Little details you missed in the penguin teaser

Rhenzy Feliz (best known as teenage superhero Alex Wilder in Hulu’s decently recorded but short-lived Marvel series The Runaways) was announced to have joined the core cast of The Penguin in February of this year. Although his character name is still being kept secret, it has been rumored (and now apparently confirmed by this teaser) that Feliz will play Cobblepot’s young confidante and driver – the Christopher for his Tony. It’s interesting that HBO has chosen to keep Feliz’s character mysterious since he’s apparently just a kid that Cobblepot picked up off the street. This could mean that the character’s name alone would spoil some of the series’ plot, and that would certainly be true if his name turns out to be Ignatius Ogilvy.

Created by John Layman and Jason Fabok during the New 52 era of DC’s Detective Comics series, Ogilvy was an orphan who joined the Penguin Crew at a very young age. Through sacrifice, loyalty, and careful deception, Ogilvy earned Cobblepot’s trust and eventually became his right-hand man.

However, Ogilvy’s loyalty to the Penguin was only a means to carry out his own grand plan. When Cobblepot allowed Ogilvy to briefly conduct his business during a temporary absence, Ogilvy quickly worked to overthrow him and claim his power permanently, assuming the title of Emperor Penguin. In HBO’s teaser, Cobblepot very clearly warns the character of Feliz not to dupe him – perhaps this moment is intended to herald a similar betrayal later in the series.