Alfred Pennyworth is the Wayne Family butler and surrogate father of Bruce Wayne after his parents were killed by a mugger, and assisted him in his war against crime as Batman.
History[]
Origin[]
Born and raised in England, Alfred Pennyworth followed in his mother's footsteps as a theatre actor instead of becoming a butler for the Wayne Family in Gotham City like his father and grandfather before him. Pennyworth later entered the British military. After quitting the service, Pennyworth became engaged with a younger woman, only to find out she cheated on him. When his father passed away, Alfred decided to fulfil his father's obligation and became family butler to Thomas and Martha Wayne, just as their son Bruce was born.
When Thomas and Martha Wayne were murdered, Pennyworth raised Bruce. He witnessed Bruce make a bedside promise to his parents. Pennyworth did his best to prevent Bruce from falling into the darkness of guilt over his parents' deaths, and acted as a surrogate father. He shared in Wayne's desire for justice and willingly went along with Wayne's plan. Pennyworth covers for him when the world needs Batman, helps maintain the Batcave, and is a constant source of advice and inspiration. In his spare time, Pennyworth writes detective stories based on Batman. His latest was titled, "The Knights of Tomorrow!", and explored the lives of Batman's successors. He was the second victim of Batman, after The Dark Knight was bitten by a vampire.
Alfred as Batman.
While Bruce Wayne was utilising the Bat Computer to try and find the best item to donate to the Superhero Memorial, Lex Luthor teleported into the Batcave. While Wayne ducked to safety to change into Batman, Pennyworth donned a Batman costume and distracted Lex Luthor with Bat Grenades. When Batman stepped forward, Pennyworth gladly the ended.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Mystery book writing: Alfred has a knack at writing mystery stories, as seen in the episode, The Knights of Tomorrow!.
- Mechanical skills: Alfred deploys excellent mechanical skills.
- Disguising: Like Bruce, Alfred is also a master of disguise, by wearing the spare Batsuit to fool Lex Luthor.