Alfred Pennyworth

**Alfred Pennyworth** is the deuteragonist of *Batman: The Telltale Series*. Previously employed by Thomas and Martha Wayne, he became Bruce Wayne's butler and guardian after their murders. When Bruce became the vigilante Batman, Alfred reluctantly helped him fight crime and often gave him advice on the actions he took and the methods he used. However, after battles against the Children of Arkham and a criminal created by Bruce, Alfred would decide to leave Bruce's operations as Batman, believing he was only causing more damage to the city.

## Biography

**Spoiler warning: *Plot and/or ending details follow.***

Alfred Pennyworth was born on April 8, 1957 in London, England. Not much is known about Alfred prior to his employment with the Waynes. However, he served in the British Army for some time before being recruited and served at least two tours of duty. According to Alfred, he developed a form of post-traumatic stress disorder after his first tour of duty, but this would disappear some time later. After being discharged, Thomas and Martha Wayne hired Alfred as their personal butler. However, after years of service, he became disgusted with Thomas's corruption and dealings with Carmine Falcone and Mayor Hamilton Hill. Finally he decided to leave, packed his bags and prepared to leave.

However, he received a call from the GCPD, asking him to come to an alleyway near the Monarch Theater. Hoping that Thomas had been finally found out and arrested, Alfred arrived, only to find that he and Martha had been murdered by a mugger, in front of their son Bruce. Feeling guilt if he left him alone, Alfred stayed behind to look after their child and bring him up to be different from his father.

With help from Wayne Enterprises employee Lucius Fox, Alfred would look after Bruce for twenty years, helping him train to become a vigilante to fight crime and corruption in Gotham. Whilst he also helped him as the "Batman", Alfred would openly express his objections to his lifestyle and tactics.

### Batman: The Telltale Series

#### "Realm of Shadows"

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Alfred first appears in the game helping patch up Bruce's wounds following his encounter with Catwoman and a group of thieves. He showed concern about Bruce's safety and how he had become a target for criminals as the Batman. However, he understood that it was working and that Gotham was becoming safer, but advised that Bruce didn't become "a monster". He also asked Bruce not to make his death be left of the Wayne family or their legacy, asking that he helped Gotham as "Bruce Wayne". After finishing, he went to serve the guests at Harvey Dent's fundraiser.

Alfred later alerted Bruce to the arrival of Carmine Falcone, suspecting that the crime lord wanted to bring him into the same business as his father. He left him to deal with the crime lord, later disrupting the meeting to inform him that the fundraiser's guests were leaving. Later visited Bruce in the Batcave, bringing as much food and drink as he could salvage. The two tried to decrypt a data drive Catwoman had stolen from the mayor's office, with very limited success.

As the two discussed the Falcone's visit to the manor, Alfred told him about Thomas Wayne's seemingly clean past and how he had despised criminals (both of which were lies). He also voiced his hope that the city's reputation would improve, though commented that criminals like Falcone and Catwoman were not helping this. Alfred also showed concern over Bruce's life as Batman, especially the possibility that someone discovered his identity. He then told him how he had seen Oswald Cobblepot, one of Bruce's childhood friends, at the party and how he had given him a message for them to meet up. Though Bruce was content on meeting up with Oswald, either to catch up, suspecting that he was needing money or that there was a connection between him and the recent break in. Alfred advised him to be careful when meeting up, especially when the spot he had chosen was Cobblepot Park.

During the press conference announcing the commissioning of a hospital dedicated to Thomas and Martha Wayne, a GCPD taskforce led by Lt. Gordon arrived to collect files on Wayne Enterprises, in light of allegations against the two. Alfred contacted Bruce to let him know, but during the midst of the conference, during which he was put under fire for knowledge of his parent's involvement with Falcone and Hill. After Bruce left the conference, Alfred called and asked him to return to Wayne Manor.

At Bruce request, Alfred kept an eye on the search party, making sure that they did not take anything not related to Wayne Enterprises and keep Bruce's activities as Batman hidden. It's also possible that he was the one who let Vicki Vale into Wayne Manor to talk to Bruce, although very unlikely. After she left, the two discussed the warrant and how Harvey, as district attorney, should have informed them. Alfred advised Bruce to check out why they had not been informed and told them of what had happened.

Whilst Bruce investigated a warehouse, where Catwoman was to meet her employers, Alfred remained on coms and would consult Bruce on evidence found. He also sent the Bat-drones to find Falcone, after his symbol, the white rose, was discovered on a GCPD officer's body. After Bruce returned, having interrogated a mercenary, Alfred scolded him for his use of violence during it, *especially if he broke the sniper's arm*. With the allegations against his family, Alfred told him that he need to show the world the true nature of a Wayne and how important it was to do so. As Bruce recounted how his parents' murder had affected him, Alfred commented how it was both his gift and curse, and asked him not to forget the memory of the child before he witness the event, presenting the tickets from that night. *Bruce can either accept them, commenting that he will never forget, or rip them up, hoping to move on.*

Shortly afterwards, the Batcomputer alerted them that it had finished decrypting the drive, revealing that it contained a full manifest of Falcone's criminal activities. With this information at their hands, Bruce decided to expose the evidence, hoping that it would destroy Falcone's organization for good. Though Bruce initially wanted to give it to Gordon, Alfred suggested that he hand it over to Mrs. Vale, hoping that she could put it through the proper channels. Regardless of who Bruce chooses to give it to, Alfred will stand beside him on his decision.

Later, after Bruce had met the person he had chosen, Alfred informed him that Falcone had been located at the Skyline Club. As Batman, Bruce observed the club through his drones, relaying information to Alfred and the Batcomputer. When he located Falcone, Alfred helped Bruce plan out his attacks and operated the drones to help him in his encounter with Falcone. Later, when Bruce returned, he revealed that he knew the allegations were true and confronted Alfred on what he had learnt about his family.

#### "Children of Arkham"

The next morning, Alfred arrived in Crime Alley to find Bruce at the area his parents' had been murdered by Joe Chill. Alfred unveiled the morning's paper, which presented a headline on his father's dealings. He then admitted to hiding the truth from Bruce, hoping that he would turn out differently from his father and not become a criminal, and told him a summarization of his partnership with Falcone and Hill. He claimed everything he had done had been out of the surrogate love for Bruce and told him how he had almost left his father's employment, but had stayed after he learnt of their deaths. He asked Bruce for forgiveness, something he can either give, not do or ask for more time to do so.

Deciding to reinvestigate his parents' murder, Bruce recalled their murder at Chill's hands, though Alfred noticed a number of gaps in his recollection. As he reach the part where his parents' had died, something he had previously avoided, Alfred encouraged Bruce to remember that moment. Afterwards, Bruce realized that his parents had been assassinated and suspected Falcone to be involved.

After Falcone's murder at the GCPD, Bruce got in contact with Alfred to inform him and collect data to the Batcomputer. He then collected images of Sgt. Renee Montoya, the cop who shot Falcone, including evidence of a chemical agent being injected into her. When Bruce to the Batcave, Alfred presented a full analysis of the drug, including a comparison with a sample recovered from the Docks. He also commented on the irony of Falcone's death and asked Bruce whether he had learnt anything from Falcone.

As they analyzed the chemical, Alfred wondered what the creators of the drug might do, dreading the possibilities. He also helped Bruce triangulate Oswald's location, who they believed to be involved. After discovering him, he suggested that Bruce talk to Oswald. Later, after learning that Oswald was targeting Selina Kyle, Catwoman's identity, Bruce asked Alfred to track her down, finding her at the Stacked Deck bar in Otisburg.

Bruce later contacted Alfred after he obtained a phone from one of Penguin's henchmen and asked him to analyze the phone's data. He managed to find several messages, everyone from Hill to Penguin and his men. Deciding to visit Hill, Alfred suggested that he could go himself or Batman, the first option is more subtle but may need to be very persuasive to get Hill to talk, while the second could get Hill to talk but Batman's reputation could be damaged, especially after how she decided to deal with Falcone.

After Bruce returned from collecting information from Hill, Alfred helped him prepare for a predicted attack against the Mayor and tipped the GCPD about the attack. *If Bruce chose to go as Batman, Alfred will tell him that word of his visit got out to Gordon, reducing his trust in the vigilante*. Alfred helped analyze the phone, revealing plans for the Monarch Theatre, the venue for the debate. Alfred also consulted Bruce on the information he had learnt about his father, worrying about the toll it had on him. After Bruce realized that the images were not changing, the two quickly deduced that Penguin's men had commandeered the cameras. Bruce told Alfred to alert Gordon whilst he ran down to stop Penguin.

*Later, if Batman chooses to save Selina instead of Dent, Alfred will observe Harvey in his hospital bed with Bruce*. As they discuss the effects it may have on Harvey, Alfred brought up a news report by Jack Ryder, reporting on the reveal of more of Thomas' victims.

#### "New World Order"

A week later, Alfred saw a light with a bat shine over GCPD headquarters and informed Bruce. Later, when Batman visited Gordon and learnt about Dent and Montoya's situations, he contacted Alfred and asked for him to find them. Alfred patched Lucius Fox through, who informed him of the upgrades to the Bat-drones and how to use them. After Bruce helped either Dent or Montoya, he contacted Alfred to give him an update on the situation he chose not to help, revealing his suspicions that the GCPD's communications systems had been hacked. When these were later confirmed, he asked him to send data he gathered from a Children of Arkham member's radio. Alfred showed concern over the GCPD's inability to communicate and what would happen should the public learn about this.

The next morning, Bruce sent a message to Alfred telling him to inform Gordon to stop using the communications systems with Wayne Tech in them. After Bruce was forced to step down from his position of CEO at Wayne Enterprises, Alfred tried to consult him and informed him that Gordon was unable to investigate Oswald, who had replaced Bruce as Wayne Enterprises' CEO, as they were unable to find a criminal record. As they observed possible targets for the Children of Arkham's compromise of Wayne Tech, filtering information based on known Children of Arkham activity. After either learning that Harvey could be compromised or having seen all the possible targets, Bruce left to inform his friend, Bruce asked Alfred to keep an eye on the targets and inform Lucius.

After Bruce found out Vicki Vale had interviewed the "leader of the Children of Arkham", he contacted Alfred. Suspecting a connection between her and the Children of Arkham, he advised Bruce to get contact her and find out her source. *If Bruce told her about Montoya's involvement with the assassination of Falcone, Alfred will advise him to contact her as himself, as the GCPD would be investigating her and Bruce may fall under their suspicion if they find out he was the one who leaked in information*.Deciding to go as Batman, Alfred scrambledthe line for Bruce as he contacted Vicki and made arrangements to meet her at Cobblepot Park.

After Bruce was able to get her to give a location for the interview, a Skytrain depot on the Highland Line. With the area being quiet, Alfred advised Bruce be cautious, as they predicted there would be Children of Arkham members there. As Batman observed the depot, he put evidence through to Alfred to either consult with or search up. They deduced that they were planning an attack on Mercy Street with an improved version of the drug, which could impact the victim when exposed to their skin. Alfred soon spotted a train arrive, giving Bruce enough time to hide in the rafters of the building. The last thing Bruce told him that night was seeing the Children of Arkham, their leader, Lady Arkham, and Catwoman arrive at the depot, having procured enough chemicals to mix another batch of their drug.

After the fight with Lady Arkham, Bruce was unable to contact Alfred, due to the injuries he sustained during the fight. Panicked, he would try to contact Bruce throughout the night, though only got an answer in the morning. After learning that Bruce had stayed at Selina's following an injury, Alfred advised that Bruce investigated her to know whether she was trustworthy. It is unknown whether he contacted him after his fight with Harvey or before the Wayne Enterprises press conference.

#### "Guardian of Gotham"

*If Bruce chooses to make a* phone call during the riot at Arkham Asylum, he can call Alfred and ask him to mobilize his lawyers to get him out of the asylum. Alfred shows joy to hear from Bruce and that he has not been able to contact with him since his incarceration. At Bruce's request, he contacts the family's lawyers and posts a bail. This is successful and Alfred is able to get permission to take Bruce out of the asylum.

Some time afterwards, possibly later that day, Alfred arrived at Arkham to take Bruce out, due to the Bruce's lawyers being able to place Bruce into his care or a deal between him and James Gordon. As they left the Asylum, a patient called out to Bruce, causing Alfred to wonder what had happened.

As they returned to Wayne Manor, Bruce informed Alfred that Vicki Vale was actually Lady Arkham. Though shocked at the revelation, Alfred was happy that Bruce was able to leave the asylum before their plans could continue. He then told Bruce what had happened in Gotham since he was incarcerated and how public opinion on Bruce Wayne had dropped significantly. *If Bruce suggested Selina left Gotham, Bruce will tell him about the text, with Alfred happy she was still in contact with him.* As they pulled up to a checkpoint, Dent's enforcers held them up to prevent them from leaving, either purposely or at Bruce's protests for them to search the car. With civilians getting violent and the enforcers refusing the let them through without a bribe, the two were otherwise trapped. Depending on the decision made, two possibilities will happen. *If Bruce tells Alfred to ram the barricade, he does so despite his protests, even though this will further ruin Bruce's reputation. If you pay the executors and allow them to leave peacefully, they return home without further problems.*

After arriving back, the two went to the Batcave, though Alfred was unsure whether Bruce was fit to go out into the field again, especially with his experience in Arkham and with Lady Arkham's drug still affecting him. He helped Bruce (with Lucius, if he was asked to work for him) synthesize a cure to the chemical and administer it. They then worked to find Mrs. Vale and her chemical agent, with Bruce deciding to use a tip he had gotten from someone in Arkham, something which Alfred objected to. After tracking down Vicki's adopted parents, the Vales, Bruce went as Batman to investigate, though Alfred advised caution if he did find her.

When Bruce arrived, he discovered the Vales were dead, having been murdered by Vicki earlier that day, and that she was storing her drug in her father's oil and heating company. Whilst relaying this information to Alfred, he discovered the Vale's foster son to be alive. When told about it, Alfred advised Bruce to be cautious and not to be aggressive around the child.

Later, Bruce returned to the Batcave after one of his Bat-Stunners failed to work during an attack from Penguin. Depending on whether Lucius was asked to stay at Wayne Enterprises or work for Bruce, he will ask Alfred to either call him or summon him to the cave to help diagnose the issue. *A*fter learning on that Penguin washacking the Bat Tech and deciding on how they were to deal with it, Alfred learnt that Harvey planned to take Wayne Manor by force. After letting Bruce know, he advised that he talked to his friend, either as himself or Batman.

Later, Alfred informed Bruce that Harvey and his enforcers were pulling up the Wayne Manor, in the hopes of taking it over. However, at the same time, Penguin's hacks were getting more effective, meaning most of the tech could be compromised by the end of the night. Depending on whoever Bruce chooses to stop, two possibilities will happen to Alfred.

* Stop Penguin
* Stop Harvey
*If Bruce chooses to stop Oswald, he asks Alfred to close off the Batcave to make sure Harvey does not find it and hide there until he comes back. Alfred survives the attack on Wayne Manor relatively unharmed, though it is unknown whether he fought with Harvey and his enforcers.*

*If Bruce chooses to stop Harvey, he tells Alfred that he will be there shortly to help. Whilst Harvey and his men break in, Alfred stands guard with a rifle, refusing to let him take over the manor. When Bruce arrives as Batman, knocking out one of the enforcers, Alfred shoots another in the leg and takes cover whilst he deals with the others.*

"However, when Batman is captured by them, he prevents Harvey from executing him by shooting him in the shoulder, causing the mayor to turn his attentions to Alfred. With his gun jammed, he can only watch as Harvey decides on how to execute him. However, before he can do so, Batman summons a cloud of bats into the manor to distract the enforcers. Now free, he throws a batarang into Harvey's gun, jamming it and causing it to explode. With the threat of death seemingly gone, Alfred takes cover whilst Batman deals with Harvey and his remaining men."

"When Bruce returns, having handed Harvey and his men to Gordon, Alfred informs him that the Batcomputer has been compromised. Bruce decides to cut the Batcomputer off, disabling his tech but saving his gadgets. Alfred watches as he does so."
#### "City of Light"

Depending on the decision made in the previous episode, two possibilities will happen to Alfred.

* Stop Penguin
* Stop Harvey
*If Bruce decided to prevent Penguin from compromising his technology, Alfred would remain in the Batcave for the next five days. After hearing that Harvey has hostages, who he will continue to execute until Bruce shows up, they decide that going as himself would be the better way of dealing with the insane mayor, with Alfred suggesting its advantages. During Bruce's talk to Harvey, Alfred operates the Bat-Drones, using them to incapacitate two of Dent's men and allowing Bruce to get closer.*
*Later, after Harvey is taken away by the GCPD, Alfred arrives in the Batcave with tea for Bruce, but informs him that the entire pantry and most of the manor has been destroyed by Harvey and his men.*

*If Bruce decided to stop Harvey from taking Wayne Manor, he and Alfred are now using inferior technology during their operations as Batman, including cell phones and computers not connected to Wayne Tech. After Commissioner Grogan is killed during a fight with the Sons of Arkham , Bruce contacts Alfred to speak with him and discuss plans. However, after learning that Penguin is setting up a trap in Cobblepot Park, Bruce tells Alfred that he will confront him as Bruce Wayne, hoping to get close and distract him. He also tells Alfred to give him all the files on Oswald and to take him to the park to help Bruce deal with him.*
*Afterwards, Alfred checks on Bruce as he repairs the Batcomputer and re-establishes his Bat Tech. After hearing the news, he reassures Bruce that he will be able to stop Lady Arkham, with or without his tech.*

Following this, he checked that Bruce was not too emotionally disturbed, especially on how he had felt about confronting both Harvey and Oswald in a matter of days and learning about his father's double life. When Bruce tried to reassure him, he admitted to feeling guilt for standing by whilst Thomas had destroyed many lives and how he could have stopped him. He also told him about how his mother had wanted to put and end to these crimes and that, if he had helped her, they might have been able to stop him. Bruce can either reassure him, telling him he is not responsible, scold him for not doing so, decide to focus on stopping the Children of Arkham or remain silent. Regardless, they decided to focus on figure out Lady Arkham's plans and stop them.

Using Bruce's restored title as CEO of Wayne Enterprises and everything they know about Lady Arkham, they were able to deduce that her plan is to attack a Gotham landmark, using codes provided to the Children of Arkham by Penguin. However, with Cobblepot now incarcerated, the group would need to perform the job themselves. In the midst of the investigation, they learnt that Selina had broken into Wayne Tech's R&D and stolen an electronic skeleton key. Whilst Bruce went to stop her, Alfred stayed at the manor.

Whilst he was gone, Lady Arkham attacked Wayne Manor, hoping to kidnap Alfred. After barricading himself in the Manor's parlor, he phoned Bruce to tell that she was there before being cut off. Fending his attackers off with pool cues, Alfred was eventually incapacitated when Lady Arkham blasted furniture into him with her concussion staff. After they captured him, they left a password and address for Bruce to use and took Alfred to the Vale Residence.

Upon arrival, Lady Arkham filmed a message for Bruce, informing him that Alfred was going to be killed. However, knowing that the Batcomputer could use reflections to recreate a room and know where it was located, Alfred used his glasses to create reflections, hoping that they could be used to help Bruce find it. He was then forced to endure the abuse the Vales meted out to Vicki Vale, including holding him in the makeshift torture chamber and beating him. While there, Alfred learned that the Sons of Arkham were planning to break into Arkham and free the inmates. Using chalk the same color as Bat Tech, he left a message for Bruce on the camera.

Alfred was later taken out and brought to Arkham by Vale and taken to the underground ruins under the asylum. There, he was left tied to a patient trolley within an old chamber. He waited there for Bruce to arrive, during which he was tortured and attacked by Lady Arkham. When Batman arrived, Alfred showed his gratitude for his arrival, having believed he would arrive. As he tried to free him, Vale, now unmasked because of a fight with Batman, appeared and forced him back. Realizing that there was a close connection between the two, Vicki threatened to kill Alfred unless Batman unmasked himself, something which Alfred protested against. Depending on the decision made, what happens to Alfred will change.

* Attack Vicki
* Unmask
If Batman refuses to unmask and throws a batarang at the restraints, Alfred frees himself. Now freed, he attacks Vicki, but loses his eye when it is gouged out with his concussion baton. While Batman fights Lady Arkham, Alfred lies in the rubble. Once the battle is over, they try to escape, but Alfred notices Vicki trying to leave. Although they can't reach her, they manage to escape as the chamber crumbles around them.
A week later, the two celebrate defeating Lady Arkham and the Children of Arkham as they recover from their injuries. Alfred gives Bruce a postcard that came to him that morning from Selina, or asks him about the contact he has had with her. Alfred thanks Bruce for saving his life and preventing Lady Arkham from killing him. However, he finds it difficult to get used to using only one eye and has trouble holding a bottle, worrying that he will not be able to continue providing services to Bruce, who promises to find a way to help him.

If Batman decides to unmask and reveal his identity to Vicki, Alfred initially yells for him not to do it, but this turns into a moan when he does so. When Vicki attacks Bruce, she knocks Alfred aside as they fight. After the fight, Bruce retrieves him from the rubble and the two escape. As he leaves, Alfred sees Vicki trying to escape and tells Bruce. Although they can't reach her, they manage to escape as the chamber crumbles around them.
A week later, the two celebrate the defeat of Lady Arkham and the Children of Arkham while recovering from their injuries. Alfred gives Bruce a postcard that came to him that morning from Selina, or asks him about the contact he has had with her. Alfred thanks Bruce for saving his life, but worries that if Vicki had survived, his identity would have been at risk. He also shows concern about his ear, which was damaged during the fight, and laughs upon hearing Dr. Thompkins' comments about it.

Whilst watching the report, Alfred assures Bruce that they will get through the situation and be able to recover from the events that have unfolded. Sharing a toast to either friends, peace or remaining silent, he tells Bruce on how Gordon, who has now been appointed as Commissioner, has asked the powerful in Gotham to aside him, in the hopes that they could rebuild the city. He suggests that going as himself could help rebuild the Wayne reputation whilst going as Batman, a symbol of justice, could show more support to Gordon. Whichever identity Bruce decides to go as, Alfred will stand beside and support him when needed.

### Batman: The Enemy Within

#### *The Enigma*

During the months after Lady Arkham's defeat, Alfred continued to support Bruce in his operations as Batman. However, his PTSD began to reemerge, causing his hands to shake at random times. When Bruce investigated Gotham based arms dealer Rumi Mori, Alfred monitored from the Batcomputer. When Mori was approached by a man in a hood, Alfred recognized his as the Riddler and warned Bruce. He also contacted Gordon and put him in contact with Bruce as he suited up as Batman.

After Bruce returned to the Batcave, Alfred helped investigate a puzzle box left by the Riddler and brought up as much information as he could find on the Agency and the Riddler. After a tremor in his muscles, brought on by the PTSD, prevented him from accessing the computer, Bruce took over and did so himself. Alfred also helped Bruce solve the Riddler's puzzle box, having heard the riddle provided before (but had forgotten the answer) and helped debunk answers that were incorrect. He also contacted Lucius after they were able to solve the puzzle box.

Two weeks after the death of Lucius, Alfred attended his funeral with Bruce, the two of them angered at what the Riddler had done. After they discussed what Bruce would do with the Riddler, Alfred suggested that he comforted Lucius' daughter, Tiffany Fox, who had just started her career at Wayne Enterprises on the day of the attack. Alfred sat separately from Bruce during the sermon, but kept an eye on him and "John Doe", the patient at Arkham who provided Bruce with the lead to locate Lady Arkham and her drugs. Afterwards, he met up with Bruce and asked whether they could trust him, but stood by his decision to investigate a lead to the Riddler's location.

Alfred would be in the Batcave when Batman investigated the criminal's lair, but lost contact when he and Gordon were sealed within it. When they successfully solved the Riddler's death trap, Alfred was able to gain contact and was able to listen into the Riddler's conversation with Bruce. When he returned, Alfred told him his suspicions that Gordon may be able to deduce Bruce's identity and that they needed to be careful. He listened to Bruce as he deduced Riddler's plan to target the various agents and came up with a solution to stop him. When Bruce rewatched a recording of Lucius' death to get a clear version of the missile guiding signal, Alfred asked to also watch it, something he can either allow or deny him to. *If Alfred watches it, he suffers a panic attack when he sees that Lucius knew he was going to die and asks it to be turned to audio. He then leaves to make tea.*

When Alfred returned to the cave, Bruce had managed to reconstruct the signal and made plans to redirect to use a drone, created by Tiffany, to redirect them. When they discussed how to locate the Riddler, he suggested using Eli Knable, though warned that this would show him cooperating with Amanda Waller and damage Batman's reputation with Gordon. When Bruce learnt about using Mori through John, Alfred warned that doing so may compromise his identity. Regardless of the choice, he will stand by Bruce. However, if Bruce chooses to get the information from Mori, the following will happen.

*After arriving in the casino, Alfred helps Bruce identify agents sent by Waller to keep an eye on Mori. He also, at Bruce's request, issues a fake order to them to search the area, to give Bruce*
and Mori a bit of privacy. After he get a drive from the arms dealer, Alfred investigates the drive to find Riddler's location. After finding evidence that he is hiding on a ship called the Lady of Dublin, he directs Bruce to it and informs Gordon to send the GCPD to the ship.

#### *The Pact*

After Bruce was injured during a fight with another member of the Pact, Bane, Alfred prepared the medical bay to look at his injuries and find a way of helping him. They also observed the records from another two heists that took place, one lead by Harley Quinn and another by an unidentified assailant. Deciding that it would be best to investigate the Pact by infiltrating it, Alfred warned Bruce the dangers that could come and how this could affect his personal reputation. He also advised him to wait until he healed from his fight with Bane, but this was quickly put down, due to the urgency needed to figure out the Pact's plans.

After Bruce, John and Harley broke into Wayne Enterprises, Alfred arranged both medical care and leave for a guard that had been injured in the attack and installed dummy footage to prevent Bruce from being implicated. However, he worried about Regina Zellerbach, whom had encountered Bruce during the heist, and Tiffany having seen discovered the gadget vault. After talking with Bruce about what had happened, he remained at the Manor when he answered the Batsignal. During this time, he also made an update to Bruce's contact lenses, allowing their thermal vision to pick up sub-zero temperatures.

#### *Fractured Mask*

When Bruce suited up as Batman to answer the Batsignal, Alfred monitored his communications systems
and listened as Gordon made accusations about Bruce Wayne. He also heard about his intentions to set up an assault for Catwoman. Though he understood that informing Ms. Kyle would allow her to escape uninjured, he also told Bruce that if he did so, he could lose Gordon's trust. Regardless of the decision make, he stands beside Bruce's judgment. Alfred later ordered a Batsuit to be dropped off for Bruce after "John" tried to steal the laptop from Riddler.

*If Bruce had not informed Selina of the ambush, she will appear at Wayne Manor and ask Alfred to treat her for a "motorcycle accident." Alfred was able to cure her, although he later tells Bruce what happened. However, if Bruce tries to steal Selina's retina glasses, this results in a fight that ends with her being even more injured, he will punish Bruce for doing so, claiming that she had come for help and that he had only caused more disorders*. Alfred was present when Bruce attempted to access the Riddler's laptop and provided him with tea while he did so. He also told Bruce about the update, strongly warning him to bring someone else into the fold about their operations. *If Bruce had invited Selina to the Batcave, Alfred questions why and if there is any other purpose besides professional*. When Bruce investigated the Bodhi Spa, Alfred sought information about it and contacted Waller. However, he remained disconnected from the conversation, although it is unknown if he knew that Bruce had blown his cover or sacrificed Selina to stop the Pact.

#### *What Ails You*

*If Bruce turned himself in as a traitor, he will contact Alfred after managing to escape Mr. Freeze's cryogenic chamber. He asks her to contact the Agency and tells him his findings while he infiltrates the Bodhi Spa as Batman.*

Whilst investigating the Pact's lair, Bruce would send over a bioscan of the Riddler's degrading body for Alfred to run simulations of Project LOTUS. As he investigated, Alfred discovered that though it would cure the victim of physical ailments, it would cause severe psychological damage by the time it reached the brain. Whilst setting out tea for Bruce to drink when he returned, Alfred fell unconscious for an unknown amount of time.

When Bruce returned, he attempted to revive Alfred. During this, Alfred seemed delirious, believing he was confronting Thomas about his ties to Falcone and Hill and their activities in Arkham. When he came to, he apologized to Bruce and helped him up from the ground. After presenting his findings to Bruce, he suggested that he take some time away from the crusade, suggesting that he go on vacation. Bruce decided to call a doctor to examine him and helped him up the stairs to meet Tiffany. Depending on whether Bruce told Tiffany about his activities as Batman, the following will happen.

* Don't tell Tiffany
* Reveal you're Batman
After calling a doctor to examine him, Bruce and Tiffany comfort Alfred. During the conversation, Tiffany asks Bruce about the severity of his fall, although Alfred tries to steer the conversation away from that topic. When she reveals that she has been offered a job at the Agency, Alfred suggests against it, commenting that Lucius would not have wanted her to get involved with Waller. When Bruce is called to investigate a lead, Alfred stays behind and promises to wait for him. *If Bruce revealed to Tiffany that he was Batman, it will also inform her about his activities as a vigilante*.

After calling a doctor to examine him, Bruce and Tiffany comfort Alfred. During the conversation, Tiffany asks Bruce the severity of his fall, although Alfred tries to steer the conversation away from that topic. When Tiffany reveals a series of devices she has designed for herself, Alfred doesn't get involved. However, when she reveals the design of a weapon, he tells her about Bruce's rule against using firearms. When Bruce is called to investigate a lead, Alfred stays behind and promises to wait for him.

#### "Same Stitch"

Depending on whether John Doe has become either a vigilante or a villain, the following will happen to Alfred.

* Vigilante Joker
* Villain Joker
If John has become the vigilante Joker, Alfred is called to help Bruce after another battle with Bane. Meeting him and Joker in an alleyway, Alfred is introduced to the new vigilante and acts reserved whilst he is asked personal questions about Bruce. *If Bruce did not unmask himself during their confrontation with Lady Arkham, Joker will also make a number of pirate jokes towards Alfred*. After getting out a medical kit for Bruce to tend to his injuries with, Alfred performs maintenance on the Batsuit. He later applies disinfectant to one of Joker's injuries, after he complains about it. Whilst Bruce discusses people to get information to blackmail Amanda Waller with, Alfred gives him other insights before they agree to contact Special Agent Iman Avesta.

When Bruce returns to the Batcave after being severely injured during a confrontation between himself, Joker, the Agency and former members of the Pact, Alfred tends to his wounds and gives him medical assistance. When Bruce recovers, he informs him about his injuries, how he has arrived back in the Batcave and the Joker's actions since their encounter on the roof. Alfred advises Bruce to hand Joker over to the authorities, realizing how dangerous the new vigilante is and that he is unlikely to stand down, and tells him about how he is indirectly responsible for his actions. Alfred then helps him off the table to help him track down Joker.

*If Bruce told Tiffany his identity, Alfred reveals that she has adopted a vigilante identity to help him track down the Joker and fight crime in Gotham*. When Bruce objects to her becoming one, Bruce asks her to at least consider her part in the crusade, telling her that she has his drive and passion. Helping him reach the Batcomputer, they reviewed information about the authorities' search for Joker and his associates. After Bruce decides to return to the water tower where Riddler had set up his lair, the site of the Joker's debut, Alfred gives him some painkillers to help him concentrate.If John has become the villainous Joker, Bruce contacts Alfred when he and Harley Quinn released the LOTUS virus at Wayne Enterprises. Working with him and possibly Tiffany, Alfred helps Bruce locate the location of a dispenser. When he loses contact with Bruce at the disused Ace Chemical Processing Plant, Joker contacts him to come to the Bonus Brothers Carnival and help Bruce. In an effort to help him, Alfred makes buns, deliberately hiding a Bat-Stunner in one and burning it, to help Bruce decide.

Arriving shortly after Joker and Harley begin the "family meal", Alfred presents the group with buns and sits at the table. When Joker forces Bruce, Alfred, and the others to play a game of "Never Have I Ever", he makes Alfred choose the first card and admit to lying to Bruce about his father's ties to crime. He remains inactive for the rest of the game, but is shocked when Tiffany admits to murdering Riddler in revenge for her father's death. When Bruce breaks free of his restraints, Alfred knocks out one of the Joker's men with a tray and with the help of Selina and Tiffany, escapes to call the GCPD.

Some time after Joker's defeat, Alfred realized that he felt powerless in Bruce's war on crime and that it had only led him to the same self-destructive lifestyle that had taken Thomas Wayne's life. He decided not to continue participating in it and decided to leave Bruce's employment. When Bruce returned to the mansion, Alfred told him his feelings towards his crusade and, citing how they had created the Joker, they were only making Gotham's criminals worse. After a heated argument, Alfred told Bruce that his PTSD was subsiding, having made the decision to leave vigilantism behind. He then prepared to leave, believing that Bruce couldn't change. Depending on what Bruce decides to do, the following will happen.
* Give up Alfred
* Give up Batman
*If Bruce decides to let Alfred go or takes too long to made the decision, Alfred goes through with his decision to leave him. Giving Bruce some final information, he then leaves for Gotham Airport and to return to the UK.*

*If Bruce decides to also leave his life as Batman behind, he tells Alfred of his intentions to follow him and asks him to stay. Promising only one night, Alfred agrees to remain behind and hugs Bruce.*

## Personality

Alfred had a clear sense of moral righteousness and integrity, something which caused the distrust of Thomas Wayne. He cared dearly for others, particularly Bruce, whom he stayed in Gotham to raise after his parent's murder. He was loyal to his friend, refusing to let Two-Face into Wayne Manor despite the possibility that it would cost his own life. He seemed also to have a strong will, which led to him leaving clues for Bruce to find him during his capture and torture at Lady Arkham's hands. However, Alfred worried dearly about the people closest to him, particularly if they were injured or killed. Other times he show worry for us whenever Bruce gets hurt each time he’s out fighting crime. He also showed signs of post traumatic stress disorder, which became visible during the months after his capture and torture and even lead to him panicking whilst watching a video of Lucius Fox's death. Alfred becomes proud of Bruce whenever he makes the right the decisions and stay true to his beliefs, often encouraging him to be a better man than his father and not make the same mistakes he made. After John becomes the Joker however, Alfred begins to have doubts about Bruce’s mission as Batman, fearing that it will only lead to the rise of more dangerous criminals and further putting the city in danger. His relationship with Bruce became to deteriorate as they started having more arguments in terms of the chaos created by the Joker. Even after Batman defeated Joker and saved Gotham from the Pact, Alfred no longer wanted to assist Bruce in their mission. Fearing that Bruce will end up dead if he continues as Batman.

## Relationship

### Allies

* Lucius Fox (deceased)
* Martha Wayne
* James Gordon
* Tiffany Fox
* Selina Kyle/Catwoman
* Iman Avesta

### Enemies

* Thomas Wayne
* Carmine Falcone
* Hamilton Hill
* Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin
* Harvey Dent/Two-Face
* Vicki Vale/Lady Arkham
* John Doe/Joker
* Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn

## Trivia

* Alfred Pennyworth was created by Don Cameron and Bob Kane, first appearing in *Batman* #16. However, in the Prime Earth continuity, Alfred Pennyworth first appeared as part of the *New 52* DC Universe in *Detective Comics* (Volume 2) #1 by Tony S. Daniel.
* This version of is similar to the version presented in Batman: Earth One, as he was ex-military and fired a gun to save Batman's life. However, that version of Alfred lost a leg, rather than an eye, and was a bodyguard to Bruce but posed as his butler.
* Alfred's argument, "Sometimes, it's as if Batman creates the evil he means to destroy." actually does have some value. To site some prominent examples:
	+ Batman *is* indirectly responsible for Harvey Dent's possible disfigurement if he chooses to save Catwoman, which can attribute to Harvey's decent into madness.
	+ If Bruce decides to have an affair with Selina, this can also attribute to Harvey's decent.
	+ Bruce is also indirectly responsible for Lucius' death, as he brought Riddler's disc to his office which caused Riddler's missile to fire at Lucius' office, killing him, which also makes Bruce indirectly responsible for Tiffany's assassination of Riddler.
	+ Another example would be how "John Doe" (who was already drawn to violence and chaos) became the vigilante or criminal Joker after Bruce either enabled or crossed him into either path, during which, Joker caused indescribable mayhem in order to get Batman's attention.
	+ Furthermore, while Lady Arkham and Penguin's reasons for becoming criminals/terrorists had nothing to do with Batman, they did heavily imply that they were inspired by his crusade.
* At the same time though, Alfred doesn't really have a leg to stand on with this argument. What Alfred fails to taken into account is among these examples:
	+ Lady Arkham and Penguin would have attacked Gotham regardless mainly because of the actions of Thomas Wayne, and not because of Batman.
		- Harvey would likely have still been attacked and drugged by the Children of Arkham even without Batman's interference.
		- Riddler was a criminal long before Bruce even became Batman.
		- Harley Quinn, Bane, and Mr. Freeze became criminals because of their own problems and not because of Batman.
		- Even if Lucius was still alive without Bruce being Batman, the Pact would have likely still been formed and attacked Gotham, and "John Doe" would have still likely become the Joker due to his feelings for Harley and his love of chaos.
		- If Bruce never became Batman, Lady Arkham and Penguin would have succeeded in there plans, Harvey would have continued abusing his power as Mayor, Catwoman would have remained a selfish thief since it was her interactions with Batman that changed her for the better, Riddler would have killed Waller and her agents and continue terrorizing Gotham, Harley would have continued to kill people even if she got the virus due to her sadistic nature like Riddler. Bane also would have continued killing people along with Mr. Freeze.
		- Waller is ultimately responsible for majority of the events of Season 2 due to her crimes being revealed in the Vigilante Joker route in *Same Stich.*

* Depending on the player's choice for the color of Batman's equipment, Alfred's message in the Vale's basement will change:
	+ If Blue is chosen, it will read "She will liberate", with a drawing of inmates escaping Arkham Asylum.
	+ If Red is chosen, it will read "Taking me", with a drawing of the words being connected to Arkham Asylum
	+ If Yellow is chosen, it will read "Shall be unleashed", with a drawing of arrows pointing to Arkham Asylum.
	+ If Purple is chosen, it will read "To Arkham", with a drawing of Alfred with Lady Arkham.

* A small number of Alfred's lines in *Realm of Shadows* foreshadow his knowledge of who Thomas Wayne really was:
	+ Alfred's comment, "For the record, your father *despised* men like Falcone." sounds very forced, (putting a heavy emphasis on the "despise") showing that he was fully aware of Thomas' connection to the mob.
	+ Alfred noticeably hesitates when he calls the attack on the Wayne family preposterous and can be heard scoffing a bit, as he knew the allegations were true.
	+ When Alfred urges Bruce to show the world the true nature of a Wayne, listening carefully will result in the player suspecting that there is a pleading quality, foreshadowing what Alfred was saying was for Bruce to be what the Wayne family was believed to have been all along.
* Regardless of whether Joker becomes a villain or a vigilante, Alfred will still choose to leave Bruce.
	+ This action has divided many players on the game's storyline and it has also caused many players to lose sympathy for Alfred, as they felt that he was being selfish and emotionally abusive by leaving Bruce.
	+ Some players also feel like that this makes Alfred come off as ungrateful towards Bruce for saving his life from Lady Arkham*.*
	+ Others, however, feel that Alfred has a *right* to leave due to being an old man and that he could *die* if the stress from vigilantism got to him.

## External Links

1. ↑ He is stated to be 2 years older than Thomas Wayne, who was born in 1949, placing his birth in 1947, and making him 69 years old in Batman: The Telltale Series]].