The Joker

**The Joker** is the name of a criminal mastermind and one of the most infamous criminals of Gotham City. He is also known to be the arch-nemesis of Batman, as well as a member of the Secret Society of Super-Villains.

## **Origins**

The origins of the Joker began to be and still remain unknown, even to him. The most widely believed account however was that he worked at a chemical company and pursued a stand-up comic act. The act ended badly and he was left without a job to support his wife and their unborn child. It was then that two crooks wanted to break into his old place of work with his assistance. Hearing of his wife's death, he aided the assailants, donning a red cape and red mask, signifying him as the leader. It's then that he was confronted by Batman, but ended up falling into a vat of chemicals which changed him into the Joker.

## **Powers & Abilities**

### Powers

* **Unique Physiology:** Exposure to the chemicals prior to becoming the criminal he is today, Joker had also been endowed with various other capabilities at his disposal.
	+ **Pain Resistance:** It's said that the chemicals he was exposed to heightened his natural tolerance to physical pain and that any pain he receives, he enjoys.
	+ **Toxin Immunity:** Joker's body is known to have a resistance to a number of different toxins, which is due to the fact his body was altered with chemicals prior. He is even able to withstand his own patented Joker toxin as well.
	+ **Tainted Blood:** Joker's blood is known to be extraordinarily poisonous, mostly if it's ingested or injected into a person. This is most likely due to his use of toxins over the years.
	+ **Cosmic Awareness:** Joker is also known to have a form of awareness which gives him knowledge of himself being a comic book character.
	+ **Cheating Death:** Joker's always had a knack for cheating death, even in situations deemed inescapable by the human standards.

### Abilities

* **Hand-Hand Combat:** Joker possesses basic unarmed combat. Whereas Batman is far stronger than he is, Joker is easily more quick and agile, while also possessing a rather unique fighting style which is difficult to predict.
* **Genius-Level Intellect:** Despite his insane nature, the Joker is truly no fool. He possesses a knowledge in terms of engineering, as well as chemistry. He also possesses a great knowledge in explosives. He is even able to hack into radio and television signals.
	+ **Martial Arts:** Joker possesses knowledge in martial arts, being able to take on Batman and beating him once in a fair fight. He was even able to take out 12 of Ra's al Ghul's ninjas before escaping him.
	+ **Gadgetry:** Joker uses a variety of different "comedic" styled gadgets to commit his crimes. Such gadgets include acid-spewing flowers, razor-sharp playing cards, lethal joy buzzers and even his patented Joker Venom.
	+ **Escapology:** Like Batman, Joker possesses a great knowledge in the art of escape.
	+ **Tactical Analysis:** Joker possesses a knowledge in strategizing and planning ahead against his foes.
* **Intimidation:** Joker is known to possess an intimidating personality, which make him truly terrifying to many people.

## **Equipment**

* **Firearms:** Joker is known for his use of an array of various different firearms. He's known to use pistols, rifles, shotguns, etc with both great accuracy and efficiency.
* **Melee Weapons:** Aside from long ranged weapons, Joker isn't afraid to get up close and personal with an array of melee combat weapons, ranging mostly in terms of knives and even crowbars.
* **Explosives:** When he's not beating somebody with a melee weapon or shooting somebody, Joker also likes to use weapons of the explosive nature. He can go conventional explosives, or even use explosives with his patented Joker toxin.
* **Joker Toxin:** One of his trademark armaments is a chemical referred to as Joker Toxin. This toxin causes any normal humans to being laughing uncontrollably until they die. It doesn't affect metahumans with immunity to toxins or drugs.
* **Electrical Joy Buzzer:** Another of Joker's iconic weapons comes in the form of his custom made joy buzzer. When shaking a person's hand, Joker's buzzer sends a significantly dangerous and possibly lethal shock of electricity into the recipient.
* **Squirting Flower:** Joker wears a fake flower on his purple suit, which can house either his patented Joker toxin or a very dangerous acid. He is capable of using it at is leisure and with great efficiency.

## **Characteristics**

### Physical Appearance

The Joker is a human male, standing at 6ft 5 inches tall, weighing in at 192 lb soaking wet. He was likely a caucasian male prior to the accident which permanently turned his hair and eyes green and his skin chalk-white. What makes him all the more terrifying to most people is the crazed and psychotic smile he has which seemingly goes from ear to ear, complete with wildly crazed eyes to match. Prior to the incident as well, Joker's eyes and hair color were both brown.

### Personality & Traits

Before the accident, Joker was said to be an upstanding citizen who fell on hard times, which led to the events thereafter. As the Joker however, he's very unpredictable, which makes him extremely dangerous to those around him, even his own allies. His modus operandi is typically performing his crimes based around a joke typically ending with a climactic punchline, so he doesn't commit crimes without a reason behind it. Like any member of the criminal underworld however, whenever somebody intervenes in his operations, he looks for ways of getting rid of them and never usually in ways where both parties walk away alive.