Harley Quinn

"Right-a-roony!!  Say hello to the new and improved HARLEY QUINN!!!"  

Harleen Frances Quinzel was no angel.  As a teenage girl, she won a gymnastics scholarship to Gotham State University, but her real goal was a degree from the university's esteemed psychology department.  Nevermind that she wanted to get it by studying, she wanted to become one of those annoying pop psychologists with her own line of self-help books like Dr. Phill.  All that changed however, when she interned at Arkham Asylum...

On her first day there, she caught the attention of Arkham's most infamous inmate:  The Joker.  He instantly felt, that in that twisted psychotic head of his, that he had found someone who was even more of a screwloose than he was, and he felt he'd be able to push her over the fence to becoming a homicidal maniac like he was.  So, intrigued to know more about the Joker's secrets, she became the personal psychiatrist to the Clown Prince of Crime.  However, he used his wiles and charm on her.  That was when Harleen came to view the Joker as a tortured soul crying out for love and affection, and everywhere he tried to bring laughter was the menacing figure of Batman.  Indeed, over the months, Harleen had, as unprofessional as it sounded, fallen in love with her patient.  

After a horrible sight when Batman and Catwoman brought Joker in after he escaped, Harleen finally snapped.  She made herself a costume, used her paycheck to have her skin bleached and busted into Arkham, freeing the Joker.  And that was how Harleen Quinzel became Harley Quinn...

For Harley's costume, I was very much inspired by her classic outfit from Batman: The Animated Series, but with some modifications, such as the V-neck and sleeveless look, and no jester cowl look, but only a red domino mask.  She's the ex-girlfriend of the Joker, as she received the brunt of his anger and is abused from time to time.  However, she is now the wife of Pamela Isley, AKA Poison Ivy.  Out of all Batman's rogues, Harley is by far the most agile, and also has been known for saying outrageous things in anger.  One such instance was when she was being sent to Arkham after a deal with Joker and Lex Luthor to kill Superman went awry thanks in part to Batman's help.  While being placed into the PTV, she was seen shouting: "I want a lawyer!!  I want a doctor!!  I want a cheese sandwich!!!"

Oh, and she’s also an avid fan of the anime, Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-Chan.

Disclaimer:  Harley Quinn belongs to DC Comics, Paul Dini and Bruce Timm.