Harleen Quinzel (Earth-24)

* Civilian
* Harley Quinn

### Affiliation

Partner of the Joker (occasionally)Member of the Gotham City Sirens (occasionally)

### Portrayed by

Margot Robbie

**Harley Quinn**, real name **Harleen Quinzel**, is the sidekick and on-off girlfriend of the Joker. She occasionally strikes out on her own, and often served as a companion/accomplice to Poison Ivy.

## History

### Early Life

Harleen Quinzel was once a career-oriented psychiatris] whose life took a radical turn when she chose to spend a semester interning at Arkham Asylum. Upon meeting Dr. Joan Leland for the first time, the more senior doctor warned the eager and vastly inexperienced Harleen to be careful around the inmates. Originally drawn to the "glamor" of the inmates, she was unexpectedly intrigued by the Joker. She organized regular therapy sessions with him, during which the Joker manipulated the inexperienced Harleen by telling her tales of a cruel father and an abusive childhood, mixed in with his early attempts at comedy. He made her laugh as much as he made her cry, and she fell hopelessly in love with him largely based on sympathy. This led her to develop an irrational hatred for Batman, whom she believed to be the true villain.

One night, after the Joker's most recent escape and re-capture by Batman, Quinzel snapped and resolved to free her beloved Joker and run off with him, adopted the clownish persona of Harley Quinn. Thereafter, she became his semi-constant companion and lover. Their volatile relationship often led to her leaving him or getting kicked out by the Joker, but always ended up going back to him in the end. For the Joker's part, while he had found her to be an annoyance some of the time, he was able to skillfully manipulate her to serve his needs.

### Criminal Career

Harley's first known act was to assist Joker in attempting to assassinate James Gordon, by planting a bomb at his testimonial dinner. Batman subdued her after a brief fight. After that, she was an accomplice in virtually all of Joker's criminal schemes.

Sometimes, she would be kicked out of the gang when Joker's temper got the better of him. On one of these occasions, she teamed up with Poison Ivy, and the two became close friends and a successful crime duo.

During one of her solitary stints in Arkham, Batman offered her a pardon if she would help him track down Joker, who had stolen a nuclear bomb. She did so, though in a crazy, roundabout way that ended up being almost as dangerous to Batman and Robin.

After being pronounced rehabilitated by the doctors at Arkham, Harley was paroled, but her hyperactive personality and unfamiliarity with the "real" world led to an avalanche of trouble that led to her unintentionally kidnapping Veronica Vreeland and being simultaneously pursued by Batman, Gotham gangsters, and the U.S. Army. She was returned to Arkham yet again, though Batman was more sympathetic to her, understanding how bad a day gone wrong could be.

Unfortunately, Harley did not have much luck at being rehabilitated again and eventually returned to being the Joker's girl. However, after an incident involving Commissioner Gordon was botched, Harley began to re-examine her life. Realizing in a crazed manner that Batman was the cause of the Joker's obsession, Harley devised a plan to capture him. Much to the surprise of Batman and the Joker, her plan not only worked, but according to Batman was more likely to kill him than anything the Joker had ever devised before. However, Batman managed to escape by convincing Harley to call the Joker for approval, knowing the Joker would be furious at the idea of anyone other than him killing that Dark Knight.

As expected, the Joker was furious and threw Harley out of a window, nearly killing her and released Batman. Recovering in Arkham, Harley at last realized the Joker would never truly love her and was nothing more than an insane killer. However, she returned to her hapless devotion to him upon seeing a single rose in a vase from him by her bedside table with a note wishing her well and a speedy recovery.

Harley later claimed that she and the Joker had been to couples counseling. It didn't seem to help much, however, as it didn't take long for Batman to convince her that the Clown Prince of Crime was replacing her with Ace as his new sidekick. Enraged, Harley went to confront her "puddin'", who immediately sweet-talked her back over to his side. Immediately afterward, he viciously backhanded her because she had unwittingly led Batman right to his location, which had been the Dark Knight's plan all along.

### Crisis on Infinite Earth

During Crisis on Infinite Earths, Harley, as well as everyone in the multiverse, except for the seven Paragons, were killed in an antimatter wave by the Anti-Monitor, only to be restored a month later, after the Spectre created a new multiverse, restoring Earth-24.

## Abilities

* **Peak of Human Physical Condition:** Harley Quinn, as a highly skilled and experienced supervillain and gymnast, is in top physical condition (from frequent villainous escapades with her boyfriend the Joker) for a woman her age.
	+ **Acrobatics/Free-running:** Harley Quinn, as a former gymnast, is shown to be highly skilled in various acrobatics, including pole dancing and other agile maneuvers, often incorporating agile moves while fighting opponents.
* **Keen Intellect/Expert Tactician:** Harley Quinn, while still Harleen Quinzel, was (and likely still is) exceptionally smart, having been an excellent academic achiever in high school, which earned her a full scholarship to the prestigious Gotham State University, where she would go on to write a very successful graduate thesis. Harley's intellect extends itself to her psychological, tactical and deception skills.
* **Master Hand-to-hand Combatant/Martial Artist:** Harley Quinn is a highly skilled and formidable armed and hand-to-hand combatant. Although she has no formal training in hand-to-hand combat, it could be due to her years of fighting by Joker's side. When in a fight Harley uses her acrobatic skills to come out on top.
	+ **Expert Markswoman:** Harley has remarkably precise aim and skill with various firearms.
	+ **Master Stick-Fighter:** Harley is dangerously skilled with bludgeoning weapons like her mallet.
* **Pathological Indomitable Will:** Harley Quinn (much like the Joker) possesses an obliviousness to danger that makes her invulnerable to fear and intimidation, which are usually Batman's greatest weapons in combat. Unlike Joker, however, Harley does seem to fear death.

## Equipment

* **Harley Quinn Suit:** Harley wears a jester-themed protective suit as her villainous alter-ego, Harley Quinn.
* **Customized Mallet** Harley carried a personalized wooden mallet that she used during her villainous escapades with her boyfriend the Joker.
* **Fun Gun** Harley uses a M79 grenade launcher with homemade lethal ammo.

## Trivia

* Harley implies that she may have schizophrenia, as she claims to hear voices.