The Penguin (The Batman)
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The Penguin (Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot), a DC Comics supervillain and enemy of Batman, appeared in The Batman, played by Tom Kenny.
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[edit] Appearances
[edit] Fictional history in The Batman
[edit] Super Friends
The Penguin appeared in the final season of Super Friends, where he gained Superman's superpowers by accident when Felix Faust tried to get them for himself. Ironically, Batman was not featured in the episode. This version of the Penguin was voiced by Frank Welker. Penguin was also one of the villains in the two-part Scooby-Doo Meets Batman cartoon.
[edit] The Batman
The character has also appeared on The Batman, voiced by Tom Kenny, restored again to his deformed look. However, despite his long sharp nose, fangs and flipper hands, no comments are ever passed by other characters about his appearance. It's possible his deformity is public knowledge and dismissed as just another type of birth defect. Some say he's the youngest incarnation of the Penguin yet. In this continuity, The Penguin is primarily concerned with reestablishing the Cobblepot family name in society by stealing from the citizens of Gotham to rebuild his wealth. The Penguin in this incarnation is often clumsy and unintelligent, his speech often peppered with confused squawks.
He is sometimes aided by two henchwomen: a masked pair called the Kabuki Twins (although their names have never been mentioned in the show). In addition, it is clear that he also knows some form of Kung Fu, and is athletic enough to engage in hand-to-hand combat with The Batman, dodging and parrying with his various trick bumbershoots. He also seems to be in a rivalry with The Joker for the title of Gotham's most dangerous criminal. This Penguin also regards Bruce Wayne as a personal enemy and has held him hostage on multiple occasions (though he is unaware of Wayne's alter ego). In one episode, he even manages to infiltrate Wayne Manor, though does not discover the Batcave.He also has a grudge against Alfred, due to the Pennyworths having left the service of the Cobblepots generations ago.
In the episode "The Icy Depths", it was revealed that one of Oswald's disgraced ancestors stole the British crown jewels. The complex map to their location was hidden in a trick umbrella, suggesting this gimmick is a family tradition.
In "Team Penguin," he assembles a team of Gotham's villains including Killer Croc, Firefly, Ragdoll, and Killer Moth.
Unused concept art from the show indicates that a more classic version of the Penguin was considered.[1]
