Joker

> "Perp was different than ones before. Theatrical. Confident. Not lonely like the others."
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The Joker is an unidentified criminal caught near the Ace Chemicals Fire on the night of October 30th. He was arrested on suspicion of arson and evaluated by Domestic Peacekeeper 001. He is currently being held at Arkham Hospital.

## History

### Early life

little is known about this Joker prior to his arrest by the GCPD. He claims to be apart of a larger family and refers to himself as "a Joker" rather than "the Joker" owing to the possibility that he is not the only Joker. It is heavily implied during the GCPD report that the Joker surgically replaced each individual tooth and finger in order to evade identification.

### October 30th

On the 30th of October, Joker was found two blocks away from the burning Ace Chemical Factory by Officers Wartz and Ramirez, and arrested on suspicion of arson in connection to the fire by the officers. Immediately after being spoken to by Ramirez, the Joker lunged at her and bit the officer, his teeth seeming chattering. Shortly after, the Joker was delivered to county holding by the two officers.

The GCPD report states he became much calmer and more eloquent upon reaching county jail. While awaiting interrogation by then-Lieutenant Gordon and Domestic Peacekeeper 001 (who he requested by name), Joker constantly made reference to his family, stating that he had to feed his children, though he became silent when pressed further on the topic. Attempts to identify him were inconclusive, with each fingerprint identifying a different person and each tooth pulling up a different dental record.

During his interrogation with Lieutenant Gordon and the Batman. Batman noticed that the Joker seemed different to all of his other foes, theatrical and confident. The Domestic Peacekeeper took note of the fact that Joker referred to himself as "a Joker", terrified at the prospect of more like him.

As of Entry 25, the Joker is being held at Arkham Hospital for further psychological evaluation by Dr. Hugo Strange. Strange stated in his encounter with Batman that Joker had gained a following among fellow inmates.

## Physical Appearance

### Main Appearance

The Joker is a pale Caucasian male. He is thin and lanky, with a gaunt face, scarring can be seen near his lips. He is pale, and wears his messy, unkempt brown hair in medium length ringlets, which he dyes green, as well as using makeup. His eyes and teeth reflect no light

He wears a purple double-breasted vest over a light orange button shirt with a dark green tie. On his hands, the Joker uses plastic gloves, and wears tight red bracelets around his wrists decorated with a triangular pattern. He wears baggy pants, with worn black and white tennis shoes.

### Secondary Appearance

The Joker's secondary outfit consists of a torn purple jacket and orange shirt opened enough to expose his chest, the sleeves of which go all the way down to the upper part of his hands. He also wears dull green-brown cargo pants accompanied by a brown belt with a golden buckle. On his hands, he wears dark brown fingerless gloves.

### Arkham Hospital

While in Arkham Hospital, the Joker wears a tan shirt with an inmate harness and baggy beije pants. Unlike other inmates, the Joker's uniform is accompanied by a tattered grey cape and loincloth hanging from his inmate belt. His usual white makeup is accompanied by occasional black splotches. Bandages can be seen wrapped around his lower legs and hands, along with shackles. Blood splatters are visible around his body. His hair is also slightly messier than in his main and secondary appearances.

## Personality

Batman describes the Joker as confident and theatrical, liking to taunt his interrogators. Like other interpretations, this Joker is incredibly unhinged and unpredictable, as seen with his seemingly sudden shift from a feral beast who will attack anyone at the slightest provocation, to a calm, eloquent man. His implied surgical alteration of his own body shows that he is obsessed with avoiding identification at all costs.

## Trivia

* This version of the Joker was inspired by infamous cult leader and musician Charles Manson, whose "family" was responsible for the murders of seven people including actress Sharon Tate.
	+ Joker's "family" is a direct allusion to Charles Manson's cult, known as the Manson Family.
* Joker is briefly alluded to in Entry 18.