Harley Quinn (Arkhamverse)

Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel, better known as Harley Quinn, is a major character in the franchise. She is the Joker's former henchwoman and girlfriend.
Despite being a villain in most of the series, she turns into an on-and off anti-hero by defeating Brainiac, an alien psychopath who planned to take over Earth.
She is voiced by Tara Strong, who also voiced the character in other media, including her Injustice counterpart, and her DC Super Hero Girls counterpart as well.
==Biography==
===Meeting Joker===
Harleen, an intern at Blackgate Penitentiary completing her Psychiatry residency, becomes intrigued by the Joker after he describes a life-changing encounter with someone, leading her to believe he is referring to her. During a riot at Blackgate, she is held hostage but shows no gratitude or shock when Batman saves her. When Batman asks if she is okay, she responds dismissively and reveals Joker’s location. In the end, she is seen escorting Joker back to his cell with guards.
===Assault On Arkham===
After becoming infatuated with the Joker and joining him in criminal activities as Harley Quinn, Harleen Quinzel eventually breaks up with him and goes solo. She is later forced to join the Suicide Squad to find a bomb hidden by the Joker. During a confrontation at Arkham Asylum, Harley tries to shoot the Joker but fails until she damages his cell. Joker escapes and encounters the Suicide Squad, mistakenly attacking one of their members. 
He then faces off against Batman and the Squad, setting off explosives but failing to kill them. Despite his anger towards Harley and the Squad, he ultimately forgives Harley and chooses to spare her. Joker activates the bomb hidden in Harley’s hammer and releases Arkham’s inmates before escaping with Harley on a helicopter. In a final showdown, Joker battles Deadshot and Batman, ultimately disappearing after a helicopter crash. Batman manages to save the day by disarming the bomb and neutralizing the threat.
After being imprisoned at Arkham once more, the Joker reunites with Harley, and they resume their partnership. When Dr. Penelope Young denies the Joker’s request for help with his Titan project, they escape Arkham to pursue their own agenda. Harley holds a grudge against the psychiatrist for going against the Joker, whom she affectionately calls “puddin’.”
===Arkham Asylum===
Ten years after the Christmas Eve events, the Joker plans to take over Arkham Asylum to complete the Titan project using Dr. Young’s notes. Harley Quinn likely gets herself arrested to join him, while he takes the Mayor hostage and escapes. Harley finds Bane under the Medical Facility and sedates him to keep him quiet. She then sneaks into the Penitentiary’s control room and helps the Joker escape, allowing his gang to take over the island. Harley takes Warden Sharp hostage and declares herself as the new warden, working for the Joker. When Batman confronts her, she refuses to surrender and causes chaos, including blowing up the elevator cord and attacking guards with Blackgate prisoners. She eventually faces Batman and Gordon, but is defeated and captured after failing the Joker. Harley is left in her cell by Batman and recaptured by the GCPD at the end of the takeover.
In the following six months, it is revealed that the Joker’s injuries and Titan side effects are slowly killing him, giving him only six more months to live and leaving him wheelchair-bound. Harley becomes his devoted caregiver, determined to help him recover. After the destruction of Arkham Asylum during the Joker’s takeover, it is shut down and replaced by Arkham City, a new prison where all the criminals from both Arkham Asylum and Blackgate Prison are transferred, including the Joker. However, during the transfer, his guards seek revenge for their fallen colleagues by planning to torture him in a medical lab.
===Arkham City===
Harley overhears their plot, escapes confinement, eliminates the guards, and rescues the Joker, taking him to safety on an escape boat. Joker and Harley flee to Arkham City after a confrontation with Batman, where Joker aims to become the “Mayor” and sets up his operations in Sionis Industries. Joker begins transforming the factory into his signature style, including a deadly roller-coaster death trap to test inmates’ reflexes. While Clayface joins the gang, Harley takes charge of the Joker Gang, but faces skepticism from the members who doubt her leadership without the Joker’s influence.
On the night of Protocol 10, Harley Quinn launches an attack on the Church and Medical Center to kidnap Dr. Stacy Baker to help the ailing Joker. When Batman arrives, Harley teases him about ruining her outfit with blood but refrains from ordering her goons to shoot him. She directs her armed guards to capture Batman and keep their hideout secure. In a tense encounter at Sionis Mill, Harley threatens the young doctor who failed to assist Joker and demands the thugs capture Mr. Freeze, believed to have a cure. As Batman rushes to save Dr. Baker from danger, Harley intervenes, prolonging the suffering at Joker’s request. She taunts Batman from a safe vantage point, confident in their security. After Batman defeats Mister Hammer and thugs to reach Joker, Harley tries to protect him, only to be knocked out by a gas attack.
When Batman awakens, Harley attempts to unmask him but is stopped by Joker, who enjoys the mystery. Harley later steals the Titan cure but is tricked by Talia, losing it in the process. During a confrontation at Sionis Steel Mill, Batman finds Harley tied up and gagged, denying knowledge of the cure’s whereabouts. She is later seen mourning Joker’s apparent death, hinting at a deeper connection between them. In a poignant moment, Harley’s old outfit from Arkham Asylum and a positive pregnancy test are discovered in Joker’s hideout, suggesting a significant revelation about her relationship with Joker. At the end credits, Harley sings a lullaby, hinting at a potential pregnancy and her determination to avenge Joker.
===Arkham Knight===
After the Joker’s death, Harley Quinn’s demeanor becomes even more unhinged and aggressive, commanding fear and respect from the Joker’s former henchmen who previously underestimated her. She mourns incessantly, adopting a darker appearance and displaying erratic behavior, including random acts of violence towards the henchmen. Instead of her previous dismissive attitude towards their advances, she becomes enraged and murderous, declaring herself a “widow” not to be trifled with. In the Steel Mill’s Manager’s office, a crib with the Scarface puppet dressed as a baby Joker is found, surrounded by multiple negative pregnancy tests and a single positive test. The revelation that she was not pregnant with Joker’s child is suggested to have pushed Harley over the edge, fueling her viciousness. Weeks later, Harley escapes confinement and forms a plan to avenge the Joker by reassembling his gang and kidnapping police officers to lure Batman into a trap. Batman is captured and imprisoned in a Joker statue within Harley’s shrine to him. 
Robin enters the Steel Mill to rescue Batman and confronts Harley, defeating her henchmen and engaging in a battle with her. Despite her cunning tactics, Robin overpowers Harley, retrieves the access key, and leaves her hanging upside down. Harley reveals her suicidal bombing plan to kill Batman and Robin, but Batman thwarts the explosives while Robin frees the hostages. Harley activates a bomb in the Joker statue, prompting a showdown with Batman. She unleashes Mechanical Guardians to attack him, but Batman manages to disarm the bomb and apprehend Harley. In a final attempt to harm Batman, Harley tries to stab him but is stopped by Robin, leading to her arrest and return to custody.
Following Hugo Strange’s unlawful mass murder of prisoners during Protocol 10, the GCPD is compelled to release all inmates, including Harley Quinn, as their constitutional rights were violated. Over the next nine months, Harley solidifies her control over Joker’s Gang but adopts a fairer approach, earning genuine respect from her followers by refraining from arbitrary violence. Despite her rise as a formidable gang leader, Harley’s unwavering love for the Joker and deep-seated animosity towards Batman persist, fueling her desire for revenge. When Scarecrow extends an offer to form an alliance to eliminate Batman, dismantle his legacy, and divide Gotham among the gangs, Harley eagerly joins the plot. Prior to the game’s events, Harley carries out an attack on the Bludhaven police station at Scarecrow’s behest to free Harley. This operation results in the deaths of numerous officers and the escape of Poison Ivy. However, Harley’s lack of reaction to Ivy’s subsequent capture by the Arkham Knight’s Militia hints at a strained relationship between the two former allies.
===Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League===
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==External Links==
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*Harley Quinn on the Villains Wiki
*Harley Quinn on the Inconsistenlty Heinous Wiki.
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