Changes: Victor Zsasz (Prime Earth)

Victor Zsasz is a Gotham City serial killer who makes a tally mark on his body with a knife for every person he kills, making him an extremely dangerous sociopath.

History

Early Criminal Career

Mister Zsasz would become an active killer in Gotham as early as Batman's second year of operation, during the War of Jokes and Riddles. When all the villains in Gotham were asked to choose sides in the gang war between Riddler and the Joker, Zsasz sided with the former.^[1] As casualties built up and the war raged on, Batman was forced to pick a side to end the conflict and sided with the Riddler. However, as Batman and the Riddler's army made their final move for the Joker, Batman betrayed them all, and Zsasz was finally captured.^[2]

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

Knife Proficiency
Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)

Other Characteristics

Mental Disorder

Paraphernalia

Weapons

Knives

Notes

Mister Zsasz was created by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle, first appearing in Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1. However, in the Prime Earth continuity, Mister Zsasz first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in Batman (Volume 2) #1 by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo.

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[1] Batman (Volume 3) #26

[2] Batman (Volume 3) #31

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-| Image                   = Victor Zsasz (Prime Earth) 0001.jpg
+| Image                   = Zsasz_New_52_0001.jpg
 | RealName                = Victor Zsasz
-| CurrentAlias            = Mister Zsasz
+| MainAlias               = Mister Zsasz
-| Aliases                 = Detective Zsasz
+| Aliases                 = Mr. Zsasz
 | Identity                = Public
 | Alignment               = Bad
-| Affiliation             = [[Gotham City Police Department]]; formerly [[Secret Society of Super-Villains (Prime Earth)|Secret Society of Super-Villains]],[[Killer Moth's Organization (Prime Earth)|Killer Moth's Organization)
+| Affiliation             = Formerly [[Task Force Z (Prime Earth)|Task Force Z]],<br> [[Suicide Squad (Prime Earth)|Suicide Squad]],<br> [[Secret Society of Super-Villains (Prime Earth)|Secret Society of Super-Villains]],<br> [[Drury Walker (Prime Earth)|Killer Moth]]
-| Relatives               = Unnamed parents (deceased)
+| Relatives               = Unnamed parents (deceased)<br>
+Zach (son)
 | Universe                = Prime Earth
 | BaseOfOperations        = [[Gotham City]]
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 | Citizenship             = American
 | MaritalStatus           = Single
-| Occupation              = [[Police Officer|Police]] [[Detective]], [[Serial Killer]]
+| Occupation              = [[Serial Killer]]
-| PlaceOfBirth            =
 | Creators                = Alan Grant; Norm Breyfogle
 | First                   = Batman Vol 2 1
+| Death                   =
 | Quotation               = Everything becomes '''clear''' now.  When I'm '''counting.'''  When I'm '''cutting.'''  '''This''' is when everything comes into focus.
 | Speaker                 = [[Victor Zsasz (Prime Earth)|Mister Zsasz]]
 | QuoteSource             = Detective Comics Vol 2 18
+| Overview                =
+'''Victor Zsasz''' is a [[Gotham City]] serial killer who makes a tally mark on his body with a knife for every person he kills, making him an extremely dangerous sociopath.
 | HistoryText             =
+===Early Criminal Career===
-'''Victor Zsasz''' is a Gotham City serial killer who makes a tally mark on his body with a knife for every person he kills, making him an extremely dangerous sociopath.
+Mister Zsasz would become an active killer in Gotham as early as [[Batman (Bruce Wayne)|Batman]]'s second year of operation, during the [[Batman: The War of Jokes and Riddles|War of Jokes and Riddles]]. When all the villains in Gotham were asked to choose sides in the gang war between [[Riddler (Prime Earth)|Riddler]] and the [[Joker (Prime Earth)|Joker]], Zsasz sided with the former.<ref>{{C|Batman Vol 3 26}}</ref> As casualties built up and the war raged on, Batman was forced to pick a side to end the conflict and sided with the Riddler. However, as Batman and the Riddler's army made their final move for the Joker, Batman betrayed them all, and Zsasz was finally captured.<ref>{{C|Batman Vol 3 31}}</ref>
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 * {{Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)}}
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+* {{Mental Disorder}}
-| Weaknesses              =
-* {{Mental Illness}}
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+{{Suicide Squad members}}
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+[[Category:Zombies]]

Changes: Victor Zsasz (Prime Earth)

Latest revision as of 15:44, 10 January 2024

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