10 Things Every DC Comics Fan Forgets About Two-Face
4. Duality And The Number 2
Although it was not originally part of the character, the concept of duality and variations on the number 2 soon became an important part of the “gimmick” behind Two-Face. While not as belaboured as heavily as bird crimes for the Penguin or the Riddler’s riddles, it was not uncommon to see double somewhere in the vicinity of Two-Face.
Because of his physical beauty and charismatic nature, Dent earned the nickname of Apollo, the Greek god of the Sun, Music, and more. After his transformation into Two-Face, Dent has identified more with the god Janus. Janus is the god of duality, beginnings, endings, transitions, time, and passages.
The number 2 became a key element in Two-Face’s life. He would hire identical twin henchmen, and commit crimes on a day with a 2 in the date or precisely at 2:22 in either standard or military time. Two-Face might commit crimes in buildings with two in the address, rob two of something or two establishments at once, rob it twice, or some other variation on the theme. Every aspect of these crimes was determined by a flip of his coin.