Summary
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Batman #150!If it were ever in doubt,Two-Faceconfirms he knows whoBatmanis and why he wants it to stay a secret. A small-time crook discovers the Dark Knight’s true identity and looks to make the biggest score of his life. But Harvey Dent has a good reason for keeping that information quiet.
InBatman #150by Denys Cowan and Jorge Jiménez, Teddy Critchley,one of Catwoman’s old trainees, is looking to cash in on the information about who Batman really is. Teddy has a contact who worked for some of Gotham’s most well-known villains who takes Teddy to meet with their first potential buyer, Two-Face.
However, Two-Face reveals that he alreadyknows who Batman is. Dent reveals the reason he hasn’t done anything with the information is because Two-Face knows that if the Caped Crusader’s identity was compromised,Batman would have no choice but to go ‘pure bat’, endangering everyone in Gotham.
Two-Face Wants to Keep Batman’s Secret Identity Safe to Protect Everyone, Even Bruce
After dealing with being dragged across the multiverse and Insomnia’s invasion duringKnight Terrors, Batman’s exhaustion got the better of him and he fell asleep for eight weeks straight. In that time, Catwoman enacted a plan to train low-level henchmen so that they would become expert cat burglars like her. This plan had some positive changes in Gotham but caused major problems with Batman. However, after a few confrontations, the dust from “Gotham War” settled and things returned to normal. But one criminal used his newfound burglary skills to break into a brownstone,where he discovered Bruce Wayne’s Batman gear.
Aside from his past friendship with Bruce, Two-Face has always been one of Batman’s more pragmatic villains. Had he wanted, Dent could have revealed Bruce’s identity years ago. But Two-Face is, of course, someone who sees the value in duality. If he reveals that Batman and Bruce are one and the same, it goes against everything Dent stands for. Not to mention, Two-Face is almost certainly correct thatBruce would choose to go all-in on being Batman if his identity was compromised. It might be self-serving, but Two-Face has made the best choice for himself and Batman.
Two-Face Still Cares About Batman On Some Level
He might be a villain, but Harvey Dent is still half of Two-Face and that part of him seems to be the one looking out for Batman. Harvey sees a similar dynamic in Bruce and knows that his worlds need to be separate. If Bruce had nothing stopping him from being Batman, he’d have no reason to keep the Bat-Family or make any attempts to hold himself back when dealing with the city’s villains.Two-Faceis far from beingBatman’sfriend at this stage, but Harvey is doing what little he can to ensure Batman and Bruce’s lives never combine.
