Alexis Kaye (Punchline)

# Punchline

## Alexis Kaye

Alexis Kaye DCWW

*Former Gotham influencer and student now a fanatic follower of the Clown Prince of Crime. She does her best to follow in his example, almost like a twisted disciple.*

## History

### Early Life

No one could've seen it coming, Alexis was a quiet and conservative college student. She did well in her studies, got along with her peers in the classroom and socialized well outside of school hours. But at some point in her expected bright future a switch was flipped. This sent Alexis into a spiral causing her life to become one massive joke and she was to deliver the punchline.

Being a Gothamite herself meant she had a front row seat in viewing The Dark Knight and Clown Prince of Crime's eternal struggle. What started out as an observation out of curiosity for Alexis quickly evolved into a psychological break down of the Joker's complex conscious. She learned off every location he had sewed chaos, every victim of his tyranny, every dark web source of his Venom  recipes she could digest. It was an unhealthy obsession over a deranged psychopath that was slowly corrupting this young adults mind, planting seeds that caused her to believe the Joker's cause was just and he spoke the truth, paving the path towards it by any means necessary regardless of the vile actions he took on innocent lives.

Her fixed devotion led her into starting her own Joker-themed podcast. Every episode focused on a single part of the man she idolized as if he were a God. The podcast mostly attracted people who listened in to see how crazy Alexis' fixation over the Genocidal Jester was. The creepiest part was that Alexis spoke about The Joker in such a normal and descensitized way, as if his murderous actions were as tame as a videogame fandom discussion. She was twisted to anyone but herself. A follower, preaching the good word.  But in the grand scheme of things, no one who engaged with the podcast was as corrupt as Alexis. She **needed** to be seen, **needed** some form of approval. She **needed** people to fear her. The podcast wouldn't cut it anymore.

### Passed the Turning Point

Her moment of validation would soon arrive. Alexis concocted her own strain of Joker Venom, made from scratch and by hand. This was no easy feat, commendable in a twisted way. Her deviant mind thought it would be a good idea to test it on a college professor. Alexis harboured no particular hatred or motive to go after them, it was just convenience. This was Alexis' turning point, after this there was no going back. She murdered her professor in cold blood, eagerly watching and falling into a fit of psychotic laughter as the Venom slowly brought them to a smiling farewell from this plain of life. A fire grew inside of Alexis, adrenaline, a thrill. She needed more but her initiation was complete.

### Becoming Punchline

Adopting the name "Punchline", she made two twin daggers her signature weapons, using her media influence to learn how to fight with basic hand-to-hand combat whilst incorporating basic acrobatic feats . As a dedicated follower of Joker, she used her time and intellect to perfect her Venom formula as best she could, slowly but surely spreading his message across Gotham City. As her victims' lives ended with smiles and fits of laughter giggles, Alexis always made sure she was there, intently watching to get the last laugh from her devastatingly hilarious punchline.

## Powers and Abilities

### Abilities

* **Basic Hand-to-Hand Combatant**
* **Toxicology Knowledge**
* **Deception**
* **Acrobatics**