You is perhaps forgiven for pondering that the guffawing, seemingly insane blonde girl in episode 4 of The Penguin was Harley Quinn. Nevertheless, the HBO present went in a distinct course for a DC villain cameo.
The cell neighbour for Sofia Falcone is Magpie (“not Margaret”, as she bitterly reminds us), a well-recognized identify for followers of the comedian books. However who is that this character? We’ve completed some digging within the superhero lore to search out out all the pieces it’s good to know.
Main spoilers for episode 4 of The Penguin under
Who’s Magpie in HBO’s The Penguin?
We don’t be taught that a lot about Magpie in The Penguin. We all know that her case was not that high-profile in comparison with Sofia’s and that she obtained Bliss from the guards in Arkham Asylum for being ‘good’.
She was surprisingly obsessive about Sofia, constantly referring to her as ‘Hangman’ and discussing how they might go to the backyard collectively and rejoice life occasions. Nevertheless, Sofia concludes that Magpie is working with the medical doctors and guards in Arkham to get info out of her.
Magpie meets a grisly finish, getting her head smashed in by Sofia. Marié Botha portrays her within the collection.
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Who’s Magpie in DC’s comics?
Magpie’s full identify is Margaret Pye, and he or she made her first look in 1983’s The Man of Metal #3.
She began as a museum curator on the Gotham Metropolis Museum of Antiquities. Nevertheless, being surrounded by treasured artefacts she couldn’t personal drove her to insanity.
Ultimately, she started to steal these treasured objects, changing them with replicas laced with lethal booby traps. She employed a gang of thugs to assist cowl her tracks.
In One Night time In Gotham Metropolis, she turns into the first-ever DC villain to be taken down by a Batman and Superman team-up, with the pair cornering her within the museum after storming her hideout. She was then institutionalised in Arkham Asylum.
In Arkham Asylum: Residing Hell, she escapes jail with the help of Poison Ivy. Ultimately, she is discovered useless – murdered by Tally Man II, who was appearing on behalf of The Nice White Shark. Her physique was then reanimated in Blackest Night time as a member of the Black Lantern and despatched on a murdering rampage.
Magpie has made varied appearances on display. She was in Beware the Batman, voiced by Gray DeLisle – Magpie was the cut up persona of Magaret Sorrow. She was additionally in Gotham within the episode 13 Stitches, performed by Sarah Schenkkan. Lastly, she additionally appeared in Batwoman, portrayed by Rachel Matthews.