Joker

"I had a dream. It was the end of the world. I think it's something more... something darker." ―Bruce Wayne, Zack Snyder's Justice League

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"How many people die in your arms before you become numb to death? And how many dead eyes can you look into before you die inside yourself?"

―Joker to Batman^[src]

The Joker is a psychopathic criminal archenemy of Bruce Wayne who became a member of the Insurgency.

Biography[]

Truce with Wayne[]

"A truce, Bruce. As long as you have this card, a truce."

―Joker to Batman^[src]

When Darkseid came to Earth and killed the newly resurrected Superman's lover, Lois Lane, making the distraught Man of Steel susceptible to Darkseid's will. Together with his new general Superman, Darkseid conquered the planet and transformed it into an apocalyptic wasteland, reminiscent of his homeworld. A massive conflict began between Darkseid and Superman's Regime and the Batman and the Justice League's Insurgency. Among the Insurgents was the Joker, convinced by the Batman to assist the Flash by obtaining a Mother Box to help him and Cyborg construct the Cosmic treadmill to travel back in time and prevent this future from ever coming to be. By some unknown circumstance, Joker's permanent tattoos and grills on his face had been removed or otherwise obscured, while he had let his hair grow longer than was usually seen of him.^[1]^[2]

Screenshot 2021-04-08 8.15 — Joker shows a card to Batman.

After hearing Mera ask Batman if he had ever loved in his life, the Joker interrupted her to remind him how he had murdered his loved ones in the past, upsetting Wayne who confronted him, so the Joker rhetorically asked him when he would die inside, before Batman angrily warned him that he would kill him if he continued talking, the Joker then used a playing card to offer a truce to Batman, who after mentioning that Harley Quinn begged him to kill the Joker before dying, decided accept the truce. Suddenly, Superman landed in front of the team, causing the Joker to start laughing maniacally, as the rest prepared to fight.^[3]

Personality[]

Batman has convinced the Joker that he has lost all his power, status, and wealth in Gotham thanks to the apocalyptic wasteland of Superman and Darkseid's armies, and has urged him to help them fix everything to redeem himself from his ruthless psychopathy past. Having accepted this bitter fate, the Joker helped him and Flash travel back in time to prevent this future from being created. However, the Joker's attitude had not changed much and he continued to sadistically mock the Dark Knight for the many losses he had suffered. The Joker had also retained the fearless nature of him, as even after Batman threatened to kill him, he simply laughed after a minute of staring at Batman in surprise.

Abilities[]

Master tactician: Joker is an immensely formidable genius at planning and improvising criminal activities, it is shown that even Batman has a grudging respect for the Joker's tactical brilliance, as he went so far as to form a temporary (if uneasy) alliance with his archnemesis.
Master manipulator: The Joker was even able to get into the head of his former nemesis Batman, quickly enraging the usually composed hero. Deathstroke similarly despised this aspect of the Joker's personality.
Expert leader: The Joker, despite seemingly losing his high status among criminals, was still seen as a skilled enough networker for Batman to forge a temporary alliance with him.

Equipment[]

Weapons[]

Harley Quinn's Chiappa Rhino 60DS: The Joker has Harley Quinn's gun, along with his customized pistol holstered in his vest.
Colt 933: The Joker has this rifle on his lap.