Alfred Pennyworth

## Background

### 1950 - Present: Alfred Pennyworth

Alfred was born shortly before the Korean War, where his father would eventually be shipped off. Hearing war stories from his father led to him eventually going into law enforcement. After time as a British Intelligence agent, Alfred became the butler to the Wayne Family per his father's dying wish. Alfred would become more a family member than a butler to the family. Following the murders of Thomas & Martha Wayne, Alfred became the legal guardian of their son Bruce. He would continue in this role alongside Leslie Thompkins until Bruce left Gotham at the age of sixteen.

When Bruce returned, he expressed his desire to rid Gotham of its crime. Though initially reluctant, Alfred would help Bruce with his mission & even designed his first suit as Batman. To help keep the two separate, Alfred guided Bruce to become a self-absorbed playboy millionaire to differ from the crimefighting vigilante. Since then, Alfred has acted as a support member & sometimes logistics coordinator to Bruce & later the rest of the Bat Family.

Alfred's dedication, reliability & amount of medical & intelligence skills have proven invaluable to the team. He has remained the Bat Family's closest confidante for years. He has seen them through Dick's separation from the team, Jason's death, Barbara's paralysis & Damian's revelation as Bruce's son. And as Bruce takes on guardianship of various children, Alfred has become a surrogate grandfather to Dick, Barbara, Jason, Aresia, Cassandra, Tim & Damian.

## Romantic Relationships

* Sabine Roth: Lover (1977)
* Leslie Thompkins: On & Off (1989 - 1992)

## Powers & Abilities

* **High Level Intellect**
	+ ***Driving*:** Since working for the Wayne family, Alfred has driven them around. When Bruce became Batman, he became more skilled & even learned vehicle combat.
	+ ***Espionage*:** Prior to working for the Wayne family, he worked as a British Intelligence agent.
	+ ***Leadership*:** When Batman is not around & sometimes when he is, Alfred takes charge of situations. He is the voice of reason for most of the Bat Family.
	+ ***Medical Science*:** A former field medic, Alfred is capable of performing minor surgeries & stitching wounds.
	+ **Military Protocol**
* **Firearms:** Alfred is highly skilled with a firearm, being the only member of the Bat Family that Bruce allowed to own one.
* **Hand to Hand Combat**
* **Stick Fighting**: Alfred has been shown to spar with Dick Grayson, using wooden sticks. He used to regularly stick fight with all the members to keep up their training.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Strength:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Speed:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Occult:** 2 - Impaired / Below Average
* **Weapons:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Range:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Strategy:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Combat:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **TOTAL:** 94 - Threat Level 2 / Low Threat.

## Trivia

* When Damian first came to Wayne Manor, he was rude to everyone including Alfred. Now he is the only one he is never rude to. If Alfred tells him to do something, he will.
* Hardly anyone argues with Alfred. He always has the final say.
* Alfred & Bruce have been collecting first edition books since the murder of Bruce's parents.
* Dick Grayson has referred to Alfred as his "best friend" on multiple occasions.
* Alfred has admitted to having been drunk only twice in his life.
* Once a year, Alfred would take a trip to Europe. It was on one of these trips that he would end up fathering Julia Pennyworth. However, he did not partake in these trips from 1980 to 1986 as he was too busy taking care of Bruce following his parents' death.
* He can impersonate Bruce on the telephone convincingly.
* His mother was killed in the intrinsic bombings that destroyed London.