When he finally met his father, they hit it off so quickly that he pushed his stepchildren aside to make Oswald his heir. His single mother Gertrud Kapelput, a poor European immigrant in this continuity, was extremely controlling, assuming out the blue that if he doesn't come home for a few days that he's been lured away by "some painted slut", though she still adored him. Thirty-three years later, he corrupted Gotham by running for mayor during Christmas time. This is how he wound up in the Red Triangle Circus freak show. They did, however, bundle him up in an enclosed baby carriage and throw him into a river when he was about a year old due to his appearance and violent mannerisms.
Paul Williams voiced the character in Batman: The Animated Series. Robin Lord Taylor portrays a younger version of Oswald Cobblepot in the television show Gotham. He's also appeared in 2022's The Batman, played by an unrecognizable Colin Farrell. The character is one of the most prominently featured Batman villains, having appearances in virtually every Batman-related media, his most iconic depictions being in the 1960s Batman (1966) television series, portrayed by Burgess Meredith, and in the 1992 film Batman Returns, where he was portrayed by Danny Devito. They're enemies, but they're willing to let each other be as long as their paths don't cross. Batman's even used him as an information source on underworld info since the Penguin knows "everybody". Unlike Catwoman this isn't because he is an Anti-Villain but mostly just a case of Pragmatic Villainy. Penguin, like Catwoman, skirts the line between being criminal and being on the up-and-up, to the point Batman will even be willing to give him some leeway as long as he doesn't get too dirty. Whereas most of the Bat-Villains are insane to a degree, Penguin is usually portrayed as sane and operates the "Iceberg Lounge" nightclub as equal parts legitimate business and front for his OTHER business. Over the years, he gradually moved away from thievery and assault to arms-dealing and operating as a legitimate businessman as a cover-up for his criminal actions, more of a mob kingpin.
The Penguin is motivated by greed and a desire for superiority, his trademarks being birds, his obsession and the imagery he surrounds himself with, and his use of umbrellas, which like himself, conceal deadly weaponry on a benign and comical appearance. A master criminal specializing in committing crimes beneath a facade of legitimacy or weakness, often exploiting people's tendency to underestimate him. Classy, refined, flamboyant, cruel, savage, and ruthless sometimes all at the same time. The Penguin is one of Batman's most persistent and implacable foes. In addition to his notable love for birds and the lessons in cruelty he was taught in childhood, all of that inspired him to take the moniker "The Penguin." What began as a malicious childhood nickname has become one of the most feared monikers in Gotham's criminal underworld. Due to his upbringing, he always tries to look his best in a tail-coat, top hat, and monocle.
Eventually, his frustration built up to a point where he finally decided to release it by becoming a criminal.
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