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[[caption-width-right:451:If you're expecting to play against the Joker, you'd better be prepared to be dealt from the bottom of the deck!]]

* Finds Alma Wade's power and childish form to be eerily similar to that of one of his former associates, the secret weapon of his Royal Flush Gang. While he'd like to believe his mind has grown more than psychotic enough to resist the insanity of abilities now, he'd rather not test that theory again unless he absolutely has to.

** Despite admitting that he likes the Shredder's hammy demeanor and sheer hatred of his enemy Splinter (to the point that tapping into it allows him to resist the effects of the Joker Toxin), having [[ComicBook/BatmanTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles merged to become the Laughing Man means Shredder has been inside the Joker's mind and knows he can't trust him at all. Only time will tell if [[WesternAnimation/BatmanVsTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles his Jokerized form]] will be more amenable.

* [[MultipleChoicePast The Joker's true name and origins before his disfigurement and subsequent insanity are a mystery]]. Was he a criminal mastermind who just got unlucky? [[ComicBook/TheKillingJoke Was he a dreadful comedian with a pregnant wife who had a bad day]]? [[Film/Joker2019 Was he a mentally ill man that society abandoned by society?]] [[Series/{{Gotham}} The twin brother of the leader of the Maniax, the proto-Joker gang?]] All? Neither? Some combination? No one knows--not even the Joker himself. What '''everyone''' knows is that the Joker is Batman's greatest [[ArchEnemy Arch-Enemy]], the Yin to his Yang; the Chaos to his Order; the Comedian to his Straight Man. The Joker has expressed a sort of twisted love for the Dark Knight, though its nature--whether platonic, romantic, or even sexual--is surely as nonsensical and contradictory as everything else about him. He considers the two of them to be equal opposites bound together by fate, and perhaps the craziest thing is that he's not entirely wrong. The two have been at constant war with each other almost since the dawn of their very existence, and in almost every universe there is a Batman and a Joker who are fighting the same fight.

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'''ComicBook/TheJoker, God of the {{Evil Laugh}}'''[[labelnote:HAHA!]]'''HA HAHA HA HA HA HA HAHAAA HAA HAA HA HAAA HAA!'''[[/labelnote]] (Mistah J, Puddin' [by Harley Quinn], Jack White, [[Film/Batman1989 Jack Napier]], [[Series/{{Gotham}} Jeremiah Valeska]], [[WesternAnimation/RobotChicken Maurice P. Joker]], [[Film/Joker2019 Arthur Fleck]], Jack Schadenfreude, Joey Wayne, Gamblin' Jack "The Joker" Dent, John Kane, John Kelly, John Napier; Johnny Jape, Red Hood, Red Hood One, Domino Killer, "Jack", "Lloyd", [[VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries John Doe]]; Joe Kerr, Oberon Sexton/Gravedigger, the Designer, [[ComicBook/New52 Eric Border]], John Dough/Mr. Normal, Harlan Quinn, Harry Hack; [[ComicBook/BatmanThreeJokers The Criminal, The Clown, The Comedian]], the Demon, the Clown Prince of Crime, the Jester of Genocide, the Comeback King, the Harlequin of Hate, the Clown At Midnight, the Man Who Laughs, an Agent of Chaos, the Pale Man, the Laughing Man, the Fool, Detective Joker, ComicBook/EmperorJoker)

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUWcNZHtMDo This one]] is by far the most ''animated'' of his songs.

* Rivals: [[Pantheon/VillainousRoles Needles Kane]], [[Pantheon/MindGames Edward Nigma/The Riddler]], [[Pantheon/CombatSkill Bane]], [[Pantheon/LearningTools Wade Wilson]]/[[Pantheon/{{Metafiction}} Deadpool]], [[Pantheon/ClothingTheme Pamela Isley]]/[[Pantheon/GreenlandsAndGuardians Poison Ivy]]

** Other: [[Pantheon/{{Mentalities}} Mystery Incorporated]], [[Pantheon/HeroicAppearances Blossom, Bubbles]][[Pantheon/LimbsAndJoints , and Buttercup]], [[Pantheon/LawAndJustice Judge Dredd]], [[Pantheon/GroupsAndTeams Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]], [[Pantheon/PersonalityPairings Chisato Nishikigi and Takina Inoue]], [[Pantheon/OutlooksOnJob L Lawliet]], [[Pantheon/{{Planning}} Light Yagami]], [[Pantheon/PhysicalAttractiveness Shinya Kogami]], [[Pantheon/OptimismAndPessimism Akane Tsunemori]], [[Pantheon/{{Weapons}} Luke Skywalker]], [[Pantheon/FamilyDynamics Anakin Skywalker]]/[[Pantheon/CharacterReveals Darth Vader]], [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Spawn]], [[Pantheon/GenderSexMiscellaneous Samus]] [[Pantheon/CharacterReveals Aran]]

* Feared by: [[Pantheon/TyrannicalFigures The Sibyl System]], [[Pantheon/AntiVillains Axel Walker/The Trickster]], [[Pantheon/NamingConvention Mr. Mxyzptlk]], [[Pantheon/InvestigativeWork Frasier Crane, Dr. Angus Bumby]], the Hall of Pantheon/SpiritualAndMentalPowers (especially J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter, Jean Grey/Phoenix), [[Pantheon/PersonalAppearance Charles Xavier/Professor X]]

* Opposed by: [[Pantheon/LoyaltyAndServitude Alfred Pennyworth]], [[Pantheon/ReasonsForDeath Thomas and Martha Wayne]], the House of Pantheon/LoveAndAffection

* [[MultipleChoicePast The Joker's true name and origins before his disfigurement and subsequent insanity are a mystery]]. Was he a dreadful comedian with a pregnant wife who had a bad day? Was he a criminal mastermind who just got unlucky? Both? Neither? Some combination? No one knows--not even the Joker himself. What '''everyone''' knows is that the Joker is Batman's greatest [[ArchEnemy Arch-Enemy]], the Yin to his Yang; the Chaos to his Order; the Comedian to his Straight Man. The Joker has expressed a sort of twisted love for the Dark Knight, though its nature--whether platonic, romantic, or even sexual--is surely as nonsensical and contradictory as everything else about him. He considers the two of them to be equal opposites bound together by fate, and perhaps the craziest thing is that he's not entirely wrong. The two have been at constant war with each other almost since the dawn of their very existence, and in almost every universe there is a Batman and a Joker who are fighting the same fight.

* On one occasion, the Mayor of Townsville requested [[https://www.cbr.com/powerpuff-girls-scrapped-joker-crossover/ that the Joker visit Townsville to terrorize the city, hoping that his status as a famous supervillain would help boost its reputation]] (Yes, really.). Much to the relief of their resident superhero team known as the Powerpuff Girls, the Joker was put off by the idea of his crimes being endorsed, and because there was no word of Batman getting involved. With that said, he's shown some excitement at [[being given the chance to terrorize the three perfect little girls directly in [[VideoGame/{{Multiversus}} that fighting game he's been invited to partake in]].
** Speaking of, he's thrilled to be getting a chance to tussle with some of the members of ol' Mystery Inc again after the Scooby Gang spoiled one of his schemes [[WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyDooMovies during a team up with Batman and Robin ages ago]], especially Shaggy and who gave him and Penguin [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVz5tR0Rs1I a pretty decent beating]] [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold much more recently]].

* Despite being ludicrously more powerful than he is, the Fifth-Dimensional Imp known as Mr. Mxyzptlk exhibits a lot of anxiety when it comes to dealing with the Ace of Knaves, mostly because of when he was tricked into giving the mad clown 99.99% of his power. The Joker [[ComicBook/EmperorJoker then used this power to easily rewrite all of existence in his name]], killing Batman over and over in ever more torturous and gruesome ways until he was finally stopped by Superman.
** Has also been known [[SoldHisSoulForADonut to sell his soul to demons in exchange for things like Cuban cigars]] ("Hey, it's not like ''I'm'' using it for anything! Might as well get ''something'' good out of it.") and has been banned from the Hall of Demons for trying to do it again one too many times. Just don't ask where he got the extra souls...

** As much as he enjoys laughing at people, he really can't take the heat himself. The House of Pantheon/TheatreAndSpectacle still talk about that time he threw a gas grenade at Statler and Waldorf up in the box seats--if there ever was a natural enemy to a comedian, it's hecklers...

'''ComicBook/TheJoker, the God with an {{Evil Laugh}}'''[[labelnote:HAHA!]]'''HA HAHA HA HA HA HA HAHAAA HAA HAA HA HAAA HAA!'''[[/labelnote]] (Mistah J, Puddin' [by Harley Quinn], Jack White, [[Film/Batman1989 Jack Napier]], [[Series/{{Gotham}} Jeremiah Valeska]], [[WesternAnimation/RobotChicken Maurice P. Joker]], [[Film/Joker2019 Arthur Fleck]], Jack Schadenfreude, Joey Wayne, Gamblin' Jack "The Joker" Dent, John Kane, John Kelly, John Napier; Johnny Jape, Red Hood, Red Hood One, Domino Killer, "Jack", "Lloyd", [[VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries John Doe]]; Joe Kerr, Oberon Sexton/Gravedigger, the Designer, [[ComicBook/New52 Eric Border]], John Dough/Mr. Normal, Harlan Quinn, Harry Hack; [[ComicBook/BatmanThreeJokers The Criminal, The Clown, The Comedian]], the Demon, the Clown Prince of Crime, the Jester of Genocide, the Comeback King, the Harlequin of Hate, the Clown At Midnight, the Man Who Laughs, an Agent of Chaos, the Pale Man, the Laughing Man, the Fool, Detective Joker, ComicBook/EmperorJoker)

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** As much as he enjoys laughing at people, he really can't take the heat himself. The House of Pantheon/TheaterAndSpectacle still talk about that time he threw a gas grenade at Statler and Waldorf up in the box seats--if there ever was a natural enemy to a comedian, it's hecklers...

* Considers the Bat's Rogues Gallery to be Batsy's ''real'' Bat Family more than his sidekicks and associates, and while he's a terrible team player most of the time who will inevitably betray anyone he tries to collaborate with, he does generally get along with most of them--he's even been known to play card games with them sometimes when he's "off the clock" (though they make sure to keep an eye on Killer Croc during those ever since... [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE46AlmostGotIm the incident]]). While almost none would say they particularly like him, there are some who enjoy his company more than others. He and Penguin are shockingly good friends and have partnered together frequently over the years, in spite of the... well... [[WithFriendsLikeThese everything involved in their interactions]], really. In contrast, there are others who especially despise him. He shares a TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou mindset involving Batman with Bane, and the "WWF reject" once beat the clown nearly to death for jeopardizing his campaign against Batman. The Riddler finds it humiliating when people compare his brilliant machinations to the chaotic schemes that the Joker is always pulling, and [[ComicBook/BatmanTomKing they once had a sort of civil war between the two of them in which things got very heated]]. Poison Ivy always found the way he treated his (ex-)girlfriend when they were together contemptible; not only was it reminiscent of Pamela's abusive father, but every time he'd throw her out onto the streets when he was tired of her, she'd wind up going to Ivy to hang with until it all blew over. Now that Quinn's left him for good and moved on with Ivy herself, she's loath to allow him to worm his way back into the clown girl's mind and undo all her progress towards independence. Ra's al Ghul finds his mind fascinating, as he's one of the few people in the world to have beaten him at Chess[[labelnote:HAHA!]]The other being Bane.[[/labelnote]], but his daughter Talia has determined that she's not so impressed since he shot her to death in [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity one of the many alternate timelines]]...

** Has no qualms or limits to the ways he's willing to make Batman suffer, and very often that means going after his allies--indeed, many of his most despicable acts have been against his partners in the Bat Family. He shot Barbara Gordon, crippling her and causing her transition from Batgirl to Oracle; after that, he beat the second Robin, Jason Todd, to death with a crowbar[[labelnote:HAHA!]]In the same ''year'', no less.[[/labelnote]], which led to him adopting the mantle of his (probably) former alias, the Red Hood, after his later resurrection. His [[Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse Earth-12]] incarnation's brutal kidnapping and corruption of Tim Drake's mind is one of the most infamous acts of cruelty he's ever performed. It forced that version of Batman's fellow vigilante subordinates into retirement, and paved the way for [[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker the clown's return decades later]] to fight the new Batman Beyond. Outside of the Bat Family, Commissioner Gordon has probably suffered the most out of Batman's colleagues at the Joker's hands. Besides the crippling of his daughter in [[ComicBook/TheKillingJoke a thankfully failed effort to drive him to insanity]], he also killed his second wife Sarah during the [[ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand No Man's Land event]]. [[Film/Batman1989 One variant of him]] (Earth-789) has even been recorded to have been the killer of Bruce's parents, which, among many other obvious reasons, has led to antagonism from Thomas and Martha Wayne[[labelnote:HAHA!]]Which is rather hilarious, because in [[ComicBook/FlashpointDCComics yet another alternate timeline]] the two became Batman and the Joker, respectively.[[/labelnote]]
** Not only does the Joker not know the secrets of his past, but he really doesn't ''want'' to know, and so certain deities like Geras and thee Shinigami Ryuk and Rem have managed to terrify him by claiming to know his true name and origins. However, they refuse to reveal what they know to others, because the Joker's fear of his own backstory makes the knowledge they have a useful deterrent against him. Also, it's just really funny to watch him squirm.

* Opposed by: [[Pantheon/LoyaltyAndServitude Alfred Pennyworth]], [[Pantheon/ReasonsForDeath Thomas and Martha Wayne]], the House of Pantheon/LoveAndAffection, [[Pantheon/CapesAndCoats Kabal]]

* On one occasion, the Mayor of Townsville requested [[https://www.cbr.com/powerpuff-girls-scrapped-joker-crossover/ that the Joker visit Townsville to terrorize the city, hoping that his status as a famous supervillain would help boost its reputation]] (Yes, really.). Much to the relief of their resident superhero team known as the Powerpuff Girls, the Joker was put off by the idea of his crimes being endorsed, and because there was no word of Batman getting involved. With that said, he's expressed some excitement at [[being given the chance to terrorize the three perfect little girls directly in [[VideoGame/{{Multiversus}} that fighting game he's been invited to partake in]].

** Caught wind from one of his followers about a secret organization called Direct Attack that uses orphaned child soldiers in its campaign to retain the peace and security of the city of Tokyo. Finding great hilarity in likening it to Batman's use of various Robins and Batgirls in his war on crime, the Joker decided it would be fun to kidnap some of these "Lycoris". It was surprisingly easy, too; despite being a highly trained fighter who would otherwise wipe the floor with him, Chisato has a fatal weakness in relying on her eyesight to observe body language and nonverbal cues to predict and counter her enemies' moves--which she can do to the Joker, too... only his body language makes no sense. While the timely betrayal of one of his own followers [[labelnote:HAHA!]]Joker never anticipated Majima's morals regarding fighting for the weak and being manipulated would conflict with his[[/labelnote]] as well as the arrival of the Batman served to rescue her and Takina from a tragic fate, it still came too close for comfort. Unlike their similar enemy, Majima, the Joker has none of the sympathetic considerations or reasonable morals that vibe with Chisato; in fact, he doesn't care much about her at all--he saves all that affection for Batsy--and so while he's happy the incident made him one of the few people that she absolutely hates, the entire thing was really intended to plant doubts in the Bat about the merits of underage soldiers... which sadly worked in every respect.

** Pantheon/MortalKombat: [Pantheon/IceAndCold Kuai Liang/Sub-Zero]], [[Pantheon/{{Despondency}} Raiden]], [[Pantheon/FightingAndCombat Hanzo Hasashi/Scorpion]], [[Pantheon/CombatWrestling Major Jackson "Jax" Briggs]], [[Pantheon/SoldierArchetypes Cassie Cage]], [[Pantheon/NormalCombat Johnny Cage]], [[Pantheon/{{Attitude}} Shao Kahn]]

* As one of the most iconic {{Monster Clown}}s in all of fiction, it should come as little shock that the Joker has [[PracticallyJoker inspired many to take up similar iconography while committing terrific acts of villainy]]. Few have the notoriety and inspired the sheer dread that he has--as fellow villain the Trickster once said, when villains want to scare each other they tell "Joker Stories"--but some of them have managed to make their own (bloody) marks in the arena of stories and impress him.

** Caught wind from one of his followers about a secret organization called Direct Attack that uses orphaned child soldiers in its campaign to retain the peace and security of the city of Tokyo. Finding great hilarity in likening it to Batman's use of various Robins and Batgirls in his war on crime, the Joker decided it would be fun to kidnap some of these "Lycoris". It took a trap involving [[NoodleImplements an invitation to a comedy theater show and two entire tubs of licorice]], but the Joker managed to capture two agents, Chisato and Takina, and forced them to watch as he killed their friends to see if the former would kill to protect them. While the timely betrayal of the aforementioned follower[[labelnote:HAHA!]]Joker never anticipated Majima's morals about fighting for the weak and about being manipulated conflicting with his[[/labelnote]] as well as the arrival of Batman averted this outcome, it still came too close for comfort. Unlike their similar enemy, Majima, the Joker has none of the sympathetic considerations or reasonable morals that vibe with Chisato; in fact, he doesn't care much about her at all--he saves all that affection for Batsy--and so while he's happy the incident made him one of the few people that she absolutely hates, the entire thing was really intended to plant doubts in the Bat about the merits of underage soldiers... which sadly worked in every respect.

* For a time it was believed that there has been more than one Joker that Batman has clashed with over the years, with the Mobius Chair and [[ComicBook/BatmanThreeJokers further investigations]] suggesting that there are three: the sadistic master criminal of [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks the Golden Age]], the harmless prankster of [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks the Silver Age]], and the insane psychopath of [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks the Bronze Age]] onward. However, [[ShrugOfGod not everyone was certain this was actually the case]]; indeed, [[ComicBook/BatmanChipZdarsky recent examination since]] has revealed that [[CanonDiscontinuity this is all false]] and the Mobius Chair wasn't being literal, but rather denoting that the Joker has trained himself to create split personalities which, for some time, made him three different people in one body.

** Other: [[Pantheon/HeroicRoles Peter Parker]]/[[Pantheon/{{Unpopularity}} Spider-Man]], [[Pantheon/WeaponizedAppendages James "Logan" Howlett]]/[[Pantheon/EffectsOfPopularity Wolverine]], [[Pantheon/NationalityArchetypes Steve Rogers/Captain America]], [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil Johann Schmidt/Red Skull, Cletus Kasady/Carnage]], [[Pantheon/{{Mentalities}} Mystery Incorporated]], [[Pantheon/HeroicAppearances Blossom, Bubbles]][[Pantheon/LimbsAndJoints , and Buttercup]], deities from Pantheon/MortalKombat (especially [[Pantheon/IceAndCold Kuai Liang/Sub-Zero]], [[Pantheon/{{Despondency}} Raiden]], [[Pantheon/FightingAndCombat Hanzo Hasashi/Scorpion]], [[Pantheon/CombatWrestling Major Jackson "Jax" Briggs]], [[Pantheon/SoldierArchetypes Cassie Cage]], [[Pantheon/NormalCombat Johnny Cage]], [[Pantheon/{{Attitude}} Shao Kahn]]), [[Pantheon/LawAndJustice Judge Dredd]], [[Pantheon/GroupsAndTeams Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]], [[Pantheon/OutlooksOnJob L Lawliet]], [[Pantheon/{{Planning}} Light Yagami]], [[Pantheon/PhysicalAttractiveness Shinya Kogami]], [[Pantheon/OptimismAndPessimism Akane Tsunemori]], [[Pantheon/{{Weapons}} Luke Skywalker]], [[Pantheon/FamilyDynamics Anakin Skywalker]]/[[Pantheon/CharacterReveals Darth Vader]], [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Spawn]], [[Pantheon/GenderSexMiscellaneous Samus]] [[Pantheon/CharacterReveals Aran]]

* Followers: [[Manga/DeathNote Beyond Birthday]], [[Franchise/MortalKombat Hsu Hao]]

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'''ComicBook/TheJoker, God of {{Evil Laugh}}ter'''[[labelnote:HAHA!]]'''HA HAHA HA HA HA HA HAHAAA HAA HAA HA HAAA HAA!'''[[/labelnote]] (Mistah J, Puddin' [by Harley Quinn], Jack White, [[Film/Batman1989 Jack Napier]], [[Series/{{Gotham}} Jeremiah Valeska]], [[WesternAnimation/RobotChicken Maurice P. Joker]], [[Film/Joker2019 Arthur Fleck]], Jack Schadenfreude, Joey Wayne, Gamblin' Jack "The Joker" Dent, John Kane, John Kelly, John Napier; Johnny Jape, Red Hood, Red Hood One, Domino Killer, "Jack", "Lloyd", [[VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries John Doe]]; Joe Kerr, Oberon Sexton/Gravedigger, the Designer, [[ComicBook/New52 Eric Border]], John Dough/Mr. Normal, Harlan Quinn, Harry Hack; [[ComicBook/BatmanThreeJokers The Criminal, The Clown, The Comedian]], the Clown Prince of Crime, the Jester of Genocide, the Comeback King, the Harlequin of Hate, the Clown At Midnight, the Man Who Laughs, an Agent of Chaos, the Pale Man, the Laughing Man, the Fool, Detective Joker, ComicBook/EmperorJoker)

'''ComicBook/TheJoker, God of {{Evil Laugh}}ter'''[[labelnote:HAHA!]]'''HA HAHA HA HA HA HA HAHAAA HAA HAA HA HAAA HAA!'''[[/labelnote]] (Mistah J, Puddin' [by Harley Quinn], Johnny Jape, Red Hood, Red Hood One, Clown Prince of Crime, [[ComicBook/BatmanThreeJokers The Criminal, The Clown, The Comedian]], The Designer, Domino Killer, Gravedigger, Joe Kerr, Oberon Sexton, The Fool, Jester of Genocide, the Comeback King, Harlequin of Hate, The Clown At Midnight, The Man Who Laughs, Agent of Chaos, The Pale Man, Detective Joker, Laughing Man, ComicBook/EmperorJoker, Jack White, [[Film/Batman1989 Jack Napier]], [[ComicBook/New52 Eric Border]], [[Series/{{Gotham}} Jeremiah Valeska]], [[WesternAnimation/RobotChicken Maurice P. Joker]], [[Film/Joker2019 Arthur Fleck]], [[VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries John Doe]])

* VillainTeamUp: [[Pantheon/NamingConvention Deathstroke]], [[Pantheon/DreadAndValor Freddy Krueger]], [[Pantheon/VillainousAppearances Jason Voorhees]]

* Rivals: [[Pantheon/VillainousRoles Needles Kane]], [[Pantheon/MindGames Edward Nigma/The Riddler]], [[Pantheon/CombatSkill Bane]], [[Pantheon/LearningTools Wade Wilson]]/[[Pantheon/{{Metafiction}} Deadpool]], [[Pantheon/ClothingTheme Pamela Isley]]/[[Pantheon/GreenlandsAndGuardians Poison Ivy]], [[Pantheon/KillersAndAssassins Jack the Ripper]]

** DCU: '''[[Pantheon/{{Superheroism}} Bruce Wayne/Batman]]''' and his allies (especially [[Pantheon/PersonsOfDesire Dick Grayson/Nightwing]], '''[[Pantheon/DeathArchetypes Jason Todd]]/[[Pantheon/MinionsAndSidekicks Red Hood, Tim Drake/Red Robin]]''', '''[[Pantheon/{{Disabilities}} Barbara Gordon/Batgirl]]''', [[Pantheon/ChildArchetypes Cassandra Cain]]/[[Pantheon/FamilyDysfunctions Batgirl II]], '''[[Pantheon/ChildhoodAndAdolescence Terry McGinnis/Batman Beyond]]'''), [[Pantheon/{{Passion}} Selina Kyle/Catwoman]], [[Pantheon/DimensionalAreas Kirk Langstrom/Batman]], '''[[Pantheon/VillainousCounterparts The Batman Who Laughs]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Officers}} Commissioner James Gordon]], [[Pantheon/{{Reclusiveness}} Ra's al Ghul]], '''[[Pantheon/RacialAppearances Talia]] [[Pantheon/{{Mothers}} al Ghul]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Clark Kent/Superman]], [[Pantheon/ExtrovertCharacterization Lois]] [[Pantheon/InvestigativeWork Lane]], '''[[Pantheon/{{FearsomeArchetypes}} High Councilor Superman]]'''
** Other: [[Pantheon/HeroicRoles Peter Parker]]/[[Pantheon/{{Unpopularity}} Spider-Man]], [[Pantheon/WeaponizedAppendages James "Logan" Howlett]]/[[Pantheon/EffectsOfPopularity Wolverine]], [[Pantheon/NationalityArchetypes Steve Rogers/Captain America]], [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil Johann Schmidt/Red Skull, Cletus Kasady/Carnage]], deities from Pantheon/MortalKombat (especially [[Pantheon/IceAndCold Kuai Liang/Sub-Zero]], [[Pantheon/{{Despondency}} Raiden]], [[Pantheon/FightingAndCombat Hanzo Hasashi/Scorpion]], [[Pantheon/CombatWrestling Major Jackson "Jax" Briggs]], [[Pantheon/SoldierArchetypes Cassie Cage]], [[Pantheon/NormalCombat Johnny Cage]], [[Pantheon/{{Attitude}} Shao Kahn]]), [[Pantheon/LawAndJustice Judge Dredd]], [[Pantheon/GroupsAndTeams Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]], [[Pantheon/{{Humanoids}} Millennium]], [[Pantheon/OutlooksOnJob L Lawliet]], [[Pantheon/{{Planning}} Light Yagami]], [[Pantheon/PhysicalAttractiveness Shinya Kogami]], [[Pantheon/OptimismAndPessimism Akane Tsunemori]], [[Pantheon/{{Weapons}} Luke Skywalker]], [[Pantheon/FamilyDynamics Anakin Skywalker]]/[[Pantheon/CharacterReveals Darth Vader]], [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Spawn]], [[Pantheon/GenderSexMiscellaneous Samus]] [[Pantheon/CharacterReveals Aran]]

* Fears: [[Pantheon/TragedyAndDespair Alma Wade]], [[Pantheon/FormsOfImmortality Geras]], [[Pantheon/AfterlifeEntities Ryuk]], [[Pantheon/ObedienceMindsets Rem]] [[Pantheon/ImpostorsAndImpersonations Misa]] [[Pantheon/KillersAndAssassins Amane]], [[Pantheon/{{Costumes}} Frank Castle/The Punisher]]
* Respected by/Respects: A deity whom the members of the Pantheon respect or are respected by.

* Opposes: [[Pantheon/TheatricVisuals Statler and Waldorf]], [[Pantheon/JokesAndPranks Peter Griffin]], [[Pantheon/{{Fathers}} Homer Simpson]], [[Pantheon/OtherDimensions Barbatos]]

* [[MultipleChoicePast The Joker's true name and origins before his disfigurement and subsequent insanity are a mystery]]. Was he a dreadful comedian with a pregnant wife who had a bad day? Was he a criminal mastermind who just got unlucky? Both? Neither? Some combination? No one knows--not even the Joker himself. What '''everyone''' knows is that the Joker is Batman's greatest [[ArchEnemy Arch-Enemy]], the Yin to his Yang; the Chaos to his Order; the Comedian to his Straight Man. The Joker has expressed a sort of twisted love for the Dark Knight, though its nature--whether platonic, romantic, or even sexual--is surely as nonsensical and irrational as everything else about him. He considers the two of them to be equal opposites bound together by fate, and perhaps the craziest thing is that he's not entirely wrong. The two have been at constant war with each other almost since the dawn of their very existence, and in almost every universe there is a Batman and a Joker who are fighting the same fight.
** Has no qualms or limits to the ways he's willing to make Batman suffer, and very often that means going after his allies--indeed, many of his most despicable acts have been against his partners in the Bat Family. He shot Barbara Gordon, crippling her and causing her transition from Batgirl to Oracle; after that, he beat the second Robin, Jason Todd, to death with a crowbar[[labelnote:HAHA!]]In the same ''year'', no less.[[/labelnote]], which led to him adopting the mantle of his (probably) former alias, the Red Hood, after his later resurrection. Outside of the Bat Family, Commissioner Gordon has probably suffered the most out of Batman's colleagues at the Joker's hands. Besides the crippling of his daughter in [[ComicBook/TheKillingJoke a thankfully failed effort to drive him to insanity]], he also killed his second wife Sarah during the [[ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand No Man's Land event]].

* Considers the Bat's Rogues Gallery to be his real Bat Family more than his sidekicks and associates, and while he's a terrible team player most of the time who will inevitably betray anyone he tries to collaborate with, he does generally get along with most of them--he's even been known to play card games with them sometimes when he's "off the clock" (though they make sure to keep an eye on Killer Croc during those ever since... [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE46AlmostGotIm the incident]]). While almost none would say they particularly like him, there are some who enjoy his company more than others. He and Penguin are shockingly good friends and have partnered together frequently over the years, in spite of the... well... [[WithFriendsLikeThese everything involved in their interactions]], really. In contrast, there are others who especially despise him. He shares a TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou mindset involving Batman with Bane, and the "WWF reject" once beat the clown nearly to death for jeopardizing his campaign against Batman. The Riddler finds it humiliating when people compare his brilliant machinations to the chaotic schemes that the Joker is always pulling, and [[ComicBook/BatmanTomKing they once had a sort of civil war between the two of them in which things got very heated]]. Poison Ivy always found the way he treated his (ex-)girlfriend when they were together contemptible; not only was it reminiscent of Pamela's abusive father, but every time he'd throw her out onto the streets when he was tired of her, she'd wind up going to Ivy to hang with until it all blew over. Now that Quinn's left him for good and moved on with Ivy herself, she's loath to allow him to worm his way back into the clown girl's mind and undo all her progress towards independence.
** While normally the Animalistic Abomination dubbed Man-Bat, in [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueGodsAndMonsters one universe]] (Earth Designation Unidentified) the scientist Kirk Langstrom is instead a vampiric Batman and part of a similarly distinct Justice League team made up of a Superman born of General Zod and a Wonder Woman who's a New God. While that universe (sadly) had no apparent counterpart for the Joker himself, it did have one for [[https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Harlequin_(Gods_and_Monsters) Harley]] ("WHAT?!") who was killed when Kirk sucked all her blood after foiling one of her crimes. Despite trying to follow his Superman's example and abstain from killing people, Kirk did slip up once and tried to suck the Joker's blood--and promptly spat it out in disgust. The Joker's blood is so toxic as a result of his frequent exposure to both his own Joker Venom as well as other poisons that even mosquitoes will wither and die if they try to suck it; suffice to say, it tastes ''awful''.

* When [[ComicBook/AmalgamUniverse the DC and Marvel Universes combined for a brief time]], the Batman merged with Wolverine to become Dark Claw, while both their respective arch-enemies--The Joker and Sabertooth--fused into the criminal Hyena. As a result, the Joker holds some personal hostility for Logan, though frankly he's a little disappointed he wasn't merged with the Bullseye guy so he could tussle with that Daredevil ("They were played by [[Creator/BenAffleck the same actor]], for Pete's sake!")--though he will admit the powers he got in the deal were ''pretty cool''.
** In the case of other Marvel villains, he has an infamous enmity with that of Captain America's arch-enemy Red Skull and the psychotic Carnage. You'd think he'd get along with all of them, but it turns out [[EvilHasStandards even the Joker has some standards]] (sometimes), and [[https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4051/4703531875_3b13568ed7_b.jpg Nazis are one of them]][[labelnote:HAHA!]]Ironically, the basic chemical compound of his Joker Venom is almost identical to that used by the Red Skull for his Dust of Death--to the point that both are equally immune to each other's poison[[/labelnote]]. He also [[https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-f9f4f838e77359b3e4d4465be05c0f23-lq can't condone the conduct that Cletus Kasady commits his crimes as Carnage]][[labelnote:HAHA!]]try saying ''that'' five times fast[[/labelnote]]--it's just ''so'' '''boring'''!

* As one of the most iconic {{Monster Clown}}s in all of fiction, it should come as little shock that the Joker has inspired many to take up similar iconography while committing terrific acts of villainy. Some of them even manage to make their own (bloody) marks in the arena of stories and impress him.

** Is a big fan of Bobble the Clown's show, though when it comes to children he prefers to knock their minds out of their skulls rather than simply corrupt them.

* They may not always get along, but the Joker's best friend ("Aside from ''BATMAN'', of course!") is Metropolis mogul Lex Luthor. The genius billionaire scientist may sometimes find him tiresome, but he's also admitted that the Joker is "strangely compelling" and enjoys teaming up with him when dealing with the World's Finest. While he knows that trusting him to not betray you is a fool's gambit, Lex is also smart enough to know that if you're going to have a team of supervillains, you ''have'' to let the Joker play... or else. As such, Luthor has consistently dragged the Joker into each incarnation of the Legion of Doom, and alongside him into the Pantheon/GrandUnitedAllianceOfEvil. While his dealings with a certain Jokerized Batman may have soured their relationship, it's sure to be only a matter of time before they're working together again like they used to.

** His [[Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse Earth-12]] incarnation's brutal kidnapping and corruption of Tim Drake's mind is one of the most infamous acts of cruelty he's ever performed. It forced that version of Batman's fellow vigilante subordinates into retirement, and paved the way for [[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker the clown's return decades later]] to fight the new Batman Beyond.

* After Joker got his hands on his very own "Jokermobile"[[labelnote:HAHA!]]a considerable upgrade from [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/2/26/Jokermobile_07.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20160520204811 his old one]][[/labelnote]], [[WebAnimation/DeathBattle he decided to go steal Needles Kane's ice cream.]] What followed was a brutal fight through the streets of Gotham, ending with the Joker impaled but alive, and Sweet Tooth poisoned by Joker Toxin. Upon being questioned on the fight the Joker simply giggled and said,

* As one of the most iconic {{MonsterClown}}s in all of fiction, it should come as little shock that the Joker has inspired many to take up similar iconography while committing terrific acts of villainy. Some of them even manage to make their own (bloody) marks in the arena of stories and impress him.

** The only reason that The Punisher hasn't put down the Harlequin of Hate is that Batman keeps protecting him. But he's made it clear to the MonsterClown that the minute the big bad Bat turns his back and he gets an opportunity, the Joker is a ''dead man''. Frank's one of a select number of people who have managed to achieve the singular feat of [[https://i.imgur.com/YfABJph.jpeg getting the Joker to quit laughing and simply run for his friggin' life]].

** While normally the Animalistic Abomination dubbed Man-Bat, in [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueGodsAndMonsters one universe]] (Earth Designation Unidentified) the scientist Kirk Langstrom is instead a vampiric Batman and part of a similarly distinct Justice League team made up of a Superman born of General Zod and a Wonder Woman who's a New God. While that universe (sadly) had no apparent counterpart for the Joker himself, it did have one for [[https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Harlequin_(Gods_and_Monsters) Harley]] ("WHAT?!") who was killed when Kirk sucked all her blood after foiling one of her crimes. Despite trying to follow his Superman's example and abstain from killing people, Kirk did slip up once and tried to suck the Joker's blood—and promptly spat it out in disgust. The Joker's blood is so toxic as a result of his frequent exposure to both his own Joker Venom as well as other poisons that even mosquitoes will wither and die if they try to suck it; suffice to say, it tastes ''awful''.

** By the by, did you know that the Joker hates the Batman Who Laughs? No? Okay, '''THE JOKER HATES THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS!''' Got it? The Batman Who Laughs as a concept represents something that the Joker simply finds disgusting and abhorrent in every way imaginable: the ultimate bad ending to his game with Batman. Any villain who wants any chance to be on the Joker's good side had better stay as far the hell away from the Batman of Earth -22 as possible. Capiche? Capiche.

** Has no qualms or limits to the ways he's willing to make Batman suffer, and very often that means going after his allies—indeed, many of his most despicable acts have been against those in the Bat Family. He shot Barbara Gordon, crippling her and causing her transition from Batgirl to Oracle; after that, he beat the second Robin, Jason Todd, to death with a crowbar[[labelnote:HAHA!]]In the same ''year'', no less.[[/labelnote]], which led to him adopting the mantle of his (probably) former alias, the Red Hood, after his later resurrection. Outside of the Bat Family, Commissioner Gordon has probably suffered the most out of Batman's colleagues at the Joker's hands. Besides the crippling of his daughter in [[ComicBook/TheKillingJoke a thankfully failed effort to drive him to insanity]], he also killed his second wife Sarah during the [[ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand No Man's Land event]].

** While normally the Animalistic Abomination dubbed Man-Bat, in [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueGodsAndMonsters one universe]] (Earth Designation Unidentified) the scientist Kirk Langstrom is instead a vampiric Batman and part of a similarly distinct Justice League team made up of a Superman born of General Zod and a Wonder Woman who's a New God. While that universe (sadly) had no apparent counterpart for the Joker himself, it did have one for [[https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Harlequin_(Gods_and_Monsters) Harley]] ("WHAT?!") who was killed when Kirk sucked all her blood after foiling one of her crimes. Despite trying to follow his Superman's example and abstain from killing people, Kirk did slip up once and tried to suck the Joker's blood—and promptly spat it out in disgust. The Joker's blood is so toxic as a result of his frequent exposure to both his own Joker Venom as well as other poisons that even mosquitoes will wither and die if they try to suck it; suffice to say, it tastes ''awful''.

* [[MultipleChoicePast The Joker's true name and origins before his disfigurement and subsequent insanity are a mystery]]. Was he a dreadful comedian with a pregnant wife who had a bad day? Was he a criminal mastermind who just got unlucky? Both? Neither? Some combination? No one knows—not even the Joker himself. What '''everyone''' knows is that the Joker is Batman's greatest {{Arch-Enemy}}, the Yin to his Yang; the Chaos to his Order; the Comedian to his Straight Man. The Joker has expressed a sort of twisted love for the Dark Knight, though its nature—whether platonic, romantic, or even sexual—is surely as nonsensical and irrational as everything else about him. He considers the two of them to be equal opposites bound together by fate, and perhaps the craziest thing is that he's not entirely wrong. The two have been at constant war with each other almost since the dawn of their very existence, and in almost every universe there is a Batman and a Joker who are fighting the same fight.

** While normally the Animalistic Abomination dubbed Man-Bat, in [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueGodsAndMonsters one universe]] (Earth Designation Unidentified) the scientist Kirk Langstrom is instead a vampiric Batman and part of a similarly distinct Justice League team made up of a Superman born of General Zod and a Wonder Woman who's a New God. While that universe (sadly) had no apparent counterpart for the Joker himself, it did have one for [[https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Harlequin_(Gods_and_Monsters) Harley]] ("WHAT?!") who was killed when Kirk sucked all her blood after foiling one of her crimes. Despite trying to follow his Superman's example and abstain from killing people, Kirk did slip up once and tried to suck the Joker's blood—and promptly spat it out in disgust. The Joker's blood is so toxic as a result of his frequent exposure to both his own Joker Venom as well as other poisons that even mosquitoes will wither and die if they try to suck it; suffice to say, it tastes ''awful''.

* [[MultipleChoicePast The Joker's true name and origins before his disfigurement and subsequent insanity are a mystery]]. Was he a dreadful comedian with a pregnant wife who had a bad day? Was he a criminal mastermind who just got unlucky? Both? Neither? Some combination? No one knows—not even the Joker himself. What '''everyone''' knows is that the Joker is Batman's greatest {{ArchEnemy}}, the Yin to his Yang; the Chaos to his Order; the Comedian to his Straight Man. The Joker has expressed a sort of twisted love for the Dark Knight, though its nature—whether platonic, romantic, or even sexual—is surely as nonsensical and irrational as everything else about him. He considers the two of them to be equal opposites bound together by fate, and perhaps the craziest thing is that he's not entirely wrong. The two have been at constant war with each other almost since the dawn of their very existence, and in almost every universe there is a Batman and a Joker who are fighting the same fight.

** While normally the Animalistic Abomination dubbed Man-Bat, in [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueGodsAndMonsters one universe]] (Earth Designation Unidentified) the scientist Kirk Langstrom is instead a vampiric Batman and part of a similarly distinct Justice League team made up of a Superman born of General Zod and a Wonder Woman who's a New God. While that universe (sadly) had no apparent counterpart for the Joker himself, it did have one for [[https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Harlequin_(Gods_and_Monsters) Harley]] ("WHAT?!") who was killed when Kirk sucked all her blood after foiling one of her crimes. Despite trying to follow his Superman's example and abstain from killing people, Kirk did slip up once and tried to suck the Joker's blood—and promptly spat it out in disgust. The Joker's blood is so toxic as a result of his frequent exposure to both his own Joker Venom as well as other poisons that even mosquitoes will wither and die if they try to suck it; suffice to say, it tastes ''awful''.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUWcNZHtMDo This one]] is by far the most ''animated'' of his songs,

* Herald: Punchline, Gaggy, Jackanape, Jonny/Jack Frost, Punch and Judy, Bob, Mr. Hammer, the Jokerz (particularly the Dee Dees), and many other {{Mook}}s and henchmen.

* Allies[[labelnote:HAHA!]][[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder Until he gets bored]].[[/labelnote]]: [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Johan Liebert]], [[Pantheon/TragedyAndDespair Junko Enoshima]] [[Pantheon/CrueltyAndSadism and Monokuma]], [[Pantheon/MagicArchetypes The other Joker]], [[Pantheon/CausesOfMadness Kefka Palazzo]], [[Pantheon/TaintedLaw The Dark Judges]], [[Pantheon/BossFightsNToZ Ridley]], [[Pantheon/EvilActions SCP-993]], [[Pantheon/FictionalExpies Dr. Screwball Jones]], [[Pantheon/PhysicalAttractiveness Mileena]], [[Pantheon/OrderAndChaos Havik]], [[Pantheon/UnconventionalWeaponry Bullseye]]

* EvilIsOneBigHappyFamily[=/=]TheFriendNobodyLikes: [[Pantheon/FearInducers Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow]], [[Pantheon/FacialAttributes Harvey Dent/Two-Face]], [[Pantheon/MindGames The Riddler]], [[Pantheon/VillainousAppearances The Penguin]], [[Pantheon/MindControl Jervis Tetch/The Mad Hatter]]

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: [[Pantheon/CombatSkill Bane]],

* Rivals: [[Pantheon/VillainousRoles Needles Kane]], [[Pantheon/LearningTools Wade Wilson]]/[[Pantheon/{{Metafiction}} Deadpool]], [[Pantheon/ClothingTheme Pamela Isley]]/[[Pantheon/GreenlandsAndGuardians Poison Ivy]], [[Pantheon/KillersAndAssassins Jack the Ripper]]

* [[MultipleChoicePast The Joker's true name and origins before his disfigurement and subsequent insanity are a mystery]]. Was he a dreadful comedian with a pregnant wife who had a bad day? Was he a criminal mastermind who just got unlucky? Both? Neither? Some combination? No one knows—not even the Joker himself. What '''everyone''' knows is that the Joker is Batman's greatest {{ArchEnemy}}, the Yin to his Yang; the Chaos to his Order; the Comedian to his Straight Man; his equal opposite. The Joker has expressed a sort of twisted love for the Dark Knight, though its nature—whether platonic, romantic, or even sexual—is surely as nonsensical and irrational as everything else about him. He considers the two of them to be bound together by fate, and perhaps the craziest thing is that he's not entirely wrong. The two have been at constant war with each other almost since the dawn of their very existence, and in almost every universe there is a Batman and a Joker who are fighting the same fight.

** Not only does the Joker not know the secrets of his past, but he doesn't ''want'' to know, and so certain deities like Geras and thee Shinigami Ryuk and Rem have managed to terrify him by claiming to know his true name. However, they refuse to reveal what they know to others, because the Joker's fear of his own backstory makes the knowledge they have a useful deterrent against him. Also, it's just really funny to watch him squirm.
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* The Joker's relationship with Harleen Quinzel started out as a classic tale as old as crime. Boy meets girl, girl falls in love with boy, [[MadLove girl breaks boy out of insane asylum]], yada yada yada... Anyway, while admittedly [[{{Understatement}} some of the romance has faded between them]], the Joker always knows all the right moves to make to get her back by his side whenever he really needs her (for what it's worth, he's apparently [[CrazyInTheHeadCrazyInTheBed really good in the sack]][[labelnote:HAHA!]]Uh oh! Looks like now you get to have that thought stuck in your head. Whoops![[/labelnote]]). The topic of whether [[https://www.dc.com/blog/2024/02/12/a-dangerous-desire-could-the-joker-and-harley-ever-work he loves her at all]] is a heavily debated one in the House of Love and Affection, though most at least agree that with [[DomesticAbuse the way he treats her]] it doesn't really matter. [[FoeRomanceSubtext He only has eyes for Batman, anyway.]]
** Regardless of whether he loves her or not, the Joker can be very possessive of her at times, which can make him extremely dangerous to anyone who wants to get too close to her. His two biggest "love rivals" (Harley's term) are Deadpool and Poison Ivy.
** Has been gunning for Johnny and Cassie Cage for their attempts at cosplaying as [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTO9DFzlX66ivVNcK89ZdjK1RHuw7o1A94kOu89-4cxhLUgDKLEKHltFha19qGzqnM-caQ&usqp=CAU him]] and [[https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1464185415356362667/375C51E863E4B1986CCA9224B744DAFD4C6F2CFE/?imw=512&&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false Harley]], respectively ("Wait, aren't you two related? [[ParentalIncest Ew, gross...]]"). At least Shang Tsung copies his act, he gets it perfectly!

** In the case of other Marvel villains, he has an infamous enmity with that of Captain America's arch-enemy Red Skull and the psychotic Carnage. You'd think he'd get along with all of them, but it turns out [[EvilHasStandards even the Joker has some standards]] (sometimes), and [[https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4051/4703531875_3b13568ed7_b.jpg Nazis are one of them]]. He also [[https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-f9f4f838e77359b3e4d4465be05c0f23-lq can't condone the conduct that Cletus Kasady commits his crimes as Carnage]][[labelnote:HAHA!]]try saying ''that'' five times fast[[/labelnote]]—it's just ''so'' '''boring'''!

** Light Yagami has tried to kill the Joker with the Death Note on numerous occasions, but since he doesn't know his real name it never works ("'Jack Napier'? 'Jack White'? Why are none of them ''working''!"). He's even gotten Misa to look at him with her Shinigami Eyes, but that attempt was foiled because each time she looks at him the name she saw changed—as it turns out, the natural phenomenon known as Hypertime and the many {{Cosmic Retcon}}s that have plagued the Divine Continuum have left the Joker's history and identity as inconstant and unreliable as the rest of himself. As L pointed out, it's almost like some sort of outside force is going to great lengths to keep the Joker's anonymity intact...

** Has also been known [[SoldHisSoulForADonut to sell his soul to demons in exchange for things like Cuban cigars]] ("Hey, it's not like ''I'm'' using it for anything! Might as well get ''something good'' out of it.") and has been banned from the Hall of Demons for trying to do it again one too many times. Just don't ask where he got the extra souls...

** Became a bit annoyed when the Nostalgia Critic stabbed his brother Melvin[[labelnote:HAHA!]]MELVIN, MELVIN! BROTHER OF THE JOKER![[/labelnote]] during a live charity event. Sure, the guy was ''super annoying''—and probably wasn't even actually his real brother—but gosh-darn it, if ''anyone's'' gonna be allowed to enjoy stabbing one of the Joker's family members, it's gonna be '''the Joker himself!'''

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