In the classic origin story, Joker got bleached permanently by jumping into a vat of chemicals, trying to escape Batman as the Red Hood. The Killing Joke despite its flaws was a good take on the story. (Skip the first half if you get the animated version).
But yes, I like this take that the chemicals didn’t actually do anything, and he was looking for justification to give his internal id expression.
In the classic origin story, Joker got bleached permanently by jumping into a vat of chemicals, trying to escape Batman as the Red Hood. The Killing Joke despite its flaws was a good take on the story. (Skip the first half if you get the animated version).
But yes, I like this take that the chemicals didn’t actually do anything, and he was looking for justification to give his internal id expression.