Arthur Fleck/Joker (DC Black)



Arthur Fleck, later known as the Joker, is the titular protagonist villain of the 2019 psychological comic book thriller-film of the same name, the first installment of the newly launched DC Black film series. A mentally unstable failed comedian who followed his great lack of success and respect, Fleck loses his sanity until he becomes a nihilistic and psychotic criminal known as the "Joker" aiming himself to create an anarchist mutiny against the rich population of Gotham City and make Gotham smile in his way.

Why He Rocks

 * 1) He is one of the most well-designed protagonist villains, besides Louis Bloom and Jordan Belfort.
 * 2) Unlike other incarnations, this incarnation of the Joker considered the most tragic of all as he's one of the few versions that have a fleshed-out backstory that makes him sympathetic, and he is one of the few incarnations of the Joker to show mercy, as he had shown mercy to Gary because he treated him well.
 * 3) Although he first started as a Butt Monkey-type character towards his idol Murray Franklin and Randall, he quickly ditches that when he kills Penny Fleck for the abuse he had gotten over the years and becomes the Joker
 * 4) He only kills people for valid reasons such as not acting nice to him.
 * 5) This is easily one of the best incarnations of the Joker, besides the Nolanverse one.
 * 6) The origin story of a man going From Nobody to Nightmare due to constant mistreatment in a city that is suffering from recession and without help from positive influence holds up very well.
 * 7) Unlike the other incarnations of him, he never fell into a vat of chemicals, much like the Nolanverse and Flashpoint versions, was given a name and fleshed-out backstory, following Jack Napier (Batman 1989) and Martha Wayne (the Flashpoint version) and is the second Joker who replaces Joe Chill as the man responsible for the deaths of Thomas and Martha Wayne in the film; the first being the Joker from Batman (1989).
 * 8) The Joker's actor, Joaquin Phoenix, received an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of the Joker.