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Judgment Day is the last episode of The New Batman Adventures. It first aired on October 31, 1998.

Plot

The episode starts with Killer Croc selling the Penguin a stolen gem in the backstage of the Iceberg Lounge, when Two-Face enters to receive payment for some information. Croc and Two-Face are escorted out of the backstage as Penguin safeguards his recently acquired gem in a safebox. Then, he's confronted by a tall, ominous figure dressed in a judge's robes and wig, wielding a broadsword, who accuses him of posing as a legitimate businessman while he's still a criminal. Finding his bodyguards subdued, he tries to escape, but the vicious figure, calling himself the Judge, unties a massive penguin effigy, which rolls forward and crushes Cobblepot (he was then discovered by police and taken to a hosital). The next day, District Attorney Corcoran endorses the Judge's activities and tells he approves his more violent style of crime-fighting and it's also revealed Penguin survived but was listed in critical condition.

Several villains fall under the Judge's clutches, including Killer Croc (who is nearly killed by a gigantic gavel the Judge wields), the Riddler (crushed by a giant figure of a book cut with the Judge's sword), and Two-Face, who narrowly escapes asphyxiation with the help of Batman. In these cases, the Judge himself appears before the criminals, except in the case of Two-Face, where he's seen through a TV set. Two-Face wonders how the Judge knew of a secret escape route out of his lair, and deduces Corcoran must be selling info to the Judge. Two-Face kidnaps Corcoran and his goons leave him strapped to a giant statue of Justice. The Judge, having lost his hammer to Batman previously, wields his sword to kill Corcoran. Batman arrives in time to save Corcoran by battling the Judge and rendering him unconscious. Corcoran pleads with Batman to save his career, only to reveal the Judge's identity: Two-Face.

Corcoran loses re-election as kickbacks scandals arouse around him, and it is revealed Two-Face had developed a third super-ego personality, the Judge, who was hell-bent on punishing criminals, and who was unaware he was Harvey Dent. At the end, Harvey is seen in his Arkham cell, hearing the Judge's voice in his head, and pleading guilty before an unseen jury.

Cast

Kevin Conroy — Batman/Bruce Wayne
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. — Alfred Pennyworth
Richard Moll — Two-Face
Malachi Throne — The Judge
Paul Williams — The Penguin
Brooks Gardner — Killer Croc
John Glover — The Riddler
Jodi Baskerville — Anchorwoman
Steven Weber — J. Carroll Corcoran
Peter Jason — Manny
Loren Lester — Mo

Trivia

Last appearance of Killer Croc, the Riddler, Two-Face, and the Penguin in the series. The Penguin later reappears in the movie Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman.

The Riddler's design was altered to look similar to Jim Carrey playing the Riddler in Batman Forever.

Despite the fact that the new series focused more on the sidekicks of Batman, there are none in this episode.

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 ==Plot==
-The episode starts with Killer Croc selling the Penguin a stolen gem in the backstage of the Iceberg Lounge, when Two-Face enters to receive payment for some information. Croc and Two-Face are escorted out of the backstage as Penguin safeguards his recently acquired gem in a safebox. Then, he's confronted by a tall, ominous figure dressed in a judge's robes and wig, wielding a broadsword, who accuses him of posing as a legitimate businessman while he's still a criminal. Finding his bodyguards subdued, he tries to escape, but the vicious figure, calling himself the Judge, unties a massive penguin effigy, which rolls forward and crushes Cobblepot. The next day, District Attorney Corcoran endorses the Judge's activities and tells he approves his more violent style of crime-fighting.
+The episode starts with Killer Croc selling the Penguin a stolen gem in the backstage of the Iceberg Lounge, when Two-Face enters to receive payment for some information. Croc and Two-Face are escorted out of the backstage as Penguin safeguards his recently acquired gem in a safebox. Then, he's confronted by a tall, ominous figure dressed in a judge's robes and wig, wielding a broadsword, who accuses him of posing as a legitimate businessman while he's still a criminal. Finding his bodyguards subdued, he tries to escape, but the vicious figure, calling himself the Judge, unties a massive penguin effigy, which rolls forward and crushes Cobblepot (he was then discovered by police and taken to a hosital). The next day, District Attorney Corcoran endorses the Judge's activities and tells he approves his more violent style of crime-fighting and it's also revealed Penguin survived but was listed in critical condition.
 Several villains fall under the Judge's clutches, including Killer Croc (who is nearly killed by a gigantic gavel the Judge wields), the Riddler (crushed by a giant figure of a book cut with the Judge's sword), and Two-Face, who narrowly escapes asphyxiation with the help of Batman. In these cases, the Judge himself appears before the criminals, except in the case of Two-Face, where he's seen through a TV set. Two-Face wonders how the Judge knew of a secret escape route out of his lair, and deduces Corcoran must be selling info to the Judge. Two-Face kidnaps Corcoran and his goons leave him strapped to a giant statue of Justice. The Judge, having lost his hammer to Batman previously, wields his sword to kill Corcoran. Batman arrives in time to save Corcoran by battling the Judge and rendering him unconscious. Corcoran pleads with Batman to save his career, only to reveal the Judge's identity: Two-Face.