Gotham: 10 Most Terrifying Villains So Far

4. Oswald Cobblebot

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Who He Is: Known as the Penguin for his shuffling gait, Oswald Cobblepot begins the series as a sniveling underling to Fish Mooney. When he snitches to the police in the hopes of moving up the ladder, however, he is marked for execution. Gordon fails to carry out the order, instead pushing Cobblepot off of Gotham pier with the instructions to never return to the city. 

What He Did: Cobblepot almost immediately disobeys Gordon's direction and returns to the city with revenge on his mind. Weaseling his way into a position within the Maroni mob family, Cobblepot works as a spy and double-crosses Maroni for the more powerful mob boss Carmine Falcone. After enjoying the power and prestige of working as Falcone's right hand man, Cobblepot triple-crosses and nearly kills him. While the assassination attempt ultimately fails, Cobblepot ends the season by knocking Fish off of the top of a building into the water and presumably killing her. 

Current Status: Very much alive. Cobblepot is last seen channeling Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic and declaring himself the "King of Gotham!" at the top of his lungs.

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