weak and cowardly man, who was incapable of realizing the full ramifications of his lust for power.
- Quincy Sharp is a supporting character in Batman: Arkham Asylum, and a minor charcter in Arkham City. He is the former warden of Arkham Asylum who later becomes mayor of Gotham City.
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