Joker (UE-48)

"Riddle me this. "The less of them you have, the more one is worth." A friend."

- Joker and the Riddler

The Joker is a criminal and an enemy of The Batman. He is currently an inmate at Arkham State Hospital.

Early Life
An unnamed man was born with a congenital disease which ensured that he could never stop smiling. Eventually, growing tired of people viewing him as a clown, he decided to embrace this identity and declared himself to be the Joker.

Encounter with The Batman
In 2018, the Joker encountered The Batman, being defeated and locked up in Arkham State Hospital.

Riddler Investigation
During the course of the Riddler Investigation, the Joker was visited by The Batman in his cell in an attempt to profile the killer. Following the arrest of the Riddler, he stated that the two should become friends.

Weaknesses

 * Congenital Disease: The Joker suffers from a congenital disease which ensures that he can never stop smiling.

Trivia

 * Prior to the release of, Barry Keoghan's casting as the Joker was kept a secret through promotional material billing him as portraying GCPD officer Stanley Merkel. Likewise, he was credited in the film as “Unseen Arkham Prisoner”.