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WhileHarley Quinnmay have pass the last several years fashion her own identity , elements of her past life with theJokercontinue to haunt her . Harley spent years alternating between independence and revert to the Joker but eventually was capable to break the mildew and stand on her own , spare of his influence . However , the same can not be said for someone who replete the role of Joker ’s brother decades before Harley Quinn .
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Harley would get a monolithic examination of her past starting inGotham City Sirens # 4by Paul Dini and Guillem March . After a long absence seizure , the Joker return after seeing Harley on television cavorting with Bruce Wayne ( in actualityHush taking Bruce ’s blank space ) . The Joker attempts to get Harley to turn back to him , despite the protests of Catwoman and Poison Ivy , whose words descend on deaf ears as she goes back with her beloved Mr. J. However , the entire thing is a ruse and the " Joker " give away himself to be Gagsworth A. Gagsworthy , the original sidekick of the Joker .
Gagsworth or " Gaggy " was Joker ’s personal jester and help from the Silver Age and after appearing inBatman # 186 , he scarce ever appeared again . In - universe , Gaggy is a faded failure who cohere desperately to his glory days by the Joker ’s side . He resents Harley for usurping hisrole as the Joker ’s partnerand blames her for the Clown Prince of Crime ’s transition from comical villain to cause of death - with - a - smile . His ultimate programme is to eliminate Harley to convey the feeling of " the former day " back . But with the aid of her friend , Harley sends the has - been pack on one of Joker ’s older Eruca vesicaria sativa , out of her living and back into irrelevancy .
The experience of come fount - to - face with another chum that has such a devotion to the Joker was a arouse - up call for Harley . Seeing the sad life Gaggy led without the Joker around was one of the first real timesHarley Quinn contemplate how her behaviortowards her Mr. J come off to others . Archenemies are often a dark reflection of a character ’s personal journey , so forHarley Quinn , Gaggy fits that role much better than theJoker .
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