Kabuki Twins

The **Kabuki Twins** are two female bodyguards employed by the Penguin. They are both highly skilled martial arts combatants, who employ extended steel razor blades at the tips of their fingers.

## Kabuki Twins

### Affiliation

PenguinThe Batman
Alfred Pennyworth
Batgirl

## Physical Appearance

The Twins are tall, sleek girls. When they first appeared, they wore a green kimono and a black geisha hair style. They also wear identical masks with yellow eyes, black eyebrows, and red cheeks and lips. When they're fighting they wear a pink spandex with 3 non-retractable claws on each of their hands.

The Twins' civilian disguise.
## History

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.

In *Call of the Cobblepot*,they were first seen guarding Penguin when he walked into Bruce Wayne's party. Later,Batman followed an owl who stole jewelery back to its owner,who was none other than Penguin. He summoned the Twins,and they took care of Batman,while he fled. Batman later encountered Penguin at Cobblepot Manor. The Twins attempted to attack him again,but Batman locked them in a cage. After Penguin's defeat,Batman noticed the Twins escaped.

In *Bird of Prey*,they helped Penguin invade Wayne Manor and steal its goods,as well as tie up Alfred. Batman then arrived and defeated all three of them.

In *The Cat, the Bat and the Very Ugly*,they showed jealousy when Penguin was having a romantic time with Catwoman. Penguin told them to go away as he wanted privacy. Later,when Penguin betrayed her,he summoned the twins,and they knocked her out. He then cuffed Batman to Catwoman. The duo made their way to Penguin,while fending off against his birds and the Twins. They eventually managed to defeat him.

In *Night and the City*,they helped Penguin win the title as Gotham's number one villain. They then drove a van with Penguin inside. After a bad jump on an opening bridge,Penguin flew away with his umbrella,while the Twins fell in the water.

In *A Dark Knight to Remember*,they assisted Penguin in stealing a statue. Batman and Batgirl then showed up,and Batman froze them in place. Penguin escaped in a speedboat with Batman giving chase. As Batgirl turned around,she found the Twins were gone. Later,they helped Penguin invade a music festival. They dragged Bruce Wayne then ran away. Batgirl then saved him,but got her herself captured by the Twins in the process. Batman then stopped Penguin and the Twins before they could have executed her.

Their final appearance was in *Rumors*,in which they were captured by Rumor. After they escaped their cells,they were defeated by the Dynamic Duo and taken to custody with the rest of the villains.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)**
	+ **Martial Arts**
* **Razor Blades**
* **Acrobatics**

## Appearances

### ***The Batman***

* Season 1
	+ *Call of the Cobblepot*
	+ *Bird of Prey*
* Season 2
	+ *The Cat, the Bat and the Very Ugly*
	+ *Night and the City*
* Season 3
	+ *A Dark Knight to Remember*
* Season 4
	+ *Rumors*

### *The Batman Strikes!*

* Issue #1
* Issue #11
* Issue #15

### In Other Media

#### *The Lego Batman Movie*

They appeared as some of the various villains that assisted Joker;they share the same quota with *The Batman*,working as Penguin's bodyguards,according to LEGO's website. They also make an appearance in the Lego set "The Batmobile", along with Man-Bat.

## Trivia

* They're mute, although they do scream and grunt in some games, particularly *The CobbleBot Caper.* This could be due to the fact that ninjas are quiet. Whether or not they are able to speak is unknown.
* They never speak and the only vocal noises they make are unintelligible whispers.
* Kabuki Twins are one of the characters with their own leitmotif,alongside Batman,Batgirl,Robin,the GCPD (Yin,Ethan,Gordon),Cash Tankenson,Superman,Green Arrow,Hawkman,Joker,Catwoman,Killer Croc,Spellbinder,Gearhead,Harley Quinn,the Joining,Captain Slash,and Wrath and Scorn.
* Although their masks have been knocked off before, we never see their faces in canon.
* They sometimes disguise themselves as geisha girls, with black wigs and green dresses.
* They are never named in-series, but side-material states that their names are "Peri" and "Gale",due to this,fans sometimes refer to them as Peri and Gale (peregrine falcon and nightingale). It is possible that Kabuki might be their last name.
* 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.
* Where they are from is never mentioned, although they are most likely from Japan.
* They are the few of Penguin's lackeys who are neither bird-themed nor cold-themed.
* Kabuki is a traditional form of Japanese theater that is famous for its over-stylized interpretations of characters. It is now only practiced by males.
* As they are absent in the entirety of season five and and do not even appear in issues of the comic that came afterwards,they most likely left Penguin.