Alfred Pennyworth

Alfred is a supporting character in Batman media. He is the faithful butler of Bruce Wayne AKA Batman.
==Background==
Alfred can and will shoot people with his shotgun, and he'll be perfectly posh about it because he's a classy badass like that. He gets killed himself quite a bit, actually. He could be dead right now, even. I haven't checked recently.
As of 2021, he's appeared in more Batman adaptations than Robin has.
===Comics===
====Pre-Crisis====
====Post-Crisis====
====New 52====
====Rebirth====
====Elseworlds and alternate continuities====
===Other media===
*Batman: The Animated Series and the DC Animated Universe
*Nolanverse
*Gotham
*The Batman
==Fan community==
===Reception and popularity===
As of 19 June 2021, Alfred is the sixth most frequently tagged character in Batman (all media types) works on Archive of Our Own (AO3), following Bruce Wayne and his sons.https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Batman%20-%20All%20Media%20Types/works
===Fanon and tropes===
Alfred is an ubiquitous supporting character in fan works. If you need a supporting character to conveniently interrupt a tense situation involving one or more melodramatic Batfamily members, or remind them to perform necessary functions like eating and sleeping (sometimes by drugging their food or drink), Alfred is your man. 
The entire Wayne household has a soft spot for Alfred as a father or grandfather figure. The Batfamily may scream at each other, they may violently attack each other, they may call Bruce Wayne a spineless bitch right to his fucking face, but the Batfamily will always treat Alfred with respect, even if they're bleeding to death on the floor of the Batcave. One off-the-cuff speech from Alfred is enough to rally a downtrodden spirit, one eloquent remark can shame the crabbiest of assholes. Alfred may act as a proxy or messenger between estranged Batfamily members.
===Shipping===
Alfred is old and often mustachioed, which makes him an unlikely subject of shipping. He is sometimes romantically linked with Dr. Leslie Thompkins, his friend and colleague in sewing up the Batfamily, literally and metaphorically.
====Pairings ====
*Alfred Pennyworth & Bruce Wayne
*Alfred Pennyworth & The Batfamily
*Alfred Pennyworth/Leslie Thompkins
*Alfred Pennyworth/Lucius Fox
==Fan works==
===Fan fiction===
*"Love like Cats" https://archiveofourown.org/works/9064150 by Laroyena (2017)
*"my heart put on a face and walked into the world" https://archiveofourown.org/works/40543806 by Goldmonger (2022) 
===Fan art===
Image:2011 formerlysunflorals Alfred Batman Batgirls Robins.jpg|dedicated to Alfred Pennyworth by formerlysunflorals (2011) 
*Alfred Pennyworth by ElvisPresleyFan3577
*Alfred Pennyworth commission by phil-cho
*FATHER FIGURE by ArtFrenzyBoris
*TNBA - Alfred Pennyworth by DCAUniverse
*Gentleman Alfred wants to battle! by DragonlordRynn
*DSC 012813 - Alfred Pennyworth by GilTriana
*D.J. ALFRED PENNYWORTH by Manthomex
===Meta===
==External links==
===Fan communities and archives===
*FanFiction.Net (FFN)
**Batman (comics) stories and crossovers featuring Alfred P.
**Batman: The Animated Series stories and crossovers featuring Alfred P.
*Tumblr: 
*Archive of Our Own (AO3): Alfred Pennyworth tag
===Resources===
*Wikipedia
*DC Comics official website
==References==
Category:Batman Characters
Category:DC Comics Characters