Harley Quinn (ofcrooked) Wiki

### Relatives

Fran Quinzel (Grandmother), Sharon Quinzel (Mother), Nick Quinzel (Father), Barry Quinzel (Brother), Jenny Quinzel (Niece), Nicky Quinzel (Nephew)

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Kim Hyun-ah

> This ain't a play, it'z a harlequinade!
>
> -Harley Quinn

**Dr. Harleen Quinzel**, also known as alias **Harley Quinn**, is the rambunctious Gotham Rogue who finds herself wrapped up in chaos just for the fun of it.

## History

### Origins

Harleen Quinzel grew up and continued to be an extremely academically and physically gifted child. She was, and still is, a talented olympic level gymnast who was a grade-A student. Due to her accolades, she was capable of graduating early. Harleen went on to have rocky relationships during her college experience. At one point, she had a stint with one of her professors. While the relationship itself was decent and pleasurable for Harleen, her peers saw it as an incredulous, unfair indulgence. There were multiple rumors that Ms. Quinzel dated professor Collins for a leg-up in her academic performance. It was remarked by many that Quinzel was sleeping her way through college. Upset with her peer's discrediting her work and the unfortunate fact that few took her seriously, Harleen broke it off with Collins to prove her own intelligence and work ethic.

She went on to date fellow Psychiatry major Guy Kopski the following year, who she truly fell in love with. The two were a great pair, but their individual senior thesis projects brought their relationship to its ultimate demise. Harley had made the mistake of using Guy as her main test subject for the basis of her thesis: "There are only two circumstances under which a person disregards the rules of society. When they commit a crime, or when they're in love." Harley had told Guy she had committed a crime --which she hadn't-- and then proceeded to ask him if he still loved her. Guy took the experiment far beyond what Harley could have imagined and accidentally killed someone after shooting them, he was then driven mad by the thought of Harleen no longer loving and accepting him for the heinous crime he had committed. Conflicted by these tumultuous thoughts, Guy Kopski promptly shot himself, leaving Harleen absolutely stricken with grief. She was unsure of how to move on, but months later did what she thought would make her boyfriend proud of her. The young, promising psychiatrist went on to land an internship at **Arkham Asylum**. She was aware it would be both challenging and fulfilling, but not in ways she could have imagined.

### Criminal Career

While Harleen had sessions with many of Arkham's patients, she had a particular affinity for the Joker, by far her most peculiar and lively patient. He reminded her of Guy, and thus her vulnerability with love quickly spiraled into an intense obsession. Harleen manipulated Arkham's staff, stole keys to private controls, and documented the schedules of everyone who went in and out of Arkham and where and when they went. She ensured that no one else was granted sessions with the Clown Prince. She secured her alone time with him, day after day, until she finally broke him out as her ultimate declaration of love. The consummation of this dedicated bond was the submersion into a vat full of the same chemicals that had transformed Joker. The pit both bleached her skin and her hair.

Harleen, who had promptly switched to the alias Harley Quinn, served as Joker's girlfriend and top henchwoman for some years, making a name for herself in the cesspool of Gotham villains where she most notably met **Catwoman and Poison Ivy.** Harley had a couple of on-and-off falling outs with Joker due to persistent emotional and physical abuse, but eventually- with the help of her friends -she and the Joker split for good.

Harley now functions and works independently in Gotham, where she even owns a club- "The Hyena" or "Club Harley" as many have dubbed it.

### Alignment

> Now I'm just a well-adjusted gal who likes leaving a serious amount of mayhem in her wake.
>
> - Harley Quinn

Harley is a **villain** by nature of her committing crime, but is neither wholly good nor bad, as is the case for many Gotham Rogues. Harley is not a bloodthirsty person, or constantly seeking out violence in the streets of Gotham City. She is driven by fun, the chaos of it all. It is the laughter and smiles among the big explosive booms that she is drawn to, not the terrorization itself. This matter of fact can make Harley unpredictable and strange in a different way than Joker is. She can find herself on the side of do-gooders in one instance and on the side of pure villainy in others. Harley can work with Batman, but only if she finds it fun- *an amusement*, an entertainment worth her time. When Batman had to play sleuth on the disappearance of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, Harley played along when he needed her help. However, her methods and random cruelty still vexed the Caped Crusader. She may have saved the day with him, but she was insensitive and difficult the entire journey.

This drive towards “fun” causes Harley to be flip-floppy. She is inherently unreliable except to those that are seasoned into manipulating her and creating strong bonds (like Joker and Poison Ivy). For the most part, Harley Quinn is her own alliance.

## Personality

Harley Quinn has an intensely obnoxious personality. She’s chaotic, a loud talker, and relies on deducing and manipulating people’s buttons to drive them just about as crazy as she is. It is common for her to psychoanalyze her opponents actively during a fight, and whether she is right or wrong the way she hammers in her assumptions about people tends to light their fuses regardless. A significant part of Harley's personality is that she just enjoys messing around and annoying people. She is passionate about everything, extremely playful and exuberant.

Tired of the strict order life is supposed to impose, Harley has made the decision time and time again to turn towards chaos and its destructive effects. She is rarely uptight in a typical sense, but perhaps hard-set on some of her random, radical goals. Violence tends to be a result of her “search for fun”, but it’s never exactly intentional on Harley's part. She is capable of finding humor in violence, but doesn’t incite it specifically for a laugh- as Joker more often does.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Poison Ivy's Serum:** Harleen Quinzel was born as a human, but Poison Ivy gave her an enhanced serum as a boost.
* **Toxic Immunity:** Harley is immunized to various assorted toxins and Poison Ivy's own touch.

### Abilities

* **Genius Level Intellect**
* **Gymnastics:** She is a very spectacular, beyond-olympic-level gymnast.
* **Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)**
* **Martial Arts**
* **Psychiatrist:** Sufficiently trained in the field of psychoanalysis.
* **Tattooing:** Harley is capable of tattooing someone with decent artistry, but she might not do the most flattering job.
* **Bartending:** Harley can mix drinks. The more you force her to make a particular mix, the better she remembers it.

## Paraphernalia

### Weapons

* **Mallet**
* **Pop-Gun**
* **Revolver**
* **Baseball Bat**
* **Bud 'n Lou**
* **Exploding Cigar**
* **Exploding Bubblegum**
* **Cherry Bomb**
* **Hand Buzzer**
* **Grenade Launcher**

## Assorted Headcanons

* Harley usually remains blonde, but will use koolaid to dye her hair if she ever wants to spice things up. Dramatic hair length and color changes are the result of her large ownership of disguise wigs.
* Harley smells like bubblegum, cotton candy, strawberries, smackerz lip gloss, and expensive high end perfumes depending on the occasion and whether or not she had the opportunity to steal one prior.
* Harley Quinn does *not* have much of a nutritious diet. While, yes, Pamela tries to treat her to something healthier every once in a while, she much prefers snacks, candy, and pop galore. Her breath smells like straight sugar cake pops and gummy bears.
* Harley does not and will not smoke. Excessive smoking is a huge turn off for her! Her addictive ticks are instead, sucking on lollipops and chewing bubblegum.
* Harley *does* have permanent tattoos, but not as many as it might seem. She raids tattoo vending machines for sparkly fairies and nonsensical phrases and hearts and cartoon characters.
* Harley is the Gotham Rogue to go to for clubbing. Not only does she have her own club, but she is also everywhere in the underground nightclub scene.
* Certain guards are banned from watching Harley's cell at **Belle Reve**, but it's rare for any guard of hers to stay longer than two weeks regardless. She either manipulates and tricks them, or she drives them crazy.
* Harley always saw two Joker's as a coping mechanism. She manifested a more nightmarish Joker in her memories and dreams to expel all negativity from the Joker that she saw as a loving and caring man. But once she split from him, she worked hard on collapsing the two identities together to reveal the true corruption of someone who she previously thought of as charismatic and genuine.

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