"This dreary jester has forgotten his jovial ways."
- Penguin to Jack Napier
Oswald Cobblepot, better known as the Penguin, was a Gotham City crimelord with a deformed physical appearance who is a frequent enemy of Batman. Despite the penguin-like appearance that led to his nickname, he is a ruthlessly cunning criminal genius. Having dealt with mockery of his stature from an early age, he has dedicated himself to inspiring respect and fear through his exploits. His standard weapon is an umbrella with different gadgets lethal and otherwise hidden inside of it.
Biography[]
The Penguin made his debut into the White Knight Universe in "Welcome To Gotham" (Batman: White Knight #2). The Penguin is asked by Jack Napier, the Joker who had regained his sanity, to meet with him and other of Batman's worst enemies in a wear house at night. He tells the villains that they spent to much time fighting with each other instead of fighting Batman, with Penguin saying his forgotten his jovial ways and everyone else disagreeing. Jack then says he only brought them all here to have a drink, Penguin then watched as Harleen Quinzel handed Jack the hat of Mad Hatter. Looking around everyone starts to wonder what was going on and where was Clayface, with Jack saying "He's here. More or less." As Penguin and everyone drank their drinks, their eyes turn green. This is because prior to the meeting, Jack used Mad Hatter's mind control to take control of Clayface, having him dissolve into dust and then putting the dust in the drinks of everyone in the meeting, including Penguin's.