Alicia Hunt is a supporting antagonist in the 1989 film BATMAN. She is the mistress of Carl Grissom and secretly Jack Napier. After Jack becomes the Joker, Alicia continues to act as his villainous paramour until her death.
Alicia is very vain, having many modeling portraits of herself spread throughout her apartment, which is possibly what led her to commit suicide after her scarring.
While Alicia felt no remorse about being an ally of murderous gangsters, she did have a tender side. She truly loved Jack and warned him to be careful to never let Grissom learn of their infidelity, because then he would have Jack assassinated out of jealousy. She was impressed by the fact that Jack never worried about this.
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Alicia getting a magazine from underneath Jack's feet.
Alicia with her secret lover, Jack Napier.
"If Grissom knew about us, he might hand you something."
Alicia assured by Napier that Grissom doesn't know about their affair.
"You don't worry about anything, do you, Jack?"
"You look fine."
Alicia watching Jack leave.
Alicia returning to Grissom's penthouse after a shopping spree.
Alicia being told by Grissom to wait for him in a different room.
Alicia giving Jack a seductive glance.
Trivia[]
Alicia had a more directly villainous role in novelization, calling Wayne Manor and pretending to be Vicki Vale to trick Bruce Wayne into meeting her. It is also explained that Alicia's dumbed down state is the result of heavy drugs and alcohol, though it is unclear if she was taking them herself or having them forced by the Joker.
It was not clear how the Joker made Alicia so subservient, and seemingly slow-witted, after her acid scarring. The acid may have caused partial brain damage, or she may have only feigned subservience out of fear of more attacks from the Joker.
Alicia could also been a very loose inspiration for the character of Harley Quinn from Batman: The Animated Series; both women were lovers of the Joker, stood by his side (despite being treated dismissively by him) and had blonde hair. Even Alicia's disfigurement and make-up resembled Harley's make-up.
Alicia serving as an inspiration for Harley Quinn would eventually allow Quinn herself to be a part of the DC comics.
Alicia was based on the character of Circe (the original Black Mask's ex-girlfriend and henchwoman). Black Mask also targeted Circe and forcibly disfigured her with the chemicals in order to force her to reunite with him. Circe ultimately killed herself, which led Black Mask to replace her with a mannequin that he talked to as if it were a real person.
