What If............................... The Joker Reformed?
This is an Elseworld's idea I recently had after rereading "The Killing Joke". I'd always wondered what would've happened if The Joker did take up Batman's offer at the end of the story, and I eventually came up with a story in which Joker does agree to let Batman rehabilitate him. At first, Joker just spent the first few months in Arkham Asylum actually complying with the doctors and guards. But he eventually does escape, terrified of change and just wanting to do his old dance with Batman. Realizing he needs to keep a closer eye on him in order to make sure this does work, Batman secretly has Joker moved into Wayne Manor, confining him to a single room and forcing him to stick to a specific schedule. If he even deviates once from taking his medication, he's going right back to Arkham. Alfred hates this idea, but sticks by Bruce's side out of loyalty. When Barbara and Dick eventually hear about this, they initially think that Bruce has lost his mind and that Joker must be playing him. But Bruce does manage to at least talk them into leaving him alone. After a year goes by with no intrusions or deviations, Joker is allowed access to certain parts of the manor, such as the dining hall and living room. Alfred is always there to make sure nothing happens, watching Joker like a hawk and flinching at the most minor actions. Alfred utterly despises Joker, as aside from Joe Chill, he is the primary cause of Batman's suffering. He killed Jason Todd, crippled Barbara Gordon, and has dogged Batman to the ends of the earth in order to forever play his maniacal game of cat & mouse with him. However, Joker is 100% serious about reforming and just wants to be allowed to show that he can change. One night while Batman was out chasing after The Riddler, Riddler ended up getting the jump on Batman and knocked him unconscious, trapping him inside of a 100 acre mirror maze littered with dozens of laser beams that fire randomly every 20 seconds. What Alfred and the others were unaware of was that Joker knows Batman is Bruce Wayne, he just never cared. When Bruce radioed for Alfred to send in Nightwing, Joker overheard and snuck into the Batcave ahead of everyone. He then stole the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh costume, hotwired the Bat-cycle, and sped away. While Batman was running through the maze and dodging lasers, he ended up getting burned on his left arm and was trapped at a dead end. Before the lasers could finish him off, Joker came crashing through one of the mirrors and destroyed the laser beam with an explosive Batarang. He then tended to Batman's wound before grappling them up to Riddler's control room. The two then defeated the Riddler and duct-taped him to the signal for Commissioner Gordon. Impressed with Joker's heroic action, Batman eventually started to teach him how to be a vigilante. It turns out that Joker was more adept at this thing than he was even aware of. It'll still take a while for him to earn the trust of the rest of the Bat-family, but he's happy as Batman's new sidekick. Batman & The Joker: The New Dynamic Duo.
My Design for Lady Shiva
This is a design I made for Sandra Wu-San a.k.a Lady Shiva. It's meant to be a fusion of two of her looks; her design from Gail Simone's run on Birds of Prey and her design from Batman: Arkham Origins. How does it look?
Gentleman Ghost VS My OC Characters (MK1 Style)
I just felt like drawing a MK1 Clash Pose of Gentleman Ghost. He's such a great character and one of my personal favorite DC characters of all time. He needs to be in more stuff.
Heroes: Scarlet Fox (Kitsune Yamazaki)
Once a high-ranking member of Lady Lotus' assassins, Kitsune ran away after she accidentally killed a child. Lady Lotus has an extreme hatred for people who harm children and kills any of her assassins who do so on the job. Kitsune disappeared, hopping from country to country and constantly changing identities. She robbed various shady companies and built a vast fortune for herself. After Lady Lotus escaped Belbridge Tower and vanished for a couple of months, Kitsune remembered that Lotus had a private penthouse in Harking City with about $2,000,000 worth of gold. Thinking that would set her up for life, she went to rob it. Unfortunately, she was swarmed by the assassins protecting the vault. During the fight, she accidentally killed one of them when she fell out a window and hung an assassin with her grappling line. This brought her back to the night she killed that kid, and her guilt completely overwhelmed her. Overcome with a desire to die, she let go of the line and fell. As she closed her eyes, a purple blur caught her. When Kitsune awoke, she was on a rooftop with Cheshire Cat watching over her. After she explained what happened, Harriet offered to help by giving her a home. Over the next week, the two fought crime in Old Town. But Kitsune hadn't overcome her death wish, as she'd run into danger with no regard for her safety. Luckily, she would find a new desire for life when Lady Lotus returned. Having allied with Joy, Lotus went to war with Crow after he stole her empire. The war raged over Harking City, with henchmen and assassins dying in battle. During the battle for Old Town, Himiko & Kitsune met for the first time in years. Seeking to die with honor, Kitsune fought Lotus with no intention of walking away. But when she saw Harriet almost get killed by Crow's men, she found the will to live and saved her friend.
I also redesigned Riddler to look like a Cyberpunk character.
Harleen - Cast
Harleen Quinzel is an ambitious psychologist who's had a rather checkered past, due to her sleeping with one of her college professors. During her research of sociopaths, she develops a theory that could potentially be the key to understanding and curing people who're potential sociopaths in the making. Seeing potential in her research, Wayne Enterprises decides to fund her research, and grants her the ability to continue her research at Arkham Asylum, home to Gotham's most insane and mentally complex villains. During her time at Arkham, she's continually having nightmares about the Joker, due to her having previously met him during one of his fights with Batman. However, she simply can't stay away from him, and the two begin to fall in love. But which way is the love flowing?
More of my Anarky Costume. How does it look?
Ryuko VS MK1 Characters
Lady Lotus' Newest Design
After a few years of wearing her black spandex combat suit, Himiko Murakami (Lady Lotus) noticed something she hadn't before: her costume looked almost exactly like Bonfire's costume. Deciding to change it to make it more distinct, Himiko decided to alter the layout of the costume without altering it drastically. She eventually swapped out the orange piping for orange color patches on her sides as well as an orange patch around her neck to break up all of the black. She also gave it a few openings for her skin to show so she could breathe a bit better during combat, making it reminiscent of an exercise suit. Other than that, she still kept the slippers and waist-cape.
This design was inspired by The Riddler (The Batman 2004), Medley (Fortnite), and Fire God Liu Kang (Mortal Kombat 1). How does it look?