History Recap / TheNewBatmanAdventuresE24JudgementDay

* DropTheHammer: One weapon used by the Judge is a gavel the size of a sledgehammer. It turns out to be a ChekovsGun.

* AbsurdlySharpBlade: The Judge's sword can cut effortlessly through the mast sustaining a giant Lady Justice statue's balance. Even if that thing is made of wood, that sword is still pretty damn sharp.

** Also, Two-Face's secret exit was blocked despite no one but Two-Face knows about it.

** Malachi Thorne's portrayal of the Judge sounds eerily similar to TonyJay's performance as [[Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame another]] KnightTemplar [[Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame judge]].

** Malachi Thorne's portrayal of the Judge sounds eerily similar to TonyJay as Judge Claude Frollo in ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''.

* ShoutOut: The Judge's "[[IAmTheNoun I]] ''[[IAmTheNoun am]]'' [[IAmTheNoun the law]]" comment to Penguin above could be one to ''Film/JudgeDredd''.

* ShoutOut: The Judge's "[[IAmTheNoun I ''am'' the law]]" comment to Penguin above could be one to ''Film/JudgeDredd''.

* CorruptPolitician: Corcoran
* DirtyCoward: J. Carroll Corcoran

* BittersweetEnding: Harvey Dent's passion for justice seems to be resurfacing, but at the same time, his mental illness is worse than ever.

Back at the courtroom, Two-Face’s goons tie Corcoran up, when suddenly the Judge enters and subdues them. Corcoran demands the Judge kill them, but the Judge turns on Corcoran for breaking the law he swore to uphold. Batman comes in and fights off the Judge, who cuffs him. The two vigilantes face an intense struggle but Batman ultimately defeats the Judge who plummets to the ground. Batman takes the keys from the unconscious Judge and frees himself. Corcoran pleads for help in fear for his reputation. Batman says it is worse than he thinks and unmasks the Judge [[spoiler: revealing Two-Face.]] As the police and reporters enter the building, Batman exits, leaving Corcoran lost for words.

The next day at Wayne Manor, Bruce reads the news about Corcoran's indictment, while Alfred tries to make sense of what happened. They conclude that [[spoiler: Harvey Dent had unknowingly created a third personality, separate from the other two, to fight crime. The Judge knew everything about Two-Face, except that he was Two-Face. Alfred wonders what will become of Harvey.]]

[[spoiler: The episode ends at Arkham Asylum, where Harvey sits in his cell standing trial in his mind. When the Judge asks him how he pleads, Harvey replies with a haunted look on his face:]]
--> ''[[spoiler: Guilty... guilty... guilty...]]''

* AllCrimesAreEqual: A vigilante called The Judge (a [[TheBlank faceless]] British judge, complete with a powdered wig atop his cloak), believes that criminals who avoid prosecution must be privately killed for justice to be served. A Gotham City councilman who wants to appear tough on crime likes this attitude, and begins cooperating with the Judge. This alliance [[HoistByHisOwnPetard backfires horribly]] when the Judge discovers that the councilman has been keeping a slush fund, and decides ''that'' to be punishable by death. The Judge also attempts to kill The Penguin, Killer Croc, and Two-Face -- even though all Penguin, Croc, and Two-Face had done was participate in a black-market jewel deal and manage to avoid getting caught for it. At the end of the episode, when the Judge is unmasked, [[spoiler: he turns out to be Two-Face, who had developed a ''third'' identity that subsequently targeted for death his two other identities.]]
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Harvey Dent's passion for justice seems to be resurfacing, but at the same time, his mental illness is worse than ever.]]

* FreudianTrio: [[spoiler: Two-Face, Harvey Dent, and the Judge are the id, ego, and superego, respectively.]]

* MadnessMantra: At the end of the episode, after being asked by The Judge how he pleads, [[spoiler: Two-Face repeatedly mumbles, "Guilty... guilty... guilty..."]]
* [[spoiler: SecondSuperIdentity: The Judge to Harvey Dent[=/=]Two-Face.]]

* TomatoSurprise: [[spoiler: The Judge is Harvey Dent, repressed by Big Bad Harv for so long that he developed into a ''third'' personality.]]

Back at the courtroom, Two-Face’s goons tie Corcoran up, when suddenly the Judge enters and subdues them. Corcoran demands the Judge kill them, but the Judge turns on Corcoran for breaking the law he swore to uphold. Batman comes in and fights off the Judge, who cuffs him. The two vigilantes face an intense struggle but Batman ultimately defeats the Judge who plummets to the ground. Batman takes the keys from the unconscious Judge and frees himself. Corcoran pleads for help in fear for his reputation. Batman says it is worse than he thinks and unmasks the Judge revealing Two-Face. As the police and reporters enter the building, Batman exits, leaving Corcoran lost for words.

The next day at Wayne Manor, Bruce reads the news about Corcoran's indictment, while Alfred tries to make sense of what happened. They conclude that Harvey Dent had unknowingly created a third personality, separate from the other two, to fight crime. The Judge knew everything about Two-Face, except that he was Two-Face. Alfred wonders what will become of Harvey.

The episode ends at Arkham Asylum, where Harvey sits in his cell standing trial in his mind. When the Judge asks him how he pleads, Harvey replies with a haunted look on his face:
--> ''Guilty... guilty... guilty..''

* AllCrimesAreEqual: A vigilante called The Judge (a [[TheBlank faceless]] British judge, complete with a powdered wig atop his cloak), believes that criminals who avoid prosecution must be privately killed for justice to be served. A Gotham City councilman who wants to appear tough on crime likes this attitude, and begins cooperating with the Judge. This alliance [[HoistByHisOwnPetard backfires horribly]] when the Judge discovers that the councilman has been keeping a slush fund, and decides ''that'' to be punishable by death. The Judge also attempts to kill The Penguin, Killer Croc, and Two-Face -- even though all Penguin, Croc, and Two-Face had done was participate in a black-market jewel deal and manage to avoid getting caught for it. At the end of the episode, when the Judge is unmasked, he turns out to be Two-Face, who had developed a ''third'' identity that subsequently targeted for death his two other identities.
* BittersweetEnding / DownerEnding: Harvey Dent's passion for justice is resurfacing, but at the same time, his mental illness is worse than ever.

* FreudianTrio: Two-Face, Harvey Dent, and the Judge are the id, ego, and superego, respectively.

* MadnessMantra: At the end of the episode, after being asked by The Judge how he pleads, Two-Face repeatedly mumbles, "Guilty... guilty... guilty..."
* SecondSuperIdentity: The Judge to Harvey Dent[=/=]Two-Face.

* TomatoSurprise: The Judge is Harvey Dent, repressed by Big Bad Harv for so long that he developed into a ''third'' personality.

* DownerEnding=/=BittersweetEnding: Harvey Dent's passion for justice is resurfacing, but now his mental illness is worse than ever.

* DownerEnding =/= BittersweetEnding: Harvey Dent's passion for justice is resurfacing, but now his mental illness is worse than ever.

* DownerEnding: Two-Face's mental illness is worse than ever, dimming any hope that Harvey Dent might one day be cured.

Back at the courtroom, Two-Face’s goons tie Corcoran up, when suddenly the Judge enters and subdues them. Corcoran demands the Judge kill them, but the Judge turns on Corcoran for breaking the law he swore to uphold. Batman comes in and fights off the Judge, who cuffs hum. The two vigilantes face an intense struggle but Batman ultimately defeats the Judge who plummets to the ground. Batman takes the keys from the unconscious Judge and frees himself. Corcoran pleads for help in fear for his reputation. Batman says it is worse than he thinks and unmasks the Judge revealing Two-Face. As the police and reporters enter the building, Batman exits, leaving Corcoran lost for words.

-->'''Judge:''' How do you plead? You're nuts.\\

There's a new vigilante in Gotham called "The Judge", who's bent on getting rid of the criminals, but uses lethal force.