Joker and Batman are brothers? Here's the truth (2024)

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Is the Joker really Batman's brother? ›

Batman and Joker definitely aren't brothers in the comics. While the Joker movie plays very deeply with this idea, it still maintains the same stance. In the books, Joker's origin story has been a mystery. Readers have come across multiple different ones over the years.

The document not only indicates that his mother suffered from delusional psychosis and narcissistic personality disorder but also reveals her conviction for endangering the welfare of her child. So, there is clear indication that 'Joker' Arthur Fleck and 'Batman' Bruce Wayne are not siblings or half-brothers.

Conclusion: Penny did in fact have an affair with Thomas Wayne however they made her sign an adoption form for her own child to cover it up. We know she signed papers and we now know she did have an affair with Thomas Wayne.

Later, Arthur goes to Arkham State Hospital and steals his mother's records, and finds out that he was in fact adopted, and that Thomas Wayne is not his father and that Penny is not his true mother.

Nobody knows. Nobody knows who Joker really is so his dad's identity is equally a mystery. There have been several comics that he has claimed an identity or backstory (much like he does in The Dark Knight) however, since his answers keeps changing he's not a reliable source and no answer can be trusted.

As we come to learn, not only was Penny a Wayne employee, but she claims she and Thomas were lovers and that he is Arthur's father. That's right: Batman and Joker are half-brothers, at least according to Penny.

That includes the Joker, whose endless cycle of committing crimes, killing innocent people, being captured, and breaking out of Arkham Asylum has caused severe problems in Batman's life and Gotham City.

In Joker, Thomas Wayne (Batman's father) and Penny Fleck (Joker's mother) are key characters. Penny claims that Thomas is actually Arthur's father.

In Batman's origin story, Joe Chill is the mugger who murders young Bruce Wayne's parents, Dr. Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne. The murder traumatizes Bruce, inspiring his vow to avenge their deaths by fighting crime in Gotham City as the vigilante Batman.

The comics series The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing features Batman's nemesis get pregnant after a curse is placed on him, Daily Mail reported. Eventually, the Joker "vomits a sort of brown goo" that transforms first into a baby boy and then into a mini version of himself.

What mental illness does the Joker have? ›

Personality disorders. In general, Arthur appears to have a complex mix of features of certain personality traits, namely narcissism (since he craves attention by any means) and psychopathy (since he demonstrates no empathy for his victims).

Though Zatanna's backward spell, “On eno esle lliw reve evah ruoy ybab!” (“No one else will ever have your baby!”), backfires and the Joker wakes up to discover he is nine months pregnant. Suddenly going into labor, the Joker vomits with the ejected matter morphing to form a mini Joker.

Penny Fleck was the adoptive mother of Arthur Fleck, a mentally unstable failed comedian who would later call himself the Joker. Much like her son, Penny suffered from an unspecified mental illness.

Among the big announcements from James Gunn about the future of the DCU was news of a new Batman in a film called The Brave and the Bold. This movie would have our first big-screen Robin in 25 years. But that Robin won't be Dick Grayson, but Damian Wayne, Bruce's biological son.

It is then revealed that the Joker's real name is "Jack Oswald White." Martha then shares that she visited the Flashpoint universe's version of Jack Oswald White, discovering him to be a struggling family man supporting his wife and a child as a janitor at Wayne Casino.

The original Thomas Wayne Jr. was an assassin and was eventually possessed by Deadman, while an alternate version became Owlman. The current Thomas Wayne Jr., introduced as Lincoln March, claims to be Bruce's long-lost brother, creating uncertainty and potential for Batman's character development.

His take on the character is physically disfigured and clearly different from Phoenix's Joker/Arthur Fleck, not to mention younger and much earlier in his career. The logistical realities simply make it impossible for the two films to function in the same universe.

Creators. In an altered timeline, Martha Wayne became the Joker, fighting her husband Batman.