Dr. Eric Bender
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He doesn't have that.
Now there may be one or two stories out there in comics from the 60s that show something like that or 70s or 80s, but he is not a psychotic individual.
And he is a psychopath.
So I often use that as a starting point.
He doesn't really belong in Arkham Asylum, which is the universe, the Gotham City equivalent to a forensic hospital where someone would go to get treatment for the mental health issues rather than get into the criminal justice system.
He belongs in Blackgate Penitentiary.
He belongs in a prison because he knows what he's doing.
He knows what he's doing is wrong and he continues to do it.
So he's really a psychopath.
And I think people are interested always to hear about that.
With villains, when it comes to villains versus heroes, villains are unpredictable.
We don't know what they're going to do.
We know Superman's going to do the right thing.
We know Batman's never going to kill anybody.
We know Wonder Woman's going to do this.
We don't always know what the villains are going to do.
And the Joker seems to be one of the most unpredictable.
I really liked the Dark Knight Heath Ledger version.
And my understanding was that previous to his death, they were actually going to have him in another movie.
So I really liked his depiction.