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| - NC: Hello, I'm the Nostalgia Critic. I remember it so you don't have to. In the world of comic books, characters die a lot. (We see images of various comic book characters such as Superman, Wonder Woman and Wolverine all dying/dead) NC (vo): So many characters have died and often come back that I wonder if there's a phrase among comic writers that says "Die early and die often". NC: And one of the greatest villains of all time is no stranger to this running joke: the Joker. (We see various images of the infamous Clown Prince of Crime) NC (vo): Though in all fairness, when it comes to the comics, we don't see it that much. Oh, there's been plenty of fake-outs and he's certainly been mangled and distorted something fierce, but it when comes to actual dying, it's the other avenues that take a literal shot at this. We definitely get one in Tim Burton's Batman. (Joker screams as he plummets to his doom) NC (vo): We kind of got one in the Arkham video games. Although his personality still lives in other people, somehow? It's a bit confusing. Injustice has Superman ripping his guts out. (Eyes glowing red with Heat Vision, Superman yells as he plunges his hand through a cackling Joker's chest as the screen cuts to black, and then to a scared-looking NC) NC: Yikes. NC (vo): And, of course, there's that infamous last page of Killing Joke, where people still don't know if Batman is killing the Joker or just putting his arms on him in a fit of insane laughter. The short answer is: He doesn't kill him. As Barbara Gordon is paralyzed in that comic and the Joker appears in continuity with that fact. But people still wonder if the intent of the writers was to originally kill him, seeing how it is called The Killing Joke and all main characters die. The series that, ironically, likes playing around with killing him the most is the quote/unquote "kids version". The Animated Series. In one version, he's fed to a shark and another he's killed in a vengeful rage, he even gets blown up in a giant metal smile. (We hear Joker laughing insanely as the "giant metal smile" explodes, killing him) Harley Quinn: Puddin'! Batman: At this point, he probably is. This article is a . You can help My English Wiki by expanding it.
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