In The Mind Of A Villain - The Penguin from Batman Returns 

I’m endlessly fascinated by this version of the character. His intellect and vileness made him outrageously entertaining. I don’t have much sympathy for him but his gravitas and presence are compelling. Plus Danny DeVito is always impeccable!

Best iteration of the character so far.. he was both comical and terrifying 👍

One of the things I like the most about this version of Penguin is that there's so much we're not told about him. We find out all the truly important stuff, and are left to figure out the rest for ourselves. Like, how, exactly, did he end up in the circus? How did he gain control of it? Where did his Duck Vehicle and all its gadgets come from, and how did he or his minions gain the know-how to create them? It doesn't matter. We know who and what Oswald Cobblepot is; the rest is just icing on the cake. Burton doesn't slow the film down to explain everything; he knows we'll accept cool stuff whether or not he comes up with a logical reason for it. So he gives his villain plenty of it, and just lets him use it - any explanation we could come up with for all this stuff would be bound to be more interesting than his, so why bother?

Penguin’s life is a sad 😔 story when, his parents abandoned him after birth and kill the 🐈 as an infant 👶🏻

He was my favorite villain from my childhood

He was tragic. It would have been interesting if they told us that he tried to reenter society when he was child but shunned him because of his appearance. He was unable to handle it so he snapped.

Ok I get he throws tantrums like a child but don't we all when we have something that we had planned very well on go south

He’s wearing his Moms fur coat. He killed his parents

If I may comment this because I feel it is necessary. Oswald, in my opinion, is a very realistic epitome of the proverb, ‘A child who isn’t embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth.”

Danny devitos penguin is my favorite villain out of all the movies.

Another member of "Batman's Rogues Gallery."

I think you nailed this one. I’ve watched this movie many times since I first went to see it in the cinema with my dad. A lot of my thoughts on him as a psychotic but highly intelligent man-child are all on display. I have a theory that he is actually the reason his parents are dead. You are right in saying it wouldn’t take much for him to work out who his parents (and his birth name) were, and therefore it wouldn’t take much for him to find them, visit them and kill them with the help of the Red Triangle Gang. Him later putting on a display and twisting it to his favour is an un/planned benefit.

The Penguin 🐧

I've always loved this characterization. It shows that even the most intelligent and clever of people can be childish and repulsive. I have to wonder, though, exactly how a "boy who never grew up" could develop a sex drive.

When did they find out he knew his parents all along?

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They should have introduced the mad hatter in this movie

Due to the appearance of "The Penguin" in this film, McDonald's threw a hissy fit over this film and forced WB to hire someone else for the next film (not smart considering the films "Batman Forever" and "Batman and Robin" being total duds and "Batman and Robin" being a complete fiasco).