Character History
Joker is a sworn enemy of Batman. The character conquered the hearts of fans with an extravagant character and memorable appearance. With an ominous smile (scars), the offender gave fear in the dark city of Gotam, the authorities of the criminal world are afraid to pronounce the name of the psychopath out loud.Creating history and character image
Joker, who was invented by Jerry Robinson, Bean Kane and Bill Finger, appeared in front of readers in 1940 in the debut solo comic about superhero in a volatile suit.
From the first pages, the villain showed Batman, as far as it can be dangerous: the antagonist has established a deadly toxin throughout the Gotham. Perhaps this character with a slight hand of the screenwriters would have calmed into the fly, because Kane and Finger "killed" Joker is already in the first issue of comic.
However, the editor of Whitney Ellsworth saved this creepy villain, leaving the criminal alive. Moreover, it was not an increasing deed, the character acquired a multi-million army of fans, and then moved to animated series and cinematographic work.
The killer with white, like marble, face and green hair became a kind of know-how for the world of comics, but in fact the hero has a prototype that illustors have taken external features.
The author Bob Kane told in an interview that when creating an image of a madman, artists were repelled from Conrad Faidt, who played Guinplen in the film on the drama writer Viktor Hugo "Man who laughs." Although, creating a character's concept, the authors also pushed out from the card suit with the image of the jester.
The biography of a man with scars is shred by a halo of mystery for both the fans of this hero and for its creators. No one knows when this psychopath that enjoys the murders appeared: perhaps even he himself does not remember his past.
The hero, thirsting to rip the big kush, decided to rob a card factory. However, a superhero in the Black Cloak - Batman - prevented the villain to realize his insidious plan. An accident happened to the antagonist: running away from his pursuer, a man fell into acid.
His hair was acidic green, and the face spoiled, walked and forever decorated with an ominous smile. Since then, this unpretentious criminal has become a real villain, so a small town shuddered with fear when the police found the mountains of smiling corpses.
Friends and enemies
The list of supporters of the antagonist is impressive. The scenarios brought a romantic note on the pages of comics: the villain had a partner Harley Queen - a girl, disguised in Harlequin's costume. Harley hates Batman and all his supporters.Also on the side of Joker, another superslode in nicknamed the migrate. Such a pseudonym a strange man received a good reason, this criminal has a weakness to leave various envelopes with riddles inside the crime sites, over which the police are poured on.
Penguin - Another accomplice of the antagonist. A chubby man of small growth, adoring birds, mainly plans crimes, but rarely becomes a direct participant in robberies or armed raids. In addition, the Joker consists in a friendly relationship with a red cap and a two-way, who likes to solve the situation with the cast of a spoiled silver coin.
Batman hates the criminal for being brutally dealt with his friend Robin. The villain lured a young man into an abandoned factory and scored in almost death. Then Joker left Robin explosives with a timer next to Robin, and the superhero did not have time to save him. The killer dream to deal with Nigving, Batgerl and Commissioner Gordon.
Joker in films
For the first time on the screens, the character appeared in 1966 in the film "Batman" directed by Leslie Martinson. The role of the villain went to Cesear Romero. The criminal in a dark pink costume did not personify evil, but rather looked like a failed comedian.
The first animation series about Batman was made by FILMATION, and Joker voiced actor Larry Storch. The same character appeared in the five episodes of the cartoon "New Adventures of Batman" (1977-1999), but in this project he was already voiced by Lenny Vinrib. A distinctive feature of the villain was the change of green hair on black, but still a strip of the original color from the character remained.
Further, the director Tim Burton took the film. In 1989, the film "Batman". It is worth noting that in the creation of this director from an ominous character, which Jack Nicholson played, a story appeared. According to the scenario, the antagonist fell into a Chan with acid. To restore appearance, the character turned to a plastic surgeon, but the doctor made a mistake, decorating the face of a gangster by an eternal smile.
In 2008, director Christopher Nolan pleased the avid film by the film "Dark Knight", where Christian Bale played, hit Ledger, Gary Oldman and Aaron Echart. The antagonist in the execution of the Ledger became a people's favorite, and his words scattered on quotes. Phrase "What are you so serious?" She became the advertising slogan of the film.
In 2016, the Cinemaer David Ayer pleased the lovers of superhero militants, releasing the blockbuster "Squash Detachment". The image of the madness tried to the frontman group Thirty Seconds to Mars Jared Summer.
In 2019, a solo film "Joker" was released on the screens in the genre of psychological thriller. The role of an insane comic site played Hoakin Phoenix. According to the plot, Arthur Flek is suffering from a mental illness, which provokes an unfortunate laughter. Hero's life presents surprises - a man learns that he is a nose-friendly son of his parents, relations with his girlfriend Sophie are the fruit of fantasy, and the career flies under the slope.
Protecting the passenger of the train from three men, Arthur, being in the grima clown and without ceasing to laugh, kills them. On his last comedy presentation, Flek shoots in the TV host Murray Franklin. The artist is arrested, but the streets of Gotam take place riots, and the police car falls into an accident.
The killer notes that he has blood from his mouth. He draws a smile on his face, and the crowd welcomes Arthur as a hero. The finale of the film takes place in a psychiatric clinic, where the sinister laughter of Joker is heard.
Interesting Facts
- In the series "Gotham" Actor Cameron Monkhan plays a psychopath named Jerome, whom fans associate with Joker. However, a young man claims that Jerome and Joker are different characters.
- The hero has no idea of good and evil. Sometimes he considers his actions as noble and altruistic.
- For the role of Joker, Hit Lenger received a posthumously award "Oscar".
- Always smiling antihero used to associate with madness and abnormality. But in the novel, the "Neperation Arkham" professor suggested that the criminal suffers from the form of "supervironment". The antagonist sees the world around us as other characters from comics.
- By the number of murders, Joker exceeds other villains from the DC Universe.
- Because of the similarity of the dance movements of Pauka and Joker's dance movements in the Solo Cinema of 2019, these heroes combined in Meme (used to show the triumph and joy).
Quotes
I thought my life was tragedy. But now I realized that this is a comedy. The mistake of the mental illness is that people expect that you will behave as if you do not have it. And I will not kill you, because with you madly fun. Yes, like gravity - You just need to push.Filmography
Films- 1966 - "Batman"
- 1966-1968 - "Batman"
- 1989 - "Batman"
- 2008 - "Dark Knight"
- 2016 - "Suicide Society"
- 2019 - "Joker"
Cartoons
- 1968-1969 - "Adventures of Batman"
- 1992-1995 - "Batman"
- 1993 - "Batman: Fad mask"
- 1997-1999 - "New Adventures Batman"
- 2000 - "Batman of the Future: Joker's Return"
- 2008-2011 - "Batman: brave and bold"
- 2012-2013 - "Batman: under the Red Cap"
- 2014 - "Batman. Attack on Arkham "
- 2015 - "Unlimited Batman: the invasion of monsters"
- 2019 - "Harley Queen"
Computer games
- 1994-1995 - The Adventures of Batman & Robin
- 2008 - LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME
- 2009 - Batman: ARKHAM ASYLUM
- 2012 - LEGO BATMAN 2: DC Super Heroes
- 2013 - Injustice: Gods Among US
- 2014 - LEGO BATMAN 3: Beyond Gotham
- 2015 - LEGO Dimensions
- 2015 - Batman: Arkham Knight
- 2018 - Arena of Valor