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word of advice ! Preview pages ahead for Batman # 146!TheJokerhas done a draw of horrible thing to Batman , but this late development changes everything about the Clown Prince of Crime . The Dark Knight may dispute the Joker , but the tiptop - villain is only going to be fulfilled when he faces off against theultimateBatman .
But it was n’t enough for the Joker to bust down Bruce Wayne . The Harlequin of Hate needed a little help from another Batman rogue to getthe Batman of Zur - En - Arrhto take over Batman ’s life . Joker ’s most ambitious planis still having drastic effect on the DC Universe in way he never even control coming .
Everything the Joker Has Done Has Been to Summon Batman’s Worst Self
For years , Batman and the Joker have fight each other in a never - ending war . But early in Batman ’s life history , the Joker saw something that changed his perspective on the Dark Knight forever . During a confrontation with the Joker , the villain accidentally triggered Batman ’s backup personality , the Batman of Zur - En - Arrh . The more vicious Batman brutalized the Joker and nearly killed him before Bruce regained control of his body . The Joker , unaware that Bruce had an alternate personality , developed an obsession with the Batman of Zur - En - Arrh .
The Joker ’s first experience with Zur - En - Arrh was seen in the backup taradiddle " I am a Gun " inBatman # 128 - 130 !
What Batman was n’t cognizant of , however , was that Joker had also trail to develop alternate personalities , and was taught by the same wise man Bruce once had . curtly after the Joker emerged from his chemical substance bath , he was recruited by Dr. Daniel Captio , the man who dilate Bruce ’s mind . Captio was interested in produce an adequate to Batman which Captio follow in by turn with Joker . Joker produce three distinguishable personality nestle within one another , tramp from slicker personas to absolute behemoth .
After Joker observe Zur - En - Arrh , Joker sought Captio out and admitted how infatuated Joker was with Batman ’s more delirious side . Joker urgently wanted to see Zur - En - Arrh again and wanted him to be Batman ’s dominant personality . Captio reminded Joker that Zur - En - Arrh was created to help Batman divvy up with emphasis and encourage Joker to make ‘ emergencies ’ . Captio ’s line of thinking was that more and more worse effect would draw out Zur - nut - Arrh over time to the item that Zur - En - Arrh would see Bruce ’s personality as a hindrance andtake over Batman ’s torso permanently .
The Joker ‘Killed’ the Penguin to Get What He Wanted
In a preview forBatman # 147by Chip Zdarsky , Jorge Jiménez , Michele Bandini , Tomeu Morey , Alex Sinclair , and Clayton Cowles , the Joker ’s sorry actions through history are shown . From killing Jason Todd in “ Death in the Family ” to shooting Barbara Gordon in The Killing Joke , everything the Joker has done has all been in the name of getting the Batman of Zur - En - Arrh to take over . ButJoker never find success until he kidnapped Alfred Pennyworthin “ Death of the Family ” .
The Joker picked the Penguin as his sucker and Joker began manipulating Penguin from the shadows .
The Joker learned that Alfred was meant to keep Batman ’s eventuality Failsafe from activating in the issue Batman ever contain a biography . Joker after discovered the Failsafe robot and enjoin Captio everything about Zur - En - Arrh ’s programme to blockade Batman from spoil the line . Captio theorize that Failsafe erroneously activating could potentially be the event that causes Zur - En - Arrh to take over for good . After Alfred was kill by Bane during “ City of Bane”,Joker just needed a rationality for Failsafe to activate so Zur - En - Arrh would emergeto try and stop his institution .
The Joker plunk the Penguin as his sucker and Joker began manipulating Penguin from the shadows . Not only did the Joker tip off the cops and the Bat - Family about Oswald Cobblepot ’s moves , but the Joker yield Penguin mercury toxic condition to kick . With Penguin facing immense air pressure , Joker convert Penguin to fake his death , frame Batman , and leave Gotham . The Joker even assisted Cobblepot by devote the Penguin a elaborated plan of how it would work . Through the narration , Captio criticizes Batman for neglect to see how out - of - sort Penguin ’s plan was .
The Joker Has Also Triggered a Penguin War
The idea that everything the Joker ’s done in the pursuit of getting Zur - En - Arrh to supplant Bruce as the dominant personality is a shocking one indeed . It ’s often been wear that Joker ’s various attacks on the Bat - Family were all just part of his usual brand of irregular chaos . But this unexampled line to Batman ’s story confirms thatJoker ’s criminal offense have never been random , but all part of a coordinated endeavor to erode Bruce ’s psycheand have it replaced by the personality Joker view as the ‘ stark ’ one .
When the Penguin bullshit his demise to frame Batman ( activating Failsafe in the physical process ) , it was assumed to be an odd consequence that just spiraled out of control . This one action kickstarted a whirlwind of events from Failsafe take over Gotham , to Bruce being transport to an alternate world , and even Batman brainwash Jason Todd during “ Gotham War ” . Joker might not have planned on all those thing happening , butthey can all be tie back to Joker convincing Penguin to pretend that Batman off him .
Both Penguin and his children are prepared to slop blood so as to take restraint of the Gotham subway system .
Oswald Cobblepot ’s journey to reclaim his honest-to-god district can be seen inThe Penguin ( 2023 ) !
The Joker’s Latest Plan is Going to Destroy Gotham
Right now , Zur - En - Arrh is in control of the Failsafe body and is head a crusade to take Gotham under his control . At the same time , the Penguin is back in town and his warfare with his kids is locomote to tear the metropolis asunder . Neither would be an idealistic scenario by themselves , but by happening around the same meter , these event are place focus on Batman ’s urban center and putting an incalculable number of clean-handed citizens in trauma ’s style .
All the Joker wanted was to bring out the Batman of Zur - En - Arrh , even if that think of taking out someone like Penguin . But the Joker ’s myopic - sighted actions have kick off a chain of events that could be leading into one of the bloodiest eras in Gotham ’s history . Hopefully , theJoker’splan was deserving it , because thing are undoubtedly only going to get worse from here .
Batman # 146is usable on April 2nd from DC Comics .
Batman # 146(2024 )
