Is the Joker Joe Chill?

Is the Joker Joe Chill?

In the original script for 1989’s Batman, crime boss Rupert Thorne hires Joe Chill to murder Thomas Wayne due to the latter running against Thorne for city council. In the final version of the film, however, Jack Napier (who would later become the Joker) is Thomas and Martha’s killer.

Is Joe Chill evil?

At first he fantasizes that the two amateur criminals are Chill so he can take out his rage on them, but relents when they lose interest and leave him alone. Wayne at last sees that Chill had not killed his parents for killing’s sake, as the two punks wanted to do to him, and thus he was not truly evil.

Who played Joe Chill in Joker?

Peter Onorati
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What happened to chill in Batman Arkham Knight?

Chill is living as a shut in, but his guards never see or catch Batman during the visits. On his final visit, Batman gives Chill the gun he used to kill the Waynes. There is one bullet left within it (possibly meant for Bruce).

Who is Richard Brake in Batman comics?

Richard Brake. Joe Chill is a fictional character in the DC Comics Batman series. He is most infamous for murdering young Bruce Wayne’s parents (in different versions of Batman’s origin story), thus making him indirectly responsible for Batman’s existence.

Did Batman pull the trigger on the Reaper?

Batman has Chill at gunpoint, but the Reaper appears and guns Chill down. It is left ambiguous as to whether or not Batman would have actually pulled the trigger. In the 1991 sequel, Batman: Full Circle, Chill’s son (also named Joe Chill) appears, taking on the identity of the now deceased Reaper.

Why does chill try to drive Batman insane?

He seeks revenge for his father’s death, and subsequently attempts to drive Batman insane by using hallucinogenic drugs to trigger Batman’s survivor’s guilt over his parents’ deaths. Chill knows that his father had killed Batman’s parents, but does not know of Batman’s identity.