The character has since been depicted as an antihero independent of the Joker and a recurring core member of the Suicide Squad, with Poison Ivy becoming her primary romantic interest.
She is now her own person and despite her insanity, is heroic and noble as she helps people who need her help. She also protects innocent people as well, and is living her own life working as psychiatrist who helps people when not on the job as a superhero.
She is a psychological archetype of a neurotic woman, coming from dysfunctional family, and who becomes psychotic after falling in love with Joker. The fictional relationship of Harley Quinn and Joker is an example of folie à deux, or shared psychosis.
For this week's Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to take a look at a character that famously has the same personality types as I do, ENFP (on the MBTI) and Enneagram 7w6. Harley Quinn has this same personality makeup, however, she famously is on the unhealthy end of this type.
Harley Quinn is a supporting anti-hero of Injustice: Gods Among Us (2013) and a major character of Injustice 2 (2017). She is a playable character and uses a variety of weapons, from a massive hammer to booby-trapped gifts.
Batman's opening monologue in the Injustice: Gods Among Us comic book. Batman (real name: Bruce Wayne) is the main protagonist of the Injustice series as well as its 2021 film adaptation.
Harley Quinn finds fulfillment helping villains find healthier ways to be bad. Her new role reveals a passion for educating and guiding others, a positive turn in her journey. Harley's shift from hero to antihero allows her to make a difference in a unique and impactful way.
Everyone knows Harley Quinn as the Jokers' girl, but how did she become Harley Quinn? Personality Disorder, specifically, Histrionic Personality Disorder plays a key part in Harley Quinn's life.
Mad Love introduces Harley Quinn as a former psychologist named Harleen Quinzel who fell in love with the Joker during her internship at Gotham City's Arkham Asylum and details her transformation into the Joker's villainous accomplice Harley Quinn, as well as the Joker's lack of respect for Harley.
Though at first she seems sweet, giddy, and girlish, that's just one side of Harley's personality. She's also vicious, violent, and a fierce fighter. There's little rhyme or reason to Harley's moods, which makes her impossible to predict.
Harley Quinn has had numerous outfits over the years, but mainly three signature looks: traditional harlequin, New 52 change up, and the more casual Suicide Squad style outfit.
Her love for the Joker inspired Harleen to adopt a new identity, that of Harley Quinn, the Joker's sidekick-slash-love interest—whether he wanted one or not. (Most of the time? He did not.) In time, Harley came to realize the Joker was holding her back and she struck out on her own.
Harley Quinn is an eccentric and extravagant supervillainess who usually commits crimes with sadistic glee and hyperactive energy. In most incarnations, she is loyal to the Joker regardless of how cruelly he treats her.
Harley had to grow as a person to leave her abusive relationship with the Joker. She had to learn how to be a better friend to Ivy and realize that her goal of joining the Legion of Doom wasn't healthy.
During more sessions, Harley's mind started to snap as her infatuation for the Joker grew, until one point, she helped him escape, dressing up like a harlequin jester to further try to endear herself to the psychopath, knocking out several guards in the process and taking on the new persona of Harley Quinn, the Joker's ...
Due to her popularity, Harley now exists as a more nuanced and sympathetic character, a redeemed villain, and what could only be called an anti-hero. Some would even claim Harley Quinn is a hero now, though the Clown Princess herself begs to differ. Harley Quinn's solo series is all about self-discovery.
The psychopathology Arthur exhibits is unclear, preventing diagnosis of psychotic disorder or schizophrenia; the unusual combination of symptoms suggests a complex mix of features of certain personality traits, namely psychopathy and narcissism (he meets DSM-5 criteria for narcissistic personality disorder).
Her biggest enemy has always been the Joker…but it took her a long time to both realize that, and accept that fact! The Joker's current girlfriend, who calls herself “Punchline”, is also Harley's enemy…but I think Harley feels sorry for her, as Punchline is in the same position that she herself once was…
She brought to the character an exaggerated version of the old, working class New York accent that has gone on to become associated with the Brooklyn borough in particular.
In the Batman and Beyond Joker Returns Cartoon Harley Quinn was an old lady 60 plus with Joker's Granddaughters and the Original Joker was dead. Joker much older than Harleen when they met in Arkham. We normally see her aged 25 plus as Harley Quinn. Aged 21- 24 she is Dr Harleen Quinzel at Arkham.
