Part ii has to follow the excellent first half and deliver a meaningful payoff, which it does and it doesnt. Two face is one of batman s oldest foes, dating back to 1942. Harvey dent, now calling himself two face, resurfaces and starts robbing rupert thornes illegal businesses, preparing for a final confrontation with the crime boss, and batman must stop his former friend before he and thorne kill each other. Harvey dent aka twoface is a former district attorney of gotham, but now a professionial criminal. Twoface is one of batmans oldest foes, dating back to 1942. The animated series two face s thematically rich origin story is among the top episodes of the series.
Al pacino was considered to voice twoface in the series, but he declined the offer. When twoface tossed his coin to decide thornes fate, batman threw a box of silver dollars into the air, preventing twoface from identifiying his coin. The two face character is portrayed well, and voice. Twoface is a 2017 american animated directtovideo superhero film produced by warner bros. Former gotham city district attorney harvey dent is wellentrenched as the underworld crime boss twoface, and continues to be a major threat to batman and gotham city. Some time later, two face escaped from arkham somehow and he was summoned to to yucca springs along with joker and penguin, on an invite from hugo strange, who claimed to know the identity of batman, but instead they were all captured by the dark knight.
Not a whole lot happens in this episode for much of it, which is the first time i can say that. The animated series was first announced, many people assumed it was just a grab for popularity from the movies, but it was much more. Images of the twoface harvey dent voice actors from the batman. Harvey dent, now calling himself twoface, resurfaces and starts robbing rupert thornes illegal businesses, preparing for a final confrontation with the crime boss, and batman must stop his former friend before he and thorne kill each other. He has portayed several characters in dc comics, most notably superman in the lego batman series and harvey denttwoface in batman. Animation, it originally aired on fox kids from september 5, 1992, to september 15, 1995, with a total of 85 episodes. The animated series, twoface has reformed into harvey dent and was starting a romance with his lawyer, grace lamont. Season 1s 18th episode focuses on the villain and shows off his nostalgic side while he. Based on the comics and looking like the tim burton batman movies and the superman cartoons of the 40s with an excellent voice cast and featuring all of batmans classic comic book villains including the joker, excellently voiced by mark hamill who pretty much restarted his career as a voice artist here, riddler, the penguin, catwoman who has now reformed, two face, and some lesser known names.
I love the show and i hope one day we get a cg batman movie not lego batman. Dc collectibles batman the animated series two face 6 inch. The twoface character is portrayed well, and voice actor richard moll is stellar as the titular character. Scarface has no speech impediment, the batcomputer identifies the ventriloquist and scarfaces voices as of two different persons, and batman think the ventriloquist could give lessons to zattana, the best ventriloquist in the world. Images of the two face harvey dent voice actors from the batman franchise. Twoface kidnaps dick and threatens to kill him, but in the end grace stabs twofaces disfigured face with his damaged coin. By establishing the friendship between bruce and harvey dent early in the series, the writers gave the exceedingly lonely bruce a companion, and harvey was someone that kept him linked to noncostumed reality. The story is by alan burnett and randy rogel, and both episodes are directed by kevin altieri. Twoface is a twopart episode of the first season of batman. Tas, which originally aired on the fox kids block from 1992 to 1995, is one of the most popular and groundbreaking series in western animation. Two face, actually harvey dent, district attorney, is on the rampage against gangster rupert thorne. Grace faints when she sees two face s face for the first time. The scene where batman is walking through arkham asylum to scarecrows cell, and passing joker, ivy and two face on the way, sitting in their bare cells, submerged in their own little worlds. He was originally going to be in the show, but he was cut out because he was too gruesome.
Joker and two face dont even look up when batman passes, joker playing with a deck of cards and two face staring at his coin. Feb 22, 20 duality of man is what ive been up to throughout my life. The animated series twofaces thematically rich origin story is among the top episodes of the series. Youve got this guy whos an alien and not truly human, but he personifies all the best qualities of humanity.
The animated series, and appropriately enough, its the origin of twoface. In his first act as da, he and bruce were to dig the first shovelful of dirt in the construction of stonegate penitentiary. Two face is the only main supervillain in batman the animated series to appear in more than one two part episode. Tooned up s4 e26 the evolution of batman animated series. This and part 2 of this story arc are perfect examples of what makes batman. Twoface has been voiced by richard moll in the dc animated universe, troy baker in the batman. Feb 26, 2017 the two parter two face debuted on sept. Rupert thorne, a mob boss learned of harvey dents other side and knew if it was exploited it could ruin dents career. This episode is memorable because two of the main actors perform on two different voices each. Nov 10, 2017 the two walk off in tears as batman looks on, vowing to never give up on his friend. Richard moll is the voice of twoface harvey dent in batman.
In the first issue of batman and robin adventures, a comic series based on batman. Two face was one of the few characters to go relatively unchanged when batman. The animated series or 10th and 11th, based on production order. If i had to differentiate between batman and superman, id say superman is sort of about hope.
He was originally a good friend of batman before he injured part of his face and went crazy. With kevin conroy, bob hastings, richard moll, murphy cross. But its ruined by the interjection of two face s goon squad, allowing big bad harv to nail batman with a huge blow to the back of the head. The animated series changed to the new batman adventures. Not as good as some of the other animated films but still an enjoyable film to watch. The animated series had some serious voice talent locked in for their regular actors, but bringing in adam west who played batmanbruce wayne in the campy batman show from the 1960s to.
His new look was crisper and more inline with the rest of the dc animated universe having been given more squaredoff shoulders and sharper lines on his suit, but other than that, he remained virtually the. Kevin conroy perfoms on his usual batman and bruce wayne voices, while richard moll uses one voice for harvey dent and a diiferent voice for big bad harvtwoface. The animated series fans all shared one huge laugh over two face s credit card in an episode. Twoface harvey dent voices batman behind the voice actors. Animation and its creators, i do not own any rights of batman. Two face harvey dent is a fictional supervillain appearing in comic books published by dc comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero batman. Twoface s suit is based on his first appearance in the dc universe, but his hair and face are redesigned versions of the 2006 twoface variation, which was based on batman. Richard moll is an american voice actor who voiced harvey denttwoface and the batcomputer in batman. This series is effectively the beginning of the dc animated universe that includes, among others, the two justice league series, superman the animated series and batman beyond. The two walk off in tears as batman looks on, vowing to never give up on his friend. The animated series is an american superhero animated television series based on the dc comics superhero batman. Twoface begins robbing rupert thornes business in revenge while both the gangster and batman hunt the dichotomous supervillain for their own reasons. Nov 06, 2011 yes, the batman did indeed pull some things off better than batman.
But when dent meets with thorne at a chemical plant, big bad harv takes over, and the resulting confrontation leads to an explosion that horribly scars half of dents face. The animated series twoface part i tv episode 1992. She has since been a recurring character throughout batman stories with two face. The animated series two face part i tv episode 1992 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Theyre entertaining for the most part, but for someone watching it for the first time there may be a tendency to wonder what all the hype is about.
When a fight ensued between dent and thornes menk, a freak explosion destroyed the left side of. Two face part two serves as the conclusion to the batman. Listen to all the actors who have voiced two face harvey dent and vote for your favorite. Jul 20, 2012 interestingly enough, i think its fair to argue that twoface has often had difficulty matching the potential he offers as a batman villain. Im planning to sketch all my favorite characters, starting with two face. Twoface the judge dc animated universe dc comics media. This first volume easily deserves a full five stars. Hes sort of an example of what it would be nice to be like.
Two face begins robbing rupert thornes business in revenge while both the gangster and batman hunt the dichotomous supervillain for their own reasons. The animated series upgrades the ventriloquist adaptational intelligence to ridiculous levels. Batman the animated series is often considered to be one of the best versions of batman ever to be animated. Arkham series, billy dee williams in the lego batman movie, and william shatner in batman vs. First airing in 1992, the tv series was a groundbreaking show that ran for 86 episodes and achieved critical acclaim for its dark tone, film noir visual style, complex writing and faithfulness to the comics. The animated series save for the sand purple skin which came from different source material. Batman the animated series twoface figure for sale online. Im going with white possibly with middle eastern heritage. Twisted and split between justice and crime, between harvey dent and the monster he became, batman. A celebrated and brilliant lawyer, harvey dent was feared by. Batman the animated series is a great show and one that any fan of batman must watch at least once. The animated series 1992 tv show two face harvey dent richard moll. The animated series twoface part ii tv episode 1992. The animated series such a special show, the day the show and these episodes were formed was the dawn of a new day, where batman proves that hes not just cheesy nonsense from the 60s.
After his latest attack on thornes bookie operation, the latter offers a two million dollar reward for anyone who gets two face. The weeping woman batman wiki fandom powered by wikia the joker covets poison ivy. The animated series two face s duality and penchant for two themed mayhem has long presented batman with unique challenges. It depicts the transformation of gotham city district attorney harvey dent into the villain twoface. But when dent meets with thorne at a chemical plant, big bad harv takes over, and the resulting confrontation leads to an explosion that horribly scars half. Thorne attempted to rid himself of twoface once and for all, but batman intervened. The animated series does an effective job encapsulating a lot what makes the character great, it also misses a vital element as well. Harvey dent becomes two face batman the animated series duration. The complexity of batman s villains is just a reflection of the villain inside bruce wayne, the vigilante. The animated series on leather wings harvey dent started out as gothams district attorney and was a true guardian of law and order. Richard moll known for playing bull from night court and the batcomputer in this series turns in a fine performance as both the tortured dent.
I dont see a lot of blue version two face out there and. The animated series have been a little up and down. Twoface was formerly gotham citys crusading district attorney. On the election trail, harvey dent gradually loses control of his repressed evil alternate personality until gangster rupert thorne inadvertently unleashes it. Richard moll voices thomas wayne in bruces dream, a character normally voiced by kevin conroy. The animated series, and appropriately enough, its the origin of two face. See image of richard moll, the voice of twoface harvey dent in batman.
Two face is a two part episode of the first season of batman. The animated series twofaces duality and penchant for twothemed mayhem has long presented batman with unique challenges. The animated series telling of the tragic story of harvey dent. Trivia willingham is married to laura bailey, who has portrayed wonder woman in the lego batman series and selina kylecatwoman in batman. During harvey dents hypnotherapy session there is a brief lightning flash. Developed by bruce timm, paul dini, and mitch brian, and produced by warner bros. The voices of district attorney harvey dent aka twoface who is your. The friendship that bruce has with harvey outside the mask has an effect on how batman approaches twoface, and kevin conroy portrays that by using the bruce wayne voice much more frequently when. It premiered at the new york comic con on october 8, 2017, was released digitally on october 10, 2017, and was released. Two face was one of the few characters to not receive a revamp in the new batman adventures.
I see this is an old question, but most of the answers seem to be unsupported, and both hes white and hes black have one upvote per response. Twoface begins robbing rupert thornes business in revenge while both the. Arkham series, billy dee williams in the lego batman. Conroys voice is as much a part of what made the animated series iconic as its animation style or its surprisingly poignant storytelling, and so this dramatic readings likely to add a new. And again, richard moll delivers a superb performance over both episodes.
Oct 28, 2012 all right, the first twopart episode of batman. Twoface harvey dent voices batman behind the voice. Mobster rupert thorne attempts to use harvey dents secret split personality to blackmail him. The joker might be the quintessential batman rogue, but two face is bruce waynes greatest enemy on batman. The voice acting for the series is very good kevin conroys performance as batman bruce wayne is great and mark hamills joker is easily the definitive animated version of the character. Harvey dent has a nightmare in which he is confronted by a mysterious doppelganger, flipping a coin over and. The animated series, or at least it did in my opinion, so lets take a look at a few of them.
Batman the animated series with no more confidence in the law, the only law is the law of averages harvey dent now twoface asserts. For the character, he really does three voices, the normal toned. Dent, still fully enraptured in the two face persona, isnt biting. It depicts the transformation of gotham city district attorney harvey dent into the villain two face. The animated series twoparter twoface, halloween portrays dent as a valiant public figure struggling to negotiate his desire to see punishment for gothams criminals with his obligation to the legal rules and procedures that he has sworn to uphold. Only the mention of his lost love is enough to get harvey to relent.
Images of the twoface harvey dent voice actors from the batman franchise. Harvey dent was the district attorney of gotham city, as well as a childhood friend of millionaire bruce wayne, secretly the hero batman. Also features the voice talents of william shatner. The joker might be the quintessential batman rogue, but twoface is bruce waynes greatest enemy on batman.
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