I really don't care if the Joker is dead or not. I've seen too much of him and I don't care anymore. I like the AA/AC and BTAS Hamil Joker, that I care for because of the preformance. Sure, if Batman killed him, his honourable code is broken. However, the death rule does not apply to every villain after Joker. Riddler, does'nt kill, nor Condiment King, Killer Moth ,hardly anyone dies a result of Bat villains except Jokesy, Penguin, the serial killers(zszaz, ventriloquist, dollmaker) but their appearances are too few. Batman is no Punisher, Azrael or "corporate" assassin, I'd bet he'd let Joker go as his only kill as its necessary, he is the root of all misery and woe in gotham , the eteral butcher who nobody questions. Lots of noble characters have killed off their arch nemesises, Cap did it , Wolverine, Daredevil, Superman( he killed Doomsday did'nt he?). Oh, and Wonder Woman killed Max Lord(none of these guys killed ever since, just apply that to Batman as well and it would turn out peachy). What Happend to these guys? Oh yeah, they pulled themselves out the gutter and they became greater symbols/ charaters. Batman needs this, he's a dinosaur in the way that he's been unshakable, a descent man for an indescent time, all the time and it does'nt work. I'd say the Joker's death is forgivable, understanable and damned right essential if Batman is to achieve higher class of characterisation. So far though, he's been put through his pacies, weathering through event to event, lets hope the next one surprises us.
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