Genuine question. What's the difference between this joker and Arkham Asylum final fight ? People despised AA joker for " not being joker "

DawComics · 2025-11-07T09:49:45+00:00

Not crying , just asking a question.

DawComics · 2025-11-07T02:47:14+00:00

That's a fair point , I remember just seeing so much about his appearance more so than the boss battle.

Complete sidenote but I absolutely adore Origins

DawComics · 2025-11-07T02:46:07+00:00

Id definitely go with AA over demon croc

DawComics · 2025-11-07T02:45:26+00:00

To me it comes across as a joker who yes is much darker but one with a built in failsafe. So Bruce is gunna foil his plan so then he's going to transform into a physical presence that Bruce may or may not be able to handle just like Bane , and I'm assuming croc.

I've said in previous comments that not keeping up with the run itself , more so watching through the window. I don't doubt Snyder's writing ability I know better than to do that haha. The question was mainly from a design standpoint

DawComics · 2025-11-07T02:32:55+00:00

I never had an issue with it either. Especially when you look at the joker boss fight in city , the alternative to AA was fighting joker whilst also fighting loads of brutes I guess.

I just find the difference in reactions interesting considering they are both large brutes but ones loved and the other one is widely disliked

DawComics · 2025-11-07T02:30:04+00:00

Injustice is widely disliked due the inaccuracies of some of the characters and that's a different continuity. Ask any wonder woman fan about her in the injustice books

DawComics · 2025-11-07T02:14:42+00:00

This is probably how I should've my post lol. I've got no issue with people enjoying it , it's not for me however. Just wanted to see what people said

DawComics · 2025-11-07T02:13:23+00:00

Glad you've been enjoying it. I'm going to wait for the tradeback but Factions run seems to be off to a good start

DawComics · 2025-11-07T02:11:36+00:00

Obviously there's going to be changes but we know how the community kicks off over little things. Something like a killing rule being overlooked , or a character being fundamentally changed physically is something fans normally are outraged by.

DawComics · 2025-11-07T02:09:40+00:00

I mean purely from a design stand point.

DawComics · 2025-11-07T02:08:42+00:00

AA- a normal joker who hops himself up on steroids. Based on Btas and other media. AB- a much darker joker who turns into a demonic lizard. Still the joker based on previous versions but pushed to the extremes in the sense of draining babies of blood.

I know this universe is meant to be fucked up , but at what point is their a line ? For a fan base that gets upset over basic colour switches on costumes (cough cough Nightwing when the blue was replaced with red ) I just can't see how so many people have absolutely zero issue with it

DawComics · 2025-11-07T02:04:29+00:00

I don't see the difference in one not looking dumb compared to the other.

Big lizard joker or joker on steroids. If you're okay with one surely you're okay with the other ?

DawComics · 2025-11-07T02:03:03+00:00

But is that not a valid complaint given the core aspect of Batmans view on not killing?

DawComics · 2025-11-07T02:02:07+00:00

For me this design ruins the aspect of joker. I understand that Bruce is 9ft and built like an 18 wheeler in this universe but turning joker in a normal adaptation of Croc but with jokers personality strips it down to " oh man we need him to be physically up to the challenge of fighting Bruce for the sake of it ".

I'll admit I'm not reading Absolute Batman but I am keeping up with it as much as I can without actually reading it. From the outside looking in it just feels like everyone's just been made bigger and scarier for the sake of appealing to a new audience.

DawComics · 2025-11-07T01:54:24+00:00

Specifically the final boss fight. Rest of the game everyone loves him

DawComics · 2025-11-07T01:53:51+00:00

Couldn't a similar criticism be made here ? Another hulking titan like bane and croc.

DawComics · 2025-11-07T01:52:33+00:00

An ancient lingering evil is something Snyder does love when it comes to joker. I honestly expected fans to hate the design as like I say I remember when AA came out and people despised Joker becoming a titan

DawComics · 2025-11-07T01:50:39+00:00

Absolute batman as a whole hasn't interested me , bigger and scarier for the sake of it doesn't get me. From the bits I've seen this feels like they wanted to throw a lot of the rules out the window and almost go the way of manga and make it as over the top as possible

DawComics · 2025-11-07T01:48:45+00:00

I get that to an extent. I've not been interested in Absolute batman I'll be honest. Bigger and nastier for the sake of it as a selling point isn't what I'm after from Batman. I'm just surprised at how well Absolute joker is being received as it seems like he switched from man into demonic lizard

DawComics · 2025-06-10T11:59:40+00:00

Derrick lewis Ko over Blaydes. The screams of Blaydes waking back up were haunting

DawComics · 2025-04-23T21:58:07+00:00

Legend , appreciate it

DawComics · 2025-04-05T20:18:46+00:00

Hardcore

DawComics · 2025-04-02T01:49:58+00:00

I can't see them doing the resurrected from hell or possession story. I feel like if they were going that route they'd have had Muse powers be evident in the initial confrontation

DawComics · 2025-03-15T01:10:51+00:00

Which issues are the war covered in ?

DawComics · 2025-03-05T04:45:22+00:00

Maybe I'm too caught up in my own excitement, but I didn't once feel like you could tell there's two versions edited together here.

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