Victor Zsasz

Victor Zsasz
Cover art to Batman: Streets of Gotham #4 (November 2009)
by Dustin Nguyen
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceBatman: Shadow of the Bat #1 (June 1992)
Created byAlan Grant (writer)
Norm Breyfogle (artist)
In-story information
SpeciesHuman
Team affiliationsSecret Society of Super Villains
Suicide Squad
Notable aliasesMr. 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 appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. 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.

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, 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).