Is Batman just as insane as the Joker?

You may not expect this answer, but I’ll say it anyway:

The Batman is just as insane as the Joker (at least, he’s not very far away on the spectrum).

Think about it: The Joker dresses up like a clown and runs around shooting/stabbing people in order to prove that this world has no rules. Batman dresses up like a Bat and runs around at night beating/maiming people in a never-ending, self-restoring war on crime.

The Joker took a lovestruck girl under his wing and had her dress up like a harlequin to help him in his crime. Batman took multiple lost boys (and a couple of girls too) under his wing and had them dress up as brightly-colored birds in order to aid his war on crime.

The Joker feels an obsessive compulsion to kill as a result of trauma. The Batman feels an obsessive compulsion to save lives as a result of trauma.

I could keep going, but you see where this is headed.

Anyone who played the Arkham series should have seen this already, and they even have a photo which subtly implies it:

You see, Joker and Batman are just two sides of the same coin. Their madness complements each others’. One is dark and brooding, the other one is fun and lighthearted. One is a macho man, the other is a cunning crook. One can’t stop smiling, the other can’t stop frowning. One is all-chaos, the other is all-justice.

And neither has a great many friends.

Yes, the Batman is the good guy, but is by no means a “stable” guy. He is obviously unwell (after all, what sane person dresses up in a bat costume and jumps off rooftops?), and that is why the Joker is so attracted to him.


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