.jpg?q=50&fit=contain&w=1140&h=&dpr=1.5)
The following article contains spoilers from Batman: One Bad Day - Two-Face #1, on sale now.
Two-Face has always been one of Batman's greatest villains, but he has always fallen into the niche of either being a direct threat to the city itself in some scheme related to duality, or he has been at the epicenter of an internal struggle for his soul. Batman: One Bad Day - Two-Face #1 (by Mariko Tamaki, Javier Fernandez, Jordie Bellaire, and Ariana Maher) provides a new take on these worn-out cliches. Two-Face no longer seems conflicted over who he is. Now he's able to switch in and out of his two personas with ease and fool even those who know him best.
This is not what makes him so dangerous though, it is merely one facet of that. Two-Face now seems to be obsessed with the darker selves everyone else hides. His worst self is on full display for the world to see, and though that might make him terrible to some, to him, it is a form of honesty. He is now prepared to hold up a mirror to Gotham and force them to confront their darkest selves, making him an especially dangerous villain.
Two-Face Finally Picks a Side
The idea that Two-Face has managed to reconcile the two parts of himself is a terrifying one. It means they've both made peace with one another, yet somehow have agreed that being a violent criminal is still the correct course of action. Perhaps the Harvey persona saw the futility in Gotham's internal corruption, or maybe he just grew tired of the hypocrisy of those around him. Two-Face has always hated the world around him, and if Harvey had similar views, then they would have been in on this together.
The reconciliation means they can seamlessly go in and out of the different personas, fooling even the most astute characters, such as Batman. This makes it impossible to determine if Two-Face is being genuine about an attempt to heal his mental state, or if it is a trick to tell others what they want to hear. It is now impossible to be certain what version of Harvey Dent is speaking at any given moment.
The Corruption In Gotham May Reach Its Breaking Point
What Two-Face did to his own father, however, scarring him, so the man would commit suicide rather than live life mutilated, like his son, is an altogether different kind of crime. There was a personal nature to this attack, not just because it was on his own family, but because Two-Face was trying to make a point. His father was held up by the community as an upstanding man, but Harvey knew the truth. He saw his father's failings and wanted not only the world to see them, but for him to see them, as well.
It indicates that Two-Face isn't content with causing destruction directly anymore. Rather, he seems more than happy to force others to confront the darker parts of their inner nature, ensuring that it will either make or break them. This is an especially dangerous prospect, Gotham has its fair share of secrets and almost everyone in it has a dark side. If Two-Face now wants to make people acknowledge this, then Gotham might end up burning to the ground.