It is clear that the joker knows that Batman is not Bruce and I really thought that he was gonna have a really bad reaction, like going on a killing spree and crazy the instant that he realized that Bruce was death (or at least out of his reach to kill). It really stroke as a surprise. Maybe he is waiting to go crazy and he is gonna burn down the city.
Joker
Character » Joker appears in 4239 issues.
The Joker, Clown Prince of Crime, is Batman's arch-nemesis. An agent of chaos known for his malicious plots, wacky gadgets and insidious smile, he has caused Batman more suffering than any other villain he has ever faced. His origin, name, and true motivations remain a mystery.
Joker's reaction in B&R 13
This is a common misconception about the Joker. He does not want to kill Batman, in fact he can't kill Batman even with unlimited cosmic power he can't do it. The Joker has likely known who Batman was in real life for years and yet he never directly attacked Bruce because Bruce is the Mask that Batman wears to the rest of the world. The Joker likely knows that Dick is now Batman but does not care because Batman just switched his Mask from Bruce to Dick. The Joker doesn't see the person, he sees the bat. Whoever happens to be the Bat, so long as they fill the shoes nicely, he will vex.
No, the Joker doesn't see Bruce he sees the Bat. Bruce for the Joker was simply the Mask that Batman wore around people, as long as Dick can be as incorruptible as the Bat then the Joker will simply think the Bat has switched masks.
I think that Joker is kind of haveing the reaction that he had in The Dark Knight Returns. In that he kind of went into a non-responsive state. In this new issue it seems hes somewhat lost his insanity or whatever since Batman died. He acted very weird in this, almost bursting into tears at one point even, not really how I was expecting to see the Joker in his return...I do agree with sasarai on that point, I was expecting a really bad insane reaction from him.
" This is a common misconception about the Joker. He does not want to kill Batman, in fact he can't kill Batman even with unlimited cosmic power he can't do it. The Joker has likely known who Batman was in real life for years and yet he never directly attacked Bruce because Bruce is the Mask that Batman wears to the rest of the world. The Joker likely knows that Dick is now Batman but does not care because Batman just switched his Mask from Bruce to Dick. The Joker doesn't see the person, he sees the bat. Whoever happens to be the Bat, so long as they fill the shoes nicely, he will vex. "That's clearly false considering Joker's complete personality/ attitude change since we last saw him when Bruce was Batman...
I think it does matter which Batman it is to a point. Bruce will always be the best Batman ever. For the Joker, Dick might pose a challenge but never one a great as the original Batman.
But then agian in the next issue, he might change his personality again to fit the situation and be totally fine with Dick being the new Batman. You never know with him....
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