This Suicide Squad Theory Means Jared Leto's Joker Is About to Be Completely Bonkers

By Maggie Panos
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Not only is the latest Suicide Squad trailer the craziest yet, it also gives us a potential hint about Jared Leto's Joker. We've seen so many iterations of the character on the big and small screens over the years, but a new theory states that we're about to see a Joker we've never seen in movies or TV before: the one from Batman: Endgame. Published in 2014, Batman: Endgame is a six-issue story that prominently features the darkest version of the Joker. Here's the cover, for your nightmares later:

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As you can see, Leto's Joker really closely resembles the comic book version. He has slicked-back hair, crazy teeth, and half his face is pretty messed up — see the picture below. So why is it such a big deal if David Ayer did gather his inspiration from Batman: Endgame? The story arc takes place after another famous arc called "Death of the Family," in which Joker has a character named Dollmaker carve his face off. He disappears then disguises himself as an Arkham Asylum orderly named Eric Border. Here's a small sampling of what happens in Endgame:

  • The Joker releases an airborne pathogen all over Gotham, which makes everyone who is affected by it look like weirdly like the Joker and turns feelings of love into hatred.
  • He slices Detective Gordon in the chest with an axe.
  • He chops off Alfred's hand.
  • He explodes the cave system underneath Gotham.
  • At the end of the series, the Joker and Batman appear to die together when the caves collapse. It's revealed after the series that both survive.
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If elements of this story are incorporated into Suicide Squad, all bets are off. We're about to see some really crazy sh*t.