Why is the new Joker disfigured?

He told IGN that the villain has a congenital disease that left him completely disfigured. "He's very much out of the Conrad Veidt sort of mold," he said, referring to the original inspiration for the Joker in "The Man Who Laughs" (via CBR).
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Why did new 52 Joker cut his face off?

When the Joker became obsessing over destroying the Bat-Family, he decided to arrange for his face to be surgically removed. According to the Joker, he did this to symbolize how even without his, "Mask" he was still the joker where-as Batman's Robins and Bat-Girls' identities were only mask-deep.
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Is the Joker supposed to be disfigured?

The most common story involves him falling into a tank of chemical waste that bleaches his skin white and turns his hair green and lips bright red; the resulting disfigurement drives him insane. The antithesis of Batman in personality and appearance, the Joker is considered by critics to be his perfect adversary.
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What disease does Joker the Batman have?

Aside from the two names stated above, Joker referred to the illness as Joker-itis and Mad Clown Disease (a parody of hepatitis and Mad Cow Disease). Batman mentioned that Joker Infection was a variant of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease that was mutated beyond any medical record.
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When did Joker get his face cut off?

Following DC Comics 2011 relaunch of several of its comic series for The New 52, Detective Comics #1 (November 2011) sees the Joker captured by Batman and sent to Arkham Asylum; unbeknownst to Batman, this is part of the Joker's plan to meet with the villain Dollmaker, who surgically removes Joker's face at his request ...
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What is the most powerful version of the Joker?

Emperor Joker was a form The Joker took after tricking Mister Mxyzptlk into donating 99.99% of his reality powers to him. As a direct result, he became near-omnipotent and created a hellish world in his own image.
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Which Joker stapled his face?

Jerome lives on Gotham, but only after stapling his own face back to his head. In a new “white band” trailer for Gotham, Jerome's return as the Joker (or at least Joker-like villain), we see Jerome return to the city with his old face and Bruce Wayne as his hostage.
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What caused jokers mental illness?

In Joker's case, pseudobulbar affect probably occurred secondary to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). A number of studies have established that TBI increases the risk of mood disorders, personality changes and substance use disorders.
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What illness does Harley Quinn have?

Personality Disorder, specifically, Histrionic Personality Disorder plays a key part in Harley Quinn's life. People with Histrionic Personality Disorder are “pervasive and excessive emotionally and display attention-seeking behavior” (Bornstein 1998).
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How did jokers blood get infected?

There, Batman learns that the unstable properties of the Titan formula are mutating in Joker's blood, gradually killing him. Joker captures Batman and performs a blood transfusion on him, infecting him with the same fatal disease. Joker also reveals that Gotham hospitals have been poisoned with his infected blood.
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Why is the new Joker so skinny?

The Oscar-nominated actor's extremely restrictive diet had to be supervised by a doctor. Joaquin Phoenix is a favorite to win an Oscar for Best Actor for his role in Joker. To get into the character of Arthur Fleck, Phoenix lost 52 pounds for the role by eating a restrictive diet that was supervised by a doctor.
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Why is Joker so messed up in the Batman?

Reeves said the following when asked by Variety about his take on the Joker: "It's like Phantom of the Opera. He has a congenital disease where he can't stop smiling, and it's horrific. His face is half-covered throughout most of the film.
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Who died during the filming of Batman?

Special effects technician Conway Wickliffe was killed on set during the filming of The Dark Knight. A jury at Woking Cornoner's Court was told that the father of two was leaning out of a moving ...
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Why is the new Joker so scarred?

This Joker did not fall into a vat of chemicals or have an open-ended reason for his facial scarring. Instead, Reeves is taking a Phantom of the Opera approach. “He has a congenital disease where he can't stop smiling and it's horrific. His face is half-covered through most of the film,” Reeves says.
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Did the Joker cut the guys mouth?

It is at that moment The Joker springs to life, killing two of Gambol's men before sticking a knife in Gambol's mouth. He proceeds to tell the gangster that he got his Glasgow smile (cheeks slit from the lips) from his deranged, drunk father.
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Does Joker have any powers?

Poison immunity

We're not talking beyond his stark-white skin and green-colored hair, but rather his body's natural ability to reject toxins. In addition to being literally fearless, the Joker has toxic immunity. He can use his toxins on other people, but they won't affect him in any way.
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How did Harley Quinn become evil?

In the story, the Joker takes Harleen Quinzel to the chemical plant where he originated and pushes her into a vat of chemicals against her will, which bleaches her skin and drives her insane, resulting in her transformation to Harley Quinn, similar to the Joker's transformation in his origins.
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What does Puddin mean?

noun. Eye dialect spelling of pudding.
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Who is Harley Quinn in love with?

Harleen became obsessed with her subject, and after falling madly in love with the Clown Prince of Crime, she helped him escape the asylum. Her love for the Joker inspired Harleen to adopt a new identity, that of Harley Quinn, the Joker's sidekick-slash-love interest—whether he wanted one or not.
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What is the Joker's real name?

Martha reveals that she forced Psycho-Pirate, a villain with extensive knowledge of the entire DC Universe, to tell her the name of the Joker in the main DC Universe. It is then revealed that the Joker's real name is “Jack Oswald White.”
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Is Jokers condition a real condition?

The condition known as pseudobulbar affect (PBA) is characterized by brief uncontrollable outbursts of crying or laughter that are incongruent with the patient's feelings of sadness or joy.
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How old is the Joker?

In Joker, Phoenix's character is about 30 years old. In the film, we watch as he interacts with a young Bruce Wayne of about nine or 10 years old. If Pattinson's Batman is in his 30s, that would leave Phoenix's Joker in a future movie somewhere in his 50s—closer to the actor's actual age.
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What are the 3 versions of Joker?

There have been three different versions of the Joker: The Criminal, The Clown and the Comedian.
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Did Batman snap jokers neck?

Mid-stab, Batman instinctively breaks the Joker's neck just enough to paralyze him. Joker laughing his last laugh while he snaps his own neck.
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Did the Joker get a permanent smile?

His soul, too, has been scarred: the condition has shaped his nihilistic worldview that will eventually see him declare himself as The Joker. Narratively, he got a permanent smile scarred into his face just by being born, which is tragic.
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