History SelfDemonstrating / TheJoker

* GlasgowGrin: Sometimes I opt to carve my trademark cheerful smile right into my face! Assuming, that is, it wasn't done for me; [[MultipleChoicePast I can't quite remember anymore]].

** [[Film/TheDarkKnightSaga There was even a universe where Batboy and the entire Gotham City mob himself underestimated me.]] It didn't end well for any of them, but I had a lot of fun showing them otherwise.

* OutsideContextVillain: In TheDarkKnight, Bats and the police are in a fight against the mobs. Neither side sees me coming...

* FilkSong: ''Of course'' [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/miracle-of-sound/5286-Jokers-Song-Batman-Arkham-City I have one]]!

[[caption-width-right:330:I've been putting smiles on faces [[hottip:*: ''whether they wanted any or not!'']] since 1940!]]

Oh, you were looking for information on moi? I'm flattered, really, but, uh... SHOULDN'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM ALREADY?! Alright, alright, fine. [[CardCarryingVillain Here's]] MyCard (from the bottom of the deck of course) and the lowdown...

Me and [[Comicbook/{{Batman}} the Bat]] are two peas in a pod. I'm the better-looking pea, of course, but that's beside the point. The point is, Billy Finger and Bobby Kane, inspired by both the playing card and Conrad Veidt's deliciously chilling title character in the 1920s film,''TheManWhoLaughs'', made me in good ol' 1940, [[TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks back when heroes were allowed to kill, everyone Asian spoke with their R's and L's mixed up, and the art was worse than something drawn by a 6-year old with crayons]] ('course, Jerry Robinson said he had a hand too, but that's not my department)... I gave that flying rodent a good runaround in ''Batman'' #1 (I was modest enough to give him the title...), and soon enough, I began carving out my own little niche.

But, as it turned out, that wasn't enough! No, they planned to whack me in my second appearance! Can you believe that?! But, someone (in this case, Whitney Ellsworth) came through for me, and I lived through a self-inflicted stabbing after all. So, instead of dying painfully, I only had to endure six months of agonizing hospital time! Those were the glory days... I'd show up, make a bit of trouble, kill a couple people, get foiled by Fatman, and escape at the last minute. Gambling rackets, sniping FBI agents, I've seen (and done) it all. I was even executed once, y'know. 'course, TheGrimReaper [[JokerImmunity couldn't hold me]], and I came back... just in time to witness the rising of the ComicsCode. (Hoo...and some people thought ''I'' was evil and insane....heh heh heh...)

(Maybe I should've stayed buried a bit longer...)

Well, you all know [[TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks what happened next]]. Batman and that brat Robin were joined by {{Batwoman}}, [[{{Batgirl}} Bat-Girl]], Bat-Hound, Bat-Mite (yeesh, what's next? [[BattleButler Bat-butler]]?), and no one was allowed to kill ever again. And we all lived happily ever after... NOT! Then again, I can't say that it was ever boring then. I was allowed to play with bigger toys - everything from my own utility belt to giant record players ([[WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys where the heck does Gotham get all that stuff, anyhow?]]). I even managed to get all of Gotham City to marvel at my enormous [[HaveAGayOldTime BONER]]!

Ah, well, who cares about all that? TheSeventies might have returned me to life, but it was TheEighties that were really my heyday. You might recall an obscure little book called ''TheKillingJoke'' written by some nobody called AlanMoore. If you haven't... GET OVER THERE AND READ IT, AND DON'T CALL YOURSELF A FAN OF MINE UNTIL YOU'VE MEMORIZED EVERY WORD!

Done? Good. Less than a year afterward, DC made the historical decision of killing off Robin - 'bout time, too. But just a little heads-up, it was Jason Todd, ''not'' Dick Grayson. Who was Jason Todd? Who cares? All you need to know is that [[TheScrappy every reader hated his guts]], enough that they ''voted'' to have him die. But with an outfit like that, can you really blame them? Heck, thirteen of those votes came from yours truly!

But no, you don't care about any of that, do you? I bet you came to this page because you were so impressed by that [[Film/TheDarkKnight pencil trick]]. No? [[WesternAnimation/TheBatman The dreadlocked monkey-man in a straitjacket with that sexy, sexy laugh]], then? [[Series/{{Batman}} Perhaps you remember the days when I faced off with]] AdamWest? The [[{{DCAU}} pointy-chinned me]] voiced by MarkHamill? The [[Film/{{Batman}} meaty ol' me]] played by JackNicholson? The [[TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] - esque [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold me]]? Or was it [[BatmanArkhamAsylum the version of me]] that [[spoiler:turned into a twenty-foot tall muscleman (Although [[BatmanArkhamCity that one didn't end too well.]] Object lesson on steroid use, kids!)]]? [[BatmanUnderTheRedHood That one]] voiced by some [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Bender]]...'s [[JohnDimaggio actor?]] [[WesternAnimation/YoungJustice The one with all those kid superheroes]], where I was voiced by [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Data]]? Or how about [[TangentComics those times]] [[{{Elseworlds}} where I]] [[Comicbook/{{Flashpoint}} was a woman?]]

Ohhhh, don't give me that look. [[BrickJoke You were the one that took that card from me!]] [[TooDumbToLive Sheesh, how dumb can ya get?]] Straighten up. It's not the end of the world. Only yours. Annnd.. there you go, ''now'' you see the joke. The very biggest and bestest smile of them all.

* [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries The Batman Adventures/Gotham Adventures]]

* Batman: Digital Justice

* {{Joker}} (graphic novel)

* Salvation Run

* BatmanUnderTheRedHood

* Monster/{{DCAU}}

* AGodAmI: There have been a few occasions where I became an omnipowerful force to be reckoned with, most recently in the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold's'' version of ''Emperor Joker''. You boys shoulda seen the original... [[DespairEventHorizon I managed to break the Bat's spirit]], and ''reduce his soul to mere confetti scraps!'' How he managed to [[UnexplainedRecovery get better]] is still the most fascinating mystery...

* AlwaysABiggerFish: TheCreeper. Never get me near that guy! He's a lunatic! Dumber than a door nail but a lunatic nonetheless!

* AmusementPark: I do love my fun after all. My hideout in [[MaskofthePhantasm that one movie]] was an amusement park with the only way to get to my house being a roller coaster ride. Hell, with a little ingenuity and some time and [[NoOSHACompliance henchmen to kill]], anything with a set of rails, [[BatmanArkhamCity like a steel mill]], makes a damn fine rollercoaster. Don't tell me you never wanted to ride one [[ConvectionSchmonvection surrounded by molten hot iron!]]

** Hell, I've got one of the highest bodycounts in the entire DCU, far outdoing almost any superpowered freaks out there, and generally only outdone by those who the power to destroy entire worlds.

* BewareTheSillyOnes: Especially if the silly one in question happens to be me. [[TheStarscream You try to cross me,]] and, well... let's just say [[XRaySparks my joy buzzer]] is [[ManOnFire gonna set off the sprinklers.]]

* BodySnatcher: Yes. I've even managed to pull this off in [[BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker my comeback appearance]] in ''BatmanBeyond''. I lost my old body thanks to [[spoiler:Tim Drake turning against me. Ungrateful kids; you teach them everything you know and then they turn around and stab you in the back! Or in my case the chest]]. Fortunately, I had ensured my immortality long before this inconvenience thanks to [[spoiler:a little genetics micro chip I had planted on Little J during his time in my care. Unfortunately, my comeback was thwarted thanks to that Bat-Fake old Brucey was grooming]].

* CanonImmigrant: Ol' [[TimBurton Timmy]] decided to call me Jack Napier in ''Film/{{Batman}}'', so naturally [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Dini and Timm]] stol- ''borrowed'' this for my animated self. There ''used'' to be a tiny bit of sanity [[WesternAnimation/TheBatman within the realms of my mind]] by that name, too...[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09FOx0pyuqw I do miss that chap...]] [[AlanMoore That guy who's as weird as me]] didn't use it for [[TheKillingJoke my greatest appearance ever]], but I gave him a break. Why? ''Because he's AlanMoore, that's why!'' Even ''I'' have the good sense not to cross him.

* TheCorrupter: Because madness is like gravity and as you know, all it takes is a little push.

* DeadBabyComedy: I almost did this with some little tykes after the earthquake, but decided against it. [[spoiler: I ended up shooting Jimmy's wife instead.]]
* [[spoiler: DeadSidekick]]: If I weren't playing pest control, Gotham would have more bats than people. [[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/2/27775/635819-robins.png And it's my favorite job.]]

** [[BatmanRIP Breaking news,]] [[IncrediblyLamePun this just grin!]] [[DepopulationBomb Deadly clouds of Joker Toxin]] [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt spread across six continents!]] [[AMillionIsAStatistic Billions die]] [[{{Gorn}} in horrendous agony!]] [[ApocalypticLog Wife's guts]], [[MadnessMantra wife's guts]], wife's guts, [[FourIsDeath WIFE'S GUTS!!!]]....[[WorstNewsJudgmentEver and]] [[LocalAngle now,]] [[WeatherReport here's Chuck with the weather.]] [[MoodWhiplash How's it look out there, Chuck?]]

* DealWithTheDevil: Ah, [[TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks the nineties.]] While other villain-y sorts wasted their souls on dumb stuff like [[PhysicalGod arcane power]] or [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney craploads of green,]] I put what little I had to good use: [[spoiler: [[SmokingIsCool a box of Cubans.]]]] Oh, ya shoulda seen ol' Neron's face.

* EvilIsPetty: [[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne Petty?]] [[RantInducingSlight You snot-nosed little punk]], [[HypocriticalHumour I'll]] [[DisproportionateRetribution KILL]] [[HypocriticalHumour ya for that one!]] Oh, I kid. Still, that "[[TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks report card incident]]" has gotten [[MemeticMutation a lot more mileage]] than I expected....
* EvilLaugh: But of course!
* EvillyAffable: Ol' [[LexLuthor Lexie]] said it best: "Frighteningly sick in the head, but strangely compelling company."

* {{Expy}}: Believe it or don't, I'm a pretty popular guy! So popular, in fact, that all kinds of [[OverusedCopycatCharacter copycats]] and [[LoonyFan wannabes]] have started crawling out of the woodwork...
** [[FinalFantasyVI Kefka Palazzo]]. [[OmnicidalManiac Blowing up the world?]] [[WellDoneSonGuy Not too shabby, kid...]] [[EarthIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse but what are ya gonna do for an encore?]]
*** [[NewJediOrder Onimi]], {{Expy}} of the {{Expy}}? He really aims high--destroying the galaxy is no minor goal--but really. The clown persona as a mere cover?
** [[BlazBlue Hazama/Yuuki Terumi]]. Well, he usually doesn’t look too overtly [[BuffySpeak clowny]], but when he [[http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc13/yashanyu1/ysosrs.png feels like wearing something stylish]], and then there's [[CompleteMonster his mannerisms, hoo boy...]] And he even quotes ME! It's... it's all too much... [[SandInMyEyes I've got something in my eye…]] [[spoiler: [[EyeScream So do you, actually.]] SPLURK!]]
*** [[{{Promethea}} The Painted Doll.]] Now there's a fella [[VillainWithGoodPublicity who's makin' the whole PR machine dealie work for him!]]
** 'Eck, kiddos! I even heard of these two weirdoes who [[{{Persona2}} blatantly copied my name!]] They're good... not that will save 'em from a [[ColdBloodedTorture little personal visit.]] ([[CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon Maybe I'll bring the cheese grater this time!]])
** Those {{Marvel}} guys had the [[InherentlyFunnyWords cojones]] to come out with an idea that's too twisted even for me! I mean, [[{{Nemesis}} blending me with ol' Battyman?]] Seriously? The scary thing is, it works!
** Let's not forget [[{{Spiderman}} Mr. Cassidy]]. I need to get me one of those suits!
** There's also that [[Anime/TheBigO Alan Gabriel]] fellow, who's me with a [[ThisIsADrill drill hand]]!
** Aaaaah, I guess it could be worse. I mean, I could be [[{{Batman}} stuck in a cave all day]] with a couple of [[BrattyHalfPint whiny]] [[KidSidekick acro-brats]] nipping at my heels... oh, right. Hee hee!
* EyeScream: [[Film/TheDarkKnight Just a magic trick]], that was all. [[ArkhamAsylumASeriousHouseOnSeriousEarth Care to see for yourself, Pearl?]]

* FanDisservice: If you've got the [[ShesGotLegs pasty white gams]] (and other things) needed to rock [[http://www.ifanboy.com/files/images/dc/Red%20Robin%2019_panel.jpg a pair of scale panties]], I say [[ShowSomeLeg flaunt 'em]].
* FlyingSaucer: I had one, [[Series/{{Batman}} once]].
* FoeYay: of the century, folks. [[http://community.livejournal.com/joker_in_ink/42633.html Batsy darling and I were meant to be together like this, two peas in a pod!]] Of course he's in denial, but perhaps he's simply unaware he '''has''' feelings, since someone has yet to enlighten him of the concept of Foe Yay on his trope page.

* GlasgowGrin: Sometimes I opt to carve my trademark cheerful smile right into my face!

* GroinAttack: It may not be as fatal as a stab or gunshot but it works, doesn't it? Even ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} knows I can deliver a good kick to the valuables [[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/3/37320/800310-joker_vs_aquaman_01.jpg when given the chance.]]

*** And no, of course I wasn't afraid he'd pull the trigger. I'm crazy, not stupid. Didn't you notice -- I offed that cop with a silenced automatic, but had Harvey hold a revolver to my head? One loaded, one not, different so I could remember which was which. In fact you should have seen the look on his face when that coin came up tails, he pulled the trigger, and I kept on grinning.
** I found myself on the receiving end from Bat-Fake that made me lose my cool. Called me unfunny. Who did that impudent brat think he was talking to?
* HatesBeingTouched: My old boss [[BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm Salvatore Valestria]] found this out the hard way.

* HeyItsThatGuy[=/=]HeyItsThatVoice: Here's a quick list, just for you. [[FoeYay 'Cause I like ya a]] ''[[FoeYay lot]]''. ([[WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd Now don't take that TOO serious...]])
** Conrad Veidt inspired [[http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/Conrad%20Veidt,%20from%20The%20Man%20Who%20Laughs.jpg my trademark grin]]
** Cesar Romero in ''Series/{{Batman}}'' (60's) (would it have killed him to get rid of that damn 'stache?)
** JackNicholson in ''Film/{{Batman}}'' (1989) ([[TheShining heeeeere's Johnny!]])
** HeathLedger in ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' (Why so serious?)
*** KeijiFujiwara for the Japanese dub of the above.
** Larry Storch in ''Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder'' (and ''ScoobyDoo''. No, really).
** Lennie Weinrib in ''TheNewAdventuresOfBatman''.
** MarkHamill in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', ''BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker'', ''StaticShock'', ''JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' and ''BatmanArkhamAsylum''. Also, ''[[http://video.adultswim.com/robot-chicken/the-arkham-redemption.html Robot Chicken]]''. Heck, you're probably reading this page in his voice right now, aren't you?
** FrankWelker in ''[[SuperFriends The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians]]''
** KevinMichaelRichardson in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman''.
** SteveBlum in ''LegoBatman''. (Wait, what lines ''did'' [[SpeakingSimlish I have]] there?)
** RichardEpcar in ''MortalKombat vs. DC Universe''.
** JeffBennett in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''.
** JohnDimaggio in ''BatmanUnderTheRedHood''.
** [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Brent Spiner]] in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''.

* HollywoodPsych: According to [[InformedAbility the good doctors]] in Arkham, I'm not Insane, oh nonono. I am Super Sane! It's like Tourette's but mass murdery! Another one of dear Harley's [[SarcasmMode bright ideas]] -- fortunately, I managed to get to her just in time, because lunacy like that needs a wider audience.

* HostileShowTakeOver: After [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold teaming up with Bat Guano, joining the races and killing him with my 5th dimensional powers, this was only the next step.]] Even [[EarthShatteringKaboom blew up]] [[{{Kamandi}} Kamandi's]] [[AfterTheEnd earth]] in the ColdOpening!
* [[HowTheCharacterStoleChristmas How I Stole Christmas]]: During that grand year, TheLongHalloween. While quoting good ol' Doc Seuss, no less!
* HoYay: I did have that fling with one of my mooks in "The Devil's Advocate" now, didn't I... And he's lucky just his legs got broken. After all, the only one I want is Bats.

* IgnoreTheFanservice: Honestly, I have more important things on my mind than "revving up my Harley", as she calls it. [[spoiler: ''[[BatmanArkhamCity Most]]'' of the time...]]
* [[PreemptiveDeclaration I Kill The Bus Driver]]: Oh, did I fail to mention that part of the plan? So sorry. {{NOT}}!
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Not me personally but I'd wager [[MarkHamill my animated version's voice actor]] isn't the only StarWars character in [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Batman: TAS]]. Would it really surprise you if my goons were the {{mooks}} in white?

* ImprobableAimingSkills: My aim should be this good after all these years of using Gotham's people as practice. Need an example? Fine! Remember that [[BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm one animated movie]] that's criminally underrated? In it I unload an entire magazine from a Tommy Gun at those singing robots, all of them being headshots which blast off the heads of all 4 robots. The camera reveals me to be the shooter and [[FiringOneHanded my left hand was in my pocket the whole time]].

*** Oh and that [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold other time]] where I took on Batsy and his [[LaserSword lightsaber]] with a rubber chicken.

* IncrediblyLamePun: [[InfiniteCrisis "The Joker's Wild?"]] [[spoiler: Nah, that one wasn't funny]]. Still, if you think that one was corny, you should see the one at the end of the movie with Jack [[spoiler: where I died by falling off a building due to a statue pulling my leg!]]

--->'''The Bat:''' ''You're insane''!\\

** And, as noted elsewhere on this page, I met CaptainAmerica and teamed-up with the Red Skull until I found out Skully was [[ThoseWackyNazis a wacky Nazi.]] (They say that's off in its [[{{Elseworld}} own little world.]] Isn't everything?) I also survived a couple of encounters with [[ThePunisher Frankie Castle]], [[AmalgamUniverse got fused with]] [[{{Wolverine}} the furball called Sabretooth]], and even met [[SpiderMan Spidey]] twice. Sadly, the second time, during ''Marvel vs DC'', it wasn't Petey, but [[TheCloneSaga his clone, Benny]].

** And as noted in "Insanity Immunity", I once put on ''ComicBook/TheMask''! Didn't see hide nor hair of ol' [[JimCarrey Jimbo,]] but hey, he'd been riding my coattails all through the Nineties, so...

* JokerImmunity: You can't keep a good clown down! (Except when Jack Nicholson plays me, or when I [[spoiler: [[BatmanArkhamCity poison myself with super-steroids]]]].) [[TropeNamer Does more need to be said?]].
** Heck, even that time in the Tooniverse they [[BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker did get rid of me]], they had to do it twice over just to be sure. Although that other time, when the state [[Film/TheDarkKnightSaga put me to death]] for my crimes before ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'', they didn't need to make doubly sure I was dead--and it's that damn HeathLedger's fault for [[ActorExistenceFailure dying on me]] before ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' was even released!

* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal]]: [[BatmanArkhamAsylum Once upon a time]], [[spoiler: I injected myself with [[PsychoSerum Titan]]]]. It should have been just like all the other times I dabbled with toxins, but sadly, it ended with me [[spoiler: having to GoOutWithASmile in [[BatmanArkhamCity Monarch Theatre]], or what's underneath it anyways]]. The lesson is, DrugsAreBad [[BrokenAesop but only when they are used on you]]. Still, what a DownerEnding, huh? [[spoiler: Fortunately, I'm still kicking everywhere else and I'm still banking on JokerImmunity and maybe DeathIsCheap in the Arkhamverse. Hopefully.]]

** Of course, if I need must soil my pinkies with a dirty ol' firearm - [[AlwaysChaoticEvil and I must, I]] ''[[AlwaysChaoticEvil absolutely]]'' [[AlwaysChaoticEvil must]] - [[RevolversAreJustBetter I stick]] [[SawedOffShotgun with the]] [[GatlingGood classics]].

* LeanAndMean: Don't hate me because I'm beautiful, folks! [[hottip:*:There's so many better reasons...]] Yes, it seems [[DependingOnTheArtist whenever I'm not]] some boxy-suited musclehead, I'm cursed with [[NoodlePeople the physique of a stringbean.]] Ooh, I'm not complaining, mind you -- [[MusclesAreMeaningless I gots me enough vim and vigor]] to [[WaifFu go toe-to-toe with Tall, Dark and Gruesome any time I please!]] ([[ScaryScarecrows Craney-boy,]] however... now ''he's'' got a problem.)
* LegacyCharacter: I get an entire street gang dedicated to my humble self over in ''BatmanBeyond''. And of course, in TheMovie, there's little Joker Junior [[spoiler: (Tim Drake)]].

** Then there was that little incident at the Gotham Art Museum--that Pennyworth stick-in-the-mud put his work in my place, though.
* MadBomber: I'm a man of simple tastes, you know.

** My most famous instance of this occured in ''TheKillingJoke''. Thanks, [[AlanMoore Alan!]]
** ''BatmanBeyond: Return of the Joker''. Two words. [[spoiler:Tim Drake]]. Ain't I a stinker?
** There was also a certain [[WesternAnimation/TheBatman Detective Ethan Bennett]]. Sadly, his [[AxCrazy condition]] was less than permanent.

** ...[[SincerityMode once]], [[MartianManhunter that damn Marvin wannabe]] did [[MindHug this]] to me. ''It was not funny''. Making ''me'' sane - who he thinks he is? [[FoeYay Only Bats can mess with my mind!]]

* MoralityPet: [[GenkiGirl Dear little]] [[PerkyFemaleMinion Harley]] really has [[MoralityChain mellowed me out]], don't you think? [[TheCutie Sweet kid]]... makes a fella consider giving up [[KavorkaMan all the wild oats]] [[GrowOldWithMe and settling down...]]... (Maybe I should ask ol' Eddie Nygma - [[RecycledPremise he seems to have this problem a]] ''[[FleetingDemographicRule lot...]]'')
** KickTheMoralityPet: ''Although''... I am gettin' sick of [[PottyFailure all the hyena crap]] around the lair... and she ''has'' foiled [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption more than a few schemes]] [[StopHelpingMe through]] [[SpannerInTheWorks sheer incompetence...]] and [[UnusualEuphemism Jiminy Christmas,]] [[MostAnnoyingSound that insufferable voice of hers!]] No doubt about it, it's time for [[YouHaveFailedMe a little corporate restructuring!]] [[DisneyVillainDeath So long, Harl ol' girl!]] [[MythologyGag Say “hi” to Bob for me!]] HAHAHAHAHEEHEEHOOHOO''HA''! [[spoiler: ''[[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther *sniff*]]'']]

* MultipleChoicePast: [[TheKillingJoke If I'm going to have a past,]] [[TropeNamer I prefer it to be that way]].

* OneWingedAngel: Not really my thing, [[Videogame/BatmanArkhamAsylum but]]...

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: [[WesternAnimation/TheBatman I decided to give the whole bloodsucker routine a shot.]] Reviews were good. ''Real'' good.

* OutsideContextVillain: In ''TheDarkKnight'', Bats and the police are in a fight against the mobs. Neither side sees me coming...

* PoliceAreUseless: Unless the officers have the last name Gordon.

* RoboticSpouse: [[http://i.ytimg.com/vi/8UyIAxpeXAM/0.jpg Honey I'm home!]]

* SelfMadeOrphan: [[MultipleChoicePast Depending on my]] [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold Past du jour.]] ...And then there's [[ReturnOfTheJoker little J.J.]]

** [[http://www.comicbookresources.com/assets/images/covers/1311764499_cvr.jpg Detective Comics #880]] shows what I look like when I'm high off my own joker gas.

* SuicideByCop: Case in point. During the [[CrisisCrossover Last Laugh]] storyline {{Nightwing}} (Robin #1 for those keeping score) did me in. However Batsy ruined the fun bringing me back because he didn't want his [[HoYay boyfri]]-I mean ex sidekick to be a murderer. Still, wished I’d filmed it though.

* UglyGuyHotWife: [[BlatantLies Totally, totally inverted.]] Most people can't understand why a [[LeanAndMean burly]] hunk [[SlasherSmile like]] [[FrozenFace myself]] hangs out with [[MostCommonSuperpower plain]] [[HartmanHips little]] [[HelloNurse Harley]]. [[SarcasmMode Guess I'm just a nice guy.]]

** There was this one time... I was holding the Philosopher's Stone... just waiting to remake the world in my glorious image... and then [[MartianManhunter that damn green guy]] did something to me. Something 'orrible. Something I don't '''want''' to remember. Methinks he may have made me -- gasp! SANE! Fortunately it did not last.

** Then there's [[StalkerWithACrush Harley]] [[LetsDuet and]] [[{{Gonk}} Baboon-Me,]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPlYyYu2ucM livin' it up]] and [[NotADate out on the town]] in WesternAnimation/TheBatman. Notable for [[OlderThanTheyThink not actually being an original song,]] and for being the last time [[HatesTheJobLovesTheLimelight a consummate professional like me]] does [[SillyLoveSongs a]] [[PrecisionFStrike friggin']] [[SillyLoveSongs duet.]]
** And then there was the number I sang for that old fart Gordon in TheKillingJoke. (That's right, I sang an original song in a comic.) Shame, really – if only [[AlanMoore Al]] had included, say, [[VforVendetta a piano,]] maybe you'd know what it sounded like!

* VillainTeamUp: For some reason my fellow baddies [[EvenEvilHasStandards don't like hanging with the J-man]]. Well, except maybe good ol' [[LexLuthor Lex]], and he makes a great StraightMan.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: I could have been a part of the LegionOfDoom in ''[[SuperFriends Challenge of the SuperFriends]]'', but as it turned out, I was in ''TheNewAdventuresOfBatman'' instead. Their loss, as far as I'm concerned. I mean, they were stuck with Bizarro of all people! He's not a menace, he's just a nuisance!
** Of course, in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' they wised up and included yours truly in their ranks. THAT was one Heck of a baseball game.

'''Joker:''' ''(to the organized crime community)'' Soon little Gambol here won't be able to get a nickel for his grandma\\

* EvilerThanThou: [[SpiderMan Carnage]]? Puh-leeze! The guy is an uninventive, style-less dunderhead! Like I told him [[http://jokers-circus.livejournal.com/12123.html that one time]] we met, "Any idiot, nothing personal of course, can go out and slaughter a few thousand people, but where's the laughter and tears? The handstands and histronics? In short, my dense and sanguine pal... [[EvilIsStylish where's the theater?]]"

* BirdsOfPrey

* CatchPhrase: While I'm certainly not cliché enough to use the same material again and again, it seems [[MemeticMutation that classic line]] from [[TheDarkKnightSaga Heathy]] has become my unofficial motto: "Why so serious?" Hey, if it sticks, it sticks! (Just so long as I get a cut of [[TheMerch all that glorious T-shirt revenue...]])

* EyeScream: [[Film/TheDarkKnightSaga Just a magic trick]], that was all. [[ArkhamAsylumASeriousHouseOnSeriousEarth Care to see for yourself, Pearl?]]

But no, you don't care about any of that, do you? I bet you came to this page because you were so impressed by that [[TheDarkKnightSaga pencil trick]]. No? [[WesternAnimation/TheBatman The dreadlocked monkey-man in a straitjacket with that sexy, sexy laugh]], then? [[Series/{{Batman}} Perhaps you remember the days when I faced off with]] AdamWest? The [[{{DCAU}} pointy-chinned me]] voiced by MarkHamill? The [[Film/{{Batman}} meaty ol' me]] played by JackNicholson? The [[TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] - esque [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold me]]? Or was it [[BatmanArkhamAsylum the version of me]] that [[spoiler:turned into a twenty-foot tall muscleman (Although [[BatmanArkhamCity that one didn't end too well.]] Object lesson on steroid use, kids!)]]? [[BatmanUnderTheRedHood That one]] voiced by some [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Bender]]...'s [[JohnDimaggio actor?]] [[WesternAnimation/YoungJustice The one with all those kid superheroes]], where I was voiced by [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Data]]? Or how about [[TangentComics those times]] [[{{Elseworlds}} where I]] [[Comicbook/{{Flashpoint}} was a woman?]]

* TheDarkKnight

* EyeScream: [[TheDarkKnightSaga Just a magic trick]], that was all. [[ArkhamAsylumASeriousHouseOnSeriousEarth Care to see for yourself, Pearl?]]

* TheGimmick: Compare SilverAge me with ''TheDarkKnight'' me, and you'll see how far I can go while still staying in the same gimmick.

** Remember that one bit in ''TheDarkKnight''? With Harvey Dent and that saucy little nurse's uniform? That was a good one.

** HeathLedger in ''TheDarkKnight'' (Why so serious?)

** Subverted, however, in ''TheDarkKnight''.

** Heck, even that time in the Tooniverse they [[BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker did get rid of me]], they had to do it twice over just to be sure. Although that other time, when the state [[TheDarkKnightTrilogy put me to death]] for my crimes before ''TheDarkKnightRises'', they didn't need to make doubly sure I was dead--and it's that damn HeathLedger's fault for [[ActorExistenceFailure dying on me]] before ''TheDarkKnight'' was even released!

* KnifeNut: [[TheDarkKnight You know why I like knives? Guns are too quick. You can't savor all the little emotions.]] You'd be surprised at what people reveal at their last moments.

* KubrickStare: I do enjoy giving folks this look from time to time (especially [[TheDarkKnight that one time]]).

** [[TheDarkKnightSaga One incarnation of Harvey, Harvey, Harvey Dent.]]

* NietzscheWannabe: Wannabe nothing, I'm a pro! I learned an important lesson a long time ago, one that makes this whole crazy, screwed-up world make sense: ''nothing'' makes sense. It's all just one big joke! But you guys, you don't get that -- so I've got to show you. [[TheKillingJoke One way]] [[TheDarkKnight or another.]]

* SarcasticClapping: [[TheDarkKnightSaga At Chief Jimmy's promotion]].

** [[TheDarkKnight When you're trying to prove that evil is stronger than good]], it is really off-putting to be derailed by [[spoiler:a criminal who's gone straight while in the jug]].

* WarOnCops: With Knightfall and The Dark Knight standing out as major examples.

* YourLittleDismissiveDiminutive: Ah yes, your little observation that I use this a lot is quite fitting, especially if you got it from ''TheDarkKnight''. I use it at least six times in that movie.

But no, you don't care about any of that, do you? I bet you came to this page because you were so impressed by that [[TheDarkKnightSaga pencil trick]]. No? [[WesternAnimation/TheBatman The dreadlocked monkey-man in a straitjacket with that sexy, sexy laugh]], then? [[Series/{{Batman}} Perhaps you remember the days when I faced off with]] AdamWest? The [[{{DCAU}} pointy-chinned me]] voiced by MarkHamill? The [[Film/{{Batman}} meaty ol' me]] played by JackNicholson? The [[TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] - esque [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold me]]? Or was it [[BatmanArkhamAsylum the version of me]] that [[spoiler:turned into a twenty-foot tall muscleman (Although [[BatmanArkhamCity that one didn't end too well.]] Object lesson on steroid use, kids!)]]? [[BatmanUnderTheRedHood That one]] voiced by some [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Bender]]...'s [[JohnDimaggio actor?]] [[WesternAnimation/YoungJustice The one with all those kid superheroes]], where I was voiced by [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration Data]]? Or how about [[TangentComics those times]] [[{{Elseworlds}} where I]] [[Comicbook/{{Flashpoint}} was a woman?]]

** [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration Brent Spiner]] in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''.

-->-- '''Shamus Young, Stolen Pixels''' (who put it quite well, if I do say so myself...)

Me and [[{{Comicbook/Batman}} the Bat]] are two peas in a pod. I'm the better-looking pea, of course, but that's beside the point. The point is, Billy Finger and Bobby Kane, inspired by both the playing card and Conrad Veidt's deliciously chilling title character in the 1920s film,''TheManWhoLaughs'', made me in good ol' 1940, [[TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks back when heroes were allowed to kill, everyone Asian spoke with their R's and L's mixed up, and the art was worse than something drawn by a 6-year old with crayons]] ('course, Jerry Robinson said he had a hand too, but that's not my department)... I gave that flying rodent a good runaround in ''Batman'' #1 (I was modest enough to give him the title...), and soon enough, I began carving out my own little niche.

Hold on, where're you going? D'ya think we're done with my life? Not even close! I've poisoned all the fish on the eastern and western seaboard and tried to patent them! I've [[RealityWarper become God]] and brought the whole universe to its knees! I've killed Siskel and [[RogerEbert Ebert]], fer cripes sake!

But no, you don't care about any of that, do you? I bet you came to this page because you were so impressed by that [[TheDarkKnightSaga pencil trick]]. No? [[WesternAnimation/TheBatman The dreadlocked monkey-man in a straitjacket with that sexy, sexy laugh]], then? [[{{Series/Batman}} Perhaps you remember the days when I faced off with]] AdamWest? The [[{{DCAU}} pointy-chinned me]] voiced by MarkHamill? The [[{{Film/Batman}} meaty ol' me]] played by JackNicholson? The [[TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] - esque [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold me]]? Or was it [[BatmanArkhamAsylum the version of me]] that [[spoiler:turned into a twenty-foot tall muscleman (Although [[BatmanArkhamCity that one didn't end too well.]] Object lesson on steroid use, kids!)]]? [[BatmanUnderTheRedHood That one]] voiced by some [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Bender]]...'s [[JohnDimaggio actor?]] [[WesternAnimation/YoungJustice The one with all those kid superheroes]], where I was voiced by [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration Data]]? Or how about [[TangentComics those times]] [[{{Elseworlds}} where I]] [[Comicbook/{{Flashpoint}} was a woman?]]

* {{All Star Batman and Robin}}

* {{Birds of Prey}}

* {{Series/Batman}} (live-action series)

* {{The New Adventures of Batman}}

* WesternAnimation/{{Krypto the Superdog}}

* VideoGame/{{Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe}}

* AllAbusersAreMale: Ha, Gotham's ladies have plenty of fight in them. Let me tell you, [[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/2/27775/672000-welldeserved.png Harley has a mean right...]]

* AppliedPhlebotinum: My [[{{Series/Batman}} Surfing Experience & Ability Transferometer & Vigor Reverser]]. Made me great at catching waves, but Batty Belfry, Robbie the Birdbrain, and Bat-Bitch didn't like it. What did they find so cool about Skippy-boy that I didn't have, anyway?

* {{Back from the Dead}}: Even if you [[BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker actually manage to see me die!]]
* BadassBookworm: Gotta keep my brain as sharp as my knives! {{Ayn Rand}} [[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/2/27775/633750-femmest_looking.png helps me with that.]]
* {{Badass in Distress}}: Would you believe I once rescued [[{{Batman}} the old bat]]? But hey, what fun would it be without him around?

* {{BANG Flag Gun}}: Gotcha! Ah, that one never gets old... though there ''was'' [[BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker that one time it wasn't funny at all.]]

* {{Beware the Silly Ones}}: Especially if the silly one in question happens to be me. [[TheStarscream You try to cross me,]] and, well... let's just say [[XRaySparks my joy buzzer]] is [[ManOnFire gonna set off the sprinklers.]]

* {{Breaking the Fourth Wall}}: If you're only just figuring it out... well, let's just say you're no Batman.

* BreakTheBadass: My actions have done this to toughest of heroes. And of course, if the chips are down low enough and even I stop laughing... It's [[RedSkyTakeWarning a sign]] [[CrisisCrossover we're all]] [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt in trouble]]...

* TheChessmaster: [[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/9506/249502-103614-joker_super.jpg To the point that you'd think I'd move onto checkers already.]]

* CrazyPrepared: You think old Bats always has a contingency plan for each and every occasion? Trust me, I got him beat in that little competition.

* {{Dartboard of Hate}}: That poster of Bats was really too good for me -- the animated me -- to resist! And I was pretty upset in that series...

* [[spoiler: DeadSidekick]]: If I weren't playing pest control, Gotham would have more bats than people. [[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/2/27775/635819-robins.png And it's my favorite job.]]

* {{Deal with the Devil}}: Ah, [[TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks the nineties.]] While other villain-y sorts wasted their souls on dumb stuff like [[PhysicalGod arcane power]] or [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney craploads of green,]] I put what little I had to good use: [[spoiler: [[SmokingIsCool a box of Cubans.]]]] Oh, ya shoulda seen ol' Neron's face.
* DeathIsCheap: So cheap that I'm fairly sure it's on sale whenever I come around.

* {{Depending on the Artist}}: Some artists, like Neal Adams and Jim Aparo, give me a long pointed chin, while others, such as Marshall Rogers, gave me a square one. I'm sometimes lean and mean, while other times I'm of average build. Some depict my [[SlasherSmile lovely smile]] as being [[FrozenFace stuck on my face]], while others have me capable of showing... other emotions. Gotta admit, having the grin cut into my mouth so I can make two expressions at once, that worked out decently enough.
* {{Depending on the Writer}}: So tell me. Am I a harmless prankster, a homicidal maniac, a hostage to momentary whims, or a chessmaster capable of constructing elaborate plans? All these and more, at various times. (The current official theory is that I'm so mentally unstable my brain turns right over every now and again, and I become insane in a whole new way. That GrantMorrison, what a kidder.)
* DiabolicalMastermind: No joke. [[ObfuscatingStupidity Just because I'm kooky doesn't mean I'm not a genius]].

* DoNotTauntCthulhu: Imagine how boring a battle with Superman would be if I didn't let him know I kidnapped that Lois woman.

* DropTheHammer: I'm no [[ThemightyThor thunder god]] but someone taught Harley how to swing a hammer!
* DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans: A world without rules, baby!

* ElectricJoybuzzer: It sure left a shocking impression on [[{{Film/Batman}} Antoine.]] But remember kids, always exercise caution when using these things, or you might, oh I don't know -- [[WesternAnimation/TheBatman fall into a waterfall and electrocute yourself to death]], say? But that'd just be ''crazy''.
* ElectricTorture: Making people glow like Christmas trees is a wonderful use of electricity. [[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/2/27775/635810-electroshock_therapy.png Ain't that right, Bats?]]

* EvilFeelsGood: Does it ever!

* {{Evil Has a Bad Sense of Humor}}: Aw, come on! I've got a '''great''' sense of humor! It's not my fault if not everyone can appreciate it!

* EvilIsOneBigHappyFamily: [[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/2/27775/633524-madlove2.jpg It certainly is]]. We got even happier when we decided to have a kid.

* FacePalm: Batman has probably dodged thousands of bullets fired by my {{mooks}} over the years. My reaction is usually something like [[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/5/58458/1116060-joker_facepalm.jpg this.]]

* FlyingSaucer: I had one, [[{{Series/Batman}} once]].

* {{For the Evulz}}: What better reason could there possibly be?

* FriendToAllChildren: [[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/2/27775/633755-laughing_choir.png Just look at their joyous expressions!]]

* HannibalLecture: They named this gag after ''Hannibal''?! I appreciate a good bit of wordplay as much as the next homicidal maniac, but the old purple people eater has nothing on me! I don't recall Clarice Starling ever [[MadLove dressing up like a clown and busting him out of jail]] (which would make him the lucky one...).

*** And no, of course I wasn't afraid he'd pull the trigger. I'm crazy, not stupid. Didn't you notice -- I offed that cop with a silenced automatic, but had Harvey hold a revolver to my head? One loaded, one not, different so I could remember which was which. In fact you should have seen the look on his face when that coin came up tails, he pulled the trigger, and I kept on grinning.

** Cesar Romero in ''{{Series/Batman}}'' (60's) (would it have killed him to get rid of that damn 'stache?)
** JackNicholson in ''{{Film/Batman}}'' (1989) ([[TheShining heeeeere's Johnny!]])

** Larry Storch in ''Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder'' (and ''ScoobyDoo''. No, really).
** Lennie Weinrib in ''TheNewAdventuresOfBatman''.

** JohnDimaggio in ''{{Batman Under the Red Hood}}''.

* HorrifyingTheHorror: The Trickster said it best: [[http://cdn.mos.totalfilm.com/images/p/peer-review-630-75.jpg "When super-villains want to scare each other, they tell Joker stories"]].

* HumansAreBastards: Oh, we certainly are. [[http://www.myconfinedspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/joker-finally-killed-batman.jpg I like to think I'm the best in that category]].

* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Apparently, this is the only reason Bats hasn't put me down. In some cases, I'm actively [[DeathSeeker trying to get him to]], either to show him we aren't so different or as the ultimate revenge.

* {{Ignore the Fanservice}}: Honestly, I have more important things on my mind than "revving up my Harley", as she calls it. [[spoiler: ''[[BatmanArkhamCity Most]]'' of the time...]]

* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Not me personally but I'd wager [[MarkHamill my animated version's voice actor]] isn't the only {{Star Wars}} character in [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Batman: TAS]]. Would it really surprise you if my goons were the {{mooks}} in white?

* ImprobableAimingSkills: My aim should be this good after all these years of using Gotham's people as practice. Need an example? Fine! Remember that [[BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm one animated movie]] that's criminally underrated? In it I unload an entire magazine from a Tommy Gun at those singing robots, all of them being headshots which blast off the heads of all 4 robots. The camera reveals me to be the shooter and [[FiringOneHanded my left hand was in my pocket the whole time]].

* ImprovisedWeapon: You may want to be on your guard if I ask you to pass the remote.

* {{In Love with Your Carnage}}: But he's sooo magnificent when he ''loses it''... Especially when he loses it on me. Ahh, but dear Bats is in deep denial.

* InsultBackfire: People say that I'm a sick, depraved, twisted, perverted, evil psychopath. I say "Thank You."

* {{Jetpack}}: Honestly, Batman can ruin anything if given the chance. [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_msb7eQA-RFY/ScBTtFH___I/AAAAAAAAA58/5v4kXQMSW_M/s1600-h/batman-mask-of-the-phantasm-bats-vs-joker.jpg Even if you're a regular guy looking to fly]].

** Heck, even that time in the Tooniverse they [[BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker did get rid of me]], they had to do it twice over just to be sure. Although that other time, when the state [[TheDarkKnightTrilogy put me to death]] for my crimes before ''TheDarkKnightRises'', they didn't need to make doubly sure I was dead--and it's that damn HeathLedger's fault for [[ActorExistenceFailure dying on me]] before ''TheDarkKnight'' was even released!

* KickTheDog: A robot dog at that.

* KnifeNut: [[{{TheDarkKnight}} You know why I like knives? Guns are too quick. You can't savor all the little emotions.]] You'd be surprised at what people reveal at their last moments.

* KryptoniteFactor: Sometimes I bump into Superman and have to remind him what dirt tastes like. Honestly, the only thing to be defeated by a rock more than Supes is those unfortunate [[RockPaperScissors pair of scissors]].

* LaughingMad: [[{{Film/Batman}} Haven't you ever heard of the healing power of laughter?]]
* {{Lean and Mean}}: Don't hate me because I'm beautiful, folks! [[hottip:*:There's so many better reasons...]] Yes, it seems [[DependingOnTheArtist whenever I'm not]] some boxy-suited musclehead, I'm cursed with [[NoodlePeople the physique of a stringbean.]] Ooh, I'm not complaining, mind you -- [[MusclesAreMeaningless I gots me enough vim and vigor]] to [[WaifFu go toe-to-toe with Tall, Dark and Gruesome any time I please!]] ([[ScaryScarecrows Craney-boy,]] however... now ''he's'' got a problem.)

* LoveMakesYouEvil: Maybe. Maybe I did all this because I lost my beloved wife as part of my One Bad Day. Maybe I didn't. [[MultipleChoicePast Hey, wanna know how I got these scars?]] Then again, I've lied so much about my past. The way Batman tells it in ''Confidential'', I never had a wife and it was the allure of Bats himself that drove me over the edge.
* {{MacGyvering}}: Did I ever tell you about the time I mixed Joker Venom outta stuff in a janitor's closet at Arkham? [[http://pics.livejournal.com/lovedatjoker/pic/00032h43 Or why they won't let me have a remote for the TV anymore?]]
* MadArtist: Like [[JackNicholson Jacky-boy]] said in [[{{Film/Batman}} the movie]], I make art until someone ''dies.''

* {{Man of Wealth and Taste}}: Though sometimes I skip the wealth part. The good things in life? Bombs, guns, all that? They're ''cheap''. Though I do ''love'' my [[ImpossiblyCoolClothes threads]], I'll give you that much.

* MoneyToBurn: [[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/1/17577/445026-cash_to_burn.jpg Literally.]]
* MonsterClown: One could argue that I'm the prime example of this trope, mentally and physically.

* NotSoDifferent: Batsy and I are two peas in a pod, and I keep trying to show him that. His response is [[ShutUpHannibal predictable]].

* {{The Only One Allowed to Defeat You}}: The Bat is ''mine''. Capiche? And yes, I ''have'' enforced that. Violently.

*** I've even heard tell that [[SpaceIsAnOcean off in the glittering cosmos,]] [[TheMultiverse on Earth-Eleventy-Whatever]], I led [[NightOfTheLivingMooks a whole army of Dracs,]] even though I [[BadassNormal never got switched!]] Of course, the poor fella's [[DeaderThanDead dead as disco now]], buuuut... he ''was'' [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath bumped off]] [[ThouShaltNotKill by Bat-Fink,]] so [[HeWhoFightsMonsters points for effort!]]

* {{Pet the Dog}}: Alright, alright! There have been occasions ('''very''' infrequent occasions) where I might throw ol' Batsy a bone (shut ''[[AccidentalInnuendo up]]'') and played nice. But ''keep your fat mouth'' '''SHUT''' ''about it!'' [[CardCarryingVillain I have a reputation to maintain!]]
* PieInTheFace: Batman's favorite present had to be the pie I gave him in the Christmas episode of the animated series.
* {{Pirate}}: The actual pirate, not those illegal downloading kinds. And in my expert opinion, [[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/3/37320/800288-519px_laughing_man_01.jpg I looked damn good.]]
* PistolWhipping: Guns aren't too quick in this case, Heathy boy. I'm indiscriminate when beating someone with a gun, [[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/9506/303068-199581-joker.jpg even if it's my dear Harley.]]
* {{Poke the Poodle}}: I'm not above [[http://superdickery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=815:the-joker-steals-some-kids-report-card-seriously&catid=30:frames-and-panels-index&Itemid=34 stealing a kid's report card]] when I'm feeling down. Just as long as it makes someone ''else'' feel worse.

* PoliceAreUseless: Unless the officers have the last name Gordon.
* PrimaDonnaDirector: I still think the movie [[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/2/27775/635816-long_hair.png "The Death of Batman"]] would be a smashing hit.

* {{Purple Is the New Black}}: And how! Honestly, can you imagine me dressed in any other color?
** But I'll admit, Batsy manages to pull off black very well. How the [[JusticeLeagueOfAmerica other guys]] allow themselves to be seen in public like that I'll never understand.
* {{Put the Laughter in Slaughter}}: Deary me! Is this a TropeNamer I [[RhymesOnADime see]]? Also, my dear little Harley says [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries I put the "fun" back in funeral]].

* RedBaron: Ooh, it seems my reputation precedes me! Let's see here... I've been called [[PunBasedTitle The Clown Prince of Crime,]] [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal The Harlequin of Hate,]] [[LeanAndMean The Thin White Duke of Death,]] [[OverlyLongGag The Ace of Knaves,]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Maurice]][[SteveMillerBand ...]]
* RemovedFromThePicture: It would be interesting to know exactly how many times I've [[DeathIsCheap "died"]] over the years.

* RoboticSpouse: [[http://i.ytimg.com/vi/8UyIAxpeXAM/0.jpg Honey I'm home!]]

* SanitySlippage: Depending on which story you believe, a slip is what caused my sanity slippage.

* SmugSmiler: Mostly around Bats and Jimmy. [[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/2/27775/635814-fearless_super.png Especially Jimmy]].

* SuicideByCop: Case in point. During the [[CrisisCrossover Last Laugh]] storyline {{Nightwing}} (Robin #1 for those keeping score) did me in. However Batsy ruined the fun bringing me back because he didn't want his [[HoYay boyfri]]-I mean ex sidekick to be a murderer. Still, wished I’d filmed it though.

* {{Too Kinky to Torture}}: But you're welcome to try...

* VillainousBreakdown: I admit it. Even the greatest among us can't keep from going a little ''crazier'' from time to time. My most notable one was probably when [[BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker Bat Fake]] mocked me. But can you blame me? Ol' Bruce never said [[Quotes/HannibalLecture anything like what that punk said!]]

* VillainousHarlequin: Less serious works like ''{{Series/Batman}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold}}'' depict me like this. Just so long as I have a smile on my face! Well, that and whats-her-name.

* {{Would Hit a Girl}}: And with a smile, kiddies! [[DomesticAbuse Just ask dear ol' Harl if ya don't believe me.]]

* [=~You're Insane!~=]: [[InsultBackfire Ain't it glorious?]]

* OneWingedAngel: Not really my thing, [[BatmanArkhamAsylum but]]...

** I'm not above playing dress-up as one either. [[{{Justice}} Especially when my fellow villains don't invite me to their party.]]

* {{Gonk}}: [[ImplausibleDeniability Why, whatever are you talking about, kiddies?]] Sure, [[EvillyAffable your ol' Uncle J.]] might be a little... [[NightmareFace spooky-lookin']], but can't he be [[UglyCute considered handsome]] in [[PerverseSexualLust a sort of unconventional way?]]... '''[[CuteAndPsycho ALRIGHT, FINE!]]''' '''[[AxCrazy YOU WIN! HAPPY?]]''' Admittedly, my looks do tend to [[DependingOnTheArtist vary somewhat]], but you know what? At least I'm ''still'' more [[BuffySpeak handsome-y]] than Bat-Brain! (Now, if I could just get my mitts on [[BeyondTheImpossible Sam Kieth]]...)

* AGodAmI: There have been a few occasions where I became an omnipowerful force to be reckoned with, most recently in the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold's'' version of ''Emperor Joker''. [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel You boys shoulda seen the original]]... [[DespairEventHorizon I managed to break the Bat's spirit]], and ''reduce his soul to mere confetti scraps!'' How he managed to [[UnexplainedRecovery get better]] is still the most fascinating mystery...

** [[BatmanRIP Breaking news,]] [[IncrediblyLamePun this just grin!]] [[DepopulationBomb Deadly clouds of Joker Toxin]] [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt spread across six continents!]] [[AMillionIsAStatistic Billions die]] [[{{Gorn}} in horrendous agony!]] [[ApocalypticLog Wife's guts]], [[MadnessMantra wife's guts]], [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel wife's guts,]] [[FourIsDeath WIFE'S GUTS!!!]]....[[WorstNewsJudgmentEver and]] [[LocalAngle now,]] [[WeatherReport here's Chuck with the weather.]] [[MoodWhiplash How's it look out there, Chuck?]]

** [[BlazBlue Hazama/Yuuki Terumi]]. Well, he usually doesn’t look too overtly [[BuffySpeak clowny]], but when he [[http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc13/yashanyu1/ysosrs.png feels like wearing something stylish]], and then there's [[CompleteMonster his mannerisms, hoo boy...]] And he even quotes ME! It's... it's all too much... [[SandInMyEyes I've got something in my eye…]] [[spoiler: [[EyeScream So do you, actually.]] [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel SPLURK!]]]]

** 'Eck, kiddos! I even heard of these two weirdoes who [[{{Persona2}} blatantly copied my name!]] [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel They're good...]] not that will save 'em from a [[ColdBloodedTorture little personal visit.]] ([[CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon Maybe I'll bring the cheese grater this time!]])
** Those {{Marvel}} guys had the [[InherentlyFunnyWords cojones]] to come out with an idea that's too twisted even for me! I mean, [[{{Nemesis}} blending me with ol' Battyman?]] Seriously? The scary thing is, [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel it works!]]

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: [[WesternAnimation/TheBatman I decided to give the whole bloodsucker routine a shot.]] [[NightmareFuel Reviews were good.]] ''[[HighOctaneNightmareFuel Real]]'' [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel good]].

** [[http://www.comicbookresources.com/assets/images/covers/1311764499_cvr.jpg Detective Comics #880]] shows what I look like when I'm [[NightmareFuel high off my own joker gas.]]

* UglyGuyHotWife: [[BlatantLies Totally, totally inverted.]] Most people can't understand why a [[LeanAndMean burly]] [[NightmareFuel hunk]] [[SlasherSmile like]] [[FrozenFace myself]] hangs out with [[MostCommonSuperpower plain]] [[HartmanHips little]] [[HelloNurse Harley]]. [[SarcasmMode Guess I'm just a nice guy.]]

* DiabolicalMastermind: No joke. [[ObfuscatingStupidity Just because I'm kooky doesn't mean I'm not a genius]]. Although, YourMilageMayVary on how smart each of my incarnations is.

* AGodAmI: There have been a few occasions where I became an omnipowerful force to be reckoned with, most recently in the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold's'' version of ''Emperor Joker''. [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel You boys shoulda seen the original]]... [[DespairEventHorizon I managed to break the Bat's spirit]], and ''reduce his soul to mere confetti scraps!'' How he managed to [[IGotBetter get better]] is still the most fascinating mystery...

* {{Have a Gay Old Time}}: [[http://dialbforblog.com/archives/136/ Laugh at MY boner, will you?!]]
* [=~Hey, It's That Guy!~=] / [=~Hey, It's That Voice!~=]: Here's a quick list, just for you. [[FoeYay 'Cause I like ya a]] ''[[FoeYay lot]]''. ([[WebOriginal/TheAngryVideoGameNerd Now don't take that TOO serious...]])

Ahh, that was fun, but I really should be going. I'm late for Battyman's funeral. Wish you could come, but this jet pack only holds one! [[BorrowedCatchPhrase Up, up... and AWAAAAAAAAYYYYY]][[EvilLaugh AHAHAHAHAHAAAA!]]

* GroinAttack: It may not be as fatal as a stab or gunshot but it works, doesn't it? Even {{Aquaman}} knows I can deliver a good kick to the valuables [[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/3/37320/800310-joker_vs_aquaman_01.jpg when given the chance.]]

* [=~Hey, It's That Guy!~=] / [=~Hey, It's That Voice!~=]: Here's a quick list, just for you. [[FoeYay 'Cause I like ya a]] ''[[FoeYay lot]]''. ([[TheAngryVideoGameNerd Now don't take that TOO serious...]])

* AGodAmI: There have been a few occasions where I became an omnipowerful force to be reckoned with, most recently in the ''BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold's'' version of ''Emperor Joker''. [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel You boys shoulda seen the original]]... [[DespairEventHorizon I managed to break the Bat's spirit]], and ''reduce his soul to mere confetti scraps!'' How he managed to [[IGotBetter get better]] is still the most fascinating mystery...

* VillainousHarlequin: Less serious works like ''{{Series/Batman}}'' and ''{{BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold}}'' depict me like this. Just so long as I have a smile on my face! Well, that and whats-her-name.
* VillainSong: I finally had one in ''BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold's'' adaptation of ''Emperor Joker'' called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iuvvxll_sxc "Where's the Fun in That?"]]

* [[YourXIsBroken I Kill The Bus Driver]]: Oh, did I fail to mention that part of the plan? So sorry. {{NOT}}!

* {{Krypto the Superdog}}

* XanatosBackfire: Maybe I should've checked whether or not my attempt to force Batman into his greatest boner was foolproof enough to not wind up becoming a VizziniGambit. For starters, I should've sent Bats and his sidekick into the Atlantic via plane, and not England like I wound up doing. But I certainly didn't count on Bats tracking the signal to my hideout!

* MoralityPet: [[GenkiGirl Dear little]] [[PerkyFemaleMinion Harley]] really has [[MoralityChain mellowed me out]], don't you think? [[TheCutie Sweet kid]]... makes a fella consider giving up [[KavorkaMan all the wild oats]] [[GrowOldWithMe and settling down...]]... (Maybe I should ask ol' Eddie Nygma - [[RecycledPremise he seems to have this problem a]] ''[[SevenYearRule lot...]]'')

* {{Lean and Mean}}: Don't hate me because I'm beautiful, folks! [[hottip:*:There's so many better reasons...]] Yes, it seems [[DependingOnTheArtist whenever I'm not]] [[TopHeavyGuy some boxy-suited musclehead]], I'm cursed with [[NoodlePeople the physique of a stringbean.]] Ooh, I'm not complaining, mind you -- [[MusclesAreMeaningless I gots me enough vim and vigor]] to [[WaifFu go toe-to-toe with Tall, Dark and Gruesome any time I please!]] ([[ScaryScarecrows Craney-boy,]] however... now ''he's'' got a problem.)

** There's also that [[TheBigO Alan Gabriel]] fellow, who's me with a [[ThisIsADrill drill hand]]!