Moving this from the main batman board, I made this topic there but its a better fit here.
I mean him and Bruce go way back, but Harvey Dent has a long history of tormenting the Robins. He was responsible for Jason Todd's fathers death. Dick Grayson was fired for a time as Robin because two-face beat his ass so hard(and almost killed him). Not to mention he put batman and the D.A. in a double gallows trap and Robin failed to save the DA(that traumatized him). 2 face also attacked Dick Greyson(in his custom made batman suit) . He has encountered Tim Drake numerous times and its only a matter of time before he and Damian seriously go at it.
it is kind of funny because in a way because Harvey Dent was batmans first partner in justice along with Commissioner Gordon. They were working together to catch crooks, but then he got acid thrown in his face. Batman felt bad but moved on to get some kids two help him put the bad guy away, while tent became a monster. Even in Nightwing the great leap Harvey and Dick were fighting pretty hard, because Dick grayson has not gotten over some of the things Harvey has done(like take a baseball bat to him). In a way batman goes back and forth but usually he thinks harvey can be saved, while dick puts him on the same level as the joker.
Two-Face
Character » Two-Face appears in 1786 issues.
Formerly the D.A. of Gotham City, Harvey Dent was an ally of Batman and Commissioner Gordon until he had acid thrown onto the left side of his face by a mob boss, scarring him for life. The incident drove Harvey insane and he became Two-Face, obsessed with chance and always carrying a double-headed coin, which he flips to determine his every decision.
Could Two-face be considered the worst enemy of the robins.
Absolutely! He was the trial by fire for all three of the first Robins, the villain they had to face and endure to prove themselves as Boy Wonders. I like to think of Two-Face as the "Wacky Uncle" to the Robins in the Batfamily. It's a shame that Steph and Damian broke the pattern, and never faced against Harvey as well.
It's worth noting that the Robins also have a history of particular antagonism against Two-Face, mainly stemming out of a lack of sympathy when it comes to the way Bruce gives him special treatment. In the Bronze Age, the episode "Second Chance," and in "Face the Face," the Robins simply don't understand or like that Batman keeps holding out hope for Harvey.
They only see the monster of Two-Face, whereas Bruce is always looking for the Harvey Dent within.
Batman and Harvey have a complicated relationship of failure, disappointment, redemption, and betrayal. Two-Face and the Robins just have hatred, a special kind of bitter hatred that only comes from him being there at the moment they earned their wings.
"Yes a good example of twoface being the villain batman judges the robins on, is when Jason Todd caught Harvey after finding out he killed his dad(batman did not tell him) and batman was worried his anger would get the best of him and he would try to get revenge. Jason made him proud by the end of the issue and did not cross the line, but Buce was still looking at twoface as the deciding factor whether this kid could cut it or not and for the most part he proved he could....but holy CROWBARS batman, happiness in comic books is a fleeting thing and we know how Jasons story turned out.Absolutely! He was the trial by fire for all three of the first Robins, the villain they had to face and endure to prove themselves as Boy Wonders. I like to think of Two-Face as the "Wacky Uncle" to the Robins in the Batfamily. It's a shame that Steph and Damian broke the pattern, and never faced against Harvey as well.It's worth noting that the Robins also have a history of particular antagonism against Two-Face, mainly stemming out of a lack of sympathy when it comes to the way Bruce gives him special treatment. In the Bronze Age, the episode "Second Chance," and in "Face the Face," the Robins simply don't understand or like that Batman keeps holding out hope for Harvey.They only see the monster of Two-Face, whereas Bruce is always looking for the Harvey Dent within.Batman and Harvey have a complicated relationship of failure, disappointment, redemption, and betrayal. Two-Face and the Robins just have hatred, a special kind of bitter hatred that only comes from him being there at the moment they earned their wings."
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