According to the Joker, his wife (who often mentioned that he needed to "smile more") found herself in trouble with gambling sharks who "carved her face." As the pair couldn't afford surgery, and in an effort to reassure his wife that he didn't care about her scars, the Joker disfigured himself in solidarity.

What actually happened to the Joker's face?

The second story is wildly different from the first, with Joker creating the scars himself after his wife told him to “smile more”. After she got involved with dangerous criminals who “carved her face”, Joker did the same to his own face in solidarity.

Why is the Joker disfigured?

The Joker has had various possible origin stories during his decades of appearances. The most common story involves his falling into a tank of chemical waste that bleaches his skin white and turns his hair green and lips bright red; the resulting disfigurement drives him insane.

Why did the Joker go crazy?

Nicholson's Joker was a criminal who was physically and mentally altered after falling into a vat of hazardous chemicals. Heath Ledger's iconic take reinvented the character for a new age, permanently imbuing the clown with angst.

Why is Joker missing an eye?

Missing Eye: Joker had his right eye shot out by Harley Quinn.

This is how lore accurate Batman would've beaten the Suicide Squad (Animation)

What mental illness did the Joker have?

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).

How did the Joker get pregnant?

The comics series The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing features Batman's nemesis get pregnant after a curse is placed on him, Daily Mail reported. Eventually, the Joker "vomits a sort of brown goo" that transforms first into a baby boy and then into a mini version of himself.

Which Joker killed himself?

Ledger, who played the Joker in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, died on 22 January 2008 following a prescription drug overdose in his New York apartment. He was 28 years old. Stephen Gaghan, a director and writer, recently divulged that Ledger had died with the script for his film in bed.

Why is the Joker so skinny?

Director Todd Phillips considered the character's body size as one way to represent his vulnerability. It is important to emphasize that unlike most people who diet to lose weight or who develop an eating disorder, Phoenix's weight loss was intended for the short amount of time it took to shoot the movie.

Is the Joker pure, evil, or broken?

The Joker has one of the largest numbers of different incarnations of a character who simultaneously counts as Pure Evil, rivaling multiple villains such as Sauron, Green Goblin, Red Skull, Ultron, Ghidorah, Venom, Carnage, Unicron, Nyarlathotep, William Afton, Darkseid, Brainiac, Shredder, Megatron, Hugo Strange, ...

What did Joker's dad do to him?

History. According to the Joker, his father was "a drinker and a fiend". Joker claimed that his father gave him his cheek scars due to his being terrified when his father brutally stabbed his mother sadistically with a kitchen knife when she attempted to use to defend herself.

Why does the Joker lip his lips?

In the documentary I Am Heath Ledger (via Digital Spy) it's revealed that, in order to keep the prosthetics in their place as they got loose when he spoke, Ledger had to lick his makeup to keep it in place, and it ended up becoming part of the Joker's manic personality, as well as his most memorable mannerism.

Who is Joker's wife?

History. Jeanie was married to the man who would become the Joker when he worked as a chemist at the Ace Chemical Processing Plant.

Why did Joker rip his mask off?

Origins. When the Joker became obsessing over destroying the Bat-Family, he decided to arrange for his face to be surgically removed. According to the Joker, he did this to symbolize how even without his, "Mask" he was still the joker where-as Batman's Robins and Bat-Girls' identities were only mask-deep.

What is the Joker's real backstory?

The most common backstory for The Joker is that he was a failed comedian who took a job for the mob in order to pay bills that involved stealing from a chemical plant. In a confrontation with Batman, he accidentally slipped into some chemicals which bleached his skin and caused him to go insane.

Why does Joker snap his own neck?

The Joker then finally says "See you in Hell!., before, in a last act of revenge against his enemy, twists his neck just far enough to kill himself, committing suicide and framing his enemy for his own murder.

What mental illness does the Joker have?

The Joker (or Arthur) appears to have a complex mix of diagnoses, including pseudobulbar affect – a rare condition consisting of uncontrollable laugher or crying, and possibly a psychotic illness, evidenced by his apparent hallucinations about the subject of his affections (played by Zazie Beetz).

Why can't Joker walk?

Joker suffers from a rare disorder, Vrolic Syndrome, which gives him incredibly brittle bones. He was born with severe fractures in his legs, which is seen by his use of crutches and leg braces.

Why did Joker lose his eye?

The shot actually comes from Harley Quinn who, in Batman #99, showed that she was willing to put the Joker down -- permanently. Her shot doesn't kill Joker, but it does take out his right eye, and it's no accident.

Who broke Joker's heart?

Superman returned to the prison where the Joker was being interrogated by Batman. Superman then shoved his entire forearm through the laughing Joker's torso and ripped out his heart, killing him.

Has Joker ever killed anyone?

The Joker Kills 23 People In The Dark Knight

The Clown Prince kills one of Gambol's men with a pencil through the eye, and later overpowers two of his enforcers. Joker kills Gambol himself with a knife only moments later and, towards the end of the film, lights Lau on fire.

What killed the Joker in real life?

The report concluded that Ledger died "as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam and doxylamine". It added: "We have concluded that the manner of death is accident[al], resulting from the abuse of prescribed medications."

Did Joker and Harley Quinn have a baby?

In Injustice: Gods Among Us, Harley Quinn reveals she gave birth to Joker's daughter, but gave her up for adoption rather than subject her to a life with Joker as a father. Similarly, Harley becomes a mother to twin children in the Batman: White Knight universe, though with happier results.

Did Joker's mom adopt him?

Penny Fleck was the adoptive mother of Arthur Fleck, a mentally unstable failed comedian who would later call himself the Joker. Much like her son, Penny suffered from an unspecified mental illness.

Was the Joker abused as a child?

Joker. Born in Gotham City on November 21, 1946, Arthur had a difficult childhood, suffering bullying from his peers as well as enduring severe abuse when he was a child. He lived with his mother Penny Fleck, who had possibly adopted him.