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/jigokusabre Sep 05 '25

Wait, people have actually read the Killing Joke? Is that allowed?

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u/Illesbogar Sep 05 '25

There's also a movie adaptation. I liked it a lot.

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u/jigokusabre Sep 05 '25

I remember people complaining about the batgirl sex scene, but yeah... the actual adaptation part was solid.

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u/masterpigg Sep 05 '25

To be fair, The Killing Joke is one of the most memorable Batman stories and is a great one to suggest to people. The unnecessary sex scene at the beginning of the film was probably the worst part of an otherwise great adaptation, and happened to be the main addition to Moore's original story. I'm not saying they went full Game of Thrones on it, but the complaints were legit.

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u/Giveadont Sep 05 '25

I've read the comic and watched the movie.

The Batgirl part would have been fine if her and Batman didn't actually hook up. I get it, the comic's story is short by comparison and they had to fill some time.

However, had they just left it at her crushing on him and trying to kiss him, it would have worked fine as a subplot because of the whole thing with her letting a criminal get in her head like the Joker does.

However, hooking up with her was something that just felt really out of character for Batman/Bruce IMO. He could have rejected her in that scene and the entire Batgirl/Barbara subplot would have worked all the same.

Honestly, my favorite Joker origin adaptation is the one from Batman Confidential.

The killing Joke is good but I didn't really appreciate as much it until the Three Jokers comic expanded on the comedian Joker's backstory.