How do you like your Penguin?

[Mistah K88]

It's quite the popular storyline for him...It's like his Jason-crowbar that can lead into many other things.

[Spencermalley935]

Basically, I just want the Penguin to be a force to be reckoned with. I don't care for the idea of him just sitting in a club all day until Batman beats him up for information like he's Turk Barrett.

[phonogram12]

Basically, I just want the Penguin to be a force to be reckoned with. I don't care for the idea of him just sitting in a club all day until Batman beats him up for information like he's Turk Barrett.

Yeah, I was kind of wondering when was the last time he was used as the primary villain in a story. Granted, I dip in and out, but it seems like awhile.

[Forlorn]

I like the Arkham series interpretation a lot. I also like the idea of leaning in the fact that the Penguin is the last “classic” crime boss- as such, I think his power should be in numbers- he has thugs, and a hell of a lot of them. I think he should be classy, but look and feel like someone who doesn’t deserve it.

[MajorHoy]

NOTE: Poll / thread started in March 2022.

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Out of all of Batman's villains, it seems like The Penguin has had the most varied interpretations and depictions across different media. Is he an elegant, high-class criminal? Or is he a crude, grimy brute? Is he English (or foreign of any kind), or does he sound like other Gothamites? Does he have a fascination with birds or a kind of sympathetic deformity, or does he just have a pointy nose? Perhaps you like a combination of the above traits; which ones?


Discuss!

With 37 people having voted,

* Elegant/Classy = 27 votes
* Grounded Mobster = 16 votes
* A native Gothamite = 13 votes
* Strong Bird Theme = 11 votes

All other options have fewer than ten votes each.

"Dead" was not a poll option.

[Nero]

A mix between elegant/classy and grounded mobster.

Anytime Gotham is on the brink of a mob war, the Penguin should always be front and center.

[MajorHoy]

With 41 people having voted,

* Elegant/Classy = 31 votes
* Grounded Mobster = 18 votes
* A native Gothamite = 15 votes
* Strong Bird Theme = 11 votes

All other options have fewer than ten votes each.

"Dead" was not a poll option.