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| “ | They all said I was sick in the head. They said I needed help. Well, maybe I am a bit... batty! Blame it on the bats in my belfry! | „ |
| ~ The Joker swearing revenge on Batman in The Bat in the Belfry |
| “ | All it takes is one too many orders to make the coo-coo call! All it takes is one rotten day to transform a normal man into a MONSTER! ...Well, in my case, a rotten day and a chemical bath. | „ |
| ~ Joker about his origin in The Rubberface of Comedy on his origins. |
| “ | Destroying you is my game, and I won't have anyone stealing my fun! | „ |
| ~ Joker in The End of the Batman; his final quote. |
The Joker, or simply known as Joker, is the main antagonist of the 2004-2008 animated superhero television series The Batman and one of the two secondary antagonists (alongside The Penguin) of its 2005 direct-to-video tie-in film The Batman vs. Dracula. As with all other interpretations of the character, he is a maniacal supervillain who terrorizes Gotham and is the arch-nemesis of Batman.
He was voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson, who also voiced Goro in Mortal Kombat, Shredder in the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, Trigon in Teen Titans, Trigon's 2013 incarnation in Teen Titans Go!, Carlton Duquesne in Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, Ian the Gator in The Princess and the Frog, Black Samurai in Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword, and Deebo in Friday: The Animated Series.
Appearance[]
He has a yellow straightjacket, purple sleeves, blue pants and fingerless gloves, he has red eyes with yellow pupils, blue fingernails and toenails. He also generally wears his long green hair in thick, pointed dreadlocks in a fashion resemblant of a large Jester cap.
In his second design, he wears a purple suit with an orange shirt, a purple flower on his right, black pants and large coattails.
In his design in the episode "Brawn", he wears a purple strongman suit with light purple spots, a black belt, purple pants with more light purple spots, and a mohawk.
In the episode "Joker Express", he wears a train conductor outfit with a large grey hat, a red shirt, grey suspenders, a blue scarf and grey pants, he also wears his signature fingerless gloves with purple highlights and light purple footpads.
Personality[]
In this series, he is only referred to as simply "Joker" and never as "the Joker" (although one occasion, someone called him "The Joker"). He had wild green hair, red eyes, dark red lips, and a milky blue tongue. Joker wanted to stage an opera and it was implied his parents never paid much attention to him. Prior to his disfigurement, Joker worked as an office drone and simply wanted to make people laugh. Eventually, he fell into a vat of chemicals, which bleached his skin, dyed his hair, and drove him to insanity. In his first few appearances, his costume consists of a purple sleeved straitjacket, blue pants, fingerless gloves, and bare feet. Later in the series, he regressed back to the more traditional garb of a purple suit and spats, but still had wild hair and wore no shoes, save one episode (which had mechanical stilts concealed in them). Joker also moves and fights with a monkey-like style, using his feet as dexterously as his hands, and often hangs from the walls and ceilings.
Although it can be argued that this version of the Clown Prince of Crime more resembles the colorful, comic relief character featured in the comics of the 1950s and 1960s, he is still likewise a highly dangerous, knowledgeable, and cruel character. Even though most of his crimes are silly and prank-like in nature, they are still more often than not extremely destructive and dangerous. He treats each of his crimes like an elaborate joke designed to make his victims literally die laughing (but he fails to kill anyone in this show). Due to his unpredictable nature, bizarre appearance, and unnerving instinct for the absurd he has earned a reputation as one of the most dangerous criminals in Gotham.
He believes himself to be inextricably linked to the Batman, and considers him to be his favorite sparring partner and enemy - he says their relationship is "like comedy and tragedy. two sides, same coin". His weapons include his signature Joker venom (called "Joker Gas" in the series), razor-sharp playing cards, grenades with Joker smiles on them, and a bomb shaped like a Jack-in-the-Box. One of his most famous crimes was creating the supervillain Clayface. Joker captured and tortured detective Ethan Bennet, in order to drive him insane like him, he exposed Bennet to "Joker putty" a deadly chemical he created which mutated Bennet transforming him into the shape-shifting monster Clayface. As Clayface, Bennet would attempt to get revenge on Joker many times. It is possible that this incarnation of the Joker has an origin similar to The Killing Joke, as he mentions having always wanted to make people laugh, in a flashback to his origins he is shown wearing red clothes after emerging from the chemicals suggesting at the very least a red hood origin. It is also hinted that Joker will one day cripple Batgirl as in The Killing Joke, as Barbara Gordon is shown to be confined to a wheelchair in the future. He also maintains a rivalry with the Penguin for the title of Gotham's greatest criminal. In one episode, there's a near almighty version of Joker, Joker 2.0, who is presumably based on Emperor Joker.
This Joker has often switched from a prankster-like clown to be a much darker homicidal sociopath. Joker of course has a playful and humorous twist to his crimes, simply causing relatively harmless mischief such as messing up statues with Joker putty, pranking people with Donnie, or throwing coins into a water fountain with Harley. However, Joker is also rather sadistic, as sometimes he will get more dangerous to the point where in "Joker Express" he fills deaminate in Gotham and attempts to blow them up to make Gotham fall into a sinkhole. In addition, reveling in some of his cruel plans, and even threatening to Joker-putty some people just because he wants to see the result. Despite his rivalry with Batman, he was shown respect for his abilities and even saved him from Wrath and Scorn so they could keep fighting.
Biography[]
At Arkham Asylum, Joker released the inmates and even poisoned one of the workers with Joker Venom, but he was later cured. Joker encountered Batman at the asylum as the Dark Knight was shocked to see him. They fought but Joker escaped, planning to spread his deadly laughing gas all around the city. While on his blimp, he fought Batman and was nearly knocked off the edge, he then landed in the ocean and finally captured by the police. Once in jail, he swore revenge against Batman while declaring that he had Bat's in his belfery.
After that incident, Joker planned to get revenge on those who did him wrong including Batman and Police Detectives Ellen Yin and Ethan Bennett. He used a gun which could imprison victims in life-sized playing cards and a criminal named Nolan who disguised as Joker to get those victims while the Clown Prince of Crime escapes from Arkham Asylum while confusing Batman.
Batman eventually discovered his plan while visiting him in Arkham: to imprison those who he wants revenge on in life-sized playing cards to make a full deck and then drown them in the Gotham River. Batman saves one of his prisoners and then battles Joker on the roof. While Joker attempted to imprison Batman with his gun, Batman turned the tables by using it on the crazed criminal, then he was sent back to the asylum.
Joker and his two goons named Punch and Judy, later used a weapon which melted anything. He robbed a bank and escaped the police, finally heading to a Statue which he melted. The Detectives and Batman fought him and his goons, but he once again escaped. Batman soon confronted him when he captured Detective Ethan Bennett during his attempt to drive him insane like him by destroying his mind. Joker used a smiling shield to help him fight Batman but Batman knocked him out with a punch. After Joker gets arrested, he taunts Ethan telling him to have a rotten day. It is later revealed that the gas from his weapon caught Ethan; thus transforming him into Clayface.
Joker briefly stopped being a villain and became a vigilante, even dressing like Batman wanting to mock his style. However, while Joker actually did punished people who committed crimes most of them were minor crimes. For example, gassing a jaywalker, a man who litters (the litterbug merely missing the can), cops for "speeding", a lady for driving three blocks with her turn signal on, the mayor's wife for having 11 items in a 10 item check-out line, and attempting to gas two girls using "graffiti' (actually chalk which Joker didn't realize due to being insane) before being stopped by Batman. Joker told the mayor Gotham will pay dearly if they pay him 1 million dollars to Joker as payment for him becoming a vigilante.
Joker injected Batman with venom that would kill him in 24 hours due to laughing too much. Joker did attempt to do one genuinely heroic act by stopping Penguin from stealing eggs from the museum. Batman arrived and he and Joker more or less work together to stop Penguin. Batman manages to cure himself and then reverts Joker back to his original personality with a joke.
The evil clown escapes once again after being attacked by Clayface and finds Detective Ethan Bennett after robbing Whane Enterprises which he planned to drop from a building to kill. Bennett is then revealed to be Clayface and tries to murder Joker however Batman interferes which allows Joker to escape. The clown is then seen committing robberies but he fights Clayface and Batman comes to capture Clayface successfully but Joker escapes.
Joker pirates the airwaves of Gotham in order to broadcast his crimes on TV as entertainment to his audience. Ellen Ying soon has a new partner, Cash Tankinson, who Joker captures and has him as his latest "co-star". Joker also gasses both the Mayor and Cash Tankinson with Joker Venom and planned to kill them but Joker was arrested with Batman's help and the hostages were saved.
Joker kidnaps Detective Ellen Yin to get revenge on Batman and ties her to a jack-in-the-box that will explode in 8 hours. Batman apprehends the clown taking him to Arkham, with Joker refusing to tell the police where Yin is. Then, both Batman and Hugo Strange go into his insane mind with a device made by Strange to try and find out where she is. They found out that Joker had his own Gotham City within his own mind filled with copies of himself, and from there, he planned on driving the two completely insane and breaking their minds. Batman encountered Joker's past self, who worked in Joker's Idea Factory, but he was disposed of when he secretly told Batman some clues to find Yin. Joker cut through the floor with a saw and made him fall into a vat of chemicals, before Joker then came up and said "water's warm Batman, dive in.". He then went to the opera where Joker and a large crowd of Joker's attacked him. Batman soon become laughing uncontrollably into insanity, but Alfred Pennyworth helped him and Batman eventually managed to get Joker into his mind thanks to learning it was a two-way transmitter. Batman then managed to find Ellen Yin and saved her before the jack-in-the-box could explode.
Joker, Penguin, and Riddler battle control over Gotham. They then do a deal, saying anyone who is able to capture and unmask Batman will be able to control Gotham City. Towards the end, after leaving Punch, Judy and the Kabuki Twins behind, Joker and Penguin confronted Riddler and his goons and they eliminated his Riddlemen then turned their attention to Riddler. Batman soon arrived to defeat each one of them. Batman defeated Joker by throwing an Explosive Batarang at the pipes he was underneath, destroying them, and caused the pipes to fall on Joker, knocking him out. He is then arrested alongside the other two.
Later, Joker, Penguin, and Scarface are shown as members of Hugo Strange's therapy session. Joker says he can't hear the voices in his head after Strange asks him what he heard.
Joker later stole Bane's Venom because he wants to become stronger and more powerful than Batman. The Clown Prince of Crime easily defeated Batgirl at the Circus and then robbed the gold ball which is Gotham's new Landmark. GCPD Officers blockade the streets and attempt to get the gold ball back from him but Joker simply threw the ball at them. Joker then fought Batman, who tried to destroy the venom several times but failed as Joker was too powerful. Alfred Pennyworth sent in the Bat-Bot as backup to help defeat "Brawn". Batgirl used the Bat-Bot to fight Joker but was nearly destroyed and Joker took Batman to another location where he'll die. Batgirl used the Bat-Bot once again against the crazed clown. Joker's venom was destroyed and he turned back to normal. Joker still claimed to be bigger than Batgirl, Batman then said he isn't bigger than him and knocked him out with a punch to the face.
When a rare Black Siberian is stolen, Batman and Batgirl suspect Catwoman is responsible. However, Joker is the true thief and brings the cats to Killgore Steed. It is a maze of doom filled with dangerous creatures, so Joker forces them to run for their lives. The three become successful in escaping alive and ultimately defeat the Clown Prince of Crime once again. Joker also ends up betraying Killgore by gassing him with Joker Venom.
With Batman having his sidekick, Joker becomes jealous and wants a sidekick too. So he recruits a school prankster who calls himself Prank by tying his teacher to a flagpole. He and Prank bomb the streets with giant gumballs and Joker orders him to kill Batgirl with it, but he refuses to kill. Joker then attempts to throw him in a Vat of Chemicals in order to give him the courage to kill and create another Joker. Batman and Batgirl though find them and rescue Prank from him. Joker tries to get them into the chemicals with a gun, but Prank knocks him out and it is revealed that it was a false gun.
Joker, alongside Punch and Judy, head to a factory where he plans to infect every dog in Gotham with Joker venom. After Punch and Judy insult him saying his plan is pathetic, they shapeshift to show Joker that they are Clayface. After cornering Joker and ties him up, Batman and Robin arrive to apprehend both Joker and Clayface. Clayface then turns himself in and the two are sent to Arkham while Joker yells trying to free him. Joker later appears playing Chess with Basail Karlo, telling him that he still has some of his Clayface powers, which were proven true.
After Harleen Quinzel is fired from her job and after he lost Punch and Judy to the cops, Joker recruits her into becoming Harley Quinn. The two have a night of fun together before Joker helps her try and get revenge on the people responsible for firing her. In a resulting explosion that knocks out Quinn, Joker escapes and Quinn is captured but she still remains with him after he sends her an affectionate message telling her to keep smiling.
Like many other criminals, Joker is captured by Rumor and is later taken down by Batman and Robin alongside Harley after Batman smashes him into ice by Mr. Freeze. Joker was the reason why the criminals were captured as he injured Rumor's boss in a previous incident, and Rumor blamed Batman for not arriving in time.
As The Joining invade Earth, Joker, Penguin, Bane, and Mr. Freeze team up with the police and assist them in destroying the alien forces, with Joker stating he only gets to cause terror in Gotham and exclaims the town has gone mad upon seeing Gordon and Mr. Freeze work together.
Joker becomes the Conductor of a Train and uses its lights to manipulate others, making them have tortured and uncontrollable laughter and commit crimes by stealing things and placing it on Joker's ship. Joker plans to escape the city once and for all with many valuables before finally blowing it up with many Dynamite causing it to fall into a sink-hole below. The three heroes manage to steal the battery of the detonator to prevent the explosion and defeat him again.
While on a scheme to get rich, one of Joker's henchmen, Marty Slacker, creates a duplicate of Joker named Joker 2.0 by downloading his mind into a computer. Joker 2.0 is then created with WayneTech's nanobots and is more dangerous than his original. Joker is turned on by his clone though Joker 2.0 is eventually defeated and Joker alongside his henchmen is apprehended.
Two criminals are known as Wrath and Scorn and Scorn plan to end Batman and Robin by helping criminals. They helped Joker steal money and alongside Killer Croc, the Ventriloquist, and Penguin were told they will help them defeat Batman. Though the two know his secret identity and finally end him while they are in custody, Joker infects them with laughing gas to stop them from talking and claims he will be the only one to end Batman as he escapes with Harley.
Some point afterward Joker was captured off screen and returned to Arkham Asylum. When Batman, Robin, and Green Arrow go there to confront Hugo Strange about working with the Joining, they quickly pass by Joker's cell where he simply looks back and smiles knowing he will escape once again.
The Batman vs. Dracula[]
The Joker now becomes a vampire.
The movie begins with Joker escaping from Arkham Asylum in search of treasure, which also allows Penguin to escape as well. When the two rivals cross paths, Joker tricks Penguin into thinking they will work together to find the treasure; he then shocks Penguin with his joy-buzzer and runs off. Thereupon Joker gets confronted by Batman and they fight, which ends with Joker falling into a river and seemingly gets electrocuted to death - much to Batman's horror and sadness.
Joker survived though. He met Penguin at Gotham Cemetery. Joker thought Penguin was hiding the treasure. Joker knocks Penguin out and discovers Dracula sleeping, despite Penguin warning him not to in an attempt to save him. Joker then got bitten by Dracula and became a vampire. His hair turned white, his eyes turned bluish-white, and his clothes were affected as well. Unlike all the other vampires, however, he retained his individuality and his speech as well as gaining vampiric superhuman strength and speed. Nevertheless, he is still incapable of betraying Dracula's resting place (although he was still able to commit horrific actions, even when he wasn't ordered by Dracula himself). Joker went to a Blood Bank and drank a lot of blood up. Joker then fought Batman. Joker was defeated and taken back to the Batcave.
Joker initially suffered due to not getting any blood. Batman then gave Joker some of his own blood to help Joker. Batman managed to find a cure and revert Joker back to normal. As a side effect, Joker didn't remember anything after his meeting with Penguin outside of Dracula's resting place. Joker asks Batman is he dreaming but Batman says, "No. Just insane". Joker is sent to Arkham Asylum shortly after.
Appearances[]
- The Bat in the Belfry
- Topsy Turvy
- The Rubberface of Comedy
- The Clayface of Tragedy
- The Laughing Bat
- Meltdown
- JTV
- Strange Minds
- Night and the City
- A Fistful of Felt
- Brawn
- The Laughing Cats
- The Apprentice
- Gotham's Ultimate Criminal Mastermind (photo only)
- Team Penguin (Cameo on photo and on the Batcomputer)
- Strange New World (name seen)
- Clayfaces
- Two of a Kind
- Rumors
- The Joining Part 2
- Joker Express
- The Metal Face of Comedy
- The End of The Batman
- Lost Heroes Part 1 (cameo)
- The Batman vs. Dracula
The Batman Strikes![]
- Issue 2 " City Of Bats" (cameo)
- Issue 3 "Outlaw and Disorder"
- Issue 9 " Sanity Plea"
- Issue 16 "Hit and Run"
- Issue 26 " Escape" (cameo)
- Issue 28 "The Comic and the Straight Man"
- Issue 32 " How to Take Out A Room Full Of Goons"
- Issue 34 " Shtick Shift" (cameo on Batman's trap)
- Issue 35 " The Clown Prince Of Late Night"
- Issue 39 " Hostile Takeover"
- Issue 40 "The Burning Question"
- Issue 41 " Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!" (mentioned)
- Issue 43 " Grounded (cameo)
- Issue 47 " :20 Minutes"
- Issue #48 (mentioned)
Toys[]
- Hammer Strike Joker
- Crazy Cut-Up Joker
- Card Attack Joker
- Card Attack Joker (Shadow Tek)
- Strangle Sleeves Joker
Equipment[]
- Joker Venom: Joker's Venom and Gases will make victims start laughing and get a large Joker-like grin before becoming paralyzed. The Mayor, Cash Tankinson and an unnamed Arkham Asylum worker were cured and saved from this.
- Joy Buzzer: Joker used a deadly Joy Buzzer which he knocked out Penguin and Robin with. He almost killed himself with one after falling into a river but he survived.
- Razor Cards: Regular looking joker cards which is capable of cutting through flesh. Joker used them as shuriken's and knives.
- Boxing Glove Arm: A spring-loaded arm with a Boxing Glove which Joker used to knock out victims with.
- Custom Explosives: Explosives which are painted in green and purple as well as having Joker's face on it. He used them as grenades.
- Putty Gun: A gun with specialized liquid which could turn anything or anyone into putty. This transformed Detective Ethan Bennett into Clayface.
- Card Gun: A gun which can shoot lasers to imprison victims in life-sized playing cards.
- Jack N' The Box: Jack N' The Boxes can rather launch out Jacks or explode which is capable of destroying bridges.
- Mallet: A mallet which Joker used in an attempt to kill Batman in anger.
- Blimp: Joker used two Blimps to fly over Gotham. One was filled with Joker Gas.
- Smiley Face: A shield which Joker used in combat against Batman.
- Venom Snake: A wooden snake which Joker used to poison Batman with Joker Venom.
- Spinning Wheel: A specialized spinning wheel which Joker used to drive Ethan Bennett insane.
- Batman's Gadgets: Joker had a Batsuit, Utility Belt, Batarangs and Batropes during his night of impersonating Batman.
- Spring Shoes: Spring Shoes which Joker used in one of his robberies and his attempt to kill Clayface/Ethan Bennett.
- Bane's Venom: Joker stole some of Bane's Venom to gain superhuman strength and growth. This made him as, if not even more powerful than Bane at full power.
- Gumball Machine: A machine which launched life-sized gumballs which caused police officers to stick to buildings. Joker attempted to kill Batgirl with it by tying her to one of the gumballs and launching it but she was rescued by Batman.
- Shovel: A shovel which Joker used against Batman.
- Train: A train which Joker used in one of his schemes.
- Explosive Pie: A pie with a grenade within it.
- Wrist-Mounted Rocket: A rocket which Joker used in his attempt to steal a weapon capable of destroying structures with loud sounds. As Batman stopped Joker, the rocket accidentally injured a civilian.
- Ice Cream Van: An Ice Cream Van which Joker used as his personal vehicle.
- Unidentified Gas: An unidentified gas which Joker used to rather knock out the police officers during one of his kidnappings of the Mayor.
- Fire Engine: A fire engine which was filled with Joker's deadly gas. Joker used it in an attempt to assassinate the Mayor but Batman stopped him.
Crimes[]
- Bat in the Belfry: Joker infected one of Arkham Asylum's workers with Joker Venom and then intended to gas the entire city with it. This failed as Batman had him arrested and disposed of the deadly gases.
- Topsy Turvy: Joker had various victims captured so he could trap them in giant life-sized playing cards then he planned to later kill them. He also had an orderly at Arkham disguised as him who carried it out and threatened to hurt him if he talked. The victims were saved with Batman defeating Joker again.
- The Rubberface of Comedy: With a new weapon, Joker broke into and robbed a Bank, changed the face of Gotham's new statue and stole a piece of art which he later used as a shield. He then broke the mind of Detective Ethan Bennett who he later wanted to kill but accidentally turned him into Clayface. He was later defeated by the Dark Knight after once again trying to kill him.
- The Laughing Bat: Joker mocked the Caped Crusader as he now dressed up as Batman and started punishing "criminals" who committed minor crimes. He attack various people with Joker Venom including a small-time criminal for a one time offense, an old lady for having her red light on while driving, a man for littering, and the Mayor's wife for buying too much. He then attempted to attack two young girls for "graffiti" but was stopped. Joker later injected Batman with another version of Joker Venom which will give him 24 hours to live until he dies laughing. But Batman was cured and Joker was turned back to his old way after his defeat.
- Meltdown: Joker began his robberies and stole many valuables until encountering Ethan Bennett. Joker stole his jacket and sadistically tried to kill him by throwing him off a building. Joker then completely made Bennett go insane and turn to a life of crime. Joker even manages to avoid getting arrested in this episode.
- JTV: Joker pirated the airwaves for everyone to watch his show JTV where he would attempt to make them die laughing. Joker captured the Mayor and Cash Tankenson who he planned to kill for later as well as robbing the bank with many Officers left gassed with Joker Venom. He then attempted to kill his hostages and spread Joker Venom all over the city to cause everyone’s in Gotham to die laughing. Batman managed to stop the gas, save the hostages and arrest Joker.
- Strange Minds: Joker kidnapped Detective Ellen Yin and trapped her in a Jack N' The Box which is set to explode and kill her in 8 hours. When Batman and Hugo Strange go inside his mind. Joker tried to completely drive them insane. They managed to locate and save Ellen.
- Night and The City: Joker planed on spreading white on Gotham however Penguin and Riddler got in the way. The three decided whoever would defeat Batman would rule Gotham. In the end Batman beats all three Villains and gives them to the Police.
- Brawn: Joker stole Bane's Venom and used it to go on rampage. Batman was beaten and going to die until Batgirl used her small size to remove the venom from Joker.
- The Laughing Cats: Joker kidnapped Catwoman and gave two cats he stole to Kilgore who allowed Joker to have two hyenas in return. Joker betrays Kilgore and paralyzes him with his Joker gas. He used his maze in an attempt to kill Batman, Batgirl and Catwoman but fails and gets knocked out by Batman instead.
- The Apprentice: Joker manipulates a school boy to join him as his sidekick and cause mayhem. Donny agrees and together they try to gumball the city. Batman stopped them and then Joker took Donny to his hideout to make him insane like he was. Thankfully he was saved by Batman and Batgirl.
- Clayfaces: Joker puts Joker venom in dog food wanted all dogs to die laughing. After punch and Judy are reveled to be Clayface aka Ethan Bennett he captures Joker in clay. Leading the clown to get arrested.
- Two of a Kind Joker tries to steal art from the museum but is stopped by the Batfamily. Later he manipulates Harleen Quinzel to be his partner in crime. Joker escapes after they fail to bomb her former studio.
- Rumors: Though flashback we learn that Joker was going to steal a device that could make sound waves. Batman stops him but injures Paul Karron. Thus causing Mario to become The Rumor and kidnap various Gotham villains, including Joker, and try to kill them with the same sonic weapon. Later, after Batman frees the inmates, Joker tries to kill Rumor as well as Batman and Robin after they decide to protect him.
- Joker Express Joker uses Joker gas on people who ride the train and use them to steal stuff. He then plans to fill the tunnels with dynamite so the city will explode, but is beat by the Bat family.
- The Metal Face of comedy Joker breaks into a bank and uses nano tech to download another version of himself. The two team to to steal diamonds. But is betrayed and planned to be killed along with Batman and Robin.
- End of The Batman Joker and Harley Quinn rob a money event. Batman and Robin show up to stop him, but Wrath and Scorn fight the heroes for him. Later He joins, Penguin, Scarface and Killer Croc to get money in a ship. Near the end he gases the two villains before they tell him who Batman is.
Quotes[]
| “ | I was feeling a bit screw loose so I checked myself in. | „ |
| ~ The Joker's first lines. |
| “ | The show must go on. | „ |
| ~ The Joker |
| “ | Break in at the Gotham Museum of Art. This looks like a job for...the Batman. | „ |
| “ | The Batman, what if I hadn't been decent. | „ |
| “ | Where? | „ |
| “ | Another voice in my head? The more the merrier! | „ |
| “ | What are you going to do? Lock me in the looney bin? I'm already here! | „ |
| “ | A very thin line separates normality, from insanity... life brings thousands of tiny torments, in all shapes, sizes and flavors... | „ |
| “ | Either I'm crazy or YOU'RE MELTING! | „ |
| “ | But my dear, flunky, you left the meds outside. | „ |
| “ | Who you calling tall? | „ |
| “ | Every time I bring my brand of funny to Gotham, the only sound I hear is... | „ |
| “ | The Batman? My biggest fan...Punch, run this out for him, please." | „ |
Gallery[]
Images[]
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Trivia[]
- This version of the Joker, next to Jack Nicholson"s portrayal, is the only one who refers to himself as "Joker" instead of "The Joker". He also laughs about having Bats in his Belfry, much like his 1989 counterpart.
- This version of Joker is much nicer to Harley Quinn than his DCAU counterpart and shows her more genuine though obviously still twisted affection like buying her a diamond and choosing to indulge on her simply because he could as opposed to manipulating her to get out of Arkham. He also never physically hits or abuses her and though he does leave her behind in a fire (that Harley started herself) it’s done more out of indifference rather than malice and he later sends her a love message.
- This Joker has a more sympathetic past than most, being a nice guy neglected by his parents who wanted to make people laugh before his chemical bath (though it's unknown if he was robbing the chemical plant or not). His original self serves as the good side of his brain as it attempts to help Batman find Yin, but he is soon dunked in chemicals for telling Batman and is turned into Joker himself.
- When the character of Gotham's Mayor Grange warned Joker he would not get away with his latest scheme in one episode, he had some experience saying that, as he was played by TV's original Batman, Adam West, who in his time had faced down another Joker.
- Joker's use of Venom to become a Bane-like powerhouse in this series pre-dated the Arkhamverse Joker doing something similar by 5 or so years.
- Despite never being acknowledged onscreen, it's possible that Joker committed the same crimes his original counterpart did during the popular 1988 one-shot Batman: The Killing Joke at some point before 2027. This is because Barbara Gordon is depicted as wheelbound in the episode "Artifacts". As Joker's origin resembles that of his The Killing Joke counterpart, this could be the case.
- Joker underwent relatively drastic visual changes throughout the series, bringing him closer to more conventional Joker designs. His straightjacket was switched out for the iconic purple tuxedo, his hair became shorter and less fluid, his teeth, while still jagged, were no longer "jigsaw" teeth that slotted together and he adopted a straighter posture. This accompanied the downplaying of his combat skills and ultimately resulted him being quite similar to his TAS counterpart by the end of the series.
- Joker kidnapping a law official and turning him into a criminal would be repeated in the 2008 film The Dark Knight where his Nolanverse counterpart kidnaps Harvey Dent and turns him into Two-Face.
- In the episode "Strange New World", in the GCPD Evidence Room, a box labeled with Joker's name can be seen.
- Most of the toys created for him are just recolors of his straightjacket, although the toy "Strange Sleeves Joker" had cloth sleeves though the other recolors of the straightjacket were plastic.
External Links[]
- Joker on the Pure Evil Wiki
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