He fled from Gotham General Hospital off-screen just before the Joker blew it up. He believes that Batman isn't looking to fight crime for the rest of his life and is searching for a successor. With Gordon's family as his hostages, Two-Face then calls and taunts Gordon into coming to the ruins of what was originally his apartment. Wayne sees Dent as his heir, which comes back to the theme of him realizing that being Batman will be a lifelong mission, and the tragedy that follows when Dent is corrupted. With no choices left, Batman agrees to take the blame for the murders, preserving Dent's public image. One man is born a hero, his brother a coward. Affiliation: Harry Dent (Father)Lucy Dent (Mother)Rachel Dawes (Fiancée)Jim GordonBatman As a result of this incident, Harvey was left to grow up alone in the dark apartment filled with an unidentifiable odor and the crack and groans of the old building, pitied by his classmates at school and the priests at the church that his mother sometimes attended. Dent is rushed to Gotham General Hospital, where half his face is bandaged. Gordon arrives and is knocked down and disarmed. The basis of his case was made around the sworn testimony of a mafia wiseguy, leading Dent to accuse Maroni of seizing control of Gotham's organized crime while Carmine Falcone remains in Arkham Asylum. Aaron Eckhart When Lau is dropped off in front of the MCU, Dent observes the negotiations between Dawes and Lau. He's a crime fighter, he's not killing good people. Soon after, a memorial service is held in his honor. After the court case, Dawes makes Dent promise to play fair with Jim Gordon, the lieutenant in charge of the MCU. The mayor agrees to this, but gives Dent a powerful warning that the mob aren't his only enemies, that anyone within Gotham who took pay from them would turn against the District Attorney. The character was seldom used in his first twenty years, only appearing five times in the '40s and '50s combined. His father's status as a retired cop also prevented the proper authorities from intervening, and Harvey even learned of the Gotham City Police Department's disrespect for his mother when he was hiding under the stairwell of his parents' apartment and overheard a group of cops saying that she was once "one of them". Regardless, Gordon does not permit Lau to be sent to County, in fear that the man would not survive lock up. Two-Face then visits Maroni, having waited for him in his car. Should the flipped coin land on the unblemished side, the Joker would live. 2, INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US YEAR FOUR - THE COMPLETE COLLECTION, HARLEY QUINN: REBIRTH DELUXE EDITION BOOK 3, BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS (DC MODERN CLASSICS EDITION), BATMAN: DETECTIVE COMICS VOL. Before Eckhart was cast in February 2007, Matt Damon was rumored to have passed on the role, and he confirmed in December 2009 that he was unavailable for it due to scheduling conflicts. Unfortunately, the statement quickly becomes perjury when the witness jokingly states that he was, in fact, the leader of the Falcone Crime Family, stating that Sal was nothing but a fall guy. Fall in love with the Metropolis of Superman ’78 and the Gotham City of Batman ’89 all over again…beginning in their own #DCDigitalFirst comics on July 27! After receiving brain damage by Charles Shreck's acid, Dent became a bloodthirsty, eccentric, homicidal maniac with a penchant for using a coin to determine all of his actions. ", implying that he by that point was willing to commit suicide or at the very least embrace being killed by the cops. "The next one would have Batman enlisting the aid of Gordon and Dent in bringing down the Joker... but not killing him, which is a mistake they made in the first one. After being captured by Wuertz, Dent awakens in a warehouse stacked with drums of fuel. Voices go unheard and attempts to make a difference often feel pointless. Babies starve, politicians grow fat. Find another word for two-faced. The next day, Jim Gordon visits Dent. Revered as an enforcer of the law, Dent earned a reputation for producing results, which led to his election as Gotham's District-Attorney.However, the DA had a hidden dark side; Dent suffered from severe mental illness - a multiple personality disorder - that developed in his childhood when he mistakenly believed he seriously wounded a bully in a fit of rage. 21 synonyms of two-faced from the Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, plus 33 related words, definitions, and antonyms. All Site Content TM and © 2020 DC Entertainment, unless otherwise noted here. Being the guy under all that, well, that was a lot of fun for me. While locked within the van, Dent is unable to affect the battle that ensues mid-transit. The gasoline soaked half of Dent catches on fire and the man drops to the floor, writhing and screaming as flames consume half of his face. During which, the Joker and his goons, dressed as the firing squad, turn their guns upon the mayor and fail to kill him, striking down Gordon. Quincy Sharpthen states that it's the last straw and Arkham City will be built in order to ensure the imprisonment of the criminals. While many of these cops, along with several corrupt courthouse officials, gave him the unflattering nickname "Harvey Two-Face", others became inspired by Dent's investigations and offered to promote him to District Attorney following the death of previous DA Carl Finch. A prominent and well-educated District Attorney, Harvey Dent fought valiantly to uphold the law and make the city a better place. Luck! It lands bad heads, and with a shot to Batman's stomach. This is a collection of Two face appearances in the batman comic book series it had early years to about the 2000's . Aaron Eckhart appears as Harvey Dent in the Gotham Tonight special episodes. Producer Charles Roven described Dent as initially the "white knight of the city". As Batman turns to leave, Dent screams his disapproval. Half man and half madman, Two-Face was the alias of former Gotham City District Attorney Harvey Dent. Dent knows first-hand that there are men within Gordon's unit who cannot be trusted, and the difference makes a rift between the two. ―Two-Face's soundbite in LEGO Batman 2. He carries a scarred double-sided coin to make all of his decisions, determining whether his next actions will be good or evil. Everyone knows Harvey Dent, the righteous DA who tragically became Two-Face. Two-Face is a super-villain obsessed with duality and the number "two," who fights Batman on a regular basis. He’s unpredictable, and serves as a reminder of Gotham’s perpetual ability to corrupt and destroy all who seek to do good within it. Two-Face is a super-villain obsessed with duality and the number "two." Largely because of his past of being a victim of repeated child abuse by his father, a retired cop, and the cops' failure to help him and his mom, he also had a pronounced hatred of the corruption that infamously plagued the Gotham City Police Department. Whereas Two-Face is an evil villain in the comics, Nolan chose to portray him as a twisted vigilante to emphasize his role as Batman's counterpart (he also seemed to act as a tragic villain), and Eckhart, who has played corrupt men in films such as The Black Dahlia, Thank You For Smoking and In the Company of Men, notes: "He is still true to himself. That all changed while … Unfortunately, Dent's efforts to free himself not only throw him to the floor but also knock one of the barrels of gasoline to the ground with him. Using a hand gun and the flip of his coin, Dent threatens to kill the man unless he tells him everything he knows about the Joker. However, it's heavily implied if not directly stated that he only spared them because the coin went good side up. Following his high school graduation, Dent spent his entire time at Gotham University and law school at State University studying with no intention of attending any proms, dances, football or basketball games. He was also extremely self-confident and rationally independent. When it lands bad heads, Dent buckles in and shoots the chauffeur in the back of the head, resulting in a car crash that leaves Maroni's fate uncertain, but likely dead. Batman: The Animated Series has brought some of our favorite villains to the screen so we’ve rounded up the most iconic ones. He is an enemy to Batman in Gotham City. She was desperate to marry Harvey, and was pleased to tears when she learned Harvey had plans to propose if he were reelected. And as is the case for most DC characters… Mark Ruffalo audition for the role. He also implied when encountering Detective Wuertz that he considered himself "half-dead." Finger's original Golden Age origin for Two-Face is great by the standards of any era. Dent takes the handgun and quickly discerns that it's a Chinese weapon, laying it before Maroni and taunting him, "If you want to kill a public servant, Mr. Maroni, I recommend you buy American". With Dent dead, the problem remains that his murders that day would destroy the prosecution for good, and cause the people of Gotham to lose hope. Gordon is reluctant, but agrees, holding a memorial service to honor Dent. It was then that Two-Face was truly born. Not in Gotham—a place where greed and corruption stretches from the depths of Crime Alley to the shimmering heights of the mayor’s office. However, Dent's legacy was tarnished when Bane revealed the true circumstances of his death. Dent was sometimes slow to prosecute, but he won every case and became more determined than ever to rid the city of organized crime by means of the law and the courtroom, much to the applause of its citizens. Dent turns to stare at a horrified Gordon, revealing the extent of the damage to his face. This is an origin story for the mentally ill DA who is scarred by acid splitting his personality and his face into two. The Movie Worlds of Superman '78 and Batman '89 Are Heading to Comics in Two All-New DC Digital First Series! Why? It's fair.". Bad (formerly good) Despite being the secondary antagonist, Two-Face became the final antagonist of the film after Joker's defeat. This was also reinforced when he willingly put a gun to his own head when deciding to judge via coin toss those most responsible for what had occurred, with it being strongly implied that he was willing to kill himself had the coin gone bad side up. Having won Gotham City's election for District Attorney, Dent wastes no time in bringing well known mob boss Sal Maroni to trial. Now with Infinite Frontier underway, Batman can eventually have him poised for a central role that pays homage to TLH in a similar way that The New 52 did with Year One in Scott Snyder's run. With Lau's evidence, Gordon takes all members of the mafia into custody, including Sal Maroni and the Chechen. Dent, baffled by the Joker's actions, finally comes to a conclusion - whether or not the Joker lives would depend upon the toss of his lucky coin. He was slowly reintroduced in 1968 in World's Finest Comics #173 and became a regular by 1971. It was immediately after this that Batman finally bursts in, having been tricked by the Joker. Gordon at the time, was seeking five search warrants for an equal number of banks, as these were suspected of being holding reserves of the mob's life savings. Seeking refuge in the underbelly of Gotham, the name Harvey Dent and all the good it stood for was lost…and Two-Face rose from the darkness. Harvey Denthas a nightmare in which he is confronted by a mysterious doppelganger, flipping a coin over and over again. At first, Dawes is somewhat reluctant to discuss it, but before Dent could further the conversation, Wayne grabs him from behind, incapacitates him, and locks him in a closet to protect him as the Joker storms the party. In lock up, Dent is cheered for by the GCPD as he marches towards the escort van to take him to county. Underneath it he wears a high-collared white dress shirt. Harvey Dent was raised in a dysfunctional household, frequently being beaten by his alcoholic father, causing him to develop bipolar disorder and paranoia. He is always seen with a handsome face consisting of a strong jaw, sparkling blue eyes, wavy blond hair and winning smile. The observing crowd laughs and applauds the confident DA. White KnightTwo-Face After his death, he became incredibly charismatic: The people of Gotham looked up to his legacy and for what he was believed to have stood for. . Just before Dent wakes up, the figure assures him: "It's time, Harvey... it's time!". However, Two-Face circumvents this by also judging Maroni's driver. He's not a bad guy, not purely," while admitting: "I'm interested in good guys gone wrong.". Each night, the senior Dent used a coin to decide whether his son would get a beating. In the streets of Gotham, Batman defeats so… While Dent struggles to stand, Rachel confesses to loving Dent and agrees to his earlier marriage proposal. In any other city, it would have worked. Blackgate Penitentiary. Upon meeting with Gordon, Dent confirms that because of the perjury, Sal Maroni could not be indicted, but also notes that the mafia will constantly be giving people second chances. Echoes from Batman's past ripple out into Gotham City's future…. Armed with a set of .22 calibers, superior intellect and deep knowledge of criminal law, Two-Face is entranced by the idea of chance—making most of his decisions based on the outcome of a coin toss. Appearances: The ultra top-secret Batman arc known only as “Endgame,” continues – it’s a story arc so steeped in mystery, all we can tell you is the title! The meeting is interrupted as a dead Batman copycat slams into the window. Grace made no further appearances in the television shows, but did appear in the comics. Producer Charles Roven described Dent as initially the "white knight of the city". He was supported by his girlfriend, Rachel Dawes, and was responsible for locking up many of the city's corrupt officials and mobsters. While at an impressive dinner with Dawes, Bruce Wayne happens to arrive at the same time with well known ballerina, Natasha. But it did not get that far; as the returns came in, Harvey stormed off without an explanation.Later that night, Bruce brought her t… But as he flips the coin, Batman, who was wearing body armor and is unharmed, tackles him off the edge of the floor, letting the villain plummet to his death. Interestingly, … plucks Gordon's son from his mother's arms and prepares to judge him, believing that in taking who Gordon loves is equal to the loss of Rachel's death. Dark Knight Trilogy novelization characters, https://batman.fandom.com/wiki/Two-Face_(Nolanverse)?oldid=228810, Aaron Eckhart believes that had he survived the events of. As Gotham City District Attorney, Dent's honor brings the most wanted criminals to trial as bringing them to justice, The GCPD started calling him Gotham's White Knight. The family's faithful butler, Alfred, became Bruce's legal guardian and tried to help. Although Two-Face flips the coin for Maroni's judgement, it lands in the mob boss' favor. Two-Face kidnaps Grace, Batman, and Dick Graysonand threatens to kill them, but in the end Grace stabs Harvey's face with his damaged coin when she sees the extent of his cruelty, realizing that he has succumbed to his bad side. All of this changed however when the Jokerkidnapped both Harvey and his fiancee Rachel Dawes and left them ti… Harvey Dent starts off as selfless, charismatic, astute, idealistic, fearless and cerebral. Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/Two-Face: The Gotham district attorney who is hailed as Gotham's "White-Knight"; Dent's battle with the Joker turns Dent into a murderous, disfigured villain called "Two-Face". Two-Face later can be found at the town hall and can be bought for 125,000 studs when he is subdued. Batman took the blame for Dent's murder to preserve Dent's reputation, which soon led to the creation of the Dent Act. Two-Face spins his coin on the table to decide the man's fate. Harvey Dent : [on TV] I don't know about Mr. Lau's travel arrangements, but I'm sure glad he's here. It lands black, and Wuertz' life ends by gunshot. Why why why why why why? Holy men are martyred, and junkies grow legion. The Long Halloween is one of the most beloved Batman comics in the superhero's 80-plus-year history, and Harvey Dent/Two-Face was a key figure in it. Voiced by two different people—James Remar and Richard Moll—Two-Face pops up as part of many villainous ensembles during the course of Batman: The Brave and the Bold. Dent changes the subject, asking Gordon again what the nickname was members of the MCU called him. 9: DEFACE THE FACE, DETECTIVE COMICS: 80 YEARS OF BATMAN: DELUXE EDITION, BATMAN IN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD: THE BRONZE AGE VOL. As a result, Dent atte… 18 months would go by between appeals, giving the mayor enough time to clean up and make considerable improvements to Gotham City. Lau makes an offer to hand over information on the mob's investments, Dent realizes he could charge virtually every member of the mafia in one giant RICO conspiracy case. Two-Face's real name is "Harvey Dent," after all. Grace supported Harvey in his reelection campaign. Explaining that he is an agent of chaos, the Joker offers his life to Dent, giving the District Attorney a hand un and forcibly holding it to his own head. Tomasi's New 52 "Batman and Robin, Vol 5: The Big Burn" is excellent and unique, though problematic from a continuity POV. Within Batman's rogues' gallery, Harvey Dent is one of The Dark Knight's most iconic villains. Arkham Asylum. He offered the boy what little comfort he could. But even as Gordon apologizes and turns to leave, Dent swears to him that he is not truly sorry, "Not yet. Aliases: While Dent remains an active part of Batman's life, he's not the only one who's held the name of Two-Face. #Superman78 #Batman89, ABSOLUTE BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM (30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION), BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN (DC MODERN CLASSICS EDITON), BLACKEST NIGHT OMNIBUS 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION, BATMAN: DEATH OF THE FAMILY SAGA (DC ESSENTIAL EDITION), BATMAN: DETECTIVE COMICS VOL. Driven insane by a desire for revenge for Rachel's death, Dent pursued those he felt responsible, ultimately holding Commissioner Gordon's family at gunpoint. Eight years after his death on Harvey Dent Day, Gordon attempts to tell the people about the truth behind Dent's death, but felt that they were not ready and resolved not to. 3. There are fans on the Internet who have done artist's versions of what they think it will look like, and I can tell you this: They're thinking small; Chris is going way farther than people think.". Harvey was very close to his mother, and he always loved the way she would comb his hair and dress him, telling him how handsome he looked. Although he didn't know what that meant, the boy was sure that it was not a compliment. It was in his studies that he simply found his vocation within the law, which made sense to him since it transformed the chaos of human existence into logic, fairness, and reasonable rules that could be obeyed, offering stability and structure. The story ends with … Unfortunately, the car is driven by Michael Wuertz, a corrupt cop on the payroll of Maroni. Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/Two-Face: The Gotham district attorney who is hailed as Gotham's "White-Knight"; Dent's battle with the Joker turns Dent into a murderous, disfigured villain called "Two-Face". Harvey Dent was the newly elected district attorney of Gotham City. After a phone call warning Rachel to get to safety, away from the MCU, he then goes on to interrogate the captured thug. ", and flips the coin. His left side is horrifically burnt, leaving muscles and an eye exposed. Dent explains that the Chinese will not extradite one of their own, and if Batman is able to bring Lau back to the States to stand trial, he can get him to testify. On that note, he implies with his final words to Wuertz before shooting him that he would have spared Wuertz if his coin went good side up. Batman explains that the henchman's name is Thomas Schiff, a paranoid schizophrenic who could not tell Dent what he desired. Batman decided that Harvey Dent was the hero of Gotham, not him, showing that he knew that Dent would appeal to the people as the fallen idol. Despite letting Detective Al Grooms look into the case of their deaths, the police could not determine whether the Dents committed suicide or were murdered. He showed slight cynicism and borderline cruelty towards criminals, such as Lau and Thomas Schiff. However, his hard work ethic led him to becoming appointed as Gotham City's District Attorney at the age of 26; the youngest on record. However, in 1968 Clint Eastwood was cast for the role, but before it could go anywhere the show was cancelled. As the two sit in the back seat, Maroni is tricked into revealing that the other traitor in Gordon's unit was Anna Ramirez. Remembering Rachel was the last to have it, he turns the coin over, discovering that one half is greatly burnt. Harvey Dent (later known as Harvey Two-Face or simply Two-Face) is the overall secondary antagonist of The Dark Knight Trilogy. His psychosis leads him to believe that right and wrong don't matter, as everything is ruled by chance. A torrent of emotions envelops him, as Dent bawls and screams in grief. Since then, Harvey only saw him once on the street accompanied by a middle aged woman who closely resembled his mother, and he never visited nor sent cards. He now believes that there is no objective morality, and that everything is ruled by chance. its not a complete series of one story more like the stories of 2 face and his encounters with Batman. The Dark KnightThe Dark Knight Rises (archive footage and picture only). While he's now dubbed Harvey Dent, the originally named Harvey Kent (a certain Kryptonian's name would soon be the reason for the edit) debuted in Detective Comics #66 in 1942. Two-Face is considered to be Batman's second arch-nemesis after the Joker. After taking down some thugs in Gotham City, Batman discovers that various criminals and villains have escaped from Arkham Asylum. Seeking refuge in the underbelly of Gotham, the name Harvey Dent and all the good it stood for was lost…and Two-Face rose from the darkness. Born in Gotham City to Harry Dent, a police officer, and Lucy Gold-Dent, a disrespected housewife, Harvey Dent was frequently abused by his father. Two-Face : [Shoots Batman and points the gun at himself] Two-Face : My turn. Nolan and David S. Goyer had originally considered using Dent in Batman Begins, but they replaced him with the new character Rachel Dawes when they realized they "couldn’t do him justice". "Face the Face" is a eight-issue storyline ( Detective Comics #817–820 and Batman #651–654 ), whi Face the Face is an eight-issue storyline that is written by James Robinson with penciled by Leonard Kirk and Don Kramer. 1. Despite Rachel's pleas, Dent explains that in doing this, Batman will have a chance to capture the Joker, and promises Rachel that he will go through with this with a flip of his coin, leaving it with her. Frustrated, Dent climbs into the cab of the ambulance and drives off to an undisclosed location. A few moments later, Dent interrupts the conversation between Dawes and Wayne to speak to his girlfriend. Batman. He was replaced by False Face in the 1960s television series of \"Batman\" because Two-Face would have been very gruesome. Before Judge Surillo, Dent pushes for an absolutely absurd number of charges in a single case: 712 counts of extortion, 849 counts of racketeering, 246 counts of fraud, 87 counts of conspiracy to commit murder, 527 counts of obstruction of justice and possibly more felonies go unlisted. Immediately, Dent goes on television to explain his gamble to capture the Joker, until at last he is escorted back to a car to be driven home. Two-Face believes this to be a fair assessment, and flips the coin for Batman. His wish came true at age 10, when his father moved out of the house, saying that he couldn't stand the sight of either of them, and took up residence in a rented room near the precinct where he worked. By the time the law revealed itself to him, Dent became aware that his looks were what many thought was his greatest asset. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Again, the distrust between Gordon and Dent is revealed when Dent reveals he does not trust Gordon's men. Unless we’re talking about Gotham, in which trying to do good isn’t just fruitless—it’s dangerous. It was then that Gordon, Dent and Batman hold a meeting as a triumvirate of Gotham's finest. Rachel explains that the timer set before them is set to detonate by the warehouse Dent was in as well as her own whereabouts, and that she was told it was their friends who would have to choose which one of the two would survive. Unbeknownst to Harvey at the time, the coin was double-headed, meaning that no matter which side it landed, it would always result in him getting being beaten by his father's nightstick. All rights reserved. The single best Two-Face origin is still Helfer's 1990 "Eye of the Beholder." He became vengeful and obsessed with killing the men whom he believed to be responsible for Rachel's tragic death. The first time we see Harvey Dent as Two-Face, post the explosion. With permission from the presiding judge, Dent treats the witness as hostile to which the wiseguy produces a handgun and points it directly at Dent's chest. After acquiring this position, he spearheaded an initiative to weed out police corruption by investigating each cop, including those who ended up working in the city's recently-established Major Crimes Unit (MCU). Bruce forever had his childhood stolen from him. Armed with a set of.22 calibers, superior intellect and deep knowledge of criminal law, Two-Face is entranced by the idea of chance—making most of his decisions based on the outcome of a coin toss. When he awakens, he finds his father's lucky coin, left there from an earlier visit by Batman while he was still unconscious.