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* JerkassHasAPoint: At the end of ''Batman Begins'', Bruce admits she was right to [[WhatTheHellHero call him out on his intention to murder Joe Chill]].

* AmbiguousStartOfDarkness: While he goes off the deep end and becomes Two-Face after [[spoiler:Rachel is killed]], his vicious interrogation of Thomas Schiff and the backstory given to him by the novelization hint that he was a lot closer to the edge than one would guess.

* EvilFormerFriend: Towards Wayne and Gordon.

* ForegoneConclusion: Harvey Dent's transformation into Two-Face is inevitable in every adaptation, but it's still a major revelation about two-thirds into the film.

-->'''Two-Face''': (''fastens seat-belt'') [[WhamLine Your]] [[BoomHeadshot driver]]. ''[shoots the driver in the back of his head through the headrest]''

* TheSociopath: Subverted. While he goes off the deep end, this is just because he has been driven almost completely insane. He still retains parts of his humanity, but it is not enough to stop him from doing what he does.

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* LateArrivalSpoiler: Same deal as Ducard. Harvey Dent's transformation into Two-Face is inevitable in every adaptation, but it's still a major revelation about two-thirds into the film.

[[caption-width-right:300:''"There's nothing wise in what [[CorruptCop you do, Flass.]]"'']]

* FairCop: One of Gordon's most trusted cops.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: {{Downplayed}}. On the one hand, he is seemingly one of the few cops who isn't excessively corrupt. On the other, ''rampant'' corruption has happened under his watch and it only starts to be cleared up once Batman comes on the scene- and even then, he's opposed to Batman on the principle that he is a vigilante regardless of him capturing a notorious mob boss red-handed. He's more reasonable at the end of ''Begins'' when the city is under attack, but he doesn't do much at all in ''The Dark Knight'' other than basically insult Gordon by saying [[{{Irony}} he's unlikely to ever become Commissioner]] and refusing to take the Jokers threat on him too seriously before [[spoiler: dying from poison in his drink.]]

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** He ''really'' lets [[spoiler:Ramirez]] have it for betraying [[spoiler:Rachel's]] trust in Maroni, and refuses to listen to her explanation.

* AFatherToHisMen: Implied, including his so-called hotheaded ones.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Zealous, hotheaded, but his targets are vigilantes and bank robbers.

* {{Hypocrite}}: In ''The Dark Knight'', when Rachel learns Bruce is turning himself in to reveal himself as Batman and stop the Joker's killings, she begs him not to but Bruce says he's already made up his mind. However, in a shocking twist, Harvey [[TheScapegoat falsely admits to being the vigilante]] to allow the real Batman to capture the clown. Rachel overreacts at this and her response is to complain to Alfred about this "unheroic" move (as she calls it), making it seem as if Bruce forced Harvey to take his place despite Alfred trying to convince her otherwise. Nonetheless, Rachel decides that she's had enough with Bruce's role as Batman and is more than decided to marry Harvey while asking Alfred to give Bruce a letter about the predicament, but "when the time is right".

* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Deconstructed. Harvey's rigid moral code tends to make him insufferable to work with because he can't handle shades of grey and ''everyone'' in Gotham is Grey, [[spoiler:including him in the end.]]

* EvilVirtues: Honor. Despite his anger at those involved in Rachel's death he will spare them if the coin tells them to. [[spoiler:Ramirez could vouch for that, and Maroni would have too...if Harvey didn't shoot the driver.]]

* EyesAreUnbreakable: He doesn't even have a left eyelid anymore, and yet the eye remains there seemingly unfazed.

* MisplacedRetribution: His entire deal throughout the film. After [[spoiler:flipping the coin and letting the Joker (who actually orchestrated his tragedy) live, he goes after everyone who was involved in the events, no matter how weakly or by how many degrees of separation. On the one hand he declares that luck should decide who lives and who dies while he picks out who will be tried on the other, even to the point of threatening Gordon's son (so Gordon will understand what it's like to lose the person he loves most). He reasons that the Joker was "a mad dog" and he's going after the ones who let him off the leash and the people who failed in their job to stop him before the tragedy.]]

* NiceGuy: As Harvey Dent he's a charming and affable guy, as long as you don't have to work with him.

** He ''really'' lets [[spoiler:Ramirez]] have it for betraying [[spoiler:Rachel's]] trust to Maroni, and refuses to listen to her explanation.

* DiesDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:In ''ComicBook/BatmanDarkVictory'', Loeb was killed by Sofia Falcone hanging him during her killing spree as [[SamusIsAGirl the Hangman]]. Here, he's poisoned by the Joker tampering with his alcohol.]]

* DiesDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:In ''ComicBook/DarkVictory'', Loeb was killed by Sofia Falcone hanging him during her killing spree as [[SamusIsAGirl the Hangman]]. Here, he's poisoned by the Joker tampering with his alcohol.]]

* HumbleHero: In the ARG, Loeb admits he doesn't really care about his negative reputation as hem didn't get into police work for self-gratification. It is played with, as he does take credit for Gordon and Batman's work, but it wouldn't have gotten off the ground if Loeb hadn't given the former leeway.

* CanonForeigner: She doesn't exist in the comics, but she has strong similarities to Rachel Caspian from the ''Batman: Year Two'' storyline and Andrea Beaumont from the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse. ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm''. Her role as Harvey Dent's love interest is similar to Gilda Dent.

* CanonForeigner: She doesn't exist in the comics, but she has strong similarities to Rachel Caspian from the ''Batman: Year Two'' storyline and Andrea Beaumont from the {{Franchise/DCAU}} film ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm''. Her role as Harvey Dent's love interest is similar to Gilda Dent.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: To put it mildly, there is no way in ''hell'' that he should still be alive after what happened to his face. Even disregarding the extremely likely possibility of a systemic infection resulting from all of the exposed muscle and bone, he shouldn't be able to speak half as well as he does with half of his lips and pretty much all of his cheek gone, the teeth on that side of his mouth should've been blown out at best and shattered at worst, and with the lack of an eyelid, tear ducts, and a majority of his ocular muscles his left eye should be dangling out of its socket even if it miraculously didn't implode from the force of the explosion or melt from the resulting burns, to say nothing of how his skull remained perfectly intact after the explosion and he didn't suffer any lingering brain damage (barring his descent into villainy which can be more chalked up to rage and vengeance than neurological damage). [[RuleOfScary But he sure does look terrifying with all of that damage and scarring, doesn't he?]]

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: To put it mildly, there is no way in ''hell'' that he should still be alive after what happened to his face. Even disregarding the extremely likely possibility of a systemic infection resulting from all of the exposed muscle and bone, he shouldn't be able to speak half as well as he does with half of his lips and pretty much all of his cheek gone, the teeth on that side of his mouth should've been blown out at best and shattered at worst, and with the lack of an eyelid, tear ducts, and a majority of his ocular muscles his left eye should be dangling out of its socket even if it miraculously didn't implode from the force of the explosion, to say nothing of how his skull remained perfectly intact after the explosion and he didn't suffer any lingering brain damage (barring his descent into villainy which can be more chalked up to rage and vengeance than neurological damage). [[JustifiedTrope But he sure does look terrifying with all of that damage and scarring]], [[RuleOfScary doesn't he?]]

* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:Going after Gordon's family.]]

* LanternJawOfJustice: That square heroic chin.