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Joker Appearances in Batman the Animated Series

Joker

Name:	Jack Napier
Alias(es):	The Clown Prince of Law-breaking Smilin' Shecky Rimshot

Portrayed past:	Mark Hamill
First advent:	Christmas With the Joker
Last appearance:	Make 'Em Laugh
Appears in:	19 Episodes, i Film
Joker Gallery
Joker Theme Composed by Shirley Walker

"Without Batman, law-breaking has no punchline."

―The Joker^[src]

The Joker was Batman's deadliest curvation-enemy who was menacing, merciless, shrewd, and extremely dangerous. He exasperated every wicked trick to have over Gotham Urban center, brand a turn a profit and ruin Batman's life both emotionally and physically. The "Clown Prince of Crime" had no pity for anybody he forced to take office in his wicked schemes either by intimidation or fraud, and was particularly unkind to his sidekick and dear interest Harley Quinn, such as manipulating her to amuse himself. He likewise escaped death several times after his defeats with Batman.

1 History
2 Personality
3 Equipment
iv Background Information
5 Appearances
- 5.one Feature Films
- 5.2 Video Games
half-dozen Trivia
7 References

History

Early Days and Origins

Jack Napier was born in the year 1948. As an unknown crook, Jack started out equally a young enforcer working for the mob triad of Sal Valestra, Buzz Bronski, and Chuckie Sol. At 1 point early on, before his forthcoming mishap, he and Bruce Wayne caught a glimpse of each other. One of his terminal jobs took place in Europe on the Mediterranean Coast. His target was Carl Beaumont, a businessman who had fled the States later on the mob bosses discovered he embezzled a fortune.

Years afterwards, he tried to rob the Ace Chemicals Plant, but Batman showed up at the scene and Jack brutal into a vat of chemicals which disfigured him. His skin turned white, his hair light-green, and his lips red, giving birth to Joker, the clown prince of criminal offense.^{[citation needed]}

Joker

Afterwards becoming the criminal known as Joker, he started perpetrating crimes with the sole purpose of creating chaos.

Christmas Outcome

Main article: Christmas With the Joker

Joker kidnapped Gordon, Bullock and Summertime Gleeson

This is clearly axiomatic during Christmas' Eve, when Joker escaped from Arkham Asylum on a rocket Christmas Tree and hijacked the Boob tube signal of the entire city. Joker kidnapped Commissioner Gordon, Summer Gleeson and Harvey Bullock, forcing Batman to overcome several challenges such as saving a train from running into a collapsed bridge and destroying a cannon installed in the Gotham Observatory; all this while he aired the events on Telly. Batman located the source of the broadcast at Laffco Toy Factory, where Joker was prepared with several weapon toys and henchmen armed and gear up to attack Batman. Joker almost dropped his hostages to expiry, just they were saved by Batman and Joker was returned to Arkham, where he spent Christmas, locked in his cell.

Poisoning Gotham

Main article: The Last Laugh

However, some of his crimes seem to take a logical goal. On another occasion, Joker planned to gain major profits by spreading his laughing gas beyond Gotham. In guild to reach this, Joker used a load of garbage that was transported through the river and he sprayed the garbage with his laughing toxin. As a consequence, most the entire population was infected and couldn't stop laughing; allowing the Joker to roam the city and steal from them at will. Batman went looking for Joker and later destroying Joker's robot named Captain Clown, Joker led Batman on a wild goose chase across an abandoned waste handling found. Joker almost succeeded on his intent of eliminating Batman, only the Nighttime Knight stopped him in one case over again.

Mistaken Identity

Main commodity: Be a Clown

When Hamilton Colina compared Joker with Batman, the Clown Prince of Criminal offence didn't take information technology kindly. Equally a way to prove himself superior to Batman, Joker decided to infiltrate the Mayor'due south house and create chaos during Jordan Hill'southward birthday party. Joker took the identity of the hired political party clown, Jekko and infiltrated Colina's house, leaving a dynamite candle in the heart of the garden. Every bit he was leaving, Jordan hid on Joker'due south car and he ended up on Joker's hideout. Joker took advantage of the situation and used Jordan to lure Batman into a trap. Joker forced Jordan to watch as Batman failed to escape his trap, but Jordan ran away. Batman escaped Joker's trap and they took the fight to a rollercoaster, where Batman dropped Joker to the river beneath and the abandoned amusement park was utterly destroyed and Joker nowhere to be establish.

Harley Quinn

Equally a recurrent patient of Arkham Asylum, the Joker was oft psycho-analyzed, at ane point past Dr. Harleen Quinzel. After one session, the Joker fooled Dr. Quinzel every bit he painted himself as a misunderstood soul crying out for the world to have him. Quinzel soon institute herself in love with the Joker, and broke him out of Arkham.

The offset crime they pulled together equally a team was the blackmailing of the mild-mannered salary man Charlie Collins. They forced him into helping them assail Commissioner Gordon during an consequence on his honor. This plan however, was foiled by Batman thanks to Collins' intervention and the couple of criminals were captured.^[1]

Nonetheless, Joker's calumniating attitude towards Harley caused her to course a partnership with fellow criminal Toxicant Ivy, leaving Joker's side. The Clown Prince of Crime eventually noticed Harley's absence and he learned of her success alongside Ivy. Joker located them and tried to put and terminate to their alliance, but he was stopped by Batman.^[2]

Joker Fish

Main article: The Laughing Fish

Joker managed to escape and set his next programme in motion when he transformed the fish of the Gotham Harbor into grin creatures with his face, in an endeavor to copyright the natural resource. Of course, his merits was denied and Joker attempted to murder the public officials who denied him his prize. Joker'southward attacks were near successful as he managed to reach his victims, but they were both saved past Batman. Shorly after, Detective Harvey Bullock found Joker'south hideout at the Aquarium and tried to round up the criminal, but ended upwards falling into a trap.

Joker and so threatened Bullock'southward life in order to cease Batman, who had besides constitute his hideout. Joker threw Batman and Bullock into a shark tank, hoping that they were killed by the shark, only when they escaped the tank, Joker tried to escape through the rooftop, leaving Harley and his gang to be arrested. Joker was confronted 1 last time by Batman and realizing that he had nowhere left to run, Joker decided to drop to the sea, unaware that the shark had been freed and was awaiting in the waters below. The police force searched for Joker's body, only the Clown of Criminal offense was nowhere to exist found.

Some time after this, The Joker, forth with Two-Face and the Penguin travel to Yucca Springs on an invite from Hugo Strange, who claimed to know the identity of Batman, just instead they were all captured by the Dark Knight.^[three]

Gambling with the Devil

Principal article: Joker's Wild

While in Arkham, Joker learned that ex-man of affairs Cameron Kaiser made his newly built casino resemble the Joker's wait, which infuriated the Joker and forced him to escape in society to destroy Kaiser and his casino. However, Joker was confronted past Batman, who made him realize that Kaiser was expecting Joker to destroy the casino, so he could cash in the insurance money. Later on learning the truth, Joker went straight for Kaiser and almost managed to impale him, but Batman stopped him and Joker was returned to Arkham.

Eventually and with help from Harley, Joker captured Batman and about killed him in a deadly trap, just he was saved past Catwoman. In revenge, Joker captured Catwoman and placed her in a deadly trap. The next night, Joker had a meeting with some fellow villains to whom he revealed the location of the Catwoman, bragging virtually his success. Even so, among the crooks was Batman in disguise and after learning the truth from Joker, the Dark Knight captured the madman and rescued Catwoman.^[4] Later, Joker learned that Batman was plain killed past a depression profile crook called Sid the Squid. Joker took Sid to his hideout and tried to kill the man for having eliminated Batman, making Joker lose purpose on his life.^[5] Eventually Joker learned that Batman was non really expressionless.

Sometime subsequently, the Joker was hunted by the Phantasm due to his past ties to the Valestra Mob group. He besides concluded upwardly disposing of Sal Valestra later the latter unwisely demanded his aid in stopping the Phantasm. He later injected Arthur Reeves with Joker Toxin, and finally confronted both Batman and the Phantasm, really Andrea Beaumont, the daughter of the man whom he murdered a long time ago, at the World of Tomorrow. When overcome and at the mercy of Andrea while the theme park was burning to the ground, the Joker couldn't assistance but laugh.^[6]

Joker was after role of the plan to eliminate Batman by kidnapping him and subjecting him to a fake trial in Arkham.^[7] Later, the Joker tried to con his manner to a local comedy trophy by using the Mad Hatter's mind command chips on the event'south judges. Another fourth dimension, the Joker stole a nuclear warhead and almost successfully prepare it off on the residence of Mayor Loma, simply was ultimately stopped by Batman with assist from Harley.^[8] Afterwards escaping from Arkham once once more, Joker decides to get revenge on the comedians that prevented him from winning a comedy contest and using technology stolen from The Mad Hatter, Joker turns the comedians into mindless followers of his commands. Without them, Joker attempted to steal the one-act trophy of the contest, but his plans were foiled again by Batman and Robin and he was captured.^[9]

Personality

Regardless of the state of his seriously twisted mind, The Joker was a brilliant planner, and never appeared to run out of schemes. Frequently, The Joker's plans were continued to sense of humor, though at the same time, were extremely perilous which resulted in him being dreaded wherever his schemes took him. The Joker could lie effortlessly, and was remarkably achieved at making upward heart-rending stories that were capable of deceiving people into believing that he was just misinterpreted, or in Harley Quinn's example, essentially taking compassion on him and making her adamant to assistance him in any way possible. His stories were well-known to have no limits, varying from a vicious and forceful father, to a runaway mother.

Equipment

Over the years, the Joker used a wide multifariousness of gadgets to exact his comedic murders. His equipment included:

Bladed playing cards^[ten]
Joy Buzzers^[x]
Laughing Gas
Joker bombs (some real, some for pranks)^[1]

Most famously, the Joker had an Acid Blossom attached to his accommodate. This flower emitted a broad multifariousness of chemicals, depending on the situation and the Joker's mood. Laughing gas and acid were popular variants.

The Joker owns ii pet laughing hyenas, named Bud and Lou, which Harley takes care of.

Background Data

Although none of the identities revealed in the comics for the The Joker always gave him a total name, "Jack Napier" was used in Tim Burton's 1989 Batman and after utilized in the DCAU as well. In Dreams in Darkness , Dr. Bartholomew refers to him by that name, and in Joker's Wild , his name can be seen in a file about him. Either they or the Joker himself could have altered his file to bear witness that he had operated under a variety of aliases. Information technology is also possible that the Joker did indeed utilize a number of aliases, and that Jack Napier is just his most commonly agreed-upon name.

Appearances

Feature Films

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

Video Games

Trivia

In the unfinished episode "The Gun Story", the Joker was originally going to be revealed to be the one who shot and killed Bruce'southward parents.
The Joker's voice was inspired by actor, Claude Rains and the Primary Blue Meanie from The Beatles animated movie, Yellowish Submarine.
Mark Hamill who is the vocalisation of Joker plays Luke Skywalker on Star Wars he is also the voice of several other blithe villains.
The Joker'southward relationship with Harley Quinn is oft shown every bit abusive and at times very pathetic, as the amore Harley feels is ordinarily shown to be very one-sided; equally Batman put it, the Joker is but capable of loving himself.

References