First, the Joker’s history. Different comics and movies have had different points of view. But there is no definite back-story for his character. He has always had a long-standing history of crime, that is a constant. Of course, his history is equally twisted as his character. Back when he first appeared in the comics, he was just a homicidal maniac, but over time, his character quickly evolved. Even how he was disfigured is often contested. …show more content…
Really, there is no way that one cannot believe that he is anything less. Some people believe that he is a psychopath, but that is not true. The Joker feels emotion, and the definition of psychopathy is that a person feels no emotion whatsoever. His emotion may be sick humor, or anger, and occasional sadness when one of his plans doesn’t go right, but he does feel genuine emotion. But even with his insanity, the fact is that he is a brilliant criminal mind. He is not only able to think up complicated schemes very quickly, and set up all the necessary tools to get these plans going, but he can also adjust them very quickly when he needs to, as he often does since Batman is messing them up.
Another side that gives some interest to this is in how he treats his side-kick, Harley Quinn. Harley genuinely loves him, even though he is openly abusive to her and seems to regard her as just a fun time between his jobs, or to kick around whenever he wants to. However, he also seems to have some genuine affection himself for