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[DC] What crime lord actually holds the most power in Gotham?
gpt
Probably Penguin, now the "normal" ones are gone.

Other villains might temporarily rise or fall, but they have the disadvantage of being insane. Joker has risen to massive power and then lost it all overnight to prank batman. Two-Face's status is literally a coin toss.

But Penguin is (mostly) sane and actually trying to do crime. He's very powerful and, more importantly, he *stays* very powerful. He's a reliable fixture in a way the rest of these buffoons aren't, and that gives him power in his own right.

When the Riddler has sunk his fortune into laser-mazes and Scarecrow's ran off into the woods to hunt teenagers, Penguin will still be here, quietly ruling Gotham.