"Without Batman crime has no punchline." - Depressed Joker

My favorite portrayal of their “relationship” is where the Joker actually doesn’t want to kill Batman, but actually wants to push Batman to the point where he’ll break his code and kill him. This is my favorite because it’s just so interesting to think about how the Joker considers being murdered by Batman is winning.

I really like the fact that Joker loves Batman. As you said not in a sexual way but as he put it in the Dark Knight "you complete me" and just wants the game to go on forever

I remember a comic where Joker tells Batman that he never wants either of them to win (aka die/give up) because then the game is over. In most Batman/Joker versions, the Joker thrives off Batman. Without Batman, he feels he is nothing. Even in The Dark Knight movie, Ledger’s Joker tells Batman, “Kill you? I don’t want to kill you! No, you complete me.” And in the animated series, Sid the Squid kills Batman by accident, which Batman uses to his advantage, and the Joker is both sad and pissed that Sid killed Batman and tries to kill Sid but Batman saves Sid. “it’s complicated” is a good description of their relationship for sure. I love their dynamic and how they are polar opposites. They are probably best hero/villain pair ever IMO

In the War of Jokes and Riddles story , the Joker never laughed or smiled for a long time and The Riddler wanted to know how to make The Joker laugh again , so he decided to start a war with the Joker , and Batman is desperate to stop this war , and he had no choice but to join Riddler's side , and when Batman finds out why this war exists , he was nearly going to kill Riddler with a knife , but The Joker puts his hand in the way to prevent Batman from killing Riddler

Telltale batman deserves so much more love than it has. It's incredible

Honestly Batman and joker rivalry is classic And in the Arkham knight game joker is afraid of being forgotten and than there was the time Batman went into a coma and joker went temporarily sane

The time where joker saved Batman in Batman who laughs was pretty cool too, love these choices tho

Without batman, there can be no joker, and Without joker, what can't there be?

The goat himself is back🙏

my theory and head canon is that Joker has slight regenerative abilities and that's why he always seems to survive even though he should be killed. Like getting eaten by sharks, falling into a smoke stack, having his airship explode etc.

Honestly the best part of that Brave and the Bold episode to me is even Joker does seem to lament the fact that he betrays Batman, even outright admitting that in another life they could have easily been friends

My favorite times that the Joker save Batman was when he saved him from breaking his one rule to never kill

I remember seeing crisis on two earths and really liked the good guy joker, who's name is "the jester" it was really cool, I wish we got to see more of him.

The best one in my oppinion is the one from Batman TAS Mad Love. I love how Batman actually tells the Joker that he had no other options than to make Harley call the Joker and that the Joker's ego wouldn't allow anybody else to be responsible for Batman's death, so he knew that the Joker would come and save him.

Actually, In the tie-in comics for DC Universe Online, it reveals that Joker did In fact believed he killed Batman. And as you'd expect it, he doesn't feel accomplished, he doesn't feel anything, he even laments to a dead Harley Quinn that the little life he'll have now thanks to Brainiac's invasion won't be near as fun without Batman and her.

In my headcanon, Joker knows Batman and Bruce Wayne are the same person. . . but, he also knows that Bruce is the mask.

There is another time where in tell tale Batman Batman was fighting bane and Batman was not going so well but then joker shows up and teams up with Batman to take down bane and beat the crap out of bane and it was an amazing scene and I really recommend watching it

4:19 So your going to ignore the best scene in that episode where Batman laughed, you must be just as crazy as the joker.

“Oops, you’re dead. Wait. Does that mean I’m dead? GET UP BRUCE, GET UP!!!” -Joker Hallucinations from Arkham Knight

They're relationship kinda reminds me of Hank and Tricky's relationship from Madness Combat. Like if Hank dies, Tricky brings him back to life cos' he's obsessed with fighting him... Wait, since Tricky's a clown and Joker's a clown too, then that means, oh-

Though they’re enemies the Joker has saved BatMan countless times.

It's a very fun experience watching Joker look through Batman's gadgets to find his grappling hook, and then proceeding to swing while carrying him.

7:31 Actually, it was margarita cocktail mix. Poison Ivy actually remarked that the sheer amount of it needed was the hardest part of the plan, despite Riddler's offer to buy it for her, as he can buy in bulk with his warehouse club membership.

Lighting to the flash: imma bout to start this mans whole career Also lighting: imma bout to end this mans whole career

Dam...I was expecting the batman telltale game where you can ethier be friends with the joker or make well...the original joker but has more emotions and well...more then your og joker

As Joker once said… “Without Batman, crime has no punchline.”

To the joker and his twisted mind the relationship they share is important, entertaining even. The idea that he can wake up in Arkham again to plan his next crazy scheme excites the joker, the fact that Batman will always be there to fight him delights the joker. He enjoys the battles much to Batman’s dismay and so on multiple occasions when other villains try to intervene and ruin the Batman he will step in purely because he wants the chaos to continue. Most of the destruction in the city is because of Batman so why would he stop Batman now? He would rather let the joke keep going, just long enough before he can deliver the final punchline.

I remember the Batman the Brave and the Bold episode so fondly when I watched back when I was younger

Me: So are you two gay? Batman: No Joker: Maybe Me: What? Batman: What? Joker: Hahahahahaa I'm just kidding Me: Oh thank god Joker: Or not Batman: *Punches Joker* Joker:

Joker and Alfred being the best last defense Batman has

i actually really enjoy it when joker and batman are seen as good friends that just fight often.

Well Joker admitted he loves Batman more than Harley eg in the first episode of Harley Quinn he saved Batman instead of Harley

“Nobody kills The Bat but me!” Behold, the truest showing of how The Joker cares about Batman.

Love that you had btbatb red hood on here, even if he wasn't part of the list. That character certainly needs more love

Since you included some cutscenes from telltale’s Batman, I’d argue that you could add the time “John doe” caused the power outage and stopped bane form killing Bruce Wayne In episode 2, or the time “John doe” attacked bane when he was about to kill Batman in episode 4, or the time joker and Batman worked together to fight bane in episode 5 (vigilante route).

This is sort of like Barry’s rivalry with the Reverse Flash. Because Thawne wouldn’t let anyone kill Barry but him

I love in the killing joke how joker tells the joke and batman laughs to

I really want to see a whole game and comic book series based around the good version of the joker aka the red hood, kinda like the injustice series. It would be a really interesting take on the character and could create some really fun and creative scenarios

6:19 Not the only occasion in the TV series either. In the last episode where he captures Batman, Scarecrow unmasks him, and the Joker started getting mad at him for doing it and then kills him over it.

The episode with Owlman and Joker teaming up with Bats is the reason why I was quite fond of Brave and the Bold. Sure, most of the episodes had no actual timeline, but they didn’t need to have one, it was just a bunch of different comic book adventures in animated form, not to mention it was actually quite a good show as well.

The vid: We get to see what Harley Quinn is like without the joker holding her back Dc super hero girls: *angry heroic Harley Quinn noises *

1:57 I love how Harley is stopping him.

just love how joker pretty much see him as someone to protect and not let anyone kill him

3:05 I think this proves that on her own Harley Quinn could actually prove to be a more formidable opponent than Joker since he never wants the struggle to stop.

I literally searched for this yesterday and was kinda bummed there wasn’t a video because I know of most of the ways

Calling their relationship "Co-dependent" is misleading, as Batman is never shown to need the Joker the way the Joker claims he does. At best, the Joker is just one more villain in the rogues gallery to Batman.

I mean, personally, I can imagine Joker not wanting to kill Batman, but I can’t really imagine him wanting to save him either. Then again, the only versions of Joker I’ve ever seen are Heath Ledger and Jack Nicholson.

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I like how when joker is elderly he refers to how he dies in batman TAS like being thrown down smoke towers, eaten by sharks etc

Can you do a Part 2 of "Which Lantern Corps should the Dragonball Z characters be in?" Gohan, Krillin, Cell, Beerus and Majin Buu

a Clown once said, "NOBODY KILLS THE BATS BUT ME!!" -The Joker

7:45 Seeing Harley in her old jester costume made me nostalgic. She should go back to that and go back to having just blonde hair. She should be a villain again too. Not this multicolour haired, Hot Topic wearing hero or anti hero shit they're doing with her now.

I do really appreciate that for all of these, especially the end, you took the time to give the full story. It saves curious viewers like me such hassle in trying to find the rest.

i do appreciate the explaining of the episodes and such cause ive never seen brave and the bold.. so i really do appreciate you providing context around the events that lead up to x,y, or z.

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Batman and Joker relationship is freaking toxic just like poison ivy

Joker is like the Loki of DC, a villain but slight friend

Our King has returned.

The fish weren't Jokerized. They were piranhas. Harley hung Batman upside-down so that the piranhas would appear to be smiling.

I'm pretty sure The Joker sees his time with Batman as nothing but a game, one he doesn't want to ever end. It always seems that every time he "tries" to kill Batman, it almost seems like he knows Batman will get out of it, except for that Frank Miller comic, The Dark Knight Returns. As you said, he seems to know Batman better, and has an actually hilarious moment in Harley Quinn: The Animated Series, he has Batman right where he wants him, tied up and beaten with his mask off, what is the first thing Joker does? Does he try kill him? No, he demands to know what is going on with WayneTech's new electric car that he legitimately put a deposit on. I guess he had his priorities in order.

2:54 That's not Batman TAS, that's TNBA (The new batman adventures, also known as The new adventures of Batman and Robin.) They get mixed up a lot, so I wanted to clarify for anyone who wants to see that episode.

5:22 I mean, the killing part is one thing, but if you're locking them up, even if it's secret, then I don't see how that's not heroic, considering their lives are still spared.

I feel like Mark Hamil voices every single Joker nowadays i mean he is the best voice actor for Joker

The animated series was absolute gold . I'll never forget joker snapping on Harley and throwing her out I was so mortified

Didn't the joker save batman from be coming the next batman who laughs?

Their relationship as enemies is clear as yin and yang.

i lovewd the batman. that 2004 animated show was super underrated and i recently rewatched it season 3-5 definitley got more kid friendly and campy like old batman was but it still retained some dark themes and scenes and it is my favorite of the animated batman versions

I love these videos they're so well made and funny

Batman is needed for gotham but his death is also the key to cure the joker

i loved batman the brave and the bold it was my favourite show when i was a kid its sad that they removed it from television after some time :(

The brave and bold was my favorite shows as a kid. And finding out who redhood was was so cool

every time i watch these videos Im just amazed at how capable Bats is to every other hero in the DC universe.

you need to do “10 things that need to happen in young justice season 4” fr please

1:02 'And here we go'

this is so good I am crying I love this so much

Keep it up on your work and this channel

0:32 BRO I’m sorry but the way joker falls😭

7:43 are we not gonna talk about how this episode brought us “women aren’t funny 💥🔫” the best line in all of dc

Glad you have returned my compadre

I would say on the Jokers perspective it’s sort of a psychotic childish frenemy relationship. The childish aspect has to do with his tendency to get jealous if Batman plays with others so to speak and ignores him for too long , along with him not being above saving Batman from someone else taking him off the Playing field.

I remember and love that episode of Brave and the Bold series too.

5:50 out of all the jokers and Harley Quinn’s in this video these 2 look the coolest

Beautiful man, you're the only one who helped me

I loved this video and all of your videos in general, I was actually watching “Which Latern Corps Would The Joker Belong too” and I was wondering if you could do the exact same thing but with The Reverse Flash? I love him as a villain (and meme) due to the fact that he is so interesting. He wants to kill his “hero” but can’t or it screws up the timeline but he CAN screw with the event occurring in his life. It’s genius! But a video of that question would be so great!

Love this channel

The legend returns

at this point joker doesn't even want to kill or fight batman, he just wants a homie who will stop him from doing stupid stuff even if it means beating the living shit out of him.

I love how The Panda Redd does Batman and Joker's "Relationship" by it being that Joker says he wants to kill Batman but in reality, he just wants Batman to rail him (Have adult fun with him 😉) He isn't serious about it, he does it cuz of multiple art directions in the comics that look very, well you know XD

4:13 There is only Two words Plot armor

Joker : im going to kill batman Also joker : save's batman

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So, one thing about the Batman and Joker dynamic that brings a bit of additional perspective is that the Joker, in the process of being the murderous crown prince of crime who deems himself the only person allowed to kill Batman and only when he decides to do so, is also kinda helping against the criminal underworld of Gotham in his own way. First off, he puts a big, twisted, smiling face on Gotham's criminal underworld, keeping it in the spotlight and incentivising people to want something done about it. Without public support for Gotham's various crime fighters, the various mafias and gangs would basically be able to go around unchallenged. Secondly, Joker and Batman basically play off of each other. Joker often gets involved with the other Batman rogues, and inadvertently (or possibly intentionally depending on which of his many "multiple choice" origins Joker is going by that day) acts as a beacon that draws Batman into direct conflict with them through his actions. And of course if one of the other rogues is about to kill Batman, Joker keeps them in check like an unintentional double agent.

0:46 I can hear in my head him saying: that was almost too easy

Batman is the only piece of humanity left for him. Only way to ever still tell himself he has a reason, joker is batmans clutch onto that dark part of life thay gives him a reason to be The bat. It's a beautiful symphony of human nature played by a mastermind

I'd love to see Joker become an anti-hero, he has an amazing potential for it since he has shown that he can do good.

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I love how Owlman choses the ORIGINAL Batsuit. The one with purple gloves.

Love your vids bud!