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* FramingTheGuiltyParty: Attempted by Luthor and Mercy in Part III after the Wayne/Lex T-7 fails to kill Batman. With the robot now in police custody, Luthor knows it only a matter of time before they (or the heroes) trace it back to [=LexCorp=]. To get ahead of the inevitable exposure, Lex arranges a final meeting with Joker and Harley at the research facility to ostensibly to plan their endgame...only to quickly betray their allies and frame them. The story Luthor and Mercy intend to sell to the authorities is that Lex personally investigated the "theft" of the robot and "discovered" Joker and Harley's presence at the scene of the crime. [[HeKnowsTooMuch To ensure Joker and Harley can't contradict Lex's testimony]], Mercy will execute them on his orders (and presumably sell their deaths as the Gotham criminals being regretfully "shot while resisting arrest"). However, the plan fails, because Joker correctly anticipated this was the true purpose of their meeting and thus came prepared for a betrayal.

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* FramingTheGuiltyParty: Attempted by Luthor and Mercy in Part III after the Wayne/Lex T-7 fails to kill Batman. With the robot now in police custody, Luthor knows it only a matter of time before they (or the heroes) trace it back to [=LexCorp=]. To get ahead of the inevitable exposure, Lex arranges a final meeting with Joker and Harley at the research facility to ostensibly to plan their endgame...only to quickly betray their allies and frame them. allies. The story Luthor and Mercy intend to sell to the authorities is that Lex personally investigated the robot's "theft" of the robot and "discovered" Joker and Harley's presence at the scene of the crime. [[HeKnowsTooMuch To ensure Joker and Harley can't contradict Lex's testimony]], Mercy will execute them on his orders (and presumably sell their deaths as the Gotham criminals being regretfully "shot while resisting arrest"). However, Luthor and Mercy will thus have a plausible cover story, witnesses silenced, ''and'' the plan fails, because remaining Kryptonite in their possesion. Unfortunately for them, [[ProperlyParanoid Joker correctly anticipated anticipates this was the meeting's true purpose of their meeting and thus came prepared ready for a betrayal. betrayal.]]
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* YouDidntAsk: Lois accuses Bruce of lying for not telling her he was Batman. Bruce responds cheekily, "Now, I never told you I ''wasn't'' Batman." Lois responds by {{Dope Slap}}ping him on the back, directly on the iodine-soaked wound.

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* YouDidntAsk: Lois accuses Bruce of lying for not telling her he was Batman. Bruce responds cheekily, "Now, I never told you actually said I ''wasn't'' Batman." Lois responds by {{Dope Slap}}ping him on the back, directly on the iodine-soaked wound.

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* SpannerInTheWorks: Batman ends up being this to Joker's deal with Lex. Neither he or Harley anticipated the Dark Knight would leave Gotham to pursue them all the way to Metropolis.

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Batman ends up being this to Joker's deal with Lex. Neither he or Harley anticipated the Dark Knight would leave Gotham to pursue them all the way to Metropolis.Metropolis.
** Batman's interrogation of Luthor in Part II. Within less than a minute of "chatting" with Lex, the proud, arrogant business mogul is left off-balance and visibly terrified of the Dark Knight. With Lex already halfway on the ropes, Bruce might very well have been able to extract a confession then and there. Unfortunately, the interrogation is interrupted by Lex's other bodyguards trying to break into his bedroom. Bruce has to leave Luthor with only a warning and a promise of a follow-up (which quickly backfires, as Luthor immediately agrees to Joker's revised terms and gives the Clown the Wayne/Lex T-7 to deploy against Batman).



* TemptingFate: Faced with the big robot, Superman tells Batman to go after the Lexwing and says this won't take long. Then he finds the robot has the rest of the kryptonite taped to it.

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* TemptingFate: TemptingFate:
** Luthor spends Parts I and II dismissing Batman as "a mere mortal in a Halloween costume" and "a mental case in a fright mask". Naturally, the Batman inevitably stops by to "call" on Lex (leaving Luthor visibly off-balance and terrified by the Dark Knight).
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Faced with the big robot, Superman tells Batman to go after the Lexwing and says this won't take long. Then he finds the robot has the rest of the kryptonite taped to it.
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* FramingTheGuiltyParty: Attempted by Luthor and Mercy in Part III after the Wayne/Lex T-7 fails to kill Batman. With the robot now in police custody, Luthor knows it only a matter of time before they (or the heroes) trace it back to [=LexCorp=]. To get ahead of the inevitable exposure, Lex arranges a final meeting with Joker and Harley at the research facility to ostensibly to plan their endgame...only to quickly betray their allies and frame them. The story Luthor and Mercy intend to sell to the authorities is that Lex personally investigated the "theft" of the robot and "discovered" Joker and Harley's presence at the scene of the crime. [[HeKnowsTooMuch To ensure Joker and Harley can't contradict Lex's testimony]], Mercy will execute them on his orders (and presumably sell their deaths as the Gotham criminals being regretfully "shot while resisting arrest"). However, the plan fails, because Lex underestimates Joker's intelligence (as the Clown correctly anticipates this was the true purpose of their final meeting and thus came prepared for a betrayal).

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* FramingTheGuiltyParty: Attempted by Luthor and Mercy in Part III after the Wayne/Lex T-7 fails to kill Batman. With the robot now in police custody, Luthor knows it only a matter of time before they (or the heroes) trace it back to [=LexCorp=]. To get ahead of the inevitable exposure, Lex arranges a final meeting with Joker and Harley at the research facility to ostensibly to plan their endgame...only to quickly betray their allies and frame them. The story Luthor and Mercy intend to sell to the authorities is that Lex personally investigated the "theft" of the robot and "discovered" Joker and Harley's presence at the scene of the crime. [[HeKnowsTooMuch To ensure Joker and Harley can't contradict Lex's testimony]], Mercy will execute them on his orders (and presumably sell their deaths as the Gotham criminals being regretfully "shot while resisting arrest"). However, the plan fails, because Lex underestimates Joker's intelligence (as the Clown Joker correctly anticipates anticipated this was the true purpose of their final meeting and thus came prepared for a betrayal).betrayal.
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* FramingTheGuiltyParty: Lex and Mercy try to do this to Joker and Harley after the Wayne/Lex T-7 fails to kill Batman in Part III. With the robot now in police custody, Luthor knows it's only a matter of time before they trace it back to [=LexCorp=] and then the jig will be up. So, Lex arranges a final meeting with Joker and Harley at the research facility, wherein he and Mercy will betray the Gotham criminals. The story Lex and Mercy will then sell to the authorities is that Lex personally investigated the "theft" of the robot, "discovered" Joker and Harley's presence, and "stopped" (read: [[HeKnowsTooMuch kill]]) them before they could do more damage. Unfortunately for Lex, Joker correctly anticipates this was the true purpose of their final meeting and came prepared.

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* FramingTheGuiltyParty: Lex Attempted by Luthor and Mercy try to do this to Joker and Harley in Part III after the Wayne/Lex T-7 fails to kill Batman in Part III. Batman. With the robot now in police custody, Luthor knows it's it only a matter of time before they (or the heroes) trace it back to [=LexCorp=] and then [=LexCorp=]. To get ahead of the jig will be up. So, inevitable exposure, Lex arranges a final meeting with Joker and Harley at the research facility, wherein he facility to ostensibly to plan their endgame...only to quickly betray their allies and frame them. The story Luthor and Mercy will betray the Gotham criminals. The story Lex and Mercy will then intend to sell to the authorities is that Lex personally investigated the "theft" of the robot, robot and "discovered" Joker and Harley's presence, and "stopped" (read: presence at the scene of the crime. [[HeKnowsTooMuch kill]]) them before they could do more damage. Unfortunately for Lex, To ensure Joker and Harley can't contradict Lex's testimony]], Mercy will execute them on his orders (and presumably sell their deaths as the Gotham criminals being regretfully "shot while resisting arrest"). However, the plan fails, because Lex underestimates Joker's intelligence (as the Clown correctly anticipates this was the true purpose of their final meeting and thus came prepared.prepared for a betrayal).

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* EvilIsNotAToy: Like [[WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm Salvatore Valestra]] before him, Luthor finds this out the hard way about working with the Joker.



* EvilIsNotAToy: Like [[WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm Salvatore Valestra]] before him, Luthor finds this out the hard way about working with the Joker.
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* CompensatingForSomething: Invoked and mocked by Joker when he sees Batman's Jet-wing at the end of Part II. He sarcastically inquires if Bats, thanks to being around Suprman, is suffering from "propulsion envy".
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* DrivesLikeCrazy: Harley behind the wheels of Luthor's limousine in Part I goes ''exactly'' how you'd expect.
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* EvilIsNotAToy: Like [[WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm Salvatore Valestra]] before him, Luthor finds this out the hard way about working with the Joker.
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** Back in the STAS Pilot, Martha Kent had called Batman "That Nut in Gotham City". When Batman and Superman first meet in this episode, Clark stated he'd heard Batman was crazy.

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** Back in the [[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS1E1To3TheLastSonOfKrypton STAS Pilot, Pilot]], Martha Kent had called Batman "That Nut nut in Gotham City". When Batman and Superman finally first meet in this episode, Clark stated states he'd heard Batman was crazy.
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-->'''Batman''': She loves both Bruce Wayne and Superman. It's the other guys she's not crazy for.

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-->'''Batman''': It's ironic, you know. She loves both likes Bruce Wayne and she likes Superman. It's the other two guys she's not crazy for.about.
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* ProperlyParanoid: Luthor's attempt at FramingTheGuiltyParty in Part III fails, because Joker correctly anticipated Lex was gonna try to screw him (and Harley) over and came prepared for the betrayal.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: After the Joker muscles into Caesar's gang, one of the mooks [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere leaves and refuses to go back]]. He's a criminal, but he doesn't want anything to do with Joker.
** When the Lex-Wing begins its attack on Metropils in the climax of Part III, you can see even Harley looks shaken at the sheer scale and destruction of Joker's latest rampage.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: EvenEvilHasStandards:
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After the Joker muscles into Caesar's gang, one of the mooks [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere leaves and refuses to go back]]. He's a criminal, but he doesn't want anything to do with Joker.
** When the Lex-Wing begins its attack on Metropils Metropolis in the climax of Part III, you can see even Harley looks shaken at the sheer scale and destruction of Joker's latest rampage.



* FramingTheGuiltyParty: Lex and Mercy try to do this to Joker and Harley after the Wayne/Lex T-7 fails to kill Batman in Part 3. With the robot now in police custody, Luthor knows it's only a matter of time before they trace it back to [=LexCorp=] and then the jig will be up. So, Lex arranges a final meeting with Joker and Harley at the research facility, wherein he and Mercy will betray the Gotham criminals. The story Lex and Mercy will then sell to the authorities is that Lex personally investigated the "theft" of the robot, "discovered" Joker and Harley's presence, and "stopped" (read: [[HeKnowsTooMuch kill]]) them before they could do more damage. Unfortunately for Lex, Joker correctly anticipates this was the true purpose of their final meeting and came prepared.

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* FramingTheGuiltyParty: Lex and Mercy try to do this to Joker and Harley after the Wayne/Lex T-7 fails to kill Batman in Part 3.III. With the robot now in police custody, Luthor knows it's only a matter of time before they trace it back to [=LexCorp=] and then the jig will be up. So, Lex arranges a final meeting with Joker and Harley at the research facility, wherein he and Mercy will betray the Gotham criminals. The story Lex and Mercy will then sell to the authorities is that Lex personally investigated the "theft" of the robot, "discovered" Joker and Harley's presence, and "stopped" (read: [[HeKnowsTooMuch kill]]) them before they could do more damage. Unfortunately for Lex, Joker correctly anticipates this was the true purpose of their final meeting and came prepared.
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* FramingTheGuiltyParty: Lex and Mercy try to do this to Joker and Harley after the Wayne/Lex T-7 fails to kill Batman in Part 3. With the robot now in police custody, Luthor knows it's only a matter of time before they trace it back to LexCorp. So, Lex arranges a final meeting with Joker and Harley at the research facility, wherein they'll betray the Gotham criminals and kill them. The story Lex and Mercy will then sell to the authorities is that Lex personally investigated the theft of one of his robots, "discovered" Joker and Harley's presence, and "stopped" them before they could do more damage. Unfortunately for Lex, Joker correctly anticipated this was the true purpose of their final meeting and came prepared.

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* FramingTheGuiltyParty: Lex and Mercy try to do this to Joker and Harley after the Wayne/Lex T-7 fails to kill Batman in Part 3. With the robot now in police custody, Luthor knows it's only a matter of time before they trace it back to LexCorp. [=LexCorp=] and then the jig will be up. So, Lex arranges a final meeting with Joker and Harley at the research facility, wherein they'll he and Mercy will betray the Gotham criminals and kill them. criminals. The story Lex and Mercy will then sell to the authorities is that Lex personally investigated the theft "theft" of one of his robots, the robot, "discovered" Joker and Harley's presence, and "stopped" (read: [[HeKnowsTooMuch kill]]) them before they could do more damage. Unfortunately for Lex, Joker correctly anticipated anticipates this was the true purpose of their final meeting and came prepared.
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* FramingTheGuiltyParty: Lex and Mercy try to do this to Joker and Harley after the Wayne/Lex T-7 fails to kill Batman in Part 3. With the robot now in police custody, Luthor knows it's only a matter of time before they trace it back to LexCorp. So, Lex arranges a final meeting with Joker and Harley at the research facility, wherein they'll betray the Gotham criminals and kill them. The story Lex and Mercy will then sell to the authorities is that Lex personally investigated the theft of one of his robots, "discovered" Joker and Harley's presence, and "stopped" them before they could do more damage. Unfortunately for Lex, Joker correctly anticipated this was the true purpose of their final meeting and came prepared.
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It turns out the Joker is in Metropolis. After his DarkMistress Harley Quinn knocks out Luthor's NinjaMaid Mercy Graves, the Joker meets up with Luthor and offers him a simple deal: "Pay me one billion dollars and I'll kill Superman!" Turns out the "Jade" dragon is actually a hunk of kryptonite someone found long ago. Eventually Luthor hires him, and the Joker sets up a trap by kidnapping Lois during her date with Bruce.

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It turns out the Joker is in Metropolis. After his DarkMistress Harley Quinn knocks out Luthor's NinjaMaid Mercy Graves, the Joker meets up with Luthor and offers him a simple deal: "Pay me one billion dollars and I'll kill Superman!" Turns out When Luthor asks how the clown can accomplish such a feat when Batman has no powers, Joker reveals his secret weapon: the "Jade" dragon Dragon he stole is actually a hunk of kryptonite someone found long ago. Eventually Under the promise that the criminal's actions don't track back to him, Luthor hires him, and the Joker Joker. The clown soon sets up a trap by kidnapping Lois during her date with Bruce.
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* ShowSomeLeg: PlayedForLaughs when the Joker shows his gams while waiting by the side of the road for Harley to pick him up with Lex's hijacked limo.
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* IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: When Batman leaves for Gotham again, he tells Superman that "[Lois] is all yours, if you can handle her. But you better be good to her, 'cause I know where you live."

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* IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: When Batman Bruce Wayne leaves for Gotham again, he tells Superman Clark that "[Lois] is all yours, if you can handle her. But you better be good to her, [Batman voice] 'cause I know where you live."
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* SharedFateUltimatum: After Batman fires missiles from the Batwing at the Lex-Wing:
-->'''Joker:''' Batman! It's always Batman. What do you got in the way of air-to-air missiles, Lex?
-->'''Luthor:''' You're asking ''me'' for help?
-->'''Joker:''' ♫ If I go down, you go down ♪
-->'''Luthor:''' It's a red switch.
-->'''Joker:''' ''[[[NeedleInAStackOfNeedles Sees console full of red buttons]]]'' Which red--? Oh, the heck with it. ''[presses several buttons [[MacrossMissileMassacre which launch missiles]], with one disabling the Batwing].''
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* JokerImmunity: As with practically every near-death, Joker somehow manages to survive plummeting to the ground in an exploding airplane with grenades going off right in his face (though this is at least not confirmed until after the special).
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* [[MrExposition Ms. Exposition:]] Following the capture of Harley Quinn, Angela Chen delivers the following news-report the day after:
-->'''Angela Chen:''' Hello, this is Angela Chen. ''[Scene changes to aerial view of Lex-Wing wreckage]'' Though the search for Joker's body continues the Coast Guard reports it is extremely unlikely that Gotham 's most notorious criminal survived the crash. ''[Scene changes to Luthor walking stoically by a mob of reporters]'' In related news, billionaire Lex Luthor was again rigorously grilled by the DA 's office over his alleged connection to The Joker's rampage. His statements have been questioned both by local law officials, and industrialist Bruce Wayne who announced immediate termination of his partnership with Lexcorp. ''[Scene changes to Maggie Sawyer and Dan Turpin holding Quinn in a straight jacket]'' And on a lighter note Joker accomplice Harley Quinn was returned to Arkham Asylum for another round of rehabilitation.
-->'''Harley Quinn:''' I want a lawyer. I want a doctor. I want a cheese sandwich! ''[Sawyer and Turpin throw Quinn into a paddy wagon that drives her away]''
-->'''Mercy:''' ''[Watching [=TV=] while bandaged] ''Now that's funny!''Hahaha--'' Ouch!

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* CallBack: When Luthor suggests the drones be used for military purposes, Bruce declines. Besides his childhood, considering how [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE59BlindAsABat the last time his company building military weapons went]], who could blame him?

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When Luthor suggests the drones be used for military purposes, Bruce declines. Besides his childhood, considering how [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE59BlindAsABat the last time his company building military weapons went]], who could blame him?him?
** Back in the STAS Pilot, Martha Kent had called Batman "That Nut in Gotham City". When Batman and Superman first meet in this episode, Clark stated he'd heard Batman was crazy.
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* BadassBaritone: Meta example. According to the DVD Commentary on Part 1, Tim Daly got a little intimidated by Conroy's Batman baritone upon hearing it for the first time. So Daly kept trying to lower Superman's own baritone in response during the recording sessions (much to the amusement of Bruce Timm and company).
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* ShowSomeLeg: PlayedForLaughs when the Joker shows him gams while waiting by the side of the road for Harley to pick him up with Lex's hijacked limo.

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* ShowSomeLeg: PlayedForLaughs when the Joker shows him his gams while waiting by the side of the road for Harley to pick him up with Lex's hijacked limo.
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* MythologyGag: When Superman smashes through the roof the Joker snarks, [[Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman "More powerful than a locomotive]]...and just about as subtle!"
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* ExplainExplainOhCrap: The hijackers when they realise that Lois Lane is onboard; that same woman that Superman is always turning up to rescue...
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* ShowSomeLeg: PlayedForLaughs when the Joker shows him gams while waiting by the side of the road for Harley to pick him up with Lex's hijacked limo.
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** A probably unintentional one, but it's mentioned that previous owners of the Jade Dragon all met early demises due to the fact it was made of kryptonite and the radiation coming from it. Years later in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' we find out Luthor held a small piece of kryptonite for years to keep Superman at bay and caught a terminal illness from it. (Then again, the latter was a plotline that had already played out in the comics...)

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** A probably unintentional one, but it's mentioned that previous owners of the Jade Laughing Dragon all met early demises due to the fact it was made of kryptonite and the radiation coming from it. Years later in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' we find out Luthor held a small piece of kryptonite for years to keep Superman at bay and caught a terminal illness from it. (Then again, the latter was a plotline that had already played out in the comics...)



* MysticalJade: In this crossover special, the Joker steals a valuable Jade Dragon from a museum, said to carry a curse that kills its owners. Subverted in the fact that the "jade" is actually kryptonite and it was the low level radiation it emits that was killing its owners.

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* MysticalJade: In this crossover special, the Joker steals a valuable Jade jade Dragon from a museum, pawnshop, said to carry a curse that kills its owners. Subverted in the fact that the "jade" is actually kryptonite and it was the low level radiation it emits that was killing its owners.
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* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: The Jack in the Box thwt Harley uses in the opening plays the Joker theme.

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* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: The Jack in the Box thwt that Harley uses in the opening plays the Joker theme.

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