Alfred Pennyworth

## Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth

Alfred Pennyworth DCWW

Insert Alfred quote or description of who Alfred Pennyworth is here ~ Alfie

## History

### Early Life

Alfred Pennyworth was raised in a flat overlooking the river Thames in London, England. Raised primarily by his Mother as his father, Jarvis Pennyworth, was “across the pond” as one would say serving the Wayne Family as their butler in Gotham City. He did well in his studies, and his Mother taught him skills useful for his future, such as botany and cooking, both skills Alfred excelled at and enjoyed immensely. He was also a thespian, a lead actor and aspiring playwright himself during school and university, but his life took him in a different direction.

When he was old enough, Alfred joined the Special Air Services, or SAS serving as a field medic. Becoming a Master of armed and unarmed combat Alfred served her majesty with great pride and distinction, eventually being tapped for service with the Special Intelligence Service or better known as MI6. Being a spy after the Cold War, Alfred learned many languages, most notably Russian and a little bit of German, enough to hold a conversation with and discuss nuclear physics at least.

### Meeting the Wayne's

After the mysterious death of his father, Alfred went to America, in Gotham City, where his father died. There he paid his respects to his father, and learned that he was working for the wealthy Wayne family. He met Thomas Wayne, who gave him a letter his father had written for him. In it, the last wish of the man: For his son to continue in his footsteps and to serve the Wayne's. Alfred, after taking some time and observing the Wayne's to be sure they were as good as his father said, decided to honor his last wishes, and thus, to Thomas immense pleasure, he  became the family’s new butler and caretaker for the young Master Bruce.

### Tragedy Struck

He became the child's legal guardian after the horrific murder of Thomas and Martha at the hands of one Joe Chill, when the boy was only 8 years old. Alfred cared for the boy like his own son, and actually saw him as his own, even though he never told that to Bruce. Ignoring the red flags, such as the brooding, the seclusion, and the anger the young Master seemed to have, Alfred studiously attended to his charge with honor and zeal that surpassed what was needed or even expected of him.

### Watching Bruce Grow Up

When Master Bruce was kidnapped by the League of Shadows when he was 16, Alfred… Well he didn’t know what to do, he had failed his duty to the late Master Thomas, and that truly terrified the man, and it made him feel like he had failed his father, Thomas, and more importantly Bruce himself. But seeing him home again after those two long years brought happiness back to his heart. Though Bruce clearly had changed, he couldn't blame him for that, not after the traumatic couple of years he went through.

But there was so much he could take, and seeing him close himself off from everyone who loved him, even from miss Selina, well it was too much for him. So he took the matter in his own hands, and after a long and painful talk, he made Bruce realize that he needed to get his life back on track, and he even get him to enroll in Yale, to study in laisse. And although he already had  lost him before, when Master Wayne board that plane to start his journeys abroad was still one of the hardest moments of his life, especially that it was one of his own making, but he knew it was necessary for Master Bruce's well-being. And thus, after his departure, Alfred dutifully took care of the Manor awaiting for him to come back.

### Resolve to a New Chapter

Once Master Bruce returned home from his travels, Alfred did his part in helping him start his war in crime. He bandaged his cuts and cleaned the cuts, repaired the holes, and after the papers started calling Master Bruce “Batman” put the bat prefix on everything he could, at first as a joke, now more as a tradition, even if it annoys Bruce ever so slightly.

Alfred has served the Wayne’s for over a decade at this point, and will serve them for years to come, they have earned Alfred’s trust and loyalty, and that is not something he gives away lightly. He also deeply cares for Bruce, and he always wished the man would stop. And the recent events only gave him reason. The manor was destroyed, and he saw the one he considers his son fight the leader of the League, all alone. And he can't help to fear Bruce died, the fact he completely disappeared only made him more convinced of this.

Now, Alfred is heartbroken, having the impression to have failed his son for the second time, he was even lost in the woods for a time. But now was not the time for grieving, he realized this very quickly. Gotham was controlled by the League, but he was not gonna let them ruin everything Master Bruce fought for. He made himself the promise he would avenge Bruce, no matter what. So he successfully came back to Gotham, hiding for now, but he knows he'll need allies to take back Gotham and stop the League once and for all. And which better allies than the so called Bat-family?

## Powers and Abilities

### Abilities

* **Acting:** He can work undercover on cases for Batman.
* **Adv. Hand-to-hand Combatant**
* **Leadership**
* **Medicine:** As a former field medic, Alfred is capable of performing minor surgery and stitching wounds for the members of the Bat Fam.
* **Military Protocol**
* **Mimicry:** His ability for vocal mimicry means he can impersonate Master Bruce on the telephone convincingly.
* **Stick Fighting:** He has been shown to spar with Richard Grayson, using wooden sticks.
* **Tactical Analysis**