The Cobblepot Family was a wealthy dynasty with a long-standing history in Gotham City, and were rivals of the Wayne Family. Notable for producing mayors, industrialists, and crimes lords, such as Oswald Cobblepot, the Penguin.
History[]
Feud with Cyrus Pinkney[]
In the 1800s, Henry Cobblepot was a wealthy business magnate that owned a successful hotel in Gotham, however, his hotel would soon face competition with the opening of a new one by Judge Solomon Wayne that eventually put his own hotel out of business.
Cobblepot later attempted to negotiate a deal with Wayne and Cyrus Pinkney, which were really part of his own plans to rebuild Gotham in his own image and secure control over their financials. This plan would turn out unsuccessful, though he continued doing business with Pinkney and Wayne.
Cobblepot then attempted to open a munitions factory, which prompted Pinkney to beg the mayor to prevent this. As revenge, Cobblepot attempted to have Pinkney killed with poisoned wine. However, thanks to aide from his associate Amadeus Arkham, Pinkney used this opportunity to fake his death, and proceeded to arrange Cobblepot's murder in what looked like a car accident.
Theodore Cobblepot's mayoral term[]
After Henry Cobblepot's death, his son Theodore would go on to become the Mayor of Gotham.
Family Bankruptcy[]
Generations later, Tucker Cobblepot had been managing a successful newspaper printing business in Gotham. However, fueled by his family's burning desire to outdo the Waynes, Cobblepot began investing in a new hotel business. However, as time went on, Tucker's businesses began to fail. During this time, Tucker sent his young son Oswald to boarding school in London. By the time Tucker's downfall had sent the Cobblepots into bankruptcy, Oswald had vanished.
Rise of the Penguin[]
While in London, Oswald began surrounding himself with the criminal element of the city, being fascinated with the local criminals. Eventually he abandoned his education all together, and immersed himself into the criminal lifestyle, gaining more allies and muscle in the process.
Years later, Oswald, now going by the monitor The Penguin, returned to Gotham and started his own crime ring in the city. Operating out of his ship, The Final Offer. With large numbers of enforcers and muscle at his disposal, and numerous connections, Penguin became one of the rising crime lords of the city. He eventually formed rivalries with other gangs such as the Falcone Crime Family and the Black Mask Mafia.
Members[]
- Henry Cobblepot: A former business magnate who had a rivalry with Cyrus Pinkney and Solomon Wayne.
- Stanley Cobblepot: Son of Henry and his wife, and inheritor of the former’s fortune.
- Theodore Cobblepot: The Mayor of Gotham during the late 19th century.
- Tucker Cobblepot: A former newspaper printer and hotel owner.
- Esther Cobblepot: Tucker's wife.
- Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin: Son of Esther and Tucker, one of Gotham's most notorious crime lords.