Virgil Myers (Prime Earth)

The Mute
Mainstream Universe‎‎, 2011‎-present
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Real Name	Virgil Myers
Main Alias	The Mute
Relatives	unnamed wife (deceased)
Affiliation	Victim Syndicate
Base Of Operations	Gotham City
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Widowed
Occupation	Criminal · former Shopkeeper
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	Prime Earth
Creators	James Tynion IV · Álvaro Martínez Bueno
First Appearance	Detective Comics #943 (December, 2016)

You can't just talk over us. My friend the Mute has seen to that. He wants you to listen. And you owe that to him.

— The First Victim

Virgil Meyers is the Mute, an enemy of Batman who can stop people from talking. He is a member of the Victim Syndicate.

History

Origin

Virgil Meyers lived a happy life with his wife in Gotham City. He was the owner of a joke shop in one of the city's districts. His life came crumbling down when he and his wife were affected by one of the Joker's first gas attacks on the city. Both he and his wife had an allergic reaction to the gas, with Virgil having to go through an extreme tracheotomy to survive. Virgil's wife perished and Virgil lost his voice, however Virgil gained the ability to stop people from talking when they want.

Virgil blamed Batman for his condition as he believed without a Batman there would be no Joker, and thus his wife would still be alive. Virgil took on the name Mute and joined the Victim Syndicate, a group of super-villains who were originally victims of Batman's war on crime. This Syndicate comprised of Mister Noxious, Mudface, Madame Crow, and the mysterious leader known only as the First Victim.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Projectile Mutism: The Mute is able to make other people stop talking with his mind.

Other Characteristics

• Allergy: Virgil was particularly allergic to Joker's early version of Joker Gas.
• Mutism: After suffering an allergic reaction to the Joker's laughing gas, the Mute required a tracheotomy that left him unable to speak.

Related

• 8 Appearances of Virgil Myers (Prime Earth)
• 5 Images featuring Virgil Myers (Prime Earth)
• Quotations by or about Virgil Myers (Prime Earth)
• Character Gallery: Virgil Myers (Prime Earth)

Footnotes

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