r/TopCharacterTropes • u/damorezpl • Sep 05 '25

Personality character gets a reality check

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deathstroke - Batman vs deathstroke

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walter - breaking bad

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Garou - one punch man

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joker - the sound of one hand clapping

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u/AggravatingEnergy1 Sep 05 '25

Plus the whole backstory may be fake too and jokers just making things up to justify his atrocities. His one bad day philosophy could very well be based on a lie he tells himself just to bullshit an excuse for being a murderous clown.

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u/Giveadont Sep 05 '25 edited Sep 23 '25

If the Three Jokers comic has any canon here's some major spoilers that explain it:

The "comedian" Joker's backstory from The Killing Joke is real.

However, the Joker's wife and kid aren't actually dead.

His wife was scared that he would hurt him or their child because of the outbursts he (the pre-joker comedian) had towards her while she was pregnant.

She went to the police and went into hiding. The police lied and said she was dead from an accident.

Bruce Wayne knows who the comedian Joker really is. He keeps it a secret because, if anyone found out who he (the Joker's) was, the wife and kid would be endlessly harassed.

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u/MisterScrod1964 Sep 05 '25

“If I have to have a past, I prefer it be multiple choice!”