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Joker (2008 Graphic Novel)


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Evil-doer

Full Name

Unknown

Alias

The Joker

Clown
Disease

Origin

Joker(graphic novel)

Occupation

Serial Killer

Crime lord
Professional criminal
Batman's Archenemy
Arkham Asylum Patient(formerly)

Powers / Skills

Genius-level intellect
Strategy mastery
Business savvy
Manipulation
Intimidation
Leadership
Murder and torture methodology
Lockpicking skills
Marksmanship
Hand-to-hand combat
Extreme tolerance for pain
Brute strength
Agility
Adaptability
Unpredictability
Criminal intuition

Goals

Make Jonny a member of his "family".

Win the war against Harvey Dent.
Reclaim his criminal empire(all succeeded).
Kill Batman(failed).

Crimes

Organized crime
Mass murder
Gang warfare
Psychological and physical torture
Weapons dealing
Jailbreak
Rape
Home invasion
Mutilation
Blackmail
Death Threats
Terrorism
Robbery
Arson

Type of Villain

Nihilistic Crime Lord

“	You know you are involved with a sick man who will see you die? He will stand over your body, with your blood on his hands and I promise you he will laugh... not because your life means nothing to him -- but because death, for him -- is the punch line.	„
	~ Harvey Dent talking about The Joker

“	That makes us even, no?	„
	~ Joker after raping Johnny's ex-wife.

“	I can't think of a worse way to die. And I know all of the bad ways. Inside and out. My friend...Jonny Jonny...What I hate more than everything...is apologies.	„
	~ Joker to Jonny Frost.

TheJoker is the one of two main antagonists (alongsidethe Enchantress) of theDamned Batman comics, serving as the titular main antagonist of the2008 graphic novel and the overarching antagonist of theBatman: Damned mini-series, first with DC Black Label. He is a somewhat darker and more realistic depiction of the traditionalJoker who is bent on reclaiming his criminal empire.

Biography[]

Jonny Frost, a low-level thug, is sent to Arkham Asylum to pick up the Joker. Joker immediately takes a liking to Frost, using him as a chauffeur. Frost drives the Joker to the lair ofKiller Croc. The three go to the "Grin and Bare It" strip bar, which was formerly owned by the Joker. With the help ofHarley Quinn, the Joker kills the new owner and asks the shocked audience if they are willing to help him take his city back.

Next morning, the Joker robs a bank and coaxes thePenguin (mockingly referred to as "Abner") to invest the stolen money. Joker then embarks on a killing spree, murdering many thugs who stole his money, turf, and bizarre sense of reputation. Informed by the Penguin thatTwo-Face, a crime boss with a split personality, is evading a talk with him, an enraged Joker trashes a phone, kills one of his own henchmen, and then sets the "Grin and Bare It" on fire.

The next day, Frost is detained by Dent, who warns him that Joker will kill him. Subsequently, Frost is late to the Joker's meeting with theRiddler, a disabled weapons dealer. They exchange a briefcase, and the Joker leaves. Once on the road, the Joker's crew is shot at by off-duty cops hired by Dent, and Frost saves the Joker's life in the scuffle.

Joker embarks on a turf war against Dent, prompting him to meet with Joker. They meet at Gotham Zoo where Joker brings the briefcase he got from the Riddler. Joker says he has learned Dent has two wives, and threatens to use the contents of the briefcase as leverage against him. The meeting becomes hostile. Joker attacks Dent, with shards of broken glass glued to his fingertips. When Dent's men raise their guns, Harley (disguised as a gorilla in a cage) expertly shoots each one in the head. Joker then brings Dent's head close to a savage baboon in a cage before clawing the baboon with his glass-laced hand.

After helping Frost get his ex-wife Shelly back from Dent, Joker rapes her. He says this makes them even, since Frost "cheated" on the Joker by not revealing his own meeting with Dent. Later, Harvey paints a bat on a spotlight, and pleads with Batman to stop Joker. When Joker and Frost return to their apartment, they find the window shattered and flee to Croc's lair. However, Batman has already subdued Croc and his gang.

In a final attempt to escape, Joker and Frost flee to a nearby bridge. While Joker is "screaming through tears", Jonny inexplicably finds himself laughing, unable to stop. They find Batman in wait, and Joker, being provoked by Batman's tauntings, shoots Frost in the chin. As Batman and Joker fight, a dying Frost laments on how the Joker is a disease as old as mankind, all while falling off the bridge to his death. It's presumed that the Joker was defeated by Batman afterwards and taken into custody for his actions.

InBatman: Damned, a 2019 sequel to the graphic novelJoker, Joker and Batman are found to have been fatally injured during the clash on the bridge, plunging into the water below. However, when Batman dies of blood loss, Joker re-emerges from under the bridge, laughing manically (in a scene that mentions the genesis of the character inThe Killing Joke).

Joker also appears in a photo in the graphic novelLuthor, centered on the character ofLex Luthor and also created by the couple Azzarello and Bermejo.

Gallery[]

The Joker walks free from Arkham Asylum.

Joker crying on Harley.

Joker fighting Batman.

Joker after raping Johnny's ex-wife.

Joker watching Monty's last moments with pleasure.

Trivia[]

This incarnation of the Joker bears a striking resemblance to Heath Ledger'sJoker fromThe Dark Knight. The graphic novel's author, Brian Azzarello, has stated that he actually designed him two years earlier, and states that the filmmakers may have been inspired by his drawings which he had released on the Internet before filming had started.
This is the only Joker confirmed to be a rapist (although it is implied that theincarnation fromThe Dark Knight Returns may have raped Selina Kyle). Many fans felt this was out of character for Joker and contradicted the author's intentions of making the Clown Prince of Crime more realistic.
The suitcase delivered by Riddler to Joker, with an unknown light source inside, mirrors a scene in Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction".

External Links[]

Joker on theDC Wiki
Joker on thePure Evil Wiki

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