Out of all of Batman more powerful enemies, why does the Joker top the list?

The Joker was created by Bob Kane and is what started The Batman besides the original 1939 comics and Hugo Strange and there was never a villain created by Bob Kane who was seen as final villain for closure to me besides Mr.Freeze but he's a gimmick. Bane wasn't created by Bob Kane.

the Joker kills 20+ people almost every time he escapes.
as opposed to say bane/killer croc that will rob a bank and/or
mess him up or Ras al Ghoul that has "kill the world "(and trys every few years) as a long term
goal but mostly just wants batman as his heir or to post prone his death.

When has Bane EVER robbed a bank? that incrediibly degrades a dark and complex character honestly... FistOfTheNorth, who's a better villain then?

Jack Nicholson

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Originally posted by FistOfThe North
Mostly all of Batman's other enemies are phisically stronger and/or are even mentally stronger and smarter than either Batman or the Joker are.

Why is that?

I mean i love the Joker, i just don't get it. I mean, wouldn't your worst enemy be the strongest and smartest, basically the most powerful/the biggest threat, and i dunno if Joker is the most powerful.

Joker is THE most dangerous enemy Batman has. Barr none. His brain makes him the most dangerous, not his powers or lack of for that matter. Honestly, the Joker is brilliant. He figured out how to use the philosophy stone in minutes, and it took Lex Luthor months to figure it out.

Batman and Joker are like a Greek play on is comedy the other tragedy, and so they are complete opposites till the end of their days.

However someone that i think if deadlier than the Joker is Hush

Originally posted by allofyousuckkk
Jack Nicholson

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1. We do not know Joker's real name, it's not 'Jack' (like in B 89'😉. One of the many reasons he's so dangerous is that we (Batman, people in comics) don't really know anything about the Joker before he showed up.

2. I believe somewhere (I forgot where/when), Batman admitted that The Riddler is his SMARTEST enemy.

3. Joker is the most DANGEROUS enemy b/c he is so unpredictable. Also, he can be so similar and yet so different to the Dark Knight at the same time. Both are just as obsessive, insane & yet one is a dark figure that fights for good and one wears bright colors that embodies evil. And apart from his randomness, he is rather intelligent. I believe the line in 'Hush' while playing chess was "you'll never beat me b/c you can't think like me" (something like that, and yes I know it wasn't joker who said it), how can anyone beat a person that you have no idea what's going on in their twisted head.

It's incredible to see how crazy his character truly is. For example in the end of NML ((SPOILER)) right after he kills Sarah, Gordon fires one off in his leg. The joker starts complaining from the pain, and no more than 10 seconds pass by before he starts to laugh at what he thinks is a joke. (he thinks it's a joke b/c he is the reason the commisioners daughter, Barbara is handicapped, so he ends up saying something like "oh commish, that's a good one, just like I shot your daughter!!"😉 LOL.

4. I doubt DC will ever kill the Joker. I'd be pretty shocked if they were to do that. He has had a great contribution to making Batman the person he is today. And not only Batman, but the storyline itself. If there were no Joker, who would be doing "oracle's" job? And if Barbara was still BatGirl, where would Cass be? Where would the new Robin be? (B/c Jason Todd would still be around)... some food for thought

My 2 Cents...

I always liked the Joker the best because he always seems the most "real". I mean he can't fly, grow plants, or shapeshift....... all he has is his mind. To me he always seemed like a mirror for what Bruce Wayne could become if he ever snapped.

Indeed... also, some good points, Jamaican, and I agree with most of that... well, all of that pretty much!