Was the Joker’s scar story true?

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In The Dark Knight, the Joker describes a scenario in which his father once came home, attacked his mother, and then brandished a knife at him, all the while repeating the line “Why so serious?”

Is this story true?

Very related, not quite a dupe: What is the Joker's real name? — phantom42, Jun 07 '14 at 04:24
It's a duplicate, but not on THIS site. There's an excellent answer here: http://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/1428/what-is-the-real-reason-for-the-jokers-scars — DVK-on-Ahch-To, Jun 07 '14 at 14:13

Solomon · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-07T16:20:40.470

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There's no clear answer as to how the Joker got his scars in The Dark Knight. In the movie he gives two stories.

His father gave it to him as a child.
He gave it to himself to cheer up his wife.

This is a reference to Batman: The Killing Joke where he sees his past as being multiple choice.

edited Jun 07 '14 at 16:20

answered Jun 07 '14 at 02:47

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Was the Joker’s scar story true?

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