Benicio

Benicio is the son of Bethany, the younger brother of Sophia as well as the stepson of the Joker who he views as a father.

Appearance[]

Benicio is a young boy with dark brown hair and brown eyes. He usually wears a light green T-shirt, blue jeans, and black sneakers. However, in the picture used by both Bethany and the Joker as their phone lock screens, he can be seen wearing a purple T-shirt and light grey pants.

Biography[]

Background[]

CatchingPuppy — Benicio meeting the Joker

After the Joker was turned "sane" at the end of "The Final Joke" he started dating Benicio's mother and was eventually introduced to him and Sophia. Although they were initially skeptical, he quickly won over them when he gifted them a puppy. They soon grew close as a family, and Joker came to view them as his own, with the family reading storybooks^[2] and cooking pizza together.^[3]

Season 2[]

"All the Best Inmates Have Daddy Issues"[]

Benicio was first seen inside Joker's head in visions of good memories of him making pizza with him and Sophia and later when Bethany sent him a picture of them with their faces covered in sauce.

"A Fight Worth Fighting For"[]

He appears in full for the first time after Joker is turned back to his normal self but decides to return to Bethany and the kids regardless. He is present as the Justice League are released from the Book of Fables and looks upon it in awe alongside his sister.

Season 3[]

"The 83rd Annual Villy Awards"[]

The Joker thanked him and Sophia in his acceptance speech when he accepted the award for best couple on behalf of Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy.

"A Thief, a Mole, an Orgy"[]

The Joker was helping Benicio with his homework, but he got continuously frustrated by the questions and ended up throwing the computer across the room.

"Joker: The Killing Vote"[]

Benicio is mentioned a couple of times during a nightmare that Joker has.

He then appears with his family in a TV-sitcom-like intro entitled JOKER. Joker later mentions Benicio and Sophia when he talks to Janice, the school receptionist.

During a conversation between Joker and Bethany, Joker mentions how frustrated he was when he once picked up Benicio from soccer practice, and they mocked his name. He's then told it's dinner time by Joker as he was watching the mayoral debate between the Mayor of Gotham and Jim Gordon. Joker turns off the TV and reminds them no TV, and Benicio worries he thinks he saw someone die, but Joker brushes it off.

Eating at the dinner table, Bethany asked Benicio Sophia if they couldn't take the dual immersion class and what other one they would like to take. When his mother personally asked him what he'd like to do, Benicio asked to be called just Ben, which triggered Bethany.

Benicio was indirectly mentioned during a conversation between Joker and Debbie about the dual immersion program.

Again, Benicio and his family eat dinner at the table as the Joker enjoys the news report surrounding him. Benicio gets disappointed when he learns that Joker can't attend his soccer game so that he can participate in his mayoral parade.

During the parade, Two-Face contacts Joker and reveals that he's kidnapped his son. Left with two choices, his potential voters and Benicio, Joker chooses Benicio. Joker later contacts Bethany to inform her of Benicio's predicament.

After Joker arrives, he is given two choices: have his son die or drop out of the race. Joker chooses to drop out, stating that he only joined the race for his family. Still, Two-Face betrays their expectations and runs the roller coaster they were on anyway. Thankfully in the end, Gordon rescues the two.

Outside, Benicio has a bonding moment with Joker and then walks away to enjoy tacos with his mother and Joker.

Benicio joins his family at Gotham City Hall to celebrate Joker becoming Gotham's newest mayor.

Season 4[]

"Metamorphosis"[]

Joker's evil family — The family embraces villainy

Joker had gathered his family around the dinner table for a family meeting for a big announcement. However, Benicio criticized him for mixing English and Spanish, which he mostly ignored. Benicio was shocked when the Joker announced that he was returning to villainy but quickly recovered, asking if he would provide him with poison gas for his science project. Bethany finally got on board, the whole family laughed manically as Joker asked "who wants to go steal some soft serve?".

"Killer's Block"[]

Armed with a bike chain, Benicio, alongside her brother, came up behind Harley Quinn, who was beating up their mother to force her to give up Joker's location. He stood beside her as Sophia warned her to get out, and the pair were not scared by Harley's threats. However, as Harley pointed her knife at the children, Bethany relented and gave up Joker. Later, Benicio watched sadly from the window as Harley dragged the tied-up Joker away from the house.