Joker

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Joker (小丑)
Alias(es)	First Joker; Second-Generation Joker; Third-Generation Joker
Species/Race	Human; the Second-Generation Joker possesses the Dionysus Factor, granting extreme regeneration
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Joker's Gang; temporary collaborators include Deathstroke, Black Mask, and Deadshot
Occupation/Role	Terrorist, criminal mastermind, supervillain
Status	First Joker and Third-Generation Joker are deceased; the Second-Generation Joker remains active after escaping imprisonment
First Appearance	Chapter 10

Background / History

First Joker

The first Joker begins the Laughing Man case by using laughing gas to murder victims with grotesquely stretched smiles. He plans to release the gas into Gotham's reservoirs as revenge against the city. 10

He hijacks Gotham's television broadcast, introduces himself in a purple suit with green hair and pale skin, and announces a campaign of terror directed at Bruce Wayne. 11 With Deathstroke's assistance, he captures Batman at Gotham Reservoir, publicly removes Bruce Wayne's cowl, and reveals his identity to Gotham. 13 14

The Joker threatens Gotham with a nuclear bomb, but Bai Lang has already destroyed its detonator. Bai Lang beats the Joker to death after identifying his greatest fear as dying anonymously and being forgotten. Unlike the Second-Generation Joker, this incarnation does not possess the Dionysus Factor. 16

Second-Generation Joker

A new Joker emerges after the first Joker's death, carrying out bombings in Gotham's fashion district and luring Batman into traps. 22 23 He disguises himself with a face sewn on by the Dollmaker and attempts to enter Gotham Police Headquarters, but Detective Bai Lang identifies him by his pale fingers and behavior. When Bai Lang fires on him, his green hair and manic laughter expose his identity; he escapes through the station after releasing poisonous green gas. 26 27

The Second-Generation Joker later joins Black Mask in an attempt to target Bai Lang and Bruce Wayne. Bai Lang's attack pulverizes his body, but he survives because of the Dionysus Factor's regenerative properties. 50 52 Bai Lang confines him in an abandoned factory, where he is subjected to prolonged torture, sexual assault, and recorded public humiliation. The ordeal leaves him mentally shattered; Bruce Wayne eventually finds him and turns him over to the police. 52 53 54 55 56 57

After the Third-Generation Joker's death, the Second-Generation Joker obtains a nuclear warhead left by the first Joker and detonates it. Bai Lang disperses the blast with Magnetic Field Rotation, preventing Gotham's complete destruction. 78 The Joker later attacks Gray and Little Peter before Bai Lang immobilizes him with Magnetic Field Sky Lock and buries him alive. 82 83

Two years later, an unidentified man excavates and frees him. His body is still immobilized below the neck by the Sky Lock, and he has endured prolonged cold and hunger. 155 He subsequently clashes with Batman Alfred, seeks to oppose the Justice League, and is later held at the Watchtower prison. During the Crime Syndicate and Apokolips invasions, he escapes confinement, kills the Kryptonian Nick, and is stopped by Batman. 186 208 222

Third-Generation Joker

The Third-Generation Joker kidnaps Alfred, Mike, Mick, and White Dream Company employees, then challenges Bai Lang to come to 198 Mare Street. 68 69 He rigs the abandoned factory with 150 RDX bombs, destroying the White Dream organization’s base and causing extensive casualties. 69 70

Working with Deadshot, he uses a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and its hostages to threaten Gotham. His stated goal is to destroy the city and become immortalized as the first person to do so. 73 74 Bai Lang kills him aboard the aircraft carrier by crushing and dismembering him with Magnetic Field Rotation. 74

Appearance

The Jokers are consistently portrayed with a deliberately theatrical criminal appearance: pale skin, green hair, red lips, a purple suit, and an unnaturally broad smile. 11 66 74

• First Joker — Purple suit, green hair, pale face, wide grin; appears on television carrying a gun. 11
• Second-Generation Joker — Initially infiltrates the police station in a gray coat and hat while wearing a surgically attached false face; his actual green hair is exposed during his escape. 26 27
• Third-Generation Joker — Wears the familiar purple suit and carries a crowbar during Alfred's kidnapping. 66
• Post-captivity Second Joker — Returns to Arkham severely injured, emaciated, and mentally unstable after Bai Lang's abuse. 56 57

Personality

The Joker embraces chaos, spectacle, and psychological cruelty. The first Joker treats Gotham's destruction and Batman's public humiliation as entertainment, using theatrical broadcasts and impossible choices to destabilize the city. 13 14

Despite his laughter, the first Joker fears insignificance. Bai Lang recognizes that he is terrified of dying without leaving a mark on history, a fear the Joker attempts to conceal through mockery. 16

The Second-Generation Joker is more physically resilient but increasingly unstable. He identifies himself as a “concept,” believes more Jokers will appear even if he dies, and continues pursuing destruction after surviving repeated defeats. 52 78 His torture and public humiliation leave him severely mentally damaged, though he later resumes violent, chaotic behavior. 56 57 82 186

The Third-Generation Joker is openly driven by legacy. He seeks to destroy Gotham not for a practical objective, but to ensure that history remembers him. 74

Abilities & Skills

Laughing Gas

The Joker uses chemical agents to terrorize, kill, and psychologically torment victims.

• The first Joker's laughing gas leaves victims with distended mouths, twisted eyes, and fixed smiles. 10
• An Earth-22 Joker uses laughing gas to transform children into smiling, zombie-like victims in Crime Alley. 218 219
• The Second-Generation Joker releases poisonous green gas while escaping Gotham Police Headquarters. 27

Criminal Planning and Psychological Warfare

The Jokers repeatedly use kidnappings, broadcasts, disguises, explosives, and public spectacle to manipulate heroes and Gotham's population.

• The first Joker captures Bruce Wayne, reveals his identity on a citywide broadcast, and stages a nuclear-bomb threat. 13 14 16
• The Second-Generation Joker uses a surgically altered disguise to infiltrate the police station. 26 27
• The Third-Generation Joker kidnaps hostages, rigs an abandoned factory with 150 RDX bombs, and uses an aircraft carrier as leverage against Bai Lang and Batman. 68 69 73 74

Dionysus Factor

Only the Second-Generation Joker is confirmed to possess the Dionysus Factor.

• Regenerates from catastrophic trauma, including being reduced to pulp by Bai Lang's attacks. 52
• Allows survival through torture, grave injuries, and the aftermath of a nuclear detonation. 55 78 82
• Does not protect him from pain, hunger, cold, or psychological collapse. 56 82 155

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Laughing gas — Used by the first Joker for murders and a planned reservoir attack. 10
• Firearms — Used during televised threats and attacks on imprisoned heroes. 11 222
• RPG launcher — Used by the Second-Generation Joker against Bai Lang. 50
• Dagger — Used by the Second-Generation Joker when attacking Gray and Little Peter. 83
• Crowbar — Used by the Third-Generation Joker during Alfred's abduction. 66
• Nuclear warheads and explosives — Employed by the first, second, and third Jokers in separate attempts to devastate Gotham. 16 69 78

Relationships

• Bai Lang / Super Batman — Primary adversary. Bai Lang kills the first and third Jokers, repeatedly defeats the Second-Generation Joker, and imprisons him with Magnetic Field Sky Lock. 16 52 74 83
• Batman / Bruce Wayne — Long-standing enemy. The first Joker captures and unmasks Bruce publicly; later Jokers continue using Batman's allies and trauma against him. 13 14 66 69
• Batman Alfred — Opponent of the Second-Generation Joker, whom he fights while defending peace and stability against the Injustice League. 184 186
• Deathstroke — Ally of the first Joker during the Gotham Reservoir incident; Deathstroke helps capture Bruce Wayne. 14
• Dollmaker — Provides the Second-Generation Joker with a sewn-on false face for his police-station infiltration. 27
• Black Mask — Collaborates with the Second-Generation Joker against Bai Lang and Batman; both are caught in Bai Lang's attack. 52
• Deadshot — Works with the Third-Generation Joker during the plan involving the bombed factory and nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. 69 73
• Harley Quinn — Formerly associated with Joker; she rejects the Third-Generation Joker's claim over her and declares that he is not her “Mr. J.” 30 74
• Joker's Gang — Followers who imitate Joker's appearance and carry out shootings, bombings, and attacks across Gotham. 39 63 70

Notable Quotes

“I know what you fear most: dying anonymously, with no one remembering you after death...” — Bai Lang to the first Joker 16

“Heh... hehe... do it, I'm a concept, kill me and more Jokers will appear...” — Second-Generation Joker 52

“Blow up the entire Gotham, and then I, Joker, will be immortalized in history as the first person to destroy Gotham City—Joker!” — Third-Generation Joker 74

“Why am I not afraid of him?” — Second-Generation Joker to Superman 222