The Batman Who Laughs is an alternate universe variant of Batman from Earth-22 in the Dark Multiverse who was transformed into a Joker-like form as part of the original Joker's dying scheme. He then takes over Earth, killing most of his allies and turning his son Damian Wayne into a mini-Joker.

The Batman Who Laughs is somewhat based on Bat-Joker from Batman #341. During the battle in the cave, Laughs' fingers on his left hand were severed by a combination of Joker Acid and Joker's 'Bat Blades'.

The Joker is the main antagonist of the 2018 comic book one-shot The Batman Who Laughs #1. He is an alternate version of the Joker who originated from the Dark Multiverse (Earth -22).

The Batman Who Laughs represents Prime Earth Batman's fear of the Joker and his own madness, as well as who Batman would have become if he had went through with killing Joker. The Batman Who Laughs' name was taken from the silent films that helped inspire the creation of Batman and the Joker: The Bat and The Man Who Laughs .

Sep 23, 2023 · The Batman Who Laughs isn’t a variant of Joker but is a variant of Bruce Wayne, who is turning into the Joker. After finally snapping and killing the Joker, Bruce Wayne gets infected by a toxin in Joker’s blood that makes him slowly start to turn into the Joker.

Dec 15, 2020 · On his broken homeworld within the Dark Multiverse, the Batman Who Laughs is born the moment Bruce loses control and snaps Joker's neck. Within three days of becoming infected he gunned down his own family inside the Batcave.

Oct 27, 2022 · The Batman Who Laughs transformed from a dark combination of the Batman and the Joker to one of the greatest threats the DC Multiverse has ever known.

Apr 28, 2024 · The Batman Who Laughs is one of the most diabolical villains that Batman has ever faced because he is the fusion of Batman's brilliance and planning with Joker's sadism and evil. This results in a villain who not only always wins, but takes sadistic pleasure in doing so.

Sep 17, 2023 · A denizen of the Dark Multiverse, the Batman Who Laughs was a Bruce Wayne who finally killed the Joker and paid the price, as Joker had created a special Joker toxin for just that event. It transformed Bruce Wayne into a twisted amalgamation of Batman and the Joker.

Apr 10, 2019 · As we’ve seen in Snyder’s Justice League, the Joker hates the Batman Who Laughs. The Joker’s disgust for the BWL is even part of how he was defeated in Dark Nights Metal. But The Batman Who...