Originally posted by Omega Vision
You don't really understand why Joker ****s with Batman, it isn't really because he attacks those Bats cares about, sure that's a serious issue but it isn't THE issue. The real reason Joker is villain #1 is that he represents the opposition to Batman's philosophy: he is the wanton destroyer to Batman's methodical scientist, the insane killer to Batman's noble protector. He is Batman's antithesis and the greatest counterargument to Batman's World-view. Merely by existing the Joker casts doubt onto Batman's mission and conception of reality.
Sabretooth...he's a thug. Hardly something that Batman would lose sleep over.
Thats a load of titles, batman hasnt walked in to find the mutilated corpse of alfred strung up in the patio, why? Joker has had AMPLE time to do somthing like that which would get to Batman alot better than holding some no name gotham citizens hostage just to play a "how many can you save " game with Batman.
Sabes might hire some thugs to hold a bank / office building hostage, sit and observe from a roof top a mile away, watch batman come and save the day, then watch batman leave, he won't go after Batman straite away, he may hire 20 more groups of thugs and watch for Batmans escape planning his attack each time with a new peice of information. he'll squeeze thugs and crime bosses in gotham to find out anything they know about who batman runs with, Gordon, Wing, w/e. Joker doesnt operate like sabretooth. So joker rapes kids huh? ok thats bad, Tell me when he rapes alfred and leaves his intestines in a trail along the mansion ffs..