Colin Farrell’s Penguin Will Appeal to Fans of the Batman: Arkham Games

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His version of the character is a million miles away from Danny DeVito’s depiction in Batman Returns in 1992 and is more reminiscent of the ruthless mob boss seen in the Batman: Arkham games from Rocksteady Studios.

Anyone who enjoyed playing those games will appreciate the ferocity that the Irish actor brought to the iconic villain in the 2022 offering from DC Films.

Batman has famously faced a vast variety of foes ever since he first appeared in DC Comics’ Detective Comics in 1939. However, a few mainstays have shown up more frequently than the others.

The Penguin is one of the staples of Gotham City, and fans of the Caped Crusader have come to expect the notorious gangster to exist in whatever version of Batman they are either reading or viewing.

One thing that’s notable about the Penguin is that his appearance has changed drastically over time and hasn’t been consistent. He is known to have a monocle and often wears a tuxedo, but other aspects can be altered.

According to an infographic from ExpressVPN, the main thing that remains the same about the character is that he has ruthless business acumen. Actors and filmmakers have then brought their own ideas about the villain to the screen.

In Tim Burton’s Batman Returns, DeVito’s Penguin was an exaggerated pantomime villain, and he had an obscure backstory of having been raised in the sewers of Gotham. This cartoony version would have looked out of place in Reeves’ The Batman, and Farrell did a marvellous job of making the character darker and more serious.  

The Batman: Arkham games from Rocksteady Studios are widely considered to be the best superhero titles ever made, and the developers did their best to include all the most important villains in Gotham.

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