Here's a link to the main page ofyours truly!A-F|G-N|O-YAbusive Parents: I might have suffered from this...or not. Honestly, even I can't remember anymore.Academy Award:I've had two fellas win that little golden boy for playing me: the late, greatHeath LedgerinThe Dark Knightand good ol'Joaquin PhoenixinJoker. This makes me the only supervillain (and comic book character in general) to win someone an Oscar and the first guy sinceDon Mumblesto be played by two guys in winning performances.At least WB knows a classy role when they see it. Before Heathy and Joaquin, there wasJackiewho won two golden boys beforehe became me! And whaddya know; in 2016, pretty boy and fellow statue snatcherJared Letogracedthe silver screenwith my handsome mug.My first solo outing on the big screenin 2019 was up for the grand prize, Best Picture! It didn't win. Oh, well. But hey, it's the most nominated comic book movie in Oscar history! Who needs that pesky Bat-brain?! I can entertain all by myself! Ha ha ha!Acquired Poison Immunity: Seems I've developed an immunity to the stuff due to all my... recreational use.Actor Allusion: I pay homage from time to time.May the flossbe with you!When that Alex Ross fellow draws me, though, I tend to resemblea certain major movie star.Actually A Doom Bot: Or actuallyClayface— the Joker you see for the majority ofBatman: Arkham City, believe it or not,isn't me. The Titan formula I took at the end ofArkham Asylumpoisoned me and left me too weak to run my gang, soI had Clayface disguised as meto keep anybody from noticing I was sick, and he was happy to take on "the role of a lifetime". And boy, did he work like a charm! Nobody could tell he was fake till he turned back to his normal form.Actually Pretty Funny: Sometimes the Bats himself makes a punchline.Sometimesintentional,sometimesnot. I do appreciateIrony, so sometimes I find an entire situation hilarious and invoke the Trope verbatim.He was going to share the antidote with me, despite all I've done. Hah, that actually was...pretty...funny...During the climax of theLast Laughstoryline, I was told that ol' Croc had iced the youngest Bat Brat (the third, I think? Honestly, who can keep track, the Bat goes through Robins like copy paper). Understandably, I was furious,I'Msupposed to be the one to kill off Batsy's little family! That is... until I found out Crocatehim! HAH! Robin Tartare! I don't think I could have topped that! Sadly, it turned out to be fake, but itdidget Nightwing to beat me to death! Sure, Bats brought me back so his baby bird wouldn't be a murderer but damn it, it still counts!Adaptational Heroism: There'sone versionof me out there that, after spending a decade as a head in a jar in the desert, was more than happy to see Bats for the first time in forever, and opted to be rather chummy with Bats. That version even suggested that Bats make yours truly his new Robin!And it was genuine - I stood by his side the whole time, and he eventually made me his new Robin by attaching my head to a Robin-themed exosuit! Granted, that Batman was a clone of the original, while the original turned out to be the villain of that story.In mysolo circus act, I started off as some degenerate who wanted to make the world full of happiness and wonders...YUCK!DISGUSTING! Sounds too sappy and not horrible enough to be true! I'd dare even call it...ick...good!EUUUUGH! I can't be sureif I ever actually wanted something like that, you know.Though of course, a few beatdowns, a splash of bad luck and a good buncha psychological traumas later...I knew damn better.Hehehehehahahahaha!Adaptational Nice Guy: InHarley's show. After I lost my memories and turned *shudders* normal, I actually came to love the family I settled down with. Not enough to give up being evil when Harley pushed me back into the chemical vat, but enough that I still wanted to keep living with them. I even gave Harley some advice about her relationship with Poison Ivy.InBatman: The Brave and the Bold,my mannersaren't an act.I'm a big fan of the Weeper and formed aVillainous Friendshipwith him.Adaptation Origin Connection: For those of you who fawn over Batsy and his gaggle of easily disposable sidekicks, let me remind you that if it wasn't for me, they wouldn't be prancing around in those tights.First off, I was the one that did in Brucey's parents. Why?Probably because I felt like it, but WHO CARES? They dropped like flies, and one traumatized billionaire later, he wants me dead!Wait a minute...maybe that might havebeen a slight mistake.On the other hand, if I never bumped off Tommy and Martha, Inever would have gotten this gorgeous grin!Ever wonder why yours truly hasn't bothered to show up inangst central? That may be due to the fact that Iended up sending a pair of Kanesinto the Gotham River, leaving one dead and the other as bonkers as yours truly! (What, and no thank you? Jeesh. You take thattall blonde ladywho playedMs. Fishnetson thatone showand make her go fromthe character everyone hatestothe reason people stick around to watch Kate mopeand you hardly get any credit? How is that fair, I ask?) It finally drove Batsy over the edge enough to dowhat he should have done ages agoand drive me into the ground! That's right folks! Batsy killed me! And now because of me,Robin Hood,Speedy, andtherestofthose folks don't have tall, dark, and brooding going around saving their rears whenever the going gets tough. That and Gotham went downhill much worse than usual, in spite of lacking my dramatic flair to make things more interesting.Or did I really die? Kate's plane might have a different story to tell you. Best not to go peeking into a man's paintings. Curiosity killed the bat, you know...alas, it was old Roman Sionis and some island chick named Safiyah who really did the deed, meaning my entire fate is still up in the air in the old Angstverse, but hey, at least I still played a role in making another Bratwoman! And, as it turns out, yours truly has his own son running around now! Well, I'll be dipped in chocolate! Who would have thought joy buzzing that kid on the bus would have made another me! If I weren't supposedly dead, I'd be so proud!In mysolo act,My murder of Murray Franklin on live TV inspires a riot in the streets, Which leads to one of my followers gunning down the Waynes in a alleyway. Making me responsible for the Waynes deathsagain!(Albeit indirectly this time) In addition,I may or may not be Little Brucie's older half brother.Affably Evil:I usually do it as a way to tug with people morebut some versions of me qualify as the true deal, such as that Batbrain fanboy fromBatman: The Telltale Seriesor most of my old-school incarnations.Agent Peacock: I'm lean and mean, like my lipstick, love showing my emotions, and I've killed thousands of people with every new scheme.All Abusers Are Male: Ha, Gotham's ladies have plenty of fight in them. Let me tell you,Harley has a mean right...◊All of the Other Reindeer: Lexman's got the right idea - makes it a point to invite me to his playdates. I may play the occasional jape on my... er, teammates. I mean, I'm only human! Or so I think, it gets confusing at times. The point is, I can't stand people telling me I can't do something, like, say... joining your new team - even moreso when it denies me fun times with the Bat. Either you endure a little nose tweaking or an ice pick to the brain. As Lex's next-Earth neighbor learned to his detriment.Alternate Self: Meh. Sure, some other "me"s out there in the great space out yonder have chosen to join the white hats. Honestly I just think it's another form ofthe eternal dance between me and Bats. Admit it, none of you lummoxes can think of any other reason.Always a Bigger Fish:The Creeper. Never get me near that guy! He's a lunatic! Dumber than a coffin nail, but a lunatic nonetheless! And considering who's telling you this, that's really saying something.Ambiguous Disorder: Peopleknowthere's something wrong with me, but what, oh what? I've been diagnosed with ALMOST everything from sociopathy to schizophrenia!Ambiguously Gay: Look, Harley's a great sidekick, but I'm with herbecause I need all the help i can get.Batsy, on the other hand... Well, look at my lipstick-totingvariationon Grant'sdrug-fueled nightmare trip.On the other hand, I may or may not have had a wife once and sometimes I do show love for dear ol' Harl. Hey, if I can make my past multiple choice, why not my sexuality too?Amusement Park of Doom: I do love my fun, after all. My hideout inthat one moviewas an amusement park with the only way to get to my house being a roller coaster ride. Hell, with a little ingenuity and some time andhenchmen to kill, anything with a set of rails,like a steel mill, makes a damn fine rollercoaster. Don't tell me you never wanted to ride onesurrounded by molten hot iron!Antagonist in Mourning: I don't usually talk about it, but... rememberthe time whenthat little wimp Sid "The Squid" fooled everyone (including himself) into thinking that he'd sent Batsy tothe great belfry in the sky? I didn't buy it until Harl, myMooksand I helped ourselves to some jewelry and Batbrain never showed up. Okay, so I wasn't my usual effervescent self that night — I shed aSingle Tearand said "Without Batman, crime has no punchline." (See? I can do drama too!) Then I tried to give Batbuttan appropriate sendoff— as well as that little creep Sid, sinceNO ONE OFFS BATSO BUT ME, GOT IT?!Of course, Fatbat was justplaying possumso Sid would lead him to that grumpy ol' Rupert Thorne. Next thing you know, Sid's in the Iron Bar Hotel, where he's sitting pretty because his fellow cons love that he made me look like a clown, and not in agoodway! (And Thorny too, like anyone cares about that pompous blowhard.) So Sid the Stupid got one over on me without eventrying! It still burns my bacon when I think about it. And since it's just Blackgate and not Arkham, I don't think I'll get to send him my regards him anytime soon.Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better: Remember that epic speech Bane made inThe Dark Knight Riseswhere he revealed Harvey Dent for what he really was to Gotham (which, I might remind you was due to my handiwork)? Well, somebody who did a fantastic impression of me made a Joker version of it.Wanna see it?Applied Phlebotinum: MySurfing Experience & Ability Transferometer & Vigor Reverser. Made me great at catching waves, but Batty Belfry, Robbie the Birdbrain, and Bat-Bimbo didn't like it. What did they find so cool about Skippy-boy that I didn't have, anyway?Arch-Enemy: Batsy and me provide the page picture for a reason, ya know! Even if asour brick selves, Batsy refused to acknowledge me as his nemesis,something I did not take well!Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: In "Batman: The Dark Prince Charming", my list of things to do includes: get the diamond; kill the Batman; and order sushi.Ascended Fanboy: Wouldja believe I am one?Weeperis such a hoot! Especially when trying to kill me!An Asskicking Christmas: If it's Christmastime and I'm around you can be sure there'll be asskicking aplenty! Speaking of asskicking, check outthis kick-ass, twisted version of a Christmas carol called "Carol of the Bells"fromBatman: Arkham Origins!And it gets even better:an unused version of the song!Attempted Rape:At one time inLast Laugh, while still convinced that I had terminal cancer, I thought I wanted to continue a legacy of my own. So I hired mymooksto kidnap my little Harl'and bring her to me, so that I could try and produce an heir by... you know...revving up my Harleybefore marriage. Unfortunately, Bat-Girl and her friends showed up and rescued her before I could get a chance. Oh well... them's the breaks, I guess.And no, honest,I neverdid itto Barb. Seriously,just ask Alan.Attention Whore: Oy, why should I be working myself to death with no one to appreciate it?In fact,it turns out thatbeing forgotten is one of my greatest fears!Ax-Crazy: Why limit myself? Still,always wasgood with an axe.... As my may-or-may-not-be sonAnarkyonce put it, my psychosis is almost a separate being in its own right.Back from the Dead:Even if youactually manageto see me die!(okay, so I was still technically dead during that second one, but come on, doesn't psychologically torturing your biggest baddestArch-Enemyfrom beyond the grave count foranythingthese days?!)All a part of my master plan in "The Joker Walks the Last Mile" (Detective ComicsIssue #64, June 1942). My plan was simple: I turned myself in over to the police, pleaded guilty and confessed to all my crimes of murder and robbery, and got sent to the death chamber and fried by the electric chair! (Offscreen, actually.) Immediately after I got declared dead by a coroner, mymookswasted no time in reclaiming my body from the prison morgue and carrying me to a nearby ambulance and forcing some life serum down my throat within 15 minutes to keep me from slipping off from "Only Mostly Dead" to "all dead". Once I revived, I was living a glorious life by walking away a free man, which meant that I couldn't be punished again for the same crimes! Of course, Batsy and Bird-Boy had to find another way to apprehend me by proof that I committed new robberies I never confessed to in life before my execution! So much for that! You know what they say: "Those who fight and run away will live to fight another day." HOOHOOHOOAHHAHAHAHA!Thanks tothat Red Mask fellow, every version of me that kicked the bucket is back! And I now exist in the Fleischer-verse, ready to give Supes a bad day.Badass Bookworm: Gotta keep my brain as sharp as my knives! I'm particularly amused by the fantasies ofAyn Randwho seems to think that we live in a rational, sane universe◊. NOT WHILE I'M AROUND, SISTER!Badass in a Nice Suit: As that doll Harley will tell you, it's not a killer smile unless you've got a suit to match, even if you're a charmer like me!Badass in Distress: Would you believe I once rescuedthe old bat? But hey, what fun would the world be without him around?Badass in a Nice Suit: This has been one of my trademarks ever since old Bob n' Bill first created me back in the oldDetective Comicsdays. Even thoughMonkey-Medidn't start wearing one, it didn't take me long to do so.Badass Longcoat: A little style never hurt anyone.Badass Normal: Though some would argue that I'm anything but normal. Still, the fact that folk who go toe-to-toe with ol' Supes are scared of me? That'sgottabe worth something. Hell, I've got one of the highest bodycounts in the entire DCU, far outdoing almost any superpowered freaks out there, and generally only outdone by those with the power to destroy entire worlds.Bad Boss: Good help issooohard to find these days.... Admittedly, I've had to terminate some of my underlings, but I made sure to send them away with smiles on their faces.Bad Guys Do the Dirty Work: In one episode ofThe Batman, I actually saved Batsy's secret identity by taking care of Wrath and Scorn before they could spill the beans. What can I say? I didn't want anyone else being the Bat's end.The Bad Guy Wins:Injusticewasa mainstream beep-boop game after all, so of course my insides got splattered merrily across the wall and the good guys triumphed over evil blah blah blah, but they never did manage to completely fix oneteeeeeeny-tiny problem: I!BROKE!SUPERMAN!...Well,oneof me and one ofhim, but there's no denying it - that universe just plain went to hell and no matter which mode you play, Mr. Big Blue Boyscout doesnotget a happy ending. What's that you say? Redemption? Then I've got a guide to saving a certainFinal Fantasy VIIcharacter I'd like to sell you...noteAnd no, that joke doesn't have anything to do with himsounding like Sephiroth.It just turned out that way.Nothing saysI can't explainwhatisn'tthe punchline.I get everything I want inBatman: Under the Red Hood. Ol' Brucey and his emo son are driven even further apart and I'm whammed into the slammer to inevitably run wild yet again in a few months.My outing in theThe LEGO Batman Movie. I spend the entire movie trying to get Batman to admit I am his greatest enemy, and to save Gotham he finally does and gives me what I wanted in the first place.Banana Peel:Just stop on by Dr. Hurt's place.He'lltell you.(FYI?Bring a shovel.)Bandaged Face: Frequent in the origin. Honestly, it'll scar you for life…"Bang!" Flag Gun: Gotcha! Ah, that one never gets old…though therewasthat one time it wasn't funny at all.Barefoot Loon/Does Not Like Shoes: My costume inThe Batman? A straitjacket and bare feet. It was a legitimate fashion choice! Well, I did adopt a variation on my trademark purple suit in later appearances, but I still went barefoot. Hey, it was the turn of the millennium. We're all entitled to try new things with our image once in awhile.Batman Gambit: Ugh, couldn't they give this one a different name? Still, I've been known to pull off some tricks that put even ol' Batsy himself to shame.Battle Rapping: I onceengaged in a contest of rhythmic verse againstPennywise the Dancing Clown. Suffice it to say, I gave him a bigger challenge than even those Loser kids did — especially since that tired hack wasn't used to fighting someone too nuts to be afraid of him!Being Tortured Makes You Evil: I've tried thisonceortwice. Success rates aren't all that great, but it's always fun to try, and I can think of at leasttwotimesit did work for a while, though sadly it didn't stick in either case.This might be what happened to me back in the day to make me like I am... I can't quite recall if that's really how it happened.Berserk Button:Don't you dare laugh at me!I encourage you to laughwithme,neveratme.And Icanmake you laugh. I'm the Clown Prince of Gotham! A comic genius! And if you doubt it...I'll PROVE it to you.YOU KILLED CAPTAIN CLOWN!Do Ilooklike I have the time or patience to build another one?! WhodoI look like?!!Luthor?!!!Oh, how I still miss him.And as one Cameron Kaiser found outnoteSee "Joker's Wild", one of my masterpieces, don't you dare try to cash in on my image! (That said, I do give him props for doing this just to trick me into destroying his casino for insurance.)Likewise, that nasty ol' Mr. G. Carl Francis found out the hard way what happens when you try to snub me of my legal cut of the profits!noteSee "The Laughing Fish"Granted, I always planned to expose him to my Joker venom, even if the deal had gone through, but not letting me copyright my fish gave me a good excuse to do it anyway. In the original comic, I evensent him out with a smile.Howdarethatbald megalomaniacfound The Legion of Doom inJusticeand not invite ME?!Still, in his defense, it was aMythology Gag'bout how I wasn't allowed onSuperfriendsbecause oflegal mumbo jumbo. Better still, he learns fast, I'll give Lexy that. Never made that mistake again.That said, he can make entirely new ones. If he ever breathes a word about me and Batsy's relationshipagain,I'm getting the cheese grater. And seriously, the Batman who Talks?Really, Lex?Really?Y'know what? Fine. Stick your tongue into the socket. Don't say I didn't warn you.Don't youdarecompare me to the Bats! I got more style, more brains!I'm certainly a better dresser!If you know what's good for you, don't take away my smile or laughter. This ended up happeningone timewhenthat womanizing piratedid...somethingto me after I trieddiscipliningHarley in front of him.I didn't like it.Better than Sex: Honestly, bringing laughter and smiles to everyone is more pleasing than sex.Ain't nobody got time for that!Beware the Silly Ones: Especially if the silly one in question happens to be me.You try to cross me, and, well... let's just saymy joy buzzerisgonna set off the sprinklers.Big Bad: Usually in adaptations, but not so much in the comics. After all, why let others have all the fun?Big Badass Rig: If you want to make an impression on the streets of Gotham, size really does matter. It also has plenty of trailer space in case you need to bring along your bazooka. You may call it overkill, I call it defensive driving.Big, Stupid Doodoo-Head: Okay, so some of my insults can be a bit juvenile, but that's only because it'sfunnyto call Bat-Brain a big 'ol guano-head.Black Comedy:I like my comedy like I like my coffee; big, black, andsurrounded by corpses.I almost did this with some little tykes afterthe earthquake, but decided against it.I ended up shooting Jimmy's wife instead.It... wasn't as funny as I was hoping.Black Eyes of Crazy: Because of some changes done inmy next DCAU incarnation, I got these with white irises.Bloody Murder: According to good ol'Grant, I've spent so much time taking my own baaaaaaad drugs that my blood itself is a lethal venom! As sweet little Damian found out when he tried to get some payback.You see, kiddies, violent revenge just makes things worse, even if it feels good at the time.Blue-and-Orange Morality: "Right"? "Wrong"? Gee, where do they come up with this stuff? All that'sreallyimportant is if it'sfunny!Blunt "Yes":I can't believe Harley had to be toldshe was supposed to "Fill the tank, shoot the guy, and drive off". Her words, not mine.Body Snatcher: Yes. I've even managed to pull this off inmy comeback appearanceinBatman Beyond. I lost my old body thanks toTim Drake turning against me. Ungrateful kids; you teach them everything you know and then they turn around and stab you in the back! Or in my case the chest. Fortunately, I had ensured my immortality long before this inconvenience thanks toa little genetics micro chip I had planted on Little J during his time in my care. Unfortunately, my comeback was thwarted thanks to that Bat-Fake old Brucey was grooming.Bodyguard Babes: I've had a few of these every now and then, let's see...There was that topless female Nazi transsexual bodyguard Bruno I had inAll Star Batman and RobinandBatman: The Dark Knight Returns.(Well,maybe you should read them, she's hard to describe...)Harley actually made a pretty good one inJoker(and she wasthe way I liked her then -- quiet).Bomb Throwing Anarchist: Oh come on, you can't tell meyou'renot amused by the oddexplosionor two.Bored with Insanity: Every once in a while I feel like playing the straight man, especially when 'ol Batsy isn't around to fill the role.Boring Insult:A pet peeve of mine. I put a lot of effort into my work, and then Bat-Fake comes along and tells me I'm not funny.I'll show him. I'LL SHOW THAT IMPUDENT BRAT JUST WHO HE'S TALKING TO!*throws grenades*Sorry, lost my head there for a moment.Bowdlerise: Can you believe they wouldn't let me shoot thosekarate guysin the face? Well, not on screen anyway... And it's not just that, but those darnedMedia Watchdogswouldn't let me shoot people with a spear gun but with alaughing gas guninBatman Beyond: Return of the Joker, all thanks to that shoot out inColumbineHigh School in Littleton, Colorado, in April 1999. (Hey, evenIwasn't involved in that Columbine massacre; blame it on theAbusive Parentsof Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris.) Heck, they even replacedmy beingImpaled with Extreme Prejudiceby the spear guninthe original versionwithanother death scene of mineinthe version made for kiddie TV and used on the first DVD version:when I gave little Timmy my laughing gas gun and told him tomake ol' Batsy "one of us"with it; instead, the little brat punched me in the face, knocking me into a tank of water near electrical wiring, where I got up and tried to get rid of him but I slipped and accidentally turned on the electrode machine and gotzapped like a bug... complete withmy horrific death scream!Which, come to think of it, is rather...shockingNightmare Fuelfor kidsand more violent compared to my original death scene! Sheesh, who can blame them?Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick: C'mon you didn't think I'd miss out on this comedy goldmine, did ya?Take for example this little exchange I had with one of thoseopera clownsin an issue ofStuporman & Batbrain Magazine:Me:Do you juggle?Pagliaccio:No.Me:Blow balloons?Pagliaccio:No.Me:Synthesize nerve gas?Pagliaccio:No.Me:Not much of a clown then, are you? *Thud*And here'sone part of minewhen I thought Bat-Jerk broke hisOne Ruleby killing the muscleman Bane with his bare hands (he didn't, of course, but only temporarily stopped his heart with the Shock Gloves, but still...):Me:Well, I'd love to stay and celebrate your victory, but I've got stockings to stuff,mistletoe to hang— and about fifteen skyscrapers to blow up before sunrise. Ciao.Break the Comedian: EvenIhave my limits — just likewhen Anton Arcane went on a warpath! Even I wasn't laughing!Break the Haughty: I feel like one of my main goals in life is to get Bats to at least giggle. (Well, notthat punk, anyway.)Break Them by Talking:Remember that one bit inThe Dark Knight? With Harvey Dent and that saucy little nurse's uniform? That was a good one.I turned Gotham's White Knight into a murdering psychopath!And no, of course I wasn't afraid he'd pull the trigger. I'm crazy, remember?Okay, sothat impudent kid who thought he was a replacement Batsygave me one inBatman Beyond: Return of the Joker. There, I admit it. Happy now?He called me unfunny!Who did that snot-nosed brat think he was talking to?!After a full year ofenjoyingmyunique brand of hospitality, this eventually got topoor little Jason Todd....but on the bright side,he came out of it surprisingly well adjusted!....ormaybenot.Too badit didn't take...Or how that alternate me madeSuper-nutsgo cuckoo inInjustice: Gods Among Usby tricking him into killing his wife and making Metropolis go kablooey? He turned Metropolis' Man of Steel into a raving maniac like I did topoor ol' Harv! What did I say? All it takes is justone bad day!Breaking the Fourth Wall: If you're only just figuring it out... well, let's just say you're no Batman.Breakout Villain: Somemeddlingby the aforementioned Whitney Ellsworth, way back in 1940, spurred me on mymeteoric rise to famefrom atwo-shot villainto theBig Badyou know and fear with every fiber of your being today. Hey, the fellaknew a good ideawhen he saw it - this was thegeniusbehindSuperpup!Break the Badass: My actions have done this to the toughest of heroes. And of course, if the chips are down low enough and even I stop laughing... It'sa signwe're allin trouble...YIPPIEE!!!Break the Cutie: Averted. As rough as I can be on Harley girl, I just brought out her pre-existing crazy! When I torture her it's just to get a few good laughs at her expense.Bright Is Not Good: What can I say, I'm one of the most colorful characters in all of comics. But I'll kill you and your whole family for fun without a second thought.Bullying a Dragon: Some of attempts to tangle withthe Big Blue Boyscoutdon't end well. He is hailed asthe planet's greatest hero for a reason, lots of reasons actually. On his good days he's as smart as Batsy on top of hispowers.Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Oh, I got quite the resume - chemical expert, demolitions expert, weapons expert, and just murderous psychosis in general, but as my fans know, I'm actually a very talented clown when I want to be, the kind of comedian *yawn*regularpeople enjoy, the types who just don't get my A-game material. I don't do it very often though, because it's just so...NORMAL, and who wants that? *blows raspberry*Cain and Abel: The me onGothamhas a twin brother and naturally someone as quirky as I isthe Abel.Wait, what?I thought I was Jerome!? Hang on...am I thegoodtwin? That's...HILARIOUS! Granted, I'm not much better.Calling Card: Take a wild guess.Can't Un-Hear It:invokedYou've been reading this page inMark Hamill's orHeath Ledger's or evenJack Nicholson's Joker voice, haven't you?HAVE YOU NO CONSIDERATION FOR THE OTHERS WHO PLAYED ME!!!Oh, who am I kidding, it's not like any one of 'em weren't the best portrayals of little old moi.Captive Audience: What's the point of killing Batman or one of his sidekicks if nobody's there toseeit?Cardboard Prison: Arkham's a great place to kick back and relax for a while, and it's never too hard to get out and about when I feel like a stroll through the guts of Gotham's gentry. Then again, that time I took over the place, that was glorious.Card-Carrying Villain: Is it so wrong that I take pride in making a good joke?Car Fu: Once ran over a woman while reporting it to the police with a tied up Robin in the car. Did I mention this was Christmas time!Catchphrase: While I'm certainly not cliché enough to use the same material again and again, it seemsthat classic linefromHeathyhas become my unofficial motto: "Why so serious?" Hey, if it sticks, it sticks! (Just so long as I get a cut ofall that glorious T-shirt revenue...)Characterization Marches On: In my first appearances, the only real quirk I had was an association with a certain playing card — I was just a straight-forward, humorless murderer and thief who merelygrinned alot, rather than thecomedy-obsessed and alwayslaughingmaniac you all know and love today! And I gotta say, boy howdy have I come a long way! Heck, according tothat bald Scot, my ever-changing personality is another facet of my being...ahem...differentlysane.The Chessmaster: TheDC Rebirthevent reveals thatthere's room forthreeof me in their new universe! Specifically,that really old one from the Golden Age, the one that Alan Moore made, and that one Jim Starlin had kill Jason, withBatman: Three Jokersconfirms it's this trope. Oh,Multiple-Choice Past, you haveneverlet me down!To the point that you'd think I'd move onto checkers already.◊Literally, too. You're looking at one of the only 2 people (the other being Bane) to ever beat Ra's al Ghul at a game of chess.noteHe said it was my ability to switch between different strategies so quickly. Like they always say, nobody can predict me.Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: I was last seen busted by a SWAT team after my little "social experiment" failed at the end ofThe Dark Knight, and didn't even getmentionedinThe Dark Knight Risessimply because that damnHeath Ledgerpunk bit the dust before TDK was even released! Maybe that also has something to do with the Dollmaker ripping my face off (seePut on a Busfor some more on that little incident, my pretties).Clear Their Name: Wouldn't you know it? I'm on the "their" list, andThe Joker: Devil's Advocaterevolves around the whole plot: I was arrested, tried, and condemned to die for the poisoned stamps incident that I insisted that I wasn't involved with. I asked the Dork Knight to save my life, hoping that Bat-Head would find the real perpetrator for the poisoned stamps and clear my name.And surprisingly,it worked, just when I was mere seconds away from execution by the electric chair!What a lucky clown I was, just lucky to be alive... in jail again, knowing that at least my name was now in the clear. But still... LUCKY!!!Cold-Blooded Torture: Hey, everyone needs a hobby!I'veactuallycreated a couple of new villains this way. Okay, sometimes I come to regret it, but at least it keeps life interesting!Cold Ham: Surprised? I love the drama and the spotlight, but while many mes love the wild laughs, sometimes I give subtlety a try. For example,the version of me from thatGothamshow. You thought it was Jerome…? HA! NO! Turns out I was his twin brother the whole time! Jerry turned Jerri into me! Soft-spoken sure, but still dramatic.* <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CollectiveIdentity' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CollectiveIdentity'>Collective Identity</a>:Combat Pragmatist: A few notable examples include beating unarmed enemies with a crowbar, setting hungry dogs on them, spraying various unhealthy substances in their faces, trying to kick the Dork Knight in the ribs with a knife that came out of my shoe — and who could forget the time when Ihopped myself up on Titan? Though I tried to get Batboy a chance there, but he refused.Combat Sadomasochist: Now, don't look at me like that. You'd be surprised at how good a true expert in pain can make you feel. As I once toldLexy, "pain is my one true love". (Sorry, Harl!)Comedic Sociopathy: Youknowyou love it. I certainly do!Complete Monster: I will concede that I'm not very nice. But it seriously justdepends on which work I appear in. See myreeeaaaallylong list of thrillin' accomplishments and misdeeds. Apparently, you here on this site find me pretty bad — so much so that the only folks you say are worse than me on more occasions arethe cardinal vampireandOl' Scratchthemselves! I’m not at all angry — I feel honored! Eeeheeheeheehee!Complexity Addiction: It's just more fun than just shooting him!Composite Character:In "Batman: Speeding Bullets", I used to beLexybefore being thrown at the vat of chemicals. Now isn't there alreadysomeone like that?In the80's film, I coincidentally happened to be the one who killed Brucey's parents. Listen, I was just a kid when I did that. How was I supposed to know that I made him before he made me? When I said "I made you", Bat-brain's gotta say "You made me". How childish could he get? ...And apparently, hewouldhit a guy with glasses. Sometimes I just kill myself!Confusion Fu: In case it hasn't sunk in yet,I'm crazy!No one can ever predict what I'm about to do...sometimes, not even me!Consulting a Convicted Killer:That version of me over inBattinson's corner of the multiverseonce gave his expert opinion onEddie'slittle tantrum. Sadly, my incredible Hannibal Lecter impression was cut from the silver screen, but the hacks behind the picture were smart enough to release it as a standalone short.Wasn't the first time, either. InChild of Dreams, Bats decided to visit me at Club Arkham, interested in my opinion of the plague of plagiarists hitting Gotham. Wasn't able to help much, but I did pass on a request to kindly kill the kook who bogarted my handsome mug.Cop Killer: If you're one of "Gotham's Finest" and you see me, skedaddle! If ol' Batsy can barely keep up with me, what chance doyouhave? If you don't believe me, let's stroll down Memory Lane together...Scarecrow and Itook out a SWAT teamby blowing them up andI blew out Sarah Essen's brains.In bothThe Dark KnightandBatman: Arkham Origins, part of the reason Jimmy takes over as Commissioner is due to me killing Gil Loeb. Regardingthe latter's series,the first gamealso saw several of Arkham's guards slaughtered by my gang or even myself.The alternate reality Batgirl seen inZero Hour: Crisis in Time!hailed from a world where I opted to kill Jimmy instead of crippling Barbara.In my intro inInjustice: Gods Among Us, I use a cop I killed as a puppet, and in the main story, I presumably killed the cop whose body I talk to in my chapter.The Corrupter: Because madness is like gravity, and as you know, all it takes is a little push. Heck, I really madeDetective Bennett,Super-freak,Harvey DentandBirdbrainlose control and go nuts!!CPR: Clean, Pretty, Reliable: One time (inLast Laugh)I got beaten to the point of death by Nightwing (because the rumors of little Birdbrain becoming lunch to Killer Croc had pushed Nighty'sBerserk Buttontoo far) until my heart stopped beating! Almost gave up the ghost, too! Fortunately, Batsy showed up just in time to resuscitate poor old moi by CPR in order to keep Nighty from stooping down to my level as a murderer. Within a few minutes, I returned to life again! Once again, LUCKY!!!Crazy-Prepared: You think old Bats always has a contingency plan for each and every occasion? Trust me, I got him beat in that little competition.Create Your Own Villain:In a few incarnations, old Batsy had a hand in my origin. Makes it more delicious wouldn't you say? Sometimes I invert the trope myself by being the one that made poor little Bruce an orphan, such as in my first movie appearance. Heck, I evenlampshadedit!I suppose I was also responsible for the birth ofthe Phantasmand the deaths of my old mob gang.Creepy High-Pitched Voice: Lots of actors do this kind of voice for me. Hamill for sure, and all those other guys who tried to imitate his performance, ha! Ledger did something similar too, and even Richardson, who had a very deep voice, couldn't resist raising his voice sometimes! Chances are, you still hear some of them in your head. I knowIdo, hahaha!Crossover: I've metSpider-Manat least twice,but he didn't remember me the second time,◊even when I flashed my bestwinning smile!Maybe there was a littlediscontinuityinvolved, maybe it was becauseour realities were out-of-whack,or maybe theSpider-ManI metwasn'tthe same one. With all that goes onover there,who knows WHO was under that mask? I was also aDark Judgefor a bit too, but constantly killing the living got boring after a while.Cry for the Devil: Hey, I never asked for sympathy, and I don't expect it! Still... It's amazing whatone bad daycan do to a person...Cute Kitten: "Cute Kitten"?! How should I know? I don't remember Catwoman ever reproducing.Cut Lex Luthor a Check: Are you kidding? Merely selling thatflying saucertoNASAwould have been soboring! And I wouldn't have sold it to the Soviets, in case you were thinking that. As I told thatRed Skullfellow, I'm anAmericancriminal lunatic. In one of theWorld's Fineststories, I teamed up with theTrope Namerand started a factory that made mechanized men to do jobs that are too dangerous for real people. All just to distract Supes and Bats whileLexyand I robbed something.Dance Battler: Hey, I might not be a roided-up gorilla like Bat-Breath, but I got my own fighting skills to fall back on. The PlayStation 3-only DLC forBatman: Arkham Asylumshows that I'm mastered in a combination ofCapoeira,Drunken Boxing,and lethal novelty toys! In fact, I've been pretty good at it ever sincethe time that I fought my tormentors in a very graceful way in the Comedy Clubà laA Clockwork Orange, complete with somersaulting and leap frog!Well... at least that's what my mind perceived it to bewhile I was speaking with the Doc who would be dear ol' Harley at Blackgate Prison, anyway.Dark and Troubled Past:Which one?I've got so many of these that even I can't keep 'em straight!Darker and Edgier: SinceFrankie. Some missthe old mewhen I was played by Cesar - just ask Eddie in "When Is A Door". He missed me not killing people. Isn't that sweet?Dartboard of Hate: That poster of Bats was really too good for me — the animated me — to resist! And I was pretty upset in that series...Deadline News:Howol'Jacky Boy'sversion of me likes to advertise mouthwash that'll give you"hair color so natural, only your undertaker will know for sure!!"HAHAHAHAHAA!!!Breaking news,this just grin!Deadly clouds of Joker Toxinspread across six continents!Billions diein horrendous agony!Wife's guts,wife's guts,wife's guts,WIFE'S GUTS!!!....and now, here's Chuckwith the weather.How's it look out there, Chuck?Deadly Gas: Joker venom's one hell of an audience killer.Deadly Prank: Mymodus operandi.Deadpan Snarker: Maybe, maybe not. You know what I mean?It-it's almost like there are dark forces conspiring against me, twisting me like a puppet on a string...Naaaah!Dead Sidekick: People tend to focus on that one time I killed one of Batsy's kids.And it didn't even take!How's that for gratitude?Deal with the Devil: Ah,the nineties.While other villain-y sorts wasted their souls on dumb stuff likearcane powerorcraploads of green,I put what little I had to good use:a box of Cubans.Oh, ya shoulda seen ol' Neron's face.Death by Adaptation: Oh please, even when I am "killed",Ialwaysmanage to return. ALWAYS!Well,except for that one night back in the '80s.And that little incident over at Arkham City.And that time I triedadopting Batman's little bird as one of my own...Let's just move on, shall we?Death Dealer: I'm always a card, but sometimes I like using them as throwing weapons too! What better way to show off some style than by slicing a man with razor-sharp metal playing cards? You can always be sure I have an extra one or two up my sleeves, too...Death Is Cheap: Oh sure, the J-man's been in a few scrapes now and then, but rest assured, they love me too much to let me stay in the big down under.Death Seeker: Played up moreso in my scene-stealing appearances inThe Dark KnightandBatman: Arkham Origins. I'm a horrible, despicable person surrounded by horrible, despicable people I won't hesitate to murder for giggles. Or simply because they're in my way! Or maybe just because it's Tuesday! It's Guano-Man's absolute refusal to give sociopaths like me what we deserve that starts my fixation with him.Demoted to Dragon:In the show with the action figuresI got to be theBig Badin one season, until I used made aVillain: Exit, Stage Leftafter my plans were thwarted an ending withthe rockhead. I got vaporized after I insulted him, but later he brought me back and turned me intoone of his lackies. Not one of my best days, working for thegod of tyranny and evil.Demoted to Extra:Injustice 2. Since the game focuses solely on the Regime universe, and the me over there is dead, my only appearance in the story mode is during a hallucination caused by Scarecrow's fear gas. What a ripoff! It's boycott time, my adoring fans!Depending on the Artist: Some artists, like Neal Adams and Jim Aparo, give me a long pointed chin, while others, such as Marshall Rogers, gave me a square one. I'm sometimes lean and mean, while other times I'm of average build. Some depict mylovely smileas beingstuck on my face, while others have me capable of showing... other emotions. Gotta admit, having the grin cut into my mouth so I can make two expressions at once, that worked out decently enough.Depending on the Writer: So tell me. Am I a harmless prankster, a homicidal maniac, a hostage to momentary whims, or a chessmaster capable of constructing elaborate plans? All these and more, at various times. (The current official theory is that I'm so mentally unstable my brain turns right over every now and again, and I become insane in a whole new way. ThatGrant Morrison, what a kidder.)My ability to give people the ol' one-two also flip-flops between authors. In some cases Batsy takes me down in one punch, while other authors write me as being able to kickGrayson'srear into next Tuesday without breaking a sweat! Gotta giveScott Snyderprops for that.Despair Event Horizon: You ever have a bad day? I mean... areally bad day?!Ha. Aha. AHAHA. AHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!Diabolical Mastermind: No joke.Just because I'm kooky doesn't mean I'm not a genius.Didn't Think This Through: Okay, so I made a mistake the first time I dealt with thatflying do-gooderwhen I thought hiding hostages in lead coffins would make it hard for him to find them in time, because, you know, he can't see through lead.All it did was make it EASIER for him to find them, since they stood out more. At least Lexysaw it coming...Didn't We Use This Joke Already?: Sadly, a joke is never as funny the second time, so I try not to repeat myself. Believe it or not, I came close to telling old Batsone I'm sure everyone remembersinBatman: Arkham Asylum, but I caught myself:Me:There were these two guys in a lunatic asylum...Oh hell, you've heard that one before, haven't you?Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?: I don't know how Lex has such a hard time withthat boring, blue-suited boy scoutwhen he has so much more money and kryptonite than me. But you don't need much of the latter to put Supes in his place,right, Batsy?Die Laughing: Itrynot to repeat myself, but sometimes there's just no substitute for the old tried-and-true Joker Venom to put a smile on people's faces for the rest of their lives.Disguised in Drag: Hey, if you hadmy figure, wouldn't you be looking opportunities to flaunt it in a slinky dress? And you gotta admit, I make one deadsexynurse!Disney Villain Death: Heck, I've probably subverted this one as many times as Ol' Walt's boys played it straight.Disproportionate Retribution: People keep saying I go into this, but I don't know why. A henchman who refuses to fork over the money he owes me when he loses a twenty-dollar bet on the World Series should beclubbed to death with a bunch of bananas(Note to self: takes too long. Use plantains instead). Anyone who woulddaredeny me first prize in a comedy competition just because I never actually entered itdeserveto be mind controlled into becoming D-List criminals. And all those people who claimed that I couldn't legally trademark the fish that I arranged to grin like me seriously had it coming. Honestly, what's so disproportionate about all that?Duringmy trip to Jump City, I decided to put Beast Boy through weeks of torture after hearing an action figure of the brat say "Dude, I'm the king of jokers."Dissonant Laughter: It's only dissonant if you don't get the joke.Why doesn't anyone get the joke?!Does Not Like Spam: So I don't care for Hostess Fruit Pies. Is that so hard to believe?Raisins are gross.Harley, I don’t want pudding with raisins in it!Domestic Abuse: I resent the accusation. After all, Harl always comes back!Do Not Adjust Your Set: I've done this more than once. A showman like me always works better with an audience.Do Not Taunt Cthulhu: Imagine how boring a battle with Superjerk would be if I didn't let him know I kidnapped thatIntrepid Reporterhe's always hanging around with.Don't Explain the Joke: Ihateit when people do this! If you have to explain a joke,there IS no joke!I can't even tell you how many times I've had to explain that to dear Harley....And if you notice with my little show in Vegas,I wasn't too thrilled with having to tell the camera men how Bats was "getting warm" because he was near a volcano. Sure they pathetically tried to laugh afterwards, but I told 'em that was enough. No one likes a brown-nose. But hey, that's the downside of comedy, you're always taking shots from folks who just don't get the joke! Like them,maybe my dad, or Batman.Do Wrong, Right: Tsk, tsk, tsk. Bane, you big-headed lunk! Seriously?!Killing Bratman's butler in front ofRobin!Over the phone!And you call yourself a genius. NOT! If you really wanted to hurt Batsy, you would have done the smart thing and, oh gee, I don't know,snap the butler's neck in FRONT of Batman!Maybe those WB execssucked your brain dryworse thanDr. Young when she used your blood to make all that Titan!Stick to your second best corner and leave the position of Batman's first—and ONLY—Arch-Enemyto me, got it there big boy?The Dreaded: Like good old Batboy, I even scare the pants off of those who are far more powerful than myself. Some at the beginning believe me to be beneath their notice,but they soon learn.Dressing as the Enemy: Nope, this one's not just for the good guys, kiddies!If you're wearing a police uniform, no one really worries that you're standing near the mayor holding a shotgun.Drop the Hammer: I'm nothunder godbut someone taught Harley how to swing a hammer!Drives Like Crazy: Vehicular is my 11th favorite form of homicide!Just ask that sorry excuse for a clownwith the ice cream truck!Due to the Dead: Seen a few ideas on what to do with my body when I die.One example is that afterthe little bird-brained brat offed me, I could watch from the afterlife how Jimmy's little girl and Batsy were at least kind enough to give my body a decent burial deep within Arkham Asylum... unaware that I had implanted a microchip on little Timmy beforehand so that I could continue wreaking havoc after 40 years... until Bat-Fake, that is! Ahhh, such a simple time.Another example is that afterI finally croaked from the Titan disease, I again watched from the afterlife as Commissioner Jimmy secretly kept watch over my corpse for two weeks, and then, after that Bat-Brain somehow survived my remaining traps, they showed me the kind favor of burning my body to get rid of it! Oh, well... it was fun while it lasted... Unless I somehow reincarnate in a different form. You never can tell when I may be coming back elsewhere, you know.Dystopia Justifies the Means: A world without rules, baby!Edible Bludgeon: I tell you, death by bananas is an absolute riot! Unfortunately, beating someone to death with a bunch of bananas can also take all night. Plantains make a much better weapon. I also taughtlil' Andiea thing or two aboutkillerbologna!Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: "Vertet", actually.Ooh la la!Electric Joybuzzer: It sure left ashockingimpression onAntoine.But remember kids, always exercise caution when using these things, or you might, oh I don't know —fall into a waterfall and electrocute yourself to death, say? But that'd just becrazy.Not to mention that they can be used to fry a microchip that allows you to inhabit a body. On the other hand,it does make an excellent instant Joker, Jr...Electric Torture: Making people glow like Christmas trees is a wonderful use of electricity.Ain't that right, Bats?◊Empowered Badass Normal:During my reign asEmperor Joker, after stealing the powers of that imp. I becameomnipotentduring that time andreshaped the world in my image. Good times.There's alsothat timeI borrowed Banesy's venom and became as buff as him. I evenimproved it into a variant called Titan, which I also used on myself.Enemy Mine:I'm as shocked as you are! When myBatman: The Brave and the Boldincarnation made his first appearance, he actuallyjoined forceswith Batsy in order to take downOwlman, mainly because he just wasn't as much fun. In the end, he made a smart move and joined forces with the alternate double, but not before telling Bats that he tried to be good. That better not be signs of medecaying, otherwise I might need tohave a little chitchat with those writers...Oh, I should have trusted the writers more. I got to kill the Bat nine times!On a show for children!Teaching the Bat just how gut-bustingly funny and stupid he can be normally is and should be a personal affair. But whenthe Bat himselfcomes with an offer to share the stage, well, there's just no way I could say no! Especially whenthat loser that somehow managed to infringe both our trademarksgets involved!Enemy Within: My whole role inArkham Knight! That strong dose of Me-Blood I injected ol' Fatman with left a wholebunchof me in him. And thanks to good ol' Crane's toxins, I get to spend the whole game taunting him about how I'm taking control of him, making him relivehorriblestuffI did to his Bat-buddies, and almost took control of him!... Almost... Damn Scarecrow.Equal-Opportunity Evil: Despite what those memes thatused to be funny before being co-opted by actual racistsimply, I don't discriminate in anything regarding race or gender (I'd be beating Harley just as much if she was a dude), and anyone who does isno laughing matter in my book. Even I'm sickened by that Red Skull guy.Even Evil Has Loved Ones: I just don't get it!! I shout at her, I even give her a shiner and a love tap or ten, but that dame Harley just keeps coming back for more.... (sulks off to corner) I do love ya babe!! I just can't change who I am...(Wipes tear) Please forgive me.....Hahahahahaha!!Just kidding, I've done this to other dames about 10 times, don't tell her though.What, you think I do this because I don’t want her to leave? Well, maybe, maybe not. I guess I never thought about it.I hate to say it, but the truth is that it's really the case with ol' Batsy. When I have killed him, or thought I did, I'm always sent into a deep depression due to losing all purpose in life. I really can't live without him, but that doesn't mean I won't keep him entertained!Even Evil Has Standards: Strap in, kids, this is gonna getlong!I pride myself on being aclassypsychopath.I may be a criminal lunatic, but I'm anAMERICANcriminal lunatic! When Ifound out◊thatRed Skullfellow was a Nazi, I turned on him, right then and there. And don't talk about that selling-nukes-to-Arabs thing.Fanon Discontinuity, plain and simple, got it?!Funny thing — to other villains,I'mbelow their standards (perhaps that would make me theSpear Counterpartto ol' Jimmy, if I'm to believe thatDick Flass). Well, phooey! I didn't want their help, anyway...For reasons of good taste,Joel Schumacherwasn't invited to myHouse Party at Arkham Asylum.In hindsight, maybe I was a tad too harsh on him. The suits at the studio didstick their noses in too damn much.Oh yes, and there was that one time I met thatWarren White guy in the showers, pointing out that while I kill people, I don't steal their kids' college funds — but knowing me, I probably just said that to get under his skin. Of course, now White looks like a dried up tuna, and is just as nutso as the rest of us. Like I always say, all it takes is one... bad... day...And don't even get me started onthatlunatic of a"hero"who keeps ripping off my style!That guy makes ME look sane! I don't even want tothinkabout whatthe blue onecould do...If there's one thing I won't stand for, it's poor customer service!Now, look, my rude friend. We can't have people cursing at each other on the freeway. It's simply not polite. I'm just going to have to teach you some manners.And don't even get me started on those Aryan thugs in Blackgate — there's being a murderer, there's being anextravagant murderer, but those guys are just plainmean, not a funny bone in their body (also relates back to what I said to Red Numbskull.)For some reason,killing Jimmy's wife duringNMLin front of all those babieswasn't as funny as I thought it would be. Whatwasfunny is thatJimmy shot me in the knee for it, because it took me a second to figure out it wasjustlike what I did to his daughter! Good one, Commissioner!As for thatred, gooey psychopath, well, he's right in that everything is a nihilistic joke, but I have style, andhisstandard of mass mayhem isn't up tomystandard. As I told him, I'mOrson Welles, he'sDavid Hasselhoff. I dunno, maybe he should tryGermany. Again, 'probably should keep away from Numb Skull, too. And if I'm being honest, the whole"watching as their skin peels offso we can eat it"is justgross.Don't get me wrong, I love a little recreational torture, but cannibalism and watching human flesh melt was never really my style. I'm more of an artistic killer than anything else.Even I'm not dumb enough to mess with theIRS. I'malreadycrazy enough to take on Batsy, thank you. Though I'm not above using the IRS toarrest Bruce Wayne for tax evasion.The new calmer me lets the Gotham PD evacuate the city before I start my big plan.No sense in letting the people die while I have my fun. Unusual? Yes, but sometimes, your Unca J is in a good mood.Let’s not forget about that sick, disgusting excuse for a mayor! I mean, stealing a city blind is something I can admire... but being mean to one's own daughter... that just makes my blood boil.I will NOT work with The Batman Who Laughs. I mean, sure, the idea sounds fine in paper, but in practice... ecch. Biggest waste of potential ever, trying to fill both my and Batsie's shoes and failing to reach either's standards. Honestly, it's cute he thinks he's still a threat after his big bad bud got sent to the great Recycling Bin between realities, but let's not kid ourselves. I remember when Killer Moth wasn't a punchline, and trust me, one of these days, Mister Edgelord McEdgeface's gonna find himselfbeggingfor a guest appearance at a kid's birthday party! (Though, I did do that with one of thebig red cheese's friendsonce upon a time.)As the trailer forZack Snyder's Justice Leagueshows, I find no joy in the Knightmare timeline.Just because I like to raze Hell in Gotham doesn't mean I wanna destroy the planet. If Earth dies because of pollution, how can I have any fun? For long term fun,I put a deposit on the purchase of an Electric Car from WayneTech. That being said,when that idiot limey Scarecrow unmasked Batman, and revealed he's the punk who runs Wayne Enterprises, since the car was delayed, I couldn't not interrogate Brucie on the delay. Like I said, If there's one thing I won't stand for, it's poor customer service!No,Jimmy,killing dogsisn't funny. At least not when Supesis already a dumb animal.In my delightful contribution to theart of rapagainst thatsewer-dwelling freak, I make itabundantlyclear that if there's one thing I will NEVER find funny, it's media that sexualizes children. Kill them? Sure, it's a free country! Butanything more explicit?Noooo, thank you! Never thoughtI'dbe the one to say this, but ol'Stevie-boyneeds help.Me:Tell your author for his next gang-bang sceneHow about a little more PG and alotless 13?!Even I wouldn't stoop to that kind of impropietyThis is Earth, you space demon!We live in a society!Every Scar Has a Story: Or in my case,a good half-dozen each.Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: Averted! I can damn well understand the good guys if I please. Even been one just a couple of times. It's just that it'sout-of-your-skull boring. Though, for the life of me, I can't understand why Batsy doesn't get the joke...Eviler than Thou:Carnage? Puh-leeze!The guy is an uninventive, style-less dunderhead! Like I told himthat one timewe met:"Any idiot, nothing personal of course, can go out and slaughter a few thousand people, but where's the laughter and tears? The handstands and histronics? In short, my dense and sanguine pal... where's the theater?"Thatsorry excuse for a clownwith the ice cream truckhad the right idea, but he seriously needed to loosen up. Last I saw, he was smiling more than ever!Thatothersorry excuse for a clownwho eats kids and turns into a giant spiderthought he was all hot stuff before I showed him how much of a wannabe he really is. As I put it to him...When I compare your antics to the fiendish schemes I revel in,They pale likethe moonlight you can dance with the devil in!That one stud with the metal armsremarked that I makeKanolook like an angel! And even Kanohimselfcan't stand me!Evil Eyebrows: They're marvelous, aren't they!?Evil Feels Good: Does it ever!Evil Has a Bad Sense of Humor: Aw, come on! I've got agreatsense of humor! It's not my fault if not everyone can appreciate it!WHY DOESN'T ANYONE ELSE GET THE JOKE?!!Batman:Because I've heard it before, and it wasn't funny the first time.Evil Is Hammy: Well, where's the fun in having inhibitions?Evil Is One Big, Happy Family:It certainly is◊. We got even happier when we decided to have a kid.Evil Is Petty:Petty?You snobbish little punk,I'llKILLya for that one! Oh, I kid.Still, that "report card incident" has gottena lot more mileagethan I expected....In my debut inthat Dini guy'sclassicBatman: The Animated Series, I went through one of my patented convoluted plots, nearly ruined Christmas for Gotham, kidnapped ol' Jimmy Gordon, that fat buffoon and that annoying reporter lady, all to... trick Batman into opening a present with a springloaded pie in it. Not a poisoned pie, or an acid pie, just a regular cream pie. Hey, it's a classic! We have fun, Batsy and I!Evil Knockoff: What is this world coming to that one of the most beloved icons of murder and mayhem cannot escape this sad pest?Shortly afterJason's extreme massage session, some random Gothamite decided my life philosophy was cool enough to pattern his life after. I'd have been flattered had he not decided to poach in my patch, up to trying tobecomeme and usurp my rightful identity. God, it's so embarrassing to see someone trying so hard and missing the point so badly. He even decided to repeat my famous diving act in the Ace Chemicals vats! On a different note, random fact -do you have any idea of how much more corrosive the chemicals in those vats are nowadays?I suppose that rando who decided to take one of the magic "become-a-supervillain" pills inChild of Dreamsalso counts.Pity about the side effects.Evil Laugh: Let's face it, I don't do any other kind. Don't believe me?Here's some of my greatest hits!If you're itching for more (you know you are), try watchingthis. Orthis.Evil Mentor: I've done this more than once. Sometimes I'll take on a sidekick of my own to mimic Batsy and the Boy Blunder, and other times I'll employgood old-fashioned mental tortureto "persuade" good people of just how screwed up this world really is. In some stories, I've even turned some of Batsy's allies into villains-namelyHarvey DentandEthan Bennett, in addition to helping Basil Karlo realize that he still had his Clayface powers. Admittedly, I failed withold Jimmy Gordon, but nobody's perfect...Evil Plan: I dabble in everything from the classic robbery to pay the bills toMind Rapefor kicks. Though they usually involve Batsy somehow.Evil Sounds Deep: I usually prefer toinvert this trope, but sometimes I play it straight, like thatblack guy who pops up in everythinginThe Batman(Though he more just randomly jumps up and down an octave every sentence.) andthat alchoholic robot I'd be great friends withinBatman: Under the Red Hood. And don't forget good ol'Jackie N!Evil Twin: Word isthere'resome worldsout there where my counterparts are on the good guys' side. Is that messed-up or what?!Evil Versus Evil: I tussle with the competition all the time! The penultimate issue of my own magazine pit yours truly against ol' Jonathan Crane, for example. The bet, entitled "The Scarecrow's Fearsome Face-Off", iswhich of our fearsome weapons is the best, and my laughing gas won out. Ha, that'll teach him.Explosive Cigar: Who says cartoons should have this little gadget all to themselves? 'Course, mine are filled withnaughtierstuff... That said, there's always theDouble Subversiongag... Ah, the memory of the many silly souls pissing themselves in fear of taking the next puff of a common cigar. Never give the public what they expect!Extendo Boxing Glove: What can I say? Ilivetobring the punchline!Monkey-Meactually made it one of his standard weapons. And wouldn't you know it,those karate guysfounditparticularly...gut-busting!Eye Scream:The magic trick of making a pencil disappear into a crony's skull, that was all.Care to see for yourself, Pearl?Face Palm: Batman has probably dodged thousands of bullets fired by mymooksover the years. My reaction is usually something likethis◊.Facial Horror:Wouldn't you know, I lost my wholefaceat the start of the New 52. Naturally, I couldn't lose this trademark winning smile of mine, so I ended up stealing it back from the cops and wearing it like a mask, even if it was getting... ripe.Not to worry, though; a little healing factor, and it's back good as new forBatman: Endgame.Depending on how I remember it, I might have gone through something like thiswhen I was younger. It's a long story... Y'see,I was dead, and this Joker-wannabe cut off my handsome face and wore it for an afternoon, but then I came back and, well, had to staple my face back on... I didn't forgive him for ruining my good looks,even if hedidresurrect me... Then again, that was Jerome. His brother Jeremiah, whoismein all but name, did get sprayed in the face with Joker Venom for hisperma-clownlook—and his fall into a vat of chemicals at Ace resulted in a burned face and, aside from stringy patches, most of his hair.Then again, between the chemical bath I take in most incarnations that give me my appearance and theGlasgow GrinI have inThe Dark KnightandJoker, I fall into this, anyway.Then there's thatone universewhere it seems that the chemical bath wasn't so kind to me... althoughapparentlyI was born that way. Either way, the wimps behind the camera apparently decided that this version of my handsome mug was too gruesome to show in full.Fake Crossover: Can you believe it?This one time, that scrawny kidAsh Ketchumdecided to jump out from Poke-land and have at it with me and the boys at a friendly little card game! And that little bratkept winning!It's too bad hedecided to "fold" at the end!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Whoops! Just kidding! That was just a little show the studio boys put together for the kiddies watching the old WB Network! Me and Mister "I Can't Seem To Win a League To Save My Life"Hmmm? What's that now?Alolan Champion...what!World Champion!HARLEY!Why don't you keep me up to date on these things! I can't pay attention to the competition and try to bump off Fatman you know!never actually crossed paths in either of our respective canons! And good thing too! If it was real, Poke-boy wouldn't have survived the night (Well, maybe not against Croc, seeing as the big lug only knows how to throw rocks at people, but I digress)!Nobody beats me in a game of cards and lives!Oh, and while I'm on the subject!If Ash decides to finally jump on this crazy train and put a page on here,congrats on the retirement, old boy! If you're looking for work, I hear Batsy's hiring out for a new Robin. I might have killed the last one or three, so make sure you have good insurance!Faking the Dead: And a pretty good one at that, too!As part of my backup plan inBatman: Arkham City, I stole one of those"magic feign-death potions" that ol' Sharpie had made, and then, while the Bat was fighting off Mr. Hammer, I pulled off aJuliet Capuletby drinking the bottle of it, and then drifted off into slumberland, with Clayface in hiding and dear ol' Harley right by my side. After a few minutes, the potion's effects wore off, and I woke up just in time to find the Dork Knight, knocked out cold by both Clayface and Harl', so I could infect him with my Titan blood. My plan worked like a charm! Bitter irony, though, as I was only hours away from death by Titan poisoning anyway.Falsely Reformed Villain: Every once in a blue moon, usually when the Bat manages to get himself killed, something inside me snaps and I won't be my usual, cheerful self. I might even pass off as being, *gasp*,almost sane! How lucky for me that Batsy never stays down for very long.Fan Disservice: If you've got the pasty white gams (and other things) needed to rocka pair of scale panties◊, I sayflaunt 'em.Faux Affably Evil: Ol'Lexysaid it best: "Frighteningly sick in the head, but strangely compelling company."Flanderization: Sometimes writers portray me as your average psycho serial killer, forgetting I'm supposed to be a FUNNY psycho serial killer. Of course asCharacterization Marches Onshows, I was originally lacking a sense of humor more or less to begin with so it isn't that jarring, all things considered...Flat Scare: Oh yeah, I've pulled this a few times, notably with Vicky Vale inBurton's movie, or on apoor Arkham warden schmuck. You wouldn't believe the effect a little "boo" can have when it's coming from me!Flechette Storm: When the writers give me more unusual weapons besides just guns and knives (not that there's anything wrong with that, of course...), razor-edged playing cards are always a perennial standby.Flying Saucer:The Sixties were a strange decade, boys and girls. Of course, withtoday's gas prices, I might as wellwalkto Mars...Forever War:Bats and I are destined to do this forever.Hewon't killmebecause ofsome misplaced sense of self-righteousness, andIwon't killhimbecause he's just toofun!HAHAHAHAHA!For the Evulz: What better reason could there possibly be?Fountain of Expies: Hoo boy, it's harder to find a modern example of aMonster Clownvillain whoisn'tcribbing off little ol' me. Off the top of my head there'sKefka Palazzo(who in turn inspireda jester who played the biggest joke ever onthe Galaxy Far, Far Away), and there's also some nobody calledRakewho stole my looks wholesale and has the brilliant idea to try to backstab the guy or gal who's currently taking down an entire army by themselves, guess how that ends up for him!noteSeriously, they're taking more bullets than Boyscout In Blue does on a good day without going down and you think you can pull that off with just a handgun? Should've just stayed withthose other clowns, at least they brought backup...And people even steal my name too! There can only beoneJoker card in the deck, folks! Really, boys, being a role model for a new whole generation of psychos and lunatics is flattering,but make your own damn material!Meanwhile, thatYuuki Terumifellow (he even went so far as toborrow some of my lines!And my hair color! Cheapskate!noteToo bad for him he has to deal with his own rodent problem of the tree-dwelling variety. Reap what you sow, kiddo!) I do admit, his Hazama vessel is wise on cracking good jokes and messing with people....but he kills it with something calledtoo muchsubtlety. Meanwhile, Terumi's focused on messing up people all the time; he's destroying my audience before they can get the punchline down! That bastard.People who watched thatshort-lived show with Katanasaid that its version of...I think it was Armstrong, not Machin...well, they said he was just a ripoff of me. Personally, I don't see it. I like the whole "bring about total societal collapse" deal, but chess really isn't my game. I'm more of a poker player.Fourth-Wall Observer: Don't mind if Iwhistle my owntheme tune. Or glance at the camera in all too many stories. Or chat about the editors. Or write my own article right here, right now.Freak Lab Accident: Classic Origin, of course. You'd be surprised how taking a bath in a vat of chemicals can really bring out the worst in you!"Freaky Friday" Flip: Batsy foiledmy plan to hold international delegates hostage, but the joke was on him whenthey got mixed up inInstant People: Just Add Water!form.Friend to All Children:Just look at their joyous expressions!◊From Nobody to Nightmare: Be honest: did ya ever see mebeforeI became the clown you know and love? If there evenwasa 'before'? For all you know,I could've been that one loser down at the sidewalk that you whacked...But that's the fun of it! I love me a good mystery with my comedy - it's fun keeping the audiences guessin'!Funny Animal: MyEarth C-Minuscounterpart,the Porker, has constantly fought Batsy's counterpartBatmouse.Fun with Palindromes: I once suggested going through Gotham's phone book and killing everyone whose name was a palindrome. It's as good a reason as any!Here's a link to the main page ofyours truly!A-F|G-N|O-Y