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[Marvel/DC] Would Ghost Rider's Penance Stare have any effect on The Joker?
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Its inconsistent.  In the Ghost Rider comics the penance stare is supposed to work regardless of the victims feelings on their crimes.  It *forces* you to feel the pain you've inflicted, even if you dont care at all in your daily life, or if you have a mental illness that prevents you from feeling things.  It goes being biochemical imbalances in your brain and strikes at your soul.

But, in crossover comics with famous sociopaths, it tends to not affect them because they dont feel bad about committing their crimes.  This is, imho, some bullshit.