The Joker knew that Harvey Dent wasn't the Batman. Nobody in their sane mind would admit to such an obvious cop out. That admission made the Joker realize that Harvey Dent was the weakest link of the three champions of Gotham City. (Batman, Gordon, and Dent) That's why Joker targets him and turns him into Two-Face.
Harvey Dent claimed he was Batman, which the Joker admitted he believed at first, especially after seeing how Batman threw himself out of a window to save Rachel Dawes, but with Dent out of the equation, the only other person who would care so much for Rachel to save her was Bruce Wayne (who mysteriously disappeared ...
Many have explained that, while it's somewhat possible that he could still move his left eye, he wouldn't have been able to see clearly or he would have been blind on that eye, thus justifying that he didn't recognize the Joker – plus, he was sleeping when the Joker moved his bed, which along with the trauma he had ...
Did the Joker know who Batman was in the Dark Knight?
The Joker may have known that Bruce Wayne was Batman, but he didn't care about his true identity. What mattered to him was the chaos and obsession he had with the Dark Knight. The interrogation scene suggests that the Joker knew Batman was Bruce Wayne, as he admitted they were more alike than he thought.
Did the Joker trick Batman into saving Harvey Dent?
The Joker Knew Harvey Dent Was Gotham's Real Hero
While there's no doubt that the Joker tricked Batman into choosing who would die and thus lied about where Rachel was, there's another reason why the Joker had Batman save Harvey Dent.
HIT ME! (Batman on Batpod vs Joker) | The Dark Knight [4k, HDR, IMAX]
Why did Batman save Harvey instead of Rachel?
A dual combination of personal ethics and a lack of time meant the Bat had little choice but to get Harvey out rather than leave him to explode while the Bat zipped to where Rachael really was. The Joker tricked him. Though he gave the addresses where the both of them were tied up, he mixed them up intentionally.
Batman then laments that by turning Dent into Two-Face he won because if the city ever finds out that Dent was a murderer the hope he inspired will be lost and the criminal he put away as DA will be released. So Batman decides that he'll take the blame for Two-Face's murders and have Gordon declare him an outlaw.
Batman is convinced that the Joker found out his secret identity years ago. He discusses this at the end of Death of the Family. If Batman is right(he usually is) then the Joker simply doesn't want to know because it'd ruin everything he loves about this little dance he has with Batman.
The The Pianist Academy Award-winner has been connected to the role as Batman's prime adversary on more than one occasion. He was apparently in line to play the Joker in 2008's The Dark Knight, before the role eventually went to Heath Ledger.
Couple this, with the fact that Bruce Wayne and Harvey Dent were best friends before the accident transformed Dent into Two-Face, and Batman and Robin Now both share deep ties to the villain.
The Joker wanted Dent to kill him there as revenge for Rachel, and this would in turn destroy everything Dent had worked for, resulting in the destruction of all hope from Gotham. So he gives the gun to Dent and hopes he'll shoot him, which would ruin his legacy and everything he's supposed to represent.
Seeing Jason as he was back then though, would have overwhelmed Batman with guilt and shame, perhaps even convincing him to retire as a hero entirely. This in turn showcases that Batman prioritized his own needs over Jason's. He knew that he could have helped his son, but he chose not to because it was easier.
Towards the end of the film, Rachel visits the remains of Wayne Manor, finding Bruce and Alfred sorting through the wreckage. She and Bruce share a kiss, but she tells him that they cannot be together until Gotham no longer needs Batman, now fully aware of his secret.
In Joker's case, pseudobulbar affect probably occurred secondary to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). A number of studies have established that TBI increases the risk of mood disorders, personality changes and substance use disorders.
Why is Harvey Dent not Two-Face in Gotham Knights?
In its attempt at a more grounded portrayal of Gotham City, Gotham Knights does not refer to Dent's transformation as Two-Face in the first season. Collins said there may be some passing references to being a Two-Face in dialogue, but Dent does not take on comic book histrionics.
Summary. Dick Grayson, the first Robin and long-tentured DC hero Nightwing, deduced that Bruce Wayne is Batman simply by analyzing their facial expressions and mannerisms. Nightwing's deductive abilities were evident even before his superhero career, and were showcased in 2012's Nightwing #0.
Originally Answered: The Dark Knight (2008 movie):Why does Harvey turn himself in, claiming to be Batman? Because Harvey thought he was doing the right thing.
I'm going to marry Harvey Dent. I love him, and I want to spend the rest of my life with him. When I told you that if Gotham no longer needed Batman we could be together, I meant it. But now I'm sure the day won't come when *you* no longer need Batman.
Batman is much, much stronger than the Joker. Bats can lift/push 1000 lbs and even many times much more (about 5 tons). Batman strength is very peak human, if not nearly superhuman. The Joker has average human strength.
The conventional reading of The Dark Knight is that Batman beats the Joker in the end, but the actual winner is arguably up for debate. Batman and Joker battled for Gotham's soul in The Dark Knight, but the figure who really won remains debatable.
