Two-Face

**Harvey Dent** is a Human male and former district attorney for Gotham City, but following a horrible accident, Dent became a member of Gotham's criminal underworld as the coin-flipping villain of Batman, known as **Two-Face**.

## **History**

Dent was born and grew up in a lower-class family, being raised to dislike and mistrust the upper-class, but also both bullied and abused by his mentally ill father who would spare him a beating if his double-headed coin landed on tails. Due to this childhood, Dent began developing his own mental illness, which leads to repressed schizophrenia and bipolar disorders. Despite this however, Dent's hard work ethic and determination led him to become a better man than his father, becoming a lawyer and eventually, assistant district attorney for Gotham City. Dent had earned himself the nickname "Apollo" by the media due to his good looks, charm and even his un-touchability, but because of his boss' corruption, as well as the corruption of the GCPD, was unable to make any headway in his career.

It was due to Dent's aggressive attitude and dedication to his job that led to both him and Batman becoming secret allies during the vigilante's early years. Together, they took their fight for justice against the crime families in Gotham. Striking several blows to the mob, Sal Maroni, who believed Dent responsible for his father's death, retaliated and threw acid over the promising attorney, which ate away at half of his face. It was following this incident, mixed with years of developed mental illness, as well as working with a corrupt system, that Dent finally descended into madness, becoming Two-Face.

His first crime as Two-Face led to him murdering his assistant district attorney, as well as the head of the Gotham mob, Carmine Falcone. This led to his first incarceration at Arkham Asylum, but he eventually escaped and with old case files he stole back, Two-Face would begin shifting the balance of power in Gotham's underworld by dismantling the Falcone mob. Since then, he's spent his time becoming a major power in the criminal underbelly, often going against The Penguin.

## **Powers & Abilities**

### Powers

* **Toxic Immunity:** Harvey possesses a resistance to the influence of Poison Ivy, enabling him to resist her charms.

### Abilities

* **Genius-Level Intellect:** Harvey has demonstrated to be a skilled planner in his crimes, capable of high level of intelligence, which enables him to plan heists with great efficiency.
* **Law:** Due to his time as a lawyer, Harvey possesses the entire knowledge of criminal law.
* **Weapons Expert:** Thanks to Deathstroke, Harvey was trained in the art of marksmanship, specifically capable of making accurate sharpshooting.
* **Hand-Hand Combat:** Thanks to Batman, Harvey possesses advanced knowledge in hand to hand combat, but even before this, Harvey had some skill in the art of fisticuffs, as he was able to block some of Nightwing's punches. Now, Harvey is capable of going toe to toe with Killer Croc in a fist fight and take on military trained soldiers.
* **Kung-Fu:** Batman also extensively trained Harvey in the art of kung-fu.

## **Weaknesses**

* **Mental Illness:** Harvey possesses multiple personalities, but always works on chance, typically by the flip of his father's double-headed coin which one side of it's clean, while the other is scratched. Without the coin, Harvey cannot work, as he desires to see the result.

## **Characteristics**

### Physical Appearance

Harvey Dent is a caucasian male at 6ft tall, weighing in at 182 lb, with brown hair and blue eyes. Before the incident with Sal Maroni, Dent was regarded as handsome, even by the media. After the incident however, the left side of his face was permanently disfigured, which led to his descent into madness and crime. The left half of his head, particularly his hair was also altered because of this, changing from brown to white. He's typically seen wearing a suit, with one half of it being white and the other half black.

### Personality & Traits

Because of the abuse and bullying he received as a child due to his father, Harvey Dent developed repressed mental illness, which included schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Despite this however, Dent's determination, aggressive nature and dedication was what led him to become a lawyer, as well as a desire to be a better man than his father ever was to him. It was due to this very attitude that he became a great ally to Batman during his early years in his career as a crime fighter. The incident involving Sal Maroni however, not only left him physically scarred, but also mentally, as all those years of being abused combined with his recent incident caused him to descend into madness. Because of this, Harvey also developed multiple personality disorder, as well as relying on the flip of a coin to dictate his every move.