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Batman andthe Jokerhave a pretty horrible kinship — mostly because of Batman ’s justified refusal to toss off the Joker . Meanwhile , the Joker has a desire so wrick that Batman can never fulfil it . While some rooter might think that the Joker simply want to kill or be killed by Batman , the the true is that the Joker wants to become Robin .
InBatman : Last Knight on Earth#2 by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo , Batman finally get a line on the dot what it is that the Joker wants . After the universe is dead destroyed by humanity choose doom over jurist , Batman waken in an apocalyptical world and obtain the beheaded head of the Joker . Shockingly , the Joker is still perfectly alert .
Batman needs a scout to the unusual , dangerous populace that he finds himself in , so he pick out the Joker with him . This scenario conduct to short ton of conversation between the two , and it ’s here that theJoker admit the one affair he truly wants : to be Batman ’s Robin .
Joker has done some unhinged things in funnies , with his wildest act coming when his face was cut off , only for him to get it back in an abnormal direction .
The Joker Admits that He’s Always Wanted to Be Robin
Batman: Last Knight on Earth#2 by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, FCO Plascencia, and Tom Napolitano
Batman and the Joker have been fighting one another for decades . They ’ve become a major part of each other ’s lives , and some rendition have even positioned them as misrepresented friends . Snyder and Capullo ’s New 52 rill onBatmanheavily tip into that thought , so it ’s no surprise to seethe same concept brought up again inLast Knight On Earthby the same creative squad . While the Joker is no doubt a Batman villain , he has prove to " help " the Dark Knight in his own way , a truth best get wind duringDeath of the Family(again by Snyder and Capullo ) , wherein the Joker thought he was making Batman stiff by getting free of the Bat - Family .
The Joker has only ever wanted to be the center of Batman ’s aid , and he does n’t care how that come about .
The Joker has always been unique among Batman ’s villains because he does n’t necessarily require to kill Batman . Other villain like Two - Face , the Penguin , and Black Mask typically want control of Gotham itself , and Batman is just an obstruction to that end . villain like Bane , the Riddler , or Hush allspecifically need to bolt down Batman . But the Joker does n’t need either of these things . Instead , the Joker has only ever require to be the center of Batman ’s attention , and he does n’t wish how that happens . With the globe now destroyed and the Joker give no way to force Batman ’s attention , he only admits that he wants to be Robin .
The Joker Has Always Wanted to Be Batman’s True Partner
The Joker Surprisingly Did Become Robin in This Story
The Joker has always been fixated on Batman , but his desires have never been as deadly as other scoundrel , at least not for Batman . The Joker just wants Batman ’s attention at any monetary value . There ’s no good way to be secretive toBatman than by becoming his Robin . It puts a muckle of the Joker ’s past activeness into a young igniter , such as the Joker killing off Jason Todd , possibly to open up the function for himself to fill . While the motivations and desires of the other baddie have always been pretty straight forward , the Joker’strue desire for Batman is jolly twisted .
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The Joker is a psychopathic felonious brain with a warped sense of humor . Initially introduce as a remorseless serial grampus , the fibre evolve over time , often vibrate between a prankster and a murderous maniac . His relationship with Batman is one of the most complex in amusing book history , limit by their mutual obsession . Over the decades , the Joker has become an prevail ikon of chaos and lunacy , embodying the antithesis of Batman ’s guild and justice .
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