History
But I know Two-Face. And no matter how hard you and Grace deny it, he's always going to be the flip side of Dent. Hateful, angry, ready to lash out at anyone who comes after him. 
When Harvey Dent was a child, he often harassed by a bully. After being bullied for weeks, Dent decided to stand up to him. One day, he lost his temper and punched the bully in the face. The next day, Dent found out that the bully was in the hospital. Though he went there to get his appendix removed, Dent thought he had sent him there because of their fight. Dent felt so guilty about what happened that he never showed his anger again. Over the years, that built up anger developed into a second personality named "Big Bad Harv." Dent managed to keep it under control for most of his life, but it would always slip out during brief moments of anger and embarrassment. He later became Gotham City's distinguished District Attorney and a true guardian of law and order. On the verge of apprehending mob boss Rupert Thorne, Thorne learned of Dent's other side and knew if it was exploited it could ruin Dent's career. The DA was brought to Thorne who threatened to expose his secret unless he promised a few favors from him. Big Bad Harv took over in that instance and a fight broke out between between Dent and Thorne's men. Batman arrived to help as Dent chased Thorne into chemical plant. Accidental stray bullets created a freak explosion that deformed the left side of Dent's body. The trauma was powerful enough to force his alternate personality to dominate, and left Dent in a state where right and wrong no longer held any meaning.
After the accident, he became a twisted vigilante known as "Two-Face" and soon began his own crusade to bring Thorne down, something the law deliberately failed to do. He feels as though this is the way he was meant to be, living in a world of chaos, without the order and justice he once upheld and believed in. In subsequent episodes, Two-Face became the supervillain he is in the comics. Prior to his disfigurement, Dent once dated Pamela Isley who would later become Poison Ivy and was a childhood friend of Bruce Wayne. Batman seemed to have lost all hope of trying to save Dent from his personality, but he never gave up on him. Two-Face's opposing personalities are constantly at war, but as Batman learns, it is usually the bad side that wins. Two-Face moderates his inner conflict with a special coin that is scratched on one side. He uses this coin as the arbiter of his own brand of demented justice, flipping the coin to determine his decisions. Without the coin, Two-Face is lost in a world in which no clear answer exists, and Batman understood he could always use this weakness to his advantage.
The New Batman Adventures
In the final episode, Two-Face's personality fragmented a second time, creating a third personality called "The Judge", a violent court-themed vigilante that attempted to eliminate all of Gotham's denizens, even brutally attacking and defeating master criminals such as Penguin, Killer Croc, and The Riddler. Two-Face, looking to eradicate this new threat to him, had no idea that he himself was The Judge. At the end of the episode he was sent back to Arkham.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
None
Abilities
- Law: As the former district attorney, Two-Face is proficient in nearly all matters pertaining to criminal law.
- Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic)
- Expert Marksman
Strength level
Two-Face possesses the strength level of a man his age, size and weight who engages in regular exercise.
Weaknesses
- Multiple Personalities: Even before his tragic accident, Dent had two personalities - one friendly and polite, the other "Big Bad Harv," violent and rash. During the course of his life, he also developed a third personality: the Judge.
- Coin Reliance: Two-Face does things according to chance and therefore relies heavily on his coin to make decisions, making the coin his Achilles' heel. Batman has managed to incapacitate Two-Face on his coin such as by making him lose it or giving him a trick coin that always stays on edge.
Paraphernalia
Equipment
- Two-Face's Coin: A two-headed coin that is clean on one side, and covered by scars on the other. Every decision Two-Face makes falls on the flip of his coin. It is judge, jury and executioner. When the "Good Heads" turns up, Dent will show mercy or do good. When it is "Bad Heads," Two-Face will commit the crime.
Weapons
Typically Two-Face uses a variety of automatic and semi-automatic handguns to conduct his criminal affairs.
Notes
- Harvey Dent was voiced by Richard Moll. For "Judgment Day" Malachi Throne provided the voice of Dent's third personality, the Judge.
Trivia
- Two-Face uses Half 'n Half cream in his coffee.
- Two Face usually has a set of twins in his gang.
Links and References
- 13 Appearances of Harvey Dent (DCAU)
- Minor Appearances of Harvey Dent (DCAU)
- Media Harvey Dent (DCAU) was Mentioned in
- Images featuring Harvey Dent (DCAU)
- Quotations by or about Harvey Dent (DCAU)
- Character Gallery: Harvey Dent (DCAU)
Footnotes
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