List of fictional penguins
This list of fictional penguins is subsidiary to the list of fictional birds and is a collection of various notable penguin characters that appear in various works of fiction. It is limited to well-referenced examples of penguins in literature, film, television, comics, animation, and video games.
In media
Video games
| Character | Origin | Notes |
| Overbite | Penguin Land | Commander of a special Penguin Task Force. His mission is to bring fragile eggs back safely to home from a foreign land. |
| Pentarou | Parodius, Yume Penguin Monogatari, Antarctic Adventure, Tsurikko Penta, Super Fisherman Penta, Balloon Penta, Hie Hie Penta: Ice Cream Catcher, and Penta no Tsuri Bōken | |
| Chill Penguin | Mega Man X | A Ice-Themed Maverick who is one of the eight Maverick bosses. |
| Delibird | Pokémon | An Ice and Flying-type Pokémon first discovered in Johto. |
| Eiscue | Pokémon | An Ice-type Pokémon first discovered in Galar. |
| Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon | Pokémon | The Water-type Starter Pokémon evolution line of Sinnoh. |
| Killer Penguin | Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals | Highly aggressive species of penguin acting as an Easter Egg animal. |
| King Dedede | Kirby | A recurring character who frequently switches between being an ally of Kirby and an opponent he must fight. |
| Sgt. James Byrd | Spyro the Dragon | First appearance was in Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon. |
| Pengo | Pengo | |
| Penta Penguin | Crash Bandicoot | He's based on the penguins in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back who walk aimlessly and then take a moment to spin. |
| Penguin Bros | Motor Toon Grand Prix/''Motor Toon Grand Prix 2 | A twin penguin gangster |
| Paxton and Philbert | Runescape | |
| Prinny | Disgaea | Penguin with head winged bat |
| Dr. Akaggy | Starbound | |
| Don Pygoscelis | Kingdom of Loathing | Leader of the Penguin Mafia. Named after Pygoscelis, a genus of penguins. |
| DJ Grooves | A Hat in Time'' | A Movie Director who runs Dead Bird Studio. He is a major character in the Battle of the Birds section of the video game A Hat in Time. |