Jokergeist

The Joker

While many of the other contestants might beat him in intelligence, The Joker has the mind of chaos perfectly fitted for the unpredictability required to win a game like chess. Everyone else: Doom, Luther, Stark— they'll play the game intelligently but they shall fail to foresee any unpredictable moments when Joker switches from one strategy to another in the blink of an eye. If you don't know the moves you cannot counter them. Joker's moves won't make sense until you realize you've been checkmated.

"What a mind he has. How many men have ever bested me at chess? He has such a splendid brain. Switching from one strategy to another in the blink of an eye. As though he has harnessed chaos for his own use."

—Ra's Al Ghul

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Round 2: Take a personal item from both Thanos and Darkseid.

Lex Luthor

When no one was looking, Lex Luthor once stole forty cakes. His thievery skills are unmatched, so he wins no contest.

Round 3: A debate on the benefits and dangers of humans with powers.

Lex Luthor

Come on now— He's the greatest businessman in the DC Universe. He's a criminal mastermind, and he was even the freakin' President of the United States! He has the charisma of a natural leader and the mindset and brutal focus of a malicious politician, but most importantly he understands the values of power and has studied its benefits/danger all his life throughout his experiences versus Superman. Lex can debate circles around all those other contestants.

"Gods are selfish beings who fly around in little red capes and don't share their powers with mankind. No Kitty, I don't want to be a God, I just want to bring fire to the people."

—Lex Luthor

Round 4: A game of Texas Hold 'em

The Joker

His very own name comes from the name of a card: "The Joker." Playing cards is something he does best.

...Cheating is something he does better.

Round 5: Prove how your opponents cheated in Rounds 1 - 4.

Bruce Wayne

Bruce has been dealing with the Joker's tricks and tactics all his life... because he's Batman. Oh— and he also happens to be the World's Greatest Detective.

Well let's take a look at the final score, shall we?

• Tony Stark: 8 Points
• Dr. Doom: 2 Points
• The Joker: 9 Points
• Lex Luthor: 7 Points
• Mr. Terrific: 2 Points
• Bruce Wayne: 4 Points
• Reed Richards: 1 Point
• Ahmadeus Cho: 0 Points

Aaaaand the Winner(s) is...............

First Place:The Joker (9 Points)

Second Place:Tony Stark (8 Points)

Third Place:Lex Luthor (7 Points)

Sincerely,

The volume was too loud.

Oh. I thought it was naturally small.

@darthaznable: GASP! Where?

That was so funny ヽ(´▽`)/

@thecheesestabber: Pokergeist is a fanboy!?!??

Aaaand with this, you've officially ended the chances of anyone taking you seriously, ever. Unless you're joking? PLEASE tell me you're joking.

Johan is "like a hypnotist"..? Have you listened to anything anyone has said in the last two pages of this thread? The Joker has been able to make a mockery out of hypnotists, a martian telepath, and a freakin' god who all possess a level of telepathic power that makes Johan's "hypnotism" look like childs play. The best Johan can do is force a daddy to abuse his poor son? Well Boo Hoo-hoo.

• Raven has been described by Dr. Mid-Night to be a very powerful empath who can literally sense and control the emotions of others. Johan can make daddy abuse his son? Well Raven can completely rob a person of all emotions, and has been able to render entire crowds emotionally numb.
• Martian Manhunter is the freakin' most powerful telepath on Earth. Johan can make daddy abuse his son? Well J'onn J'onzz has powerful mind control to the extremity that he can effect even the Spectre and Doctor Fate with his telepathy. And his own mental defenses are so strong that he is able to telepathically shield himself from the combined might of several White Martians and from the Mageddon machinery.

• You also seem to be stuck up on the fact that Johan is the "Antichrist" or whatever. So what? The Spectre is a supernatural being of nigh-unlimited might whose mission is to visit the Wrath of God upon evil men. And when this powerful being called Spectre tried to take over Joker's mind, he was corrupted and became overcome by Joker's indomitable willpower.

The Joker has resisted every single one of these superbeings. These are high-tier telepaths that Joker has dealt with. Not hypnotists. Telepaths.

P.S. Did you read any of this? I'm just making sure, since you seem to ignore every fact I generously lay out in front of you.

When pairing him against the most unpredictable character in fiction— That statement is hilarious.

Very mature. The Joker has been described with many labels, but the "gay clown" label is one I simply cannot comprehend. The Joker is more than "just a clown." He's more than "a homicidal maniac"; more than "a brute serial-killer"; and much more than "a sadistic super-villain". NONE of these labels are sufficient to describe the Joker. His obsessive fixation on the Batman simply explains why Joker is considered the perfect parallel to the world's Greatest Detective, and as such he is recognized as the world's Greatest Supervillain.

Sincerely,

TrueBarryHotness......

I donate my human organ to @weenman1.