What was Harley Quinn's job before she became a super villain?

Quinn's origin story features her as a former psychiatrist at Gotham City's Arkham Asylum named Dr. Harleen Quinzel who fell in love with the Joker, her patient, eventually becoming his accomplice and lover.
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What was Harley Quinn's original job?

Origin. Harley as a doctor at Arkham Dr. Harleen Quinzel was a psychiatric intern at Arkham Asylum. A model student, in addition to receiving high grades in college, she was also a dedicated gymnast, winning a scholarship to Gotham City University.
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What is Harley Quinn's talent?

Additionally, she has the useful agility and quickness inherent to a former gymnast that allows her to go toe-to-toe with much bigger and stronger enemies -- a trait consistent with her depiction in the comics, cartoons, and even the Arkham video game series.
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What is Harley Quinn's doctorate in?

Again, though, while it is PRETTY clear that she is a psychiatrist, it is not EXPLICIT. So therefore, when Stephanie Phillips revealed that Harley was a psychologist in the recent Harley Quinn #2 (art by Riley Rossmo and Ivan Plascencia)...
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What was Joker's first job?

In Moore's seminal version, the Joker was a mild-mannered engineer who quit his job at a chemical plant to pursue his dream of stand-up comedy. After failing miserably at comedy, he decides to help some criminals break into the chemical plant so that he can make some money for his pregnant wife, Jeannie.
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Evolution of Harley Quinn in movies and cartoons 1992-2020



Will there be a Joker 2?

There is no release date for Joker 2 as no concrete plans for the film have been revealed. While a script is reportedly in development, that's no guarantee that production will start anytime soon - work on the first Joker script reportedly took around a year.
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What is Jokers real name?

Jack Napier, also known as the Joker, is a fictional character introduced in the 1989 superhero film Batman, directed by Tim Burton.
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What is Harley Quinn education?

Origins. Dr. Harleen Quinzel and the Joker Described as having a genius-level IQ, Harleen attended Gotham State University on a scholarship for gymnastics, where she majored in Psychiatry under Dr Odin Markus. To get into the graduate program, she had Dr.
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Is Barbara Kean Harley Quinn?

Barbara Kean was portrayed by Erin Richards. During the run of the show, the showrunners considered turning Barbara Kean into the iconic Batman villain Harley Quinn, the sidekick and girlfriend of the Joker.
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What state is Gotham City located in?

Gotham City is traditionally depicted as being located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Gotham's look and atmosphere was primarily influenced by New York City and Chicago, although it was designed to more generally resemble any major American city.
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What are Harley Quinns weaknesses?

Harley Quinn is bonkers

Most fans would likely agree that it wasn't that long ago that Harley's biggest weakness had one name — Joker. In both the animated series that marked Harley's conception and in the comics, Harley couldn't resist the Joker.
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What are Harley Quinn's weaknesses?

Weaknesses
  • Allergies: Harley is allergic to cats.
  • Mental Instability.
  • Hallucinations.
  • Her infinite love for the Joker could distract her (even after she dumped him)
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Is Harley Quinn a superhero yes or no?

Harley Quinn has had a very unique journey as a character. After originally debuting as Joker's abused girlfriend/sidekick, she evolved into an antihero who grew into her own person after being separated from the Clown Prince of Crime. Now, DC Comics has confirmed that Harley is a certified hero.
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Who was the third Batgirl?

Stephanie Brown is the daughter of the Cluemaster, one of Gotham City third-rate villains. To ruin his schemes, she became the vigilante Spoiler. She eventually grew into becoming the third Batgirl.
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Why did the Joker leave Harley Quinn?

Based on the title alone, the movie seems to acknowledge that the relationship between Harley Quinn and Joker was abusive and Harley finally breaks away. “The fact that this movie touches on Joker and Harley Quinn's abusive relationship after so many fetishized it in Suicide Squad is funny,” wrote a Twitter user.
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Why is Harley Quinn pale?

In later origins, however, the Joker managed to get her into the same vat of chemicals that he fell into, bleaching her skin pale white permanently like his, as fans saw in Suicide Squad. Her costume also changes depending on the movie, video game, or comic book.
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Who does Kristen Kringle become?

Kristen Kringle was the record keeper of the Gotham City Police Department. She later became the girlfriend of Edward Nygma and after discovering that he had killed her ex-boyfriend Tom Dougherty, rejected him, causing him to kill her by accident.
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Who killed the Waynes?

In Detective Comics #235 (1956), Batman learns that Chill was not a mere mugger, but actually a hitman who murdered the Waynes on orders from a mob boss named Lew Moxon.
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What villain does Barbara Kean become?

She develops into a nemesis for Oswald Cobblepot, and she teams up with Edward Nygma, Tabitha and Butch Gilzean to destroy him. Later, she becomes the "queen of Gotham", and leads a crime family, with Butch and Tabitha as her former lieutenants. Later, Barbara recreates The Sirens, under Oswald's leadership.
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What is Harley Quinn's age?

On September 11, Harley Quinn turns 25 years old – and the former psychiatrist who turned to the dark side in 1992 as a sidekick to The Joker celebrates her silver anniversary as a fully rounded DC Comics multi-platform villainess.
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What is Harley Quinn's accent?

She brought to the character an exaggerated version of the old, working class New York accent that has gone on to become associated with the Brooklyn borough in particular. Notably, the character of Dr. Harleen Quinzel canonically grew up in Brooklyn.
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Is Harley Quinn intelligent?

Although she mainly relies on her physical abilities and infamously reacts with her emotions rather than thinking things through, Harley has proven to be a very intelligent character. As a doctor and a trained psychiatrist, Harley uses her psychology skills to help get herself out of trouble.
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What is Two Face's real name?

Two-Face first appears in Detective Comics #66 with the name Harvey "Apollo" Kent; later stories changed his name to "Harvey Dent" to avoid an association with Superman (Clark Kent). The character only made three appearances in the 1940s, and appeared twice in the 1950s (not counting the impostors mentioned below).
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What is Catwoman real name?

Catwoman, comic character, a wily and agile professional thief and sometime love interest of superhero Batman. Clad in a skintight bodysuit and stylized mask and carrying a whip, Selina Kyle, also known as Catwoman, has frequently crossed and recrossed the line between villain and antiheroine.
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Is Joker a John Doe?

"John Doe" (later known by the name "Joker") is a minor character in Batman: The Telltale Series, and the anti-heroic/villainous deuteragonist of its sequel Batman: The Enemy Within.
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