| “ | My dogs are hungry! Pity there's only one of you. | „ |
| ~ The Chechen threatening Batman. |
The Chechen is a supporting antagonist in the 2008 superhero film The Dark Knight, the second installment of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy.
A notorious Russian mob boss, he is one of the biggest crime lords in Gotham City whose co-gangland reign came to an abrupt end after he and his conspirators ally themselves with The Joker.
He was portrayed by Ritchie Coster, who also played Dietrich Banning in The Tuxedo, Mark Bruner in Law & Order, Arthur Blisterman in CSI: Las Vegas, Carlo Parisi in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Simon Matic in Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and Pope in The Walking Dead.
History[]
The Chechen is a notorious mob boss and the leader of the Russia-based mafia in Gotham City who established himself as one of it's biggest gangland figures. Additionally, he is associated with Italian crime lord Sal Maroni as well as being involved in a collusion with habitual offender Scarecrow - with the Chechen serving as a buyer for Scarecrow's fear toxin until he later tried to sell it back after it drives his customers insane.
Later on, the Chechen joins Maroni and fellow gang boss Gambol in a private meeting with corrupt accountant Lau regarding a robbery at one of their banks. They discuss hiding their fortune from the police when suddenly The Joker, a criminal mastermind responsible for the robbery, disrupts the meeting. As opposed to his conspirators' reaction to his presence, the Chechen is interested with the Joker's proposition to forge an alliance and kill Batman along with Harvey Dent.
Soon enough the Chechen manages to locate the mob's money with help from the Joker. However, the Joker sets the money on fire and takes control of Chechen's outfit. The Joker then tells the Chechen that he is going to order his men to chop him up and feed him to his dogs, as they drag him away to his fate. The Joker would later use the Chechen's dogs to attack Batman.
Quotes[]
| “ | The Joker: Tell your men they work for me now. This is my city. The Chechen: They won't work for a freak. The Joker: (mocking his accent) Freak?? Why don't we cut you up into little pieces and feed you to your pooches? Hmm? And then we'll see just how loyal a hungry dog really is! |
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| ~ The Chechen criticizing the Joker for taking the control of the gang before being taken by the thugs to be eaten by dogs. |
Trivia[]
- The Chechen may have had connections with the Chechen Mafia having been born in Chechnya.
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