Batman vs. Two-Face

Batman vs. Two-Face

Year: 2017

Runtime: 72 mins

Language: English

Director: Rick Morales

ComedyAnimationFamilyAction

Consumed by vengeance, former Gotham City District Attorney Harvey Dent suffers a horrific disfigurement, transforming into the villain Two-Face. Driven by a twisted sense of justice, he embarks on a criminal spree where every action is determined by a flip of a scarred, two-headed coin. Now, Batman must confront Dent’s descent and the chaos he unleashes upon the city.

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1

Secret Evil Extractor demonstration

Batman and Robin witness a top-secret demonstration of the Evil Extractor, a device created by Hugo Strange and Dr. Harleen Quinzel. The machine siphons evil from criminals and stores it in a containment vat. The showcase sets the stage for the chain of events that follows.

Secret facility, Gotham City
2

Evil Extractor disaster and Two-Face formation

During the demonstration, the containment vat explodes, drenching Harvey Dent in liquefied evil. The accident scars half his face and triggers a split in his personality, giving birth to the criminal Two-Face. Batman and Robin realize this new threat is connected to their old foe.

Strange's facility
3

Dent's early conflicts and surgery

Dent's early confrontations with Batman and Robin leave him frustrated, but a reconstructive surgery later erases the Two-Face persona. The operation restores Dent's appearance and allows him to fade back into public life. He resumes a public-facing role as the assistant to the District Attorney, still under close scrutiny.

Hospital/rehabilitation facility
4

Six months later: Tut's capture

Six months pass and Batman and Robin capture King Tut and his henchmen for stealing a biplane. The duo's vigilantism expands Gotham's rogues gallery and triggers new investigations. The case brings Tut's alter ego Professor McElroy into the spotlight.

Six months later Gotham City
5

Interrogation and sentencing of Professor McElroy

Gordon, Batman, and Robin interrogate Tut's alter ego, Professor McElroy, at the police station, while Chief O'Hara repeatedly knocks him on the head to switch his personality. McElroy admits guilt during the trial and faces rehabilitation in prison. The episode underscores Gotham's ongoing struggle with dual identities.

Gotham Police Headquarters
6

Dent and Wayne's highball and invitation to charity

After the sentencing, Dent and Bruce Wayne share a quiet highball, signaling a fragile moment of alliance. Dent then leaves to attend a charity for underprivileged twins at the Winning Pair casino. The scene marks a shift from courtroom drama to Dent's continued public life.

Wayne Manor
7

World Atlas arrives at Gordon's office

A package arrives at Gordon's office: a World Atlas book with pages eaten away in three holes. Batman and Robin infer that the stolen books all deal with duality, pointing toward Bookworm as a suspect. The clue deepens the mystery surrounding Gotham's cycle of crime.

Gordon's Office
8

Investigation leads to abandoned sign factory

Batman and Robin track the duality-themed thefts to an abandoned sign factory, where Two-Face and his henchmen lie in wait. After defeating the goons, Two-Face pins them with a giant numeral two, and a coin flip decides their fate. Batman theorizes that several criminals are uniting against Dent.

Abandoned sign factory
9

Robin ambushed and hypnotized

Following Dent back to the lab, Robin is ambushed by Two-Face. Strange corrupts him with some of the liquid evil, and Batman is forced to fight and subdue the hypnotized Robin. Robin is later cured back at the Batcave.

Strange's laboratory
10

Two-Face's reveal and identity bid

The pursuit leads to Winning Pair Casino where Two-Face is revealed to be Dent. He unmasks Batman as Bruce Wayne and deduces Robin's identity, inviting other villains to bid for that knowledge. The revelation creates a crisis of identity for Batman and Robin.

Winning Pair Casino
11

Catwoman helps defeat villains; Two-Face escapes

With Catwoman's help, Batman and Robin defeat the other villains, but Two-Face escapes aboard Tut's biplane, spreading evil gas to corrupt Gotham's citizens. Batman and Robin pursue across the city and prepare for a final confrontation.

Gotham City
12

Dent regains self-control and defeats Two-Face

Batman and Robin shoot down Two-Face and, with Batman's guidance, Dent regains self-control, delivering a final defeat of the villain as they escape the factory. The immediate threat to Gotham appears to be resolved.

Factory
13

Curing the infected citizens

The next morning, Batman and Robin use the Batwing to cure the infected citizens. The city begins healing as the duo restore order and safety to Gotham. The duality crisis seems to have passed for now.

Next morning Gotham City
14

Months later: bachelor auction at Wayne Manor

Months later, Dent holds a bachelor auction at Wayne Manor with Batman as the first bachelor. Catwoman makes the first bid, signaling a complex ongoing relationship within Gotham's elite circles. The event highlights Dent's continuing public role despite recent turmoil.

Months later Wayne Manor
15

Blu-ray exclusive: Harley Quinn origin

In a Blu-ray exclusive scene, Quinzel breaks the Joker out of prison while wearing a costume of her own, having adopted the Harley Quinn persona. The scene expands Quinzel's arc beyond the main film and hints at a larger rogues' gallery.

Prison

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