Harley Quinn (TV series): Difference between revisions

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* [[Good Costume Switch]]: A variation, as Harley never truly stops being evil. She starts the series still the Joker's "hench-wench" and wears the jester outfit from ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''. However, after forsaking him, she regards this costume as a slave-garment, and switches to a different outfit with a halter, short-shorts and no mask to prove she's her own villain.

** [[Evil Costume Switch|Very Evil Costume Switch]]: Harley gets a change of wardrobe again in Season 2 when she pretty much becomes [[The Dragon]] to Darkseid himself, getting her own version of Granny Goodness' costume. However, it doesn't last long.

* [[Evil is Petty]]: The Joker, of course; to give just one example, the reason Todd continues to call Bane "Bang" while serving him is because the Joker is paying him to do so, simply to troll Bane.

* [[Evil is Petty]]: The Joker, of course; to give just one example, the reason Todd continues to call Bane "Bang" while serving him is because the Joker is paying him to do so, simply to troll Bane. When he finds out Bane is planning to ''kill'' Todd over this, [[Evil Has a Bad Sense of Humor|he finds it hilarious.]]

* [[Good Is Not Nice]]: Batman and the Justice League push the limits of what can truly be called "good". Batman seems to think Harley has crossed the [[Moral Event Horizon]] by taking the Batmobile for a joyride. Even worse, in one episode, the League is intent on banishing Harley and her gang to the Phantom Zone for releasing a mob of killer trees without any attempt at due process. (And for the record, the Scarecrow was responsible - Harley and her gang were attempting to stop the trees.) At the very least, they stand down once Poison Ivy pleads with Wonder Woman to use the Lasso of Truth on her to confirm her story.

* [[Hero Antagonist]]: Batman and the Justice League in this case, as well as Batgirl ~~for much of~~ Season 2.

* [[Hero Antagonist]]: Batman and the Justice League in this case, as well as Batgirl starting Season 2 and Nightwing for season 3.

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]:

** {{spoiler|Sy Borgman does this in "Dye Hard" to allow Harley, Gordon, and the amnesiac Joker to escape Riddler and Dr. Psycho. However, while his body is destroyed, he survives by transferring his consciousness into a bionic eye he gives Harley, which she later downloads into her television.}}

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* [[For Want of a Nail]]: Harley's childhood may have been troubled, but she at least tried to turn it around, pursuing athletics with dreams of competing in the Olympics and using it as a springboard to run for political office. Had she succeeded, her future - and that of Gotham as a whole - might have been very different. However, her asshole bigot of a father convinced her to throw a gymnastics competition after betting against her; that one event ruined those dreams, causing her to switch to pursuing a degree in psychology...

* [[Friendly Enemy]]: Many:

** Harley seems to be this to Batgirl, in both her civilian and heroic identities. Batgirl for her part tries to warn her about her father coming for her, but Harley is too [[Drunk with Power]] to consider laying low.

** Harley seems to be this to Batgirl, in both her civilian and heroic identities. Batgirl for her part tries to warn her about her father coming for her, but Harley is too [[Drunk with Power]] to consider laying low. Season 3, however, the "enemy" part is more pronounced, Batgirl regretting befriending her after Harley leaves her to die in the Mad Hatter's trap - until Harley [[Conscience Makes You Go Back|changes her mind and goes back to save her.]]

** The whole Bat-Family seems pretty amiable with Harley's crew when the Riddler places all of them in a [[Death Trap]].

** Poison Ivy and [[Swamp Thing]]. She seems to realize she is an [[Evil Counterpart]] to him, but he still considers her an ally due to mutual connection to the Green.