Talk:Mad Hatter/@comment-929837-20140327080906

In my writings, he and Tarrant Highttop are one and the same.

However, "Jefferson" is a separate character. As it turns out, "Jefferson" is Jervis Tetch, the Universe Beta supervillain that calls himself "The Mad Hatter". The Impostor sprayed Tetch with the McGee Virus. The McGee Virus interacted with Tetch's already-existing psychosis, and thus he abandoned his former identity and deluded himself into thinking he's the real Mad Hatter. The Impostor gave him magical hats, and thus "Jefferson" was born. The name "Jefferson" is the closest thing he can remember to his real name, Jervis.