Warning! This article contains spoilers forThe PenguinA tragic death inThe Penguinproves that Batman’s biggest weakness is inescapable both for him and for everyDCcharacter who follows in his footsteps.The Batmanintroduced multiple ultra-realistic takes on famous Gotham characters, including the Penguin, the Riddler, Catwoman, Carmine Falcone, James Gordon, and the Dark Knight himself. Of these, only the Riddler and the Penguin have gotten their own spinoffs so far —Edward Nashton in the comic bookThe Riddler: Year Zeroand Oz Cobb in the Max seriesThe Penguin.
The Penguinstays true toThe Batman’s style and keeps its plot grounded with a gang war that takes place out of Batman and the GCPD’s sight. Oz Cobb sets the conflict in motion by killing Al Falcone and later finishes the job by murdering the Maroni family.Sofia Falcone a.k.a. the Hangmanalso adds fuel to the fire by killing her whole family. But whileThe Penguinfocuses on the dark and realistic aspects of Gotham’s DC lore, there’s one character with a strong parallel to one of the most lighthearted elements of Batman’s 85-year history.
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InThe Penguin, Colin Farrell’s Oz Cobb andRhenzy Feliz’s Victor Aguilarhave a very similar father-son relationship to Batman and Robin. Oz takes Victor under his wing when he notices the kid’s noble personality under the unfortunate circumstances Vic finds himself in. Though inexperienced, Victor is clever enough to save Oz multiple times, even saving him from Nadia Maroni in the nick of time.Unfortunately for Victor, he survives the whole odyssey, only to die at the hands of Oz inThe Penguinepisode 8’s endingin the most tragic way possible.
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Victor Aguilar is a clear Robin parallel. In fact, Victor’s origin story is almost the exact same as Jason Todd — both were recruited by their respective mentors when they tried to steal the rims off their cars. However, whereas Jason Todd dies at the hands of the Joker when Batman fails to arrive in time to save him, Oz murders Victor himself with the excuse that it’s less traumatic for Oz to get rid of Vic before someone else does it. Both Batman and the Penguin lost their respective sidekicks because they simply didn’t know how to protect them.
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Oz Cobb’s decision to kill Victor Aguilar in cold blood is inexcusable, but Victor was certainly likely to end up seriously hurt by Oz’s side after the events ofThe Penguin. Not even Batman could protect Jason Todd from a brutal death, andevery Robin is a liability for Batman, regardless of their prowess. Although all Bat-Family members are skilled enough to deal with Batman’s villains without their mentor’s help, their deaths would weigh on Batman just as much as Thomas and Martha Wayne’s deaths already do. That’s why Batman usually considers Jason Todd’s murder his biggest failure.
