The Joker of the Flashpoint timeline was a criminal alias adopted by Martha Wayne. Having lost her son during a botched robbery, she lost her sanity and began committing crimes operating with a comedy-related MO. Martha's Joker would serve as the arch-nemesis of the timeline's Batman, her husband Thomas Wayne.
Biography[]
Martha Wayne's history presumably matches that of her prime-universe counterpart up until one night in Crime Alley. Rather than dying at a mugger's hands, Martha and Thomas survived whilst their son died when Thomas fought with him over. Due to grief and possible depression, Martha lost touch with reality and mutilated herself by cutting open her cheeks into a "smile". After murdering their faithful butler Alfred over not being able to find her pearl necklace, Martha was committed to Arkham Asylum. When Thomas began operating as their universe's Batman, she broke out and became their timeline's incarnation of the Joker.
The Joker began a criminal career at some point after her husband became its incarnation of Batman. She was often assisted by a henchwoman called Yo-Yo, who used weaponized yo-yos. Martha was also responsible for the crippling of Selina Kyle/Catwoman, a former criminal who joined Batman's crusade as his sidekick and protégé.
Around the time that the Flash entered their timeline, Joker had kidnapped the twins of Judge Dent without leaving a ransom note. Breaking into Wayne Manor, she dressed the daughter in an outfit similar to hers, manipulating Commissioner Gordon into shooting her before killing him. The twins were saved by Batman, who managed to reach out to Martha.
Breaking through her lucidity, Martha learned that Thomas had found a way to bring their son back to life with the apparent cost of theirs. Believing he'd have a life outside of theirs, Martha accepted his offer to undo it. However, when she learned that Bruce would become the universe's version of Batman, her sanity broke completely and led her to flee. Attempting suicide, Martha apparently died falling into the caves beneath the manor.
Trivia[]
- Martha Wayne's Joker appearance had an uncanny resemblance to The Dark Knight's version of the Joker.
- Martha's version of Joker is the only version stemmed from the exact same event as her timeline's Batman origin, with it also taking from the main timeline.
- Martha's Joker is one of few incarnations of the Joker to be female instead of male, the only other being Bianca Steeplechase from Thrillkiller.