Joker

Clown Prince of Crime

Batman's archenemy and insane criminal. Due to a chemical accident, he has white skin, green hair, and a slashed grinning mouth. A goblin-like villain who continues to fight as a psychopath.

Quotes

  • Why so serious?
  • Let's put a smile on that face!
  • I'm like a dog chasing cars. I wouldn't know what to do if I caught one...
  • All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy.
  • If you’re good at something, never do it for free.
  • Introduce a little anarchy, upset the established order, and everything becomes chaos.

Trivia

  • The Joker was planned for only one issue at debut but survived due to the editor.
  • The Joker's design was inspired by Conrad Veidt in the 1928 film 'The Man Who Laughs.'
  • Name origin from the Joker playing card.
  • Heath Ledger's Joker won a posthumous Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
  • The Joker has no superpowers, cornering opponents with chemical weapons and psychological warfare.
  • Multiple real names in comics; 'Jack Oswald White' made official in 2022.

Alternate names

The Joker Red Hood Jack Napier Jack Oswald White Arthur Fleck

Tags

Joker Batman Super Villain DC Comics Gotham City Madness Criminal Clown Prince of Crime Anti-Hero

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Profile

Species
Human
Gender
Male

Appearance

Overall appearance
Characterized by bleached white skin, vivid green hair, and a red slashed smile, his iconic appearance is clad in a purple suit. His outfit features a classic clown tailcoat jacket, striped pants, and pointed shoes.
Height
About 180cm
Weight
Secret
Eye color
Green
Hair color
Green
Distinguishing features
  • Bleached white skin
  • Slashed red smile
  • Green hair
  • Clown makeup face
Iconic items
  • Purple suit
  • Joker playing card
  • Laughing gas grenade
  • Poison flower
  • Razor-edged playing cards
  • Joker gag gadgets

Personality and abilities

Core personality
Twisted humor
Detailed personality
An extreme psychopath with a personality blending madness and intelligence. He repeatedly commits cold-hearted and ruthless crimes while always mixing in jokes and humor, existing as Batman's antithesis. Drifting between reason and madness, yet executing calculated crime plans, imposing his own chaotic worldview.
Keywords
  • Madness
  • Psychopath
  • Cruel
  • Cold-blooded
  • Humor
  • Cunning
  • Innovative
  • Loves spectacle
  • Chemical engineering expert
Motto
Everything for the sake of laughter
Talents
  • High intelligence
  • Chemical engineering knowledge
  • Master of psychological warfare
  • Strategic thinking
  • Weapon development
  • Charisma
Skills
  • Use of toxins and chemical weapons
  • Assassination techniques
  • Machinery and bomb manufacturing
  • Disguise
  • Manipulation
Motivation
To spread chaos and madness throughout Gotham City and mentally corner Batman.
Habits
Maniacal high-pitched laughter, sarcastic conversations, and unpredictable actions.
Favorite foods
Unknown
Hobbies
Pranks, Crime, Theatrical performances
Favorite colors
Purple, Green, Red
Music
Classical, Punk rock
Person
Batman
Disliked foods
Unknown
Disliked situations
Restraint, Plan failure, Being stopped by Batman

History

Backstory
The Joker has no definitive origin, featuring different allegorical backgrounds in multiple stories, but commonly, as the crime syndicate's "Red Hood," he falls into a chemical vat while escaping during a heist, turning his body white, hair green, and face into an eerie perpetually grinning visage with a slashed mouth. With his wife's death and mental trauma, he loses his sanity and reigns as the clown of the criminal underworld.
Debut date
April 25, 1940
Work title
Batman #1
Media type
Manga

Debut

Significant event
Debut
Description
Born in Batman #1 in April 1940. Survived a one-issue death due to editorial intervention.

Killing Joke

Significant event
Killing Joke
Description
1988 work depicting the Joker's detailed origin and the essence of his madness.

Jason Todd Killing

Significant event
Jason Todd Killing
Description
In 1988's 'A Death in the Family,' the Joker kills Robin.

Harley Quinn's Debut

Significant event
Harley Quinn's Debut
Description
Starting in 1999, introduces the Joker's lover Harley Quinn.

Real Name Reveal

Significant event
Real Name Reveal
Description
In 2022 DC Comics, his real name is suggested as 'Jack Oswald White'.

Relationships

Jack Oswald White

Said to be the Joker's real name. Exact blood relation unknown.

Unknown (wife)

Spouse

Appears as a pregnant wife in multiple stories. Her death fueled the Joker's madness.

Harley Quinn

Lover

The Joker's lover. Involved in many crimes together.

Harley Quinn

Partner

Partner and lover relationship after the Joker rescues her.

Injustice Gang

Team

Active as a member of the evil organization.

Injustice Gang

Injustice Gang: leader

Injustice League

Injustice League: unknown

Media appearances

Batman #1

Manga / Protagonist

1940 debut

Batman (1989 film)

Movie / Antagonist

1989

The Dark Knight

Movie / Antagonist

2008

Joker

Movie / Protagonist

2019

Batman (1992 anime series)

Anime / Antagonist

1992-1999

Batman: Arkham Asylum

Game / Antagonist

2010

Injustice: Gods Among Us

Game / Playable character

2013

Voice cast and creators

Takeshi Aono

Voice actor
Takeshi Aono
Language
Japanese
Version or series
Batman (1992 anime)

Kenji Utsumi

Voice actor
Kenji Utsumi
Language
Japanese
Version or series
Batman (1989 film TV Asahi dub)

Keiji Fujiwara

Voice actor
Keiji Fujiwara
Language
Japanese
Version or series
The Dark Knight

Hiroaki Hirata

Voice actor
Hiroaki Hirata
Language
Japanese
Version or series
Joker (2019 film)

Mark Hamill

Voice actor
Mark Hamill
Language
English
Version or series
Batman Animated Series / Arkham series
Notes
Iconic voice actor.

Jack Nicholson

Voice actor
Jack Nicholson
Language
English
Version or series
Batman (1989 Movie)
Notes
Early live-action representative

Heath Ledger

Voice actor
Heath Ledger
Language
English
Version or series
The Dark Knight
Notes
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor winner

Joaquin Phoenix

Voice actor
Joaquin Phoenix
Language
English
Version or series
Joker (2019 Movie)
Notes
Academy Award for Best Actor winner

Takehito Koyasu

Voice actor
Takehito Koyasu
Language
Japanese
Version or series
The Lego Batman Movie / Suicide Squad / Justice League Zack Snyder Cut

Bob Kane

Creator name
Bob Kane
Role
Original author

Bill Finger

Creator name
Bill Finger
Role
Writer

Jerry Robinson

Creator name
Jerry Robinson
Role
Character Designer

Related goods

Joker Figure

Item name
Joker Figure
Category
Figure
Availability
Regular

Joker Plush

Item name
Joker Plush
Category
Plush or doll
Availability
Limited

Joker Playing Card Set

Item name
Joker Playing Card Set
Category
Accessory
Availability
Regular

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