Jarvis took over the Britovision song competition and demanded one billion pounds to allow the show to continue. The Squire had figured out that Jarvis was dying, so she and the Knight played along with his scheme to give him the recognition he wanted. When nobody took him seriously, he dejectedly abandoned the crimes. When a talk show host made negative comments about Jarvis being 'a cheap British knock-off', Jarvis began a series of daylight robberies. Some time afterward, Jarvis discovered he was dying and only had a few weeks left. When Faceoff started a massive brawl at the pub, Jarvis and the Milkman used their powers to stop the violence. He'd become friends with the Knight and the two often shared a drink together. Jarvis has been active in Britain's meta-human community for many years, regularly participating in the Time in a Bottle's monthly meeting of heroes and villains. He was more of a whimsical figure playing the merry prankster.
Jarvis was never as violent as the original Joker, and was never perceived as serious villain such as Death Dinosaur or Stone Cold Luke.
Jarvis Poker modeled himself after the original Joker. There is a tradition amongst the heroes and villains of Great Britain of modeling themselves after well known figures in the American superhero community.
