Colonel Blimp is a minor Batman enemy who relies on blimps and zeppelins in his crimes.
He is a reimagining of the Golden Age Batman villain Carl "Napoleon Kruger, a criminal who looked nearly identical to Napoleon Bonaparte (albeit shorter and more overweight), dressed like Napoleon Bonaparte, and who had a Napoleon complex.
History[]
New Earth[]
Colonel Blimp was the traumatized son of a former Navy officer, who was retired before he could finish the zeppelin project which was cancelled prior to his forced retirement. When the man killed himself after this series of events, his son was scarred for life and grew up holding a grudge with the system.
Eventually he adopted the moniker of Colonel Blimp and commanded a small army, with whom he built several dirigibles capable of lifting battleships from the sea and captured several of these, holding the Navy officers inside for ransom. Colonel Blimp's plan was eventually foiled by Batman and Robin.
DC Rebirth[]
In the New 52 he tried to hijack a Gotham submarine to hold for ransom, only to be defeated by Gotham Girl.