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My love for my Joker was stronger than their madhouse walls.
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~ Harley Quinn expressing her former love of the Joker.
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You think I'm just a doll. A doll that's pink and light. A doll you can arrange any way you like. You're wrong. Very wrong. What you think of me is only a ghost of time. I am dangerous. And I will show you just how dark I can be.
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~ Harley Quinn
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Death's just a state of mind.
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~ Harley explaining death to others.
Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel, better known as Harley Quinn, is a major character in the DC Universe, specifically serving as a major character in the Batman franchise, one of the main characters of the Suicide Squad franchise, and the titular main protagonist of the series of the same name.
She was once a doctor working for Arkham Asylum until she became a part for the Joker's schemes as acting as his loyal henchwoman and "girlfriend", before later becoming an anti-heroic vigilante when she and the Joker broke up for good.
She is also the girlfriend of Poison Ivy, one of the best friends of Catwoman, and the owner of two hyenas Bud and Lou, who acts as her pets. She was also the former enemy of the Batman, but following her new path as a hero, she occasionally serves as an ally to him and the Bat Family.
Harleen Quinzel's dramatic transformation into the supervillain Harley Quinn is a tale that has changed over the years due to Harley's own retellings and her penchant for exaggeration. In most versions of her origin stories, Harleen was a Arkham Asylum psychiatrist who fell in love with her main subject, the Joker, and quickly dropped everything for a chance to impress him as Harley Quinn.
Harley tried to play the role of the doting girlfriend to the Joker, despite him tossing her into a vat of chemicals. She acted ditzier than usual to attract him, but soon found that the Clown Prince of Crime got tired of her, eventually discarding her like yesterday's whoopee cushion.
Harley Quinn has been a psychiatrist, the Joker's lethal sidekick, a key member of a secret government-sponsored strike force, a Brooklyn landlady, a roller derby champion, a burlesque dancer, a nurse, and a punk rocker. But to hear her tell it, all those lives are behind her now and she has set off on her newest mission; to be a real, honest-to-goodness hero. While she hasn't always had the highest regard for human life, Harley has always maintained a strict moral code that often sees her fighting for the underdog.
Personality[]
Harley Quinn is an eccentric and extravagant supervillainess who usually commits crimes with sadistic glee and hyperactive energy. In most incarnations, she is loyal to the Joker regardless of how cruelly he treats her. Despite being a psychiatrist, Harley is often portrayed as rather dimwitted socially and logically, as she tends to fail to notice obvious problems or overthinks minor issues.
However, she is much more intelligent than she lets on, often causing friend and foe alike to underestimate her in the Mad Love storyline, she came closer to killing Batman than the Joker ever did and, in some incarnations, even have a genius-level IQ, despite her insanity. Her training as a psychiatrist gives her a knack for getting into people's heads.
In addition to being a skilled manipulator, she's prone to explosive fits of rage and has a violent streak that almost rivals that of the Joker himself. Indeed, the very first incarnation of Harley could even intimidate him when she was angry, although later incarnations are often submissive and put up with his abuse out of a misplaced sense of loyalty.
Even though she keeps an enthusiastic and crazed demeanor, deep down she is secretly tormented and tragic as she is often depicted as a victim of physical, verbal and mental abuse, eroding her sanity and resulting in a sociopathic madwoman. Occasionally, she shows signs that she knows her obsession with the Joker is unhealthy and she will even have enough of the Joker and being evil and will try to fight on the side of good, such as when the world or someone she truly cares about is at stake but only a few incarnations have been able to fully break away from him.
Even when she is still on the evil side, she does have a sense of honor. For example, in the Injustice comic series, she refuses to fight Black Canary when she found out she is pregnant. Harley also has her limits, and can be pushed too far, even by the Joker, causing her to leave and eventually team up and form a new romance with Poison Ivy.
Other Versions[]
Flashpoint Timeline[]
Harley Quinn/Yo-Yo in the Flashpoint Timeline
The Flashpoint version of Harley Quinn is known as Yo-Yo. She was a henchwoman of the Joker, and the Batman chased her down to find the Joker's location, as she had kidnapped Judge Dent's children. He chased her to the ledge of the building around Crime Alley. Batman drops her off the roof, but she is luckily saved by Cyborg.
DC Bombshells[]
In DC Comics Bombshells (Earth 24), Harley fell in with the Joker (in this version, a gangster) after leaving Charm School, but left him when he began his journey into the occult. By the time of the events of the story, Harley is drawn to England by a voice she believes is the Joker but turns out to be the Joker's Daughter. She rejects the Joker's Daughter's attempt to have the Joker resurrected in the body of Poison Ivy, instead of beginning a relationship with Ivy herself.
DCeased[]
In DCeased, an alternate universe (Earth 55) wherein a virus spreads around the world that turns people into zombie-like creatures, Harley Quinn kills a zombie Joker and convinces Ivy to let what was left of the human race take shelter in Ivy's territory.
Batman: White Knight[]
In Batman: White Knight, it is revealed that Harley Quinn was two different women all along. The first Harley Quinn, Harleen Quinzel, quit when the Joker captured and tortured Robin (Jason Todd), and she was replaced by another girl, Marian Drews, without the Joker even realizing it. Once the Joker was cured of his insanity, he proposes marriage to Harley, only for her to beat him and mock him for acting "normal".
The original Harley Quinn then appears, kicks the "fake Harley" unconscious, and reveals to Jack Napier (the Joker's true identity in this continuity) there were two Harleys all along. While Harleen loved the Joker "despite his flaws", Marian loved the Joker by "his flaws". She accepts his marriage proposal and joins him in his quest to rid Gotham City of Batman. Drews then takes the mantle of the Joker for herself "until the real Joker returns", calls herself the Neo Joker, and later romances Poison Ivy.
Harley Quinn (credited as Deranged Squad Female) made a cameo Appearance in the second season of Arrow as a rejected member of the Suicide Squad. There were plans for her to play a bigger role in Seasons 3 and 4 of Arrow, but Warner Bros. embargoed the character for the DC Extended Universe. She was later mentioned in the Batwoman series as the sidekick of the Joker. In the Titans episode "Barbara Gordon", Harley's hammer is shown in the Batcave. According to Crisis on Infinite Earths, Titans is set on Earth-9 of the multiverse.
harley Quinn appears in the fourth and fifth seasons of The Batman, again appearing as Joker's henchwoman but here she's portrayed more as Joker's equally crazy girlfriend than abused sidekick. This version is more sinister and villainous than most incarnations attempting to innocent murder civilians because they don't like her show.
Though the character in Justice League: Gods and Monsters is more an adaptation of the obscure Green Lantern villain Harlequin, this version of said character incorporated elements of Harley Quinn into the character and even had her up against that universe's version of Batman.
Harley makes a minor appearance in Batman: The Brave and the Bold in an alternate costume while the Joker is Emperor Joker. She later would develop a small crush on Bat-Mite before deciding she loved the Joker more. She later appeared in the final episode kicking Gagsworthy when he tries to approach the Joker.
While Dr. Harleen Quinzel does not appear in Gotham, the character is loosely merged into Barbara Kean, who takes most of her traits and actions, such as her love for anarchy and violence, as well as being an assistant (although briefly) to Jerome Valeska, who acts as a tribute and precursor to the Jester of Genocide. Like Harley in the comics she eventually forms a group consisting of female supervillains like in the comic series Gotham City Sirens. Barbara was originally intended to be transformed into Harley Quinn at some point in the series, but this idea was scrapped.
A character based on Harley Quinn and acting as a precursor to the character by the name of Ecco debuts during the fourth season, acting as a devoted sidekick and bodyguard to Jeremiah Valeska ( The ultimate version of The Joker in the show) . Like Harley she is a blonde young woman, and later dons a jester like outfit similar to Quinn.
Harley Quinn appears to be foreshadowed in the series finale. Before The Joker kills Ecco, he makes a reference to there being others after her, alluding to the fact he may meet Harley Quinn at some point in the future.
Harley Quinn appears as the titular main protagonist in DC Universe's adult animation series of the same name. She is voiced by Kaley Cuoco in her very first villainous role.
Batman '66[]
Holly Quinn/Harlequin in Batman '66
In Batman '66, a version of Harley Quinn designed more around the 1960s television show (she is slightly taller and her hair is short; she also wears prominent slanted glasses, a long red dress, and red blouse, a large pearl necklace, and fairly prominent earrings) appears as Dr. Holly Quinn, Ph.D., a psychologist at Arkham Asylum, referred to as Arkham Institute for the Criminally Insane. She convinces the Joker to cooperate with Batman and Robin in exchange for approving his comedy night proposal.
Dr. Quinn is manipulated by the Catwoman and the Joker to perfect the Joker Wave — a hysteria-inducing transmitting dish used on Gotham. Quinn is devastated by her role in the plot and to atone for her mistake, Dr. Quinn reverses the device by submitting herself to its effects — freeing the people of Gotham but sacrificing her sanity in the process.
She escapes and becomes a supervillain named Harlequin, wearing a roller derby-inspired version of the classic Harley costume. She retains her considerable intelligence and psychological training, making her a difficult foe for the Dynamic Duo, but is eventually captured when Batman and Robin disguise themselves as criminals (Batman in his regular alternate guise of Matches Malone) who beat up other bad guys who were auditioning to be Holly's henchmen.
Batman '89[]
In Batman '89, an alternative continuation of Tim Burton's Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), a blonde psychiatrist called Dr. Q. appears in a talk show to discuss the psychology of masks. Bruce Wayne, who's in the Batcave watching the show, gets angered by her comments and asks Alfred to turn the sound mute. She is shown wearing a black and red suit and lozenge-shaped earrings (just like in Harley Quinn's classic costume). Her physical appearance is based on Madonna.
Harley Quinn is the titular main protagonist of the 2017 DC animated film Batman and Harley Quinn. In the film, she is forced to team up with Batman and Nightwing to stop Poison Ivy and the Floronic Man from transforming all of humanity into plants.
When Nightwing tried to recruit her, she tied him to a bed and raped him, although it was excused because he enjoyed it, apparently. On the trip to battle the plant villains, Harley farted in the Batmobile.
During the confrontation, when Batman and Nightwing battle Floronic Man, Harley confronts Poison Ivy to convince her to stop but Ivy refuses so Harley uses her last resort which is to make a pleading crying face, Ivy finally gives up, hugs Harley and tells her that she hates her and the two friends reconcile and together with Batman and Nightwing face the Floronic Man, saving the day. In appreciation, Batman and Nightwing kiss Harley's cheeks.
Batman Ninja[]
Harley Quinn in Batman Ninja
Harley Quinn is the secondary antagonist of the 2018 movie, Batman Ninja. She is Joker's right-hand woman, sidekick and lover. When Harley and Joker were flung back in time to Feudal Japan, they established they own ninja clan with Harley as it's second-in-command and Joker leading it as the feudal daimyo and Japan's most powerful warlord. Harley also has an intense rivalry with Catwoman.
Harley Quinn makes an appearance as Joker's Hench girl and right-hand, in DC Universe Online.[2]
Alternate Future[]
In the alternate future, Harley assisted The Joker during the climatic battle between the Justice League and the Society. She was killed after she used her body to shield the Joker from an explosion caused by a combination of Black Adam, The Flash, and Green Lantern's powers. She appears to have killed or assisted in killing Robin sometime prior to this, as she is seen wearing his tattered cape.
In Injustice: Gods Among Us, Harley helps the Joker bomb Metropolis, causing the eventual downfall of Superman. In the alternate universe, she allies herself with Batman to take down Superman's Regime. In Injustice 2, she fully redeems herself into a full-time superhero.
Additionally, the comic series reveals Harley gave birth to the Joker's daughter but hid her with her sister so the Joker would never find out about her. Harley said that when she returned after 2 years of making sure her baby was safe, the Joker did not even realize she had left.
MultiVersus[]
Harley Quinn in MultiVersus.
Harley Quinn appears as a playable character in "platform fighter" video game MultiVersus, appearing as an assassin-type character. In the game, she is voiced by Tara Strong.
Harley's moveset mainly revolves around her being able to quickly set up her unique "Confetti" status effect, which deals damage over time to opponents under its effects. To achieve this, Harley can set up the status effect with three moves, those being her Stuffie Bat (which sets out a small, explosive plushie of Batman, which can cling to targets who pass by it before being either remotely or automatically detonated, with the latter happening after some time), and Jerk-in-the-Box (which sets out a jack-in-the-box tied with balloons, with allies and enemies who pass by it getting their jumps reset or the status effect respectfully) specials, alongside her aerial variant of her Up Attack, Confetti Grenade! (where Harley fires a small explosive that bursts into confetti). Following this, Harley is able to quickly apply the status or deal damage in general with various physical strikes (such as those delivered by her baseball bat, her mallet, or a physical slide) and her Prank Shot special (which fires a small boxing glove projectile. Her signature perks are Glove Control (where Harley has the ability to aim the projectile fired by Prank Shot), Smooth Moves (which grants invincibility frames to Harley's Prank Shot), and Confetti Explosion (which replaces the Confetti effect in her attacks with an immediate explosion).
Her actual first appearance in the DC universe was in Batman: The Animated Series in the episode "Joker's Favor." She was originally intended to be just a one-shot character, but proved to be so popular that she was ultimately adapted into the mainstream comics.
Harley's Olympic-level gymnastic skills have said to rival that of Nightwing and Catwoman.
Harley is the second most recurring villain of the DC Animated Universe (ahead of Joker and behind Lex Luthor).
Harley Quinn was supposed to appear alongside the Scarecrow as one of the main antagonists of Batman Unchained, a planned fifth entry in the live action Batman film series that ran from 1989 to 1997. Here, she would have been rewritten as the daughter of the Joker from the first film seeking revenge for her father with Alicia Hunt as the mother. However, after the universal negative reception to the fourth entry, Batman & Robin, the film was cancelled.
In Batman Unchained, Harley would have been portrayed by Madonna.[4]
Harley Quinn was supposed to appear as a DLC character in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, but this was cancelled when the developer, Midway, went bankrupt.[5]
She is featured in the sci-fi movie Ready Player One.[6]
The New Earth version of Harley Quinn is Jewish but her Prime Earth counterpart seems to be foreign to Jewish tradition. However, it has been confirmed in DC Rebirth Holiday Special 2017 that Prime Earth Harley Quinn is Christian-Jewish like her New Earth self.
Similarly, Harley Quinn from Batman: The Animated Series dislikes the taste of fish, while Harley Quinn of Prime Earth likes anchovies on pizza (although they make her gassy).
Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy's relationship is so popular that as far back as Batman: The Animated Series, people saw Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy's friendship as a romantic relationship, with there even being a comic implying this (though, the comic itself is ambiguous as Harley is equating her friendship with Ivy, with Batgirl's own with Supergirl, which is not romantic).
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