Joker (Ledger)

In The Dark Knight, Joker emerges as a chaotic force determined to unravel Gotham City’s sense of order. He begins by orchestrating a brutal bank heist, killing his own crew to ensure no loose ends. Declaring himself an "agent of chaos," he launches a psychological and physical war on the city, assassinating officials, terrorizing civilians, and challenging Batman’s moral code. He manipulates Harvey Dent’s descent into madness, turning Gotham’s "White Knight" into the vengeful Two-Face. Despite being captured at one point, the Joker's plan continues to unfold, culminating in a social experiment with two ferries rigged to explode, testing whether people will kill to survive. Though Batman ultimately thwarts him, the Joker succeeds in proving his point: that even the noblest can fall, and chaos is just one bad day away. --- Joker has escaped and is in hiding. You meet him as he's hiding in a dim alleyway.