Alter Ego: Unknown
Marital Status: Presumed Single
Known Relatives: Unknown
Group Affiliation: Fomer member of the Injustice Gang II
Base of Operations: Gotham City
First faux-DC Appearance: Batman #10
Height: 6'5" Weight: 192 lbs.
Eyes:Green Hair: Green
History: Virtually nothing is known about the past of the
man who would become the Joker. Joker himself has stated that
he himself is no longer sure of his true origins. He's been rumored
to have been everything from a former lab worker, to a down and
out comic, to a mob hit man. What is known is that he donned the
identity of the Red Hood to aid in the robbery of theMonarch Playing
Card Company. (The Red Hood was a criminal who had been plaguing
Gotham at the time with a series of daring robberys. Whether the
Joker was the Hood all along or simply donned the metalic mask
just for that one robbery is at present unclear.) It was at Monarch
that the Red Hood was conered by the police and Batman. Red Hood
fell into a catch basin full of the company's waste chemicals,
a basin that emptied into Gotham river. Whether he leaped on his
own or fell in by accident in his confrontation with Batman is
unclear. At any rate the Hood's helmet like mask had a limted
air supply allowing the criminal to swim through the noxious chemicals
and escape into the river.
When the Red Hood removed his mask he discovered that his little
swim had left it's mark on him. His skin was bleached white, his
hair permently died bright green, and his lips forever color ruby
red. This transformation was too much for him to bear and his
mind snapped completely. Convinced this was some kind of sign,
the madman took on a new identity, inspired by the playing card
company that had been responsible for his transformation, and
became the Clown Prince of Crime, The Harlequin of Hate- the Joker!
In his new identity, the Joker quickly became the Batman's arch-foe,
as the Dark Knight continually tests his dedutive skills against
the Joker's murderous insanity. At this point their repeated life-and-death
battle of wits has become quite personal for both men. The Joker
recently upped the stakes consideribly by slaughtering an entire
commercial plane load of people, over 300 passengers and crew,
just to get Batman's attention over the course of their latest
run in. After an escape during the chaos that followed the attempted
"Cold Armageddon" invasion, the Joker is presently at
large. Make no mistake, the Joker is THE most dangerous madman
on the face of the Earth.
Powers/Weapons: An average athlete and hand-to-hand combatant,
the Joker's madness has in the past granted him almost super human
strength when in the heat of a fight, making him an even match
for the Batman's prestigous fighting skills.
The Joker is also a master chemist, capable of creating a wide
variety of poisonous, corrsive, and explosive chemicals from fairly
common house hold items. His trade mark is his Joker Venom, a
deadly poison that kills it's victims within seconds, sometimes
in a fit of uncotrolable laughter, and always pulling the victim's
face into a twisted smile. Joker has proven he can create a version
of this venom from just about anything.
The Joker also uses a wide variety of weapons, all modeled after
various practicle joke/novelty items. Among the most common are
his 50,000 volt joy buzzer, his squirt flower which has been shown
to spew powerful acid, Joker venom, or even Nitro Glycoren, razor
sharp metal playing cards, explosive whoopee cushions, and lead
filled rubber chickens.
The Joker's most dangerous weapon though is his demented but
brilliant mind. When facing the Joker, expect the unexpected and
then some.
