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Okay, now let’s get started with this list of the top 10 scary joker fan theories.
Intro time *lick lips* 10 “Joker” takes place in Flashpoint
User Fritzson8805 on reddit seems to think that DC is trying to set up a flashpoint universe
on the silver screen.
If you don’t already know, Flashpoint is a universe that was created when Barry Allen
aka the Flash ran back in time and stopped his mother from being murdered, this caused
a whole bunch of changes causing the DC universe to be darker for a time.
Batman was a killer and Thomas Wayne, the flash didn’t have his powers, and aquaman
and wonder woman had an affair and then went to war, typical stuff.
This theory says that the Joker movie is intended to take place in this universe.
Since it seems to be darker and grittier than the normal DCEU.
This could make sense, with the rumors of a flashpoint movie constantly going around,
it would work if they ever wanted to incorporate it.
The theory suggests that at the end of the movie joker will be killed by batman, showing
him as one who isn’t afraid of killing.
However the joker in flashpoint is Bruce wayne’s mother so that throws a wrench into things,
but maybe the parents are gay.
Who knows?
9 He has super sanity The Joker is generally seen as crazy and chaotic.
But perhaps he does what he does because he knows what’s going on?
What if he is so sane infact, that he knows he is in a comic book or movie AND he knows
his actions have no consequences?
How about if he knows his existence relies on batman appearing?
So he becomes obsessed with Batman since without him he doesn’t exist.
That’s also why he doesn’t kill batman, because without batman, there isnt a place
for the joker to exist?
He also knows that killing batman is impossible because the writers simply won’t let him
die.
Maybe the Joker is the only sane character in the DC universe because he knows the real
story.
He has no confirmed past because without one he is easier to bring back in another form,
and he knows this.
He wants to continue living for as long as possible, and that’s why he does the crazy
things he does.
8 He is immortal Based on another backstory from the joker,
in batman: endgame the joker is revealed to have come into contact with the meteor that
gave Vandal Savage his immortality, and that in essence created the Lazarus pit.
He encountered the meteor before Gotham was built and has been living ever since.
What if this is why batman was never able to kill him?
Not because of his one rule, but because of Joker’s superpower?
What if he got this power instead from knowing he’s in a comic, thus giving him perfect
control over the outcome of his story?
Or knows that the writers won’t kill him off?
These two theories can work in tandem if you think about it in the right way.
And if the Joker is immortal, it would explain things like the injustice game story where
he is much more difficult to defeat because of a, as he calls it Happy Pill.
It could just be his normal immortality being used, but he just makes it seem like it’s
the pill everyone else took.
There are more layers to this theory than you know, so if you know any other things
that would be explained by this, let me know in the comments below!
7 He is Jason Todd Okay, put out your torch and put the pitchfork
down.
It’s just a theory, a joker theory.
In Suicide squad, Joker is covered in tattoos, one of which is a bird, the same one that
symbolizes robin.
The tear on his cheek is actually a J which could stand for Jason rather than Joker.
The fact that joker has left a message for batman on Robin’s old suit in Batman V Superman,
The fact that joker hold his lance in a similar fashion to how Robin’s suit’s hands hold
his lance in Batman V Superman.
The bullet holes on his suit in Batman V Superman matching up with strange marks on Jared Leto’s
shoulders in suicide squad.
And there is the fact that every robin (aside from Damien Wayne) has become the joker at
some point.
6 The Joker and Batman are Brothers Fans seem to think that in the Nolanverse
The Joker and Batman are brothers.
What if Thomas and Martha wayne had another child?
But he had severe mental disabilities so they gave him up to give him his best chance?
Then he breaks out of wherever he was kept and finds out he has a brother, and a filthy
rich brother at that.
Angry that his parents loved his brother more than him he does more digging and figures
out that Bruce is also Batman!
So he dedicates himself to becoming a part of his brother’s life, and showing him that
he is worth something.
He hopes batman kills him to prove that at least he is better than his brother, because
even the joker wouldn’t kill his own brother.
Remember, on earth 3 there is batman’s evil counterpart Owlman, who is Thomas Wayne Jr.
Bruce Wayne’s older brother, who after watching his mother and brother die ends up turning
to crime.
Where is the earth prime Thomas Wayne Jr?
He’s Thomas Wayne Joker.
5 He didn’t kill Bruce’s Parents The 1989 film Batman brought together the
backstories of the Joker and Batman, causing the joker to be the one who killed Bruce’s
parents.
However in Batman Year 2 it was revealed that Batmans parents were killed by a criminal
named Joe Chill, and batman goes to hunt him down.
So if this is to remain canonical, why does batman think joker did it in the film?
Perhaps because batman needs a reason to hate the joker for more than just being a menace.
Or perhaps he did this to justify why he hates him so much, and by defeating the joker he
can get some form of closure.
This could make sense since being batman would obviously take a toll on someone’s mental
health.
Perhaps this is Batman’s way to cope with the loss, since he’s still not over it.
Since they KEEP REHASHING IT IN EVERY INCARNATION.
MARTHA 4 Joker was a recruit of the League of Shadows
The joker in the dark knight nerver had his backstory revealed.
And since everything in the Nolan verse seems to be connected, maybe Joker trained at the
same place Bruce did, but failed the final rite and the drug that was created with the
flower ripped his mind to shreds.
Maybe his greatest fear was clowns and that’s why he becomes one, and waits for his chance
to kill Ra’s Al Ghul.
But he never gets the opportunity, because Bruce does it first.
Maybe this causes the joker to see Batman as both this enemy as well as his ally, for
taking his kill, but taking out his greatest enemy as well.
This could be why he doesn’t kill batman, because he appreciates it.
So perhaps there is more of a connection here than we know.
It would also explain the joker’s fighting skills as well as his strategy.
3 The REAL Joker in Joker The joker solo film comes out very soon, or
is out now depending on when this is watched.
One theory floating around about it is that the joker we see in this movie is not the
real joker, merely the inspiration for the joker.
He goes crazy and commits crimes like usual, and is captured and sent to Arkham.
Where everyone thinks he’s mad, but one person finds him inspiring.
That person becomes the joker towards the end of the film and that’s how the movie
ends.
Perhaps inspiring a kid to become the next joker since the age gap between the joker
and Bruce Wayne is larger than normal in this movie.
Perhaps inspiring the Jason Todd of the DCEU, and after being betrayed by batman finally
chooses to become his original inspiration.
2 He was killed by Batman Batman famously has one rule that he will
never break, but also breaks quite a lot.
He wont kill, unless he isnt doing it directly.
One theory however thinks that in Alan Moore’s The Killing Joke, after the joker had broken
James Gordon and mentally tortured batman, that he broke him too.
Causing Bats to either snap his neck or crush his neck.
The final panels of the killing joke show batman and Joker laughing at Joker’s final
joke, then batman’s hands get close to Joker’s neck, and then the laughter gets cut off.
In the animated version, this gets bumped up with batman resting his hands below joker’s
throat while laughing hysterically, and as the camera pans down the joker suddenly stops
laughing, as batman continues on.
People originally assumed the joker was confused as to why batman was laughing so much, but
maybe that’s not the reason.
1 Joker is Bruce’s Nurse So you may have heard of this theory before.
Its been going around for a while.
But basically what it’s saying is that Bruce Wayne, after the death of his parents was
brought into a mental hospital to help him deal with the trauma.
But instead of getting better he created a world for his mind to retreat into.
The villains he faces are the nurses of this hospital.
Joker and Harley are nurses who are dating, Killer crock has a crocodile tattoo and two
face loves flipping coins.
I personally love this theory because instead of a big strong brave man who is protecting
his city, it shows a hero as someone who needs saving and it helps to show the harsh reality
of going through something that would be so traumatic.
This is something that can happen in reality, and it has been done in movies and other media
before, so why not in batman?
I mean Harley was a psychiatrist right?
Maybe that’s the only thing he can remember about his past life.
There we have it nerd the Top 10 Scary Joker Theories, what are your thought on these theories
and are there any that can be true?
Let me know in the comments and make sure you like and subscribe to top 10 nerd on your
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While you do I’m going to read out some comments from the top 10 superheroes who hate
their alternate versions list.
Cody LaDuke “does that even make sense?”
Well it’s a flash story so no.
I mean in all honesty most flash plots make sense in my mind, but the whole sacrificing
yourself thing I really can’t get behind.
Unless it’s to Kthulu… or Talos.
Crimson Scar Gaming Honestly batman kills more than I would like.
Honestly!
I mean if he doesn’t kill why are so many people dying because of him?
Him killing is supposed to be a very rare thing but it looks like he kills every other
Wednesday.
Chase Halliday I see the area 51 raid was successful
I… don’t know what you’re talking about.
I’ve been hunam, I mean human my whole life.
John Doe Hi Mr Connor so, got any puns?
What concert costs 45 cents?
50 cent featuring nickelback.