Night's Edge
3,731 views · Published 7 March 2009 · 3:51 · Indexed 30 September 2026
Channel: Elim1986 · 2009 · Film & Animation
A re-cut version of the video for the flashback in Return of the Joker. Tim Drake/Robin II is abducted by Joker and Harley then brainwashed into becoming JJ. Batman and Batgirl search for weeks to find him only to get an invite to the abandoned Arkham Asylum to see Joker's handiwork. An enraged Batman pursues Joker into the audience chamber while Batgirl brawls with Harley. At first JJ is complaint to Harley. Harley appears to plunge to her death when her sleeve rips in Batgirl's grasp as she tries to pull her up. Batman watches the film reel of what Joker did to Robin, to Tim and learns that Joker knows his under the mask identity. He lunges through the glass and beats up Joker. Eventually they are back downstairs with Batman injured and Joker ready to kill him finally. Except he throws the flag gun to JJ or Tim. He says kill him, make daddy proud, a childish version of Joker's laugh is heard, the flag pops out, more laughter, bang then the flag protruding from Joker's chest as his last words are that's not funny, that's not... ... he dies at last or so its believed until the Batman Beyond era where someone that looks and sounds like Joker is being an agent of chaos for a new generation of Gotham City. So it seems we finally learn the real deal behind why Bruce finally locked away the suit fifty years before Terry goes onto to 'borrow' it again to become the next Batman. Bruce and Terry have a conversation about Joker finally where Bruce says it wasn't a popularity contest and I no longer wanted to endanger anyone else to Joker or an impostor. As always with Batman and his rogues, it is more mental than physical though the mental reflects through the physical too. The song Dance With The Devil is meant mostly for Joker, but some bits belong to Batman, to Batgirl, to Harley, and quite a lot to Tim who has the bad turn to almost become the new host to the Joker personality permanently. Video Content credited to the gifted animators and producers of the DCAU.
