The Joker

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**Joker** is a the arch nemesis of Batman, terrorizer of Gotham City, and the clown prince of crime. He's an side antagonist in NewScapePro. He's voiced by Ryan Stewart (he’s also voiced by Bronson in few minigames, such as this one).

## History

### THE JOKER'S SAD ORIGIN STORY...

He makes his first appearance robbing Big Shots in Misty Meadows. The cashier gives him all the money and plead for Joker to let him go while two men crouch in the corner, being held hostage by Joker. Joker asks why he should let the cashier go. The cashier stumbles for an answer to the mad clown's question and blurts out, "Because it's almost Christmas, man. Please, why are you even doing this?" He first states that Thanksgiving hasn't even happen and then he asks the cashier a question. "Between your life and and those two over there, who would you rather save? Whichever one you pick, I'll let go. Simple as that." The cashier starts to think about as a guy in the back asks why he has to decide their fate. Joker laughs, saying it's ok to be selfish to the cashier. The cashier finally gives in and chooses to save himself. A man shouts that's not fair. The Joker simply laughs. "Humanity always shows its true colors in times of trouble." Th cashier then asks if he can be let go as that was his rule. "That is what I said, but the only sensible way to live in this world is without rules." Joker then pulls out a pump shotgun and fires it in the cashier's face, killing him. He turns around and shoots one of the men. As the Joker laughs maniacally, the other man runs away and gets into a car. The car explodes as he enters due to unknown sources (probably explosives set by the Joker). He laughs continuously as he walks around the town. He then faces towards the camera and pulls out a pistol, lighting up the camera with bullets as the scene abruptly cuts to black. The screen goes back to Joker casually walking through Misty Meadows as many of the buildings explode, leaving the place in ruins. After everyone there has become rubble or nothing at all, Joker laughs at the destruction and then walks off to find Harley.

As Batman explains one of the Joker's many backstories to Rox, we go back many years ago into the past in an cluttered apartment. A young Joker comes mumbling how people didn't get his jokes. His spouse Jeannie asks him how his comedy act went. Joker tells her that it didn't go as he planned and list some excuses. She apologizes and she was going say something until Joker cuts her "Wish? Wish what? You wish you weren't married to such a loser." Jeannie denies what he was saying, but he went on. "You didn't have to. I can see it on your face. You wish you weren't living in a run-down apartment. You wish you weren't about to have a child with a loser like me. I'm trying alright... I tried my best. You think I'm not worried? You think this is all just a big joke to me? You know how embarrassing it is to go up there and nobody laughs? I hated it!" Joker bursts into tears. "They were all just looking at me like I was, like I was some clown. Oh god Jeannie... I'm so sorry..." Jeannie consoles him, telling Joker she married him for who he was. Joker agrees, but he states if he can't support her, how is he expected to support a family. She comforts him, saying they find a way. Joker denies that and says Gotham is too dangerous for her and the baby and he needs to get them out of the city as soon as possible. If only he had the money. He regrets leaving the chemical plant, but his wife states that he left because he was unhappy and his happiness should come first. He denies that too, saying to her that his priority is to keep her smiling. He promises her to get her out of Gotham. Unfortunately, that promise was hallow. Batman narrates that as he takes part in a robbery, he was notified by the authorities that his wife and child had died due to an accident, but the robbers manages convinces to still go along with the plan. Joker, now in a suit resembling the alias Red Hood, is preparing with the bandits.