Gotham: 10 Things You Need To Know About Professor Pyg

5. He's One Of The Most Twisted Comics Villains Ever

Batman Professor Pyg
DC Comics

Gotham has, of course, brought to life some truly terrifying characters during its tenure, but none compare to Pyg.

Sure, there's something terrifying about any old serial killer, but what Pyg does comes straight out of a horror book... or horror comic.

And it's not just the surgery or the murder that gets underneath our skin - it's the whole motif in general. Again, Batman's no stranger to the horrifying villain or two, but Pyg, having opted for the slaughterhouse motif - one that looks more Tobe Hooper than Tim Burton - really stands out as being both visually and physically offensive.

You might think the Joker is bad, but wait until you get a load of this guy.

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WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well. In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.