There is only one true character in the world of comic books who defines the term a villain. A character who is so complex and disturbed, yet beautiful and brilliant. The mind that created him, Jerry Robinson, must have been a brilliant in his own right by creating arguably the most influential character in comic books. This character represents more than just a fictional story, for he shows anyone who reads this literature what could happen when power gets in the wrong hands.
The Joker’s history is ambivalent, and nobody is certain as to where he actually came from. Different comics and movies have had different points of view ;however, there is no definite backstory for his character. The Joker has always been a career criminal, and
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He wondered “what is the Joker afraid of?” A good question ;however, after hitting him with the gas, The Joker has no reaction. Instead The Joker proceeds to beat him with a chair, but it is the fact that there is no reaction whatsoever, does he have no fear at all? Even the idea of his own death doesn’t seem to bother him. It was one of the most emotionally disturbing moments in film The Dark Knight, Batman throws him off of a building and he just laughs the whole way down. Nothing scares The Joker, and in a way, that is even more terrifying than what he does to people on a daily basis.
The Dark Knight showed the Joker the way he was meant to be portrayed. It really captured him in the best way possible. It showed a brilliant criminal mind who got bored with doing what normal criminals do, and his is boredom led him to seek out Batman. He spent that whole movie just trying to prove the point that Batman was just as corruptible as the rest of us, but nearly destroying half of Gotham to in the process.. The little dialogue between Batman and the Joker at the police station showed it best. He does not care about anything besides chaos, and dystopia.