The Flash Season 3: 15 Things You Need To Know About Flashpoint

10. Martha Wayne Is The Joker

The Flash Flashpoint
DC Comics

The death of young Bruce Wayne may have drove his father to become the darkest of Dark Knights, but the tragedy caused even more trauma for mother Martha.

In the aftermath of Bruce’s untimely death, Martha went off the deep end and cut a smile into her face, giving her an appearance that had more than a passing resemblance to Heath Ledger’s Clown Prince of Crime. Similarly, her actions matched those that we’d usually associate with Mr. J, including kidnapping the children of Harvey Dent.

Ultimately, Martha would end up falling to her death in the depths of Wayne Manor after losing the plot after it was explained to her that the world could be changed so that her and Thomas died instead of Bruce.

Given how aggressive and damaged Thomas’ Batman is, he’s only just about got the moral high ground over his wife. Regardless of who is the more damaged of the duo, Flashpoint led to a vastly traumatic life for the Waynes.

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