Joker (Earth 1)

The Joker is a supervillain, one of the greatest criminal masterminds in Gotham and the archenemy of Batman.
== Biography ==
=== Origins ===
A man named Jack Oswald White fall into a vat of acid and get horribly disfigured; his skin was turned white, his hair green, his face would carry a wide grin for the rest of his life, and his mind would get more deranged than any other. This was the night the Joker was born. After said accident, the Joker would go on to commit multiple killings, in order to taunt and get under the skin of the vigilante called Batman, Gotham City’s only hope against supervillains such as him. He defeated the Joker, and imprisoned him in the Arkham Asylum, along with all the other villains he had faced, due to district attorney Harvey Dent convincing him that Gotham Penitentiary was the wrong place for people who obviously needed psychiatrical help. The Joker, though, would continue to refuse said help, and the only thing on his mind was to continue with his schemes of chaos.
=== Apprehended by Batman ===
During Batman's first year as a vigilante, Joker became a serial killer and later came into conflict with the young vigilante, who he came to see as a fascinating, fun challenge, and began toying with him with psychology tricks. Eventually, Batman defeated the Joker and was sent to the Arkham State Hospital, where he remained for nearly a year.
=== Making a New Friend ===
Having been discovered, Riddler was incarcerated at Arkham State Hospital for his attempt to flood Gotham City and stage an assassination attempts on the mayor-elect Bella Reál. While Riddler was watching live news coverage of the incident from his cell, pitying himself, Joker attempted to get his attention, encouraging him to not feel misfortune for being thwarted in regard to what he commended as an excellent plan to drive the city into chaos.
Riddler turned to face the Joker from his cell, who then shared a riddle regarding the value of friendship, enticing him to ally himself with a new inmate as the two of them indulged in cackling from their respective cells.
=== Endeavor on Christmas Eve ===
Before Halloween, the Joker threatened to kill a the child of a guard at Arkham and was able to escape captivity. Months later, he then heard about The Holiday Killer targeting The Falcone Crime Family. Not wanting Holiday to replace him as Gotham's most notorious criminal, he vowed to find out who this Holiday was and kill them, so he wouldn’t be dethroned as the most horrifying serial killer in town. On Christmas Eve, Joker visited and ambushed Harvey Dent in his home. He had waited for him there for him to come home, while Gilda, Dent's wife, went Christmas shopping. The two of them fought and the Joker gained the upperhand, while laughing and making jokes all the time. He said that he thought it possible that Dent himself was Holiday, a deduction which his fellow inmate the Calendar Man also had made. He then knocked Dent out after he provoked him by calling his joke unfunny and left, in order to follow other leads. Joker then payed Sal Maroni a visit in his Ristorante, where he poisoned the crime bosses food with his toxin. Maroni, who had survived due to not being hungry that evening, was told that he should share any information he had about Holiday, while his friend Freddie was not as lucky, having become little more than another grinning corpse the Joker had left behind. He went to Carmine Falcone, and silently ambushed him in his tower. Carmine though, had heard him enter the room and pointed with a gun at the clown, only to find out that the Joker had already removed the ammunition from it, rendering it useless and the Roman defenseless. The Joker did not hurt him though, and merely asked him to report directly to him each and every piece of information he found out about the killer and left him again. Upon leaving the room, he was noticed by Falcone’s bodyguard Milos Grapa, who started to chase him and tried to kill him, though unsuccessfully, as the Joker managed to escpae the scene, leaving nothing behind than some of his cards. This though, proved to be a grave mistake, seeing as shortly after the clown had escaped, the real Holiday arrived and killed Grapa, before Batman arrived too in his Batmobile and found the cards, causing him to believe Joker to be the main suspect for the killings.
=== Attack on New Year’s Eve ===
On New Year's Eve, Joker attempts to use his Joker gas to attack the New Year’s celebration at the heart of Gotham, hoping that Holiday would be among the crowd. According to him, there was a fifty-fifty chance of that, and even if not, he still won if he killed lots of innocents. Flying a stolen plane he had no idea how to maneuver, he attacked the crowd, though his gas outlets malfunctioned. Upon fixing them, he noticed that Batman had showed up. On board of his plane, the two of them fought, until he was beaten by the masked vigilante. Upon being asked why he was attacking the city, and why he had killed the others, the Joker explained his deranged reasoning to Batman, saying that both of the, loved a good puzzle. This made the dark knight realize that another suspect might have been guilty all along. He quickly knocked out the Joker and flew the plane into the Gotham River, where the gas couldn’t cause any damage, before hanging the mad clown upside down from the Gotham Clock Tower and leaving. Joker was then arrested by the GCPD and taken back to Arkham.
=== The Next Halloween ===
On October 31st, almost one year later, Harvey Dent, now going by the name of Two-Face, due to the scarred left side of his face, and his accomplice Solomon Grundy, attacked the Asylum and freed every major supervillain among the inmates. Among those were Joker himself, Poison Ivy, Scarecrow, Penguin and Mad Hatter in order to attack Falcone in his tower and take revenge for ruining Two-Face's life. While Ivy, the Hatter and Scarecrow distracted the police, Joker, Penguin, Two-Face and Grundy entered through the main elevator. After Grundy had taken care of the guards, they were attacked by Sofia Falcone, who was taken out by the Penguin. Upon entering Falcone’s office, they found that Ivy’s plants had already restrained him. Joker, along with the others, waited for Dent to finish the mob boss off, before smoke bombs covered the room in blackness. Batman and his new partner Catwoman had arrived, and were now dealing with all of the villains. Joker tried to attack Batman, but was pushed back onto a table, where he acted as if talking to the secretary for his own comedic effect. He then tried his luck another time, before being incapacitated by the Penguin's Umbrella, which Batman used against him. He would later be incarcerated at Arkham once again, along with all of his accomplices.
=== The Hangman Murders ===
As the Hangman's spree of terror escalated, so too did Two-Face's war with Sofia and her family. Two-Face enlists the aid of his fellow 'freaks' to destroy the remainders of Gotham's mafia; his lieutenants included Joker, Scarecrow, The Penguin, The Riddler, Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, The Mad Hatter and Solomon Grundy. Scarecrow and the Joker captures Janice Porter and brought her to Two-Face, and the Joker realized that Two-Face planned on turning the criminals over to her when their plans were completed. Joker intended to keep Porter as his "get out of jail free" card, but Two-Face responded by shooting Porter to death when she asked Harvey to tell them that he loved her, reminding her that Harvey Dent was married.
Two-Face, Freeze, Ivy, and the Joker found themselves in the Batcave.
Batman's secrets would have been laid bare to the team of criminals except for the timely intervention of Dick, who had been training in secret. Wearing his old circus uniform, he made his debut as Robin and helped Batman defeat most of the villains. When at last Batman faced Two-Face, Two-Face stated that Gotham belonged to him. The Joker appeared at the last moment, shooting Two-Face, who falls off a cliff. Robin then helps incapacitate Joker. Elsewhere, Mario Falcone, a lonely broken man, burns down his mansion having lost everything. Catwoman then visits the grave of Carmine Falcone and reveals that Falcone may in fact be her father. It is shown that not only has Two-Face survived
=== Heard About Robin ===
Joker heard about Robin being beaten by Two-Face.
=== Meeting Harley Quinn ===
Dr. Harleen Quinzel interviews Joker at Arkham and tells her his story and the doctor fell in love with her and became his sidekick and girlfriend known as Harley Quinn.
=== The Escape ===
The Joker escapes from Arkham Asylum with formal doctor now girlfriend, Harley Quinn. They escape with a police car, they laughed as police sirens tried to stop them but they got away.
=== Hiring Gangsters ===
Joker hires some gangsters for his plan.
=== Batman and Robin Vs. The Joker and Harley Quinn ===
Joker and Harley robbed a bank as they spray everyone with laughing gas as Batman and Robin came in. Joker order his goons to attack The Caped Crusaders. Joker and Harley escapes with some of his goons and the stolen money. Gordon and the cops came and arrested the goons as The Caped Heroes left the scene.
=== The Gunshot ===
Barbara answered but it was the Joker in a gaudy tourist outfit. He pressed his gun to her stomach and shot her, paralyzing her. As she clutched her wound and managed to ask him what his plan was. Joker hinted he was topping the bill and he had a point to prove. He raised his glass and made a toast to crime. He took pictures of Barbara and left the door and told Barbara that he knows that she is Batgirl and left. 
=== Divide and Conquer ===
Batman goes after Harley while Jason interrogates one of Joker's men to tell him that Joker is at The Old Playground and decided to catch him by himself. Jason arrives at The Old Playground to find Joker, he looks around and saw The Clown Prince of Crime around the corner. Joker escapes and race after him. Jason ended up in an allyway to find Joker but Joker attack and knocked Jason out. Batman catches Harley and tells him that Joker has a trap for Jason, Batman realized that Jason is in danger and goes after him.
=== Tortured Day ===
Jason woke up in a warehouse and tied to a chair. Joker walks up to him, mocking at him as he regularly beat him within an inch of his life with a crowbar, brutalized him with electrical and surgical implements, and convinced him that Batman had forgotten about him. Joker continues to beat Jason up as blood was on the floor.
Joker continues to beat and torture Jason in some months. Joker even speculated that the boy developed pneumothorax, although he still showed enough defiance to spit up blood on the Joker's face and smirk afterward and continues to beat him with the crowbar.
Joker finally had him sit in front of a camera and voiced his hatred of the Dark Knight. Bruce order Alfred to find the call and goes after Jason on the batbike.
=== A Death in The Family ===
Before Batman could get to their location, Joker departed, trapped Jason inside the warehouse with a time bomb. Batman rushed to the warehouse before it go off. Jason used his phone to do one last recording for Bruce to say sorry and glad to be Robin and said goodbye before the bomb go off and the warehouse exploded.
=== Returning To Arkham ===
Joker returns to Arkham shortly after.
=== Arkham Break Out ===
Harley Quinn broke The Joker out of Arkham with some Joker Goons named Crybaby Man, Eyeball Man, Grin Twins, Ha Ha Thug, Sea Urchin, Goat Head, Panda Man, Batman Cosplayer, and Muscle Man and escaped from The Asylum. They spend the time, poison people with joker gas and rob banks and broke kids' toys at the park but Joker has some plans to take down Batman and Robin for good.
=== Bank Robbery ===
A gang of masked criminals robs a mafia-owned bank in Gotham City, each betraying the others until the two sole survivors, The Joker and Harley Quinn reveals themselves as the masterminds and escapes with the money.
=== Facing The Joker Gang ===
Joker and Harley robbed a casino with The Joker Gang but Batman and Tim Drake, The Third Robin arrived and faced Joker, Harley and their thugs but Joker and Harley escapes with the money. Batman and Robin defeated Joker's Gang and needed to find and stop the two couple for good.
=== Abuse Started ===
At Joker's hideout, Joker started to read a newspaper about a giant gem at the meseum. Joker calls Harley about how many goons that they have but Harley said five goons. Joker is angry and hits Harley with his gun and order her to get more gangsters for his plan.
Harley returns to Joker's hideout with the goons and told Joker about they have help but Joker said, "Good." leaving Harley smiled a little bit.
=== Meseum Robbery ===
Joker, Harley and The Gang robbed the meseum and break into it and robbed paintings, money, and art and the gem but The Caped Crusaders came in. Joker order The Gang to take the two caped heroes down. Batman and Robin defeated Joker's Gang but more arrived as Joker and Harley escaped. Batman told Robin to fight the gang as he raced off to stop the two crime couple.
=== Joker Doesn't Love Harley ===
Joker and Harley escaped on the roof waiting for Joker's helicopter to arrive, Joker ask Harley for a dance and she accepted. The Two Couple dance and The Joker proposed not a ring but a suicide bomber and said "till death do us part" and left Harley to die. Unloved Harley is saved by Batman as Joker escapes from his helicopter as the cops came.
=== Taken Back To Arkham ===
Joker returns back to Arkham after being defeated by Batman and Robin.
=== Hunting for Harley Quinn ===
Eventually in 2016, after becoming increasingly bored and unhappy without Batman, who left Gotham City to begin establishing the Justice League, and, most of all, his beloved Harley Quinn, Joker, who by this point had taken to drawing an accented black smile around his mouth to keep up appearances, began deploying his numerous goons to track down her location. Eventually, Jonny Frost returned and revealed that she is imprisoned in Belle Reve supermax prison. Exuberant at the news, Joker ordered Frost to get his car, and proceeded to lie down on the floor of his chambers, amidst his collection of numerous bladed and firearm weaponry, roaring with gleeful psychopathic laughter (and washed off the black line shortly thereafter).
=== Interrogating Griggs ===
To learn more details, Joker again deployed Jonny Frost, with the latter finding one of the Belle Reve guards, Captain Hunter Griggs, in a nightclub, and subsequently subduing him. Griggs was brought before Joker's goons, and while he remained relatively unfazed, he showed visible fear when the Joker himself entered. Joker circled Griggs, sadistically smiling at the terrified guard (in gleeful anticipation of the ruthless torture he was about to unleash upon him), implying Griggs kiss his ring, then straddling the man and suggesting he could "tell Griggs meant it." He told Griggs he was "Going to be Joker's friend.", before gleefully claiming that he couldn't wait to "show Griggs his toys."
Ultimately, Captain Griggs' torturous interrogation proves effective, as he revealed to Joker Amanda Waller's plan to use Harley Quinn as a member of the Task Force X (with an intended mission in Midway City), as well as the implantation of an A.R.G.U.S. nano-bomb into Harley, as an emergency contingency. Griggs ultimately agreed to lead the Joker into the facility where A.R.G.U.S.' nano-bombs are created. The Joker ultimately also forced him to return to Belle Reve and deliver a purple phone to Harley (through which he could communicate with her, via SMS) before she was deployed on the Squad's mission.
=== Kidnapping Van Criss ===
While Joker, Jonny Frost, and some of his other goons drove towards the A.R.G.U.S. facility, he had another faction of goons simultaneously kidnap the wife of Dr. Van Criss, the scientist that created the nano-bombs.
When the security guard was unwilling to let in the truck carrying Joker and his goons in, the goon driving the truck seemingly acquiesced, and gave the guard a package to deliver - claiming that it was a gift basket for Dr. Van Criss. However, the package turned out to be a concealed bomb, which promptly killed the guard, allowing Joker and his goons to climb out of the truck and enter.
Dr. Van Criss initially hid behind a wall of bulletproof glass, but much to his dismay and horror, Joker promptly showed Van Criss a live feed of the latter's kidnapped wife. He then unlocked the door and let Joker's gang in, agreeing to accompany them and to personally disable Harley Quinn's nano-bomb, allowing the Joker to rescue his girlfriend. In an act of sadism, Joker picked up the nearest bit of equipment, a nano-bomb implementation gun, and shot it into Van Criss' neck.
Satisfied with his progress, Joker sends Harley an SMS, letting her know that he's close.
=== Reuniting with Harley Quinn ===
Later, the welcoming helicopter arriving at the A.R.G.U.S. headquarters (for extracting Amanda Waller from the hands of Enchantress) was revealed to have been hijacked by the Joker, Jonny Frost, and his goons, and they opened fire over the Suicide Squad, while Dr. Van Criss simultaneously disabled Harley Quinn's bomb, allowing her to climb aboard the chopper (after informing her of this by SMS).
The reunited Joker and Harley Quinn happily kissed and embraced, with Harley delighted that her boyfriend dressed up for the occasion. Joker lets Harley know that he'd do anything for her, and claims to have grape soda on ice and a bearskin rug waiting for them. However, their reunion is cut short, as Joker's helicopter is shot down by Waller's agents. While Harley manages to jump out and save herself just in time, the Joker is presumed dead (along with Frost, Van Criss, and the rest on board) in the explosion of the aircraft, much to Harley's devastation.
Unknown to Harley however, the Joker had managed to jump from the helicopter just in time. As he recovered from the encounter, he found humor at the sight of burning cash from a nearby bank. He resolved once more to find Harley, having long ago come to peace with the idea that she would probably be the death of him, and that he would be likely the one to strangle the life out of her.
=== Rescuing Harley ===
After the Suicide Squad had managed to defeat and kill Toyman they were all re-imprisoned in Belle Reve, albeit with their sentences shortened by 10 years and their cells rendered more comfortable in gratitude (with Harley notably gaining an espresso coffee machine).
All of a sudden, the Joker, now revealed to be alive and unscathed, and his goons (this time disguised as a SWAT team, with Joker's uniform bearing his name on the chest) broke into the prison, and his goons quickly broke through the lock on Harley's cage with a buzz saw. Joker then removes his mask to reveal himself and reunites with Harley but she kick him in the nuts and tell him that she is breaking up with him and left leaving Joker angry.
== Relationships ==
=== Family ===
* Father - Abuser
* Mother †
=== Allies ===
* Julian Day / Calendar Man - friend and inmate
* Jervis Tetch / Mad Hatter - friend and inmate
* Oswald Cobblepot / Penguin - friend and inmate
* Pamela Isley / Poison Ivy - friend and inmate
* Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow - friend and inmate
* Harvey Dent / Two-Face - friend and inmate
* Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze - friend and inmate
* Waylon Jones / Killer Croc - friend and inmate
* Cyrus Gold / Solomon Grundy - friend and inmate
* Edward Nashton / Riddler - friend and inmate
* Kirt Langstrom / Man-Bat - friend and inmate
* Garfield Lynns / Firefly - friend and inmate
* Drury Walker / Killer Moth - friend and inmate
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* Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn - ex girlfriend and partner
=== Enemies ===
* Bruce Wayne / Batman - Archenemy
* Dick Grayson / Robin - enemy
* Barbara Gordon / Batgirl - enemy and victim
* Jason Todd / Robin ll † - enemy and victim
* Tim Drake /Robin lll - enemy
* Gotham City Police Department
** James Gordon
** Harvey Bullock
** Renee Montoya
** Janice Porter † - victim
* Selina Kyle/Catwoman
* Carmine Falcone † - Enemy
* Alberto Falcone/Holiday † - Enemy
* Sofia Falcone/Hangman † - Enemy
* Sal Maroni † - Enemy
* Jack Nimball / The New Toyman † - victim
The Suicide Squad
* Colonel Rick Flag
* Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn - ex- girlfriend and partner
* Director Amanda Waller
* Floyd Lawton / Deadshot
* Digger Harkness / Captain Boomerang
* Chato Santana / El Diablo †
* Nanaue / King Shark
* Jade Nguyen / Cheshire
* Christopher Weiss / Slipknot †
* Anatoli Knyazev / KGBeast †