Abandoned in childhood and molded by the Holy Sol’s Shadow—an assassin cadre serving the Holy Sol Temple—the figure once called Five-Two endured brutal training under a sadistic captain. Physical and psychological torments, including the shattering of a treasured watch linking him to his past, forged a relentless inquisitiveness into the world’s hidden cruelties and a resolve to unearth buried truths. A fateful mission alongside Leonard Burns hurled both into an alien dimension through an Adolla Link event, stripping each of an eye and exposing them to the Evangelist’s influence. This ordeal crystallized his distrust of ecclesiastical dogma, igniting an insatiable hunger to dismantle lies. At sixteen, he fled the Shadow’s grip, briefly finding refuge with a kind-hearted family. Their slaughter by his former brethren severed his last human connections, hardening into icy cynicism and a vendetta against systemic rot. Adopting the moniker Joker, he partnered with Viktor Licht to probe the Tokyo Empire’s darkest secrets, positioning himself as a self-styled anti-hero who tears through societal facades with calculated ruthlessness. Physically striking, Joker sports long black hair framing a right eye marked by a concentric-circle iris, while a purple bandana conceals his left. His wardrobe merges Victorian refinement with battle-ready practicality—bowler hats, waistcoats, and dark overcoats accenting his silhouette. A perpetual cigarette dangles from his lips, serving equally as a prop and a pyrokinesis catalyst. As a Third Generation pyrokinetic, he conjures flaming card-shaped explosives and defensive shields, artfully pretending adherence to a fifty-two-card limit to misdirect foes. Beyond fiery displays, he wields peerless hand-to-hand combat skills amplified by preternatural speed, strength, and tactical brilliance—traits enabling him to clash evenly with powerhouses like Shinra Kusakabe and Leonard Burns. Strategic deception and psychological manipulation define his warfare, exploiting adversaries’ weaknesses while maintaining a mask of sardonic detachment. His dynamic with Shinra dances between mentorship and rivalry, rooted in mutual investigations of past horrors like the Kusakabe inferno. He perceives Shinra’s capacity to embody a “devil” identity as pivotal for toppling the Evangelist and Holy Sol Temple’s dominion. Though morally flexible, Joker sporadically reveals empathy—particularly regarding Shinra’s mother and Burns’ martyr-like devotion to the church. Pragmatism drives his temporary coalition with Benimaru Shinmon to storm the Holy Sol Temple, proving he’ll join forces with former adversaries when agendas align. Joker’s essence thrives on paradox: a cruel manipulator harboring flashes of compassion, a truth-pursuer weaving deception, an isolated operative periodically dependent on alliances. His evolution from institutionally abused pawn to rogue revolutionary mirrors the narrative’s exploration of systemic rot and the visceral toll of defiance.