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Is Arthur Fleck The Real Joker?

Is Arthur Fleck the real Joker?

It's one thing to think of Arthur Fleck as an inspiration to a future Joker, it's something else entirely if the events in Joker aren't even real. Fans posit that this was the true version of the Joker, but the events in the movie take place in his head while in Arkham Asylum.

What is Joker's real name?

Jack Napier The Joker, suddenly medicated and sane, was able to convince the GCPD that he was wrongfully imprisoned as he was beaten by a vigilante. He also reveals his real name: Jack Napier. Napier spends all of his efforts revealing how Batman's false heroics actually only lead to creator corruption in Gotham City.

Is Arthur Fleck Thomas Wayne son?

In Joker, Thomas Wayne (Batman's father) and Penny Fleck (Joker's mother) are key characters. Penny claims that Thomas is actually Arthur's father.

Are Arthur Fleck and Bruce Wayne Brothers?

While the Joker movie implied Arthur Fleck could be Batman's older brother, his actual brother Thomas Wayne Jr. is just as twisted. For the longest time, Batman believed he didn't have any siblings and that he was an only child.

Is Jack Napier and Arthur Fleck the same?

No, the Joker has never been called Arthur Fleck in the comics. Some versions of the character are known to have the real name Jack Napier - it was first used for Jack Nicholson's big-screen Joker and later in Batman: The Animated Series and the White Knight story arc, amongst other places.

Why is Joker's name Arthur Fleck?

For one thing, this Joker, real name Arthur Fleck, came to be when Bruce Wayne was a child, so he has no association with the cape and cowled Batman whatsoever. ... That was just one of the factors that led to him transforming into this unusual take on the Clown Prince of Crime.

Who is Joker's biological mother?

Penny Fleck Penny Fleck is was the adoptive mother of Arthur Fleck, a mentally unstable failed comedian who would later call himself the Joker. Much like her son, Penny suffered from an unspecified mentally illness.

Why do they call the Joker Arthur?

Detective Comics #168 (1951) introduced the Joker's first origin story as Red Hood: a criminal who, during his final heist, vanishes after leaping into a vat of chemicals to escape Batman. His resulting disfigurement led him to adopt the name "Joker", from the playing card figure he came to resemble.

Why did they name Joker Arthur?

For one thing, this Joker, real name Arthur Fleck, came to be when Bruce Wayne was a child, so he has no association with the cape and cowled Batman whatsoever. ... That was just one of the factors that led to him transforming into this unusual take on the Clown Prince of Crime.

How much older is Arthur Fleck than Bruce Wayne?

The character of Arthur Fleck in Joker is approximately 35 years old. Which makes him around 25 years older than the young boy playing Bruce Wayne.

Is the Joker older than Bruce Wayne?

for one the movie ''Joker'' sheds light on the age difference. Joker is 15–20 years older then Bruce because Joker was a grown man while Bruce was 8 years old during the time his parents were shot murdered in a ally.

Is Joker's mom really delusional?

As mentioned previously, Joker's surface-level position is that Penny Fleck was delusional, imagined the affair with Thomas Wayne, and what's more, actually wasn't even Arthur's birth mother. ... Additionally, Arthur finds a photo after his mother's death that's signed "TW" on the back.

Does Batman have a brother?

March revealed to the vigilante how he had defied death right in front of him and his former participation in the Court of Owls. After his story, March asked Batman if he had guessed who he really was. He gloats that his real name is Thomas Wayne, Jr., and he is Bruce Wayne's younger brother.

Who plays Joker's girlfriend in Suicide Squad?

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