Titanium Joker

(Joker + Justin Hammer)

Name: Justin Hammer

Biography: During his long career as guardian of Gotham City, Iron Bat (Iron Man + Batman) has faced many criminals and villains from within the city and outside it. And even though he might not be the Armored Knight's most powerful adversary or his most dangerous, the CEO of Hammer Multinational is undoubtedly the one he hates the most.

Justin has committed every crime under the sun, racking up a body count that could put the likes of Hitler and Mussolini to shame. And he has managed to get away with all of it through money, connections, and by managing to stay one step ahead of the world's greatest detective. But before he was the bane of Gotham, Justin was simply the heir to his company, waiting for his father to hand the keys to him. With nothing to do during his free time, Justin would disguise himself and take on the moniker Red Cloak (Red Hood + Crimson Cloak) and lead a gang committing various crimes throughout Gotham to relieve his boredom.

One night, Red Cloak and his flunkies broke into the Ace Chemical Plant with the intention of robbing it. Unfortunately for them, Tony Wayne's "bodyguard" had arrived on the scene. He dispatched all of the thugs with ease before going after the Cloak himself. In his panic, Justin fell over the railing and plummeted into a vat of toxic chemicals. Iron Bat was certain he had died, anyone would've.

But he was wrong. Jack washed up out of the chemical runoff pipe. He got out of the toxic chemicals and took his helmet off. He looked to his reflection and what he saw broke his mind. His skin had been bleached white, his hair became green, and his lips were ruby red. Whatever those chemicals were had deformed him. Seeing his new face, Justin just stood there looking at himself. And then he started to laugh. His laughter grew louder and louder until it drowned out the thunder in the night sky.

The next day, Justin's father was called to check up on the company's newest project. When he entered the lab to see it, the project exploded, killing everyone in the lab. On the day of his funeral, Justin arrived wearing a mask and gloves to cover up his deformities and gave a speech telling everyone that he would honor his father's memory after taking over his company. He never once let slip that he was the one that caused the accident.

Justin hired a team of scientists to secretly work on designing weapons made just for him, starting with a garish yet indestructible suit of armor with an invisible forcefield surrounding his head, so that all the world could see the real him.

Later, he highjacked the television broadcasts and announced himself to the city. He told everyone that he was going to kill the mayor at midnight exactly. And despite all of the mayor's security measures, including Iron Bat himself, Joker managed to slip through all of them and murder the mayor in his bed. And then he murdered everyone else on his way out except for Iron Bat.

Iron Bat beat Joker to a pulp and was about to turn him in but the chaotic clown managed to slip through his fingers and escape. And ever since that day, Justin has dedicated himself to destroying Iron Bat and everything he loves, from his allies, to his company, to even Gotham itself.

During the day, Justin pretended to be simply the CEO of Hammer Industries. But at night, he'd take off the mask and spread terror throughout Gotham as the Titanium Joker. And event though he never succeeded in killing Iron Bat, a lot of people suffered in his rampages, including the armored crusader himself. From crippling Riri Gordon (Ironheart + Batgirl) to driving Tony to alcoholism, Justin Hammer has been the architect of many tragedies all in the name of his sick joke.

Powers and Abilities: Justin personally spearheaded the creation of his Titanium Joker suit to have weapons deadlier and more bizarre than anyone else's. Apart from giving him super-strength, repulsors, and the power of flight to match Iron Bat's armor, it shoots razor sharp playing cards, sports a gag flower on its chest that shoots acid, joybuzzers on his hands that can fry anyone he touches with them from the inside out. But the suit's deadliest feature is its ability to shoot Justin's homemade Joker Venom, a form of laughing gas that forces its victims to literally laugh themselves to death, leaving behind a large grin on their face as they die. Oh, and explosives. Lots and lots of explosives.

But apart from his suit's capabilities, Justin is a master manipulator and strategist that has even managed to outsmart Iron Bat numerous times. He knows exactly what to do to get the sane and insane to act exactly how he expects them to act. He has whipped up numerous disguises so convincing that even his sworn-nemesis couldn't see through them and his forethought and planning has lead him to slipping out of the armored crusader's grasp and breaking out of prison with relative ease.

Appearance: The Titanium Joker armor was designed to appear similar to a tuxedo. It features a long green triangle running down his torso, while the rest of the armor is completely purple aside from the green mechanical flower over his heart.

The only part of Justin's body that is visible is his head, showing white skin, green hair, and red lips that appear to be locked into a permanent grin.