As mentioned before, because Anatoly got there first, and because Bruce interfered, Laughing Man never became one of Barbatos's top generals. Naturally, he never received any great power from him.
Without a powerful foundation to support him, even with precognitive abilities, many plans could not be carried out. Crossing universes alone was troublesome; it required enormous amounts of energy. Without Barbatos's investment, Laughing Man had to figure everything out himself.
For that reason, his range of activity was severely limited. He could not appear in whichever universe he pleased like he did in the original comics. Most of the time, he could only circle around a handful of universes.
As a result, he did not know many Batmen, nor did he understand most of them particularly well. Usually, he used the spiked visor over his eyes to read their thoughts while they were off guard, then judged their strength through their life experiences.
Of course, that method was hardly reliable. It only gave him a rough idea. He had finally found several fairly decent Dark Multiverse Batmen and spent a long time plotting to recruit them, only for Bruce and the others to snatch them away.
That would not do. Laughing Man could not allow his plan to conquer the universe to die in his own hands like this. After much painful reflection and deep self-examination, he finally decided—to blame God.
As said before, Laughing Man had not been particularly powerful even when he was Batman. If he truly possessed an extraordinarily strong will, he would not have been infected by the Joker Virus. Just look at Arkham Batman. When Arkham Batman speedran Gotham overnight, he had also been infected by the Joker Virus. Not only did he have to fight the criminals outside, he also had to battle the