Roadblock's dream was to be a gourmet chef. He was working as a bouncer to earn money to attend school in France when an army recruiter convinced him that the army could train him to be a chef. Roadblock joined, but found army menus and preparation techniques too appalling; he soon transferred to the infantry.

noun

1. an obstruction in a road, specifically a military blockade of logs, wire, cement, etc., for holding up enemy vehicles at a point covered by heavy fire; a blockade, often of patrol cars, set up by police, as for stopping a fugitive, inspecting vehicles, etc.
2. any hindrance or obstacle in the way of an objective, as a fallen tree or a pile of fallen rocks