![]() He is also an accomplished rider, his trusty steed being a black horse called Tornado. Zorro is an acrobat and an expert in various weapons, but the one he employs most frequently is his rapier, which he uses often to carve the initial "Z" on his defeated foes, and other objects to "sign his work". Because of this, the townspeople started calling him "El Zorro" due to his foxlike cunning and charm. In the stories, Zorro has a high bounty on his head, but is too skilled and cunning for the bumbling authorities to catch, and he also delights in publicly humiliating them. His signature all-black costume includes a cape, a hat known as a sombrero cordobés, and a mask covering the upper half of his face. He is typically portrayed as a dashing masked vigilante who defends the commoners and indigenous peoples of California against corrupt and tyrannical officials and other villains. ![]() Zorro ( Spanish pronunciation: or Spanish pronunciation:, Spanish for 'fox') is a fictional character created in 1919 by American pulp writer Johnston McCulley, appearing in works set in the Pueblo of Los Angeles in Alta California.
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