The Dark Knight Inspired Dog Names

Compared to most movies, The Dark Knight features a lot of dogs. The dogs we will be looking at belong to the gangster known as the Chechen. During one of the first scenes in the movie, the Chechen and the Scarecrow are doing a highly illegal drug trade. The Chechen is annoyed because the drugs he bought from Scarecrow were his specialty fear concoctions. Naturally, the Chechen is upset because now all his customers were terrified and muttering strange things.  As any self-respecting drug lord would, he tries to use fear and intimidation to get the Scarecrow to back down. But we aren’t looking at the Chechen now, we will be looking at his effective henchmen.

At this point in the trilogy, Batman is an established force in Gotham. Crime lords and empires are falling nearly every month, and the streets are becoming cleaner. Under the cover of darkness, Batman is cleaning up the streets one thug at a time. Understandably, the villains are upset and very cautious when conducting their illegal trade. Some turn to high-tech machinations while others call it a day and decide to take their dealings elsewhere. This is simply because no-one can see the Batman coming.

The Chechen knows this and does not try to see Batman coming. All he does is adopt three powerful Rottweilers. This is a smart move because Rottweilers have an excellent sense of smell. The Chechen does not try to see Batman, he lets his dogs sniff them out. These dogs play an essential role in the movie, as they thwart Batman twice. Once during the Scarecrow deal. They deal some serious damage to his armour (he is so shocked by this he asks Lucius Fox to make his Bat suit “dog-proof”). And secondly, while working for Joker, they nearly get the best of him in the bank.

These amazing stunt dogs make their presence felt throughout the entire movie and are impressive non-human villains. In a movie that is full of spectacular performances, it is incredible that these dogs stand out. They are ominous and ferocious at the same time. They are a perfect addition to the tone of the movie. It is no wonder that the Joker adopts them halfway through the movie since they make better henchmen than his actual henchmen. The Joker may be a dog chasing a car, but these Rottweilers are hyper-focused on their goals.