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Originally Posted by matirocker
A fair take. Exactly what's been happening with "The Batman", "Joker" and "The Penguin". I'd still argue Penguin is still pretty much classic Penguin in Caped Crusader only with the gender swap twist. But even so, it's only natural to keep trying new things. You say this is a modern problem yet Tim Burton's Penguin was also a radical reimagening of the character. Same as BTAS' take on Mr Freeze and MANY other villains. They didn't just do the characters as they were, they put their own spin on it. It's what keeps it all fresh, for better or worse.
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This.
The bird-man Pengy from Batman Returns is NOT the traditional Ozwald.
But I gibe them props for sustaining his blue-blood origins, which is a character element thats been erased from Gotham and The Penguin.
Even Arkham Asylum had a Cobblepot Library in Gotham, that shows his family money, and probably was in cahoots with the Wayne money in Gotham's past.