Harley Quinn

The Joker's girlfriend. She was created by Paul Dini and first appeared in his Batman cartoon. According to the comic book canon she was interning at Arkham Assylum as a psychologist when she met the Joker. She got overly fixated on him, and started believing she loved The Joker. she does whatever she has to do to achieve The Joker`s approval. She also allies herself frequently with Poison Ivy.

Appearances
She first appeared in Paul Dini's Batman: The Animated Seires. From there her character was included in The New Batman Adventures and into the D.C. Comics.

Pictures have emerged on the internet of her in a new Batman film named Gotham City. This is as yet unconfirmed, and includes David Tennant, of Doctor Who fame, as The Riddler.

Batman: Arkham Asylum
Harley Quinn is one of the villains who teamed up with the Joker to help him with his plans in the videogame Batman: Arkham Asylum. She was the only villain who knew what Joker was planning, and she also knew the location of the secret laboratory. The player spends a pretty long time in the game chasing her, because she took of with a friend of the Batman. When the Batman finally catches up to her, he knocks her out. However, thanks to the interference of Bane, she manages to escape. Later in the game, she is locked up in one of the cells in the high security block by Batman, but not before she released Poison Ivy from her cell.

Her profile in Batman: Arkham Asylum states:

An Arkham Asylum psychiatrist assigned to treat The Joker, Dr. Harleen Quinzel instead became obsessively fixated on her patient, believing herself to be in love with him. She helped him escape confinement and took on her own criminal identity as Harley Quinn. Quinn is a violent and unpredictable felon whose only motivation, beyond general mayhem, is achieving The Joker`s approval. Because of his cruel and mercurial nature, this in some ways makes her just another of his victims, albeit a very dangerous one.

Facts
Real Name: Dr. Harleen Quinzel

Occupation: Professional Criminal

Base of Operations: Gotham City

Eyes: Blue

Hair: blonde

Height: 5 ft 7 in

Weight: 140 lbs

First Appearance: Batman: Harley Quinn #1 (October, 1999)

Attributes

 * Surprising strength and stamina
 * Superior gymnastic skills
 * Total disregard for human life
 * Like The Joker, she is a homicidal psychotic who escapes easy classification