Apollo of Gotham
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Apollo of Gotham is an epithet for Harvey Dent, highlighting his former status as Gotham City's shining, idealistic district attorney before his tragic transformation into the villain Two-Face.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | epithet ⓘ |
| appliedToCharacterPhase | Harvey Dent as Gotham’s “white knight” ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Gotham City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connotation |
beauty
ⓘ
brightness ⓘ heroism ⓘ idealism ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Two-Face NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| derivesFrom | Apollo, the Greek god associated with light and ideal beauty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fandomContext | Batman franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | superhero fiction ⓘ |
| highlightsPhaseOfLife | pre-disfigurement Harvey Dent ⓘ |
| highlightsRole | district attorney of Gotham City ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | to emphasize the tragedy of Harvey Dent’s transformation into Two-Face ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Harvey Dent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Two-Face NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | white knight of Gotham ⓘ |
| relatedToCharacter |
Batman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commissioner James Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Harvey Dent’s former moral purity
ⓘ
Harvey Dent’s public image as Gotham’s hope ⓘ the fall from grace of Harvey Dent ⓘ |
| universe | DC Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | citizens of Gotham City (in-universe) ⓘ |
| usedInMedium |
comic books
ⓘ
film adaptations ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
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