Character Profile: Joseph Carpenter
Fields | USA Info | Japanese Info | Image |
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Name | Joseph Carpenter | Joseph Carpenter | ![]() |
Alias | Joker | Joker (ジョーカ) | |
Race | Human | Human | |
Gender | Male | Male | |
Age | Mid 30's | Mid 30's | |
Hair | Blonde | Blonde | |
Eyes | Blue | Blue | |
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Status | Head of the British Library's Rare Book Recovery unit | Head of the British Library's Rare Book Recovery unit | |
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Voice | Crispin Freeman (R.O.D: Read or Die), J.B. Blanc (R.O.D the TV) | Hozumi Gouda | |
Debut | Episode 1 (R.O.D: Read or Die) | Episode 1 (R.O.D: Read or Die) | |
· · · | Episode 14, "Forest of Paper Leaves" (or "Paper Leaf Wood") (R.O.D the TV) | Episode 14, "Forest of Paper Leaves" (or "Paper Leaf Wood") (R.O.D the TV) | |
Anime | R.O.D: Read or Die | R.O.D: Read or Die | |
· · · | R.O.D the TV | R.O.D the TV |
Character Description: Joseph Carpenter
Joseph Carpenter, more commonly known as 'Joker', is the head of the British Library's Rare Book Recovery unit. He could be described as a 'typical Englishman' – calm, reserved and dignified.
In the O.V.A., Joker is the direct supervisor to Yomiko, Drake Anderson, and Nancy Makihara, while he answered to Mr. Gentleman. However, in the TV series Mr. Gentleman had died – and Joker has taken upon himself to try to restore England's prestige in the world by any means necessary – something Yomiko didn't support and broke away from the British Library as a result, destroying much of it as a result.