Weka posted:

The joker character is more than a clown costume though. Poor mental health and a willingness to commit mass murder are probably more essential to the character. I don't really keep up with comic books or their film adaptations but wasn't OG joker like a chemical engineer or something? I've certainly never got a blue collar vibe of any of the stuff I have seen about the character.
But sure you could make a clown themed proletarian hero I guess.