- "You should ask yourself, if the person you're inflicting pain on actually enjoys pain, at what point do you just... give up?"
- —Victor Zsasz to Ryan Wilder[src]
Victor Zsasz is a charismatic assassin from Gotham City with high, unpredictable energy who proudly carves tally marks onto his skin for every victim he kills.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Most of Zsasz's past life is unknown, but what is known is that he became an assassin who keeps track of how many individuals he killed by tally marking himself, which at some point caught the attention of Batman. His goal was to have his entire body covered in scars, so he could retire from his job.
At some point, Zsasz came to know about Ryan Wilder and Angelique Martin's domestic problems.[1]
Hired by Safiyah Sohail[]
- "Your final clue. Batwoman thwarted this tally-totaling hitman just after donning her new do."
- —Cluemaster[src]
In Gotham, Zsasz breaks into two lovers' apartment and kills them. While celebrating his latest kill by cutting himself, he receives a phone call from Safiyah Sohail for another job: get information on the recipients of the Desert Rose cure.
Zsasz breaks into Hamilton Dynamics and kills two employees, stealing a flash drive. However, the Bat Team tracks him down because of a special lotion Zsasz applies to his cuts, and Batwoman succeeds in retrieving the flash drive from his apartment. Victor is there and sees her. He then insults her with his quick observation: she is wearing a suit that does not fit her, literally and mentally. He later fires a rocket launcher at her to avoid a fight.
Later, Ryan Wilder asks Victor on a date to get more information from him. They talk about Angelique Martin and Ryan tries to pay him to kill Alice, but he refuses, citing that he was on a job. Victor goes to Mary Hamilton's secret clinic to kill her because Safiyah does not want the secret of the panacea to become widespread. He seriously injures an employee and pursues Mary, but she strikes him and manages to escape. Zsasz runs after her but is approached by Batwoman, who dons a new suit. They fight and she manages to defeat him using her bo-staff.[1] Zsasz is imprisoned in Arkham Asylum.[2]
Months later, Victor's name is the answer to a quiz question given by Cluemaster.[3]
Working for Marquis Jet[]
Victor is visited by Marquis Jet in Arkham. He is hired by Marquis to kill Jada Jet in front of Ryan if Batwoman didn't show up, but Ryan defeats him and he is arrested again.[2]
Personality[]
A sociopath and a sexual sadomasochist, Zsasz takes deep pleasure in inflicting pain onto others, as well as himself. He is charismatic, highly intelligent, sophisticated and appreciates the finer things in life. He speaks with a monotone voice and has no real emotion behind his words. He kills without empathy or remorse and appears to take sadistic pleasure in inflicting pain onto his victims.
Despite Zsasz's youthful appearance, he has killed hundreds of individuals, as his entire body is covered in scars, suggesting he has either killed early or often. Zsasz is devoid of conscience, fear or empathy for those around him and he has no value for human life.
As a prolific assassin, Zsasz has killed individuals in many different types of ways and has no qualms with who he kills, regardless of age, race or gender. Overall, Zsasz is a sadomasochistic sociopath who works as an assassin that takes pride and pleasure in murdering individuals.
Abilities[]
- Peak of human physical condition: As an assassin, Zsasz is in top physical condition. He possesses enough strength able to snap a grown man's neck. He is also nimble and agile in combat, ducking and weaving his way around his opponents.
- High tolerance for pain: Zsasz possesses an extremely high tolerance for pain and discomfort and thinks nothing of hurting himself, even cutting his own head. He wasn't fazed from being stabbed in the shoulder, pulling the knife out with no discomfort.
- Master hand-to-hand combatant: Zsasz is a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant. His fighting style seems to be comprised of Krav Maga, Wrestling, Boxing, Kali, and Judo. He was able to overpower Vin Capalaci in a fist fight and kill him. He quickly disarmed a scientist of his gun and accurately shooting him in the forehead. He is able to fight against Ryan Wilder (under the persona of Batwoman) overpowering and nearly killing her. He mentioned that he had previously fought fought Batman himself in the past, but Zsasz was ultimately bested by the Dark Knight.
- Master knife-wielder: Zsasz is high skilled with using different types of knives in a fight from combat knives to push daggers, wether it be in close quarters combat or for throwing them.
- Skilled marksman: Zsasz has some skill with firearms, such as handguns and rocket launchers. He killed a scientist with the latter's own pistol, accurately shooting him in the forehead. He later drew an RPG from behind a table and nearly hit Ryan Wilder with it, and shot and killed Jada Jet's bodyguard with a single round.
- Master assassin: Zsasz is an experienced (and expensive) assassin, covered from head to toe in tally marks, with each one representing a kill. He is willing to use unorthodox means and improvised weapons to carry out a hit, such as using a champagne bottle or killing a man with his own tie.
- Stealth: As a hitman, Zsasz can sneak into secure facilities and ambush his targets.
Equipment[]
- Combat knife: Zsasz used a combat knife to kill a doctor and attempted kill Mary Hamilton with it, even using it as a makeshift throwing knife, though was disarmed of it by Batwoman.
- Push daggers: Zsasz wielded two push daggers in combat against Ryan Wilder as Batwoman, even holding her at knifepoint with one when he gained the upper hand in their fight.
- Switchblade knife: Zsasz had this knife thrown into his shoulder by Ryan Wilder, but pulled it out and used it against her in a fight, though was eventually disarmed of it.
- Straight razor: Zsasz uses a straight razor to carve a tally mark onto his body for each person that he has killed throughout his career as a hitman.
- Guns: Zsasz used a scientist's handgun against him. He also used a rocket launcher against Ryan Wilder. he later took security guard's gun when confronting Jada Jet.
Appearances[]
Batwoman[]
Season 2[]
- "Bat Girl Magic!"
- "Fair Skin, Blue Eyes" (mentioned)
- "I'll Give You a Clue" (mentioned)
Season 3[]
Behind the scenes[]
- In the DC comics, Victor Zsasz is a Gotham City serial killer who acts as a recurring villain to Batman.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bat Girl Magic!"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Broken Toys"
- ↑ "I'll Give You a Clue"