The Joker (Post-Crisis) (2024)

Summary

Having a mysterious backstory, the Joker is the insane arch enemy of Batman. He's a crime lord & terrorist who believes that nothing matters. Unable to feel love for others, the Joker obsesses over the important things he deals with—particularly Batman, whom the Joker makes his life miserable. Posing as a great actor, a charismatic person or leader, the Joker has a great talent manipulating others for his own needs or out of sheer sadism. He claims that he wants to make others see his point of view about life, but, like all nihilists, the fact that he is still alive alongside his extreme narcissism demonstrate his hypocrisy.

Powers and Stats

Tier: 9-A, higher with preparation | At least 4-B physically, initially 3-A, ultimately at least 2-C with powers

Key: Base | Emperor Joker

Name: The Joker, Jack Napier (Sometimes)

Origin: DC Comics

Gender: Male

Classification: Human, Criminal, The Clown Prince of Crime

Age: Probably in his 50s (Older than Batman)

Powers and Abilities:

Attack Potency: Small Building level+ (Has traded blows with the Dark Knight on numerous occasions but is usually depicted as being physically weaker), higher with preparation (His resources vary based on incarnation, but he has hijacked satellite lasers, nuclear bombs and other powerful equipment in the past) | At least Solar System level physically (Emperor Joker physically overpowered Superman^[1]), initially Universe level (Possessed 99% of Mister Mxyzptlk's power, from which he was able to utilize enough to initially reshape the universe at his image. Grows more powerful every moment by becoming more comfortable with his power. Later destroyed the universe and put it back together), ultimately at least Low Multiverse level with powers (By destroying the universe, he would have unraveled/annihilated not just Earth and the "universe -- but everything that is, was, or will be", which is portrayed with several of the infinite Earths there are. Emperor Joker with his powers was able to warp the universe, hell and heaven, as well as the Sphere of Gods in his image and overpowered residents of the Sphere of Gods, such as Darkseid, High Father, Phantom Stranger, etc. And was able to overpower Hal-Spectre as well as Doctor Fate and Takion. He did all of this with extreme ease, and it was implied that he could do far more if he tried, but it seems like he wasn't interested^[1]), able to ignore durability in many ways

Speed: At least Supersonic+, possibly Hypersonic+ (Comparable to Batman) | Massively FTL+ combat speed and reactions (Comparable to Superman), up to Immeasurable attack speed (By unraveling everything that is, was, or will be)

Lifting Strength: At least Above Average Human (Threw a 88 kg human, the Creeper, with ease) | Unknown

Striking Strength: Small Building level+ (Physically weaker than Batman, but has shown incredible strength on several occasions and has proven a worthy foe in hand-to-hand combat in some incarnations) | At least Solar System level, likely far higher (Punched through Superman.^[1])

Durability: Small Building level+ (Has taken hits from Batman on numerous occasions and remained standing. Traded blows with Lex Luthor) | At least Solar System level physically (Emperor Joker was easily able to tank Superman's attack.^[1]), at least Universe level with powers (Seemingly took the destruction of the universe unharmed)

Stamina: Superhuman (Has taken multiple hits from Batman and remained standing) | Superhuman

Range: Standard Melee Range; Tens of Meters depending on what weapon he is using | Low Multiversal

Standard Equipment: A deck of razor-sharp playing cards, an acid-spewing flower, cyanide pies, exploding cigars filled with nitroglycerin, harpoon guns that utilize razor-sharp BANG!-flags, and a lethally electric joy buzzer. His most prominent weapon is his Joker venom, a deadly poison that infects his victims with a ghoulish rictus grin as they die while laughing uncontrollably

Intelligence Genius. He is almost as dangerous as Batman, captured the entire Bat family and is implied to have deduced Batman's identity in the Death of the Family story arc. He has also been shown to be a terrifyingly skilled chemist, cooking up innumerable variations of his trademark Joker Toxin (such as lacing a strain with Hahnium just so that the formula would be full of "HaHaHaHaHa...")

Weaknesses: Joker has human weaknesses (however is immune to his own gas and various poisons), extreme insanity (although said psyche is so warped even avatars of the spirit of Vengeance cannot deal with it lightly and can even be an asset by making him unpredictable, he is speculated by Martian Manhunter to be a form of super-insanity as even he was unable to render Joker sane for more than a few minutes) | Didn't take anything too serious, including using his power in a way that would have kill him and the fact that he was losing his power. Despite having 99% of Mister Mxyzptlk's powers, Joker was unable to master all of it; Repeatedly showed being rather incompetent with his abilities, with enough beliefs from his victims being able to undo his alterations in reality and harm on others. Gave his enemies atrocious advantages (which may or may not be on purpose) such as don't attack them at their weakest, reviving them after killing them and writing them in a way that leads to his own defeat through simple means. His mental state slowly leads to either his own defeat or the destruction of everything, including himself, which is soon to happen at the peak of his power

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