The Making Of a Villian by Rifat Khan Inspired by characters and scenarios from DC Comics
“If you are hearing this it’s too late, the Superheroes have won. I tried to get a full army of soldiers but we couldn’t make it. I had the power to convert everyone and anyone I saw just with a look, but I failed. I picked the wrong people to fight for me. I’M SO STUPID! WHY, WHY, WHY did I pick regular civilians to fight for me. I’M SORRRRRYYYY TO WHOEVER I LET DOWN. Goodbye, I will be back.” This is the last message the Joker has left before disappearing. As you can see, he is very disappointed in himself for not accomplishing what he wanted to do after all these years. It all started when he was in middle school. He was going through it mentally. His real name is Esteban Malloy and he was thirteen years old at this time. He has been through so much that he has mental issues. He is bipolar, depressed, and he has PTSD. From all the trauma his parents and The Streets have given him, it was crazy to see him standing on ten toes every day, with a smile on his face. He says, “You have to smile in front of everyone to seem OK and happy, but cry when you’re alone.” He also went to jail many times but got out due to uncertain reasons. He used to have talks with his parents about his life choices but it often sounded like lions fighting. He screams at the top of his lungs, “Y’ALL DON’T CARE ABOUT ME ALL YA CARE ABOUT IS HOW I ACT FOR OTHER PEOPLE.” “WE DO CARE ABOUT YOU,YOU JUST DON’T LISTEN,” his mom says, screaming like a hyena. He keeps saying that his “friends” care about him. Little does he know, nobody does. Joker loved being right and in other people’s eyes he was always right. Nobody knows how he does this but he always convinces people of doing something except his parents. Just like how Superman had a weakness of kryptonite, I think Joker’s weakness is his parents. He doesn’t believe that it’s a superpower though. He just believes he is a good talker and that people always believe him. He is an amazing liar as well. But, one thing is that he looks into someone’s eyes and they kind of get possessed in a way like they are part of him. But this was 183
