A cured version of Batman's main enemy

dimashtain (58)in #art • 12 days ago

Today I'm going to tell you about the Joker from the Batman: The White Knight comic book series.

JOKER

During another terrorist attack on Gotham, the Clown, knowing that Bruce is chasing him, rides a skateboard around the city. He praises Wayne, even though he is riding in the batmobile, for the fact that they both managed to do Ollie (one of the famous skateboarding tricks), after which he begins to ride on roofs. The Dark Knight and Batgirl also try to catch up with the Prince of crime, but fall on the road from the first roof. Upon seeing the cement truck, the madman uses it to pour a puddle of cement for Batman, thereby slowing him down. The plan succeeds, and Nightwing saves the builders. The main character leads his beloved enemy to an industrial area. Hiding in the shadows, the Joker tells Bruce that all their skirmishes, in his opinion, are a public game that has created a good franchise. The Clown also criticizes Wayne for breaking someone's roof, almost killing one of the builders and knocking out a guard on the way here. According to the Prince of crime, he is the Dark Knight's greatest enemy because he is his greatest fan. Every time the main character challenges Batman, while raising the stakes and making him stronger, he helps him stay in character. That's what makes their relationship so special. The Joker tried to hit Bruce with an axe from behind, but he hits him from a U-turn. Wayne tells the Clown that they don't have any relationship, and that the former doesn't care about the latter. Then the Prince of crime, absolutely honestly and without holding back, explains to the Dark Knight that he still has not understood what the first one is really capable of. The main character could easily defeat Batman, even set Gotham against him, at will. All this time, the Joker has been holding back, making only those riots that Bruce can definitely handle. In fact, the Clown "presented" Wayne with a city that, in his opinion, is a corrupt theater of military operations - a house that they built together. The only reason Gotham allows the Dark Knight to exist is fear and dread of the Prince of crime. The main character is the only one who really knows Batman. His revenge is not about justice, but control: fixing the city is a pathetic attempt to save the broken pieces of his soul. Even Bruce is too dumb to see that it doesn't work. Crimes became Wayne's personal therapy, and the city became his victim. In fact, it was the Dark Knight who dragged the whole of Gotham into this endless Halloween. Batman begins to beat the Joker, but he, without resisting and looking at Commissioner Gordon, confronts the former with the facts:

Bruce, instead of starting a normal family, creates more and more new Robins, which are a continuation of his "therapy";
even Jim was already exhausted, seeing that his men had become cannon fodder on the front lines of a war they hadn't asked for.

The city has been falling apart for a long time, and Wayne is not able to stop it. According to the Clown, the real greatest villain of Gotham is the Dark Knight. The prince of crime sees the city much more clearly than all the people around him. They do not recognize this, as they adhere only to the first impression at the sight of the main character. The fact that the Joker brought the Batman team and the police here is an attempt to prove it. From his pocket, the Clown takes out a box with an unknown drug. The prince of crime tells everyone that if he gets better, he can put Gotham on its feet and prove that Bruce needs it. The latter snatches out the box and, opening the mouth of the main character, pours all the pills contained there into his mouth. Panting, the Joker falls into a short-lived coma, where his whole life flashes before him.

JACK NAPIER

Waking up in a cell, Jack breaks everything related to Wayne and his alter ego here. Seeing the Dark Knight watching him in the window, Napier tries to explain his point of view to him.

BEFORE

The main character runs away from home and starts a new life in Gotham because he fell in love with this city. At some point, Jack becomes convinced that it's boring here, like on a farm. This becomes the reason for the appearance of his second personality.

NOW

Napier finally admits that everything was over between Batman and the Clown a long time ago. Now the main character is forced to guess: Has Bruce changed, or has the Prince of crime never known him?

Later, in an interview with Dr. Leslie Tompkins, Jack proves that he is completely healthy. Moreover, his IQ level is beyond genius.

Napier spends the next 3 days in the Arkham Library, while not sleeping or eating. He works on his case without a break. The main character intends to open a criminal case against the police, Wayne and the city as a whole.

As a result, Jack is brought to an immediate meeting with the commissioner. Gordon tries to persuade Napier to stop, but Napier puts him in his place and demands a trial. Having easily gotten rid of the handcuffs, the main character reminds them of all the laws that the Dark Knight has been violating all this time. Jack demands that the latter be arrested immediately, otherwise he will file a lawsuit against the DPG (Gotham Police Department) so that the police themselves will answer for all his crimes. Napier has every reason to do so. Jim denies that Batman is a member of the DPG. However, the main character clearly indicates the presence of a Bat Signal built by the police. That makes all cops complicit. Jack then declares that he loves Gotham and wants to pay him back for Bruce's deeds. This city deserves better than the Joker, Wayne and even the police. Thus Napier becomes a White Knight.

The next day, the main character is brought to trial. Jack blurts out the whole truth about himself, Bruce, and the GTO to everyone present, as well as those watching the trial at home. He adds that the Clown was never a murderer, but the police added this item to his personal file immediately after the first arrest, as they did not want to release him. He also said that the medicines given to the Prince of crime did not treat him, but only worsened his mental state. With his speech, Napier convinces the judge to release him from prison so that he can stand up to the guardians and restore Gotham as they all love him.

A few hours later, the White Knight, once free, comes to the joke shop "Zoinko", which is the Joker's secret base. There he is greeted by a happy Harley Quinn. The girl tries to make up the main character, but he stops her, wanting to talk. After sitting Harley down on the couch, Jack apologizes for everything he did to her, being a Clown. Taking the ring out of his pocket, Napier declares that he is done with Wayne and wants to give Quinn the version of himself that she always wanted. Thus, he makes her an offer. Harleen thinks it's a joke, but the White Knight is completely serious, causing the girl to punch him in the stomach. The main character tries to collect the scattered pills back, but Quinzel does not give him, telling him to become the Prince of crime again. At that moment, the second Harley appears and knocks out the first one. It turns out that Jack has been talking to the fake Quinn all this time. The real Harleen puts a ring on her finger and accepts Napier's apology. Picking up the latter, Quinzel takes him to his home. The White Knight is surprised that her accommodation is normal. The girl tells him that the pills do not completely cure him of narcissism, dysthymia and schizoid personality disorder. But with the right support, the main character can heal. Nevertheless, Jack feels that the Joker is trying to make him lose and regain control of his body. Fortunately, Napier resists him well. The White Knight wonders when and why Harley left the Clown. She told him about her whole life together with the Prince of crime, in which she had no place, but the Dark Knight had. One incident was the last straw for her.

BEFORE

JOKER

A madman kidnaps Robin (Jason Todd) and locks him in the basement of Quinn's house, where he brutally beats him up, trying to find out who is hiding under the Batman mask. However, Jason, despite the torture, does not confess. When the main character is about to cut Jason's throat, a girl appears and snatches a knife from his hand. She pushes the Joker against the wall and says everything she thought about him, and then leaves.

A few hours later, when Todd is gone, Harlin and Bruce attack the Clown. To the surprise of the laughing Prince of crime, Wayne, instead of killing him, brutally beats him up and sends him back to Arkham Asylum.

NOW

JACK NAPIER

The couple goes up to the roof, where Quinzel finishes his story. The main character tries to remember what happened that day, but the Joker does not let him do it. Jack fears that the Clown really could have killed Robin. However, Napier doesn't want to remember it. Now he only needs to save the city, namely:

To lead an uprising;
turn the whole of Gotham against the Dark Knight, showing how much work he and the Prince of crime have brought;
to uncover the corruption that unites the authorities and lynching.

Harleen agrees to help him.

Later, after the "Bat scandal", the couple receives good compensation and makes a public statement that they will donate everything for the construction of the first library in the "Backport". The White Knight adds to the camera that this is how he and Quinzel thank the poor and middle class residents of the city, as they helped the first to get out of prison. When the press asks the main character's opinion about Batman, he says that the second one is a mad dog and the problem of Gotham No. 1. Thus, Jack openly starts a war with Bruce.

A few hours later, the couple gathers all the villains of the city at the port in order to have a drink with them. He offers them cooperation, but they refuse. Then Harleen gives Napier the hat of the Mad Hatter, and, thanks to pieces of Clayface and hypnotizing cards of the latter, mixed into all the booze that all the villains of Gotham used, the second captures their minds, thereby turning them into his puppets.

A few days pass. The White Knight orders a small group of villains to stage a massive attack on the city. As expected, the police, Nightwing and Batgirl can't handle them, then Wayne appears. Knowing that Wayne will stop at the batmobile near the library in Backport, the main character tells the puppets to catch up with them and destroy this place. The plan succeeds, and the Dark Knight barely gets out from under the rubble of the building, after which he leaves. Meanwhile, Jack and Quinzel arrive at the ruined "Hill & Hill" law office. The girl praises the guy for thinking everything through. Napier cannot accept her praise, as his logical thinking is a gift from a Clown whose genius was held back by madness. The White Knight hopes that the latter has disappeared forever. In one of the boxes, the main character finds a document capable of destroying Batman's reputation.

The next day, the couple live sets Gotham residents against Bruce again, giving them the example of a little girl Michelle. Jack also blames politicians for everything, turning a blind eye to the consequences of Wayne's battles with various villains. The proof of his correctness is the very document. Napier adds that the Dark Knight must be arrested.

A few days later, the White Knight and Harleen, walking at night in the Backport, come across a couple of robbers. Fortunately, the girl quickly deals with them. The couple also meets a former special forces commando, Lieutenant Duke Thomas, who controls every corner of the Backport. Since cops and Batman are hated the most here, the main character and Quinzel manage to find many new allies. After Jack renews the youth club and removes as many children from the streets as possible, he moves on to the second phase of his plan - becoming a candidate for councillor.

Days pass. Napier, Harleen and the whole Backport organize a rally, which the police come to. After a powerful speech by the White Knight and Duke, both, along with all those gathered, are going to walk through other districts in order to end corruption. Unfortunately, the police are blocking their way. The main character decides to talk to Gordon himself. However, Thomas' quarrel with Commissioner Bullock only adds fuel to the fire. As a result, the negotiations completely fail, as the Bat Family appears and beats up Duke and Jack. Quinzel tries to stop them, but is unsuccessful, which infuriates the crowd. Seeing that the situation is heating up, Napier stops everyone and, to the surprise of the girl and Bruce, decides to go to the police station of his own free will.

In the office, the White Knight tells Jim that he wants to redistribute the "Batman Aftermath Fund", use its resources to create the GTO - a squad to fight super criminals, uniting the police and heroes. Nightwing and Batgirl can keep their identity secret in exchange for a tracker, a camera, and playing by the rules. Gordon declares that Wayne will never agree to this, but the main character emphasizes that Barbara will do the opposite, because she is fed up with the second one. The only person she will definitely listen to is Jim. When Batgirl agrees, Richard will follow her. Thus, these heroes will be able to give them something that the Dark Knight never gave them - the secrets of the latter's technology. When Jack makes good arguments, Harleen and Thomas come after him. The girl is proud that Napier has become a real hero of this city. Quinzel and Duke insist that the White Knight take the first one somewhere.

The next evening, the main character shows his girlfriend what kind of love they finally deserve.

At night, Harleen reminds Jack of the marriage proposal. However, he himself begins to doubt because of the presence of the Prince of crime in his head. Fortunately, Quinzel manages to convince Napier that this proposal is his best solution.

The next day, the couple watches the news about the attack of the villains on the RPG. The White Knight becomes convinced that he can no longer control the villains, and Harleen quickly realizes that the fake Harley Quinn is behind this. The latter quickly enters their apartment and, pinning the main character to the wall, demands that he release the Joker, giving all the pills. However, Jack refuses to do this. Then the fake Harley, who now calls herself Neo Joker, leaves and declares that the only way to stop her is to bring the Clown back.

Several hours pass. Gordon gathers a couple on the roof, as well as Dick and Barbara. When Napier brings the latter to an auto repair shop, where employees are trying to recreate batmobiles, he manages to persuade them to cooperate.

BEFORE

JOKER

The Clown alone infiltrates the bank of Gotham, where he finds a young employee, Marian Drews. Threatening to kill, the Prince of crime tells her to take out all the money from here and bring it to one of his hiding places, simultaneously calling the girl "Harley", and she did not even try to correct him.

Later, in his lair, the main character hands her a pair of old Quinzel clothes. Marian is afraid that the Joker is holding her captive and is going to beat her up. However, the Clown gives her complete freedom and takes care of her like a really good guy. Thus, Drews becomes the second Harley Quinn.

NOW

JACK NAPIER

A few days later, the White Knight and Quinzel come to the gym. The main character asks the girl to teach him how to fight to defeat Batman and in this. After taking a new dose of pills, Jack experiences hemoptysis, although before that there was only an upset stomach. Fortunately, this does not interfere with training. Napier asks her not to hit her in the face, but Harleen still gives Tom a black eye. She says it can be easily fixed with makeup.

That evening, the White Knight, going up to the roof, accidentally hears the entire conversation between an enraged Bruce and Quinzel, who protects the former. When Wayne leaves, the girl declares that the main character and the Dark Knight are more similar than they think.

Later, the GTO finally formed, as Nightwing and Batgirl agree to work with Jack. Upon learning that Neo Joker and her subordinates broke into the Wayne Manor, Napier and Jim send a squad there, and fly after them by helicopter to make sure that the idea of the second one really works. They see Batman joining the chase. Seeing that, as a result of Bruce's actions, the bridge collapsed and the villains escaped, Gordon demands that the GTO arrest the first one.

The next day at the station, Jim interrogates Grayson and Barbara to reveal Wayne's identity. Richard refuses to do this, and the White Knight supports him in this, since it is necessary to arrest the Dark Knight, not the one under the mask. After the arrest, he will remove the suit from the latter himself. Dick agrees to these terms, but Batgirl leaves the squad. Gordon decides to ambush Batman: drive him to a certain point and disable his transport with a small charge of EMP. The problem is that they don't have a car that won't be disabled either. Fortunately, this is fixable for Nightwing. He steals an old version of the batmobile, but Jim decided to sit at the wheel during the ambush.

Several hours pass. The plan succeeds, but the wounded Bruce manages to escape from Gordon. Fortunately, the main character knew this and hid in advance in the supposed place where Wayne would land. In the end, both fight and Jack wins, strangling the Dark Knight with his own belt until he loses consciousness. A second later, Napier realizes what he has done. Contacting the commissioner, he asks him to prepare a hospital bed for Batman in Arkham, where he drags him, not allowing others to remove the mask. After that, everyone hears the noise that comes from the middle of Gotham Harbor. Flying over the city in a helicopter, the couple and the police see a huge ice inscription: "Send the Joker." They quickly realize that this is the work of Neo Joker.

The next day, the White Knight, fearing that the Prince of crime will try to regain control of the body, takes too many pills, which is why he quarrels with Harleen. She offers to ask Bruce for help, but the main character is against it. Upon arriving at the meeting, Jack learns from Jim that the White House has already sent them a military detachment. When Napier tries to come up with another plan, the Joker takes over his body again.

JOKER

Giggling at the top of his voice, the Clown tells everyone that the only way to end everything is to give Marian what she wants. When Quinzel begs the Prince of crime to return the White Knight, he fulfills the request, while giving him another hemoptysis.

JACK NAPIER

The main character asks the alarmed policemen to put down their weapons, after which he finally becomes convinced that the pills are beginning to lose their effectiveness. Nevertheless, Jack tells Gordon that he will be able to hold the Joker until they capture Drews.

Later, arriving at Neo Joker's base, Napier, Harlin and Jim try to negotiate with her. The attempt fails. Then the White Knight tells Marian that he will return the Clown, but on his own terms. A second later, the Prince of crime, having regained control of the body, supports this idea, while putting Drews in his place, after which he returns the main character.

Back in Gotham, Jack realizes that, despite his efforts, the city has remained the way it was, and the most unpleasant thing is that the new main villain is a monster that he himself created. Napier sees no other option but to fulfill the condition of Neo Joker. Quinzel says there is another way out of this situation. To do this, the White Knight needs to team up with Wayne.

A few hours later, arriving at Arkham Asylum in his own batmobile, the main character enters the cell where the main criminal of the city, Batman, is being held. With a smug grin, Jack asks him for help. Then the Dark Knight offers a deal: Napier fully admits that he has been deceiving the people of Gotham all this time, and Harlin will remain free. The White Knight, reporting a resemblance to Wayne, reluctantly agrees to this. When both get into the batmobile, Bruce asks the main character to tell about what happened to Jason. Jack tries to remember, but the Joker doesn't let him do it. Fortunately, thanks to concentration on Batman's advice, Napier manages to find this memory.

BEFORE

JOKER

When an enraged Harley leaves, the Joker continues to torture Robin, trying to find out the secret of the Dark Knight's identity. As a result, the Clown puts his pocket knife to his neck. At the last second, Jason declares that he wishes he had never met Bruce Wayne. The prince of crime quickly realizes that Wayne is Batman. The delighted protagonist unties and releases the injured Todd, after which he remains to wait for the arrival of Quinn and Bruce.

NOW

JACK NAPIER

The White Knight apologizes for what the Joker did back then. However, he says he knows the secret of the Dark Knight's identity from Backport. The main character also claims to know much more about the Wayne family than Bruce does. Jack and Batman, arriving at Mr. Freeze, ask him for help. Victor agrees, because he wants to show his wife, who is in a coma, the warm future that they deserve. He also explains that a long time ago Thomas Wayne created a network of tunnels under Gotham, where his workers built a huge ice cannon, which Marian now uses.

A few hours later, after telling Gordon about everything, Napier and the Dark Knight, along with the GTO, decide to attack the villains by penetrating all 7 main entrances. A second later, the laughing Clown regains control of his body and declares that Drews will never become the new Joker. Batman quickly shuts up the Prince of crime, temporarily depriving him of breath. This is enough to bring back the White Knight. Bruce says that the main character will go with him. When the operation begins, Wayne and Jack begin to work out their next steps. Unfortunately, at this very moment, the Joker recaptures Napier's body.

JOKER

The Dark Knight asks the Clown to return the White Knight. However, considering who they will face, the Prince of crime declares that it would be better if he were at the helm. The main character also asks Batman to trust him, since now their interests coincide. At this point, Bane stops them. They see Barbara and Fries destroy the cannon while they deal with the bully. Realizing which way Neo Joker and the Mad Hatter are running, the Joker stands on the hood of the car and, having timed the right moment, jumps on the first one, striking it a powerful blow. Unfortunately, after that, the device controlling the villains breaks down, and Marian's brain drops out of Marian's backpack of Clayface, which quickly returns to normal, having gathered back. An enraged Basil is about to kill the Clown, but Bruce does not let him do it. The latter gives the Prince of crime the keys to his batmobile and asks him to leave as far away as possible. The main character is joined by Quinzel.

JACK NAPIER

The main character quickly regains control of his body. He realizes that the Joker, deep down, is a good person, which he will never be. Gotham needs a clown more than Jack. Karlo suddenly breaks a part of the car. Napier realizes that they will not be able to squeeze through the closing tunnel gates. Jervis and Drews immediately arrive at them on their device and offer the White Knight to take the last available seat. Harleen agrees with them. The main character sees another way out: he puts Quinzel on a batmobile so that she can escape, and at the last moment he jumps out of the batmobile, which explodes when it collides with the gate.

Later, when Jack wakes up, he realizes that he was drowning, and Wayne saved him. Nevertheless, the first thing that worries him is Harleen. On the way to the base, Napier admits that he has long known that the creator of those pills is Quinzel. When the couple reunites, the White Knight, along with the keys, gives the Dark Knight a flash drive with a copy of his confession. The main character asks Batman to let him come to Arkham with pride of his own free will.

Time passes. Jack is brought to a new, more comfortable cell, which is a gift from the whole city. Before the Joker finally captures the body, Napier asks Gordon and Bruce to marry him and Quinzel. Fortunately, they have already brought a priest. The girl agrees to be the bride of the White Knight. Unfortunately, when it comes to the main character, he has hemoptysis, and the Clown takes full control of the body, after which he screams: "I agree!" The prince of crime bursts into insane laughter, which is heard throughout the hospital.

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