Who Is Mr. Zsasz? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Mr. Zsasz is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Victor Zsasz, with over 495 comic issue appearances. Mr. Zsasz is a serial killer with no regard for human life. He carves a mark into his skin for every life he takes, slowly covering his entire body in scars.

Who is Mr. Zsasz?

Origin Victor Zsasz is the most unrepentant of sociopaths, a serial killer who marks the death of his victims on his skin with tally marks. He believes that human beings are mindless 'robots' who attempt to give themselves purpose and meaning by materialistic and shallow means. He is very intelligent and deceptively cunning, often trying to manipulate or intimidate his victims before killing them and arranging them in lifelike poses for the police and Batman to find. Zsasz has been busy Mr. Zsasz lived a privileged existence. He had a loving, wealthy family and graduated top of his class in college, later going on to amass his own fortune of his own through various companies. At the age of 25, his parents tragically died in a boating accident, and while he accepted what had happened, Zsasz could not help but feel depressed at their loss. In an attempt to distract himself from his growing depression, Zsasz became swept up in high stakes gambling.

Key facts

Mr. Zsasz is of human origin and first appeared in "The Last Arkham: Part One". The character is published by DC Comics. With 495 recorded issue appearances, Mr. Zsasz ranks among the most featured characters in comics.