- Not to be confused with Fish Mooney's umbrella
- "No one ever respected you. We always saw you for what you really are. A tiny freak who used to hold an umbrella. Nothing more."
- —Gabe to Oswald Cobblepot[src]
Umbrellas are the best known identification signs of Oswald Cobblepot besides penguins. They became associated with the Penguin because of him being the umbrella boy of Fish Mooney before becoming the ruler of Gotham City's criminal underworld. Even when he surpassed being Mooney's lackey, he still had an umbrella as his badge, used as the logo for his nightclubs Oswald's and Iceberg Lounge. Before he got a proper cane, he not only used umbrellas to protect him from rain, but also as a walking aid.
History[]
Origin[]
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First Umbrella[]
After Carmine Falcone tested muffins that Liza had prepared for him, he walked outside of his Manor into the rain to crumble and feed them to his chickens. However, Penguin then arrived at Falcone's chicken coop, holding his umbrella over both of them. Don Falcone said Oswald's arrival was apt, as he was just thinking about the day they first met. He marveled that everything had worked out exactly as Penguin predicted; Jim Gordon spared his life, he was now securely placed in Sal Maroni's organization, and even provided a perfect way of getting rid of Nikolai. However, Carmine said he still has doubts about letting Gordon live; he only did so because Cobblepot requested it. Thereupon, Penguin thanked him for sparing Gordon, assuring Falcone that, sooner or later, Gordon will be on their side.[1]
Oswald's umbrella pushed down Galavan's throat.
When Oswald Cobblepot convinced James Gordon that the only way to make sure Theo Galavan is defeated is to kill him, they locked Theo into the trunk and took him to the Southside Docks. Theo said Jim is a man of principle and predicted that he will regret this. However, Jim explained he has many regrets, but this won't be at the top of the list. Resigned to his fate, Theo kneeled before Oswald and Jim and lamented that it will be a beautiful morning. Theo bid Jim goodbye, whereon Oswald started beating him mercilessly with a baseball bat as vengeance for his mother Gertrud's murder. Theo begged Jim to kill him, and Jim shot him through the chest. Oswald then pushed his umbrella down Theo's throat, as Jim walked away. After his death, Theo's body was taken from the morgue to Indian Hill to be experimented on by Hugo Strange, where the Professor's assistants were surprised about the umbrella sticking out of Galavan's mouth.[2]
Second Umbrella[]
- "My last one got stuck in your throat, so I'm thinking about shoving this one somewhere else."
- —Oswald Cobblepot to Azrael[src]
After Oswald lost his first umbrella, he got a new one that only differed from the predecessor in its handle, an entirely black one.
As soon as he learned about Theo Galavan's revival as Azrael, Penguin immediately returned to Gotham City to kill him once again. He payed Butch Gilzean a visit and convinced him, that not only both of them, but also Gilzean's beloved Tabitha suffered because of Theo, so he has to die. At night, Oswald and Butch tracked down Azrael at Wayne Manor where he was already at battle with James Gordon, Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth. When Gordon tried to shoot Azrael, Penguin turned up unexpected, ironically telling Jim that he should know by now that bullets don't kill this monster. He then devoted to Theo, explaining him that since his last umbrella got stuck in his throat, so he thinks about shoving this one somewhere else. He then advised James to always bring the right tools for the job before saying 'See you in hell, Theo' to Azrael. Cobblepot tafterwards stepped aside only for Butch to blow up Galavan with a bazooka, killing him once and for all.[3]
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No Man's Land[]
During No Man's Land, Cobblepot stored two of his umbrellas in an umbrella stand located right next to the door in his office at Gotham City Hall.[4] When city hall was later taken over by Nyssa al Ghul, she took one of Penguin's umbrellas he had left behind from the stand after she was stabbed with the King Balahsi Knife. She used the umbrella to hold the door to the office closed when she escaped in order to prevent Jim Gordon, Barbara Kean and their newborn daughter from following her.[5]
Future[]
Ten years after the end of No Man's Land, Penguin used an umbrella as a walking cane after he and the Riddler escaped from the Blackgate prison transporter. Cobblepot was holding his umbrella when he and Nygma suddenly saw the Dark Knight jumping over rooftops in the distance, leading to them leaving the scene in fear.[6]
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Notes[]
- In the DC Comics, Oswald Cobblepot nearly always carried a normal looking umbrella with him, that however had built-in weaponry such as guns, blades, flame-throwers, acid spraying devices or poison darts. He also had some used for modes of transportation such as ones that had a series of built in spinning blades to use as a mini helecopter or a jet powered engine to ride it as a broomstick. These trick umbrellas first appeared in Detective Comics #58.
References[]
- ↑ Heller, Bruno (writer) & Bailey, Rob (director) (November 3, 2014). "Penguin's Umbrella". Gotham. Season 1. Episode 7. FOX.
- ↑ Heller, Bruno (writer) & Hunter, Jeffrey (director) (November 30, 2015). "Rise of the Villains: Worse Than A Crime". Gotham. Season 2. Episode 11. FOX.
- ↑ Cannon, Danny (writer) & Edwards, Paul A. (director) (May 9, 2016). "Wrath of the Villains: Unleashed". Gotham. Season 2. Episode 20. FOX.
- ↑ Sosa, Iturri (writer) & Tonderai, Mark (director) (January 31, 2019) "Legend of the Dark Knight: Pena Dura" Gotham. Season 5. Episode 5.
- ↑ Chun, Tze (writer) & Banker, Carol (director) (April 18, 2019) "Legend of the Dark Knight: They Did What?" Gotham. Season 5. Episode 11.
- ↑ Stephens, John (writer) & Bailey, Rob (director) (April 25, 2019) "Legend of the Dark Knight: The Beginning..." Gotham. Season 5. Episode 12.