Quote:That's just the rationalization that the writers use because they're not allowed to kill off the character. Not much different than the fact that Arkham Asylum, which houses some of the most dangerous criminals in the DC mythos, is pathetically easy to escape from. You can't kill off a popular character (or if you do, you have to bring him back).
This leads to the situation where Batman (or Superman, where Lex Luthor is concerned) refuses to kill the Joker when he has the opportunity, even though he must know that the Joker will escape again. The Joker's body count over the past decades may well be in the hundreds of thousands, but the next time Batman catches up to him, he'll spare his life so as "not to become like him." It's a necessary plot device in a medium like comics.
I don't disagree, but that rationalization IS the reason for the Joker's continued existence. He's too interesting a character to kill off, so the writers rationalize his continued existence by saying that his death at the hands of Batman would make him (the Joker) the winner. QED.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
