Norman Rotrig, known to fans as the Man Who Laughs, is synonymous with The Joker in France and he is also one of the main adversaries of the Nightrunner. Norman deconstructs his victim, putting their connected organs in many vats designed to keep them alive as long as possible at a hidden facility that perhaps not even the World’s Greatest Detectives would ever discover, embracing his father’s proclivity for making people into works of art. Norman’s father wore a perpetual grin on his face, similar to how the Joker damaged his own.Īs a result of his sorrow and suffering, Norman developed into a surrealistic criminal. His backstory, however, is far more intricate than merely being another Joker clone. Rotrig, aka The Man Who Laughs, hails from France and is affectionately known as the French Joker. One such impersonator is The Man Who Laughs. While the Joker is the one and only Clown Prince of Crime, he is also a cultural phenomenon, ensuring that clones of supervillains will emerge to bask in his reflected glory.