Alfred Pennyworth

"*I'm with you Master Bruce, I've always been with you.*"
—Alfred to Bruce Wayne.[src]
**Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth** (born April 19, 1952)is a former soldier in the British military, brother of both Wilfred and Peggy Pennyworth, father of Julia Remarque, best friend of the late Dale Gunn, ex-lover of the late Anais Remarque, ex-boyfriend of Dr. Leslie Thompkins, butler of Bruce Wayne and secretly a member of the Bat Family. Alfred was hired as the Wayne Family butler by Thomas and Martha Wayne before their deaths but continue to serve their son Bruce and later supported him when he became Batman.

## Biography

### Early Life

Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth was born on April 19, 1952 to Jarvis and Mary Pennyworth in England and was subsequently raised there for the majority of his early life. He was born three years after his older brother, Wilfred, and three years before his younger sister, Peggy. He grew up very close to both his siblings and his father. In 1968, at the age of 16, Alfred joined the British Armed Forces and served until he turned 23 in 1975.

After resigning, Alfred became an actor in West End London alongside his older brother, and focused on his acting career for five years until 1980 when he was contacted by the British Intelligence Agency, MI7, asked him to come on board as an agent. Wanting to get back into espionage at the time, Alfred accepted. During his time at MI7, Alfred met and became best friends with fellow agent Dale Gunn, the two became so close that Dale had the courage to come out to Alfred as gay, something that was looked down upon at the time. He also worked closely with French agent Marie Remarque which resulted in the two eventually becoming lovers.

In 1983, during a mission to stop local English terrorist, Bet Sykes, Alfred and Dale scuffled with Sykes only for Dale to be taken hostage by her. Alfred was unsure about his next move, attempting to calm Sykes down. However, she wouldn't listen and shot Dale in the head, killing him and devastating Alfred. A lot of MI7 agents blamed Alfred for what had happened including the director who fired him. Unbeknownst to Alfred, Marie had fallen pregnant with his child and had planned to tell him that day but never got the chance. The next day, Alfred moved to the United States out of shame and guilt.

## Personality

Alfred is a kind and caring individual towards the people he cares about such as Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Barbara Gordon and Laurel Lance. However, when in the field and battling his enemies head-on, Alfred is capable of becoming a hard-hitting and even ruthless individual. He is completely dedicated to his job, both as a butler and a vigilante, and displays extreme loyalty towards Bruce.

## Appearances

### *Batman: Anarky*

Season 1
* "Pilot"
* "Hey, Diddle Diddle"
* "Die One, Die All"
* "Green Fingers"
* "Venom"
* "Night of the Pyg"
* "Shattered Bloodline"
* "Siren's Cry"
* "Cold, Cold Heart"
* "Curiosity"
* "Treat Them Mean, Keep Them Kean"
* "Legacies"
* "The Secret Six"
* "Past Sins"
* "Heir"
* "Battle for Gotham"

Season 2
* "Fallout"
* "Loyalty"
* "Frost Warning"
* "Lost Love"
* "Abandoned"
* "Fractured Minds"
* "We Are The Freaks"
* "Man of Steel"
* "Frostbite"
* "Hello, Junior"
* "Swimming With The Fishes"
* "Bat Family"
* "Welcome To Earth-2"
* "Escape From Earth-2"
* "Vengeance"
* "Metapocalypse"
* "Arkham Has Fallen"

Season 3
* "New Beginnings"
* "Narrows Rising"
* "A Woman Scorned"
* "Born On a Monday"
* "Family Matters"
* "Pain Is Weakness Leaving the Body"
* "Eye For an Eye"
* "Bloodlines, Part 2"
* "Jokes On You"
* "Nothing To Fear"
* "Fear of Man"
* "A Bird That Can't Fly"
* "Demons"
* "Batgirl Begins, Part 1"
* "Batgirl Begins, Part 2"
* "Wildcard"
* "Joker's Wild"

Season 4
* "Blood Is Thicker Than Water"
* "Family Is Everything"
* "Whom To Trust?"
* "How To Solve a Problem Like a Falcone"
* "The Hangman"
* "Betrayal"
* "Joy of the Holidays"
* "Amazons Attack, Part 3"
* "Two-Faced"
* "Agencies"
* "Better Half"
* "Order & Chaos"
* "Huntress Becomes the Hunted"
* "Friend or Foe"
* "A Tale of Two Sisters"
* "So You Wanna Start a War?"
* "Shadows"

Season 5
* "Crazy Love"
* "The Owls are Watching"
* "Allegiances"
* "Watch Your Back"
* "Girls Night Out"
* "Backstabber"
* "Heritage"
* "Underworld Unleashed, Part 1"
* "Speak Not a Whispered Word"
* "Regrets"
* "Harley & Ivy"
* "Attack on the Nest"
* "The Joke's On You"
* "The Gray Son of Gotham"
* "Sisters Are Forever"
* "Judgement Day, Part 1"
* "Judgement Day, Part 2"

Season 6
* "No Man's Land"
* "Fear the Reaper"
* "Fire and Ice"
* "We Are Legion"
* "Chaos Lives"
* "Enter the Sirens"
* "Gotham in Green"
* "Hope"

Season 7
* "Mad as a Hatter"
* "The Identity Thief"
* "The Laughing Cult"
* "Trial of the Batman"
* "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
* "Desperate Measures"
* "The Retribution of Bruce Wayne"
* "Hush, Hush"

### *Green Arrow*

Season 1
* "Past Sins" (indirectly mentioned)
* "Bloodlines, Part 1"
* "Meet The Count" (indirectly mentioned)
* "Birds Fly" (mentioned)

Season 2
* "Secrets Don't Keep" (mentioned)
* "Amazons Attack, Part 2"
* "Hives" (mentioned)

Season 3
* "Underworld Unleashed, Part 2"

### *Superman*

#### Season 1

* "General, Care to Step Outside?" (phone call)
* "Amazons Attack, Part 1"

## Behind the Scenes

* In DC Comics, **Alfred Pennyworth** is the devoted butler of Bruce Wayne, the one who raised him after his parents' deaths and one of Batman's closest allies ever since his first introduction.

## References

1. ↑ *Batman: Anarky: 3.12: Bird That Can't Fly*