Suicide Squad: Decoding All 16 Of Jared Leto's Joker Tattoos

Bonus: His Grill

Joker Grill
Warner Bros.

As David Ayer says, the grill The Joker sports isn't just an aesthetic choice to make him look more like a modern day douche-bag, it's actually a nod to his comic book life as well:

"And even his teeth, theres an entire story behind that which is absolutely canon."

So where does that history come from? Most likely from when Barbara Gordon smashed his teeth out with her baton in belated revenge for him crippling her. Even the shape of the smashed teeth matches the grill Leto's version wears. The moment came in Birds Of Prey #124 "Smile For The Birdie"...

Joker Teeth Out
DC Comics

So does this mean this Batman timeline already has Barbara Gordon in a wheelchair? Is she already Oracle? That would be a great way to establish her presence, particularly as her father isn't actually as dead as was initially suggested and will return for Ben Affleck's stand-alone Batman. Let's hope Oracle comes with him.

So what about his arm tattoos?

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