BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY - Two Face Revealed
Our first look at the duplicitous Harvey Dent from this October's much anticipated Arkham Asylum sequel.
The news from Batman: Arkham City just keeps on coming. And I for one am glad! The latest reveal from the sequel to 2009's game of the year Batman: Arkham Asylum is this lovely picture of our antagonist Harvey Dent, AKA Two Face. As-well as the picture DC have released a small bio which, any die hard fan will see, conforms more with the Harvey Dent of the comics and 90's animated series than that of the Nolan films, but please don't take that as a criticism of Nolan's work. Real Name: Harvey Dent Alias: TWO-FACE Occupation: Professional Criminal Base: Gotham City Eyes: Blue Hair: Brown/Grey Height: 6 ft Weight: 182 lb First Appearance: Detective Comics #66 (August 1942) Attribute 01: Hideously scarred on the left half of his face, which he plays up with clothing that's differently styled on one side Attribute 02: Extremely skilled with his weapons of choice: twin .45 automatics Attribute 03: Psychotic obsession with duality, designing crimes around the number two Attribute 04: Defers to his half-scarred coin in choices of life or death Background Story: District Attorney Harvey Dent was one of Batman's strongest allies in Gotham City, until a criminal threw acid in Dent's face, hideously scarring him. The wounds fractured his psyche, and he was reborn Two-Face, a schizoid criminal mastermind obsessed with duality. His former good-luck charm, a "two-headed" trick silver dollar, was damaged on one side in the attack, and Dent has seized on it as a reflection of his half-scarred visage. He flips it to decide the fates of his victims. Two-Face is thriving in Arkham City, rallying inmates to join his gang using tried and true campaign tactics.As seen in this trailer, Two Face is set to have a larger role within this new game whilst sticking to his sadistic fragmented character design that we as fans have come to know and love. Its nice to see that the makers behind Arkham City are trying to stay as true to the comic origins whilst only updating small details to make the game less cheesy. Need I remind you of the atrocious portrayal by Tommy Lee Jones. So what do you think of the new picture of Dent in a pose which is clearly reminiscent of a certain Clint Eastwood character, Dirty Harry... Is it another highlight in an already high profile game or is it just the inclusion of a classic villain as filler and fan service?