With the recent buzz around the upcoming Suicide Squad film, following the leak and subsequent reveal of the movie's first trailer, the debate regarding Jared Leto's depiction of the Joker has set the web on fire. Many fans are disappointed at how far removed this particular Joker seems to be from the character that appears in the comics. Those defending the new approach to the character often say that before the movie was released, everyone was skeptical of Heath ledger.
And this is where GTA V comes into the picture. With the whole Joker debate going full steam, GTA V's resident mass-murdering psychopath, Trevor, put a smile on his face. Using a host of mods, a player has transformed "his" Trevor into what seems to be a mix of Jack Nicholson's and Heath Ledger's Joker. Though Trevor/Joker does not seem to be having too much fun in his insanity induced rampages, which pretty much defeats the whole idea of being the Joker, the costume, if you will, is pretty damn authentic. The mix of the two quintessential psychopaths doesn't bode well for the citizens of Los Santos and Blaine County!
Trevor, much like the Joker but in a significantly more obvious way, is social commentary (something that comes up often in GTA V) molded into the shape of a human being, so their combination seems like an illogical but fitting evolution for both characters. This seems like perfect cross-over territory. Michael, a rich but dissatisfied and bored former-athlete witnesses the atrocities committed by Trevor/Joker, so he blows a fortune to body-mod a car into a poor Batmobile replica, and he starts chasing the psycho with an arsenal of heavy weapons, thus thoroughly disrespecting the source material because he doesn't actually know anything about Batman. Fan-fic writers, you're welcome! How good a Joker does Trevor make in your opinion?
