Penguin

Background

Full Name: Oswald Cobblepot

Powers & Abilities

• Animal Training: As a child, Oswald trained his pet birds to be able to attack on command.
  • Avian Trainer: Penguin has used his knowledge of birds for criminal purposes as well as personal purposes. Like Catwoman does with cats, he shares a special kinship with birds, especially the African penguin.
• Business Management: Oswald has a keen business sense. He has kept his casino business on the right side of the law to set up a front to launder money from his illegal businesses.
• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic): Oswald, despite his appearance, is trained in the usage of his personal weaponry. A few thugs or a tussle with Batman is nothing for the Penguin.
• Leadership: The Penguin runs one of the most elusive and strongest gangs in all of Gotham.
• Interrogation:
  • Intimidation:
• Multilingualism:
• Tactical Analysis: Oswald never forgets an injustice done to him. He may not exact his revenge in the same moment or even the same year but at some point, in some place, he will have his vengeance. His tactical skill ensures the stability and prosperity of his crime empire, which has always remained as the most powerful crime empire in Gotham and claimed victory in gang wars.
• Gadgetry:
• Genius Level Intellect:
• Cold Tolerance: The Penguin can tolerate sub-freezing temperatures longer than most people. He can spend extended times outdoors in the winter before frostbite, hypothermia or even discomfort begin. This ability is not superhuman; he is just at the far end of normal human cold tolerance.
• Firearms: Penguin is good at using his umbrella shotgun to defend himself against opponents and has been seen taking down armed opponents with firearms on multiple occasions.
• Swordsmanship: Penguin is capable of taking down multiple armed opponents with his umbrella sword.

Equipment

• Penguin's Umbrella:
  • Trick Umbrellas: The Penguin employs an assortment of "trick" umbrellas, many of which can be used as weapons as well. A few of his umbrellas are equipped with motorized flight capabilities, and he often uses such devices in order to affect an expedient escape.

Weaknesses

• Mental Disorder: Oswald was an inmate of Arkham Asylum.
• Obsession: Cobblepot, at least in his early career, is obsessed with committing avian-themed crimes and bird motifs.
• Monstrous Appearance: Penguin's unique beaked nose is actually a birth defect, one that caused his father to drop him in horror after being born and berate him through childhood.