Oswald Cobblepot


The Penguin
Aliases:	Oswald C. Cobblepot Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot
Continuity:	DC Universe
Notability:	Antagonist
Location:	Gotham City
Known relatives:	Penny Cobblepot
Status:	Alive
Born:	1970 ^[1]

The Penguin, whose real name is Oswald C. Cobblepot, is a fictional crime lord and a recurring antagonist featured in comic books published by DC Comics. He is associated with the Batman line of comic titles, and has appeared in nearly every iteration of the Batman mythos, including comic books, cartoons, films, and video games.

Overview[]

The Penguin's real name is Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot. Gifted with a keen criminal mind, and an obsession with birds, he became a major underworld figure in Gotham City, often committing crimes himself, but also achieving his desires through the use of paid underlings. Many of the Penguin's crimes involve an avian theme of some kind. Though he is not much of a fighter, he can defend himself through the use of specially designed umbrellas, which can fire live rounds out of the end. The Penguin is one of the Batman's earliest and most notorious foes.