10 Insanely Dark Joker Moments That'll Never Make It To Film
2. The Joker Tortures Tim Drake - Batman Beyond: Return Of The Joker
If what happened to Jason Todd was horrific enough, you could make an argument that Tim Drake got it even worse. In the acclaimed animated Batman Beyond: Return of The Joker, its revealed that The Joker is back and is tormenting the future Gotham City. As the story progresses, its explained how The Joker is essentially using the middle-aged Tim Drakes body as a vessel to turn the former Boy Wonder into a clone of Mr J. But thats nothing compared to what has gone before this moment. During Batman Beyonds run, the whereabouts and stories of Tim Drake and Dick Grayson are rarely touched on. In Return of The Joker we find out the horrible truth behind Tims story. The Joker and Harley Quinn had abducted the young Drake, who by this point had taken over the Robin mantle from the Bludhaven-bound Dick Grayson. Whilst holding Tim hostage, the villainous duo would torture him for three weeks solid, even going so far as to make him look like The Joker. During this time, the Clown Prince of Crime also managed to get young Tim to crack and reveal all of Batmans secrets. By now Tim was essentially a drone for The Joker. When Batman turned up to rescue his protégé, Joker attempted to get him to kill his mentor - but Drake would end up killing The Joker with a spear gun before he had a mental breakdown and was forbidden from ever becoming Robin again. To sum it up briefly, we wont be seeing The Joker torturing a young boy for three weeks straight in any silver screen adaptation. Even to this day, certain moments of Return of The Joker make for a very uncomfortable viewing experience.