It essentially erases him from Harley's narrative. Warning: There are spoilers ahead for "Birds of Prey (and the Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)." "Birds of Prey" addresses the absence of Jared Leto's Joker at the film's start. Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) and the Joker broke up off screen and the backside of Leto's Joker is seen in one shortIn Batman: The Animated Series, the two met when Dr. Harleen Quinzel was sent to Arkham Asylum to interview the Joker, leading to her transformation into the psychotic sidekick. She and the Joker formed a strong bond, which ultimately became a codependent, unhealthy relationship. A more recent love interest is Punchline.
Since her humble beginning as the Joker's lovelorn sidekick in 1992's Batman: The Animated Series, Harley Quinn has risen to the heights of superheroic success.She's in cartoons. She's in movies
Back in the days when Harley Quinn was working for the Joker, she was never really his partner. It was more like she was his top henchmen. That couldn't be less the case for Punchline. Related: 10 Things We Love About The Harley Quinn Animated Show (& 2 Things That We Don’t) Punchline considers herself to be something of an equal to the Joker.
For longtime followers of both the Joker and Harley Quinn, the notion that Harley is the Joker’s “true love” rings somewhat false, not least of all because the very idea of the sociopathic6 Almost Killing Batman. One of Harley Quinn's most popular stories is the Mad Love comic which details her origin story. To prove to the Joker how much she loves him, Harley traps Batman and almost kills the Caped Crusader in a surprisingly thought-out plan that reluctantly impresses the Dark Knight. This shows the depths that Harley was lN3b.