The Joker (DCAU)

• Batman TAS
• "Jack Napier"
• The New Batman Adventures & Superman TAS
• Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (flashback)
• Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

“	Without Batman, crime has no punchline.	„
	~ The Joker

“	You've forgotten what I told you a long time ago... One of the painful truths of comedy: You always take shots from folks who just don't get the JOKE!	„
	~ Joker's speech to Harley

“	What’s the matter, Batman? No witty comeback? No threat? Then I’ll provide the narration…I’ll begin with how I peeled back the layers of the boy’s mind. Oh, he bravely tried to fight it at first. You would’ve been proud to see him so strong. But all too soon, the serums and the shocks took their toll, and the dear lad began to share such secrets with me...secrets that are mine alone to know...Bruce. It's true, Batsy. I know everything. And kinda like the kid who peeks at his Christmas presents, I must admit it's sadly anti-climactic. Behind all the sturm and bat-a-rangs, you're just a little boy in a playsuit crying for mommy and daddy! It'd be funny it weren't so pathetic... Ah, what the heck, I'll laugh anyway!	„
	~ The Joker after revealing to Batman that he knows who he really is.

“	Oh no, your old eyes do not deceive you Brucie! After all, who would know me better than YOU?	„
	~ Joker revealing himself to an elderly Bruce

Summary

The Joker (real name presumed to be Jack Napier) is a major antagonist in the DC Animated Universe. He is a completely insane and disturbed psychopath who seeks to cause chaos, destruction and misery where ever and when ever he can, as wells as the archenemy of Batman.

He is the main antagonist of the Batman: The Animated Series show and its sequel series, The New Batman Adventures, a major antagonist in the Justice League series and a guest villain in the show Static Shock. He also serves as the main antagonist of the film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, and the titular main antagonist of the film Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker.

Powers and Stats

Tier: 9-A | 9-A | 9-A

Key: "Jack Napier" | Base | Possessing Tim Drake/"Joker Beyond"

Name: Unknown real name (legally identified as Jack Napier) | The Joker, Joker, The Clown Prince of Crime, Puddin' (By Harley Quinn), Mr. J, Joe Kerr, Jack White, Uncle Joker, Dr. Rekoj | Tim Drake

Origin: DC Animated Universe

Gender: Male

Age: Unknown

Classification: Criminal Mastermind, Psychopath, Batman's arc Nemesis

Powers and Abilities:

• Jack Napier
• Normal
• Possessing Tim Drake

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Weapon Mastery, Genius Intelligence (Skilled in chemistry and engineering, Master manipulator and tactician), Master of disguise, Pain Tolerance, Stealth Mastery

All previous abilities, Electricity Manipulation (With Hand buzzer and Joy buzzers), Acid Manipulation (With Acid-squirting flower), Death Manipulation (With Joker Venom), Status Effect Inducement (With laughing gases), Madness Manipulation (Type 1, Prolonged exposure to his gas can cause irreversible dementia), Explosion Manipulation (With bombs and explosives), Sleep Manipulation (With sleeping gas), Preparation, Resistance to Mind Manipulation (Survived being psychically mind-wiped by Ace's powers)

All previous abilities, Immortality (Type 6 and 8, although his Type 6 is not combat applicable) via Cadmus's technology (Encoded his own DNA into a microchip that was implanted at the top of Tim Drake's spinal cord which allowed him to survive after his original death and take control of Tim's body over time), Martial Arts Mastery (Has all the training of Tim Drake), Possession and Body Control (Tim's physical complexion and appearance changes when the Joker fully possesses him and he can fully control what parts are changed, such as his voice. Easily fooled a pulse based based lie detector.)

Attack Potency: Small Building level | Small Building level (Fought against Batman on multiple occasions and has physical prowess comparable to Bruce Wayne in his prime. Strong enough to knock Harley Quinn to the ground with a slap.) | Small Building level (Stronger than before, Upon inhabiting Tim Drake, he acquired the training, conditioning, and knowledge of Batman and Robin in addition to his own fighting abilities, and was able to match Batman II in a fist fight, who is canonically stronger than Old Batman in his prime.)

Speed: Subsonic with Hypersonic reactions (Comparable to Batman and other vigilantes like Robin and Batman II)

Lifting Strength: At least Peak Human

Striking Strength: Small Building level | Small Building level (Can harm Batman) | Small Building level (Can harm Batman II)

Durability: Small Building level | Small Building level | Small Building level (Took hits from Batman II who is ten times stronger than Old Batman in his prime)

Stamina: Incredibly High (Can fight against Batman for a high amount of time while enduring many injuries)

Range: Standard Melee Range, Several Meters with guns and cards

Standard Equipment: Knives, Guns | All previous equipment, Joker Venom, Joy buzzer, Laughing gases, Razor-sharp playing cards, Acid flower, Grenades, various other comedy-based objects | All previous equipment

Intelligence: Genius (Despite the state of his greatly warped mind, the Joker is a brilliant planner who never seems to run out of schemes and is excellent at improvising. He possess great knowledge of chemistry which he uses to make his Joker venom and other various deadly gadgets. Thanks to his intelligence, he even managed to cheat death through Tim Drake by using Cadmus's technology that allowed him to take control of the young vigilante's body over time, claiming that he was "years ahead of his time")

Weaknesses: Unknown | Normal human weaknesses though has repeatedly survived situations that would kill regular people. Immensely narcissistic and has a massive ego that can be used to trick him. | All previous weaknesses, If the microchip encoding his DNA on Drake’s body is destroyed, he will be destroyed as well.

Notable Matchups

Victories:

Losses:

Albert Wesker (Resident Evil) Albert Wesker's Profile (Speed was equalized, Post Virus Wesker and Normal Joker was used)

Inconclusive:

Discussions

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