Joker Kills Batman and Gets a Job 

Without Batman, crime has no punchline.

This was the goofiest death for batman, he really just slipped and slammed his face into the ground and tumbled down💀💀💀

Jokers worst nightmare, a 9-5 job

I love how Joker on some level has so much respect for Batmans stealth and intelligence that he is so dumbfounded that he can’t believe Batman died in such a stupid way that it took like 6 pages for it to actually hit him…

"Otherwise we're just standing on the roof like a bunch of clowns." - Joker 😂

Two things I like about this comic 1) it doesn’t do the trope of joker going sane for a bit before going back to crazy, no instead Joker is still himself, just more relaxed, he’s still crazy and doesn’t go sane. 2)I like that this comic has Joker interacting with his henchmen like a semi-normal person rather than him just abusing them or killing them for giggles.

Joker's biggest fear: being just another face in the crowd

Joker not wanting to kill Batman is like Goku wanting to be the strongest.

Looks like Joker has the Patrick Bateman syndrome, where he tells everyone his crimes but no one listens or believes him. He's in a lot of ways like Patrick Bateman here.

I love Jokers dumbfounded "He took his own life...?"

Interesting parallel universe comic. Id like to see a universe where Joker finally gets what he wants like this... only he's so bored, so depressed... he becomes "Jester" and starts fighting crime with equal insanity. Not doing good because hes "Good" but doing good because it gives him what he really wants.... conflict, a fight, a war.

Turns out batman found a way to stop the joker without killing him.

for those wondering we're told from the start of the actual comic that this is all just a dream caused by the DC character 'Insomnia', it's a part of the Knight Terrors story line. We see Insomnia as the person who hires the joker

"Without Batman, we're just a bunch of clowns standing on a roof." - Joker (paraphrased)

Alternative title: Joker gets Megamind syndrome

It's hilarious that the Joker used a Clark Kent disguise.

the fact that batman faked his death, and ensured that Joker was placed somewhere where he could do as little harm as possible is gold.

I cannot believe that the thing that killed Batman is what kills everyone in Super Smash Bros Brawl..... TRIPPING.

It's hilarious that Batman hadn't had a plan for literal slippery slopes.

Holy shit is that an elseworlds story that doesn't end either with everyone dead or with the main gimmick reverted? that's incredible, this might be my favourite one solely for the fact Joker just continues to be a desk worker by the end

This is proof Batman can have the most plot armor , or the bare minimum, it just depends on the writer. Batman is very inconsistent

You know, joker working up the corporate ladder in Wayne interprise without any deaths sounds like a pretty fun mini universe, batman doesn't have to exist even

You can tell Joker’s miserable because he has that haircut.

I love his joker impression I won't lie

We all know if Batman died that night wing wood come and take over. Even if that did not happen there is no way the Justice League would sit idly by. Eventually somebody's going to notice

Joker looks beyond defeated in the thumbnail lol

This story gave some serious American Psycho energy. The coworkers just treating his psychotic outbursts like jokes.

This felt like an episode of the Venture Bros.

Joker kills his Karen boss and gets promoted to his position! The American dream in the 21st century is ironically his worst nightmare....

Seeing Joker becoming a functional member of society is even scarier than I thought it would be.

this whole comic is the complete definition of "ok, now what?"

for those who don't want to read part 2, Joker ends up replacing Batman as a killer, but also has a wife and son. He also murders his way up the corporate ladder but keeps getting away with it, though eventually his HR manager tells him to stop making jokes about it. Also Bruce Wayne is still alive. In the end, it's called knightmare because it's all a nightmare Joker had, about what his life would be like without batman. He needs Batman. Gotham needs batman. Because without him. there's no challenge, no fun, no payoff in crime. There's no hill to climb so it becomes so dull, even an office job is more lively and entertaining to the Joker of all people.

In Batman: Death in the Family, Joker got rid of the hair dye and face makeup and became a normal citizen.

The opening is probably the most realistic batman depiction of all time.

I like the fact that without batman,joker has no purpose in his crimes.He was the only person who he could play cat and mouse with.But without him,the chase just stops there.

13:40 "I want to see you in my office." "Sort of in the middle of my anti-capitalist speech right now boss....." "Of course, please come bye after you finish."

I can't help but wonder how the Batman would have reacted if the Joker had slipped and fallen to his death. Or stepped in front of an oncoming truck while laughing crazily and not paying attention. Or blew himself up while making a bomb. What would Batman do if the Joker was killed and he, and nobody else, did anything to make it happen? It just happens!

“This is how the Batman died.”

If Batman truly was old in this. He’s still human so it makes sense. 40k people a year die from simply tripping and falling so. Makes sense.

Joker finally gets a life

Its true, Joker needs batman, and I love even Joker is like "what the fuck just happened?"

This comic should be a cartoon show for teens or adults.

Jokers whole thing is the destruction of order, while Batman is what upholds it. Without that order, there's nothing of value for Joker to destroy. It takes away the very thing Joker prided himself on. It becomes a game with no players.

Im surprised that no one stood up to replace batman in Gotham, sure, whoever would do that wouldn't be enough for the Joker of course, but it would make a world of difference for the crime wave in the city as well as helping the police that couldn't keep the city under control.

"You cant sit around waiting for a man in a bat costume to assault you" - Joker 2023

"Without a hero i have no purpose! Like a bull fighter without a bull to fight or a ying with no yang!" -Megamind

This entry in the Knight Terrors event was great in my opinion. It made absolute sense that this is what would happen to The Joker if he was to actually kill the Batman.

I like how Batman literally murders himself in this comic, after fighting gods and monsters. The only thing that could kill him was traction issues 😂

This proves that every villain needs nemesis or that they may lose purpose

Imagine literally being vengeance and the way you go out is by slipping on a rainy day

13:30 *Low Tier Joker*

Context would really help here: For those wondering, this is part of the Knight Terrors arc where a villain called Insomnia is given people nightmares in order to break them. Insomnia cameos as the hiring manager in this particular comic.

I think the Joker would have set up some contrived system of pulleys and had one of his henchmen doing his best batman impressions while puppeteering the body before he just gave up and started watching Housewives.

If Joker ever did wanna kill Batman he'd wanna do it himself. Not just have the rain do his job for him

Everything that came after Batman’s death felt like a Tarantino film. Down to the banter, Joker’s demeanor and aesthetic. Downright hilarious.

I couldn’t stop laughing at jokers reaction. my sister was concerned on my laughing, she said I sounded like that charecter from Nicky mouse who went like uhhh hah uhh hah ugh hah that was a dog like guy.

Joker in this comic is extremely relatable. A super great purpose is what we all strive for.

Its clear this is a nightmare of the Joker. There are some pointers in it and a few tidbits that give the true motive of the Joker in his actions. First of all his boss Mister Dee is clearly a corporate version of the Joker. They way his eyes are drawn betrays it. It signifies how there are people like the Joker in control in companies and governments; sociopaths and psychopaths that love their tormenting management work. Second of all - Wayne still lives while Batman is dead. This is due to the Joker not knowing (or rather not wanting to know) who Batman actually is. Since for the Joker Bruce Wayne is a different person then Batman he would assume Bruce to be alive while Batman is dead. It clearly also indicates that the Joker _knows_ Batman is the most important thing for him. Batman validates his existence in the Jokers own eyes. However...The scene in the office also shows a different reason for the Joker to live, one that we also saw in the titular movie 'Joker' - The Joker is acutely aware that most people are just cogs in the machine of other people. But worse, deeper even, the Joker not only knows people are cogs in the machines of others; He realizes that most people are satisfied with that fate. People _choose_ to live their lives as cogs because they want to, because they do not value lives. That in a way those people are dead, that the gift of life was wasted on them and that they live as zombies till their lives are finally over. And behind everything, that might be the ultimate reason for the Jokers movements. Yes, the chaos is fun but what gets the Joker, his reason beyond reason is the insanity of people to cling to meaningless things and to waste the joy of life. Batman is in that sense his foil as Batman protects these people. In the eyes of Joker Batman is probably the crazy one. Batman is the person that protects people and thus keeps those people chained in the wastefulness of their existence. Just imagine; seeing and realizing that people knowingly become cogs in machines that in themselves are working for pointless goals set by other people that are misguided by greed. Knowing that and then seeing this black knight guarding those people from...well from what? Looking in different directions? Feeling the rush of chaos, potential death and possible revelations about lives true meaning? Does that not make Batman the madman in the eyes of the Joker. Does that not make the Joker the only sane one. The cyclops in the land of the blind? I think this nightmare of the Joker is trying to tell that, or hint at it. That while we see Batman as a hero he is actual a true 'black knight'. A villain that protects under misguided principles the insanity of the populous. And maybe in that case the Joker is like the Jester of old; a fool, but a wise one trying to use his pranks in a way to bring wisdom to the true fools. Maybe, maybe Batman was mend be like that from the very start. A fools hero, a 'black knight' who in his misguided nature does not protect the innocent but keeps them caged in their blunted, distracted and meaningless lives. While the Joker is the true hero; Unwilling to be a hero, selfishly trying to break the blindness of the people so that they will feel the thrill of life and death and thus change their nature for the better. Or maybe the Joker is just a crazed psychopath who kills.

Batman was testing fall damage but forgot he was in hardcore mode

That’s gotta be the worst punchline for the Joker: the dark knight, the fear of Gotham incarnate, is killed by the equivalent of slipping on a banana peel.

The fact that you showed no respect to gaggy gaggysworth, and you don't even recognize him is kind of disappointing... "Jokers other henchman" indeed. Dude was there before Harley Quinn was even a thought in her creators eye. The dwarf with the bowl cut deserves more respect.

13:29 Joker: Your life is NOTHING, you serve ZERO purpose... YOU SHOULD K-

The descriptions and voice acting are top notch

The only thing that the Joker is afraid more than someone else killing Batman is by working nine to five

Anyone else got some real Patrick Bateman vibes

So ironic that Joker got a job in Wayne Enterprises after Batman died

I wanna commend whoever did all the voice acting/ narration for this- literally this guy is so talented, kept me hooked throughout the whole thing!

In the end, the Joker defeated Batman but in turn, victory has defeated him.

joker really went weekend at bernies with batman

“His body is in my closet” “ *what a good joke* “

Looks like Joker had 2 Bad Days.

Definitely the corniest way Batman has ever went out

an alternate universe where where humans in DC aren't strong enough to survive denting concrete with their faces. I always liked this kind of thing, same with nightwing's death. a completely human end which I feel lends more weight to their deeds since they were always one mistake away from death unlike those with superpowers who generally don't have to worry about dying from taking a hit wrong.

It’s gotta be really weird signing up to work for somebody after you just murdered them

this is the first video i've ever watched on this channel but hell, the content, the editing, the voicing, all of those just make me goosebumps

He would make a scarily good manager/supervisor

Holy moly this dude is insane in his voice acting!

The rain killed Batman 😂

for those wondering. its from an arc in which everyone starts living their worse nightmares. thats joker's nightmare

"I need you!" - Joker's last line in Arkham Knight.

Batman always has plan until he slips and dies 😂😂😂

Is that really where it ended? What about the batman that 'returned'? I can imagine joker seeing the new batman and being disappointed in the copycat. And then going to kill the unworthy impersonator.

That was incredibly well done. It's very entertaining, Great story. Definitely subscribing.

I honestly thought that Joker, in his deranged state decided to become the Batman himself after getting mugged.

Man, joker is kinda adorable in his way. "Where is all the money?" Like REALLY?!

I cannot for the life of me unhear the joker as skeletor with the way you voice him xD. Gold

I think something I've seen mentioned sometimes but not quite often enough is that one of the crucial parts of this comic is how *easily* everything comes to the Joker in this comic. His nightmare isn't just winning against Batman, it's winning at everything, and without much hassle, and then his victory barely meaning anything. Batman dies nearly instantly in an embarrassing and frankly completely out of character blunder. The Joker gets a job incredibly quickly at a prestigious company with no experience. Despite not knowing how to do his job, and very clearly just shitting around, he reaches great success in the company. Even when he blatantly outs himself to his coworkers, they never believe him and assume he's telling a joke. Everyone, EVERYONE laughs at his jokes, even when they aren't even jokes. He kills his former boss, and gets away with it in the most improbable scenario possible. (How does someone commit suicide by shoving their head in a microwave and turning it on? Why would they do it like that?) He even gets his old boss's job. And then despite Batman's corpse being hung up in his closet, Batman shows up anyway. Presumably, a whole new Batman. In his nightmares, nothing Joker does matters, his life has no purpose. He's a worthless cog in the machine that makes no impact on the world. He has no struggle to achieve anything he wants, he has nothing to strive for. And anything he does achieve that would impact the people around him, god forbid the world at large, is quickly forgotten. He has no legacy. His boss is quickly replaced, and so is Batman. And, one day, he will be too. And *that* is what scares the Joker.

I like how he just tripped over and died

This just goes to show that without Batman, there is no Joker

Joker see batman as a playmate, the only friends he probably ever had.

Guess the Joker wasn’t lying when he said “You need me and I need you.” in The Dark Knight

You should really give prior context in the video about which comic or timeline the video is about. Because many people aren't getting the idea that this is actually a dream the joker is having and is just part of the Insomnia story.

I recently discovered a comic line where the joker is actually Alfred trying to keep Bruce Wayne motivated

3:33 Joker's minion here is Gaggy. He's been around since the Silver Age.

so batman survived reentry into the atmosphere, but not hitting his head on a rooftop?

with that job, he'd go insane in a year or two.

I feel like Mister D. was also a fellow villain, just not sure which one

Joker killing batman is like Wile E Coyote killing the roadrunner. Getting over an obsession is not easy.

I always like when joker dresses up for a themed role. And the parrot is an awesome touch

.. this guy doesn't like his job you can feel the unfulfilled ..