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Did Joker kill Batman's dad?

Tim Burton's first Batman film released in 1989 contained the shocking revelation that a young Jack Napier killed the Waynes. Fans of the film know that Jack Napier would later become The Joker, adding a whole new layer to the infamous Batman/Joker rivalry.
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Who killed Bruce Wayne's father?

In Batman's origin story, Joe Chill is the mugger who murders young Bruce Wayne's parents, Dr. Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne. The murder traumatizes Bruce, inspiring his vow to avenge their deaths by fighting crime in Gotham City as the vigilante Batman.
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Did the Joker kill Thomas Wayne?

Joquin Phoenix's Joker doesn't kill Bruce Wayne's parents outright, but he does create a lawless situation that basically causes it to happen. Toward the end of the movie, this version of the Joker has several Joker minions, and a guy in a Joker mask kills Thomas and Martha Wayne, in front of 10-year-old Bruce Wayne.
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Why was Thomas Wayne killed in Joker?

The gunman shot Thomas Wayne for the same reason that Joker shot Murray Franklin: because they felt their victim deserved it.
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Who actually killed Bruce Wayne's parents in Gotham?

Patrick "Matches" Malone was a criminal in Gotham City who was responsible for the murder of Bruce Wayne's parents Thomas and Martha Wayne.
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Is the Joker Bruce Wayne's Brother?

If there is a Joker sequel, then Batman and the Joker's possible brotherhood might be further explored. However, in the wider DC Universe, the Batman and Joker are not brothers and never were. (Image: Warner Bros.)
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What was the Joker's real name?

Jack Napier, also known as the Joker, is a fictional character introduced in the 1989 superhero film Batman, directed by Tim Burton. Primarily portrayed by Jack Nicholson, the character was based on the DC Comics supervillain the Joker.
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Is Joker son of Wayne?

In Joker, Thomas Wayne (Batman's father) and Penny Fleck (Joker's mother) are key characters. Penny claims that Thomas is actually Arthur's father.
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Why does Joker hate Wayne?

' The idea that the Joker is an illegitimate child that didn't get anything from the Wayne family is a very compelling motivation for his character's hatred.
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Is Arthur Fleck really the Joker?

Arthur Fleck, later known as Joker, is titular villainous protagonist of the 2019 film Joker. Arthur was an amateur stand-up comedian and a professional clown. He lost his job as a clown after being framed by a co-worker.
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Did the Joker kill Robin?

Book(s) The murder of Robin was the execution of Batman's protégé, Robin, at the hands of the Joker and his second-in-command/girlfriend Harley Quinn.
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Did Batman ever find out who killed his parents?

In 1948 he discovered that a small-time crime boss named Joe Chill was formerly the mugger who killed his parents.
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Who killed Superman?

"Doomsday!" "Reign of the Supermen!" "The Death of Superman" is divided into a trilogy of story arcs; the first is known as "Doomsday!", which leads to Superman's death at the hands of Doomsday.
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How old is the Joker?

In Joker, Phoenix's character is about 30 years old. In the film, we watch as he interacts with a young Bruce Wayne of about nine or 10 years old. If Pattinson's Batman is in his 30s, that would leave Phoenix's Joker in a future movie somewhere in his 50s—closer to the actor's actual age.
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What was Bruce Wayne's father's secret?

At an unknown point in time, Thomas made a secret lair under Wayne Manor, and used it as his secret workplace, allowing no one in his study while he was in the process of using it, playing opera music for hours. Thomas Wayne possessed a Kevlar vest with a bullet hole in it.
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Why did the Joker go crazy?

The most common story involves him 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.
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Who stole Joker's face?

To see this through, Joker arranged for the serial-killer known as the Dollmaker to remove his face surgically in Arkham Asylum. Dollmaker sent his, "Son" to do the procedure only for Joker to brutally murder him by tearing out his throat with his teeth.
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What crime did Joker commit?

On his first appearance, Joker was characterized as a psychopathic master criminal who murdered for pleasure, but in the original script, he was killed off on his second appearance, in which he accidentally stabs himself as he rushed at Batman.
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Did Joker have a baby with Harley Quinn?

Lucy Quinzel is the daughter of the Joker and Harley Quinn and the niece of Delia Quinzel.
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Which Robin becomes Joker's son?

Tim Drake as Joker Jr. Joker Jr. (or J.J. for short) is Tim Drake when he was brainwashed and tortured by The Joker in Batman Beyond : Return of The Joker.
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What mental illness does the Joker have?

Antisocial personality disorder

At the same time, as I have stated, Arthur has the symptoms of psychopathy. Although psychopathy is not among the ten official personality disorders listed in DSM-5, it is well recognised as a variant of antisocial personality disorder (301.7, according to DSM-5).
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Why is there 3 jokers?

Each of the three "Jokers" represent the three eras in DC comics "The Criminal" represents the Golden Age "The Clown" represents the Silver Age and "The Comedian" represents the Bronze/Modern Age.
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Does Batman know Joker's identity?

Batman finally discovers the Joker's real name

Thus, the Joker's real name is none other than Jack Oswald White; however, the story about the discovery of his identity has a storyline.
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