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Like most things trendy, Grant Morrison was probably onto it ahead of the rest of us. Per usual. Pyg has a very “true crime podcast” vibe to me. Either that or it’s a huge coincidence. Which I find doubtful.
 
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Does that one work? I have one I bought years ago when he first designed them, but it looks much larger than that one. I’m not sure that one would be able to balance the big Mezco one.
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Pyg is interesting as a character created by Morrison. Grant always goes the extra mile for Bat villains to flesh them out. However, I find Pyg nearly as disturbing as Zsasz. Maybe a little more disturbing in some respects.
 
RichardSimmonsRobot said:
Again, what's he a professor of? Meat pies?
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Oinkology, duh.

But in all seriousness, considering his skill in plastic surgery, and, well, surgery of all sorts, he could just be a Professor of Plastic Surgery, which is, apparently, a thing.


Now, regarding villains that toe the line of kooky and creepy, I'm surprised we've never gotten a figure for Great White Shark. Feels like he'd be a pretty easy platinum chase for Black Mask.
 
Atomic Knight said:
Like most things trendy, Grant Morrison was probably onto it ahead of the rest of us. Per usual. Pyg has a very “true crime podcast” vibe to me. Either that or it’s a huge coincidence. Which I find doubtful.
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The true crime podcast boom didn't start till 2014 so I don't think it had much influence on the character, who debuted in 2007 (although police procedurals and true crime material are evergreen in television and nonfiction books). I suspect Pyg was more inspired by the then-current vogue for torture porn horror films, although there's some Pygmalion and Dr. Moreau stuff in there too. Which may have been a way to pretend they weren't just trying to give Batman a Saw/Human Centipede villain.
 
joshsquash729 said:
he could just be a Professor of Plastic Surgery, which is, apparently, a thing.
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It’s most likely this.


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Pygmalion
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That’s the actual genesis of his name, pig mask aside. His whole deal is “remaking” people, like Professor ‘Enry ‘Iggins but with more blood and power tools: which, to be fair, would have made My Fair Lady a lot cooler.
 
AceofKnaves said:
That’s the actual genesis of his name, pig mask aside. His whole deal is “remaking” people, like Professor ‘Enry ‘Iggins but with more blood and power tools: which, to be fair, would have made My Fair Lady a lot cooler.
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...this is me remembering that Rex Harrison was in both My Fair Lady and Dr. Dolittle. Is Professor Pyg supposed to be Evil Rex Harrison?!
 
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