The first person to don the identity of "Anarky," is teenager Lonnie Machin. He possesses a genius-level intellect, and is particularly skilled at computer hacking. Anarky is also an adept martial artist, brilliant inventor, gifted strategist, and tireless crusader against authoritarianism..

During the Batman R.I.P. arc, Anarky masterminded a scheme involving Red Robin, manipulating Gotham’s unrest. His plan ultimately backfired when a bomb he orchestrated caused casualties, earning him the ire of Ulysses, who blamed Robin for his family’s deaths. After falling into a coma, he was placed under Dr. Thompkins’ care. In his later activities, he assisted Tim Drake in dismantling a supervillain-controlled dark web called the Unternet, though he may have left a digital version of himself lurking within, potentially corruptible by its sinister influence.