mainland is deemed unlikely. Cobblepot and Nygma devise a plan to leave Gotham forever in a submarine. They make a deal with Kean and allow her to come with them. While Cobblepot and Nygma start to built the submarine, they are approached by Cobblepot's former accountant Arthur Penn (Andrew Sellon), who survived the attack at Haven and now suffers from a split personality. Penguin and Riddler learn that Penn is now controlled by the ventriloquist dummy Scarface, who wants to take control of Cobblepot's empire and the submarine. Nygma and Cobblepot combine their forces to defeat Arthur and Scarface. When Bane (Shane West) and Nyssa al Ghul (Jaime Murray) manipulate the U.S. Army into issuing an extermination order on the citizens of Gotham, Cobblepot cannot bring himself to let Gotham be destroyed, however, and so he and Nygma agree to help Gordon defeat Bane and Nyssa. In the ensuing firefight, Cobblepot loses his right eye when a grenade explodes in front of him, which he covers with a glass eye and a monocle. He and Nygma help save the city, but lose the money and power they had amassed, so they resolve to work together to once again take control of Gotham. Ten years later, Cobblepot is released from Blackgate Penitentiary, having been imprisoned there six months after helping save Gotham. Now appearing more similar to his comic book counterpart with a frock coat, a cravat, a waistcoat, a top hat, and a slightly overweight stature, he kidnaps Gordon, now the GCPD Commissioner, and tries to kill him as revenge for locking him up, but Gordon escapes. Cobblepot then reunites with Nygma, who has recently escaped from Arkham. The two of them plan to resume their reign of crime, but are unexpectedly captured and tied up by a mysterious vigilante dressed as a bat, who unbeknownst to them is really Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz). However, they escape and resolve to fight this new adversary together, even though they fear him. Reception Robin Lord Taylor has received critical acclaim for his performance as Oswald Cobblepot, with the character being cited as the show's breakout character. Danny DeVito, who portrayed the Penguin in the second Tim Burton Batman film Batman Returns, also praised Taylor's performance, saying, "I think he's a very good young Penguin. He's a terrific actor." See also List of Gotham characters Penguin in other media References Gotham (TV series)