He also received the nickname "Penguin" from the other gangsters, which Oswald despised. He eventually entered the criminal underworld through Carmine Falcone's underboss Fish Mooney and her gang, where he was hired as her personal umbrella-man. She used to sing to him at night and tell him that some day he would be a great man, developing his desires for power and to move up in the world. It is implied that Oswald was bullied as a child from a statement "Oswald, don't listen to the other children" which he said his mother said to him. His mother often used to cook her special goulash for the young Oswald, an old family recipe she brought from Budapest. Oswald Cobblepot was then raised solely by his mother in Gotham City and was told his father died when he was young. Despite Elijah standing up to his parents, Gertrud was already gone, without even telling him she was pregnant.
Elijah's parents forbade this relationship between their son and one of their servants. And they're like daggers in my heart." -Oswald Cobblepot to Edward Nygma īorn as the son of Gertrud Kapelput and Elijah Van Dahl, who had a secret relationship during the time Gertrud worked as a cook for the Van Dahl family. You're handsome and clever and some day you will be a great man." She said that every time. "Oswald, don't listen to the other children. Ten years later, he tried to get revenge on Jim Gordon for his incarceration, but was captured alongside Nygma by Batman, a vigilante they have vowed not to let take over their city.īiography Beginnings " Every night when I was young, my mother would sing that song to me when I was going to bed. He then had his consciousness transferred into a new body and was imprisoned in Blackgate. He would attempt to flee Gotham with Edward, but they both decided to join forces with the Gotham City Police Department to combat the Delta Force army who was invading and he was fatally injured by one of them. Oswald escaped and took his revenge on Tabitha Galavan for killing his mother by murdering Butch Gilzean, and then killed Tabitha himself three months later. Oswald survived and was cared for by Ivy Pepper, who helped him build an army to retake Gotham.Īfter reclaiming his power, he was eventually betrayed by Victor Zsasz and sent back to Arkham. He murdered Edward’s girlfriend Isabella, and was shot by him. Oswald ran for mayor, and fell in love with his friend Edward Nygma. He lost his power after being driven underground by Theo Galavan and later was sent to Arkham where he was rehabilitated and reunited with his long lost father until his stepfamily killed him and abused Oswald to the point where he had a psychotic break and then killed them. Oswald started out as a low level member of Gotham’s criminal Underworld, but through his cunning and manipulative skills, he eventually managed to take power and become the kingpin of Gotham. Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot (born Oswald Chesterfield Kapelput), also known as " The Penguin" was born to Gertrud Kapelput and Elijah Van Dahl but his mother cut off contact with his father before his birth, due to the dislike his father's parents had for his mother's relationship with their son.
For those poor, ignorant souls, I offer illumination. Many of you, no doubt, will have heard of me. Robin Lord Taylor Source " There seems to be some confusion.