Carl Pinkney

Carl Pinkney
Affiliation	Strike Force Gotham City Police Department
Occupation	Police Officer
Status	Deceased
First	"Rise of the Villains: Strike Force"
Appeared in	8 episodes (see below)
Portrayed by	Ian Quinlan

"People from my neighborhood don't get scholarships. They join gangs, sell drugs. I needed to change the direction my life was going."

—Carl Pinkney^[src]

Carl Pinkney was a member of Unit Alpha of the Strike Force.

Biography

Early years

Carl was a state wrestling champion, as well as a running back at Gotham Police Academy.

Joining the Strike Force

Captain Nathaniel Barnes interviewed and recruited Carl along with, Josie Mac, Luke Garrett, and Sal Martinez to the Strike Force. The group was later presented with their uniforms and weapons by Barnes, and were present when he was told about the murder of Janice Caulfield. Carl along with the rest of the Strike Force saved Randall Hobbs from Victor Zsasz who had been attempting to assassinate him. Carl and the rest of the strike force were later berated by Detective Harvey Bullock for joking about the near miss of Josie getting shot, and he and the others were presented by Barnes with their first official mission, to build a case to take down the Penguin.

Death

When trying to meet with Captain Barnes about what he learned about Jim Gordon, Edward Nygma visited Pinkney's apartment. When Edward asks the riddle, "What do you call a tavern of black birds?", he kills Pinkney with a crowbar. His body was discovered by Jim Gordon and Captain Barnes where Barnes suspected Gordon behind Pinkney's death.

Legacy

Following Pinkney's death, Gordon was arrested and tried for the murder of his fellow GCPD officer. Following his conviction, Gordon was remanded to Blackgate Penitentiary.

Gordon was able to escape from Blackgate and manipulated events that resulted in Nygma confessing to framing Gordon. Pinkney's death was avenged when Nygma was convicted of multiple crimes and sent to Arkham Asylum.

Several months later, Mayor Oswald Cobblepot used his political influence to have Nygma declared sane and released from Arkham Asylum. Nygma was appointed the mayoral chief of staff and granted authority over the GCPD. Barnes despised the mayor's actions and threatened to refuse Nygma's authority because of his past as a cop killer, referring to Pinkney.

Appearances

Season 2 "Rise of the Villains: Strike Force" "Rise of the Villains: Scarification" "Rise of the Villains: By Fire" "Rise of the Villains: Mommy's Little Monster" "Rise of the Villains: Tonight’s the Night" "Wrath of the Villains: A Dead Man Feels No Cold" "Wrath of the Villains: This Ball of Mud and Meanness" "Wrath of the Villains: Mad Grey Dawn" "Wrath of the Villains: Into the Woods" (mentioned) Season 3 "Mad City: Look Into My Eyes" (mentioned)

Trivia

• Carl Pinkney shares the same first initial and last name of 19th-century Gotham City architect Cyrus Pinkney. It is possible that Carl is a descendant of Cyrus in this continuity.