Victor Zsasz

Victor Zsasz
Cover art to Batman: Streets of Gotham #4 (November 2009) by Dustin Nguyen
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1 (June 1992)
Created by	Alan Grant (writer) Norm Breyfogle (artist)
In-story information
Species	Human
Team affiliations	Secret Society of Super Villains Suicide Squad
Notable aliases	Mr. Zsasz
Abilities	Knife-fighting Hand-to-hand combat

Victor Zsasz (/ˈʒæʃ/ or /ˈzæz/ or /ˈʒɒs/), also known as Mr. Zsasz or simply Zsasz, is a villain^[1] appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.^[2] The character first appeared in Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1 (June 1992). He is a sadomasochistic and psychopathic serial killer who carves a tally mark onto himself for each of his victims. A recurring adversary of the superhero Batman, Zsasz belongs to the collective of enemies that make up Batman's rogues gallery.^[3][4]

The character has been featured in various forms of non-comics media. Most notably, Danny Jacobs has voiced Zsasz in the Batman: Arkham video game franchise, and he has been portrayed in live-action by Anthony Carrigan in the television series Gotham,^[5][6] Alex Morf in the Arrowverse series Batwoman, Tim Booth in the film Batman Begins (2005), and Chris Messina in the DC Extended Universe film Birds of Prey (2020).^[7]