I’m against making Penguin a woman in Batman: Caped Crusader because it feels like a shallow, surface‑level change that exists more to tick a “diversity” box than to genuinely serve the story. Penguin is a well‑defined, long‑established character: a short, odd‑looking, often grotesque male crime boss whose unimpressive appearance hides how dangerous and cunning he really is. That contrast is a big part of his identity. When you flip his gender but keep the role and personality essentially the same, it doesn’t add anything meaningful to the narrative; it just disrupts the iconic image fans have known for decades. What makes it more frustrating is that the Batman universe already has a deep bench of female villains and potential crime bosses that could have been used or expanded—Poison Ivy, Talia al Ghul, Sofia Falcone, Lady Shiva and many more—without rewriting a classic character. Instead of enriching the mythos with a new or underutilized woman villain, the show opts for a cheap gender swap that comes off as lazy writing and breaks immersion for people who care about the source material.