What is Professor Pyg?
'''Professor Pyg''' is a fictional [[supervillain]] who appears in American comic books published by [[DC Comics]], commonly as an adversary of the superhero [[Batman]]. Pyg was created by [[Grant Morrison]] and [[Andy Kubert]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |url=https://archive.org/details/dccomicsencyclop00unse |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=[https://archive.org/details/dccomicsencyclop00unse/page/238 238]}}</ref> Professor Pyg was re-introduced following DC's ''[[The New 52]]'' comics relaunch in 2011. == Fictional character biography == The character's in-world real name is '''Lazlo Valentin''', a scientist who suffered a [[schizophrenia|schizophrenic]] breakdown that led him to become a supervillain who wears a pig mask. == Powers and abilities == Pyg does not have any superhuman powers or abilities. He is however, an extremely skilled surgeon. == In other media == The character has appeared in toys, television series, and video games as well. [[Michael Cerveris]] portrayed the character in the fourth season of ''[[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]]'' in the [[DC Extended Universe]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Batman}} [[Category:Batman characters]] [[Category:Fictional characters introduced in the 2010s]] {{lit-stub}}