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Biography:
"They could put me in a helicopter and fly me
up into the air and line up the bodies head to toe on the ground in
delightful geometric patterns like an endless June Taylor dancers routine —
and it would never be enough. No, I don’t keep count. But you do. And I love
you for it."-The Joker, talking to Batman.
Little is known as to who The Joker is or where he came from. The most
commonly accepted theory is that he was a comedian who quit his job at a
chemical plant. Two criminals hired him to help them rob the chemical plant
he used to work at, promising enough money so that he could support his wife
and unborn baby. Soon before the robbery was to take place, the comedian
received word that his wife and son had been killed in an electrical
accident. The criminals pushed him into going through with the plan. During
a battle between the police and Batman, he was thrown into a chemical vat
and horribly disfigured. His skin was bleached white, his lips dyed hair and
his hair stained green. The shock of this, combined with his involvement in
a crime and his family dying, drove him to insanity. The Joker himself is
not sure if this is how it happened, as he has told multiple stories about
how he came to be. However, The Riddler has confirmed pieces of this story,
as well as mentioning that The Joker's name was Jack. Soon after his 'one
bad day'(a term he uses to describe how any person can go insane) The Joker
began a reign of terror over Gotham City. As of now, The Joker has killed
well over 2,000 people, and has never received the death penalty due to his
alleged insanity.
Personality:
The Joker has never shown any concrete personality,
one day being a harmless clown and the next a sadistic murderer. It's been
theorized that he reinvents himself each day to fit his needs. What is
common is his signature laughter and twisted sense of humor(laughing when
Commisioner Gordon shoots him in the knee, saying he 'gets the joke' because
The Joker had paralyzed Barbara Gordon).
Powers/Abilities:
Being a normal human being, The Joker has no powers.
He has shown an uncanny resilience to escape from death, surviving jolts in
the electric chair or being stabbed near the heart. He also is aware of the
multiverse, taking notice of shifts in reality when interviewed by Jimmy
Olsen.
Skills:
The Joker sometimes shows a genius level of
intelligence when plotting his crimes, carefully constructing them days or
weeks in advance. He has a large array of concealed killing tools, such as
an acid-spewing flower on his shirt lapel, razor sharp playing cards, and a
deadly joybuzzer. It is presumed that he built this weapons himself. He also
makes frequent use of a deadly gas, that causes his victims to laugh
uncontrollably before dying of suffocation, their faces turned deathly pale
and their lips bright red.
Appearances:
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