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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MechaPilot" data-source="post: 6804812" data-attributes="member: 82779">I love the new Joker.  So far, for me, every film iteration of the Joker has been better than the ones that preceded them.No.  I don't particularly feel like doing a full breakdown of each point of the theory.  However, I will rebutt the J.The theory is that the teardrop tattoo that Leto's Joker has is actually a J to reflect that he was marked by the Joker just like Jason Todd from the video game.  However, the two Js are entirely different and this is why: size, placement, and nature.Size and Placement:The video game J is large and features prominently on the cheek.  This is something that you would do to someone if you wanted them to always see the mark and remember it and you and what you did.  By contrast, the movie J is very small, like an adornment, and is placed where a teardrop tattoo would naturally be placed.Nature:The video game J is a scar or brand, implying that it was inflicted upon Jason.  The movie J is a tattoo with variations of shading that requires more compliance than the simple scar/brand would; this implies that it was voluntarily received.</blockquote>