Line #4 FanFic/JokersWildTrilogy


1	''Joker's Wild'' is the first in a trilogy of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' fics by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/744460/jarec jarec]]. It can be found [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3851787/1/The-Joker-s-Wild here]], along with the sequel ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4230566/1/Recovery Recovery]]'' (complete) and the final installment, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7255749/1/Titanomachy Titanomachy]]'' (complete).
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4	!!''Joker's Wild'' and its sequels contain examples of:
5	* AdaptationalExplanation: Throughout the Batman series, the constant corruption and rampant incompetence in Arkham is left up to debate on whether or not it's based off of an evil spirit or corruption. Here, the state of Jersey gives Arkham a huge defense budget but forces them to spend it all on security equipment, so they can barely afford the little staff they have. People escape so often because the secretaries and janitors are paid so little they are easy to bribe.
6	* BittersweetEnding: The titans managed to save Beast Boy from the clown's clutches, put a stop to Joker and Harley Quinn's plans to nuke Jump City and imprison them back to Arkham Asylum. But Beast Boy has suffered from a horrific torture with recovery from it seemingly impossible and many inhabitants of Jump City ended up getting killed during Joker's brief reign in the city.
7	* ChristmasEpisode: Downplayed. Chapter 26 takes place on Christmas Day, but the Titan's don't feel like celebrating. However, Joker and Harley are seen opening gifts from the other Gotham Rogues.
8	* ColdBloodedTorture: The Joker and Harley kidnap and torture Beast Boy, testing the limits of his regenerative powers.
9	* DarkFic: From the author's notes:
10	-->I wanted to address why I was doing this. The Titans typify a classic problem in TV. Good Heroes, Crappy Villains (Or GHCV disorder). I mean, lets look at the roster. An idiotic magician, a drooling fanboy, a harried father/mad scientist (who was the biggest loser in Gotham)... hardly the FBI's most wanted. The most villainous one there is Slade, and his big goal seems to be to make Robin his sidekick- which to me is more pathetic than threatening.
11	-->So I decided that the Titans needed a REAL villain to work with. Since I regard the Joker as one of the incarnations of Awesomeness (alongside such luminaries as Forever Knight, Mel Brooks, beef jerky and Moe Fine) I figured he was a good choice. Homicidal, with a darkly comedic tone.
12	* DisproportionateRetribution:
13	** The Joker shoots two chefs for thinking that a bagel is bread with a hole in it.
14	** His reason for kidnapping and torturing Beast Boy is because an action figure of him had 'I'm the king of jokers' as one of it's phrases.
15	* DoNotAdjustYourSet: In the first chapter, The Joker hijacks a TV signal and makes the Titans witness the audience and host of Quiz Me This' Smilex-dosed corpses.
16	-->"We innerupt this borin' Riddler rip-off...permanently. Aaaannnn' now, ladies and gennlemen, the man who'll put a smile on ya face whether ya want one or not! The one the only -mah man (sigh)-...thhhhheee JOKER!"
17	* DroppedABridgeOnHim: The Hive Five get blown up by a grenade very early into the fic.
18	* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: The Joker gets some Titans Action Figures just before Christmas, which is when he decides to torture Beast Boy.
19	* KickTheDog: The Joker records footage of Beast Boy's torture, so that Robin can see it on a DVD he sent.
20	* KilledOffForReal: The Hive Five, Control Freak, Red X, and Killer Moth.
21	* SupermanStaysOutOfGotham: Justified, as Batman and the rest of the Gotham vigilantes cannot help Robin because of a mass break-out at Arkham Asylum and Blackgate.
22	* WhamLine: "Dude, I'm the King of Jokers". The Joker hearing this line come from a toy of Beast Boy sets into motion his plan to torture Beast Boy.

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