List of DC Comics characters: Z

Zodiac Master
Zodiac Master is the name of a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

The masked villain known as the Zodiac Master makes his presence known in Gotham by predicting a succession of disasters, all of which he has secretly orchestrated. Having cemented his reputation, he starts offering odds on the relative success or failure for the plans of various criminals, all in exchange for 25% of the take.

Zodiac Master in other media
Zodiac Master appears in The Lego Batman Movie. He is among the Batman villains recruited by Joker to take part in his attacks on Gotham City.

Ashley Zolomon
Ashley Zolomon is a character appearing in DC Comics. She made her first appearance in The Flash (vol. 2) #197 (June 2003) and was created by Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins. She is the estranged wife of Hunter Zolomon / Zoom. Ashley worked with the F.B.I. when she met Hunter and they married. The two specializing in apprehending low-level costumed criminals until Hunter inadvertently caused the death of Ashley's father by mistakenly believing that the criminal they were after was incapable of using a gun, causing their estrangement. Ashley replaced her ex-husband as a profiler in Keystone City's police department and attempted to communicate with Zoom. When Ashley was hospitalized after a car accident, Zoom returned out of concern for her. Zoom is still attached emotionally to Ashley.

Ashley Zolomon in other media
An alternate reality incarnation of Ashley Zolomon appears in The Flash episode "Versus Zoom", portrayed by Tatyana Forrest. This version is Hunter Zolomon's mother who was murdered by her husband, which led to their son turning into Zoom.

Zuggernaut
The Zuggernaut is a supervillain and symbiotic alien life form in the DC Universe.

The character, created by John Ostrander and Joe Brozowski, first appeared in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #69 (March 1988).

Within the context of the stories, the Zuggernaut crashes to Earth as a meteorite in Russia. It was found by, and bonded to, Matvei Rodor, a black marketeer. Rodor is in conflict with a corrupt Moscow prosecutor named Soliony and agrees to the Zuggernaut's offer of help in exchange for being its host.

Returning to Moscow, they attack Soliony, who has been interrogating Mikhail Arkadin. Arkadin summons Firestorm and escapes the jail to find the Zuggernaut threatening Soliony. The Zuggernaut is driven off when Firestorm burns impressions of his hand into their chest.

The Zuggernaut reappears a short time later and allows itself to be captured in order to get to Soliony. Again Firestorm intervenes, creating discord for both the alien and its host. Their fight with Firestorm is interrupted by Stalnoivolk, allowing Rodor to override the Zuggernaut's desire to fight Firestorm and chase after Soliony. They, in turn, are delayed by the Russian super-team Soyuz, allowing Firestorm to catch up and stop them. This results in Rodor being mortally wounded and the Zuggernaut withdrawing to find a new host.

Zyklon
Der Zyklon is a fictional DC Comics character created by Roy Thomas and first appeared in All-Star Squadron #45 (May 1985).

As noted in that issue, the word zyklon is German for cyclone. Zyklon was given the power to move at superhuman speeds by scientists of the Third Reich, and assisted Baron Blitzkrieg, in stealing the Liberty Bell. Their plans were thwarted by Johnny Quick, Liberty Belle, Hawkgirl, and the Flash, members of the All-Star Squadron.