In DC comics, there are many origins of the character of the Joker. Initially, before the Joker became popular, he was just an ordinary circus performer, that is, a clown in the true sense.
Later, there was a version of falling into a chemical pool. Of course, the most famous one is the clown of The Killing Joke. If anyone has a bad day, he will become a lunatic like a clown.
One of the more controversial ones is the setting of three clowns in a universe. In this setting, the clowns are no longer the only characters, and the three clowns start killing each other.
Putting aside the attractive gimmicks, it is possible to have multiple clowns in a universe. After all, the most indispensable thing in Gotham is madmen, and some of them are just crazy and imagine themselves to be a crazy clown.
It's not impossible either.
On the night of Schiller's first day in Gotham, he determined that there should indeed be multiple clowns in this universe, because on this night, the personality that controlled his body changed to a certain extent.
At the beginning, this change was not obvious, but until Bruce appeared in front of him and looked at him, Schiller became one of the selected clowns. Therefore, Bruce was interested in him, and he also
Being interested in Bruce is the inevitable mutual attraction between Batman and the Joker.
Schiller quickly noticed this change. His "superego" created another personality to replace the clown Schiller, and threw the clown Schiller into the lower floors of his mind palace, allowing him to climb up level by level.
, in order to suppress the danger that this crazy personality may cause.
The evolution of the clown is irreversible, so this personality eventually turned into one of the many clowns. However, because he was trapped in Schiller's mind palace and has not climbed out yet, he is not harmful for the time being, but he does
Also a clown.
When it comes to the Joker, we have to mention another controversial character, the Laughing Bat.
When this character first appeared on the scene, his origin story was very interesting. That is, the clown in a certain universe had amazing fighting power. He not only killed Catwoman, Gordon and other people who were very important to Batman, but also captured the entire
All the parents of only children in the city reenacted the tragedy that happened in Crime Alley again and again in front of Batman.
This inhumane behavior finally drove Batman into madness. He broke the Joker's neck with his own hands, but at the same time, the laughter virus in the Joker's heart infected Batman.
In other words, The Laughing Bat is actually a combination of the Joker and Batman. The story up to this point can be regarded as a quite creative plot, because many DC viewers have thought about what would happen if the Joker and Batman
What will happen when we become one?
But later on, this setting began to go further and further away. In order to show how powerful the combination of Batman and the Joker was, the screenwriters began to unscrupulously add many settings to the Laughing Bat that could enhance his character.
Among them, one of the settings that most undermines the story and the style of DC comics is that the Laughing Bat is inexhaustible.
In fact, both Batman and the Joker have very high intelligence settings, especially Batman. As a planning maniac, he almost has backup plans to fight against everyone, and the Joker's implementation process of one crazy joke after another
, also shows that he has wisdom and execution ability that are beyond ordinary people.
In order to show the effect of one plus one being greater than two, the screenwriter made the Laughing Bat almost omniscient and omnipotent. Unfortunately, the plot showing this ability can be called far-fetched. The plot of the Laughing Bat's wits can basically be summarized.
Because, the Laughing Bat expected something that the other party did, the other party expected that the Laughing Bat expected something that he did, the Laughing Bat expected that the other party expected something that the other party did...
All in all, I predict your prediction, I predict your prediction, I predict your prediction, and I predict my prediction, and then we perform infinite matryoshka dolls.
Therefore, here, I have to solemnly introduce to you——
The crazy destroyer of DC's combat power restraint system, the super dragon Aotian in the American comic setting. His intelligence and combat power are amazing, but he never forgets his original goal and his simple wisdom. He is always one step ahead and almost never misses.
He is the great sage who is not doing anything serious, Zhuge Kongming's soul mate, Edogawa Conan's best friend, and the only designated biological father of the DC editorial department - the laughing bat, Wei Yixiao!
In the past, some people always jokingly claimed that Mr. Bat was the biological father of DC Editorial Department, but now, Wei Yixiao's settings let people know that the Editorial Department is probably just Robin adopted by Batman, and the real biological father has just appeared.
You can’t say that the character design of The Laughing Bat is not good, because its origin story is indeed very interesting and satisfies many fans’ fantasies about the relationship between Batman and the Joker. However, as more and more settings are added, the plot becomes more and more outrageous.
, the character of the Laughing Bat began to gradually break away from the most attractive style of calm black humor in DC comics, and instead developed towards the line of cool writing.
Therefore, Schiller has no favorable impression of this character. If he had to choose between Batman, the Joker and the Laughing Bat, Schiller would rather be surrounded by ten pairs of clowns and Batman than encounter a Laughing Bat.
Bat, this is not because of his extraordinary combat power and intelligence, but because he is really boring.
Schiller knew very well that once this kind of character with the attributes of the editor's father appeared in this universe, his peaceful life would be completely over. Although his current life could not be called very peaceful, the people around him
At least they are all fairly interesting characters.
Cobot's inferiority and arrogance are like twin vines from one body, the reasons for the emergence and subsequent development of Yin Wensi's two personalities, the emotional entanglement between Alberto and his godfather, Victor's undying love until death, etc., even if it is
Jack the Clown, who has no source and no clear background story, also used a stage performance to tell Schiller that he is an interesting enough person.
The Laughing Bat may be very strong, but he is really boring, because everything about him is dark for the sake of darkness. It does not talk about any psychological struggle, the opposition between black and white, the position of human nature and emotional changes. He is like a person who has been around for a long time.
A piece of paper that can go thousands of kilometers or even circle the earth may be very long, it may be called a miracle, but it is still very thin.
If the villains surrounding Schiller can add a bit of fun to his peaceful life, then the Laughing Bat is a pure disgusting person.
Not long after Schiller arrived in Gotham, he determined that this universe should be a member of the light multiverse, because people here have the possibility of positive transformation, while the dark multiverse is just the opposite. Everyone will eventually
They will all fall into the abyss.
Therefore, at the beginning, Schiller did not consider that the Laughing Bat might be born, because the conditions for his birth were not met here. In addition to the fact that the universe here is biased towards the light, the current timeline is too early. Batman
They had just finished their freshman year, and the clown had only appeared on the stage for a few days. The two of them had only fought once, and the victim still fully deserved the Court of Owls, and it didn't even affect too many onlookers.
Batman has not yet turned into the wise, almost demonic, very suspicious man he will be in the future, and the Joker has not yet used his genius creations to cause all kinds of trouble for Batman. The two of them are far from being mortal enemies.
the point.
Perhaps it was the arrival of Schiller that added more order to the city, or perhaps the young Batman was supposed to be matched with a young clown. In short, in the origin story of the Laughing Bat, the man who killed all the villains and
A decent and murderous clown is unlikely to appear, so it is also unlikely that the Batman who killed the clown after being tortured crazy will appear.
This was Schiller's inference. Even if the clown did appear later, he did not waver in his judgment. He believed that there was no soil in this universe that could produce the laughing bat.
But when Jack came to Schiller and told him that there might be a dangerous thing hidden in Batman's body, Schiller was still shaken.
The most critical point is that if there is a slight possibility that the thing Jack mentioned is the Laughing Bat, then would anyone dare to bet that he is not it?
When Jack said that he felt something was hatching in Batman's heart, Schiller's vigilance level was raised to the highest level. No matter what, the Laughing Bat must not appear in this universe.
When Schiller doubted the Sandman because of his own situation, he had the urge to start a new topic, namely "how to use dreams to reach the depths of people's hearts."
This project is not only to study how to find the Sandman, but also to unearth the possible dangerous thing that Jack mentioned.
After getting clues about the immortality factor and successfully creating crazy wine, the Joker and Schiller knew it was time for them to take action.
At that time, Schiller and Mrs. Miller said that the clown called his personal phone number to make an appointment because they needed to confirm their next plans over the phone.
Everyone knows what happened next. Schiller, who was drinking with the clown in the clinic, deliberately asked the elevator manager to release the clown Schiller who was still climbing the stairs, and had the first contact with the clown Jack. Although the clown Schiller
His first reaction was to trick Jack into a room in Schiller's mind palace and imprison him on his behalf, but after failing, he also determined that this would be a good partner.
The next step is to put other people into your own thinking space, and then drag Hugo in to test the stability of the entire process. Finally, as planned, keep digging downwards to find the Sandman.
There is another more important reason for letting the Joker enter the Kingdom of Dreams, and that is to allow the Joker to borrow a passage from the Kingdom of Dreams and enter Batman's dreamland.
And digging down from Batman's dream, just as Jack expected, at the edge of Batman's dream, in Bruce's body, there is indeed a monster that no one has ever seen.