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* [[Adaptational Villainy]]: Harley is a character who has gone all the way up and down the [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Villains]], often into true villain territory, but most of the time, she’s regarded as a tragic figure corrupted by the Joker, who in [[New 52]], went so far as to dunk her in the same vat of chemicals that drove him mad, making her just as insane as he is. Here, Harley’s backstory reveals that she was likely [[Evil All Along]], having been a [[Yandere]] towards a boy as early as age 11 (having spent time in juvie for it) and possibly having killed her [[Alpha Bitch]] rival in high school. This is finally cinched by [[Repressed Memories]] that shows the Joker did not push her into that vat of chemicals - she willingly jumped in, and later rationalized that Joker pushed her in to absolve herself of any responsibility for it. This revelation causes Harley to embrace her dark side and plot to outshine the Joker in notoriety, which has been a major part of the ongoing plot.
** {{spoiler|Harley's parents Sharon and Nick are much, ''much'' more evil than they were in the comics. Sharon was at least supportive of Harley and didn't approve of Nick's con artist activities, while Nick was a [[Papa Wolf]] who threatened to shoot Sportsmaster if he didn't leave Harley alone. Here, both conspire to ''kill'' their own daughter; both are [[Dirty Coward]]s who plead for their lives when Harley proves too tough to be killed, which she grants because they're [[Not Worth Killing]].}}
* [[Affably Evil]]: Harley, every member of her gang except Dr. Psycho, and quite a few other villains. The biggest surprise is Bane, who seems a very straight example of this Trope.
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: [[Catwoman]] is of Italian and Cuban heritage in this version, a clear [[Shout-Out]] to the [[Eartha Kitt]] version in the ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' series from the 60s.
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