Arthur Cobblepot Research Paper

Born and raised in the east end of London, the Cobblepot family was one that lived a life of immense power and riches. Oswald, one of four children, was the youngest. Arthur Cobblepot, the patriarch of the family, lead an expansive monopoly on the London shops, but, was almost rooted out by the police by the time Cobblepot turned ten. Moving to Gotham City in the following winter, it didn’t take long for Arthur to begin a new monopoly on the harbors and eventually climbed his way into the upper class of the city. Purchasing a large mansion on the west side of Gotham, they seemed untouchable until Arthur’s newly founded crime business was disrupted only ten later and he was sent to jail. 

Leaving the four children to squabble over who …show more content…
Oswald, as he gained notoriety, was nicknamed ‘The Penguin’ for his suits and awkward body; at first he loathed the title but after seeing the common fear of his nickname, he adopted it proudly. Although, none of his men nor those he knew in the upper class dared to call him it by his face, normally only getting “Mr. …show more content…
His business of crime eventually spread; he purchased the Iceberg Lounge, a popular club in Gotham that was infested with both the upper classes and criminals. Oswald also invested in Metropolis, setting up a second base there. Using his criminal influence and bribery, he purchased an old museum in the historic district, he refurbished the building into a casino, keeping some of the expensive pieces. While the first six stories were dedicated to the casino, the seventh and eighth were turned into a headquarters or operating base for Penguin's gang, the ninth stocked with all their arms and explosives and the tenth an entire floor turned into one large living space for Oswald