Penguin

*The good old days when Cobblepots were king are coming back because I am gonna restore the Cobblepot name to its former wealth and glory.*
―Penguin's goal.[src]
**Penguin** is a kingpin who used birds in his crimes in hopes of rebuilding his family fortune. He is also the secondary antagonist in *The Batman.*

## Penguin

### Relatives

Chesterfield Cobblepot (grandfather;deceased)Unnamed parents (deceased)

### Powers

Assorted bird-related paraphernaliaCriminal genius
Deadly "trick" umbrellas
Control over birds
Skilled in organized leadership

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Tom KennyToshihiko Seki (Japanese)
Juan Perucho/Jorge Garcia Insua (Spanish)
Marco Simones (Portuguese)
Michael Pan (German)
Per Sandborgh (Swedish)
Muli Shulman (Hebrew)

## Physical Appearance

Penguin has a short and fat stature,although despite this,he is able to go toe-to-toe with Batman. He has ginger hair and wears a monocle on his right eye. He also wears a bowtie and a tophat. His tuxedo consists of a black coat with a gray vest and white shirt underneath. His coat is red from the back of its tips. His pants consist of black and gray stripes.

## Personality

Unlike other versions of the character, he is rude greedy and non-gentleman like. He seems to have an attraction for beautiful women as he once hit on a girl at Bruce's party and teamed up with Catwoman due to finding her cute. He was willing to work with others as shown when he formed Team Penguin to take down Batman. He also seemed to love his late mother mentioning how he liked that his mom said he was good looking. He hates Batman seeing him as a problem and will do whatever it takes to take him down. He despises Bruce Wayne even more because he represents everything he is not. He is also not above murdering children as he once threated to blow up Gotham Children's Hospital

## History

Oswald "Ozzy" Cobblepot is descended from an aristocratic family whose lineage goes back to Newcastle, England. Alfred Pennyworth's grandfather was once a butler to the English Cobblepot's and Alfred was raised on stories on how cruel and disrespectful the Cobblepots were to their staff;his grandfather would work himself to the bone but they treated him like a "street dog",then had the nerve to fire him. At some point,his grandfather stole a fortune from the Queen,then went to Gotham to hide it underneath its bay,in hopes one of his descendants would find it. Oswald's direct family line had a mansion located in Gotham City, but the family squandered their fortune away many years ago. As the apparent sole surviving member of the Cobblepot legacy, Oswald let the family estate fall into ruin, and eventually converted it into a huge aviary. A few years later, Cobblepot left Gotham City and spent several years traveling the Orient. There he met two silent female assassins known only as the Kabuki Twins who later went on to work for him as his personal bodyguards. Despite his portly physique, Cobblepot took an interest in martial arts, and trained his body into top fighting form. During this time, he developed a keen interest in birds and decided that such animals would be ideal in helping him regain his family's former glory. Training the birds to obey his commands, Cobblepot turned to a life of crime.

Oswald eventually returned to the United States whereupon he used his birds to nab various riches from Gotham's wealthiest citizens. He stored his ill-gotten gains in the aviary at Cobblepot Manor. One evening, Oswald crashed a charity drive hosted by Bruce Wayne at Wayne Manor. He nearly came to blows with Alfred Pennyworth whose memory of his grandfather's mistreatment at the hands of the Cobblepots was as clear as ever. After making a scene, Oswald managed to snatch the party's guest list and used this information to select his future targets. Bruce Wayne assumed that Cobblepot's return to Gotham City coincided with the most recent rash of burglaries and he investigated the crimes as his costumed alter ego – the Batman. Pennyworth, still angry with Cobblepot's behavior at the fund raiser, decided to take matters into his own hands after he realised Oswald stole his tray. He went to Oswald's family mansion but was captured by the Kabuki Twins. Batman arrived at the manor shortly thereafter,and Oswald and he faced each other for the first time. Now calling himself the Penguin, he demonstrated his fighting skills against the Batman and the two engaged in a protracted battle across the room. Batman eventually proved victorious, and the Penguin was captured.

Penguin soon declared revenge on both The Batman and Bruce Wayne. Despising Wayne's pretty boy image, Penguin went to the manor with his twins in an effort to get rid of Wayne once and for all. He tied up and humiliated Alfred with his twins who managed to call Wayne. The Batman interfered with Penguin's plans and had a brawl with him while being recorded by a cameraman and eventually returned Penguin to jail once again after failing to take Batmans mask off. He did however gain one victory stealing the spotlight from Bruce,as the reporters were now interested in him.

Upon escaping, Penguin teamed up with Catwoman in an effort to steal two powerful, ancient Egyptian statues that gave the holder the ability to expel and use the power of sunlight. After he double-crossed Catwoman, Penguin stole both statues, hand-cuffed Batman and Catwoman, and fled. He attempted to destroy Gotham, but Penguin was unsuccessful, as the team that he created was too much for both him and the Kabuki Twins to fight. He and Catwoman escaped getting arrested.

Penguin eventually took control of Man-Bat with a Sonic Bat Control Device,making him commit crimes for him. Batman soon broke the device,turning Man-Bat on Penguin,then putting both of them in Arkham.

Peguin later broke into the art museum and stole valuable eggs but was stopped by Joker disguised as Batman. After a short argument the two battled each other until the original Batman showed up laughing crazily. but Cobblepot was also accidentally injected with the Venom that drives people insane. After Batman defeated Joker by making the clown laugh,both him and Penguin laughed throughout the streets of Gotham. He was then cured offscreen.

During Penguin's attempt to control Gotham,both Joker and Riddler got in the way. The three criminals agreed that whoever defeats Batman can control Gotham. Near the end,Penguin and Joker tried to take out Riddler, but Batman arrived to stop them. Penguin is defeated by having tar fall on him and gets arrested with the other two.

During a battle with Batman and Batgirl, Penguin sent Batman to the bottom of a river where he got memory loss. He later crashed a music festival with his twins and kidnapped Bruce. Later at his ice lair,Penguin then cut Bruce free, who then wrote him a cheque, and handed it over, but Penguin was suspicious, and asked to see some ID. Batgirl, who was watching from above, who believed Bruce is Batman, hoped to see him free himself, but instead, he asked to be released, as was the deal, but Penguin told him he lied, and kicked Bruce into the water behind him. Batgirl dived in after him, and Penguin sent the twins in after her. She freed Wayne, who promptly swims to the surface, leaving Batgirl to fend off the twins. When she surfaced, she was surprised to see Wayne already running to safety, which led her to believe she was wrong about Bruce being Batman. While she was distracted, Batgirl was captured by the Twins, who bring her to Penguin, who leaped at the chance to kill her. Outside, an explosion was seen, which caused Bruce to stop running, and the Penguin flew out, carrying Batgirl, who was tied up. Penguin was demonstrating to Batgirl how he would execute her, utilizing the clock's mechanical figurines. He then kicked the clock's hands to be at 11:55, so that Batman only has a limited time to save her, and then strapped her to the table, where she will be killed. Batman then arrived, and proceeded to rescue her. Batman than defeated penguin by destroying his umbrella,leaving him for the police.

Penguin, Joker, and Scarface were shown as members of Hugo Strange's therapy session. Penguin taunted the Ventriloquist asking him if he was old enough to be playing with dolls.

In *The Batman vs. Dracula*, Penguin searched for a lost mob treasure when he unwittingly revived Dracula and was subsequently hypnotized by Dracula and became his servant. Joker then met up with Penguin,who was also looking for the treasure. Penguin warned him not to follow,but he did not listen. Dracula then caught Joker and turned him into a vampire. Later, while Batman fought Dracula, Penguin went after Vicky Vale and chased her through the cemetery. After he found her in a crypt, Penguin caught Vicky and pinned her against the wall. Then,he was freed from his hypnosis and finally discovered the treasure that caused all the trouble in the first place. He was overjoyed but was then caught by the GCPD. News reporters stated that the people were under Penguin's control and that Penguin kept saying that they were vampires as he was taken away. Though he,Joker,and the Lost Ones forgot being slaves to Dracula, Penguin remembered everything, which made him, alongside Bruce, Alfred, and Vicky the only four people to know the truth behind the Lost Ones.

One night Penguin tried to make it rain chemicals, but Batman stopped him. After getting beaten,he learned that wasn't the real Penguin;he was kidnaped by Posion Ivy along with James Gordon and many others and replaced by look alikes. Once Ivy was defeated,Penguin got free.

In *The Icy Depths*,Penguin and Mr. Freeze competed to get the sunken treasure that was at the bottom of Gotham Bay,hidden by Chesterfield Cobblepot. Penguin used Ewan Fripp to help him find it. Once they arrived,both villains began to fight each other for the treasure. The fight was broken up by Batman. The ship then started to collapse due to the water pressure,so Batman,Alfred,and Ewan escaped,while the villains continued fighting. The water broke in and swept them like a tidal wave. The villains were then sent to the police,asFreeze told Penguin to shut up.

Penguin soon got the idea to form a supervillain team from a movie in order to "clip the Bat-jerk's wings." However, that only resulted in Penguin sitting back while he ordered his "teammates" around, and snapped at them whenever they suggested a different name for his team. All Penguin got on his team were: Firefly,Killer Croc, Killer Moth, and Ragdoll. He did send out other invitations, but Bane was taken down by Batman, and Penguin mentioned to Croc that Joker and Mr. Freeze all said "No". Moth soon grews into a beast due to exposure to chemicals,and Penguin used him to steal art form a billionaire. Batman soon defated Penguin,while Batgirl and Robin defeated the rest. The team was then arrested by the police.

Penguin was one of the villains who was captured by Rumor (despite him trying to get Batman to turn him over to the police) and was accidentally frozen by Mr. Freeze. The villains were later arrested alongside Rumor.

In *The Joining, Part 2*, he assisted Joker,Bane,Mr Freeze,and the GCPD force in fighting The Joining after Arkham got attacked. He used his umbrealla to fire explosives at the robots.

In *Ring Toss*, Green Lantern's Ring flew right into Penguin and he had to master it before he robbed a charity party and Gotham. Batman and Robin fought Penguin before Sinestro crashed the battle. Sinestro chased after Penguin until Penguin gave the ring to Batman. Once Sinestro was defeated by Batman and Green Lantern,Sinestro was taken away to Oa,and Penguin to Arkham.

Penguin later got away from Batman and Robin thanks to Wrath and Scorn. Later he,Joker, Ventriloquist & Scarface and Killer Croc were shown robbing a boat to get rich,while Batman and Robin fought Warth and Scorn. Once the police arrived,the villains got away and Warth promised them Batman's end,as he knew his identity. Penguin encougred Joker to smile saying that it is the end of Batman. This never happened due to Joker gassing them before they could tell him Batman's identity.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Martial Arts**: Unlike most other versions of Penguin, this version is a skilled martial artist, who learned in the Orient. He is capable of going toe-to-toe with Batman.
* **Umbrella:** Like most versions of Penguin, his umbrellas have a number of built in tools/weapons.
* **Aviation**
* **Animal Training**
* **Swordsmanship**: The Penguin spent an indeterminate amount of time in the Orient and developed a mastery of swordsmanship. The exact style that he uses is unknown, but his mastery is great enough that he can slice completely through a massive tree branch with a single slice and with very little effort. Unlike most swordsmen, Penguin uses an umbrella in place of a sword.
* **Master Schemer:** Penguin is able to concuct villainous plans easily,as he betrayed Catwoman first,even though she was intending to do it before him,so he could get the power of the sun to hold the city ransom. He also formed up Team Penguin for his own advantage.

### Weaknesses

* Penguin has the weaknesses of any human.

## Paraphernalia

### Equipment

The Penguin once used a giant robotic penguin in order to lay siege against Wayne Industries in *Penguin Rising* and *The CobbleBot Caper*.

### Transportation

The Penguin would occasionally use one of his trick umbrellas as a mini-helicopter. These devices are ideal for getaways escaping the grasp of the Batman.

### Weapons

* **Penguin's Umbrella**: The Penguin carries an arsenal of specially designed umbrellas. Nearly all of them are equipped with some kind of offensive weaponry. Some umbrellas double as flame throwers while others house coiled electrified chains that can be used to ensnare prey.
* **Telescope**
* **Green Lantern Power Ring** ***(Formerly)***: At one point, the Penguin managed to acquire the power ring of Green Lantern Hal Jordan. Umbrella.Telescope.

## Relationships

### Allies

#### Joker

He maintained a rivalry with Penguin for the title of Gotham's greatest criminal,though they were willing to work togther if needed.

#### Killer Moth

Moth is Penguin's biggest fan,and he was willing to do everything he ordered him to do,no matter how silly or unfair it was.

### Love Interests

#### Kabuki Twins

They are quite clingy when the Penguin is around other women. This, along with Penguin saying they are his type hints that he is probably in a relationship with them, which can be the reason why they're working for him.

#### Catwoman

Penguin developed a great interest in Catwoman and vice versa. Although their romace was short lived and it was for each other's personal gains,Penguin found her cute,much to the Twins' annoyance. He called them "clingy" and demanded some privacy.

### Enemies

#### The Batman/Bruce Wayne

Penguin is unique in that his scorn was often directed at Bruce Wayne, who served as a constant reminder of everything that he was not. Penguin is jealous that Wayne has money,women,a manor,among other luxuries,while his family faded to obscurity,and Oswald is forced to rebuild their wealth by himself. When Wayne suffered amnesia and forgot he was the Batman,Penguin kidnapped him and forced him to write a big cheque. Additionally,Penguin admitted that he hates Wayne even more than the Batman. Overall,Penguin serves as Bruce Wayne's dark side.

#### Alfred Pennyworth

Alfred's grandfather worked for the Cobblepots but was fired, giving him a hatred for the Penguin, especially since this Cobblepot was as obnoxious as his ancestors.

#### Riddler

Penguin did not have as much of a feud with Riddler as Joker did,but he still disliked him.

#### Man-Bat

Penguin used Man-Bat as his personal slave to do his dirty work for him. After Batman stopped him,Langstrom developed a hatred for Penguin.

#### Mr. Freeze

Despite them both having arctic gimmicks,they did not get along. Their greedy goals caused them to get in the other's way and fight one another. After Batman stopped them,Penguin kept ranting about Freeze,forcing him to finally tell him to shut up.

## Appearances

### *The Batman*

* Season 1
	+ *Call of the Cobblepot*
	+ *Topsy Turvy* (mentioned)
	+ *Bird of Prey*
	+ *The Rubberface of Comedy* (Cameo in a photo)
* Season 2
	+ *The Cat, the Bat and the Very Ugly*
	+ *Pets*
	+ *Grundy's Night* (Cameo as a Halloween costume)
	+ *The Laughing Bat*
	+ *Night and the City*
* Season 3
	+ *A Fistful of Felt*
	+ *A Dark Knight to Remember*
	+ *The Laughing Cats* (Mentioned)
	+ *Fleurs du Mal*
	+ *The Icy Depths*
	+ *Gotham's Ultimate Criminal Mastermind* (Cameo in a photo)
* Season 4
	+ *Team Penguin*
	+ *Strange New World* (Mentioned)
	+ *The Breakout* (Mentioned)
	+ *Two of a Kind* (Mentioned)
	+ *Rumors*
	+ *The Joining, Part 2* (Cameo)
* Season 5
	+ *Ring Toss*
	+ *The Metal Face of Comedy* (Mentioned)
	+ *The End of the Batman*
* *The Batman vs. Dracula*

### *The Batman Strikes!*

* Issue #1 "Penguin Rising"
* *Issue #11*
* *Issue #15*
* Issue 16 "Hit and Run" (mentioned)
* *Issue #26*
* *Issue #29*
* Issue 33 " Growth" (mentioned)
* Issue 35 " The Clown Prince Of Late Night" (mentioned)
* Issue 39 " Hostile Takeover"
* Issue 40 "The Burning Question" (mentioned)

## Trivia

* Penguin is one of the few characters to appear in all five seasons besides Gordon,Joker,Mr. Freeze,Batman,Alfred,and Mayor Grange.
* As with the 1966 TV series,Joker along with Penguin are the most used villains in the show.
* This version of Penguin, much like his DCAU counterpart during the first few seasons of *Batman: The Animated Series*, is visually similar to his appearance from the 1992 film *Batman Returns*.
* He, his Burtonverse, and Arkhamverse counterparts are the only versions of Penguin to be non-gentleman like.
* His hairstyle resembles the crests on a Rockhopper penguin.
* Penguin takes his coffee black with two lumps of sugar.
* Unlike other incarnations of the character, in this series Penguin is a skilled combatant,since he trained while he was in the east as he explained in his debut.
* The ID number on the mugshot of Penguin,71545,is written in a way that it resembles the word fishes.
* Unused concept art from the show indicates that a more classic version of Penguin was considered for the show.
* Penguin tends to laugh like a bird and say "tweet,tweet" upon visiting someone. The bird sounds are also a characteristic for him in the *Arkham* games.
* Tom Kenny would later reprise his role as Penguin in *Lego DC Comics: Batman Be-Leaguered,Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League,Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom,Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Gotham City Breakout,Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold,Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash,Batman Ninja,Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,Lego DC Batman: Family Matters,Lego DC: Shazam!: Magic and Monsters,Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons,*and *LEGO Batman: The Videogame.*
* Penguin made his debut in *The Batman Strikes!* before *The Batman*. Although,said debut takes place chronolgically later after *Call of the Cobblepot*,as Batman had already known Penguin in the issue.
* Penguin and Freeze's rivalry would be carried on to *Batman: Arkham City*.