The Joker
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Real Identity: Unknown
Appearances (Movies): Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders and Batman vs. Two-Face
Powers/Skills: Planning, Knowledge of Biochemistry and Engineering, and Unarmed Combat
Voiced By: Jeff Bergman
The Joker is the mocking mountebank of malice and uses his criminal genius to plot elaborate capers. He masks his deadly weapons as innocent looking props such as joy buzzers that deliver electric shocks and a lapel flower that sprays his Laughing Gas. The Joker teamed himself with the Penguin, Riddler and Catwoman. They sneaked into the Gotham Palace and took the places of the musical guests, Hector and the Ho Daddies. The teenagers in the audience prepared to rush them but Joker grabbed his guitar and fired streamers that wrapped them up like rope. Upon hearing police sirens, Joker cued his allies to leave. The villains stole the Replica Ray from the Acme Atomic Energy Laboratory after Joker sprayed Professor Nichols and his colleagues with Laughing Gas but Batman and Robin arrived. While Batman was dazed and seeing three Catwomen, the villains attempted to get away in the Jokermobile. They returned to the abandoned Fitzsimmons Frozen Food Factory to decide what to do with the Replica Ray.
The Joker didn't care what they did, just as long as it had a funny punch line. Joker, Riddler, and Penguin secretly plotted to use the Replica Ray as a distraction while they executed an art heist. The Joker secretly slipped his Laughing Gas into Catwoman's Batnip. It would turn Batman into an egomanic and give them the window to execute their plans in secret. The Joker activated his latest deathtrap and left Batman and Robin on giant TV dinner headed for a giant oven. Joker, Penguin, and Riddler switched places with their clones, who went with an unwitting Catwoman on a Belgravian space shuttle to an abandoned space station. The villains' clones came up with a plan to duplicate Earth so each villain would have a Gotham City to rule. They turned on Catwoman, anticipating her soft stance on Batman, and tried to vent her out Airlock 1 but Batman saved her. Batman shocked them by giving them the same fate. The Penguin cited he had to follow a set of rules by the Marquess of Queensberry. Batman cited they were outside the jurisdiction of Gotham City.
Batman beat the trio into submission. The clones, still believed to be the originals, were imprisoned at Gotham State Penitentiary and did hard labor. All the while, Batman became an egomaniac from being exposed to Catwoman's Batnip. Eventually, the clones of Joker, Riddler, and Penguin expired in prison and combusted into piles of yellow muck. While Robin and Catwoman battled Batman and his clones, the villains robbed museums of their most priceless treasures and irreplaceable artwork. Joker stole a clown painting and planned to increase its value by bumping off the artist. They hopped on Penguin's giant rocket umbrella and retreated to Penguin's Pengyblimp once a cured Batman arrived with Robin and Catwoman. During the battle, Joker donned his joybuzzer.
As the battle turned in the heroes' favor, Joker bid them farewell with a fart and bounced off the blimp's beak. He landed in the Big Top Circus main tent. He bounced off a trampoline, swung away by trapeze artists, landed in a cannon, shot into a bear juggling balls while standing on a bigger ball then got trampled by elephants. A clown police car zoomed into the center ring and captured the Joker. The Joker was reduced to tears as the car took off. Joker was one of the super criminals "volunteered" to be a test subject for Hugo Strange's Evil Extractor at the state penitentiary. Joker winked at Dr. Quinzel, Strange's assistant, as he was brought in along with Penguin, Riddler, Egghead, and Mr. Freeze. They were affixed to chairs with arm and leg restraints and domes were lowered over their heads. Joker quipped he just wanted a wash and set. Strange explained the Evil Extractor would siphon the reservoirs of evil deep in the criminals' warped brains then, deposit it into the Collection Vat. Quinzel winked back at Joker. Strange told her to instigate the extractor protocol.
Evil Essence flowed into the vat. Joker had a plan and told the others to concentrate in order to overload the Extractor with their collective evil. Strange realized what they were doing and ordered Quinzel to turn it off. It was too late, and District Attorney Harvey Dent was exposed to the Evil Essence and turned into a new super criminal named Two-Face. Over six months later, Two-Face sent an invitation to Joker's hideout inviting him to an auction to bid for the secret identity of Batman and Robin at The Winning Pair Casino. The invite sailed inside like a paper airplane while Joker was playing Solitaire with Joker cards. Joker made the first bid at $1 million and was glad he had some spare change laying around between the couch cushions. Penguin told him to be quiet and countered $1.5. Riddler asked why they were like Two-Face's henchmen. He replied because they were all doing his bidding. Joker and Penguin growled. Riddler countered with $2 million. They argued. The Evil Extractor started secretly gathering their Evil Essence as they argued.
Catwoman had enough and declared Batman was hers alone to undo, when she saw fit and not before. She bid $5 million. Everyone gasped. Joker remarked that was a little rich for his blood and proposed they combine the pot and they could all get a peek. They all agreed and bid $10 million. They won. Two-Face collected the money and excused himself for another engagement. Batman and Robin triggered the death trap they were bound to and escaped certain death by changing the center of gravity then Catwoman slashed the ropes off them. Joker called treason. Catwoman roundhouse kicked Joker. Batman and Robin took turns punching out Joker and Penguin. The Gotham City Police Department arrested all the super criminals at the casino but Catwoman was missing. One evening, Joker was snoring in his cell. Joker noticed a silhouette on his blanket. A claymore bomb was affixed to his glass enclosure. After the explosion, he looked up and saw Dr. Quinzel dressed up. She declared she was his new and improved Harley Quinn.