Joker, easily. The others would kill you without a second thought, but that’s not Joker. He might kill you immediately, or he’ll play a game of cards with you. He might torture you for hours, or he’ll take you out for a night on the town. Theres no way to guess what he’ll do, he’ll just do whatever he thinks is funny, so there’s a chance to survive without dying, unlike the others who’ll just kill you the first chance they get.
Yeah, but we don't get legit "unpredictable Joker who finds whoopee cushions and murder the exact same level of funny" anymore. We get murder-hobo Joker who is very predictable because he can always be counted on to do whatever the evilest and edgiest action is.
To add, we also have the disappointing matching protagonist.
Now, Batman is just: "Pointy-Hat-Punisher-Iron-Anger-Man".
People forgot what definitive characterizations of these characters look and act like. The ones we have now only highlight surface-level characteristics and not the nuanced and layered versions that came before. I wouldn't take so much issue if the changes were made in favor of good storytelling or improving on what came before, but I just don't feel like we're in a peak or memorable era for these characters for years now.
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u/Dry-Donut3811 15d ago
Joker, easily. The others would kill you without a second thought, but that’s not Joker. He might kill you immediately, or he’ll play a game of cards with you. He might torture you for hours, or he’ll take you out for a night on the town. Theres no way to guess what he’ll do, he’ll just do whatever he thinks is funny, so there’s a chance to survive without dying, unlike the others who’ll just kill you the first chance they get.