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This page is for tropes related to characters appearing in director [[Christopher Nolan]]'s '''[[The Dark Knight Saga (Film)|The Dark Knight Saga]]'''.
This page is for tropes related to characters appearing in director [[Christopher Nolan]]'s '''[[The Dark Knight Saga]]'''.


Due to being a [[Character Sheet]], spoilers are below.
Due to being a [[Character Sheet]], spoilers are below.
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== Bruce Wayne (Batman) ==
== Bruce Wayne (Batman) ==
== Bruce Wayne (Batman) ==
[[File:TropeBruce_6212.jpg|frame|''"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me."'']]
[[File:TropeBruce_6212.jpg|frame|''"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me."'']]


{{quote| ''"Well, a guy who dresses up like a bat...clearly has issues."''}}
{{quote|''"Well, a guy who dresses up like a bat...clearly has issues."''}}


{{quote| '''Played by:''' [[Christian Bale]]}}
'''Played by:''' [[Christian Bale]]


This particular incarnation of Batman is unique from other live-action movie portrayals in that we actually see him begin as an inexperienced vigilante before becoming the veteran crimefighter we all know and love. {{spoiler|He takes the blame for the murders Harvey Dent committed, knowing that Dent needed to remain a hero in the eyes of Gotham and to prevent the arrests of the Gotham mob from being undone.}}
This particular incarnation of Batman is unique from other live-action movie portrayals in that we actually see him begin as an inexperienced vigilante before becoming the veteran crimefighter we all know and love. {{spoiler|He takes the blame for the murders Harvey Dent committed, knowing that Dent needed to remain a hero in the eyes of Gotham and to prevent the arrests of the Gotham mob from being undone.}}


* [[Animal Themed Superbeing]]: ''Animal Alias'' variant, as per usual.
* [[Animal-Themed Superbeing]]: ''Animal Alias'' variant, as per usual.
* [[Anti Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type III]]. Has resorted to the [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique]] on many occasions, including dropping someone off a building and breaking both their legs on one occasion. Has also caused quite a lot of collateral damage with equipment like the Tumbler, and acts dickish and anti-social in his rich billionaire persona to help hide his activities as Batman.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type III]]. Has resorted to the [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique]] on many occasions, including dropping someone off a building and breaking both their legs on one occasion. Has also caused quite a lot of collateral damage with equipment like the Tumbler, and acts dickish and anti-social in his rich billionaire persona to help hide his activities as Batman.
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
** [[Badass Biker]]: Becomes one in ''The Dark Knight'' thanks to the Bat-Pod.
** [[Badass Biker]]: Becomes one in ''The Dark Knight'' thanks to the Bat-Pod.
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** [[Cool Garage]]: The Batcave throughout much of ''[[Batman Begins]]'', but when {{spoiler|Wayne Manor is set aflame towards the end}}, Batman uses a literal garage as his base of operations in ''[[The Dark Knight]]''.
** [[Cool Garage]]: The Batcave throughout much of ''[[Batman Begins]]'', but when {{spoiler|Wayne Manor is set aflame towards the end}}, Batman uses a literal garage as his base of operations in ''[[The Dark Knight]]''.
* [[The Cowl]]
* [[The Cowl]]
* [[Crazy Prepared]]: Though not ''quite'' as much as his comic or DCAU counterparts--yet.
* [[Crazy Prepared]]: Though not ''quite'' as much as his comic or DCAU counterparts—yet.
** One notable example: at the end of ''Begins'', Ra's has him pretty soundly pinned. In ''The Dark Knight'', we see that Batman's gauntlets have spring loaded scallops, which would help in just such an occasion {{spoiler|as the ending of ''The Dark Knight'' demonstrates.}}
** One notable example: at the end of ''Begins'', Ra's has him pretty soundly pinned. In ''The Dark Knight'', we see that Batman's gauntlets have spring loaded scallops, which would help in just such an occasion {{spoiler|as the ending of ''The Dark Knight'' demonstrates.}}
* [[Crimefighting With Cash]]
* [[Crimefighting with Cash]]
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]/[[Death By Origin Story]]: [[You Should Know This Already|His parents were killed when young, prompting his journey to becoming Batman]].
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]/[[Death by Origin Story]]: [[You Should Know This Already|His parents were killed when young, prompting his journey to becoming Batman]].
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: Anyone whose read the comics should not be surprised at this.
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: Anyone whose read the comics should not be surprised at this.
** These movies in particular, more than most other adaptations, place a major emphasis on how dark the character is. They also place a major emphasis on how morally good and selfless he is.
** These movies in particular, more than most other adaptations, place a major emphasis on how dark the character is. They also place a major emphasis on how morally good and selfless he is.
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* [[Friend to All Children]]: It's interesting to see that the kids interacting with Batman (the boy in the Narrows and Gordon's son) are not afraid of him, unlike most adults. Consistent with his comic book incarnations.
* [[Friend to All Children]]: It's interesting to see that the kids interacting with Batman (the boy in the Narrows and Gordon's son) are not afraid of him, unlike most adults. Consistent with his comic book incarnations.
* [[Genius Bruiser]]
* [[Genius Bruiser]]
* [[Good Is Not Nice]]: From his [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique|Jack Bauer Interrogation Techniques]] to his [[Hero With Bad Publicity|willingness to make decisions he is hated for]], this Batman is a major example of this trope.
* [[Good Is Not Nice]]: From his [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique]]s to his [[Hero with Bad Publicity|willingness to make decisions he is hated for]], this Batman is a major example of this trope.
* [[Guile Hero]]
* [[Guile Hero]]
* [[Guilt Complex]]: He blames himself for everything that goes wrong; his dead parents, the people The Joker kills, {{spoiler|Rachel's death, and Harvey Dent's [[Face Heel Turn]].}} {{spoiler|Also, Gotham's almost destruction in Ducard/Ra's hands and possibly also of losing the Narrows. And if the novelization is to be believed, Ducard's death.}}
* [[Guilt Complex]]: He blames himself for everything that goes wrong; his dead parents, the people The Joker kills, {{spoiler|Rachel's death, and Harvey Dent's [[Face Heel Turn]].}} {{spoiler|Also, Gotham's almost destruction in Ducard/Ra's hands and possibly also of losing the Narrows. And if the novelization is to be believed, Ducard's death.}}
* [[Guttural Growler]]: As Batman.
* [[Guttural Growler]]: As Batman.
* {{spoiler|[[Hero With Bad Publicity]]}}: By the end of ''The Dark Knight''.
* {{spoiler|[[Hero with Bad Publicity]]}}: By the end of ''The Dark Knight''.
* [[Honor Before Reason]]
* [[Honor Before Reason]]
* [[Hurting Hero]]
* [[Hurting Hero]]
* [[The Idealist]]: Surprisingly inconsistent with his comic-book counterpart, even though he still possess most traits of a [[Anti Hero|cynical superhero]].
* [[The Idealist]]: Surprisingly inconsistent with his comic-book counterpart, even though he still possess most traits of a [[Anti-Hero|cynical superhero]].
* [[If You Kill Him You Will Be Just Like Him]]: His refusal to kill stems from his belief that it's the very thing separating him from the criminals he fights.
* [[If You Kill Him You Will Be Just Like Him]]: His refusal to kill stems from his belief that it's the very thing separating him from the criminals he fights.
* [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique]]: Uses this often to get information but when he does it against Scarecrow by {{spoiler|[[Hoist By His Own Petard|fear gassing him]]}} and then interrogating him; it makes Scarecrow {{spoiler|become insane and evil instead of sane and evil.}} Later, in ''The Dark Knight'', it doesn't work at all against [[The Joker]] due to him being [[Too Kinky to Torture]].
* [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique]]: Uses this often to get information but when he does it against Scarecrow by {{spoiler|[[Hoist by His Own Petard|fear gassing him]]}} and then interrogating him; it makes Scarecrow {{spoiler|become insane and evil instead of sane and evil.}} Later, in ''The Dark Knight'', it doesn't work at all against [[The Joker]] due to him being [[Too Kinky to Torture]].
* [[Jerkass Facade]]: Batman's public Bruce Wayne persona is only dickish because he's trying to fulfill peoples' assumptions about him and distract from the theory that he might actually be Batman. He's not dickish in private.
* [[Jerkass Facade]]: Batman's public Bruce Wayne persona is only dickish because he's trying to fulfill peoples' assumptions about him and distract from the theory that he might actually be Batman. He's not dickish in private.
* [[McNinja]]: Had training along these lines from [[Equal Opportunity Evil|The League Of Shadows]]. However, due to their [[Knight Templar]] tendencies and {{spoiler|want to destroy Gotham with Scarecrow's fear toxin}}, Bruce left them ([[Stuff Blowing Up|violently]]) and later; {{spoiler|left their leader, Ra's al Ghul, to die; after he tried to destroy Gotham}}.
* [[McNinja]]: Had training along these lines from [[Equal Opportunity Evil|The League Of Shadows]]. However, due to their [[Knight Templar]] tendencies and {{spoiler|want to destroy Gotham with Scarecrow's fear toxin}}, Bruce left them ([[Stuff Blowing Up|violently]]) and later; {{spoiler|left their leader, Ra's al Ghul, to die; after he tried to destroy Gotham}}.
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* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]
* [[Order Versus Chaos]]: Represents order to the Joker's chaos in ''The Dark Knight''.
* [[Order Versus Chaos]]: Represents order to the Joker's chaos in ''The Dark Knight''.
* [[The Paragon Always Rebels]]: An odd example, in that the League Of Shadows trained him...but they were genocidal [[Knight Templar|Knight Templars]]; and he decided to leave due to believing in [[Thou Shalt Not Kill]]. Later, as Batman, he would fight them again to {{spoiler|save Gotham from being destroyed due to the League Of Shadows and Scarecrow's toxins}}.
* [[The Paragon Always Rebels]]: An odd example, in that the League Of Shadows trained him...but they were genocidal [[Knight Templar]]s; and he decided to leave due to believing in [[Thou Shalt Not Kill]]. Later, as Batman, he would fight them again to {{spoiler|save Gotham from being destroyed due to the League Of Shadows and Scarecrow's toxins}}.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: [[Memetic Mutation|HIS PARENTS ARE DEEAAAAAAAD!]]
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: [[Memetic Mutation|HIS PARENTS ARE DEEAAAAAAAD!]]
* [[Rich Idiot With No Day Job]]
* [[Rich Idiot With No Day Job]]
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* [[The Stoic]]
* [[The Stoic]]
* {{spoiler|[[Taking the Heat]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Taking the Heat]]}}
* [[Tall Dark and Handsome]]/[[Tall Dark and Snarky]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]/[[Tall, Dark and Snarky]]
* [[Terror Hero]]: Although Batman has inspired hope in Gotham by the time of ''The Dark Knight'' (enough to inspire [[Heroic Wannabe|Heroic Wannabes]]), criminals are scared shitless of Batman. At least until the mob realizes Batman [[Thou Shalt Not Kill|won't actually kill them]].
* [[Terror Hero]]: Although Batman has inspired hope in Gotham by the time of ''The Dark Knight'' (enough to inspire [[Heroic Wannabe]]s), criminals are scared shitless of Batman. At least until the mob realizes Batman [[Thou Shalt Not Kill|won't actually kill them]].
* [[That Man Is Dead]]: It is heavily implied in the trailer for ''The Dark Knight Rises'' that Bruce Wayne may have forsaken his Batman identity (at least temporarily), as, when conversing to a hospitalized Commissioner Gordon, he says to Gordon: "What if [Batman] doesn't exist anymore?"
* [[That Man Is Dead]]: It is heavily implied in the trailer for ''The Dark Knight Rises'' that Bruce Wayne may have forsaken his Batman identity (at least temporarily), as, when conversing to a hospitalized Commissioner Gordon, he says to Gordon: "What if [Batman] doesn't exist anymore?"
* [[Thou Shalt Not Kill]]: [[Deconstructed]]. ''The Dark Knight'' explores how this moral high ground makes him drastically weaker than the Joker. [[Foreshadowing|Foreshadowed]] by [[Evil Mentor|Ducard]] in ''Batman Begins''.
* [[Thou Shalt Not Kill]]: [[Deconstructed]]. ''The Dark Knight'' explores how this moral high ground makes him drastically weaker than the Joker. [[Foreshadowing|Foreshadowed]] by [[Evil Mentor|Ducard]] in ''Batman Begins''.
** [[Technical Pacifist]]: There are still a few ''collateral deaths'' to his name.
** [[Technical Pacifist]]: There are still a few ''collateral deaths'' to his name.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Throughout ''Batman Begins.'' Also, compare to ''The Dark Knight'': In the former, he has trouble fighting four ninja and otherwise heavily uses stealth and fear tactics when fighting groups. In the latter, he charges multiple SWAT team squads armed with guns in high visibility head on and soundly defeats them.
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: Throughout ''Batman Begins.'' Also, compare to ''The Dark Knight'': In the former, he has trouble fighting four ninja and otherwise heavily uses stealth and fear tactics when fighting groups. In the latter, he charges multiple SWAT team squads armed with guns in high visibility head on and soundly defeats them.
* [[Troubled but Cute]]
* [[Troubled but Cute]]
* [[Ubermensch]]
* [[Ubermensch]]
* [[Vigilante Man]]: The police see Batman as this in ''Batman Begins'' which allows {{spoiler|Jonathan Crane, AKA Scarecrow, to call the cops on him. SWAT tries to arrest Batman and they fail.}}
* [[Vigilante Man]]: The police see Batman as this in ''Batman Begins'' which allows {{spoiler|Jonathan Crane, AKA Scarecrow, to call the cops on him. SWAT tries to arrest Batman and they fail.}}
** Also, Henri Ducard has advice for Bruce on this:
** Also, Henri Ducard has advice for Bruce on this:
{{quote| "A vigilante is just a man lost in the scramble for his own gratification. He can be destroyed, or locked up. But if you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, and if they can't stop you, you become something else entirely... A legend, Mr. Wayne."}}
{{quote|"A vigilante is just a man lost in the scramble for his own gratification. He can be destroyed, or locked up. But if you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, and if they can't stop you, you become something else entirely... A legend, Mr. Wayne."}}
* [[The Wise Prince|The Wise Gotham Prince]]: Figuratively, of course.
* [[The Wise Prince|The Wise Gotham Prince]]: Figuratively, of course.
* [[You Killed My Father]]: Subverted. Bruce never gets closure with Joe Chill, his parents' murderer.
* [[You Killed My Father]]: Subverted. Bruce never gets closure with Joe Chill, his parents' murderer.
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== Major Antagonists ==
== Major Antagonists ==
== Henri Ducard {{spoiler|(Ra's al Ghul)}} ==
=== Henri Ducard {{spoiler|(Ra's al Ghul)}} ===
[[File:ducard_1_6308.jpg|frame|''"Compassion is a weakness your enemies will not share."'']]
[[File:ducard_1_6308.jpg|frame|''"Compassion is a weakness your enemies will not share."'']]


{{quote| ''"If someone stands in the way of true justice, you simply walk up behind them and stab them in the heart."''}}
{{quote|''"If someone stands in the way of true justice, you simply walk up behind them and stab them in the heart."''}}


{{quote| '''Played by:''' [[Liam Neeson]]}}
'''Played by:''' [[Liam Neeson]]


A major figure in the secret organisation known as the League of Shadows, Ducard approaches Bruce Wayne on behalf of Ra's Al Ghul. He becomes Bruce's mentor, training him and attempting to impart his philosophy of justice to him. {{spoiler|It is later revealed that Ducard actually is Ra's Al Ghul, and he plans to destroy Gotham to remove such evil from the world. His plans are halted by his former student, and he is killed when the train he's using to help destroy the city crashes.}}
A major figure in the secret organisation known as the League of Shadows, Ducard approaches Bruce Wayne on behalf of Ra's Al Ghul. He becomes Bruce's mentor, training him and attempting to impart his philosophy of justice to him. {{spoiler|It is later revealed that Ducard actually is Ra's Al Ghul, and he plans to destroy Gotham to remove such evil from the world. His plans are halted by his former student, and he is killed when the train he's using to help destroy the city crashes.}}
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* [[Affably Evil]]: He's really quite polite and even regretful while explaining to Bruce exactly why Gotham has to die.
* [[Affably Evil]]: He's really quite polite and even regretful while explaining to Bruce exactly why Gotham has to die.
* [[Ancient Conspiracy]]: Is part of the League of Shadows; which he claims was involved with various historical events that hurt civilizations.
* [[Ancient Conspiracy]]: Is part of the League of Shadows; which he claims was involved with various historical events that hurt civilizations.
* [[Anti Villain]]: Extreme methods aside, the Shadow Warriors ''do'' want to fight for justice and make the world a kinder and gentler place.
* [[Anti-Villain]]: Extreme methods aside, the Shadow Warriors ''do'' want to fight for justice and make the world a kinder and gentler place.
** However, their main prerogative is to slay evil first and foremost, consequences be damned: Much like a doctor so obsessed with cutting out a tumor that he forgets the point is to save the patient's life.
** However, their main prerogative is to slay evil first and foremost, consequences be damned: Much like a doctor so obsessed with cutting out a tumor that he forgets the point is to save the patient's life.
* [[Badass Beard]]
* [[Badass Beard]]
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* {{spoiler|[[The Dreaded]]: Ducard mentions how Ra's is "a man greatly feared by the criminal underworld", and indeed, when Falcone hears that Ra's is coming to Gotham, he's clearly terrified of him.}}
* {{spoiler|[[The Dreaded]]: Ducard mentions how Ra's is "a man greatly feared by the criminal underworld", and indeed, when Falcone hears that Ra's is coming to Gotham, he's clearly terrified of him.}}
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: {{spoiler|"Now if you'll excuse me, I have a city to destroy."}}
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: {{spoiler|"Now if you'll excuse me, I have a city to destroy."}}
* [[Don't Think Feel]]: Averted, he trains Bruce to fight rationally instead of being dominated by emotion.
* [[Don't Think, Feel]]: Averted, he trains Bruce to fight rationally instead of being dominated by emotion.
* [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good]]: He does not understand why Bruce would refuse to be [[Knight Templar|an executioner]].
* [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good]]: He does not understand why Bruce would refuse to be [[Knight Templar|an executioner]].
* [[Evil Mentor]]: He trained Bruce in how to fight criminals; but also tried to make Bruce a [[Knight Templar]] and later, {{spoiler|tried to destroy Gotham.}}
* [[Evil Mentor]]: He trained Bruce in how to fight criminals; but also tried to make Bruce a [[Knight Templar]] and later, {{spoiler|tried to destroy Gotham.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Face Death With Dignity]]}}: {{spoiler|Last seen praying as a monorail train crashes and explodes with him inside.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Face Death with Dignity]]}}: {{spoiler|Last seen praying as a monorail train crashes and explodes with him inside.}}
* [[Fallen Hero]]
* [[Fallen Hero]]
* [[Hannibal Lecture]]: He tries to disprove Bruce's idealism by telling just how corrupt Gotham [[Crapsack World|really is]] while {{spoiler|buring down Wayne Manor}}. Bruce disagrees and believes there is still hope for Gotham.
* [[Hannibal Lecture]]: He tries to disprove Bruce's idealism by telling just how corrupt Gotham [[Crapsack World|really is]] while {{spoiler|burning down Wayne Manor}}. Bruce disagrees and believes there is still hope for Gotham.
* [[Heartbroken Badass]]: Reason he is where he is, unless you assume his [[Freudian Excuse]] to be a lie. (See main page for details.)
* [[Heartbroken Badass]]: Reason he is where he is, unless you assume his [[Freudian Excuse]] to be a lie. (See main page for details.)
* [[He Who Fights Monsters]]
* [[He Who Fights Monsters]]
* [[Kill It With Fire]]: {{spoiler|Attempts to do this when he burns down Wayne Manor near the end of [[Batman Begins]] and leaves Bruce to perish in the fire. Fortunately; Alfred saves Bruce.}}
* [[Kill It with Fire]]: {{spoiler|Attempts to do this when he burns down Wayne Manor near the end of [[Batman Begins]] and leaves Bruce to perish in the fire. Fortunately; Alfred saves Bruce.}}
* [[Knight Templar]]
* [[Knight Templar]]
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: {{spoiler|Ra's al Ghul is arabic for "The Demon's Head".}}
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: {{spoiler|Ra's al Ghul is arabic for "The Demon's Head".}}
* [[Not So Different]]
* [[Not So Different]]
* {{spoiler|[[Obi Wan Moment]]: In the scene where the train crashes.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Obi-Wan Moment]]: In the scene where the train crashes.}}
* [[Parental Substitute]]: To Bruce, for a few short years.
* [[Parental Substitute]]: To Bruce, for a few short years.
** [[Broken Pedestal]]
** [[Broken Pedestal]]
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* [[Utopia Justifies the Means]]
* [[Utopia Justifies the Means]]
* [[Warrior Therapist]]
* [[Warrior Therapist]]
* [[Well Intentioned Extremist]]
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]
* [[We Can Rule Together|We Can Save The World Together]]
* [[We Can Rule Together|We Can Save The World Together]]


== Dr. Jonathan Crane (Scarecrow) ==
=== Dr. Jonathan Crane (Scarecrow) ===
[[File:crane_1_3839.jpg|frame|''"The mind can only take so much."'']]
[[File:crane_1_3839.jpg|frame|''"The mind can only take so much."'']]


{{quote| ''"I told you my compound would take you places. I never said they'd be places you wanted to go."''}}
{{quote|''"I told you my compound would take you places. I never said they'd be places you wanted to go."''}}


{{quote| '''Played by:''' [[Cillian Murphy]]}}
'''Played by:''' [[Cillian Murphy]]


A corrupt psychiatrist with a penchant for studying fear. He's allied with Carmine Falcone and works for {{spoiler|Ra's al Ghul}}, aiding in the plot against Gotham by developing a powerful 'fear gas'. {{spoiler|After being exposed to his own gas and being driven insane, he becomes a drug-dealer and is soon captured by Batman.}}
A corrupt psychiatrist with a penchant for studying fear. He's allied with Carmine Falcone and works for {{spoiler|Ra's al Ghul}}, aiding in the plot against Gotham by developing a powerful 'fear gas'. {{spoiler|After being exposed to his own gas and being driven insane, he becomes a drug-dealer and is soon captured by Batman.}}
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* [[Blue Eyes]]: Well, he ''is'' played by [[Cillian Murphy]].
* [[Blue Eyes]]: Well, he ''is'' played by [[Cillian Murphy]].
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: A less obvious example than Lucius, but he has his moments.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: A less obvious example than Lucius, but he has his moments.
{{quote| "You look like a man who takes himself too seriously. Do you want my opinion? [[Kill It With Fire|You need to lighten up.]]"}}
{{quote|"You look like a man who takes himself too seriously. Do you want my opinion? [[Kill It with Fire|You need to lighten up.]]"}}
* [[The Dragon]]
* [[The Dragon]]
* [[Evil Is Hammy]]: Acts like this but only after {{spoiler|losing his sanity}}.
* [[Evil Is Hammy]]: Acts like this but only after {{spoiler|losing his sanity}}.
* [[Faux Affably Evil]]: More obvious than in Ducard's case, since he almost always speaks in a calm tone of voice and likes to use gentle phrases like "clear your mind" when about to drug people.
* [[Faux Affably Evil]]: More obvious than in Ducard's case, since he almost always speaks in a calm tone of voice and likes to use gentle phrases like "clear your mind" when about to drug people.
* [[Four Eyes Zero Soul]]
* [[Four Eyes, Zero Soul]]
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: Scarecrow is eventually {{spoiler|driven even further insane by his own fear toxin}} in ''Batman Begins''.
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: Scarecrow is eventually {{spoiler|driven even further insane by his own fear toxin}} in ''Batman Begins''.
* [[Kill It With Fire]]: Lights Batman on fire at one point in [[Batman Begins]].
* [[Kill It with Fire]]: Lights Batman on fire at one point in [[Batman Begins]].
* [[Mad Scientist]]
* [[Mad Scientist]]
* [[One Scene Wonder]]: In ''The Dark Knight''.
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: In ''The Dark Knight''.
* [[Psycho for Hire]]: In some ways he's one himself, though he's a more subtle psycho than most. In other ways, he ''creates'' them.
* [[Psycho for Hire]]: In some ways he's one himself, though he's a more subtle psycho than most. In other ways, he ''creates'' them.
* [[Psycho Psychologist]]: Enjoys the power the mind has over the body and ruining peoples' sanity with his fear toxin.
* [[Psycho Psychologist]]: Enjoys the power the mind has over the body and ruining peoples' sanity with his fear toxin.
* [[Scary Scarecrows]]
* [[Scary Scarecrows]]
* [[Scary Shiny Glasses]]
* [[Scary Shiny Glasses]]
* [[Soft Spoken Sadist]]
* [[Soft-Spoken Sadist]]
* [[Stoic Spectacles]]
* [[Stoic Spectacles]]
* [[Unexplained Recovery]]: Was hit with a dose of fear gas that by his own calculations should have driven him completely insane in about an hour in ''Batman Begins''. However, when he shows up early in ''The Dark Knight'', he appears fine.
* [[Unexplained Recovery]]: Was hit with a dose of fear gas that by his own calculations should have driven him completely insane in about an hour in ''Batman Begins''. However, when he shows up early in ''The Dark Knight'', he appears fine.
* [[Villain With Good Publicity]]
* [[Villain with Good Publicity]]
* [[Voice of the Legion]]: His voice, and anyone else's, has a ''very'' creepy effect after you've inhaled his gas.
* [[Voice of the Legion]]: His voice, and anyone else's, has a ''very'' creepy effect after you've inhaled his gas.


== The Joker ==
=== The Joker ===
[[File:TropeYouGotJokes_632.jpg|frame|''"Why so serious?"'']]
[[File:TropeYouGotJokes_632.jpg|frame|''"Why so serious?"'']]


{{quote| ''"Let's put a smile on that face."''}}
{{quote|''"Let's put a smile on that face."''}}


{{quote| '''Played by:''' [[Heath Ledger]]}}
'''Played by:''' [[Heath Ledger]]


[[From Nobody to Nightmare|A no name criminal that quickly turns into one of the biggest threats]] Gotham and Batman have ever faced. Violent, unpredictable and insane, he almost brings Gotham to its knees before {{spoiler|being captured by Batman.}} This particular version is notably [[Darker and Edgier|less cartoony and much more subtle in his methods.]]
[[From Nobody to Nightmare|A no name criminal that quickly turns into one of the biggest threats]] Gotham and Batman have ever faced. Violent, unpredictable and insane, he almost brings Gotham to its knees before {{spoiler|being captured by Batman.}} This particular version is notably [[Darker and Edgier|less cartoony and much more subtle in his methods.]]


* [[Abusive Parents]]: Assuming the [[Multiple Choice Past|scar story]] he told Gambol is true, he was pretty much abused by his father, apparently cutting up at least the left half of his face.
* [[Abusive Parents]]: Assuming the [[Multiple Choice Past|scar story]] he told Gambol is true, he was pretty much abused by his father, apparently cutting up at least the left half of his face.
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* [[Big Bad]]: Of the second movie.
* [[Big Bad]]: Of the second movie.
* [[Bright Is Not Good]]: He has a [[Monster Clown|pale white clown face]], [[Waistcoat of Style|a purple waistcoat]] and [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|green hair]] in contrast to Batman's [[Dark Is Not Evil|black outfit]].
* [[Bright Is Not Good]]: He has a [[Monster Clown|pale white clown face]], [[Waistcoat of Style|a purple waistcoat]] and [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|green hair]] in contrast to Batman's [[Dark Is Not Evil|black outfit]].
* [[Card Carrying Villain]]: Literally, as he uses joker cards as his "signature". Apart from that, he styles himself an "agent of chaos".
* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]: Literally, as he uses joker cards as his "signature". Apart from that, he styles himself an "agent of chaos".
* [[Chaos Is Evil]]: He's a definite [[Card Carrying Villain]] and calls himself an "agent of chaos".
* [[Chaos Is Evil]]: He's a definite [[Card-Carrying Villain]] and calls himself an "agent of chaos".
* [[Cheap Costume]]: Averted. Joker used some of the money he'd been stealing from mob banks to get entirely custom-made clothing.
* [[Cheap Costume]]: Averted. Joker used some of the money he'd been stealing from mob banks to get entirely custom-made clothing.
{{quote| '''The Joker:''' Oh, and the suit? It wasn't cheap. You ought to know. You bought it.}}
{{quote|'''The Joker:''' Oh, and the suit? It wasn't cheap. You ought to know. You bought it.}}
* [[The Chessmaster]]: [[Unwitting Pawn|Everyone in the movie plays right into his hands until the finale.]] Even when things happen to him, he already has a way to make it work in his favor.
* [[The Chessmaster]]: [[Unwitting Pawn|Everyone in the movie plays right into his hands until the finale.]] Even when things happen to him, he already has a way to make it work in his favor.
* [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]]: He even manipulates his cohorts to backstab each other after their part in the bank heist was accomplished at the start of the film, which even the Mob-employed Bank Manager was horrified at, leading to this exchange:
* [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]]: He even manipulates his cohorts to backstab each other after their part in the bank heist was accomplished at the start of the film, which even the Mob-employed Bank Manager was horrified at, leading to this exchange:
{{quote| '''Bank Manager:''' Oh, criminals in this town used to believe in things. Honor. Respect. Look at you! What do you believe in, huh? WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN? <br />
{{quote|'''Bank Manager:''' Oh, criminals in this town used to believe in things. Honor. Respect. Look at you! What do you believe in, huh? WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN?
''(Joker leans down and sticks a grenade in the manager's mouth)''<br />
''(Joker leans down and sticks a grenade in the manager's mouth)''
'''Joker:''' I believe whatever doesn't kill you, simply makes you...''stranger''. }}
'''Joker:''' I believe whatever doesn't kill you, simply makes you...''stranger''. }}
* [[Collector of the Strange]]: He has a never-acknowledged but noticeable tendency to hang on to [[Cool Guns|particularly nice weapons]] (or [[Angry Guard Dog|dogs]]) that he comes across. And his knife collection could stock a roadside museum.
* [[Collector of the Strange]]: He has a never-acknowledged but noticeable tendency to hang on to [[Cool Guns|particularly nice weapons]] (or [[Angry Guard Dog|dogs]]) that he comes across. And his knife collection could stock a roadside museum.
* [[Crazy Prepared]]: Even moreso than Batman. What's most impressive is that he can be thus without Batman's functionally limitless cash.
* [[Crazy Prepared]]: Even moreso than Batman. What's most impressive is that he can be thus without Batman's functionally limitless cash.
{{quote| "Look what I did to this city with just a few drums of gas and a couple of bullets."}}
{{quote|"Look what I did to this city with just a few drums of gas and a couple of bullets."}}
* [[Combat Sadomasochist]]: Taken [[Up to Eleven]]; as he obviously enjoys hurting and killing others but also enjoys Batman's [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique]] and laughs madly in enjoyment when {{spoiler|Batman tosses him nearly to death}}. In that last instance, he stops laughing, {{spoiler|when he is saved from being killed}}.
* [[Combat Sadomasochist]]: Taken [[Up to Eleven]]; as he obviously enjoys hurting and killing others but also enjoys Batman's [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique]] and laughs madly in enjoyment when {{spoiler|Batman tosses him nearly to death}}. In that last instance, he stops laughing, {{spoiler|when he is saved from being killed}}.
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: He seems self-taught, and definitely can't take the highly-trained and skilled Batman in a ''fair'' fight. So, in the climax of ''The Dark Knight''; he {{spoiler|attacks Batman [[Mythology Gag|with a crowbar]] when he's blinded and unleashes dogs on him, while furiously beating him with the crowbar.}}
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: He seems self-taught, and definitely can't take the highly-trained and skilled Batman in a ''fair'' fight. So, in the climax of ''The Dark Knight''; he {{spoiler|attacks Batman [[Mythology Gag|with a crowbar]] when he's blinded and unleashes dogs on him, while furiously beating him with the crowbar.}}
* [[The Corrupter]]: His gift isn't simply in causing chaos, pain and grief. It's bringing out the capacity for causing chaos, pain and grief ''in others''; ensuring his actions have an immense knock-on effect and that even by killing him, he wins.
* [[The Corrupter]]: His gift isn't simply in causing chaos, pain and grief. It's bringing out the capacity for causing chaos, pain and grief ''in others''; ensuring his actions have an immense knock-on effect and that even by killing him, he wins.
{{quote| '''Joker''': It wasn't hard. You see madness, as you know, is like gravity. All it takes is a little push! (laughs hysterically).}}
{{quote|'''Joker''': It wasn't hard. You see madness, as you know, is like gravity. All it takes is a little push! (laughs hysterically).}}
* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]
* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: Easily the [[Complete Monster|darkest, cruelest]] portrayal of the Joker ever shown on film or television.
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: Easily the [[Complete Monster|darkest, cruelest]] portrayal of the Joker ever shown on film or television.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Apparently fills in for Scarecrow in the role of villainous snarker, such as with the page quote he provides for [[Unhand Them Villain]]...
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Apparently fills in for Scarecrow in the role of villainous snarker, such as with the page quote he provides for [[Unhand Them, Villain!]]...
* [[Death Seeker]]: Subtly. He really doesn't seem to care if he lives or dies, his fun comes primary.
* [[Death Seeker]]: Subtly. He really doesn't seem to care if he lives or dies, his fun comes primary.
* [[Diabolus Ex Nihilo]]: He has no [[Start of Darkness]] and no believable backstory.
* [[Diabolus Ex Nihilo]]: He has no [[Start of Darkness]] and no believable backstory.
* [[Dragon With an Agenda]]/[[Dragon in Chief]]: To the mob, though by the end of the movie he's not even pretending to follow their orders any more, making him more of a [[Dragon Ascendant]].
* [[Dragon with an Agenda]]/[[Dragon-in-Chief]]: To the mob, though by the end of the movie he's not even pretending to follow their orders any more, making him more of a [[Dragon Ascendant]].
* [[The Dreaded]]: Feared by EVERYONE: mob bosses, civilians, cops, and for [[Ax Crazy|very good reasons.]]
* [[The Dreaded]]: Feared by EVERYONE: mob bosses, civilians, cops, and for [[Ax Crazy|very good reasons.]]
** Even when Maroni thought [[The Joker]] was still technically working for him and the mob, he was still too scared of the Joker to give up any information about him to Batman.
** Even when Maroni thought [[The Joker]] was still technically working for him and the mob, he was still too scared of the Joker to give up any information about him to Batman.
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* [[Evil Laugh]]: Pretty obvious.
* [[Evil Laugh]]: Pretty obvious.
* [[Exact Words]]: His policy in regards to threats.
* [[Exact Words]]: His policy in regards to threats.
{{quote| '''Joker:''' You see? '' This'' is how ''crazy'' Batman has made Gotham! If you want order in Gotham, Batman must take off his mask and turn himself in. Oh, and every day he doesn't, people will die. Starting tonight. ''I'm a man of my ''word''.'' ([[Laughing Mad|hysterical maniacal laughter]])}}
{{quote|'''Joker:''' You see? '' This'' is how ''crazy'' Batman has made Gotham! If you want order in Gotham, Batman must take off his mask and turn himself in. Oh, and every day he doesn't, people will die. Starting tonight. ''I'm a man of my ''word''.'' ([[Laughing Mad|hysterical maniacal laughter]])}}
* [[Faux Affably Evil]]
* [[Faux Affably Evil]]
* [[For the Evulz]]: He's even the trope picture and the trope quote (well, kind of, the quote in question was technically from Alfred when he was talking about a Burmese Bandit who constantly stole and destroyed for destruction's sake when giving a comparison in regards to the kind of character the Joker was, but same principle).
* [[For the Evulz]]: He's even the trope picture and the trope quote (well, kind of, the quote in question was technically from Alfred when he was talking about a Burmese Bandit who constantly stole and destroyed for destruction's sake when giving a comparison in regards to the kind of character the Joker was, but same principle).
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* [[Glasgow Grin]]
* [[Glasgow Grin]]
* [[The Heavy]]
* [[The Heavy]]
* [[Humans Are Bastards]]: [[The Joker]] seems to believe in this; as {{spoiler|one of his plans is foiled by [[Rousseau Was Right|the citizens and prisoners of Gotham choosing to not kill each other to save their own lives]]. This not only causes a [[Villainous Breakdown]], where he is actually quiet for once, but it allows Batman to beat him due to his distraction...and [[Chekhov's Gun|projectile scallops]]. Unfortunately, [[The Corrupter|Joker]] [[Crazy Prepared|had a backup plan]] in [[Fallen Hero|Harvey]] [[Face Heel Turn|Dent]]...}}
* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: [[The Joker]] seems to believe in this; as {{spoiler|one of his plans is foiled by [[Rousseau Was Right|the citizens and prisoners of Gotham choosing to not kill each other to save their own lives]]. This not only causes a [[Villainous Breakdown]], where he is actually quiet for once, but it allows Batman to beat him due to his distraction...and [[Chekhov's Gun|projectile scallops]]. Unfortunately, [[The Corrupter|Joker]] [[Crazy Prepared|had a backup plan]] in [[Fallen Hero|Harvey]] [[Face Heel Turn|Dent]]...}}
* [[The Hyena]]: See [[Laughing Mad]] below.
* [[The Hyena]]: See [[Laughing Mad]] below.
* [[Knife Nut]]: When he's searched {{spoiler|by the police}}, they find a whole lot of knives and a handful of sharp objects that could be repurposed as knives in a pinch. There's one hidden in his ''shoe''. He gives a speech praising them, and often just sort of has one in his hand or about his person for no specific reason. He really likes his knives.
* [[Knife Nut]]: When he's searched {{spoiler|by the police}}, they find a whole lot of knives and a handful of sharp objects that could be repurposed as knives in a pinch. There's one hidden in his ''shoe''. He gives a speech praising them, and often just sort of has one in his hand or about his person for no specific reason. He really likes his knives.
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* [[Large Ham]]: As then-Lieutenant Gordon acknowledges at the end of ''Batman Begins''
* [[Large Ham]]: As then-Lieutenant Gordon acknowledges at the end of ''Batman Begins''
* [[Mad Bomber]]: He loves blowing things up. Cars, ferries, hospitals, :Rachel, Harvey, all fair game. He even carries a bundle of grenades under his coat to the mob meeting just in case they get unfriendly.
* [[Mad Bomber]]: He loves blowing things up. Cars, ferries, hospitals, :Rachel, Harvey, all fair game. He even carries a bundle of grenades under his coat to the mob meeting just in case they get unfriendly.
{{quote| "I'm a man of simple tastes. I enjoy...dynamite, and gunpowder, and gasoline."}}
{{quote|"I'm a man of simple tastes. I enjoy...dynamite, and gunpowder, and gasoline."}}
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Mind Rape]]: Does this to an already very stressed {{spoiler|Harvey Dent}}.
* [[Mind Rape]]: Does this to an already very stressed {{spoiler|Harvey Dent}}.
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* [[Multiple Choice Past]]: He has several stories about how he got the scars on his face.
* [[Multiple Choice Past]]: He has several stories about how he got the scars on his face.
** This of course being a reference to ''[[The Killing Joke]]'', the [[Trope Namer]].
** This of course being a reference to ''[[The Killing Joke]]'', the [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]: He even paraphrases a quote from Nietzsche: "I believe whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you... stranger."
* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]: He even paraphrases a quote from Nietzsche: "I believe whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you... stranger."
* [[Not Afraid to Die]]: He's completely unfazed by the prospect of death.
* [[Not Afraid to Die]]: He's completely unfazed by the prospect of death.
* [[Nothing Is Scarier]]: One of the things that makes him so horrifying is we really don't know ''anything'' about him. He gives a [[Multiple Choice Past]] and we can't tell which one, if ''any'' of them is the truth. He has no origin or reason or explanation. He just ''is''.
* [[Nothing Is Scarier]]: One of the things that makes him so horrifying is we really don't know ''anything'' about him. He gives a [[Multiple Choice Past]] and we can't tell which one, if ''any'' of them is the truth. He has no origin or reason or explanation. He just ''is''.
* [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]
* [[Order Versus Chaos]]: Represents chaos to Batman's order.
* [[Order Versus Chaos]]: Represents chaos to Batman's order.
* [[Psycho for Hire]]: He starts out as one of these (with a huge emphasis on the psycho), but he doesn't really stay in the employ of the mob for long.
* [[Psycho for Hire]]: He starts out as one of these (with a huge emphasis on the psycho), but he doesn't really stay in the employ of the mob for long.
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* [[Sadistic Choice]]: Enjoys giving others these; like making Batman choose between saving {{spoiler|Harvey Dent or Rachel Dawes}}. To make that [[Sadistic Choice]] [[It Got Worse|worse]] he {{spoiler|switched the addresses, apparently in hopes of invoking [[Failure Is the Only Option]]...and this leads to Harvey going on a [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]] and [[Killed Off for Real|Rachel being blown up]]}}.
* [[Sadistic Choice]]: Enjoys giving others these; like making Batman choose between saving {{spoiler|Harvey Dent or Rachel Dawes}}. To make that [[Sadistic Choice]] [[It Got Worse|worse]] he {{spoiler|switched the addresses, apparently in hopes of invoking [[Failure Is the Only Option]]...and this leads to Harvey going on a [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]] and [[Killed Off for Real|Rachel being blown up]]}}.
* [[Slasher Smile]]: Carved into his face in a similar fashion to a Glasgow smile.
* [[Slasher Smile]]: Carved into his face in a similar fashion to a Glasgow smile.
{{quote| "Now I see the funny side. Now I'm always ''smiling''."}}
{{quote|"Now I see the funny side. Now I'm always ''smiling''."}}
* [[The Sociopath]]
* [[The Sociopath]]
* [[The Spook]]
* [[The Spook]]
* [[The Stinger]]: In ''Batman Begins''.
* [[The Stinger]]: In ''Batman Begins''.
* [[Strike Me Down With All of Your Hatred]]: How he {{spoiler|convinces Harvey to give into madness}}, and how he hopes to corrupt Batman too.
* [[Strike Me Down with All of Your Hatred]]: How he {{spoiler|convinces Harvey to give into madness}}, and how he hopes to corrupt Batman too.
* [[Taking You With Me]]: Implied when Gambol attempts to have him killed before settling on a bounty. He revealed that he wired himself with explosives and had a string on his finger in case he ended up gunned down by the Mafia during their day meeting.
* [[Taking You with Me]]: Implied when Gambol attempts to have him killed before settling on a bounty. He revealed that he wired himself with explosives and had a string on his finger in case he ended up gunned down by the Mafia during their day meeting.
* [[Terrorist Without a Cause]]: His plans are not a means, they are an end.
* [[Terrorist Without a Cause]]: His plans are not a means, they are an end.
* [[Too Kinky to Torture]]: He enjoys pain. When Batman tries the [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique]] on him, he just laughs:
* [[Too Kinky to Torture]]: He enjoys pain. When Batman tries the [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique]] on him, he just laughs:
{{quote| '''Joker:''' You have ''nothing''! Nothing to threaten me with. Nothing to do with all your strength.}}
{{quote|'''Joker:''' You have ''nothing''! Nothing to threaten me with. Nothing to do with all your strength.}}
* [[Ubermensch]]
* [[Ubermensch]]
* [[The Unfettered]]
* [[The Unfettered]]
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* [[Waistcoat of Style]]
* [[Waistcoat of Style]]
* [[Your Mom]]: When trying to convince the mob to hire him to kill Batman, he points out in a thinly-veiled insult to Gambol and his grandma, that their funds will end up hurting if they don't end him soon. Gambol was already PO'ed at the Joker for robbing their Mob Bank of over $6,000,000 in the beginning of the film, and apparently using it to buy his suit. The comment about him and his grandma had him losing all patience and thus wanted him killed.
* [[Your Mom]]: When trying to convince the mob to hire him to kill Batman, he points out in a thinly-veiled insult to Gambol and his grandma, that their funds will end up hurting if they don't end him soon. Gambol was already PO'ed at the Joker for robbing their Mob Bank of over $6,000,000 in the beginning of the film, and apparently using it to buy his suit. The comment about him and his grandma had him losing all patience and thus wanted him killed.
{{quote| '''[[The Joker]]:''' If we don't end this problem. Eh... Gambol, here, will not gain a nickel for his grandma.<br />
{{quote|'''[[The Joker]]:''' If we don't end this problem. Eh... Gambol, here, will not gain a nickel for his grandma.
'''Gambol:''' ''(slams fists onto the table)'' ENOUGH WITH THE CLOWN! }}
'''Gambol:''' ''(slams fists onto the table)'' ENOUGH WITH THE CLOWN! }}
* [[You Remind Me of X]]: "You remind me of my father...I hated my father."
* [[You Remind Me of X]]: "You remind me of my father...I hated my father."
* [[Your Little Dismissive Diminutive]]: A frequent source of this.
* [[Your Little Dismissive Diminutive]]: A frequent source of this.


== Bane ==
=== Bane ===
[[File:TropeBane_6228.jpg|frame|''"When Gotham is... ashes... you have my permission to die."'']]
[[File:TropeBane_6228.jpg|frame|''"When Gotham is... ashes... you have my permission to die."'']]


{{quote| ''"It doesn't matter who we are. What matters is our plan."''}}
{{quote|''"It doesn't matter who we are. What matters is our plan."''}}


{{quote| '''Played by:''' [[Tom Hardy]]}}
'''Played by:''' [[Tom Hardy]]


A powerful criminal and terrorist with big plans for Gotham city.
A powerful criminal and terrorist with big plans for Gotham city.


* [[Badass]]: We've only the trailers and some leaked images, but every one of them only further cements how much a [[Badass]] Bane will be
* [[Badass]]: We've only the trailers and some leaked images, but every one of them only further cements how much a [[Badass]] Bane will be
** [[Badass Boast]]:
** [[Badass Boast]]:
{{quote| '''Bane:''' When Gotham is... ashes... you have my permission to die.}}
{{quote|'''Bane:''' When Gotham is... ashes... you have my permission to die.}}
** [[Badass Longcoat]]
** [[Badass Longcoat]]
* [[Bald of Evil]]
* [[Bald of Evil]]
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* [[Cool Mask]]
* [[Cool Mask]]
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: Unlike [[The Joker]] from ''The Dark Knight'', he definitely knows how to fight. Like [[The Joker]], he has no problems with "unfair" tactics {{spoiler|like having henchmen attack his enemies by shooting at them through plane windows, when the opponents aren't even aware the henchmen are nearby.}}
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: Unlike [[The Joker]] from ''The Dark Knight'', he definitely knows how to fight. Like [[The Joker]], he has no problems with "unfair" tactics {{spoiler|like having henchmen attack his enemies by shooting at them through plane windows, when the opponents aren't even aware the henchmen are nearby.}}
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: How [[Tom Hardy]] and others have described the new portrayal.
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: How [[Tom Hardy]] and others have described the new portrayal.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Another villainous example. In his first scene he snarks about how terrible the CIA are at [[High Altitude Interrogation|High Altitude Interrogations]], {{spoiler|pointing out it makes no sense to pretend to shoot a captured [[Mook]] first if you're then going to pretend to throw them out of a plane after you "shot" them.}}
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Another villainous example. In his first scene he snarks about how terrible the CIA are at [[High Altitude Interrogation]]s, {{spoiler|pointing out it makes no sense to pretend to shoot a captured [[Mook]] first if you're then going to pretend to throw them out of a plane after you "shot" them.}}
* [[Death Faked for You]]: {{spoiler|In the first six minutes of the film, Bane kidnaps Dr. Pavel and arranges a blood transfusion with a mook so it would seem as though Pavel died in the crash. He also implies with the line "Now, now, Doctor, now's not the time for fear. That comes later." that he intends to do far worse to Pavel once he escapes with him.}}
* [[Death Faked for You]]: {{spoiler|In the first six minutes of the film, Bane kidnaps Dr. Pavel and arranges a blood transfusion with a mook so it would seem as though Pavel died in the crash. He also implies with the line "Now, now, Doctor, now's not the time for fear. That comes later." that he intends to do far worse to Pavel once he escapes with him.}}
* [[Dissonant Serenity]]
* [[Dissonant Serenity]]
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* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]
* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]
* [[From Nobody to Nightmare]]: Invoked.
* [[From Nobody to Nightmare]]: Invoked.
{{quote| '''Bane:''' Nobody cared who I was until I put on the mask.}}
{{quote|'''Bane:''' Nobody cared who I was until I put on the mask.}}
* [[Genius Bruiser]]: It appears that he is ''FINALLY'' going to get this treatment outside of the comics.
* [[Genius Bruiser]]: It appears that he is ''FINALLY'' going to get this treatment outside of the comics.
** In just the first six minutes of [[The Dark Knight Rises]], he both defeats mercenaries and a CIA agent by {{spoiler|[[Out Gambitted|letting them put him on a plane with some of his followers and a doctor. He then has another plane of his followers arrive and they shoot all those opposing Bane through the windows of the plane Bane is on.]] Bane then fakes the doctor's death by transfusing the doctor's blood into one of Bane's [[Mooks]] and then escapes with the doctor; leaving the plane to crash and faking the doctor's death.}}
** In just the first six minutes of [[The Dark Knight Rises]], he both defeats mercenaries and a CIA agent by {{spoiler|[[Out-Gambitted|letting them put him on a plane with some of his followers and a doctor. He then has another plane of his followers arrive and they shoot all those opposing Bane through the windows of the plane Bane is on.]] Bane then fakes the doctor's death by transfusing the doctor's blood into one of Bane's [[Mooks]] and then escapes with the doctor; leaving the plane to crash and faking the doctor's death.}}
** Also hinting toward such a treatment is this line from the third trailer: {{spoiler|When asked by Batman "Why didn't you kill me?" he replies, "Your punishment must be more severe."}}
** Also hinting toward such a treatment is this line from the third trailer: {{spoiler|When asked by Batman "Why didn't you kill me?" he replies, "Your punishment must be more severe."}}
* [[Handicapped Badass]]: This rendition of the character has him having suffered a serious injury at some point in the past, the resultant pain of which he gets through by wearing a mask that provides him with an anaesthetic gas.
* [[Handicapped Badass]]: This rendition of the character has him having suffered a serious injury at some point in the past, the resultant pain of which he gets through by wearing a mask that provides him with an anaesthetic gas.
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* [[Race Lift]]: The character is Hispanic in the comics.
* [[Race Lift]]: The character is Hispanic in the comics.
* [[Shadow Archetype]]: To Batman.
* [[Shadow Archetype]]: To Batman.
{{quote| '''Broker:''' [[Meaningful Echo|What are you?]]<br />
{{quote|'''Broker:''' [[Meaningful Echo|What are you?]]<br />
'''Bane:''' I'm Gotham's reckoning. }}
'''Bane:''' I'm Gotham's reckoning. }}
* [[Trojan Prisoner]]: See [[Genius Bruiser]].
* [[Trojan Prisoner]]: See [[Genius Bruiser]].
* [[Undying Loyalty]]: One of his mooks is willing to wait on a crashing plane simply because Bane needs to make sure the authorities find the number of bodies they're expecting.
* [[Undying Loyalty]]: One of his mooks is willing to wait on a crashing plane simply because Bane needs to make sure the authorities find the number of bodies they're expecting.
* [[Whole Costume Reference]]: His shaved head and face mask evoke the imagery of the Mutant Leader in [[The Dark Knight Returns (Comic Book)|The Dark Knight Returns]] while retaining Nolan's trademark realism.
* [[Whole Costume Reference]]: His shaved head and face mask evoke the imagery of the Mutant Leader in [[The Dark Knight Returns]] while retaining Nolan's trademark realism.


== Selina Kyle (Catwoman) ==
=== Selina Kyle (Catwoman) ===
[[File:TropeCatwoman_6305.jpg|frame|''"You don't owe these people anymore."'']]
[[File:TropeCatwoman_6305.jpg|frame|''"You don't owe these people anymore."'']]


{{quote| ''"There's a storm coming, Mr. Wayne."''}}
{{quote|''"There's a storm coming, Mr. Wayne."''}}


{{quote| '''Played by:''' [[Anne Hathaway]]}}
'''Played by:''' [[Anne Hathaway]]


A mysterious 'associate' of Bane.
A mysterious 'associate' of Bane.


* [[Biker Babe]]: At one point, she rides a Batpod, according to promotional material.
* [[Biker Babe]]: At one point, she rides a Batpod, according to promotional material.
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* [[Dark Action Girl]]
* [[Dark Action Girl]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Has a moment of this with Batman in the third trailer:
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Has a moment of this with Batman in the third trailer:
{{quote| '''Catwoman''': My mother warned me about getting into cars with strange men. <br />
{{quote|'''Catwoman''': My mother warned me about getting into cars with strange men.
'''Batman''': [[Wham Line|This isn't]] [[Cool Plane|a car]]. }}
'''Batman''': [[Wham! Line|This isn't]] [[Cool Plane|a car]]. }}
* [[Femme Fatale]]
* [[Femme Fatale]]
* [[Paper Thin Disguise]]: Her Catwoman suit has goggles but no mask. But it's possible this incarnation isn't trying to disguise herself. Bruce points out that it's a "[[Refuge in Audacity|brazen]]" choice for a cat-burglar, to which she quips "Who are you pretending to be?"
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: Her Catwoman suit has goggles but no mask. But it's possible this incarnation isn't trying to disguise herself. Bruce points out that it's a "[[Refuge in Audacity|brazen]]" choice for a cat-burglar, to which she quips "Who are you pretending to be?"
* [[Sensual Spandex]]
* [[Sensual Spandex]]
* [[Spy Catsuit]]
* [[Spy Catsuit]]
* [[Womanin Black]]
* [[Woman in Black]]


== Gotham City Police Force ==
== Gotham City Police Force ==


== Commissioner James "Jim" Gordon (prev Lieutenant (prev Sergeant)) ==
=== Commissioner James "Jim" Gordon (prev Lieutenant (prev Sergeant)) ===
[[File:TropeGordon_9544.jpg|frame|''"There's nothing wise in what [[Corrupt Cop|you do, Flass.]]"'']]
[[File:TropeGordon_9544.jpg|frame|''"There's nothing wise in what [[Corrupt Cop|you do, Flass.]]"'']]


{{quote| ''I don't get political points for being an idealist; I have to do the best with what I have.'' }}
{{quote|''I don't get political points for being an idealist; I have to do the best with what I have.'' }}


{{quote| '''Played by:''' [[Gary Oldman]]}}
'''Played by:''' [[Gary Oldman]]


Intelligent, thoughtful and a believer in real justice, Jim Gordon is one of the few honest cops in Gotham. These qualities make him a close and valuable ally of Batman. With Batman's help, he rises steadily through the ranks of the GCPD, eventually becoming Commissioner.
Intelligent, thoughtful and a believer in real justice, Jim Gordon is one of the few honest cops in Gotham. These qualities make him a close and valuable ally of Batman. With Batman's help, he rises steadily through the ranks of the GCPD, eventually becoming Commissioner.
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* [[Being Good Sucks]]
* [[Being Good Sucks]]
* [[Benevolent Boss]]
* [[Benevolent Boss]]
* [[By the Book Cop]]: As by the book as you can get in Gotham, anyway.
* [[By-The-Book Cop]]: As by the book as you can get in Gotham, anyway.
* [[The Commissioner Gordon]]: Gordon assists Batman, first unofficially and then officially.
* [[The Commissioner Gordon]]: Gordon assists Batman, first unofficially and then officially.
* [[Crouching Moron Hidden Badass]]: For the first film, mildly. He never comes across as a moron, just an average guy. But he proves what a complete badass he is frequently.
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: For the first film, mildly. He never comes across as a moron, just an average guy. But he proves what a complete badass he is frequently.
* [[Determinator]]
* [[Determinator]]
* [[Friend On the Force]]: Is this for Batman; especially in ''Batman Begins'' when most of the police do not trust Batman at all.
* [[Friend on the Force]]: Is this for Batman; especially in ''Batman Begins'' when most of the police do not trust Batman at all.
* [[Good Parents]]: Shown to be one for his son in ''The Dark Knight''. {{spoiler|Harvey uses this against him by threatening to kill his son if his coin toss tells him to.}}
* [[Good Parents]]: Shown to be one for his son in ''The Dark Knight''. {{spoiler|Harvey uses this against him by threatening to kill his son if his coin toss tells him to.}}
* [[Internal Reformist]]
* [[Internal Reformist]]
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* [[Two First Names]]
* [[Two First Names]]


== Commissioner Gillian B Loeb ==
=== Commissioner Gillian B Loeb ===
[[File:TropeLoeb_1916.jpg|frame|''"No one takes the law into their own hands in my city. Understand?"'']]
[[File:TropeLoeb_1916.jpg|frame|''"No one takes the law into their own hands in my city. Understand?"'']]


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'''Played by:''' Colin MacFarlane

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{{quote| '''Played by:''' Colin MacFarlane}}


The bullheaded and no-nonsense Gotham City Police Commissioner. Loeb is an honest man, but views Batman as a dangerous vigilante. {{spoiler|He is eventually killed by the Joker with a poisoned glass of alcohol.}}
The bullheaded and no-nonsense Gotham City Police Commissioner. Loeb is an honest man, but views Batman as a dangerous vigilante. {{spoiler|He is eventually killed by the Joker with a poisoned glass of alcohol.}}
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* [[The Alcoholic]]: A little.
* [[The Alcoholic]]: A little.
* [[Bald Black Leader Guy]]
* [[Bald Black Leader Guy]]
** [[Drinking On Duty]]: It's implied that his answer to people making death threats is by drinking alcohol on duty. Unfortunately, that answer ends up failing him in that {{spoiler|Joker ensured that the exact opposite reaction would ensue.}}
** [[Drinking on Duty]]: It's implied that his answer to people making death threats is by drinking alcohol on duty. Unfortunately, that answer ends up failing him in that {{spoiler|Joker ensured that the exact opposite reaction would ensue.}}
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: He can be pretty snarky and snide to his employees, but he's not a bad guy by any stretch of the imagination. And he's one of the few cops that aren't hopelessly corrupt.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: He can be pretty snarky and snide to his employees, but he's not a bad guy by any stretch of the imagination. And he's one of the few cops that aren't hopelessly corrupt.
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
* [[Race Lift]]
* [[Race Lift]]
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]


== Detective Arnold Flass ==
=== Detective Arnold Flass ===
[[File:TropeArnold_8254.jpg|frame|''"Maybe you'd like to see some excessive force!"'']]
[[File:TropeArnold_8254.jpg|frame|''"Maybe you'd like to see some excessive force!"'']]


{{quote| ''"Don't suppose you want a taste? I just keep offering, thinking maybe some day you'll get wise."''}}
{{quote|''"Don't suppose you want a taste? I just keep offering, thinking maybe some day you'll get wise."''}}


{{quote| '''Played by:''' Mark Boone Junior}}
'''Played by:''' Mark Boone Junior


A highly corrupt cop and Gordon's partner. He works on Carmine Falcone's payroll, to the point where he even acts as muscle for the mobster.
A highly corrupt cop and Gordon's partner. He works on Carmine Falcone's payroll, to the point where he even acts as muscle for the mobster.


* [[Adaptation Distillation]]: Although he is named after a character from the comics (who is also a corrupt ex-cop), and his personality is about the same, his appearance is more indicative of Harvey Bullock.
* [[Adaptation Distillation]]: Although he is named after a character from the comics (who is also a corrupt ex-cop), and his personality is about the same, his appearance is more indicative of Harvey Bullock.
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* [[Police Brutality]]
* [[Police Brutality]]


== Detective Gerard Stephens ==
=== Detective Gerard Stephens ===
[[File:TropeStephens_894.jpg|frame|''"That's nice."'']]
[[File:TropeStephens_894.jpg|frame|''"That's nice."'']]


{{quote| ''"I'm a twenty-year man. I can tell the difference between punks who need a little lesson in manners, and the freaks like [[The Joker|you]] [[Too Kinky to Torture|who'd just enjoy it]]."''}}
{{quote|''"I'm a twenty-year man. I can tell the difference between punks who need a little lesson in manners, and the freaks like [[The Joker|you]] [[Too Kinky to Torture|who'd just enjoy it]]."''}}


{{quote| '''Played by:''' [[Keith Szarabajka]]}}
'''Played by:''' [[Keith Szarabajka]]


An experienced GCPD detective, Stephens is an honest cop and has a place among Gordon's most trusted.
An experienced GCPD detective, Stephens is an honest cop and has a place among Gordon's most trusted.
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* [[Undying Loyalty]]: to Gordon.
* [[Undying Loyalty]]: to Gordon.


== Detective Anna Ramirez ==
=== Detective Anna Ramirez ===
[[File:TropeRamirez_5227.jpg|frame|''"You're the reason these men are dead!"'']]
[[File:TropeRamirez_5227.jpg|frame|''"You're the reason these men are dead!"'']]


{{quote| ''"He can't resist showing us his face."''}}
{{quote|''"He can't resist showing us his face."''}}


{{quote| '''Played by:''' Monique Gabriela Curnen}}
'''Played by:''' Monique Gabriela Curnen


A rookie officer and one of Gordon's most trusted cops. {{spoiler|She later proves to have been corrupted long before the Joker's [[Sadistic Choice]], to help with her mother's medical bills. She turns Rachel Dawes over to the Joker's men.}}
A rookie officer and one of Gordon's most trusted cops. {{spoiler|She later proves to have been corrupted long before the Joker's [[Sadistic Choice]], to help with her mother's medical bills. She turns Rachel Dawes over to the Joker's men.}}


* [[Bad Cop Incompetent Cop]]
* [[Bad Cop, Incompetent Cop]]
* [[Canon Foreigner]]
* [[Canon Foreigner]]
* {{spoiler|[[Dirty Cop]]: Mostly because that was the only thing she could do to allow her mom's medical bills to work. It's also foreshadowed earlier with her looking guilty when letting Dent into the car that would hold him hostage.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Dirty Cop]]: Mostly because that was the only thing she could do to allow her mom's medical bills to work. It's also foreshadowed earlier with her looking guilty when letting Dent into the car that would hold him hostage.}}
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* [[Fair Cop]]
* [[Fair Cop]]
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: {{spoiler|She became a dirty cop later into the film when it became apparent that if she didn't, her mom's medical bills won't be paid off and thus likely result in her death.}}
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: {{spoiler|She became a dirty cop later into the film when it became apparent that if she didn't, her mom's medical bills won't be paid off and thus likely result in her death.}}
* [[Hot Blooded]]
* [[Hot-Blooded]]
* [[Sadistic Choice]]: {{spoiler|See [[Freudian Excuse]].}}
* [[Sadistic Choice]]: {{spoiler|See [[Freudian Excuse]].}}


== Detective Michael Wuertz ==
=== Detective Michael Wuertz ===
[[File:TropeWuertz_7726.jpg|frame|''"The investigation is on-going."'']]
[[File:TropeWuertz_7726.jpg|frame|''"The investigation is on-going."'']]


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'''Played by:''' Ron Dean


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An older detective and one of Gordon's most trusted cops. {{spoiler|He later proves to be corrupt, turning Harvey Dent over to the Joker's men. He is later killed by Harvey.}}
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{{quote| '''Played by:''' Ron Dean}}


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* [[Bad Cop, Incompetent Cop]]
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An older detective and one of Gordon's most trusted cops. {{spoiler|He later proves to be corrupt, turning Harvey Dent over to the Joker's men. He is later killed by Harvey.}}

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* [[Bad Cop Incompetent Cop]]
* [[Canon Foreigner]]
* [[Canon Foreigner]]
* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]
* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]
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== Wayne Industries ==
== Wayne Industries ==
== Alfred Pennyworth ==
=== Alfred Pennyworth ===
[[File:alfred_3_6221.jpg|frame|''"Know your limits, Master Wayne."'']]
[[File:alfred_3_6221.jpg|frame|''"Know your limits, Master Wayne."'']]


{{quote| ''"Endure, Master Wayne. Take it. They'll hate you for it, but that's the point of Batman, he can be the outcast. He can make the choice that no one else can make: the right choice."''}}
{{quote|''"Endure, Master Wayne. Take it. They'll hate you for it, but that's the point of Batman, he can be the outcast. He can make the choice that no one else can make: the right choice."''}}


{{quote| '''Played by:''' [[Michael Caine]]}}
'''Played by:''' [[Michael Caine]]


The Wayne Family butler, Alfred is Bruce's guardian, confidante and oldest friend. He's the only one {{spoiler|besides Lucius Fox, Rachel Dawes and Ra's Al Ghul}} who knows Batman's identity, having aided him from the very start.
The Wayne Family butler, Alfred is Bruce's guardian, confidante and oldest friend. He's the only one {{spoiler|besides Lucius Fox, Rachel Dawes and Ra's Al Ghul}} who knows Batman's identity, having aided him from the very start.
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* [[Warrior Poet]]: In his younger days.
* [[Warrior Poet]]: In his younger days.


== Lucius Fox ==
=== Lucius Fox ===
[[File:lucius_fox_2_786.jpg|frame|''"Now that's more like it, Mr. Wayne."'']]
[[File:lucius_fox_2_786.jpg|frame|''"Now that's more like it, Mr. Wayne."'']]


{{quote| ''"If you don't want to tell me exactly what you're doing - when I'm asked, I don't have to lie. But don't think of me as an idiot."''}}
{{quote|''"If you don't want to tell me exactly what you're doing - when I'm asked, I don't have to lie. But don't think of me as an idiot."''}}


{{quote| '''Played by:''' [[Morgan Freeman]]}}
'''Played by:''' [[Morgan Freeman]]


A research head at Wayne Industries and personal friend of Thomas Wayne. He supplies Batman with all his gadgets and technological advances, later {{spoiler|becoming CEO of Wayne Industries.}}
A research head at Wayne Industries and personal friend of Thomas Wayne. He supplies Batman with all his gadgets and technological advances, later {{spoiler|becoming CEO of Wayne Industries.}}
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Arguably the most triumphant example in either movie.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Arguably the most triumphant example in either movie.
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]
* [[Genre Savvy]]:
* [[Genre Savvy]]:
{{quote| '''Lucius:''' Let me get this straight: you think that your client, one of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world, is secretly a vigilante who spends his nights beating criminals to a pulp with his bare hands; and your plan, is to ''blackmail'' this person? Good luck.}}
{{quote|'''Lucius:''' Let me get this straight: you think that your client, one of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world, is secretly a vigilante who spends his nights beating criminals to a pulp with his bare hands; and your plan, is to ''blackmail'' this person? Good luck.}}
* [[Honest Corporate Executive]]
* [[Honest Corporate Executive]]
* [[Ironic Echo]]: In ''Batman Begins'', he is told "Didn't you get the memo?" by William Earle who {{spoiler|plans to fire him from Wayne Industries}}. Later, {{spoiler|he says the exact same thing to Earle after Lucius takes Earle's job.}}
* [[Ironic Echo]]: In ''Batman Begins'', he is told "Didn't you get the memo?" by William Earle who {{spoiler|plans to fire him from Wayne Industries}}. Later, {{spoiler|he says the exact same thing to Earle after Lucius takes Earle's job.}}
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* [[Technological Pacifist]]
* [[Technological Pacifist]]
* [[Unflinching Walk]]: Gets one as he walks away from {{spoiler|Batman's sonar-based device which listens in on every phone in Gotham, which is currently shutting itself down apparently permanently}} after using it to {{spoiler|find [[The Joker]]}}.
* [[Unflinching Walk]]: Gets one as he walks away from {{spoiler|Batman's sonar-based device which listens in on every phone in Gotham, which is currently shutting itself down apparently permanently}} after using it to {{spoiler|find [[The Joker]]}}.
* [[What the Hell Hero]]: Gives one to {{spoiler|Batman}} near the end of ''The Dark Knight'' about {{spoiler|his methods of finding [[The Joker]]}}.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Gives one to {{spoiler|Batman}} near the end of ''The Dark Knight'' about {{spoiler|his methods of finding [[The Joker]]}}.


== Thomas and Martha Wayne ==
=== Thomas and Martha Wayne ===
[[File:TropeThomasMartha_3982.jpg|frame|''"And why do we fall, Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up."'']]
[[File:TropeThomasMartha_3982.jpg|frame|''"And why do we fall, Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up."'']]


{{quote| ''"Bruce... don't be afraid."''}}
{{quote|''"Bruce... don't be afraid."''}}


{{quote| '''Played by:''' Linus Roache & Sara Stewart}}
'''Played by:''' Linus Roache & Sara Stewart


The parents of Bruce Wayne, well-known and well-loved billionaires who are tragically cut down by a mugger in front of their young son.
The parents of Bruce Wayne, well-known and well-loved billionaires who are tragically cut down by a mugger in front of their young son.


* [[Death By Origin Story]]
* [[Death by Origin Story]]
* [[Death By Irony]]: Gunned down by one of the very people they were trying to help.
* [[Death by Irony]]: Gunned down by one of the very people they were trying to help.
* [[Fiction Five Hundred]]
* [[Fiction 500]]
* [[Good Parents]]
* [[Good Parents]]
* [[Happily Married]]
* [[Happily Married]]
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* [[Legacy of Service]]
* [[Legacy of Service]]
* [[Posthumous Character]]
* [[Posthumous Character]]
* [[Non Idle Rich]]
* [[Non-Idle Rich]]


== William Earle ==
=== William Earle ===
[[File:TropeEarle_8879.jpg|frame|''"I'm merging your department with Archives...and I am firing you. Didn't you get the memo?"'']]
[[File:TropeEarle_8879.jpg|frame|''"I'm merging your department with Archives...and I am firing you. Didn't you get the memo?"'']]


{{quote| ''"I think after 20 years we can allow ourselves to stop thinking about what Thomas Wayne would've done."''}}
{{quote|''"I think after 20 years we can allow ourselves to stop thinking about what Thomas Wayne would've done."''}}


{{quote| '''Played by:''' Rutger Hauer}}
'''Played by:''' Rutger Hauer


Following Thomas Wayne's death, William Earle stepped in as the head of Wayne Enterprises. He had Bruce legally declared dead during his leave of abscence, and has pulled Wayne Industries in morally dubious directions. {{spoiler|He's fired by Lucius Fox after Wayne makes him CEO.}}
Following Thomas Wayne's death, William Earle stepped in as the head of Wayne Enterprises. He had Bruce legally declared dead during his leave of abscence, and has pulled Wayne Industries in morally dubious directions. {{spoiler|He's fired by Lucius Fox after Wayne makes him CEO.}}
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Evilly Affable]]
* [[Evilly Affable]]
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]
* [[Laser Guided Karma]]
* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]
* [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]]
* [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]]
* [[Only in It For The Money]]
* [[Only in It For the Money]]
* [[Screw the Rules I Have Money]]
* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Smug Snake]]


== Coleman Reese ==
=== Coleman Reese ===
[[File:TropeColeman_7571.jpg|frame|''"What are you building for him now...a rocket ship?"'']]
[[File:TropeColeman_7571.jpg|frame|''"What are you building for him now...a rocket ship?"'']]


{{quote| ''"Sir, I know that Mr. Wayne is curious about how his trust fund gets replenished. But frankly, this is embarrassing."''}}
{{quote|''"Sir, I know that Mr. Wayne is curious about how his trust fund gets replenished. But frankly, this is embarrassing."''}}


{{quote| '''Played by:''' Joshua Harto}}
'''Played by:''' Joshua Harto


An accountant at Wayne Industries who figures out Batman's true identity after discovering Lucius Fox's original designs for the Tumbler. Unfortunately, this information turns out to be a lot less profitable and a lot ''more'' dangerous than he imagined.
An accountant at Wayne Industries who figures out Batman's true identity after discovering Lucius Fox's original designs for the Tumbler. Unfortunately, this information turns out to be a lot less profitable and a lot ''more'' dangerous than he imagined.
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* [[He Knows Too Much]]
* [[He Knows Too Much]]
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Morally Bankrupt Banker]]
* [[Morally-Bankrupt Banker]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Slime Ball]]
* [[Slime Ball]]


== The Mob ==
== The Mob ==
== Carmine Falcone ==
=== Carmine Falcone ===
[[File:TropeFalcone_2625.jpg|frame|''"People from your world...have '''so''' much to lose."'']]
[[File:TropeFalcone_2625.jpg|frame|''"People from your world...have '''so''' much to lose."'']]


{{quote| ''"This is a world you'll never understand. And you always fear what you don't understand."''}}
{{quote|''"This is a world you'll never understand. And you always fear what you don't understand."''}}


{{quote| '''Played by:''' Tom Wilkinson}}
'''Played by:''' Tom Wilkinson


The original head of the Italian Mob in Gotham City, considered untouchable by just about everyone. {{spoiler|After being incarcerated thanks to Batman's intervention, Jonathan Crane drives Falcone insane with his fear compound to stop the mobster from revealing Ra's al Ghul's plans.}}
The original head of the Italian Mob in Gotham City, considered untouchable by just about everyone. {{spoiler|After being incarcerated thanks to Batman's intervention, Jonathan Crane drives Falcone insane with his fear compound to stop the mobster from revealing Ra's al Ghul's plans.}}
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* [[Go Among Mad People]]: He slits his wrists to get sent to Arkham so he can blackmail Crane into helping him. Crane promptly fear-gases him, and the insanity stops being an act.
* [[Go Among Mad People]]: He slits his wrists to get sent to Arkham so he can blackmail Crane into helping him. Crane promptly fear-gases him, and the insanity stops being an act.
* [[He Knows Too Much]]: so {{spoiler|Crane destroys his mind}}.
* [[He Knows Too Much]]: so {{spoiler|Crane destroys his mind}}.
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: In his first scene, he gives a young Bruce Wayne a [[Reason You Suck Speech]] about how he'll never understand Gotham's underworld. This leads Bruce to soul-searching and world traveling, culminating in his becoming Batman and taking Falcone down.
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: In his first scene, he gives a young Bruce Wayne a [[Reason You Suck Speech]] about how he'll never understand Gotham's underworld. This leads Bruce to soul-searching and world traveling, culminating in his becoming Batman and taking Falcone down.
** Underestimating Crane was also ''very'' unwise.
** Underestimating Crane was also ''very'' unwise.
* [[I Own This Town]]:
* [[I Own This Town]]:
{{quote| '''Falcone''': Look around you. You'll see two councilmen, a union official, a couple of off-duty cops and a judge. Now, I wouldn't have a second's hesitation blowing your head off right here, right now, in front of them. That's power you can't buy.}}
{{quote|'''Falcone''': Look around you. You'll see two councilmen, a union official, a couple of off-duty cops and a judge. Now, I wouldn't have a second's hesitation blowing your head off right here, right now, in front of them. That's power you can't buy.}}
* [[Mind Rape]]: {{spoiler|How Jonathan Crane stops the mob boss from revealing any of Ra's Al Ghul's plans}}.
* [[Mind Rape]]: {{spoiler|How Jonathan Crane stops the mob boss from revealing any of Ra's Al Ghul's plans}}.
* [[The Reason You Suck Speech]]: Delivers a powerful one to a young Bruce Wayne.
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Delivers a powerful one to a young Bruce Wayne.
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Starter Villain]]
* [[Starter Villain]]
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: In the scene where he is captured, he becomes progressively more disheveled and fearful as Batman takes his goons down. Later, when speaking to Crane in the asylum, he starts off as his usual self...sarcastic, confident...but he grows just a little uncertain when Crane starts talking about his mask. He plays it off with some humour, and then out comes the mask...
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: In the scene where he is captured, he becomes progressively more disheveled and fearful as Batman takes his goons down. Later, when speaking to Crane in the asylum, he starts off as his usual self...sarcastic, confident...but he grows just a little uncertain when Crane starts talking about his mask. He plays it off with some humour, and then out comes the mask...
* [[Villain With Good Publicity]]: Sort of. Everyone ''knows'' he's a crook, but he's very good at paying off the right people so that no solid evidence is ever successfully brought against him until Batman comes into the picture.
* [[Villain with Good Publicity]]: Sort of. Everyone ''knows'' he's a crook, but he's very good at paying off the right people so that no solid evidence is ever successfully brought against him until Batman comes into the picture.


== Victor Zsasz ==
=== Victor Zsasz ===
[[File:TropeZsasz_98.jpg|frame|''"In my opinion, [[Psycho for Hire|Mr Zsasz]] is [[Blatant Lies|as much a danger to himself as to others and prison is probably not the best environment for his rehabilitation.]]"'']]
[[File:TropeZsasz_98.jpg|frame|''"In my opinion, [[Psycho for Hire|Mr Zsasz]] is [[Blatant Lies|as much a danger to himself as to others and prison is probably not the best environment for his rehabilitation.]]"'']]


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'''Played by:''' Tim Booth

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{{quote| '''Played by:''' Tim Booth}}


* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: His role is much more expanded in the [[Batman Begins]] video game.
* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: His role is much more expanded in the [[Batman Begins]] video game.
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* [[Beard of Evil|Thin Goatee Of Evil]]
* [[Beard of Evil|Thin Goatee Of Evil]]
* [[The Cameo]]
* [[The Cameo]]
* [[Covered With Scars]]: Glimpsed briefly during the Arkham break-out as a little [[Continuity Nod]].
* [[Covered with Scars]]: Glimpsed briefly during the Arkham break-out as a little [[Continuity Nod]].
** [[Good Scars Evil Scars]]
** [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]
* [[Knife Nut]]
* [[Knife Nut]]
* [[One Scene Wonder|Two Scenes Wonder]]
* [[One-Scene Wonder|Two Scenes Wonder]]
* [[Psycho for Hire]]
* [[Psycho for Hire]]
** [[Serial Killer]]: Hinted at, since there's so many scars on his body and if you know about his comic book origin...
** [[Serial Killer]]: Hinted at, since there's so many scars on his body and if you know about his comic book origin...


== Salvatore 'Sal' Maroni ==
=== Salvatore 'Sal' Maroni ===
[[File:TropeSally_6535.jpg|frame|''"You sure you wanna embarrass me in front of my friends, Lieutenant?"'']]
[[File:TropeSally_6535.jpg|frame|''"You sure you wanna embarrass me in front of my friends, Lieutenant?"'']]


{{quote| ''"I thought the D.A. just played golf with the mayor, things like that?"''}}
{{quote|''"I thought the D.A. just played golf with the mayor, things like that?"''}}


{{quote| '''Played by:''' Eric Roberts}}
'''Played by:''' Eric Roberts


The new head of the Italian Mafia in Gotham, and following the turf wars with his fellow mobsters, entered into an alliance with them against Batman. He's complicit in the Chechen's hiring of the Joker.
The new head of the Italian Mafia in Gotham, and following the turf wars with his fellow mobsters, entered into an alliance with them against Batman. He's complicit in the Chechen's hiring of the Joker.


* [[Anti Villain]]: Borders as a Type I, as he demonstrates his own personal code of conduct when dealing with the war between Batman and the Joker.
* [[Anti-Villain]]: Borders as a Type I, as he demonstrates his own personal code of conduct when dealing with the war between Batman and the Joker.
* [[Big Bad Wannabe]]
* [[Big Bad Wannabe]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
{{quote| '''Batman''': He [[[The Joker]]] must have friends! <br />
{{quote|'''Batman''': He [[[The Joker]]] must have friends!
'''Maroni''': Friends? Have you ''met'' this guy? }}
'''Maroni''': Friends? Have you ''met'' this guy? }}
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: In the animated bridge between films, Maroni and the Chechen get both their asses kicked by Batman and end their war. Debatable as to whether or not this is canon.
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: In the animated bridge between films, Maroni and the Chechen get both their asses kicked by Batman and end their war. Debatable as to whether or not this is canon.
* [[The Don]]
* [[The Don]]
* [[Dragon Ascendant]]: To Falcone, though we only meet him after he's assumed power.
* [[Dragon Ascendant]]: To Falcone, though we only meet him after he's assumed power.
* [[Even Evil Has Loved Ones]]
* [[Even Evil Has Loved Ones]]
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Even he gets bothered by the extent to which Joker is willing to go to get to Batman and Dent.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Even he gets bothered by the extent to which Joker is willing to go to get to Batman and Dent.
** He mainly cares about making profit, and there's absolutely no profit in the Joker's actions.
** He mainly cares about making profit, and there's absolutely no profit in the Joker's actions.
* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]}} Possibly.
* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]}} Possibly.
* [[Screams Like a Little Girl]]: When Batman drops him off the second floor.
* [[Screams Like a Little Girl]]: When Batman drops him off the second floor.
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[What the Hell Hero]]: Calls out Batman on letting people die to the Joker as opposed to unmasking himself.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Calls out Batman on letting people die to the Joker as opposed to unmasking himself.


== The Chechen ==
=== The Chechen ===
[[File:TropeChechen_3684.jpg|frame|''"We have to fix real problems: Batman."'']]
[[File:TropeChechen_3684.jpg|frame|''"We have to fix real problems: Batman."'']]


{{quote| ''"You said you were a man of your word..."''}}
{{quote|''"You said you were a man of your word..."''}}


{{quote| '''Played by:''' Ritchie Costner}}
'''Played by:''' Ritchie Costner


The head of the Russian [[The Mafiya|Mafiya]] in Gotham, once a weak outfit that took advantage of the power vaccuum left by Falcone. He's entered into an alliance with his fellow mobsters. When the Joker offers to kill Batman, it's the Chechen who puts the word out to hire him.
The head of the Russian [[The Mafiya|Mafiya]] in Gotham, once a weak outfit that took advantage of the power vaccuum left by Falcone. He's entered into an alliance with his fellow mobsters. When the Joker offers to kill Batman, it's the Chechen who puts the word out to hire him.


* [[Beard of Evil]]
* [[Beard of Evil]]
* [[Big Bad Wannabe]]
* [[Big Bad Wannabe]]
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: In the animated bridge between films, Maroni and the Chechen get both their asses kicked by Batman and end their war. Debatable as to whether or not this is canon.
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: In the animated bridge between films, Maroni and the Chechen get both their asses kicked by Batman and end their war. Debatable as to whether or not this is canon.
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: {{spoiler|Hinted to have been fed to his own dogs.}}
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: {{spoiler|Hinted to have been fed to his own dogs.}}
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[The Mafiya]]
* [[The Mafiya]]


== Gambol ==
=== Gambol ===
[[File:TropeGambol_6187.jpg|frame|''"Give me one reason I shouldn't have my boy here pull your head off."'']]
[[File:TropeGambol_6187.jpg|frame|''"Give me one reason I shouldn't have my boy here pull your head off."'']]


{{quote| ''"I'm puttin' the word out: five-hundred grand for this clown dead. A million alive, so I can teach him some manners first!"''}}
{{quote|''"I'm puttin' the word out: five-hundred grand for this clown dead. A million alive, so I can teach him some manners first!"''}}


{{quote| '''Played by:''' Michael Jai White}}
'''Played by:''' Michael Jai White


A short-tempered mob leader in Gotham, now part of an alliance with his fellow mobsters. Unlike Maroni and the Chechen, he despises the Joker. {{spoiler|He is quickly killed by the Joker, and his remaining gang is absorbed into the clown's ranks.}}
A short-tempered mob leader in Gotham, now part of an alliance with his fellow mobsters. Unlike Maroni and the Chechen, he despises the Joker. {{spoiler|He is quickly killed by the Joker, and his remaining gang is absorbed into the clown's ranks.}}


* [[Angry Black Man]]
* [[Angry Black Man]]
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* [[Bad Guys Play Pool]]
* [[Bad Guys Play Pool]]
* [[I Want Them Alive]]
* [[I Want Them Alive]]
* [[Hair Trigger Temper]]:
* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]:
* [[Hot Blooded]]
* [[Hot-Blooded]]
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]: The Joker does ''something'' (he possibly gave him a grin like Joker's or ''worse'') to him after saying his infamous "Why So Serious" speech.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]: The Joker does ''something'' (he possibly gave him a grin like Joker's or ''worse'') to him after saying his infamous "Why So Serious" speech.}}
* [[Scary Black Man]]: Pity the Joker's ''way'' scarier.
* [[Scary Black Man]]: Pity the Joker's ''way'' scarier.
* [[Sharp Dressed Man]]
* [[Sharp-Dressed Man]]


== Lau ==
=== Lau ===
[[File:TropeLau_5155.jpg|frame|''"Rest assured, [[Tempting Fate|your money is safe]]."'']]
[[File:TropeLau_5155.jpg|frame|''"Rest assured, [[Tempting Fate|your money is safe]]."'']]


{{quote| ''"I'm good with calculations."''}}
{{quote|''"I'm good with calculations."''}}


{{quote| '''Played by:''' Ng Chin Han}}
'''Played by:''' Ng Chin Han


The 'accountant' for the Gotham Mob.
The 'accountant' for the Gotham Mob.


* [[Bound and Gagged]]: {{spoiler|By [[The Joker]]. This obviously does not end well for him.}}
* [[Bound and Gagged]]: {{spoiler|By [[The Joker]]. This obviously does not end well for him.}}
* [[The Chessmaster]]
* [[The Chessmaster]]
{{quote| "I'm very good at calculations."}}
{{quote|"I'm very good at calculations."}}
* [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]]
* [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]]
* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]
* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]
* [[The Evil Genius]]
* [[The Evil Genius]]
* {{spoiler|[[Kill It With Fire]]}}: {{spoiler|[[The Joker]] does this to him; while he is tied up on top of a bunch of the Gotham Mob's money.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Kill It with Fire]]}}: {{spoiler|[[The Joker]] does this to him; while he is tied up on top of a bunch of the Gotham Mob's money.}}
* [[No Honor Among Thieves]]: Sells out his clients very quickly when caught.
* [[No Honor Among Thieves]]: Sells out his clients very quickly when caught.
* [[Out Gambitted]]: By both Batman and the Joker.
* [[Out-Gambitted]]: By both Batman and the Joker.
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Smug Snake]]


== The Manager of Gotham National Bank ==
=== The Manager of Gotham National Bank ===
[[File:TropeBankManager_7816.jpg|frame|''"Do you have any idea who you're stealing from? You and your friends are '''dead!'''"'']]
[[File:TropeBankManager_7816.jpg|frame|''"Do you have any idea who you're stealing from? You and your friends are '''dead!'''"'']]


{{quote| ''"Criminals in this town used to believe in things. Honor. Respect. Whadda YOU believe in?"''}}
{{quote|''"Criminals in this town used to believe in things. Honor. Respect. Whadda YOU believe in?"''}}


{{quote| '''Played by:''' William Fichtner}}
'''Played by:''' William Fichtner


A bank manager in charge of a mob bank in Gotham.
A bank manager in charge of a mob bank in Gotham.


* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: You see that dude with the shotgun? He's in charge of the bank being robbed.
* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: You see that dude with the shotgun? He's in charge of the bank being robbed.
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* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Does not have a high opinion of criminals who kill each other for money as he tells to {{spoiler|[[The Joker]]}} who he believes is just a [[Mook]].
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Does not have a high opinion of criminals who kill each other for money as he tells to {{spoiler|[[The Joker]]}} who he believes is just a [[Mook]].
* [[Honor Among Thieves]]
* [[Honor Among Thieves]]
* [[One Scene Wonder]]
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]
* [[Shotguns Are Just Better]]
* [[Shotguns Are Just Better]]


== Ginty ==
=== Ginty ===
[[File:ginty_2_5604.jpg|frame|''"You don't want to die, but you don't know how to take a life."'']]
[[File:ginty_2_5604.jpg|frame|''"You don't want to die, but you don't know how to take a life."'']]


{{quote| ''"Give it to me, and I'll do what you shoulda done 10 minutes ago."''}}
{{quote|''"Give it to me, and I'll do what you shoulda done 10 minutes ago."''}}


{{quote| '''Played by:''' Tommy Lister}}
'''Played by:''' Tommy Lister


A large, intimidating criminal on the ferryboat. {{spoiler|When told about the Joker's social experiment, he successfully intimidates the guards into giving him the detonator, then immediately throws it in the water to prove the Joker wrong.}}
A large, intimidating criminal on the ferryboat. {{spoiler|When told about the Joker's social experiment, he successfully intimidates the guards into giving him the detonator, then immediately throws it in the water to prove the Joker wrong.}}


* {{spoiler|[[Anti Villain]]: He did make a horrible mistake to get him in prison, but that does not necessarily make him a bad man.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Anti-Villain]]: He did make a horrible mistake to get him in prison, but that does not necessarily make him a bad man.}}
* {{spoiler|[[The Atoner]]: If any prisoner has the chance to be rehabilitated, he is the one.}}
* {{spoiler|[[The Atoner]]: If any prisoner has the chance to be rehabilitated, he is the one.}}
* [[Bald of Awesome]]
* [[Bald of Awesome]]
* [[Bald Black Leader Guy]]: Well, he does take charge in his scene.
* [[Bald Black Leader Guy]]: Well, he does take charge in his scene.
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* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Fully expected to be making one when he threw the detonator away.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Fully expected to be making one when he threw the detonator away.}}
* [[Large and In Charge]]
* [[Large and In Charge]]
* [[One Scene Wonder]]
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]
* {{spoiler|[[Rousseau Was Right]]: This convict, who shows that love, kindness and decency can come from the seemingly ugliest and darkest of places, is ''the'' strongest case against the Joker's cynical ideology of fundamental human ugliness.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Rousseau Was Right]]: This convict, who shows that love, kindness and decency can come from the seemingly ugliest and darkest of places, is ''the'' strongest case against the Joker's cynical ideology of fundamental human ugliness.}}
* [[Scary Black Man]]: {{spoiler|Subverted.}}
* [[Scary Black Man]]: {{spoiler|Subverted.}}


== The City ==
== The City ==
== Rachel Dawes ==
=== Rachel Dawes ===
[[File:dawes_2_5812.jpg|frame|''"Bruce...don't make me your only hope of a normal life."'']]
[[File:dawes_2_5812.jpg|frame|''"Bruce...don't make me your only hope of a normal life."'']]


{{quote| ''"Harvey, you're Gotham's D.A. If you're not getting shot at, you're not doing your job."''}}
{{quote|''"Harvey, you're Gotham's D.A. If you're not getting shot at, you're not doing your job."''}}


{{quote| '''Played by:''' Katie Holmes & [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]]}}
'''Played by:''' Katie Holmes & [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]]


Bruce's childhood friend turned attorney, Rachel is a crusades for justice on the strictly legal side of the law. {{spoiler|She's eventually murdered by the Joker and his men.}}
Bruce's childhood friend turned attorney, Rachel is a crusades for justice on the strictly legal side of the law. {{spoiler|She's eventually murdered by the Joker and his men.}}
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* [[The Chick]]
* [[The Chick]]
* [[Damsel in Distress]]
* [[Damsel in Distress]]
* {{spoiler|[[Final Speech]]: Subverted when Rachel tries to comfort Harvey over a phone line...and then the building she is in explodes.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Final Speech]]: Subverted when Rachel tries to comfort Harvey over a phone line...and then the building she is in explodes.}}
* [[Groin Attack]]: Gives [[The Joker]], one but [[The Joker]] [[Too Kinky to Torture|enjoys it]].
* [[Groin Attack]]: Gives [[The Joker]], one but [[The Joker]] [[Too Kinky to Torture|enjoys it]].
* [[Hello Attorney]]
* [[Hello, Attorney!]]
* [[Hot Chick in A Badass Suit]]
* [[Hot Chick in a Badass Suit]]
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Mid Sentence]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Mid-Sentence]]}}
* [[Love Interest]]: Seems to be one for Bruce in ''Batman Begins'' but Rachel can't fully get over Bruce being Batman and not as she remembered him when they were young. In ''The Dark Knight'', she's moved on and is now Harvey Dent's [[Love Interest]]. {{spoiler|Then she is blown up by [[The Joker]], making Harvey go on a [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]] at least partly due to her.}}
* [[Love Interest]]: Seems to be one for Bruce in ''Batman Begins'' but Rachel can't fully get over Bruce being Batman and not as she remembered him when they were young. In ''The Dark Knight'', she's moved on and is now Harvey Dent's [[Love Interest]]. {{spoiler|Then she is blown up by [[The Joker]], making Harvey go on a [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]] at least partly due to her.}}
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Played by Katie Holmes in ''Batman Begins'', then by [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]] in ''The Dark Knight''.
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Played by Katie Holmes in ''Batman Begins'', then by [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]] in ''The Dark Knight''.
* [[Plucky Girl]]: Despite her grim surroundings, she's determined to clean up Gotham.
* [[Plucky Girl]]: Despite her grim surroundings, she's determined to clean up Gotham.


== Harvey "Two-Face" Dent ==
=== Harvey "Two-Face" Dent ===
[[File:TropeDent_3286.jpg|frame|''"It's not about what I want, it's about WHAT'S FAIR!"'']]
[[File:TropeDent_3286.jpg|frame|''"It's not about what I want, it's about WHAT'S FAIR!"'']]


{{quote| ''"You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain."''}}
{{quote|''"You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain."''}}


{{quote| '''Played by:''' Aaron Eckhart}}
'''Played by:''' Aaron Eckhart


A high powered district attorney that is trying to help bring down the criminal empire in Gotham. However, a tragic incident caused by the Joker in the middle of the film changes his mindset and causes Harvey to go after those he deems responsible for his misfortune. {{spoiler|While trying to kill Gordon's son, Batman intervenes and causes them all to fall from a building. Batman and Gordon's son are able to hang on, but Harvey is killed outright.}}
A high-powered district attorney that is trying to help bring down the criminal empire in Gotham. However, a tragic incident caused by the Joker in the middle of the film changes his mindset and causes Harvey to go after those he deems responsible for his misfortune. {{spoiler|While trying to kill Gordon's son, Batman intervenes and causes them all to fall from a building. Batman and Gordon's son are able to hang on, but Harvey is killed outright.}}


* [[Abusive Parents]]: According to the novelization, his father was very abusive towards him. In fact, the {{spoiler|Double-headed}} coin he inherited from his father was the same one his father often used to decide whether to give him a beating or not. {{spoiler|[[Foregone Conclusion|As it was actually a double headed coin, its obvious that he was never given any sense of mercy.]]}}
* [[Abusive Parents]]: According to the novelization, his father was very abusive towards him. In fact, the {{spoiler|Double-headed}} coin he inherited from his father was the same one his father often used to decide whether to give him a beating or not. {{spoiler|[[Foregone Conclusion|As it was actually a double headed coin, its obvious that he was never given any sense of mercy.]]}}
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** [[Broken Ace]]
** [[Broken Ace]]
* [[All There in the Manual]]: The novelization expands on his character: Batman decides to do some sleuthing on Harvey Dent to see whether the DA is as perfect as the public thinks. {{spoiler|Bruce finds that Harvey was the beat as a child by his abusive father, a former cop who through his police connections could avoid being arrested for his domestic violence.}}
* [[All There in the Manual]]: The novelization expands on his character: Batman decides to do some sleuthing on Harvey Dent to see whether the DA is as perfect as the public thinks. {{spoiler|Bruce finds that Harvey was the beat as a child by his abusive father, a former cop who through his police connections could avoid being arrested for his domestic violence.}}
* [[Anti Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type V]] (post-[[Face Heel Turn]]).
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type V]] (post-[[Face Heel Turn]]).
* [[Anti Villain]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Villains|Type II]] (post-[[Face Heel Turn]]).
* [[Anti-Villain]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Villains|Type II]] (post-[[Face Heel Turn]]).
* [[Awful Truth]]: {{spoiler|No one knows it was Harvey who murdered 5 people and tried to kill a child, yet...}}
* [[Awful Truth]]: {{spoiler|No one knows it was Harvey who murdered 5 people and tried to kill a child, yet...}}
* [[Based On a Great Big Lie]]: {{spoiler|Gotham is at peace at the start of ''The Dark Knight Rises'' thanks to both all the prisoners Harvey put away as District Attorney and the additional laws put in place by "The Harvey Dent Act". However, both [[The Power of Legacy|legacies would fall apart]] if anyone learned it was Harvey, and not Batman, who [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|murdered five people]] and tried [[Misplaced Retribution|to kill Gordon's son]].}}
* [[Based on a Great Big Lie]]: {{spoiler|Gotham is at peace at the start of ''The Dark Knight Rises'' thanks to both all the prisoners Harvey put away as District Attorney and the additional laws put in place by "The Harvey Dent Act". However, both [[The Power of Legacy|legacies would fall apart]] if anyone learned it was Harvey, and not Batman, who [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|murdered five people]] and tried [[Misplaced Retribution|to kill Gordon's son]].}}
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: ''Oh yeah''. Revenge turns even the nicest person into something they never thought they would ever become.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: ''Oh yeah''. Revenge turns even the nicest person into something they never thought they would ever become.
* [[Big Bad]]/[[Big Bad Ensemble]]: Along with the Joker.
* [[Big Bad]]/[[Big Bad Ensemble]]: Along with the Joker.
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]: However, he wasn't evil until his awful tragedy.
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]: However, he wasn't evil until his awful tragedy.
* [[Dark Secret]]: Harvey embodies this trope [[Playing With a Trope|in a way]], {{spoiler|if Gotham ever found out their [[The Messiah|"White Knight"]] had murdered 5 people and tried to kill a child, it could let hundreds of criminals back on the street and destroy the city's spirit. Which is exactly what Bane has in mind...}}
* [[Dark Secret]]: Harvey embodies this trope [[Playing with a Trope|in a way]], {{spoiler|if Gotham ever found out their [[The Messiah|"White Knight"]] had murdered 5 people and tried to kill a child, it could let hundreds of criminals back on the street and destroy the city's spirit. Which is exactly what Bane has in mind...}}
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: What Bruce could turn into if he ever lost his grip on sanity.
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: What Bruce could turn into if he ever lost his grip on sanity.
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: {{spoiler|After Rachel dies, he [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|kills five people]] and [[Misplaced Retribution|nearly kills Gordon's son]] all on the basis of coin flips.}}
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: {{spoiler|After Rachel dies, he [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|kills five people]] and [[Misplaced Retribution|nearly kills Gordon's son]] all on the basis of coin flips.}}
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** further compounded by {{spoiler|Rachel's death.}}
** further compounded by {{spoiler|Rachel's death.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heartbroken Badass]]}}: {{spoiler|After Rachel's death}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Heartbroken Badass]]}}: {{spoiler|After Rachel's death}}.
* [[Hello Attorney]]
* [[Hello, Attorney!]]
* [[I Am Spartacus|I Am Batman]]: Did this to save Batman's skin in the middle of the film. Was eventually released after they found out he lied.
* [[I Am Spartacus|I Am Batman]]: Did this to save Batman's skin in the middle of the film. Was eventually released after they found out he lied.
* [[Internal Reformist]]
* [[Internal Reformist]]
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** {{spoiler|To a lesser extent with Maroni where it's never really clear how much he was involved in Rachel's death. Of what we see of him, his affiliation with the Joker is very, ''very'' reluctant at best.}}
** {{spoiler|To a lesser extent with Maroni where it's never really clear how much he was involved in Rachel's death. Of what we see of him, his affiliation with the Joker is very, ''very'' reluctant at best.}}
* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]: After {{spoiler|Rachel's death}}.
* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]: After {{spoiler|Rachel's death}}.
* {{spoiler|[[The Power of Legacy]]}}: {{spoiler|Batman takes the blame for Harvey's crimes}} so Gotham can still have a hero who will inspire hope and faith.
* {{spoiler|[[The Power of Legacy]]}}: {{spoiler|Batman takes the blame for Harvey's crimes}} so Gotham can still have a hero who will inspire hope and faith.
{{quote| '''Batman:''' Gotham needs its true hero.}}
{{quote|'''Batman:''' Gotham needs its true hero.}}
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]
* [[Tragic Villain]]
* [[Tragic Villain]]
* [[Well Intentioned Extremist]]
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]
* [[Would Hit a Girl]]: Knocks out {{spoiler|Anna Ramirez}} with a punch to the face, when she {{spoiler|gets a "good" coin toss}}. {{spoiler|Anna Ramirez did bring Rachel to the area she would be killed, due to secretly being a [[Dirty Cop]]; so Harvey probably is really angry at her.}}
* [[Would Hit a Girl]]: Knocks out {{spoiler|Anna Ramirez}} with a punch to the face, when she {{spoiler|gets a "good" coin toss}}. {{spoiler|Anna Ramirez did bring Rachel to the area she would be killed, due to secretly being a [[Dirty Cop]]; so Harvey probably is really angry at her.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Would Hurt a Child]]}}: {{spoiler|It is pretty obvious he is thinking of doing this to Gordon's son at the end of ''The Dark Knight'' if the coin toss comes up scarred side.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Would Hurt a Child]]}}: {{spoiler|It is pretty obvious he is thinking of doing this to Gordon's son at the end of ''The Dark Knight'' if the coin toss comes up scarred side.}}


== Joe Chill ==
=== Joe Chill ===
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'''Played by:''' Richard Brake


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* [[He Knows Too Much]]: {{spoiler|He shared a prison cell with Carmine Falcone, to which he would testify as part of a deal for parole. Falcone has him whacked in after public court.}}
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{{quote| '''Played by:''' Richard Brake}}

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* [[He Knows Too Much]]: {{spoiler|He shared a prison cell with Carmine Falcone, to which he would testify as part of a deal for parole. Falcone has him whacked in after public court.}}
* [[Justified Criminal]]: He lived during Gotham's Depression and had to make due in robbing just to get back.
* [[Justified Criminal]]: He lived during Gotham's Depression and had to make due in robbing just to get back.
* [[Sympathetic Murderer]]: He was a desperate man looking to rob a rich couple to get a couple bucks - his hand shakes as he holds the gun, he looks pathetically terrified as he threatens them, and he clearly panicked when he shot it. The movie makes clear that his crime wasn't due to real malice but a symptom of the city's downward spiral. Years later, he feels genuinely sorry for what happened to the Waynes, not that it matters to Bruce.
* [[Sympathetic Murderer]]: He was a desperate man looking to rob a rich couple to get a couple bucks - his hand shakes as he holds the gun, he looks pathetically terrified as he threatens them, and he clearly panicked when he shot it. The movie makes clear that his crime wasn't due to real malice but a symptom of the city's downward spiral. Years later, he feels genuinely sorry for what happened to the Waynes, not that it matters to Bruce.


== Mayor Anthony Garcia ==
=== Mayor Anthony Garcia ===
[[File:TropeGarcia_7986.jpg|frame|''"Go home, Gordon. The clown'll keep till morning."'']]
[[File:TropeGarcia_7986.jpg|frame|''"Go home, Gordon. The clown'll keep till morning."'']]


{{quote| ''"Are you up to it? You better be. They get anything back on you, those criminals will be back on the streets...followed swiftly by you and me."''}}
{{quote|''"Are you up to it? You better be. They get anything back on you, those criminals will be back on the streets...followed swiftly by you and me."''}}


{{quote| '''Played by:''' Nestor Carbonell}}
'''Played by:''' Nestor Carbonell


Gotham City's young and cynical mayor. He's targeted for assassination by [[The Joker]].
Gotham City's young and cynical mayor. He's targeted for assassination by [[The Joker]].
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* [[Ultimate Authority Mayor]]
* [[Ultimate Authority Mayor]]
* [[Ungrateful Bastard]]: If the trailers for ''The Dark Knight Rises'' are any indication.
* [[Ungrateful Bastard]]: If the trailers for ''The Dark Knight Rises'' are any indication.
* [[Sharp Dressed Man]]
* [[Sharp-Dressed Man]]
* [[Tempting Fate]]
* [[Tempting Fate]]


== Mike Engel ==
=== Mike Engel ===
[[File:mike_2_2336.jpg|frame|''"I'm Mike Engel for Gotham Tonight."'']]
[[File:mike_2_2336.jpg|frame|''"I'm Mike Engel for Gotham Tonight."'']]


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'''Played by:''' Anthony Michael Hall


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A reporter for Gotham Cable News. {{spoiler|He's captured by [[The Joker]] as a hostage/decoy, but survives after being rescued by Batman.}}
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{{quote| '''Played by:''' Anthony Michael Hall}}

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A reporter for Gotham Cable News. {{spoiler|He's captured by [[The Joker]] as a hostage/decoy, but survives after being rescued by Batman.}}


* [[Ascended Extra]]: Aside from a small role in the film, he was more or less expanded in the viral campaign for ''The Dark Knight'', having interviews with notable people like Harvey Dent on his show.
* [[Ascended Extra]]: Aside from a small role in the film, he was more or less expanded in the viral campaign for ''The Dark Knight'', having interviews with notable people like Harvey Dent on his show.
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* [[Mouth of Sauron|Mouth of The Joker]]: Delivers Joker's threats after being taken hostage late in ''The Dark Knight''.
* [[Mouth of Sauron|Mouth of The Joker]]: Delivers Joker's threats after being taken hostage late in ''The Dark Knight''.


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This page is for tropes related to characters appearing in director Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Saga.

Due to being a Character Sheet, spoilers are below.

Bruce Wayne (Batman)

"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me."

"Well, a guy who dresses up like a bat...clearly has issues."

Played by: Christian Bale

This particular incarnation of Batman is unique from other live-action movie portrayals in that we actually see him begin as an inexperienced vigilante before becoming the veteran crimefighter we all know and love. He takes the blame for the murders Harvey Dent committed, knowing that Dent needed to remain a hero in the eyes of Gotham and to prevent the arrests of the Gotham mob from being undone.

"A vigilante is just a man lost in the scramble for his own gratification. He can be destroyed, or locked up. But if you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, and if they can't stop you, you become something else entirely... A legend, Mr. Wayne."


Major Antagonists

Henri Ducard (Ra's al Ghul)

"Compassion is a weakness your enemies will not share."

"If someone stands in the way of true justice, you simply walk up behind them and stab them in the heart."

Played by: Liam Neeson

A major figure in the secret organisation known as the League of Shadows, Ducard approaches Bruce Wayne on behalf of Ra's Al Ghul. He becomes Bruce's mentor, training him and attempting to impart his philosophy of justice to him. It is later revealed that Ducard actually is Ra's Al Ghul, and he plans to destroy Gotham to remove such evil from the world. His plans are halted by his former student, and he is killed when the train he's using to help destroy the city crashes.

Dr. Jonathan Crane (Scarecrow)

"The mind can only take so much."

"I told you my compound would take you places. I never said they'd be places you wanted to go."

Played by: Cillian Murphy

A corrupt psychiatrist with a penchant for studying fear. He's allied with Carmine Falcone and works for Ra's al Ghul, aiding in the plot against Gotham by developing a powerful 'fear gas'. After being exposed to his own gas and being driven insane, he becomes a drug-dealer and is soon captured by Batman.

"You look like a man who takes himself too seriously. Do you want my opinion? You need to lighten up."

The Joker

"Why so serious?"

"Let's put a smile on that face."

Played by: Heath Ledger

A no name criminal that quickly turns into one of the biggest threats Gotham and Batman have ever faced. Violent, unpredictable and insane, he almost brings Gotham to its knees before being captured by Batman. This particular version is notably less cartoony and much more subtle in his methods.

  • Abusive Parents: Assuming the scar story he told Gambol is true, he was pretty much abused by his father, apparently cutting up at least the left half of his face.
  • Adaptation Distillation: Joker was heavily affected by this. He still has a sense of humour, but he loses most of the things that made him The Joker, like the Joker gas, the acid posies or just the eccentricities in general. However, this only draws more attention to how terrifyingly psychopathic he is, because without his fantastical props he's forced to use far more mundane and unpleasant methods to achieve results. Like pencils.
    • In fact, the Joker in the film is actually very similar to how the Joker was in his original appearance in Batman #1: darker humor, being a terrorist by announcing his moves in advance, crimes that made little sense at all except that he liked comitting them, etc. Basically, the Joker has come full circle.
  • American Accents: He speaks with a Chicago accent.
  • Ax Crazy
  • Bad Boss: The Joker even makes his own henchmen kill each other for money in his first scene. And let's not get started on his idea of "tryouts" to join him...
  • Batman Gambit: In this series is even better at it than the Trope Namer. Most of his plans begin with him issuing a public threat, then planning for what he expects people to do in response.
  • The Berserker
  • Berserk Button: Does not take kindly to being called a "freak."
  • Big Bad: Of the second movie.
  • Bright Is Not Good: He has a pale white clown face, a purple waistcoat and green hair in contrast to Batman's black outfit.
  • Card-Carrying Villain: Literally, as he uses joker cards as his "signature". Apart from that, he styles himself an "agent of chaos".
  • Chaos Is Evil: He's a definite Card-Carrying Villain and calls himself an "agent of chaos".
  • Cheap Costume: Averted. Joker used some of the money he'd been stealing from mob banks to get entirely custom-made clothing.

The Joker: Oh, and the suit? It wasn't cheap. You ought to know. You bought it.

Bank Manager: Oh, criminals in this town used to believe in things. Honor. Respect. Look at you! What do you believe in, huh? WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN?
(Joker leans down and sticks a grenade in the manager's mouth)
Joker: I believe whatever doesn't kill you, simply makes you...stranger.

  • Collector of the Strange: He has a never-acknowledged but noticeable tendency to hang on to particularly nice weapons (or dogs) that he comes across. And his knife collection could stock a roadside museum.
  • Crazy Prepared: Even moreso than Batman. What's most impressive is that he can be thus without Batman's functionally limitless cash.

"Look what I did to this city with just a few drums of gas and a couple of bullets."

  • Combat Sadomasochist: Taken Up to Eleven; as he obviously enjoys hurting and killing others but also enjoys Batman's Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique and laughs madly in enjoyment when Batman tosses him nearly to death. In that last instance, he stops laughing, when he is saved from being killed.
  • Combat Pragmatist: He seems self-taught, and definitely can't take the highly-trained and skilled Batman in a fair fight. So, in the climax of The Dark Knight; he attacks Batman with a crowbar when he's blinded and unleashes dogs on him, while furiously beating him with the crowbar.
  • The Corrupter: His gift isn't simply in causing chaos, pain and grief. It's bringing out the capacity for causing chaos, pain and grief in others; ensuring his actions have an immense knock-on effect and that even by killing him, he wins.

Joker: It wasn't hard. You see madness, as you know, is like gravity. All it takes is a little push! (laughs hysterically).

Joker: You see? This is how crazy Batman has made Gotham! If you want order in Gotham, Batman must take off his mask and turn himself in. Oh, and every day he doesn't, people will die. Starting tonight. I'm a man of my word. (hysterical maniacal laughter)

  • Faux Affably Evil
  • For the Evulz: He's even the trope picture and the trope quote (well, kind of, the quote in question was technically from Alfred when he was talking about a Burmese Bandit who constantly stole and destroyed for destruction's sake when giving a comparison in regards to the kind of character the Joker was, but same principle).
  • Freudian Excuse: Openly mocked by him, as he gives completely different accounts of how he got his scars and became the monster he is depending on the person he's talking to. In the end, the Joker has no reason for what he does. He simply is.
  • From Nobody to Nightmare: Considered a small time hood by Batman at the start of the movie. But over time proves to be one of the deadlier threats around.
  • Glasgow Grin
  • The Heavy
  • Humans Are the Real Monsters: The Joker seems to believe in this; as one of his plans is foiled by the citizens and prisoners of Gotham choosing to not kill each other to save their own lives. This not only causes a Villainous Breakdown, where he is actually quiet for once, but it allows Batman to beat him due to his distraction...and projectile scallops. Unfortunately, Joker had a backup plan in Harvey Dent...
  • The Hyena: See Laughing Mad below.
  • Knife Nut: When he's searched by the police, they find a whole lot of knives and a handful of sharp objects that could be repurposed as knives in a pinch. There's one hidden in his shoe. He gives a speech praising them, and often just sort of has one in his hand or about his person for no specific reason. He really likes his knives.
  • Lack of Empathy
  • Laughing Mad: Right when Batman foiled him and threw him off the roof to certain death before saving him, he started breaking out into laughter. After yet another phase of his Villainous Breakdown is through, he starts up with the laughter again, and ends his final scene with it.
  • Large Ham: As then-Lieutenant Gordon acknowledges at the end of Batman Begins
  • Mad Bomber: He loves blowing things up. Cars, ferries, hospitals, :Rachel, Harvey, all fair game. He even carries a bundle of grenades under his coat to the mob meeting just in case they get unfriendly.

"I'm a man of simple tastes. I enjoy...dynamite, and gunpowder, and gasoline."

"Now I see the funny side. Now I'm always smiling."

Joker: You have nothing! Nothing to threaten me with. Nothing to do with all your strength.

  • Ubermensch
  • The Unfettered
  • Unreliable Narrator: Naturally.
  • Villainous Breakdown: A rather subtle one, but quite noticable. When both ferries refuse to use the detonators -- pretty much proving his philosophy of all humans being bastards wrong -- Joker gets visibly irritated and mumbles about how people just aren't reliable before attempting to blow them both up anyway. Interestingly, he says this in a rather calm tone, making this moment something of a reverse breakdown... guess that's what happens when your normal demeanor is over-the-top insane.
  • Villainous Crossdresser: Briefly as a nurse.
  • Vocal Dissonance: The Joker mostly speaks in a high voice, but when he becomes angry his voice becomes monstrously deep, almost a snarl. The best example is when he has the Bat-wannabe tied up on camera and he yells at him: "LOOK AT ME!"
  • Waistcoat of Style
  • Your Mom: When trying to convince the mob to hire him to kill Batman, he points out in a thinly-veiled insult to Gambol and his grandma, that their funds will end up hurting if they don't end him soon. Gambol was already PO'ed at the Joker for robbing their Mob Bank of over $6,000,000 in the beginning of the film, and apparently using it to buy his suit. The comment about him and his grandma had him losing all patience and thus wanted him killed.

The Joker: If we don't end this problem. Eh... Gambol, here, will not gain a nickel for his grandma.
Gambol: (slams fists onto the table) ENOUGH WITH THE CLOWN!

Bane

"When Gotham is... ashes... you have my permission to die."

"It doesn't matter who we are. What matters is our plan."

Played by: Tom Hardy

A powerful criminal and terrorist with big plans for Gotham city.

  • Badass: We've only the trailers and some leaked images, but every one of them only further cements how much a Badass Bane will be

Bane: When Gotham is... ashes... you have my permission to die.

  • Bald of Evil
  • Big Bad: Of the third film, if promotional material is to be trusted.
  • Breaking the Bonds: He effortlessly snaps off his bonds in the prologue.
  • The Chessmaster: He appears to be heading in this direction judging from the current trailers and prologue.
  • Cool Mask
  • Combat Pragmatist: Unlike The Joker from The Dark Knight, he definitely knows how to fight. Like The Joker, he has no problems with "unfair" tactics like having henchmen attack his enemies by shooting at them through plane windows, when the opponents aren't even aware the henchmen are nearby.
  • Darker and Edgier: How Tom Hardy and others have described the new portrayal.
  • Deadpan Snarker: Another villainous example. In his first scene he snarks about how terrible the CIA are at High Altitude Interrogations, pointing out it makes no sense to pretend to shoot a captured Mook first if you're then going to pretend to throw them out of a plane after you "shot" them.
  • Death Faked for You: In the first six minutes of the film, Bane kidnaps Dr. Pavel and arranges a blood transfusion with a mook so it would seem as though Pavel died in the crash. He also implies with the line "Now, now, Doctor, now's not the time for fear. That comes later." that he intends to do far worse to Pavel once he escapes with him.
  • Dissonant Serenity
  • The Dreaded: The new trailer has even Catwoman expressing fear of him.
  • Evil Sounds Deep
  • From Nobody to Nightmare: Invoked.

Bane: Nobody cared who I was until I put on the mask.

Broker: What are you?

Bane: I'm Gotham's reckoning.

Selina Kyle (Catwoman)

"You don't owe these people anymore."

"There's a storm coming, Mr. Wayne."

Played by: Anne Hathaway

A mysterious 'associate' of Bane.

Catwoman: My mother warned me about getting into cars with strange men.
Batman: This isn't a car.

Gotham City Police Force

Commissioner James "Jim" Gordon (prev Lieutenant (prev Sergeant))

"There's nothing wise in what you do, Flass."

I don't get political points for being an idealist; I have to do the best with what I have.

Played by: Gary Oldman

Intelligent, thoughtful and a believer in real justice, Jim Gordon is one of the few honest cops in Gotham. These qualities make him a close and valuable ally of Batman. With Batman's help, he rises steadily through the ranks of the GCPD, eventually becoming Commissioner.

Commissioner Gillian B Loeb

"No one takes the law into their own hands in my city. Understand?"

Played by: Colin MacFarlane

The bullheaded and no-nonsense Gotham City Police Commissioner. Loeb is an honest man, but views Batman as a dangerous vigilante. He is eventually killed by the Joker with a poisoned glass of alcohol.

Detective Arnold Flass

"Maybe you'd like to see some excessive force!"

"Don't suppose you want a taste? I just keep offering, thinking maybe some day you'll get wise."

Played by: Mark Boone Junior

A highly corrupt cop and Gordon's partner. He works on Carmine Falcone's payroll, to the point where he even acts as muscle for the mobster.

Detective Gerard Stephens

"That's nice."

"I'm a twenty-year man. I can tell the difference between punks who need a little lesson in manners, and the freaks like you who'd just enjoy it."

Played by: Keith Szarabajka

An experienced GCPD detective, Stephens is an honest cop and has a place among Gordon's most trusted.

Detective Anna Ramirez

"You're the reason these men are dead!"

"He can't resist showing us his face."

Played by: Monique Gabriela Curnen

A rookie officer and one of Gordon's most trusted cops. She later proves to have been corrupted long before the Joker's Sadistic Choice, to help with her mother's medical bills. She turns Rachel Dawes over to the Joker's men.

Detective Michael Wuertz

"The investigation is on-going."

Played by: Ron Dean

An older detective and one of Gordon's most trusted cops. He later proves to be corrupt, turning Harvey Dent over to the Joker's men. He is later killed by Harvey.

Wayne Industries

Alfred Pennyworth

"Know your limits, Master Wayne."

"Endure, Master Wayne. Take it. They'll hate you for it, but that's the point of Batman, he can be the outcast. He can make the choice that no one else can make: the right choice."

Played by: Michael Caine

The Wayne Family butler, Alfred is Bruce's guardian, confidante and oldest friend. He's the only one besides Lucius Fox, Rachel Dawes and Ra's Al Ghul who knows Batman's identity, having aided him from the very start.

Lucius Fox

"Now that's more like it, Mr. Wayne."

"If you don't want to tell me exactly what you're doing - when I'm asked, I don't have to lie. But don't think of me as an idiot."

Played by: Morgan Freeman

A research head at Wayne Industries and personal friend of Thomas Wayne. He supplies Batman with all his gadgets and technological advances, later becoming CEO of Wayne Industries.

Lucius: Let me get this straight: you think that your client, one of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world, is secretly a vigilante who spends his nights beating criminals to a pulp with his bare hands; and your plan, is to blackmail this person? Good luck.

Thomas and Martha Wayne

"And why do we fall, Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up."

"Bruce... don't be afraid."

Played by: Linus Roache & Sara Stewart

The parents of Bruce Wayne, well-known and well-loved billionaires who are tragically cut down by a mugger in front of their young son.

William Earle

"I'm merging your department with Archives...and I am firing you. Didn't you get the memo?"

"I think after 20 years we can allow ourselves to stop thinking about what Thomas Wayne would've done."

Played by: Rutger Hauer

Following Thomas Wayne's death, William Earle stepped in as the head of Wayne Enterprises. He had Bruce legally declared dead during his leave of abscence, and has pulled Wayne Industries in morally dubious directions. He's fired by Lucius Fox after Wayne makes him CEO.

Coleman Reese

"What are you building for him now...a rocket ship?"

"Sir, I know that Mr. Wayne is curious about how his trust fund gets replenished. But frankly, this is embarrassing."

Played by: Joshua Harto

An accountant at Wayne Industries who figures out Batman's true identity after discovering Lucius Fox's original designs for the Tumbler. Unfortunately, this information turns out to be a lot less profitable and a lot more dangerous than he imagined.

The Mob

Carmine Falcone

"People from your world...have so much to lose."

"This is a world you'll never understand. And you always fear what you don't understand."

Played by: Tom Wilkinson

The original head of the Italian Mob in Gotham City, considered untouchable by just about everyone. After being incarcerated thanks to Batman's intervention, Jonathan Crane drives Falcone insane with his fear compound to stop the mobster from revealing Ra's al Ghul's plans.

Falcone: Look around you. You'll see two councilmen, a union official, a couple of off-duty cops and a judge. Now, I wouldn't have a second's hesitation blowing your head off right here, right now, in front of them. That's power you can't buy.

  • Mind Rape: How Jonathan Crane stops the mob boss from revealing any of Ra's Al Ghul's plans.
  • "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Delivers a powerful one to a young Bruce Wayne.
  • Smug Snake
  • Starter Villain
  • Villainous Breakdown: In the scene where he is captured, he becomes progressively more disheveled and fearful as Batman takes his goons down. Later, when speaking to Crane in the asylum, he starts off as his usual self...sarcastic, confident...but he grows just a little uncertain when Crane starts talking about his mask. He plays it off with some humour, and then out comes the mask...
  • Villain with Good Publicity: Sort of. Everyone knows he's a crook, but he's very good at paying off the right people so that no solid evidence is ever successfully brought against him until Batman comes into the picture.

Victor Zsasz

"In my opinion, Mr Zsasz is as much a danger to himself as to others and prison is probably not the best environment for his rehabilitation."

Played by: Tim Booth

Salvatore 'Sal' Maroni

"You sure you wanna embarrass me in front of my friends, Lieutenant?"

"I thought the D.A. just played golf with the mayor, things like that?"

Played by: Eric Roberts

The new head of the Italian Mafia in Gotham, and following the turf wars with his fellow mobsters, entered into an alliance with them against Batman. He's complicit in the Chechen's hiring of the Joker.

Batman: He [[[The Joker]]] must have friends!
Maroni: Friends? Have you met this guy?

The Chechen

"We have to fix real problems: Batman."

"You said you were a man of your word..."

Played by: Ritchie Costner

The head of the Russian Mafiya in Gotham, once a weak outfit that took advantage of the power vaccuum left by Falcone. He's entered into an alliance with his fellow mobsters. When the Joker offers to kill Batman, it's the Chechen who puts the word out to hire him.

Gambol

"Give me one reason I shouldn't have my boy here pull your head off."

"I'm puttin' the word out: five-hundred grand for this clown dead. A million alive, so I can teach him some manners first!"

Played by: Michael Jai White

A short-tempered mob leader in Gotham, now part of an alliance with his fellow mobsters. Unlike Maroni and the Chechen, he despises the Joker. He is quickly killed by the Joker, and his remaining gang is absorbed into the clown's ranks.

Lau

"Rest assured, your money is safe."

"I'm good with calculations."

Played by: Ng Chin Han

The 'accountant' for the Gotham Mob.

"I'm very good at calculations."

The Manager of Gotham National Bank

"Do you have any idea who you're stealing from? You and your friends are dead!"

"Criminals in this town used to believe in things. Honor. Respect. Whadda YOU believe in?"

Played by: William Fichtner

A bank manager in charge of a mob bank in Gotham.

Ginty

"You don't want to die, but you don't know how to take a life."

"Give it to me, and I'll do what you shoulda done 10 minutes ago."

Played by: Tommy Lister

A large, intimidating criminal on the ferryboat. When told about the Joker's social experiment, he successfully intimidates the guards into giving him the detonator, then immediately throws it in the water to prove the Joker wrong.

The City

Rachel Dawes

"Bruce...don't make me your only hope of a normal life."

"Harvey, you're Gotham's D.A. If you're not getting shot at, you're not doing your job."

Played by: Katie Holmes & Maggie Gyllenhaal

Bruce's childhood friend turned attorney, Rachel is a crusades for justice on the strictly legal side of the law. She's eventually murdered by the Joker and his men.

Harvey "Two-Face" Dent

"It's not about what I want, it's about WHAT'S FAIR!"

"You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain."

Played by: Aaron Eckhart

A high-powered district attorney that is trying to help bring down the criminal empire in Gotham. However, a tragic incident caused by the Joker in the middle of the film changes his mindset and causes Harvey to go after those he deems responsible for his misfortune. While trying to kill Gordon's son, Batman intervenes and causes them all to fall from a building. Batman and Gordon's son are able to hang on, but Harvey is killed outright.

Batman: Gotham needs its true hero.

Joe Chill

Played by: Richard Brake

  • He Knows Too Much: He shared a prison cell with Carmine Falcone, to which he would testify as part of a deal for parole. Falcone has him whacked in after public court.
  • Justified Criminal: He lived during Gotham's Depression and had to make due in robbing just to get back.
  • Sympathetic Murderer: He was a desperate man looking to rob a rich couple to get a couple bucks - his hand shakes as he holds the gun, he looks pathetically terrified as he threatens them, and he clearly panicked when he shot it. The movie makes clear that his crime wasn't due to real malice but a symptom of the city's downward spiral. Years later, he feels genuinely sorry for what happened to the Waynes, not that it matters to Bruce.

Mayor Anthony Garcia

"Go home, Gordon. The clown'll keep till morning."

"Are you up to it? You better be. They get anything back on you, those criminals will be back on the streets...followed swiftly by you and me."

Played by: Nestor Carbonell

Gotham City's young and cynical mayor. He's targeted for assassination by The Joker.

Mike Engel

"I'm Mike Engel for Gotham Tonight."

Played by: Anthony Michael Hall

A reporter for Gotham Cable News. He's captured by The Joker as a hostage/decoy, but survives after being rescued by Batman.

  • Ascended Extra: Aside from a small role in the film, he was more or less expanded in the viral campaign for The Dark Knight, having interviews with notable people like Harvey Dent on his show.
  • Bound and Gagged: By The Joker, but also dressed up to look like one of Joker's mooks in a Disguised Hostage Gambit. Joker does this with other hostages as well at the Prewitt Building to trick SWAT, but this trick fails on Batman due to Batman unmasking Mike Engel and realizing those dressed as clowns are hostages.
  • Catch Phrase: The above quote.
  • Dead Line News: Forced at one point to read commands to Gotham by The Joker. Subverted, as he survives the experience.
  • Expy: For some people, its Jack Ryder just without the insanity or powers.
  • Intrepid Reporter
  • Mouth of The Joker: Delivers Joker's threats after being taken hostage late in The Dark Knight.
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