Brad could not tell whether this place's unique nature had given rise to the Joker, or whether the Joker's birth had made this cluster universe unique.
But now that he had glimpsed the Joker's secret, Brad began weighing whether he could sell that information for a good price.
After all, if Batman could not find the right method, he would never eradicate the Joker in his lifetime. The Joker would continue affecting Gotham and even the entire world until the day DC reached its end.
But just as Brad was carefully contemplating the path of "philosophical transcendence" the Joker had achieved, a greater terror quietly crept over him.
Assuming that, after achieving philosophical transcendence, one's information density was stored within the multiverse system in an elusive, temporarily detached state, how could one be certain they were still their original self?
None of the Jokers could realize that they were constantly dying and being replaced. Each new Joker would believe he was himself, not anyone else's replacement. The instant someone became capable of synchronizing with the Joker's information density, he would inherit all the original owner's memories, experience, and methods. From that moment onward, his information density would be completely replaced by the Joker's information.
What about Brad?
Was he himself, or some "lucky soul" who had inherited everything from another Brad?
Were the collective Brads within the hive mind really just splintered consciousnesses residing in War Horseman Brad's mind?
"War Horseman, what the hell are you thinking about?!"
The violent, abnormal fluctuations in Brad's brain waves alerted the other Brads in the hive mind. They watched War Horseman crouch down, clutching his head in pain, veins bulging at his temples.
"He delved too deeply into the Joker's information density and was tainted by the source of his madness. He was