The Joker in The Dark Knight is perhaps one of the greatest villains in cinematic history. As the pure opposite of Batman, The Joker’s anarchy consistently acts as a foil to Batman’s yearning for order and control. The more the Batman punches and pushes against The Joker, he merely laughs and absorbs his strength, turning it against him. All his intelligent and wacky plans execute perfectly, turning Gotham against each other and corrupting their white knight Harvey Dent into a murderer.