Current Events > Is the Penguin still Batman's No. 2 villain?

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Back in the day, he and the Joker were virtually interchangeable. Joker complimented Batman better, but Penguin had an equal number of episodes in the 1966 series and probably appeared in 70% to 80% of as many comics as the Joker. When Batman Returns came out, it was a natural progression that Penguin should succeed the Joker as the next villain.

In recent decades, it seems that poor Oswald has received little fanfare. Even the beloved Batman: The Animated Series treated him as a fodder villain whom Batman could dispatch at will. And he was entirely absent from the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy. I'm sure he's going strong in the comics -- there was a recent comic in which he and Batman teamed up against a mutual opponent -- but he seems mostly absent from material outside of the panels of comic books.

They went so far to let you one-punch execute him in Arkham City. He's just not very interesting in the adaptations I've seen. Except Telltale Batman, that was alright.
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Bane easily, he's been manipulating Batman's life for, like, all of DC Rebirth.

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Batman's Mt. Rushmore of Rogues seems to have gone from Joker, Penguin, Riddler, and Catwoman to Joker, Ra's al Ghul, Bane, and Harley Quinn.

Gotta feel like its Ras. Though I love me some scarecrow and riddler. Penguin is just a business man. In the simplest terms of course.

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Gotham actually did a spectacular job with the penguin hes the best cillian on the show

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Gotham brought him back to his apex, for sure.

Dark_Garioshi posted...

Bane easily, he's been manipulating Batman's life for, like, all of DC Rebirth.

Lmao no
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Im currently watching Gotham for the first time, hes easily the best part of the show.

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I'd say it's Two Face. He's been in a lot of iconic stories and he really shot up in popularity after Dark Knight in 2008. Plus being number 2 suits him well.

Penguin is popular as well, but the fact he hasn't been in a movie for so long has significantly lessened his popularity among casuals.
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Scotty_Rogers posted...

I'd say it's Two Face. He's been in a lot of iconic stories and he really shot up in popularity after Dark Knight in 2008. Plus being number 2 suits him well.

As a fan of Two-Face, I like this line of thinking.

While I love the Penguin since I grow up watching him on the old TV show. I don't think he was ever number two besides that show and some early comics . He is like the Krillin of Bat villains .
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cjsdowg posted...

While I love the Penguin since I grow up watching him on the old TV show. I don't think he was ever number two besides that show and some early comics . He is like the Krillin of Bat villains .

That should be his look in the next cartoon. Instead of having a bird nose, he should have no nose at all.