Character Profile: The Joker

Ever wonder why the Joker was so weird and crazy? The most common reason (as things have changed over at DC Comics over the years) is that he fell into a vat of chemicals which bleaches his skin, colors his hair green and his lips red, and drives him insane. From his new found features, he named himself the Joker, because he looked liked the playing card. His true origin story is really unknown, for writers have come up with so many, but with Joker's unreliable memory, it made it easy. 

Nicknames: Clown Prince of Crime, the Jester of Genocide, the Harlequin of Hate, the Ace of Knaves

He is typically seen wearing a purple suit with a long-tailed, padded shoulder jacket, a string tie, gloves, striped pants, and spats on pointed toe shoes. 

The joker is obsessed with the Batman. The two of them are some sort of yin and yang, with opposing dark and light forces. Spectacle is more important to the Joker than wealth, if it's not spectacular then it's boring to him. 

Characteristics: He lacks empathy, a conscience, and concern over what's right and what's wrong. He's constantly making a new personality for himself every day. He's been depicted as both sexual and asexual. 

Skills and Abilities: The Joker has no inherent superhuman abilities. He commits crimes with a variety of weaponized thematic props. The flower on his lapel sprays acid, and his hand often holds a joy buzzer conducting volts of electricity.


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