Batman/Bruce Wayne The Joker Harvey Dent/Two-Face Rachel Dawes James Gordon Appearance reflects his personality A feisty, strong woman really clear While using technology to find the Publicly he is the Commits the ultimate heroic as doesn’t care about himself at all about what's important to her and Joker he creates a system of beloved/heroic/popular District gesture by taking the blame for – scruffy, grungy, edgy, looks unwilling to compromise her surveillance that can spy on Attorney taking on the mob and Dent’s criminal activity and corrupt/decaying, smudged morals everyone cleaning up the streets of Gotham allowing Dent to die as the hero greasepaint. Proclaimed ‘the white knight’ by Loves Bruce Wayne but knows a Challenges the Joker when he Virtuous, strong, incorruptible yet A realistic applier of the law, Gordon – fearless, not intimidated relationship with him as Batman barges into a fundraiser looking for understated – not one for the knowing what is needed to get the and without a mask will be impossible Dent, kneeing him limelight job done Uses violence outside the law to Robs then burns the mob’s money Proclaims himself Batman to hide Concerned whether his crusade has Decides to marry Dent, not Wayne stop crime ($1b.) the truth an end Blows up a hospital Brings the mob to court/justice Knows Batman’s identity Sees Dent as the law’s White Knight Works with Batman Refuses to kill the Joker Likes being hurt At trial knocks out a defendant Saved from death by Batman Catalyst for change Transformed from white knight to Betrayed by corrupt cops and the Observes no rules/pursues no plan Kills Two-Face (beyond his code) Kills those who betrayed him bitter monster – seduced to evil mob and given to the Joker Has to accept being beyond the Escalates the situation by his Kills mob members without Wanted Rachel’s life saved ahead of Becomes Commissioner of Police law/an outcast/a criminal figure extreme responses thought his own for his services for Gotham to survive chaos Robs a bank and has all of his men The assistant District Attorney and Deeply troubled by his inability to One of two truly heroic characters Willing to lay down his life to killed girlfriend of Harvey Dent control Gotham’s fate who don’t fall from grace protect others (the Mayor) He interrogates the Joker with Asks Batman to choose between Asks Batman to go outside the law Devoted/obsessed in fighting His family is held hostage and son violence the lives of Rachel and Dent and kidnap Lau injustice threatened with death Prosecutes 500 of the mob at the Endangers the public in his pursuit Has nothing to hide, no identity “no Goes into hiding to lure the Joker Alienated police officers in the past same time – “equal justice for all”? of crime DNA, no fingerprints” out/helps Batman apprehend him when in internal affairs Sacrifices relationship with Rachel Agent of chaos Sacrificed his life to save Gotham His face is burnt/disfigured Batman elects to save her but finds Is blamed for the death of Tragedy makes him angry, twisted, Corrupts Dent to undermine faith He kidnaps and transports Lau Dent there policemen by Gotham’s citizens a criminal himself in the system back to the US Knows that any victory over him Has noble intentions that have Burdened by the power he has Demands nothing except mayhem Asks to be killed will cause the destruction he wants unintended consequences Attacks and despises core Acts as a check on Batman’s actions Many of his activities are not Tries to find the proper public face Smashes the bat signal to indicate institutions: banks, law, – challenging what he might consistent with the law despite his for heroism (consistent with the Batman’s new position in relation government, hospitals, wealthy become in so acting belief in his own ethical purity law/without need for disguise) to the law Has no motives so needs no The only one with knowledge of Supported by Batman as the Threatens violence against a Used to present Batman and backstory or origin – conflicting what Batman has sacrificed and acceptable face of heroism within defendant in custody and decides Gordon with an impossible stories of his appearance as doesn’t recognising the need for a hero the law – his heir to leave justice to chance dilemma – who should be saved? really matter within the law Challenges morality/ethics of Challenged by Batman to remain Wants to reverse the normal order Places detonators on 2 ferries Kills Two-Face believing Gordon’s others by giving them impossible within the law of things asking each to blow the other first sons life was about to be ended choices Coping with the consequences of One of the few police officers who Shoots Batman, threatens Gordon’s Psychopathic, schizophrenic clown Leaving people’s fates to the toss of his actions is not corrupt son and is killed by Batman with zero empathy a coin – no morality or conscience