Joker (DC Animated Universe)

The Joker was the recurring villain in the DC Animated Universe which consists of ''Batman: The Animated Series. ''The Joker was voiced by Mark Hamill. He was an unknown crook working for the mob as an enforcer.

Batman: The Animated Series
The Joker was an unnamed assasin working for Salvatore Valestra, Buzz Bronski, and Chuckie Sol. The mob sent him to kill a businees man and did the job. Sometime later, he made his own gang and robbed the Chemical plant. Batman arrived and the Joker fell into a vat of chemicals and became the Joker.

As the Joker, he began his evil schemes such as kidnapping Gordon, Gleeson, and Bullock, filling Gotham City with his laughing gas, and planting dynamite in Mayor Hill's son's birthday party. He also blackmailed a guy named Charlie Collins and made threats to him that he would kill his family. The Joker even got out prison due to Cameron Kaiser but the Joker ends up tricking him. The Joker even captured Batman and tries electricute on live TV but it was foiled by Catwoman. However, the Joker managed to capture Catwoman and left her to be bounded and gagged at a cat food factory to be shredded This act was also foiled by Batman.

When the Phantasm came to Gotham and killed the mob members, everybody thought it was Batman. But the Joker managed to find it wasn't Batman at all. He went Arthur Reeve's office and made him insane. The Joker later found out it was Andrea Beaumont taking up the identity of the Phantasm. He fought the Phantasm and managed to escape.

He, along with other inmates in Arkham Asylum also ran a trial for Batman with the inmates as the judge. The Joker also got hold of an atomic bomb and takes the the mayor hostage but it was eventually foiled. He even ruined three comedians' acts and wanted revenge on them so he could get the title.

Later on, he and his henchman hired a guy to be their chaffeur at their scheme to blackmail Gotham but it was foiled.

Superman
After a few run ins, he became broke and later stole an artifact. The Joker traveled to Metropolis and put himself for hire for one billion dollars to kill Superman. Batman eventually The Joker ended up in an aircraft explosion with his body not recovered.