However, as they continued, Jacob began to grow perturbed by Roth's tactics.

Pleased with Jacob's performance, he invited him again to the Alhambra for more of Roth's amusements. The pair sabotaged Starrick's shipments of explosives and kidnapped his henchmen Hattie Cadwallader, Benjamin Raffles and Chester Swinebourne. Together the pair formed a partnership and began to undermine Starrick's criminal and economic power throughout the city. Favouring more of an eclectic lifestyle, Roth sought out Starrick's nemesis and opposing gangster, Jacob Frye, leader of the burgeoning Rooks. Betraying Starrickīy 1868, Roth, who maintained control over the Blighters various dealings, had begun to grow restless under Starrick's employ, expressing his disdain for Starrick's meticulous control over the city. He used it as the base of his operations, all the while keeping up a legitimate facade by funding shows for the public to enjoy. With the money he had received, Roth bought and refurbished a burnt-out theater in the Strand which would later be called the Alhambra Music Hall. Roth was soon sought out by the Templar Grand Master Crawford Starrick, who offered him an incredible amount of money to train a number of Starrick's underlings, including Octavia Plumb, Edith Swinebourne, Rexford Kaylock, Bloody Nora, Cletus Strain, Lilla Graves, and Victor Lynch to be gang leaders. His deadly combination of brain and brawn saw his network expand and his infamy grow some men worked for him, others simply owed him money, but all feared him.

Over the years, Roth was frequently imprisoned, though he always got out, and worked various jobs, from street-cleaner to gun-for-hire. Roth decided to return to London and use his newly acquired skills in the criminal underworld. He learned acrobatics, boxing, and sleight of hand, but was again faced with a lack of money. One day, Oberon, having had enough, took on the name Maxwell Roth and ran away to join the circus, in an attempt to recapture the happiness he recalled from his days in the troupe. While his parents lived on the streets, Oberon moved in and out of various workhouses, all the while envying the rich upper classes. The family subsequently moved to London, but failed to find steady work there due to their criminal past. Their illegal lifestyle robbed the group of their passion to perform, causing them to eventually disband and part ways, much to Oberon's dismay. However, they began to struggle financially and were forced to turn a life of crime so they could make ends meet, thieving and defrauding during their performances. They acted in a traveling theater troupe, where the boy learned to perform for the masses. According to Roth himself, he was born to a loving couple that named their son Oberon.

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