What did Joker do to Barbara Gordon?

One of his torture tactics is to hurt Gordon's daughter Barbara. The Joker shoots her, paralyzing her and ending her career as Batgirl, before stripping her down and taking pictures of her to show to her father.

What does Barbara Gordon become after she became paralyzed?

After being shot and paralyzed by the Joker in Batman: The Killing Joke, Barbara Gordon (Batgirl), now being a paraplegic, becomes Oracle. After some indeterminate amount of time, she is able to walk again and revives her old superhero persona, Batgirl.

Did Batman sleep with Batgirl?

After a heated exchange in which she lashes out at Batman for removing her from a case, she kisses him and it's implied they have sex (though that takes place offscreen).

What did Joker do to Barbara in death in the family?

The Killing Joke

After Joker arrived to Commissioner Gordon's home in order to kidnap him, he shot Barbara in the spine, disabling her, also snapping pictures as she cried in pain.

Did Joker know who Batgirl was?

It was believed at the time that Joker shot Barbara to traumatize Gordon, but if Joker knew Barbara was Batgirl, then perhaps his reasons for the attack weren't just about the commissioner. It's worth noting that there's nothing concrete in the issue to definitively prove Joker knows Batgirl's identity.

Comics Explained: The Killing Joke - 1 of 2 - Barbara Gordon

Did Gordon know Batgirl was his daughter?

In The Joker #2, James Gordon just made a startling revelation to Batman and Oracle, proving that he knows -- and has known -- that his daughter Barbara is a part of the Bat-Family.

Who is Batgirl's secret identity?

Barbara Gordon and her alter ego Batgirl debuted in Detective Comics #359, "The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl" (1967).

Who cut jokers face?

Dollmaker Cuts Off Joker's Face

In Detective Comics #1 Batman chases the Joker down after he wipes out an apartment building, offing an entire SWAT team in the process. He's tossed into Arkham Asylum and wakes up to Dollmaker entering his cell and slicing his face off - just as Joker planned.

Why did the Joker cut his face off?

Origins. When the Joker became obsessing over destroying the Bat-Family, he decided to arrange for his face to be surgically removed. According to the Joker, he did this to symbolize how even without his, "Mask" he was still the joker where-as Batman's Robins and Bat-Girls' identities were only mask-deep.

What happened to the Jokers face?

The most common story involves him falling into a tank of chemical waste that bleaches his skin white and turns his hair green and lips bright red; the resulting disfigurement drives him insane. The antithesis of Batman in personality and appearance, the Joker is considered by critics to be his perfect adversary.

How did Batman get Barbara pregnant?

Basically, Batman got Batgirl pregnant while she was still involved with Dick Grayson. And rather that let Barbara tell Dick, Bruce got in there first.

Why did Batman get Batgirl pregnant?

As revealed in the comic Batman Beyond 2.0, Bruce Wayne and Barbara Gordon had an affair while Barbara's boyfriend Dick Grayson was away. Barbara fell pregnant. Her crimefighting caused her to have a miscarriage. She would go on to marry someone else.

Did Barbara get her legs back?

In the process, the superheroine will miraculously regain the power of her legs. The last time she walked was in 1988 until the Joker targeted her in an act of vengeance against Batman and her father, Commissioner Gordon. In Batman: The Killing Joke, he shot Barbara, rendering her paraplegic.

Why does Barbara only have one leg in Titans?

When out fighting crime, Barbara came close to the Joker, one of Batman's biggest nemeses, and he got the better of her. During an exchange, the Joker shot her, and as a result, she lost the ability to use her legs. This plays out slightly differently in Titans, as Barbara lost one of her legs.

Is Barbara missing a leg in Titans?

While the comics iteration of the character was paralyzed by a spinal injury, the Titans Barbara has lost a leg instead.

What is Joker's secret identity?

He also revealed his real name: Jack Napier. Napier spent all of his efforts revealing how Batman's false heroics actually only lead to greater corruption in Gotham City. He worked diligently to save Gotham from its turmoil until the effects of the pills finally wore off, and he became The Joker once again.

How did the Joker get his smile scars?

According to the Joker, his wife – who used to tell him he needed to “smile more” – got into trouble with gambling sharks who “carved her face”. As they didn't have money for surgery and he wanted to “see her smile again” and let her know he didn't care about the scars, he disfigured his own mouth in solidarity.

What is the Joker's real name?

Jack Napier, also known as the Joker, is a fictional character introduced in the 1989 superhero film Batman, directed by Tim Burton. Primarily portrayed by Jack Nicholson, the character was based on the iconic supervillain the Joker.

What did Joker do to Jason Todd?

First Appearance. Jason Todd was a street orphan until he met Batman after he had saved him from The Joker. Jason was trained by Batman and later became the second Robin, but he was beaten and tortured by the Joker, who sent Batman a video of the event and lied by telling him that Jason was dead.

How old is the Joker?

In Joker, Phoenix's character is about 30 years old. In the film, we watch as he interacts with a young Bruce Wayne of about nine or 10 years old.

Does the Joker self harm?

Currently he has no ideation and intent to harm himself, though he has stated intent to harm others; most notably, The Batman.

Is Batgirl Alfred's niece?

Batgirl was Batman's second sidekick. She was the niece of Alfred Pennyworth.

Does Barbara know Bruce is Batman?

Barbara tells Terry the only other person who knew what happened the night Joker died was her father. Since he already knew his daughter was Batgirl, it can be deduced that he learned Bruce Wayne is Batman.

Does Jim Gordon know Bruce Wayne is Batman?

Does Jim Gordon know that Bruce Wayne is Batman? That, friends, is one of the biggest mysteries in Gotham. Gordon has hinted that he's figured it out, but he can't admit his knowledge because Batman is a vigilante and as police commissioner, he'd be forced to bring him in.