Oswald Cobblepot

The Man of a Thousand Umbrellas, Gentleman of Crime, The Vulture, Foul-Feathered Fowl, The Grotesque Bird of Ill-Omen, The Blackbird of Banditry, The Buccaneer of Birds, The Pedantic Patriarch of Predators (Aliases)

### Relatives

Theodore Cobblepot (Paternal Great Grandfather, Deceased)
Millie Jane Cobblepot (Paternal Great Great Aunt, Deceased)
Alexander Cobblepot (Paternal Grandfather, Deceased)
Esther Cobblepot (Paternal Grandmother, Deceased)
Theodore "Teddy" Cobblepot II (Paternal Great Uncle, Deceased)
Marie Wedgewood (Paternal Great Aunt, Deceased)
Tucker Cobblepot (Father, Deceased)
Miranda Van Dahl (Mother, Deceased)
Jason, William & Robert Cobblepot (Brothers)
Sophia Van Dahl (Maternal Aunt)
Charles & Sasha Van Dahl (Maternal Cousins)
Aiden & Ethan Cobblepot (Son)
Addison Cobblepot (Daughter)
Ignatius Ogilvy (Surrogate Son)

### Marital Status

Widowed (Penelope "Penny" Cobblepot, Wife, Deceased)

### Affiliation

Rogue Gallery (Member)
Court of Owls (Member)
Tobacconists' Club (Member)

## Biographical Information

### Place of Birth

Old Gotham
Uptown, Gotham, NJ

### Residence

Penguin Penthouse
Iceberg Lounge
Diamond District
Downtown, Gotham, NJ

## Romantic Relationships

* Crystal Larson: Affair (1992 - 1993)
* Penelope Cobblepot: Wife (*Unknown*)

## Powers & Abilities

* **Genius Level Intellect**
	+ ***Business Management***: Oswald has a keen business sense. He has kept his casino business on the right side of the law to set up a front to launder money from his illegal businesses.
	+ ***Gadgetry***
	+ ***Leadership***: The Penguin runs one of the most elusive & strongest gangs in all of Gotham. He controls bodyguards, chefs, servants, gang members, villains and so on with masterful talent. Oswald has led both legal and illegal operations within Gotham City; under any conditions.
	+ ***Network***: The Penguin has an extensive amount of contacts in various worlds. He has connections in the underworld, business world, politics, etc.
	+ ***Orthinology***: Penguin has used his knowledge of birds for criminal purposes as well as personal purposes. Like Catwoman does with cats, he shares a special kinship with birds, especially the African penguin.
	+ ***Tactical Analysis***: Oswald never forgets an injustice done to him. He may not exact his revenge in the same moment or even the same year but at some point, in some place, he will have his vengeance. His tactical skill ensures the stability & prosperity of his crime empire, which has always remained as the most powerful crime empire in Gotham and claimed victory in gang wars.
	+ ***Wealth***
* **Firearms**: Penguin is good at using his umbrella shotgun to defend himself against opponents & has been seen taking down armed opponents with firearms on multiple occasions.
* **Swordsmanship**: Penguin is capable of taking down armed opponents with his umbrella sword.
* **Penguin's Umbrella:** Trick & weaponized umbrellas are the signature weapons of the Penguin, dating back to his childhood. He has multiple models, encompassing a wide variety of weapons & gadgets.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** Unknown
* **Strength:** Unknown
* **Speed:** Unknown
* **Occult:** Unknown
* **Weapons:** Unknown
* **Range:** Unknown
* **Strategy:** Unknown
* **Combat:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Trivia

* The Cobblepots are one of the founding families of Gotham.
* His ancestor, Edmunds Kapelput, was one of the first settlers of Gotham. He anglicized his named to Edmund Cobblepot.
* After Sonia Alcana became a detective on the Vice Squad, she discovered Rocky's younger brother Kevin was the middle man for his best friend Hector Ortiz & the Penguin in their dealings. Rocky tried to get her brother out of the life but her meeting with Kevin & Sonia was seen by some people in Penguin's crew. Believing the young man to be a snitch, Penguin put out a hit on Kevin & he was killed in a drive by shooting later that week. Kevin's death soured the relationship between the Yakuza & the Penguin.

## Notes

* His sexuality is a nod to *Gotham.*
* His family comes is somewhat unique to Earth-44.
	+ Theodore Cobblepot, Lady Wedgewood & Millie Jane Cobblepot are various ancestors of the Cobblepot family.
	+ Esther Cobblepot is the name of his mother in the *New 52*. On Earth-44, she's his grandmother.
	+ Tucker & Miranda Cobblepot are his parents in the Post-Crisis.
	+ Jason, William & Robert Cobblepot are his brothers in the *New 52*.
	+ Sophia Van Dahl is his stepmother on the series *Gotham*. Charles & Sasha Van Dahl are Sophia's children.
	+ Aiden & Addison Cobblepot are his children in the *New 52*.
	+ Ethan Cobblepot is his illegitimate son in the *New 52*.
	+ Ignatius Ogilvy is right hand man in the comics. In roysovitch's Earth-27, he is Oswald's son.