Joker

* Joker
* "Jack Napier"

## Romantic Relationships

* Harley Quinn: Lover (2004 - 2008), (2010), (2012 - 2015); On & Off (2015 - 2018)
* Alexis Kaye: Lover (2018 - )

## Powers & Abilities

* **Unique Physiology:** Due to his chemical submergence, Joker's physiology became tainted.
	+ ***Accelerated Healing*:** Joker's spine contains the chemical compound Dionysium within it. This allows Joker to recover from injuries at an accelerated rate.
	+ ***Pain Resistance***: It was speculated that the Joker's exposure to chemicals may have heightened his resistance to pain. It was also implied that he was masochistic in nature & thus enjoyed any pain received, making it an ineffective way of dealing with him.
	+ ***Tainted Blood***: Joker's blood is tainted. It was said that "being an avid consumer of his products, Joker's immunity to poisons has been built up over years of dedicated abuse." When a mosquito sucked the Joker's blood, it "writhes & whines, choking on tainted blood."
* **Genius Level Intellect:** The Joker is highly intelligent & skilled in the fields of chemistry & engineering, as well an expert with explosives. He was capable of hijacking television & radio broadcasts.
	+ ***Disguise*:** The real identity of the Joker still remains unknown. He has taken on many successful aliases since his debut as Joker.
	+ ***Escapology*:** He never stays locked up for long, always finding a way to break out.
	+ ***Gadgetry*:** The Joker commits crimes with countless "comedic" weapons such as razor-sharp playing cards, acid-spewing flowers, cyanide pies, lethally electric joy buzzers and his signature Joker venom.
	+ ***Intimidation***: Joker is adept at torturing his victims endlessly, including shooting Batgirl & torturing Robin to death.
	+ ***Tactical Analysis*:** The Joker usually has thought of every possible option of his plan, having multiple contingencies & escape plans.
* **Firearms:** Though most of his guns are comedic & don's usually fire, he is still skilled with firearms.
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** The Joker is moderately skilled in hand to hand combat. Although Batman is stronger, the Joker is more agile & his fighting style is chaotic, making it difficult to predict. The Joker has been known to be able to hold his own in combat against Batman, however every time he was subdued, it was through physical force.
* **Throwing**: Joker is skillful in the use of sharped cards as weapons.
* **Joker Venom:** A chemical compound that forces the human body to smile and/or laugh uncontrollably. In its most common form, it kills within seconds of exposure & affixes the victim's jaw muscles into a grotesque rictus grin.

### Weaknesses

* **Psychopath:** The man is psychotic. Plain & simple.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Strength:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Speed:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Range:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Strategy:** 7 - Master / Elite
* **Combat:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **TOTAL:** 130 - Threat Level 3 / General Threat

## Trivia

* Not much is really known about the Joker prior to his encounters with Batman.
* The Joker has cheated death numerous times. It's gotten to the point that many believe he's not human which is why his species is questioned.
* According to Red Robin, there are at least 50 strains of Joker Venom.
* S.T.A.R. Labs believes Joker Venom to be "a hellish mixture of hydrogen cyanide & Strychnodide (a strychnine derivative), the toxin causes immediate cessation of heart & brain functions."

## Notes

* The reason the Joker is not a member of The Light is because the Joker loves chaos & disorder. The Light is trying to bring order to the world, just in their own way. He works with him if their plan somehow benefits him but he is not an official operative. Plus the Joker doesn't take orders from anyone.
* *Earth-44: Explanation: I personally find it important for there to not be backstory (or at least the true one) for the Joker as he's just a crazy villain with no true purpose. Having a backstory gives him sympathy but he shouldn't have any. He's a ruthless, psychotic villain who does not care about anything.*