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** ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': [[Characters/GravityFallsBillCipher Bill Cipher]] is a nigh-invincible EldritchAbomination who planned to make the universe itself the ultimate rave party, not caring that his reckless actions could result in the destruction of reality. Bill advocates chaos over order, has a disturbing sense of humor, and loves messing with the minds of his pawns. He also has a MysteriousPast and occasionally espouses StrawNihilist views.

* Music/{{Prince}}'s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zqaTU5bGx8 Partyman]]" music video features the titular character crashing into a ballroom and whipping a wild party. He pours an unidentified alcoholic substance from his bottle into a tank where many guests drink out of, and plays a lot of comedic yet mean spirited pranks such as exploding cigars and a banana labeled "Psyche". At the end of the party, all the guests drop dead because it turns out his bottle contains poison and Partyman simply gives out an EvilLaugh when the police arrive. Partyman is dressed up like the Joker, though only half of his face is covered with clown makeup. Unsurprisingly, the whole song is based off of Prince's talk with Creator/JackNicolson during the production of ''Film/{{Batman|1989}}''.

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'': Zagi, the assassin from the Leviathan's Claw guild sent to murder Flynn Scifio only to run into Yuri Lowell and Estelle, fits the part of the Clown Prince of Crime well due to his tendency to survive near deaths, has a psychotic obsession with Yuri, which really starts to show after their second fight, [[BloodKnight loves to kill because of his blade aching and blastia demanding nourishment]], has a MysteriousPast as one of [[spoiler:Full Moon Children]], laughs like crazy whenever he appears and/or unleashes various skills like Shining Blastia Field during his boss fights, and by the time of their last fight at the [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon Tower of Tarqaron]], has literally become batshit insane with a disheveled appearance while mocking the party about the world’s near end. Ironically, the person who voiced him, [[Creator/RogerCraigSmith Roger Craig Smith]], would go on to voice Batman in ''[[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins Arkham Origins]]'', while [[Creator/TroyBaker Troy Baker]] would voice the Joker. In addition, he also bonds with [[VideoGame/MegaManX Vile]] during the events of ''[[VideoGame/ProjectXZone Project X Zone 2]]''.

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'': Zagi, the assassin from the Leviathan's Claw guild sent to murder Flynn Scifio only to run into Yuri Lowell and Estelle, fits the part of the Clown Prince of Crime well due to his tendency to survive near deaths, has a psychotic obsession with Yuri, which really starts to show after their second fight, [[BloodKnight loves to kill because of his blade aching and blastia demanding nourishment]], laughs like crazy whenever he appears and/or unleashes various skills like Shining Blastia Field during his boss fights, and by the time of their last fight at the [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon Tower of Tarqaron]], has literally become batshit insane with a disheveled appearance while mocking the party about the world’s near end. Ironically, the person who voiced him, [[Creator/RogerCraigSmith Roger Craig Smith]], would go on to voice Batman in ''[[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins Arkham Origins]]'', while [[Creator/TroyBaker Troy Baker]] would voice the Joker. In addition, he also bonds with [[VideoGame/MegaManX Vile]] during the events of ''[[VideoGame/ProjectXZone Project X Zone 2]]''.

* ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}: The following characters may not have the MonsterClown aspect, but checked some of the notable boxes:

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lpq3nznQ3mA The music video]] for the Keith Murray and Music/LLCoolJ song "Incredible" features LL Cool J as a Last Laugher, a gangster with a Joker-esque perpetual, purple-lipped grin on his bizarrely yellow face.

** The fan-setting ''A World Less Magical''/''The World in the Aftermath'' has Jack, an villain who has his origin during Darkwing's equivalent of "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate", when a tall mob boss, his sadistic, facially-scarred lieutanant, and a gaunt genius chemist who was their inside man at the plant went through a portal to a hell dimension, and ''someone'' came back who was tall, gaunt and had facial scars. His [[TwoBeingsOneBody Three Beings, One Body]] nature means that Jack has an extemely chaotic MO: sometimes he's a ruthless gangster, sometimes he's a gun-for-hire with a grudge against Darkwing, sometimes he's a chemically brilliant MadScientist. And sometimes he's a ritualistic serial killer, which doesn't fit any of the ''known'' personalities. Also, the three criminals who formed him are all named after creators who helped define the Joker: [[Creator/DennisONeill O'Neill]], [[Creator/BrianAzzarello Azarello]], and [[Creator/AlanMoore Moore]].

* The premise of ''ComicBook/{{Oxymoron}}'' was deliberately done as "what if there was a Joker, but no Batman?". The original appearance of the character in ''ComicBook/TheRedTen'' presents Oxymoron as the archenemy of Batman expy Red, but she plays no part whatsoever in this OriginsIssue. The titular Oxymoron is a psychopathic killer with a rictus grin, his costume a white ski-mask and a white suit and red tie. His goal is to [[BlackAndWhiteInsanity kill all]] [[{{Hypocrite}} Hypocrites]] and contradictions everywhere, but with the various logical hurdles he goes to to accuse his victims of such, it is very likely this is just an excuse to murder indiscriminately. Like various incarnations of the Joker, he also winds up [[JackTheRipoff inspiring a legion of copy-cats]].

** [[Characters/MarvelComicsCarnage Carnage]], introduced as an even more EvilCounterpart to [[Characters/MarvelComicsVenom Venom]], was inspired by the Joker. While lacking the MonsterClown guise, he shares the Harlequin of Hate's absolute love of murder, being completely AxCrazy and unstable even compared to [[Characters/MarvelComicsPeterParker Spider-Man]]'s other rogues, and acts as [[ChaosIsEvil an agent of chaos]] who finds morality and the civilized world to be a lie. When he met the Joker in a crossover they initially got along, before having a falling out over style and artistry in murder.

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
** While he's not AxCrazy, [[BrokenAce Sosuke Aizen]] is a nihilistic sociopath with a MysteriousPast who believes that morality and empathy are entirely without purpose. His signature color appears to be [[PurpleIsPowerful purple]]. He enjoys getting under the skin of his enemies with mind games and questioning their resolve. While he usually prefers to stick to the plan, Aizen will never pass up an opportunity to engage in [[ForTheEvulz pointless sadism]] if he feels he can get away with it. After he fuses with the Hogyoku, he becomes [[JokerImmunity damn near unkillable]] and is one of the only villains to survive the whole series without making a HeelFaceTurn of any sort.
** [[MadDoctor Mayuri Kurotsuchi]] fits the mold even more closely, with his painted face and unnerving grin. He also has other traits in common with the Joker, such as [[MasterPoisoner incredible skill with chemical weapons]] and a beautiful female subordinate who's utterly devoted to him (albeit via family bonds rather than romantic attachment).

** ComicBook/{{Carnage}}, introduced as an even more EvilCounterpart to ComicBook/{{Venom}}, was inspired by the Joker. While lacking the MonsterClown guise, he shares the Harlequin of Hate's absolute love of murder, being completely AxCrazy and unstable even compared to ComicBook/SpiderMan's other rogues, and acts as [[ChaosIsEvil an agent of chaos]] who finds morality and the civilized world to be a lie. When he met the Joker in a crossover they initially got along, before having a falling out over style and artistry in murder.
** [[Characters/MarvelComicsNormanOsborn Norman Osborn/the Green Goblin]] is an interesting case, as his civilian identity -- a psychopathic genius industrialist and CorruptCorporateExecutive with a grudge against a particular superhero -- is more of an AlternateCompanyEquivalent to [[Characters/SupermanLexLuthor Lex Luthor]]. As the Green Goblin, however, he is an AxCrazy wisecracking MadBomber with a green and purple color scheme and EvilLaugh. Even out of costume, Norman is willing to kill his subordinates' loved ones and families in horrific, twisted ways, while also bearing a deep, burning obsession with [[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker Spider-Man]] -- desiring to torment him and his own loved ones as much as possible just ForTheEvulz. He even routinely abuses his son Harry, who he even tried to get killed to boost his popularity ratings out of sympathy. In ''ComicBook/HeroesReborn2021'', he specifically takes the role of Joker in the pseudo-DC version of the Marvel Universe. Unsurprisingly the majority of official Marvel/DC {{crossover}} art has the Joker and Goblin squaring (and grinning) off at each other, just see the {{Supervillain}} page picture.

* ''VideoGame/MarvelsSpiderman2'' has The Flame, aka, [[spoiler:"[[Characters/MarvelComicsCletusKasady Cletus Kasady]]"]]. Let's see: a {{sadist}}ic, monstrous, [[ChaosIsEvil chaotic]], charismatic, and eccentric [[AxCrazy psychopath]] [[TheSociopath who completely lacks any form of morality, empathy, or remorse]]. He is also an [[ManipulativeBastard exceptional manipulator]] who takes pleasure in brainwashing individuals with weak consciences, leading them to commit acts of violence as well. Finally, he is also perfectly willing to kill his own henchmen or engage in acts of destruction and terrorism, such as blowing up a hospital. Are we talking about [[spoiler:Cletus Kasady]] or [[Film/TheDarkKnight Heath Ledger's Joker]]?

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePerilsOfPenelopePitstop'' has an early, [[UnbuiltTrope unbuilt]] example with the Hooded Claw. A sharply-dressed criminal with a predominant purple and green color scheme, who laughs a lot and takes sadistic glee in attempting to kill the eponymous Penelope with elaborate death traps.

* The ''Justice Friends'' segment of ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' featured a villain called the [[GoingPostal Disgruntled Postman]], who resembled the Joker dressed like a postal worker and was just as crazy as the Clown Prince of Crime himself.

** The Creeper in ''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries The New Batman Adventures]]'' was originally Jack Ryder, a news anchorman who tries doing a biographical expose on the Joker, only for the Joker himself to show up and kill him for doing so without his permission. He gets a face-full of joker-gas before falling into the same chemical solution that made the Joker into what he is. The unique chemical compound turns his skin orange and his hair green, as well as giving him enhanced strength, speed and reflexes. The process turns him into a crazed loon, but not the same, sociopathic extent as the Joker, with sightings of him causing others to confuse him for a copycat. While he starts off wanting revenge on the Joker, he soon drops this when he sees Harley and becomes a relentless AbhorrentAdmirer. By the end of the episode, the Creeper's antics become so bad that ''the Joker himself'' [[EvenEvilHasStandards crawls up to Batman on his hands and knees looking for help]].

** [[spoiler:[[Characters/DanganronpaJunkoEnoshima Junko Enoshima]]]] is a manipulative psychopath who firmly believes in despair being inescapable and [[HopeCrusher goes out of her way to squash what little sliver of hope there was]], and is severely [[AxCrazy mentally unstable]]. In addition, she also has a mysterious past where it is unknown what made her obsessed with despair. [[spoiler: It's later revealed that her [[AwesomenessByAnalysis "Ultimate Analyst" talent made her able to see almost every possible outcome of every situation]], therefore the normal, harmonic world is agonizingly boring to her, while despair creates unpredictable situations. So as a result, [[GoodIsBoring the only way she can feel almost any sort of positive emotion is through despair and chaos]].]] To hammer it in even more, she even has her own Characters/{{Harley Quinn|TheCharacter}} in the form of [[spoiler: her twin sister Mukuro, who she shares a [[TheMasochismTango masochism tango]] with, and made ''another'' in the form of Mikan Tsumiki as shown during ''Anime/Danganronpa3'', down to being a medical professional]]. She also [[spoiler:corrupted Kyosuke Munakata using a brainwashed Chisa and turning him into something not very different from Junko herself who then proceeds to provoke a civil war between the Future Foundation, something that is seemingly straight out from Joker corrupting Superman in ''[[VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs Injustice]]'' or Harvey Dent in ''Film/TheDarkKnight'']].