Joker

**"John Doe"** (later known as **the Joker**) is a minor character in *Batman: The Telltale Series*, and the deuteragonist turned main antagonist of its sequel *Batman: The Enemy Within*.

Unlike most other depictions of the Joker, "John" is shown to be a sympathetic and insecure man who is looking for direction in his life. By the end of the second season's fourth episode, John will either fully embrace his inner demons and become the homicidal madman Joker usually is, or he will decide to become a vigilante and battle who he perceives as villains in Gotham City.

## Biography

**Spoiler warning: *Plot and/or ending details follow.***
Nobody truly had an identity for Joker, with the name "John Doe" that was given to him by the Asylum Staff. It also appeared that John was also unaware of his past and didn't remember his life prior to Arkham, how he got there or even his own name. However, in the Villain Joker timeline, he remembers that his parents always told him that he will soon be the top of everything. It seemed that no one remembered the day that John arrived, and there was no record of him ever being committed but was somehow legally kept there. Other inmates were scared of John, particularly Victor Zsasz, who found him unpredictable. However, to staff members, particularly doctors Joan Leland and Harleen Quinzel, John seemed to recover and was one of the more cooperative of the inmates.

While at Arkham, John became obsessed with billionaire Bruce Wayne and his activities in the public's eyes. He also began to admire Batman and his war against crime, particular criminals like Carmine Falcone. Keeping a scrapbook of information, John became determined to learn everything about the billionaire. It's possible that he deduced that Bruce and Batman were one in the same whilst at Arkham.

### Season One

#### *Guardian of Gotham*

**NOTICE:**
The events described are impacted by the player's decisions. This is only a brief summary of the events that take place. Decisions made and their impacts are shown either in *italics* (if a single decision affects the subject) or tabs (if both decisions affect it). If multiple decisions affect it, they are present in either *italics* or a tabber, depending on the effects.

Upon Bruce Wayne's arrival in the asylum, he was attacked by two inmates who claimed to be victims of his father. Upon arriving, John brutally assaulted them and offered help to Bruce.
With Dr. Leland arriving, he tried to vouch that he had helped Bruce and that the billionaire had attacked the other inmates in defense. With Bruce either going along with or denying this, they left the cell to take him to the asylum's lobby.

As they walked through the Asylum, John conversed with Leland, though kept his eye on Bruce, saving him from a cannibal who complained about "not being able to taste". He also banged violently on another inmates door after he tried to use the phone, something Leland noticed.
As they arrived in the Lobby, John bullied "Sane Lewis" out of his seat and left to get the remote from Leland. Before he left, he gave Bruce a key, asking him to use it.

When he returned, he turned over to the Gotham City News Channel, where he witnessed Harvey Dent announcing his imprisonment of Bruce to Arkham. Laughing at Dent's ramblings and his war with Lady Arkham, he was put down for these by Bruce. However, John also revealed his knowledge that Vicki Vale was Arkham's civilian identity, a piece of information he suspected Bruce to know. When the billionaire confirmed his mutual knowledge, John offered to help set him free, having noticed a "darker side" to him as he had attacked Oswald Cobblepot.

Knowing Bruce would go after Vicki if he was released from the Asylum, John revealed Vale's past as the Arkham family's daughter, having been adopted by the Vales following her parent's murder on Thomas Wayne's orders. He offered to set Bruce free, but that he would require a favor if he did so. Bruce can accept or decline this offer, but John will continue regardless of his choice.

Walking up to Zsasz, who was playing chess with another inmate, he asked him what would happen if a tally mark was made before a kill. With him unable to respond, he cut the serial killer's face with a knife, causing him to lash out into his old ways. Offering a knife, he hoped that Zsasz's psychotic attack might distract the orderlies long enough for Bruce to get the phone and call to be released. With this, Bruce can decide to either go with the plan or help the orderlies.

* Stop the fight
* Use the Phone

If Bruce puts himself in front of Victor and tries to stop the fighting, John is surprised by his decision and watches as Bruce tries to subdue him. Following this, he is returned to his cell, where he catches Bruce leaving with his butler. As he passes him, John calls out to "ask the Vales" as he is taken away.

If Bruce chooses to use the riot as a distraction to use the phone and continue with John's plan, John watches the fight unfold. After Bruce calls either Lt. Gordon or his lawyers to release him, John tells to "ask the Vales." As Bruce is taken away by Leland and an orderly, he tells Bruce that the two will see each other soon. John later sees Bruce as he leaves the asylum with his butler, Alfred. As he walks by, John reminds him of their deal.

#### *City of Light*

John was among the inmates set free for the Children of Arkham's attempted break out. However, unlike the other inmates, he simply watched the chaos unfold, enjoying every second of it. After witnessing Batman defeat Zsasz, John clapped maniacally and told the vigilante how he "admired [his] work." When the GCPD stormed the room, he remained calm as an officer came in to arrest him.

In the following week, the staff at Arkham deemed John sane and decided to discharge him, believing that he could rejoin to society. It is possible he had organized the attack on the event announcing James Gordon's promotion to Commissioner, though this remains unconfirmed.
Regardless of his guilt, John would watch the event at the Stacked Deck, during which he witnessed either Bruce or Batman subdue the assassin. Entertained by the events, John promised to see Bruce again or to stop the attack.

### Season Two: The Enemy Within

#### *The Enigma*

During the year of freedom, John claimed to have found it hard to readjust to society. However, he would also become acquainted with some of the world's most dangerous criminals, forming a group known as the Pact. Due to these connections, John became one of the most wanted people in the world for the Agency and its director, Amanda Waller. After one of the criminals within the Pact, the Riddler, fell out with John, due to his decision to attack Gotham and attract Batman's attention, he decided to invoke the favor he asked from Bruce.

Meeting him at the funeral for one of the billionaire's friends, Lucius Fox, John got talking with the dead man's daughter, Tiffany, though made many inappropriate comments until Bruce interrupted the conversation and pulled him aside. John gave him a card he had bought and the two took places as the sermon began. During this, John asked Bruce to meet the Pact for him and join the group as the favor he asked for back at Arkham. When he mentioned the Riddler, Bruce began to ask information about him, leading to John giving him information about his operations in the East End of Gotham. As the funeral finished, John decided to leave, hoping to see Bruce again. *Bruce has the opportunity to attach a tracking device to John, which he will seemingly not notice.*

Later, John managed to learn about Riddler's safe house in the East End, he sent Bruce information about it. He also recommended talking to Rumi Mori, who had been on the criminal's kill list after refusing to sell one of his biotech companies. After sending Bruce the information, John would cut off the conversation to take care of other matters. It is currently unknown whether he was involved with one of the Pact's attacks on Gotham, though very likely.

#### *The Pact*

The following morning, John was either followed or contacted by Bruce, who had decided to take up his offer to join the Pact. Found at the Stacked Deck in the midst of therapy with another patron, Willy Deever, John finished the session before going to talk with him, during which John ordered him a drink. *If Bruce placed the tracking device on him, John will reveal his knowledge of it and express his annoyance but seemingly forgives him for placing*
it on him. *When Bruce asked about his involvement in the Riddler's death, John denied it and talked about Bruce joining him as a member of the Pact. He also admitted to having lied about Riddler's involvement with the group and promised not to have any more secrets between him and*
Bruce. He also offered a pinky swear, which Bruce has the opportunity of accepting. Whilst contacting Harley to let her know, Willy tried to attack Bruce. *If Bruce chooses to subdue Willy, John will film the incident.* Regardless, John decided to leave and take Bruce to meet the others.

After receiving a text from Harleen Quinzel letting him know she was interested, he told Bruce about what had been decided and told him about his feelings for her but didn't tell her he loved her. He also decided to hotwire a car, during which he asked for Bruce's assistance. When Harley arrived, he introduced the two and, at Harley's request, collected a slushy for her from a vendor. When he returned, they left in the car as the owner returned. When Harley flirted with Bruce, he showed signs of being uncomfortable and even snatched the slushy when she offered him a drink. When they
arrived, they initially stayed behind in the car but followed him into the building shortly afterward.

The two followed him to his office, knocking a guard unconscious and confronting Regina Zellerbach in the process. John also showed some signs of discomfort when Harley flirted with Bruce, with him suggesting that they stayed focused on finding the key. When they arrived in the vault, he was disappointed to find no craters there, having mistaken the explosion to have taken their rather than Fox's office. Whilst Bruce recreated Lucius' thumbprint to access the vault, John looked around the lab, taking notice of an EMP generator. When Bruce was able to get into the vault, he stayed behind with Harley, but later followed when he wondered what was going on.

* Tell the Truth
* Lie to Tiffany
If Bruce told Tiffany the truth about his involvement with Lucius' death, John discovers them in conversation. Tempted to tell Harley, Bruce convinces him keep quiet. Depending on whether Bruce is able to get Tiffany to hand over the key, John will either take the key to Harley, gaining her ire, or is stunned during an escape attempt. *If the latter plays out, he present whilst Harley threatens Tiffany and forces Bruce to pledge allegiance to the Pact for her safety. After Bruce either accepts or denies, John finds and hands the key to Harley to distract her.* As they leave, Harley asks him to bring the EMP generator with them, having decided to use it for their next attack.

If Bruce lied to Tiffany, John will be stunned with a taser as he enters the vault. He is present whilst Harley threatens Tiffany and forces Bruce to pledge allegiance to the Pact for her safety. After Bruce either accepts or denies, he finds the Phalanx Key and gives it to Harley to distract her. As they leave, Harley asks John to bring the EMP generator, having decided to use it for their next attack.

After he and Harley returned, they and the rest of the Pact prepared to retrieve Riddler's body from the Agency. After deciding to bring him into the group, John contacted Bruce and told him to meet with the group. After he was brought to the Pact's lair, he watched as Bane and Harley argued whether to bring him into the group. Believing Bane would kill Bruce, John activated the EMP generator "accidentally" so that he could prove his worth to the group. When Harley tasked him with getting the approval of Bane and Mr. Freeze, Bruce talked to John to get advice. Though he had no idea how to get Freeze's approval, he gave him a bottle of beer so he could talk to Bane. When the group voted on whether to let Bruce become a member, John voted for him. *If Bruce was unable to convince Bane and Freeze, this will lead to a tie, which will lead to him being allowed to join the group.*

During the attack on the Agency, John remained within the escape vehicles as Bruce and the other members engaged with the agents. John help loads the package and watched as the chaos ensued. Depending on who Bruce chooses to stop, the following will happen.

* Stop Harley Quinn
* Stop Bane

If Bruce chooses to stop Harley, she will escape with the rest of the
Pact whilst Bane is left to fight the Agency. Despite Freeze's worries
that Bane will seek revenge, John and Harley apparently seem unconcerned about

this. He is also present when Bruce opens the Riddler's casket.

If Bruce chooses to stop Bane, John will watch in horror as Harley is
left to battle the Agency. Despite his pleas to go back and rescue her
from the Agency, Bane and Freeze refuse, believing it to be worthless to

 go back for her. Furious, he storms back to his Ha-Hacienda to mourn.
#### *Fractured Mask*

Depending on who Bruce chose to stop in the previous episode, the following will happen to John.

* Stop Harley Quinn outcome
* Stop Bane outcome

If Bruce chose to stop Harley, John helps Harley retrieve the payment for Catwoman from her safe and gives it to her. He stands by as Bane and his men return from battling the Agency and the GCPD and as Harley takes control of the Pact.

If Bruce chose to stop Bane, John stays in his Ha-Hacienda to mourn Harley's "death" and doesn't come out to interact with Catwoman. When she returns, he appears to greet her and stands by as she takes control of the Pact.

When Harley gave Bruce the task of investigating Riddler's hideout to
 find information about an Agency black-site, she suggested that he
brought John along to help him. After changing into something more
suitable, he, Bruce and Catwoman left to investigate the lair.

Upon arrival, he and Catwoman left to investigate the outside for
 officers whilst Bruce check the back. After returning, he attempted to
break down the fence with a crowbar, only for Bruce to intervene and
take over the task, to avoid attracting attention. Whilst Bruce
investigated, John and Catwoman remained outside and only entered when
Bruce was confronted by a detective
 on the scene. When John retrieved the crowbar to knock him out, Bruce
can either allow him to do so, knock the officer out himself or bribe
him to keep quiet. Regardless, the three entered Riddler's lair and
began their investigation.

Whilst Catwoman investigated the balcony, John and Bruce searched
 the lower area of the hideout and uncovered a trap left behind by the
criminal. *If Bruce interacts with John, he mentions his distrust for*
Catwoman, due to her closeness with the Riddler. He can also ask about
his green hair, to which John reluctantly claims that its natural.
When Bruce was able to solve Riddler's trap, he and Catwoman insisted he
 stayed behind whilst they investigated the uncovered elevator. When she
 tried to escape with the decryption drive, John only watched as Bruce
attempted to stop her and took photographs with his phone. After the
battle, John, having heard Catwoman mention her intentions to steal a
laptop in Harley's possession, decided to confront Bruce about it, but
somewhere else than the Riddler's lair.

Taking him to Café Triste, John ordered them drinks, including a
frappe for himself, and confronted Bruce on telling Catwoman about the
laptop. He pondered telling her to improve her opinion of him but
decides not to tell her. Having witnessed some flirting between Bruce
and Catwoman, he asks for some advice to help Harley notice him.
Depending on the advice Bruce gives, the following will happen.

* Be yourself
* Manipulate her

If Bruce advice John to act like himself whilst trying to seduce Harley,
he mentions that he feels unsure about doing so, as he hasn't found his
"true self" yet. After taking some advice from Bruce, John asks that
they role play some scenarios between him and Harley to improve his
confidence. Afterward, when Bruce decides to leave to "attend to
business," John agrees to help him retrieve Harley's laptop and pays for
 the drinks. As he pays for the drinks, he seemingly fails to notice
Bruce leave.

If Bruce advice John tries to manipulate her, he seems a bit unsure
about doing so and asks for advice from Bruce. After learning some basic
 methods of finding out what can be done to get her to notice him, John
decides to learn more about Bruce. Using napkins and some of Bruce's
coffee, he creates Rorschach tests and asks him to answer. When Bruce
decides to leave to "attend to business," John allows him to leave and
offers to pay for the drinks. Depending on how Bruce answered, he will
either says he'll think about helping him steal the laptop or decided
not to go through with it. As he pays for the drinks, he seemingly fails
 to notice Bruce leave.

After the "disappearing act," John, has also noticed the Batsignal
 shining, realized he was Batman or finally had proof that they were the
 same person. Deciding to help him, he quietly sneaked onto the roof of
GCPD Headquarters and got the vigilante's attention by making shadow
puppets with the Bat-Signal.
 Introducing himself for what seemed to be the first time, John offered
to help him arrest the Pact and retrieve Harley Quinn's laptop. However,
 he promised only to do so if she was left alone. The two arranged to
meet up behind the Stacked Deck bar if he was successful, which he
agreed to do. After this, John took a selfie on his phone and showed it
to Batman, with the vigilante either allowing him to keep it or
destroying the phone. *If the latter is chosen, John is shocked at this action and expresses disappointment for losing it.*

When Bruce returned to the Old Five Points, John talked to him
and advised that they used the opportunity to steal the laptop. When
Harley came over to check on them, John tried to offer to help her
search for the Pact's mole, only to be turned down and dismissed. Whilst
 she and Bruce talked, John slipped into her office to retrieve the
laptop for Batman. Depending on whether the vigilante told Catwoman
about Gordon's ambush, he either doesn't find it (if Catwoman was
informed) or is able to steal it (if she wasn't told).

*If the latter plays out, John meets with the vigilante and*
gives him the laptop. Whilst the comments about feeling conflicted about
stealing from Harley, he is pleased for having helped the vigilante and
asks for a lesson in Batarang throwing. If Batman agrees to do so, he
receives a demonstration on how to do so and given the opportunity to
throw one, unsuccessfully. After practice concludes, he asks to keep the
 Batarang he has been practicing, something which Batman can agree to.
As the vigilante leaves, he promises Batman to stay out of trouble and
help the vigilante, whenever he needs assistance.

When Harley discovered the laptop was missing, he assisted her in
 investigating for the culprits. During the final preparations, John was
 given Riddler's position as "tech guy." *If she had not found out about Tiffany or Project LOTUS, he also tells her about these.*
 After learning that Harley had narrowed it down to Bruce and Catwoman,
he begged her to let him interrogate the billionaire, receiving some
advice on what to do with her. When he finally interrogated Bruce, he
worried about what they were going to do and suggested that they pinned
the blame on Catwoman. When Harley returned, John, claiming to have
finished, bruce either gave catwoman up or took the blame

* Blame Catwoman
* Blow cover

If Bruce blames Catwoman, John is pleased that he followed his advice
and receives praise and affection from Harley for getting the
information out of him. He also witnesses the rest of the Pact's attempt
 to kill her with one of Freeze's devices but is otherwise not
involved. After placing her in one of Riddler's death traps as a
temporary cell, he, Bruce and the rest of the gang leave to raid the
black-site.

If Bruce outs himself as the traitor, John is shocked at his decision,
though also receives praise and affection from Harley for getting the
information out of him. As he watches the others attempt to kill Bruce
with one of Freeze's cryogenic chambers, he asks for them to spare him,
only to be turned away. After they activate the chamber, he is forced to
leave Bruce whilst he and the rest of the Pact raid the black-site.

#### *What Ails You*

Depending on who was given up as the mole, the following possibilities will happen.

* Blame Catwoman outcome
* Blow cover outcome

If Bruce chose to follow John's advice and blame Catwoman for the
theft, he mostly stands by to observe whilst Bruce and the others battle
 employees of both the Bohdi Spa and SANCTUS.
 During the raid, he also takes a picture of the group on his phone to
mark the occasion. John also catches Bruce communicating with Amanda
Waller but seems to remain oblivious to it, dismissing the action as
him talking to himself. Knowing the Pact have come together to get their
 hands on the virus, John shares with Bruce his belief that they will
disband once they get their hands on it.

When asked to install one of Riddler's drives, John supposed
misunderstanding causes his position to be given to Bruce. He was amazed
 at Bruce's actions during the battle, including drawing a turret's fire
 to allow Harley to destroy it. When Bruce gets separated, John and the
rest of the Pact are forced to disable another turret and, as he tries
to destroy Project LOTUS, watches as Bane tries to stop him from doing
so. When Bane comes close to killing Bruce, John interferes and
attacking him, allowing the billionaire to subdue him. When Harley
betrays the group, John is shocked by her leaving them behind and flees
the scene as the Agency arrives.

If Bruce chose to blow his cover, it is unknown how involved he was in
the raid on the lab. After making it into the lab, John's impatience
leads to him continually pestering Freeze to hurry up with the
extraction, which is looked down upon by Bane. When Batman arrives on
the scene with Catwoman, John initially suggests a peaceful method but
does not get involved as they battle the rest of the Pact. However,
whilst Bane has Batman trapped, John prevents Freeze from attempting to
kill the vigilante, telling him to fight his own hero. When Harley
betrays the Pact and escapes with the virus, John is shocked at this
betrayal and flees as the Agency arrives.

After the raid, John fled back to the Old Five Points to hide from
the Agency, only to find their operatives already there. Hiding in a
place they could not find him, he watched as they stole the Riddler's
blood, from both the corpse and samples collected by Freeze. Eventually,
 he was discovered by Harley, who had returned to retrieve the samples
and synthesize a cure from Project LOTUS. After telling her what he'd
seen, Harley rejected John and gave him a black eye before fleeing. With
 his feelings truly broken, he broke into her office and drank himself
into unconsciousness.

Eventually, John was discovered by Bruce and Special Agent Iman Avesta,
 who had returned in search of Quinn. After being woken up, he drunkenly
 introduced himself to the Agency operative and ranted about his
perceived one-sided friendship with Bruce. John blamed him for the
advice he had given him to win over Harley and showed his frustrations
about how the Pact had been disbanded. As Bruce tried to get more
answers from him, John drew a gun on him and Avesta, only to be talked
into dropping it. As he attempted to leave, Avesta blocked his entrance
whilst Bruce talked him into telling them about what had happened.
Though reluctant to help them find her, he was talked into doing so but
 insisted on doing so alone. Depending on whether Bruce decides to trust
 him or not, the following will happen.

* Come with him
* Trust John

If Bruce decides to go with him, John draws his gun on him and angrily
tells him how he had expected him to have come back to check on him. As
Avesta demands he drops the gun, John fires it in the air multiple
times, revealing it to be empty, and flees.

If Bruce decides to trust John to do so alone, he sadly tells Bruce that
 he expected him to have come back to check on him. He then leaves to
locate Harley, promising to contact Bruce.

John eventually tracked Harley down to the defunct Bonus Brothers
Carnival, where she had been storing one of the GCPD's armored vehicles
after the attack on the Agency convoy. After informing Bruce, he
investigated the funhouse where they had set up a lair, only to discover
 multiple agents there. John murdered the agents, though he claims it
was in self-defense. Eventually, he was discovered talking to the
corpses by Bruce, who had come after being given the lead to follow.

After being discovered, John claimed he had been attacked by them
 and, succumbing to something dark building up inside him, had
bludgeoned them to death with the nearest object he could grab. However,
 Bruce found multiple holes in the story, including a gunshot wound on
an agent's back. Depending on dialogue chosen, the their "friendship"
can either improve or decrease. During the conversation, John revealed
he knew Bruce was actually Batman, having deduced it some time ago. *If*
 Bruce doesn't acknowledge this to be true, John gives him evidence to
support his claim, along with actions he had taken throughout his time
in the Pact. *Revealing that Harley had fled to the Gotham Bridge, John asked to help capture her before she did anything too drastic.*

* Believe John
* Don't believe John

If Bruce chooses to believe John, he joins Bruce to capture Harley on
 the Gotham Bridge. Worried that the Agency may kill Harley, he asks
Bruce to get involved and stop them from doing so. When Waller shows
surprise on his appearance, he simply waves at her as Bruce talks to
her. With Waller running out of options, she allows them to try and talk
 her out of destroying the bridge. As he watches as Bruce struggles to
get Harley to stand down, John goes up and tries to talk to her himself.
 *If Bruce lets him take over negotiations, he promises to get her to*
stand down. As John communicates with her. the two seem to make flirty
gestures towards each other, leading Waller to suspect that he will not
be successful and orders her teams to go in. *Depending on the choices made, the following will happen.*

*If Bruce puts faith in John and is able to prevent Waller from*
 interfering, John is able to subdue her and hands her over to the
Agency. As Harley asks him why he had betrayed her, he comments that he
has been shown how to be good. When Waller asks him to hand over the
virus, John refuses to, believing that it should be destroyed. When she
tries to kill him, John realizes she is as bad as the Pact and calls her
 corrupt. He then steals a smoke grenade from an agent, which he sets
off, makes an attempt on Waller's life and detonates Harley's bombs.
Climbing on the bridge's railing, John promises to fight side by side with Batman and bring the Agency to
justice before jumping off the side. This ending is titled: Vigilante. A preview of the final episode is shown, where John is dressed in a vigilante costume with his hair styled like bat ears.

*If Bruce chooses not to let John negotiate or begins to*
suspect he's up to something, he takes the trigger from Harley's hand
and demands that they stand down. Chastising Bruce for not trusting him,
 he calls Bruce dangerous and berates him for trusting Waller. As he
sees Harley being dragged away, John blames Bruce for what has happened
and detonates the bombs. Standing on the side of the bridge, he embraces
 his madness and is praised by Harley for what he has done. He then
kisses her and jumps off the bridge, the two disappear into the
night.

If Bruce chooses not to believe him, John admits his disappointment
and, believing he should be at Harley's side, tries to escape. As Bruce
chases after him, he blocks his path with some mannequins and escapes.
John then flees to another location, where he collects one of the stolen
 vehicles, and drives to the bridge to save Harley.

Arriving in the midst of a failed negotiation between Batman and
Quinn, John drives his truck into the bridge, indirectly releases
Harley's bombs onto the entire bridge and causes Batman to miss an
attempt to steal either the virus or the detonator. He then makes his
presence known to everyone and admits his loyalty to Harley. Taking the
detonator from her, he berates Batman for not helping him and calls what
 he stands for as a joke. Venting his frustrations, John takes control
and sets off the bombs to destroy the bridge. As he watches the carnage
ensure, John tells Batman that he could have prevented this destruction
and how he has created him. As Harley praises him, John kisses her and
jumps off the bridge, disappearing into the night. This ending is titled: Villain. John is seen dressed in a classic Joker costume.

#### Same Stitch

After the events on the bridge, John would decide to discard the name he was given at Arkham and adopted a new identity: **Joker**.
 The Agency would also begin sending manhunts to find him and capture
either Harley Quinn or Batman. Depending on the choices made in the
previous episode, Joker will become either a vigilante or a villain.
Depending on what happened, the following will possibilities will take
place.

* Vigilante Joker
* Villain Joker

If Bruce believed that he killed the agents in self-defense and trusted
him enough to help capture Harley Quinn, Joker becomes obsessed with
helping Batman bring criminals to justice and begins assembling his own
crew to help him. With Stacked Deck patrons Willy Deever, Frank and
Lauren deciding to help him, he begins creating his own gadgets and
weapons to help him and creates a new costume based on clowns and
happiness. Together, the group set up base in the disused Ace Chemical Processing Plant. After several weeks, Joker sends his followers to Riddler's old hideout to attract the Agency's attention.

When Batman arrives on the scene, the Joker attacks the Agents as
 they subdue Batman with their stun pistols. Working together, they
defeat the group, despite being severely outnumbered. As Joker
introduces Batman to his helpers, one of the agents, Roger Harrison,
 calls the Agency to send an asset in to capture them. As the Agency
drops of the package, revealed to be an enhanced Bane, Joker tells his
followers to escape whilst he and Batman deal with the criminal.

With Bane's venom injections now lasting longer and using a
tubing system as opposed to the injections, Joker and Batman find it
hard to defeat the behemoth. *Joker is also shocked as Willy dies to try to stop Harrison if Batman chooses to save the Agency operative instead.* At Batman's suggestion, Joker either rams Bane in his Jokermobile
 or drops a smokestack chimney on him. As he confronts Bane, he learns
that Waller has incorrectly implicated him in Riddler's death, causing
him to lash out in anger. After being called off by Batman, the two
leave as more agents arrive.

Making their way to an alleyway, they are met by Alfred, who has
come to help Bruce look after his injuries. Delighted to finally meet
Bruce's guardian in person, John offers to help Bruce look after his
injury, only to be declined. Whilst Bruce takes care of his injury using
 a medical kit, John converses with Alfred. After Bruce finishes, he
listens to Amanda Waller's demands for both him and the LOTUS virus.
Though he contemplates killing her with the virus, Joker ultimately is
convinced to hand it over to Bruce to destroy it. Afterward, he
accompanies Bruce as he meets up with a contact to help deal with Amanda
 Waller. Whilst Batman meets the person, Joker is told to stay hidden
whilst he meets with them.

After watching Batman negotiate with Waller for her to leave
and/or hand him over, Joker, furious at his actions, intervenes and
makes his presence known. Believing that he isn't willing to do what is
necessary to protect Gotham, he attacks Waller and his former
compatriots in the Pact, who have now become assets to the Agency.
Fighting both his former friends and agents, Joker and Batman are
quickly overwhelmed and surrounded. Believing there are no other
options, Joker throws two bombs towards both the Agency and the Pact,
hoping that they will force them back or kill them.

To his surprise, Batman chases after them, successfully throwing
one of them to safety whilst he is injured trying to stop the other.
Following this, Joker is brought into fights his way through the
survivors and captures Waller, taking her hostage and fleeing. Taking
her to Ace Chemicals, Joker and his crew set up plans to force every
confession out of Waller, destroying both her and the Agency's credit,
the execute her. With that, he plans to target other organizations,
though it is currently not known which ones specifically.

In the midst of filming, Batman arrives to save her. Joyed
that the vigilante has survived, Joker pleads with him to stand by and
let Waller die or help him bring down the other criminals in Gotham,
using his new and somewhat twisted brand of justice. Batman refuses,
causing him to question his friendship and whether Bruce is actually
using the mask as a façade to hide from criminal activities. As he
attempts to execute Waller, Batman stops him. Sending his assistants to
fight him, Joker takes Waller to the higher levels of the facility.

When Batman arrives, having defeated his allies, Joker tries to
get Waller to confess to Riddler's murder, believing that she had framed
 him in order to cover her own tracks. With her refusing, Joker
threatens to drop her into one of the vats, only for Tiffany Fox to
confess to the murder. Though he initially denies it, the evidence she
presents causes him to realize she is telling the truth and leads him to
 try to kill her. When Batman steps in the way, Joker decides to attack
him, only for him to fall off the railing towards one of the vats.
Batman catches him with his grappling gun, but Joker uses he to grapple
 with one of the other walkways.

As he tries to escape, Waller's agents arrive to stop him.
Cornered and not willing to surrender, Joker attacks and murders the
agents, staining his mouth red with their blood. With Batman standing in
 his way, Joker engages the vigilante in a fight, the two evenly
matched with their skills and equipment. Managing to gain the upper
hand, Joker moves back to try to kill Waller and Tiffany, only for
Batman catch up and stop him. Chased to the control room of the plant,
the two continue to fight, finally ending with them both severely
injured.

Finally defeated, Joker asks Bruce whether he actually considered
 him a friend, expecting the answer to be no. Regardless of what Bruce
says, he falls unconscious and is later found by either the GCPD or the
Agency. Whilst Batman is taken away for medical aid, Gordon organizes
for him to be returned to Arkham Asylum. Left alone in his cell, Joker
is left to contemplate his actions. *If Bruce revealed to him that he considered him a friend, he visits Joker in his cell, much to the latter's joy.*

If Bruce did not believe John or didn't trust him to arrest Harley
Quinn, Joker and Harley put together their own criminal gang, which he
plans revenge against Wayne. Setting up himself, Harley and their gang
in the abandoned Ace Chemical Processing Plant,
 Joker helps Harley create more batches of Project LOTUS, planning to
use it to attack the city. He also, with help from Willy, designs a new
costume around clowns and creates new weapons and equipment to help him.
 Joker also captures Catwoman, deduces Tiffany Fox is responsible for
Riddler's murder and sends Bruce a message, warning him about his plans.

Using a mole in Wayne Enterprises, Joker is able to falsify
documents from Regina Zellerbach that are ordering weapons. Stealing a
van, he told his men to attract the GCPD's attention and, if they did,
use the officers as a way to attract Batman's attention. The men would
eventually capture the detective he and Bruce encountered and, after
restraining him, stuffed a jack-in-the-box into his stomach. They then
left a weapons crate behind, with the false order from Zellerbach.

After their informant told them the Bruce Wayne had arrived to
confront Zellerbach during a board meeting, Joker, Harley and their men
attacked and took them hostage. Using Willy, who had joined their gang,
to announce him, Joker made the board aware of his relationship with Bruce
 and revealed to his new enemy how they had been replicating the virus.
Whilst the gang put on gas masks, forcing one of them onto Bruce, Joker
released the virus, killing the enter board. Whilst Harley made a video
giving a number of outrageous demands, Joker told Bruce how he had
decided to become his ultimate enemy and would not stop until either of
them were dead. He then allowed Harley to knock him out and spread the
virus around the rest of Wayne Tower. During this, he left a rag, with
clues to lead Bruce to one of the bombs at Divinity Church.

Whilst Batman deals with the bomb, Joker contacts Gordon, offering
 him the location of all of the bombs, in return for Batman. Gordon
agrees and contacts Batman, asking the vigilante to come to Ace
Chemicals. *If Batman has stood beside Gordon for at least one of his*
actions, he tries to call the deal off, only for Joker to knock him out.
 When Batman arrives, Joker's men attack him and subdue him. When Joker
arrives, he kills one of his men to prevent him from killing Gordon and
gives him a map of all the locations of the bombs. As the former
commissioner leaves, he shoots him in the legs and tells his men to move
 him to his car.

With Batman now at his mercy, Joker reveals how Gordon had been
only the first of his allies he would "corrupt" and how he knows was
betraying Harley, though admits that he enjoys her "the way she is."
Going briefly into deep thought, he quickly broke out of it and told the
 vigilante how she may just activate the bombs if she is told about what
 had happened. After Batman referred to him as his given name, Joker
electrocuted him into unconsciousness.

Taking him back to the Bonus Brothers Carnival, Joker removed the
 Batsuit, replacing it with a tuxedo, and handcuffed him to one of the
attractions. During his time unconscious, Joker contacts both Alfred and
 Tiffany, forcing them to come to the carnival to help him. When Tiffany
 arrives, he knocks her unconscious and locks her in the murder
mystery room. Whilst Bruce recovered, he then forced Selina into a
choice between her freedom and Bruce's. Having timed Bruce's entry into
the room, he reveals the choice and forces him to choose whether he would
 try to escape himself or trust Selina with their only chance of escape.
 Regardless, he would force to work together, forcing them to crawl
through a tunnel of glass. When Bruce and Selina arrive in the murder
mystery room, he forces them to deduce who killed each person presented.
 After they solve the puzzle, he reveals a trapped Tiffany and that she
was the murderer of Riddler.

Afterward, Joker and Harley present a "family meal" to the
group, forcing them to play along by demonstrating Selina's shock
collar. After trying them down to their chairs, Joker and Harley offer
Bruce a piece of steak with an object in, which he can refuse. When
Alfred arrived with scones, Joker forces Bruce to choose before hitting
him with the tray. He also stabs him with a knife, later letting go
after it either breaks or being head-butted by an angry Bruce. With
everyone in the vicinity, Harley reveals a canister full of LOTUS, which
 she threatens to set off. However, Joker instead asks for them to play
"Never have I ever," forcing each other them to reveal their darkest
secrets.

With Harley agreeing, Joker gives each of the rules, forcing
Bruce to play along for his and his friends' lives. Forcing Alfred and
Selina to reveal that they have lied or manipulated him, Joker also
forces him to admit he's done the same to him. Whilst he tries to force
Tiffany to admit to murder, he is distracted by her comments towards him
 and Harley. Trying to get Bruce to confess to "John Doe's murder,
Joker fails to notice the billionaire cut open his bonds with the knife.
 When Harley tries to release LOTUS, Bruce turns her against him by
revealing he gave the locations of the bombs to Gordon or his obsession
with him. Regardless, he is able to distract her long enough to defuse
the bomb and, using a Bat-Stunner hidden within one of Alfred's scones,
stuns either Joker or Harley.

With Bruce and his friends free, Joker and Harley engage them in a
 fight, during which he briefly incapacitates Selina with her collar.
However, Bruce is able to get the controls away from him, freeing Selina
 and making the fight even. Using his joke weapons and gadgets, Joker is
 almost able to defeat them but is forced to flee after Bruce foils an
attempt on Selina's life. Chased to and cornered at another area of the
carnival, Joker tries to make Bruce admit that he needs him and engages
him in a brutal fight. The billionaire intimately defeats him and
continually beats him, causing him to have a catatonic heart attack.

Realizing Joker is dying, Bruce uses a Bat-Stunner as a
defibrillator, eventually reviving him. Surprised that he would actually
 save him, Joker tries to find out why Bruce had saved him, despite
everything he's done. Regardless of the choice, he remembers the night
they had shared together at Café Trisle, eventually asking Bruce whether
 he remembers any good things from their time together. Regardless of
the answer, he stabs his friend with a knife he has, telling him to
remember their experiences with the injury he's given him.

Joker is later captured by the GCPD or Agency and transferred
back to Arkham Asylum. Within his cell, he plays with a doll replica of
Bruce. Depending on the choices made, Joker either promises to either
play with it, pretending the billionaire has visited him, or burns it,
promising to see Batman again.

## Personality

To say that John is emotionally unstable is a severe understatement. He suffers from intense mood swings, bouts of violent anger when he feels frustrated or humiliated, paranoia, and hallucinations. He also obsesses over his interpersonal relationships to the point of clinginess and has an extreme fear of abandonment, whipping himself up into hysteria in Episode 4 after he murders a group of Agency operatives out of the very idea that it might lead to Bruce getting angry with him. All of this behavior barring the hallucinations suggests that he at the very least might be suffering from a severe case of Borderline Personality Disorder.

During his first meeting with Bruce at Arkham, Joker seemed to be very unpredictable. He appeared bored with the order that was imposed by the staff and enjoyed chaos when it occurred. He seemed to find both the Children of Arkham's actions and Harvey Dent's wavering sanity entertaining. Joker also seemed to enjoy harmless pranks, including giving a key that didn't unlock anything to Bruce, just to see whether he tried it. According to Leland, Joker also had issues with rejection, something that was confirmed if Bruce decided not to go through with their "favor."

While he was free, Joker seemed to find it hard to adjust to freedom and seemed drawn to chaos, which led to his involvement with the Pact and falling in love with Harley. Joker also seemed to have little confidence in himself. Despite putting on a show of obliviousness and incompetence, Joker was extremely intelligent, was aware of the actions around him, and even deduced that Bruce Wayne was Batman. It also seemed that Joker had a habit of giggling when he was nervous.

Up until his identity formation, Joker displayed a contrast between a cunning, capable individual and a desperate, vulnerable wallflower. At Lucius Fox's funeral, he gave Bruce a "get well soon" card, seemingly out of obliviousness, yet subsequently mentioned his association with Riddler, knowing that he was searching for the criminal. With that, it was difficult for Bruce at times to discern whether his associate was genuinely reaching out to John or goading him. Even if John offered to retrieve Harley's laptop for, he contrastingly proceeded to offer the same action for Batman.

If Joker became a vigilante, he became overtly passionate about his crusade for justice and even exhibited frequent recklessness on multiple occasions. However, when Batman cornered him in the office, he softly confessed that this may have been a ruse in order to gain his admiration. If Joker became a villain, his personality became extremely sadistic, not shying away from disturbing acts and manipulating others to get what he wanted. Despite this, he seemed to still care about Bruce and was unable to commit himself to let him die.

Regardless of Joker's fate, it was gradually revealed that John was always drawn to violence and chaos, whether it was for malicious purposes or for misguided lust for justice. Depending on Bruce's choices, Joker could become the most deranged and evil of his enemies or one of the most flawed, desperate to prove a point to Batman.

## Appearance

John is sickly pale and rather unnerving. Many characters make comments on John's unconventional appearance, specifically his disturbing smile. It is to be assumed that John is unhealthy, he's not physically fit; he's easily knocked down by Catwoman (although in the vigilante route he was able to easily shove her away from Batman) and he fails when trying to break down a door, and he has a stockpile of pills and highly addictive pain-killers by his bed.

During Episode Three: Fractured Mask, the player has an option to ask John about his green hair. John gets defensive about his "style" and says that he's always had green hair and it's presumably natural. Like classic Joker incarnations, John almost exclusively wears green and purple.

In Same Stitch, depending on the choices made, John can either become a vigilante or a villain. Regardless of the outcome, he wore a dark purple coat, green shirt, violet trousers and un-matching shoes. If he becomes a vigilante, he wears a utility belt similar to Batman to store his weapons and gadgets. He also stylizes his hair into a style similar to Batman's mask and wears black face-paint to hide his face and bruised eye. However, if Joker becomes a villain, he also wears dark purple gloves, a dark pink tie, a greenish-blue shirt, and a dark blue coat along with blue-grey trousers and un-matching brown shoes. He also puts light pink eyeshadow around both eyes and shaves his left eyebrow, possibly to symbolize the pain he has gone through for Bruce's attention.

## Abilities

* **Genius-level intelligence:** While not on the same level as Batman, Joker was shown to be very intelligent as he was able to deduce that Bruce was Batman and at times surprising even Bruce. He was even aware of things that Bruce was not aware yet such as Lady Arkham’s past which he informed Bruce of. He also knew for a way to find Lady Arkham’s stash of drugs to help Bruce. He was able to help Bruce on finding a lead on Riddler and told him he should talk to Rumi Mori. Once he became the Joker either as a villain or vigilante, he was able to commit a lot of criminal acts. Until Batman stopped him, he was able to avoid capture from both the Agency and the GCPD. Regardless, Joker has proven that his intelligence is not to be underestimated, given that Bruce was shocked and surprised by how smart Joker is.
* **Master manipulator:** Joker has easily manipulated people such as Dr lealand and Harley into believing he was a good patient at Arkham. He was able to convince the former that he was ready to be set free from Arkham, even though it was proven that he is still completely unstable and not ready to be free.
* **Capable Hand-to-Hand Combatant:** Despite having no formal training, Joker is a skilled combatant, to the point where he is able to fight well alongside Batman and create a formidable crime fighting duo, it’s possible that their combined efforts would be able to beat other skilled combatants like Catwoman and Bane (without Venom). He was able to easily defeat the Agency with the help of Batman. He also put up good fight against bane with the help of Batman. Batman even commented that he is not half bad in a fight. Joker was shown to be able to fight evenly against the likes of Catwoman and even Batman, despite Batman being a master martial artist. Joker’s fighting style involves him using a knife
* **Extremely High pain tolerance:** During his final brutal fight with Batman, he showed little-to-no reaction to the pain. Regardless of how powerful Batman’s punches were, Joker only responded with laughter, even when getting stabbed in the hand by a batarang, he still reacted for only a couple of seconds to the pain.

## Weaknesses

* **Mental Illness:** Despite his intelligence, the joker is a very unstable man. However he appears to be aware of this as he told Bruce that he has a hard time handling rejections according to doctor Leland

## Equipment

After the confrontation on the bridge, the Joker would design a variety of gadgets to use against either the criminals of Gotham or Batman. These gadgets were either new original equipment or joy-gimmick replicas of Batman's own equipment.

* **Knives:** Regardless of whether he becomes a vigilante or criminal, Joker would use a set of switchblade knives whilst he was in combat, often to attack or stab his opponent. It seemed to be his preferred weapon of choice, due to his quick use of them within succession and a sadistic pleasure he took from stabbing victims.
* **Joy Buzzer:** Regardless of whether he becomes a vigilante or criminal, Joker would use a Joy Buzzer during his battle with the vigilante. It seemed to be mostly harmless, with it used to play a prank on Bruce Wayne, but it was also used to stun his opponents in battle.
* **Manakin Bombs:** Joker would use a set of bombs, before and after his transformation. Though they were originally created by Harley Quinn, he would use C4 stuffed within mannequin heads to either destroy objects or cause distractions for his enemies. It's seems they were also easy to roll, meaning they could get anywhere, depending on the force of push. The bombs were also powerful enough to cause severe damage to the Gotham Bridge and create a hole in the GCPD headquarters, that stretched down multiple levels.
* **Jokerrangs:** If the Joker becomes a vigilante, he uses stylized boomerangs similar to Batman's Batarangs, which he dubbed "Jokerangs", which resemble his smile. Made out of tungsten steel by his associate Willy Deever, they were extremely hard to break. They were also sharp enough to cause severe injury to victims, though it's left up to debate whether they could actually kill a person.
* **Grapple Gun:** If the Joker becomes a vigilante, he begins using a Grappling Gun in a similar style to Batman's. Capable of helping him reach areas inaccessible by foot, Joker would add a hook which was stylized to look like an laughing jaw. It's possible that this item was also created by Willy Deever, though this is unconfirmed.
* **Gas Pellets:** Should Joker become a vigilante, he uses gas pellets similar to Batman's smoke pellets. Like Batman's they would disperse a cloud of smoke, which would likely stun anyone caught in the radius. However, Joker's pellets were full of a purple stunning gas as apposed to smoke. Joker would also not use these as a method to escape, preferring to use his mannequin bombs.
* **Gas Dispensers:** If the Joker becomes a criminal, he and Harley will begin using gas dispenser to spread the LOTUS virus around Gotham. Some of these dispensers would come armed with traps, often to challenge Batman to disarm them. If separated from the detonation wire, the dispensers would become otherwise useless, with the dispensers instead letting off horns and confetti.
* **Jokermobile:** The Joker first acquired his Jokermobile when he, Bruce and Harley stole it from its original user. It is unknown whether he used the vehicle during the time during his membership in the Pact and if he becomes a criminal, but it would decide to use it if he becomes a vigilante in a similar vein to Batman's Batmobile. It's unknown whether the vehicle was modified, but Joker would use the car to travel between areas. However, the chemicals used to paint the car would later lead to him being tracked down by Batman.

## Relationships

### Bruce Wayne/Batman

The Joker was the one who welcomed Bruce when he first arrived at Arkham Asylum and personally saved him from a group of patients who tried to attack him and even willingly arranged a distraction to give Bruce a chance to make a phone call, in return. of a favor once he was freed from Arkham. It is not known how Joker discovered that Bruce was Batman, but it was implied that he knew during their first meeting in Arkham. In any case, Joker seemed to admire Batman, especially when he had the opportunity to see him in action.

When he was released, he listed Bruce as an emergency contact and contacted him a year later and hoped he would join the Covenant but when he discovered Bruce tracking the Riddler, he also offered to give him information on how to find him, a promise that complied. Bruce later joined the Covenant, with Joker ecstatic to join, and helped in the process of his induction and had a blank frame, which was reserved for a photo of him and Batman.

Joker seemed to care about Bruce's well-being and even suggested that he abandon Catwoman as a mole to protect him. However, after the fall of the Covenant, Joker blamed Bruce for causing the fall and began to doubt their friendship and after he killed several agents in self-defense, Joker's friendship with Bruce became better or worse and depended of whether I trusted him.

If Bruce did it, Joker vowed to bring the Agency to "justice" along with Batman. However, if he didn't trust him, Joker became heartbroken and vowed to ruin his life.

### Selina Kyle/Catwoman

Upon meeting Catwoman for the first time, Joker seemed to have a positive relationship with her and was willing to meet or work with her. However, after he learned that she was an associate of the Riddler, Joker became suspicious of her and kept an eye on her. When Catwoman and Bruce were reduced to the only possible moles, Joker was willing to expose her to protect Bruce. Regardless of who he became, Joker seemed to have had an antagonistic relationship with Catwoman and fought her on the GCPD rooftop or used her as part of his games against Bruce.

### Harley Quinn

Joker had known Harleen Quinzel since his time in Arkham, as she was one of his psychiatrists during his time there. When he joined the Covenant, Joker served as Harley's right-hand man and helped her when she needed something. Joker claimed that he had fallen in love with her, due to her violent actions and pensions to stir things up. In an attempt to impress her, Joker asked Bruce for advice and took the action she requested. After Harley betrayed the Covenant and gave him a black eye when he tried to help her, Joker's feelings for her seemed to be broken. If Bruce trusts him, Joker will even defuse a hostage situation Harley set up and give up his love for her in favor of joining Bruce's side. Despite that, Joker still seemed to care for her and even regretted handing her over to the Agency.

### The Riddler

Joker's relationship with the Riddler was very poor, due to Riddler's apparent rudeness around him and that included interrupting him while telling jokes or stealing his attention. It also seemed that Riddler also had negative feelings towards him and called Joker a "white-faced prick" as when Bruce questioned him about his involvement in his murder, Joker denied having any part in Riddler's death. However, Joker seemed delighted after learning of Riddler's death and even openly mocked him during the news.

### Bane

It seemed that Joker and Bane, like the Riddler, had a very bad relationship. However, Joker was willing to talk to Bane, although he had to give him beer if he wanted to talk to him. If Harley stayed behind to fight the Agency, Joker berated Bane for doing so. However, if Bane was left behind by the Pact, Joker didn't seem worried about him either and commented that he probably had a "fight". When Bane attacked Bruce/Batman during the raid on SANCTUS, Joker saved Bruce/Batman.

If Joker became a vigilante, he fights against Bane, although he seemed concerned for the well-being of others rather than a grudge against him. However, when Bane accused Joker of murdering the Riddler, Joker attacked him in anger and even went so far as to attempt to kill him.

### Mr. Freeze

It is unknown what the precise relationship was between Joker and Freeze, but it is likely not as bad as it was with Riddler and Bane. However, after Joker "accidentally" activated the EMP generator, which endangered the criminal's wife, Freeze threatened to kill him unless someone deactivated the device. Joker might also have been impatient with Freeze, shown when he extracted the LOTUS, and was willing to betray him to save Batman.

### Amanda Waller

From the beginning, Joker distrusted Waller, due to the Agency's actions and cruelty, if Joker tried to help Bruce capture Harley on the Gotham Bridge, he initially tried to work with Waller if she helped deal with Harley's demands. . However, if Joker successfully captured Harley, Waller attempts to execute him after he refuses to hand over the LOTUS virus. This action leads Joker to realize that Waller was "corrupt" and he vows to bring her to justice. The vigilante scenario sees Joker attack Agency agents and Waller. When he finds out that she has framed him for Riddler's murder, he believes that she is responsible and that she is using him to cover her tracks.

### Allies

* Bruce Wayne/Batman - Best friend/former partner (Determinant)
* Joan Leland - Psychiatrist
* Willy Deever- Ally (Fate Determinant)
* Frank Dumfree - Ally
* Lauren - Ally

### Enemies

* Riddler (Deceased) - Ally turned Enemy
* Bruce Wayne/Batman - Former Best Friend/Ally turned "Nemesis" (Determinant)
* Selina Kyle/Catwoman - Ally turned Enemy/Rival
* Tiffany Fox - Enemy
* Jim Gordon - Enemy
* The Pact
* Harley Quinn - Former Lover/Ally turned Enemy (Determinant)
	+ Bane - Ally turned Enemy
	+ Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze - Ally turned Enemy
* The Agency
	+ Amanda Waller - Attempted Victim and most hated enemy.

## Trivia

* Joker was created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, first appearing in Batman #1 (April 1940)
* The character has received critical acclaim, with many critics noting how this is one of the first truly sympathetic portrayals of the Joker to ever come along and praising the player's ability to shape John's decisions and affect what kind of a villain he will become.
* Director and Creative Lead Kent Mudle of Telltale, Inc. responded to a question regarding John's (the Joker's) sexuality in the Batman: The Telltale Series video game: "*We treated him as bi in the script. In the villain path you can see he cares about both Bruce and Harley almost equally (slight preference for Bruce), but his attempts to love both of them just fall apart due to their conflicting goals. I bet he'd be thrilled if he could actually make some kind of three-way relationship work and get EVERYTHING he wants.*"
	+ In John's Vigilante route, he says the following, (to Batman/Bruce) "*I was such an idiot. I was so busy looking at you, admiring you, wanting to be like you. Be loved by you.*"
* This version of joker also had an obsession with Bruce rather than Batman. He only became more obsessed with Batman when he discovered that Bruce was Batman and if he becomes a vigilante as well.
* Following the events of *Same Stitch,* it is unlikely that Dr. Leland will release Joker like before, due to his actions. Therefore Joker will likely be in Arkham for the rest of his life
* As a friend of Bruce Wayne's with a dark side that the player can try to help him fight against or else mistreat him to bring it out faster, he is in some ways similar to Harvey Dent/Two-Face. However, he differs from Harvey in that his particular mental illness is clearly different, as is his general excitable and humorous personality. His backstory, goals, and connection to Catwoman are all likewise different. Also just like Harvey both can somewhat be redeemed (Harvey can spare some hostages before trying to kill himself to stop himself and John can stay friends with Bruce).
* Unlike most depictions, where Joker is the abusive manipulator and Harley the more sympathetic villain pining for love, in this version the roles are reversed; John Doe craves in vain Harley's approval, while Harley is an unloving psychopath who is only using him.
	+ Ironically, John's personality here, that of a lonely and insecure person who just wants to make people laugh and desires friendship and love, is strongly in-line with how most versions of Harley view their versions of the Joker. The difference is that here that interpretation would actually be correct, instead of merely delusional.
	+ If John becomes villain Joker Harley does grow to truly love and their relationship is more equal. She kisses John when he saves her on the bridge in episode 4 and passionately makes out with John at the dinner table in episode 5.
* His willingness to hit Harvey Bullock over the head with a crowbar references Joker's crowbar beating of Jason Todd in the comics and the animated movie adaptation, *Under the Red Hood*.
* There are many differences between Vigilante Joker and Villain Joker.
	+ Vigilante Joker only kills three people and in self-defense after they shot him. Villain Joker kills hundreds if not thousands of people with the LOTUS virus gas.
	+ Vigilante Joker can be saved/redeemed as he can stay friends with Bruce while Villain Joker cannot be saved or redeemed.
	+ Vigilante Joker cared for his men. If Batman saves Agent Harrison over Willy Joker is horrified and saddened by Willys' death and if Batman hesitates Joker will save Willy himself. Villain Joker kills one of his own men and doesn't show any genuine care for anyone except for Bruce and Harley.
* John has admitted that he has a hard time taking rejection and his outbursts are a result of being antisocial. This shows John Doe may have an antisocial personality disorder.
* John seems to believe that his green hair is natural since he doesn't remember a time when it wasn’t green.
* It is questionable as to how he was legally kept at Arkham Asylum, given that there was no record of him being committed there.
* It is possible that John was a victim of Thomas Wayne, although this is just a speculative theory.

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* In many ways the Joker is very different from the last season's main antagonist Lady Arkham:
	+ Vicki is a case of Adaptational Villainy. John is an Adaptational Nice Guy.
	+ Vicki is female and outside of her costume looks like a regular person. John is male and has green hair and chalk-white skin.
	+ Vicki has a clear and defined backstory. John's life before Arkham Asylum remains a mystery.
	+ Vicki despises Bruce for what his family did to hers. John legitimately considers Bruce to be his best friend.
	+ Vicki became Lady Arkham before the events of the game. How John becomes the Joker depends on how Bruce treats him.
* Joker and Catwoman appeared to be rivals over their relationship with Bruce. Which was shown a few times. Joker was even willing to protect Bruce from Catwoman during there fight on top of the GCPD.

* In episode 5 of both path of Joker's vigilante or villain, players can decide for Joker as friend or enemy of Batman.
* Joker as a vigilante is somewhat of a hypocrite himself because he says Batman and Waller are hypocrites for using justice as excuse to do whatever they want, while he himself is using justice as an excuse to kill Waller. - However he is right the that Waller is hypocrite, Batman is no hypocrite due to his code to not kill and is strong belief in fighting for justice