5 The Joker Spoilers From Batman V Superman & Suicide Squad Trailers

Whether it's in the comic books, movies, or video games, The Joker is one seriously f***ed up dude. Then again, those of us who consider ourselves fans of the character probably are too. I mean, the fact that he's responsible for beating Robin to death with a crowbar, putting Batgirl in a wheelchair, and chopping off Alfred's hand hasn't stopped any of us from cracking a grin as wide as his whenever he shows up. 

Now, after a seven year absence from the big screen, The Joker is about to make his presence felt in a major way in both Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad. 

Everything we've seen from Jared Leto's Joker has so far teased a version who is more deranged and terrifying than anything that's come before. As a result, it's become apparent that Heath Ledger's Clown Prince of Crime is going to be completely blown out of the water by what's to come from the Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman in 2016. 

You disagree? Well, after scouring through the amazing Comic-Con trailers for both of these DC Cinematic Universe movies, I've found five big reveals about The Joker which all point to him not only being the most interesting and messed up take on the character to date, but also shed some light on the surprising (and spoilery) direction Warner Bros. have decided to take him in...  

The beginning of the Batman v Superman trailer reveals that Wayne Financial was one of the many buildings brought down in the epic battle between Superman and General Zod at the end of Man of Steel. It's a clever way of tying the two movies together and gives Bruce Wayne some believable motivation to go after Metropolis' new hero. 

A little later on, Bruce receives a taunting message which accuses him of letting his "family" die. There's every chance that this could be from an infuriated family member of one of those who died that day or even some sort of manipulation by Lex Luthor as he looks to get Bruce to join his crusade against Superman. 

However, the mention of family and style of the text (which isn't all that different from the message scrawled on Robin's costume later on in the trailer) definitely seem to be an indication that this letter comes from the Clown Prince of Crime. Continuing to mock Batman for his failings after killing Robin is just the kind of sadistic and twisted thing someone like The Joker would do. 

If this message is from The Joker, it means he knows that Bruce Wayne and Batman are one and the same. That might seem like a big deal, but as recent Batman comics have established that the villain has known that for years, this is far from the shocking or major change from the comics some have so far accused it of being.