History ComicBook / BatmanWhiteKnight

* AdaptationalHeroism: The Joker. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer No Really.]] While not much of the Jack's past is shown, this version of the joker is far less malevolent than his mainstream counter-part. Even before the HeelFaceTurn, this joker didn't seem to focus on using death as a cruel punch line and was more focused on being the [[LovableRogue Clown Prince of Crime]] than a NightmareClown. Before he became the Joker, Jack was just a country kid looking to make it in the big city. He became disillusioned by how it wasn't as exciting or wonderful as he thought is was. He tried to be a comedian but that didn't work so he put on makeup and turned to crime. Not long after, Batman showed up and made the whole thing a grand adventure. While the Mainstream Joker sees Batman as part of his act and seeing him as a WorthyOpponent, Jack was more like a LoonyFan of Batman's and saw being the joker as a way to get close to Batman. What really demonstrates how less horrible this Version of the Joker was is the fact that the police have very little evidence of serious crimes (like a room full of corpses with smiles on them) on this Joker (mainstream joker has a body-count in the triple digits so there's no way there wouldn't be evidence on him), Gordon stated that Jack never assaulted the other patients or staff while in Arkham (mainstream Joker casues other prisoners to go insane and kill THEMSELVES never-mind what he does to them), and it was when Harley Quinn suspected that the Joker killed Jason Todd that she left him (if that was enough to make her leave, then odds are he didn't kill anyone or rarely killed anyone before). Lastly, Harley states that "Your a narssist that suffers from Dysthemia and a Schizoid personality disorder. Likely made worse by a chemical imbalance, which is why the medication is working" while the mainstream Joker is a PsychopathicManchild that kills on a whim and [[TheSadist love the sound of people screaming in terror.]] Seriously, this version of the Joker seams saintly compaired to the [[CompleteMonster mainstream version.]]

* AdaptationalHeroism: The Joker. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer No Really.]] While not much of the Jack's past is shown, this version of the joker is far less malevolent than his mainstream counter-part. Even before the HeelFaceTurn, this joker didn't seem to focus on using death as a cruel punch line and was more focused on being the [[LovableRogue Clown Prince of Crime]] than a NightmareClown. Before he became the Joker, Jack was just a country kid looking to make it in the big city. He became disillusioned by how it wasn't as exciting or wonderful as he thought is was. He tried to be a comedian but that didn't work so he put on makeup and turned to crime. Not long after, Batman showed up and made the whole thing a grand adventure. While the Mainstream Joker sees Batman as part of his act and seeing him as a WorthyOpponent, Jack was more like a LoonyFan of Batman's and saw being the joker as a way to get close to Batman. What really demonstrates how less horrible this Version of the Joker was is the fact that the police have very little evidence of serious crimes (like a room full of corpses with smiles on them) on this Joker (mainstream joker has a body-count in the triple digits so there's no way there wouldn't be evidence on him), Gordon stated that Jack never assaulted the other patients or staff while in Arkham (mainstream Joker casues other prisoners to go insane and kill THEMSELVES never-mind what he does to them), and it was when Harley Quinn suspected that the Joker killed Jason Todd that she left him (if that was enough to make her leave, then odds are he didn't kill anyone or rarely killed anyone before). Lastly, Harley states that "Your a narssist that suffers from Dysthemia and a Schizoid personality disorder. Likely made worse by a chemical imbalance, which is why the medication is working" while the mainstream Joker is a complete [[Thesociopath sociopath]] that kills on a whim and [[TheSadist love the sound of people screaming in terror.]]

* [[SheCleansUpNicely HeCleansUpNicely]]: Jack Napier looks every bit the part of a dapper gentleman, particularly striking compared to the disheveled Joker. Harley also looks like a radically different person merely by adjusting her personality and donning a prim and proper dress.

* TakeThat: The comic shows one on the modern take on Harley Quinn.

** There are multiple references to WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries in the scene where Jack Napier visits the local BaldGuyBar.

->''"I love Gotham, and it's time I paid her back for the debt owed by the Joker. The city deserved better than you, better than the Joker and better than the Dark Knight. So I'm going to be her'' White Knight.''"''

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: In a story about PoliceBrutality, Joker cries that he [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Eric_Garner can't breath]] while being beaten by Batman.

* DoubleStandard: Bullock invokes this on Gordon for giving Batman a free pass in regards to the latter's brutal confrontation with the Joker, saying that if a policeman did displayed similar behavior, the commissioner would have charged him/her with assault.

* HellBentForLeather: This version of Nightwing wears a leather jacket to compliment his status as a BadassBiker.

* {{Deconstruction}}: During their climactic fight, the Joker claims that Batman's vigilantism is less about justice and more about control, and adds that it's the Dark Knight's way of salvaging what's left of his soul.

* SharpDressedMan: Jack Napier's sanity allows him to dress much more stylishly as opposed to the garishly dressed and messy haired Joker.

* SharpDressedMan: Jack Napier's sanity allows him to dress much more stylishly as opposed to the purple-colored, and messy haired Joker.

* EscapeArtist: During the GCPD's meeting with Napier, the latter escapes his cuffs during their conversation, and shows his free hands by resting them on the nearby table as he threatens to file suit against the GCPD. This trope also serves to indicate that even the police won't stand a chance against the cured Joker.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Everyone present, including the openly hostile Harvey Bullock, is appalled when Batman [[ItMakesSenseInContext force feeds the Joker a tremendous amount of pills]] to the point he can't breathe.

* RuleOfSymbolism: During his meeting with the GCPD, the cured Joker breaks free of his cuffs, and the following panel where he rests his arms on the table in front of him as he tears down Batman and the police force piece by piece makes it clear that Jack Napier has the upper hand.

** After Batman assaulted the Joker, a media pundit expresses disbbelief that he would witness people openly defending someone like the Joker.

* DoubleStandard: Bullock invokes this on Gordon for giving Batman a free pass when he confronted the Joker, but if a policeman did it, the commissioner would have charged him/her with assault.

* TheAtoner: Jack Napier wants to make up for his past as the Joker by becoming Gotham's white Knight.

* PaperThinDisguise: Contrary the her more common designs, this Batgirl ditches the cowl and is content with a DominoMask and a pair of bat ears.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Everyone present, including the openly hostile Harvey Bullock, is appalled when Batman [[ItMakesSenseInContest force feeds the Joker a tremendous amount of pills]] to the point he can't breathe.

* NamedInTheAdaptation: The Joker is rarely given a full real name because of his MultipleChoicePast. This incarnation's real name is Jack Napier, marking the first time the full name has been used in comics outside of adaptations to the [[Batman1989 1989 film]].

* WhatTheHellHero: During the car chase, Batgirl calls Batman out on his increasingly dangerous driving, from jumping over a raised bridge to driving the rooftops of houses where people live in.

* {{Deconstruction}}: During their climactic fight, the Joker claims that Batman's vigilantism is less about justice and more about control, and adds that it's the Dark Knights way of salvaging what's left of his soul.
* HellBentForLeather: This version of Nightwing wears a leatherjacket.

Written and drawn by Sean Murphy, ''Batman: White Knight'' is an eight-issue miniseries running from october 2017, focusing on the redemption of Jack Napier and the struggles of [[Franchise/{{Batman}} the eponymous Dark Knight]].

* BeautyEqualsGoodness: When cured, Jack Napier ditchest the childish clothes he wore in the beginning and dons much more stylish clothing and combs his now brown hair. The colors associated with being a SecondaryColorNemesis are also downplayed, limiting them to his neckties.

* SharpDressedMan: Jack Napier's sanity allows him to dress much more stylishly as opposed to the purple-colored, and messyhaired Joker.