Comparing The Joker's Girlfriend: How Harley Quinn Of Crazy To Sweetheart

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More Than Just The Joker’s Girlfriend: How Harley Quinn When From Quinn Of Crazy To Sweetheart

Who doesn’t love a good supervillain? Superman had General Zod and Lex Luthor. Flash has Reverse Flash and Zoom. Green Arrow has Deathstroke. Who does Batman have? His supervillains of choice include Joker and his nutty girlfriend Harley Quinn.

Best known as the Joker’s ‘other half’, Harley was introduced to audiences in 1992. Her debut came in the #BatmanTheAnimatedSeries episode Joker’s Favor[1]. In the years since her introduction, Harley has become a massive fan favourite. She has even gained her own range of Pop Vinyl figures.[2]

Despite her forthcomings as Joker’s girlfriend, Harley became popular with fans. She became the star of her own …show more content…

What makes Harley’s romance with Ivy unique is how similar they are. They are both portrayed as confident women not afraid to show off their bodies. They are also share a sense humor most would deem irrelevant to their characterisation. Because of their characterisations they each have cutesy names they call each other.

The relationship started out as a running joke but came into fruition in 2015. DC Comics announced that Harley and Ivy had entered a relationship inDC’s Bombshells. In one issue the female duo share a kiss.

Relationships With Batman And Nightwing
Despite being an enemy of Batman and Nightwing, Harley’s relationship would always be…troublesome. After all, Harley did play a part in Jason Todd’s murder.

Let’s begin with Batman.

Harley’s relationship with Batman was never easy. According to a special issue of Harley Quinn comic series, Harley had a crush on Bruce Wayne. She robs a corrupt Wall Street worker so she can get money to win herself the date. The money that she stole was suppose to go the Wayne Foundation animal shelter. All the while, Harley only cared about her date. Ironic, …show more content…

Especially, if there are multiple incarnations. We’re going to examine two recent portrayals of Harley. The first is an animated version played by Big Bang Theory star Melissa Rauch. The second is the first feature-film incarnation of the character played by Margot Robbie.

Let’s examine Rauch’s portrayal first.

In the early events of Batman and Harley Quinn, Nightwing finds Harley working as a waitress. After being released from Arkham Asylum, Harley wanted to turn her life around.

Throughout the film, we see her personality shine through. What comes as a surprise are positive personality traits. She comes across at times as kind and thoughtful, especially when there is no hope for the person. As for her sexual desires, well, she has a thing for BDSM. Proof? Well, she has Nightwing tied to her bed when she has her way with him. She likes praying into people’s lives. This comes when Harley tells Nightwing she thought he and Batman and Nightwing were gay.

What Rauch’s Harley Quinn shows is that she is more than willing to show that she is not a villain. Though, this doesn’t stop her using Joker venom on Nightwing.

Despite her newfound redemption, Harley is still BFFs with Poison Ivy. However, she doesn’t approve of Ivy teaming up with Jason Woodrue. Wanting to stop the duo, Harley finds herself teaming up with Batman and

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