To Be Forgotten While fans got to hear many memorable quotes from Joker in Batman: Arkham, the series also revealed what his greatest fear is supposed to be. As it turned out, The Joker feared being forgotten more than anything else because it meant nobody was afraid of him anymore, rendering all his crimes void.
In 2009's Superman/Batman #65, the Joker's greatest fear is losing control of the joke—being perceived by his audience not as the master, but as its subject. The Joker claims it's all in fun, but being laughed at is the worst fate he can imagine.
Arguably the Joker's greatest weakness is his ego, however. He turns to crime to get the attention he desperately craves from Batman.
Does the Joker fear anything? Yes. He fears being forgotten and being irrelevant.
The Joker Hates Nazis, According to New DC Comics Story.
In the latest issue of Batman, fans learn that even Batman's other villains are afraid of the Joker and his upcoming war against Gotham.
The Joker is one of the main antagonists of DC Comics, most often pitted against his archenemy Batman, Superman, and occasionally the Justice League as a whole as a part of the Legion of Doom. In the comics, the Joker is portrayed as a master criminal whose characterization has varied.
He experienced physical abuse and neglect by his stepfather. He was adopted by a woman who was living with her own mental illness, which prevented her from being the nurturing force he needed. These relationships could have made him feel safe and protected and buffered his trauma, but instead were limited and empty.
It took a lot to drive Joker to the point where he is to day. And undoubtedly, there where a lot of tears in that time. Alan Moore's epic: The Killing Joke showed us a frail and more vulnerable side to the Clown Prince. And we see that, before he went mad, The Joker cried a lot.
One of Batman's biggest fears is the possibility of succumbing to darkness and losing control of his moral compass. As a vigilante who operates outside the law, he walks a fine line between justice and revenge.
The Dark Knight may be the Joker's greatest enemy, but a moment in Batman #128 reveals the threat Nightwing poses to DC's Clown Prince of Crime.
There, Batman learns that the unstable properties of the Titan formula are mutating in Joker's blood, gradually killing him. Joker captures Batman and performs a blood transfusion on him, infecting him with the same fatal disease.
In the 1990 novel, “The Further Adventures of The Joker,” it states that Arkham Asylum psychiatrists tested him, and he scored 140 with an aptitude for chemistry.
In Joker's case, pseudobulbar affect probably occurred secondary to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). A number of studies have established that TBI increases the risk of mood disorders, personality changes and substance use disorders.
According to the Mayo Clinic, "Pseudobulbar affect (PBA) is a condition that's characterized by episodes of sudden uncontrollable and inappropriate laughing or crying." Echoing the language on the Joker's laminated card, PBA can indeed occur in people with brain injuries, stroke, or certain neurological conditions such ...
Is Joker resistant to pain? As one of Batman's most usual punching bags, the Joker knows how to take a hit, and he has an incredibly high pain tolerance. Mixed with his own sadomasochistic tendencies, the Joker has even enjoyed some of his most brutal injuries, and he's given one of them to himself.
In The Dark Knight (2008), Joker is constantly licking his lips. This is actually because of the prosthetic scars that Heath Ledger wore. They kept falling off, so Heath would lick his lips to keep them in place. Gradually, it became a part of the Joker's character.
Missing Eye: Joker had his right eye shot out by Harley Quinn.
Fans will recall Ledger's Joker frenetically licking his lips like a demented lizard, which serves as a constant reminder of the horrific story behind the scars. The unnerving lizard reflex undoubtedly adds something valuable to the character, but it wasn't a scripted action.
It was never fully revealed what the exact cause for the creation of the infection was other than it originating from Joker's mutated blood. However, it was probable that the chemicals that caused the Titan Disease (and maybe chemicals already in the clown's blood) caused Joker's blood to mutate creating the infection.
Penny had a mental disorder and her case history records at the mental health clinic mention Arthur having a head injury after she abused him, tied him to a radiator and beat him alongside her abusive boyfriend.
The character was introduced in Batman #1 (1940), in which he announces that he will kill three of Gotham's prominent citizens. Although the police protect his first announced victim, millionaire Henry Claridge, the Joker had poisoned him before making his announcement and Claridge dies with a ghastly grin on his face.
Martha reveals that she forced Psycho-Pirate, a villain with extensive knowledge of the entire DC Universe, to tell her the name of the Joker in the main DC Universe. It is then revealed that the Joker's real name is “Jack Oswald White.”
Following her introduction to the DC Universe in 1999, Harley Quinn was depicted as the sidekick and lover of the Joker as well as the criminal associate and best friend of fellow supervillain Poison Ivy.