Batman Gambit/Trope Namer: Difference between revisions

* Ironically, every single thing the Joker does in ''[[The Dark Knight Saga]]'' is a Batman Gambit. This is perhaps the most obvious when he is {{spoiler|in prison and goads one police officer to try and beat him up, overpowers the officer, and uses him as leverage to get his phone call. Of course the call he makes is to the cell phone that blows up the station.}} If, at any point along the line, the police had acted differently than he'd anticipated, none of this would have worked.<br /><br />It should be noted that this was apparently the Joker's Plan C. The cops were obligated to give him a phone call when they arrested him. When they didn't, he demanded one before revealing where the hostages were. When he ran out of time on that, he manipulated the cop. If that hadn't worked, he presumably would have had a plan D up his sleeve. This example is a bit egregious since the Joker's [[Batman Gambit]] relied on an [https://web.archive.org/web/20110119164406/http://www.videojug.com/expertanswer/following-the-arrest/am-i-really-restricted-to-one-phone-call-once-i-am-in-jail urban legend] (the police ''aren't'' necessarily obliged to give you the fabled One Phone Call.)