The Joker's BIG Secret!

I’ll never look at the joker the same way again

When the Joker says that there's a "fine line" between a clown and a mass murderer, he's not just making a dark joke; he's literally saying that a clown and a (fictional) mass murderer both serve the same purpose. A clown tells jokes, does magic tricks, and makes balloon animals; he makes people laugh and cheer. Their purpose is to entertain. A comic book villain creates a foil for the hero, providing them obstacles and challenges to overcome. They create suspense and excitement. Their purpose is to entertain. from the perspective that The Joker knows he's fictional, when he says a clown is no different from a super villain, he means that literally.

This is why at the end of the new movie, when the therapist asks what's so funny, he tells her she wouldn't get it, and he starts singing with the music

So that’s why joker doesn’t care if he dies... because he knows he’s just gonna come back to life

Oh geez. That was mind blowing. The end clip was like the best thing I've ever watched.

Should change his name to Woker

“Has it ever occurred to you that we’re just figments of theirs”. -Joker

The worst part is that the comic you showed in the end proves that not even the Joker himself knows if he's right or not. He can never be actually sure if he's a fictional character, if his actions have no consequences, that nothing that he does actually matters. He lives in a constant state of doubt because he can obviously never completely break the fourth wall, or he would cease to exist. For a character who's whole world view revolves around knowing that he doesn't actually exist, not knowing that for sure is honestly the biggest hell I can possibly imagine for anyone.

I've never wanted to see Deadpool and Joke interact so much before. Deadpool is paid to kill Joker, Joker shoots Deadpool first, Deadpool cracks a joke for the audience about how pointless that shot was, Joker says something along the lines of "Wait, you see them too?", the two go bond over a murderous rampage.

At last. I get the joke. And it's pretty darn funny.

This theory gives an imfamous death new context. When Jason Todd as Robin was introduced not many people like him. He was claimed to be a Dick Grayson Copycat. So DC posted a poll to decide what they should do, keep him or kill him. After the poll was decided, A Death in the Family was released, and you know who killed off Jason? That’s right, the clown himself. Knowing that his fans weren’t pleased with Jason, the joker took the liberty of doing what the fans wanted, killing the boy wonder.

The moment when you found out the truth of joker being a 4th wall breaker honestly gave me chills

Finally someone who's ACTUALLY able to differentiate between psychotic and psychopath.

This also fits PERFECTLY with the ending of Batman: Arkham Knight! At the end, you discover the Joker's worst fear: being forgotten. His worst fear is that no one will remember him because that's the whole purpose for his existence!

Every therapist in Arkham Asylum: Why are you the way you are? Joker: You wouldn’t get it.

“Has it ever occurred to you doc, that we’re really just figments of theirs?” This is such a powerful line with this new perspective

Harley Quinn, the hack psychologist, figured this out before the entirety of the Arkham staff. Maybe that's the real reason she went crazy. She got it. She got that she was a comic character, too.

It's easy to call a man insane. It's alot harder to admit that he was right all along.

With this idea, when the joker says he prefers his origin to be "multiple choice" it makes tons of sense. Other comic book characters even the central one's like Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, depending on continuity their origins ARE "multiple choice". It's just him "fitting in". Even funnier when you consider that villians are usually the characters with the most differing origins.

How is he found insane at every trial? The jury is actually insane.