The Penguin

The Penguin (Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. The character made his first appearance in Detective Comics #58 (December 1941) and was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. The Penguin is one of Batman’s most enduring enemies and belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up Batman’s rogues gallery.

The Penguin is a Gotham City mobster who fancies himself the “Gentleman of Crime”. He is most often seen wearing a monocle, top hat, and tuxedo while carrying his signature umbrella. The character appears most times as a short, fat man with a long nose. Penguin uses high-tech umbrellas as different tools. His umbrellas have been used as guns, gas guns, swords/knives, a mini-helicopter and many other unconventional tools.

The Penguin owns and runs a nightclub called the Iceberg Lounge which provides a cover for his criminal activity. Batman sometimes uses the nightclub as a source of criminal underworld information. Unlike most of Batman’s rogues gallery, the Penguin is completely sane and in full control of his actions, giving him a unique relationship with Batman. According to his creator Bob Kane, the character was inspired by the advertising mascot of Kool cigarettes in the 1940s; a penguin with a top hat and cane. Co-creator Bill Finger thought that the image of high-society gentlemen in tuxedos was reminiscent of emperor penguins. His main color is usually purple.

The Penguin has repeatedly been named one of the best Batman villains and one of the greatest villains in comics. Penguin was ranked #51 in IGN’s list of the Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time. The character has been featured in various media adaptations, including feature films, television series, and video games.

For example, the Penguin has been voiced by Paul Williams and David Ogden Stiers in the DC animated universe, Tom Kenny in The Batman, Nolan North in the Batman: Arkham video game series and Elias Toufexis in Gotham Knights. His live-action portrayals include Burgess Meredith in the 1960s Batman television series and its spin-off film, Danny DeVito in Batman Returns, Robin Lord Taylor in the television series Gotham, and Colin Farrell in The Batman.

Originally Posted by Kain Darkwind of the Dicefreaks forums.

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Oswald Cobblepot, the Penguin
Medium Human
Wounds	14 WP, 97 VP (15d8+30)
Initiative	+4
Speed	30 ft., fly 20 ft. (poor)
AC	20 (+8 defense, +2 Dexterity), touch 20, flat footed 18
Base Attack/Grapple	+11/+12
Attack	Umbrella +21 melee (1d6 + 1 /17-20) or umbrella gun +21ranged (2d8 /19-20)
Full Attack	Umbrella +21/+16/+11 melee (1d6 + 1 /17-20) or umbrella gun +21/+16/+11 ranged (2d8 /19-20)
Space/Reach	5 ft. /5 ft.
Special Attacks	Fencing
Special Qualities	Avian empathy
Saves	Fort +7, Ref +14, Will +15
Abilities	Strength 13, Dexterity 16, Constitution 14, Intelligence 19, Wisdom 18, Charisma 17
Skills	Bluff +21, Craft (mechanical) +13, Diplomacy +25, Disable Device +13, Gather Information +23, Handle Animal +12, Intimidate +15, Knowledge (art) +24, Knowledge (business) +24, Knowledge (current events) +22, Knowledge (streetwise) +24, Listen +15, Move Silently +12, Perform (acting) +14, Sense Motive +22, Spot +15, Swim +15
Feats	Burst Fire, Combat Expertise, Combat Reflexes, Educated, Improved Critical (umbrella), Improved Disarm, Weapon Finesse
Climate/Terrain	Gotham City
Organization	Solitary (unique), with birds (2-5 hawks, eagles or owls) or with gang (10-25 punks, 4-8 gang leaders, 2-5 mob bosses)
Challenge Rating	10
Treasure	Triple standard money
Alignment	Lawful Evil

Fencing

Oswald gains a +5 bonus to attacks and AC while wielding an umbrella. He gains a further +5 competence bonus on rolls to disarm or trip, as well as resist being disarmed or tripped as well.

If an opponent misses Oswald while he is using Combat Expertise or fighting defensively, Oswald gains an immediate riposte against that opponent.

Avian Empathy

Birds are drawn naturally to Cobblepot. He may make an Animal Empathy roll to alter a bird’s attitude. (+18 bonus)

Possessions

Cobblepot has a wide variety of umbrella related gadgets, including a miniature helicopter that allows him to fly at 20 ft. (poor), a machine gun (deals damage as an M4 carbine), and a fencing umbrella which deals 1d6 damage and has a 19-20 critical threat range.

All of Penguin’s weapons are mastercraft, granting a +2 bonus to attacks made with them. A non-weapon umbrella can be used as an improvised club, dealing 1d4 damage.