Carmine Falcone

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Carmine Falcone
Batman
#405 (1987)
Created by
In-story information
Full nameCarmine Falcone
SpeciesHuman
Place of originGotham City
Team affiliationsFalcone Crime Family
Notable aliasesThe Roman, Don Falcone
AbilitiesCriminal mastermind
Expert marksman

Carmine Falcone is a fictional supervillain in DC Comics, portrayed as a powerful mob boss, an enemy of Batman, and a friend of the Wayne family. He has also been depicted in some versions as the illegitimate father of Catwoman.

In live-action, the character has been portrayed in film by Tom Wilkinson in Batman Begins (2005) and John Turturro in The Batman (2022), and by John Doman in the television series Gotham (2014).

Background

Carmine Falcone made his debut in the four-part story Batman: Year One written by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli in 1987.[1] In the comics, Falcone is a powerful Mafia chieftain nicknamed "The Roman", where his stranglehold over Gotham City's organized crime is referenced as "The Roman Empire" at least once. In Batman: Year One, his penthouse is designed in a Roman architectural style.

The character is based on

Sofia's temper matching that of Sonny Corleone. Lastly, his elder son Mario's deportation to Sicily, physical appearance and desire to legitimize the Falcone family are all traits shared with Michael Corleone.[2]

Fictional character biography

In a flashback in The Long Halloween, gangster Vincent Falcone brings his badly wounded son, Carmine, who had been shot several times by his rival, Luigi Maroni, to Thomas Wayne. Fearing Maroni would finish the job at a public hospital, he begs Wayne, one of the city's best doctors, to perform surgery at Wayne Manor. A young Bruce Wayne watches his father save Falcone's life. Years later at Thomas and Martha Wayne's funeral, Carmine Falcone, now part of his father's crime family, tells Bruce that he can always ask a favor of him should he need it.

In Batman: Year One, Falcone is shown to be the most powerful figure in Gotham City, with the mayor, city council, and much of Gotham's police force in his pocket and all of the city's criminal outfits under his control.[3] His power comes under attack with the arrival of the mysterious vigilante Batman. Despite GCPD Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb's desperate attempts to stop him, Batman's attacks on Falcone's crime family become even more brazen and Falcone decides to have Batman killed. Batman further embarrasses Falcone by rescuing Catwoman when the mobster and his henchmen catch her trying to rob them. In the process, Catwoman leaves Falcone permanently scarred when she scratches him with the metal claws of her costume.

Falcone orders his nephew Johnny Viti to kidnap the family of Detective

Harvey Dent's investigations start threatening his power, Falcone orders an unsuccessful hit on Johnny out of fear that he might talk. The failed hit results in the Falcone family getting embroiled in a mob war with Viti's boss Carla in Chicago
, which serves only to further diminish Falcone's influence in Gotham.

During The Long Halloween, the weakened Falcone family is targeted by a

coin flip that lands on the scarred side.[4] Falcone's son Alberto (presumed to have been the victim of the killer on New Year's Eve) ultimately confesses to all of the Holiday killings in an attempt to be accepted into the family business.[5]

In

cryogenic technology. Selina Kyle briefly visits the grave at the conclusion of the story, where it is revealed that she believes that Falcone is her biological father and is determined to learn the truth.[6]

The New 52

Carmine Falcone appears in the second issue of Batman Eternal as a former mobster determined to reclaim his empire after Commissioner Gordon is framed for mass murder.[7] It is revealed at the conclusion of the story that Falcone was unaware of the larger plot against Batman, and was simply informed that he would have a chance to strike by an anonymous letter sent to him by the true mastermind.

DC Rebirth

In the "War of Jokes and Riddles" storyline, Falcone is contacted by the Joker with strict instructions to kill the Riddler within an hour. His men ultimately fail to complete the assignment, leading the Joker to have Falcone's men assassinated. The Penguin then takes over his business interests on Joker's behalf.[8]

Family

The following are relatives of Carmine Falcone:

  • Vincent Falcone – Carmine's father and the founder of the Falcone crime family.
  • Carla Viti – Carmine's sister and the boss of the Viti crime family in Chicago.
  • Louisa Falcone – Carmine's wife and mother of his three children. Her current whereabouts are unknown.
  • Johnny Viti – Carla's son and Carmine's nephew. Part of the Viti family in Chicago.
  • Lucia Viti – Carla's daughter and Carmine's niece.
  • Sofia Falcone Gigante – Carmine's daughter who takes over as boss of the Falcone family. Mario later legally changes his sister's name
    to Sofia Gigante so he can cleanse the family name of her crimes.
  • Alberto Falcone – Carmine's inept son, who is desperate to be accepted into the family.
  • Mario Falcone – Carmine's son and a successful businessman who seeks to legitimize the Falcone family, even if it means turning on his siblings.
  • Selina Kyle – Carmine's alleged daughter, although her parentage is never definitely proven.
  • Kitrina Falcone
     – Carmine's estranged granddaughter and a skilled escape artist who becomes Catwoman's sidekick and apprentice.

In other media

Television

John Doman as Carmine Falcone in Gotham.

Film

Tom Wilkinson as Falcone in Batman Begins.
John Turturro as Falcone in The Batman.

Video games

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0
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  2. ^ MacNabb, Matthew (June 24, 2016). "Gotham Season 3 Casts James Carpinello as Mario Falcone". Screen Rant. Retrieved June 5, 2022. Jeph Loeb created Mario for Batman: Dark Victory, and based the character off of Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) from The Godfather film trilogy.
  3. ISBN 9780345501066
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  4. ^ Batman: The Long Halloween #11. DC Comics.
  5. ^ Batman: The Long Halloween #8. DC Comics.
  6. ^ Batman: Dark Victory #10. DC Comics.
  7. ^ Batman Eternal #2. DC Comics.
  8. ^ Batman (vol. 3) #26 (July 5, 2017). DC Comics.
  9. ^ "Gotham is 'Not A City For Nice Guys' in new TV spot - Flickering Myth". Flickering Myth. Retrieved 15 October 2014.[permanent dead link]
  10. The Sinking Ship The Grand Applause". Gotham (TV series)
    . Season 4. Episode 15. March 22, 2018. Fox.
  11. ^ "Gotham Chronicle". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  12. ^ Jason J. Lewis [@TheJLew] (November 9, 2016). "Another #JusticeLeagueAction sneak peek! I voice 'Carmine Falcone' in this clip..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "Bruce Timm Discusses the Batman Year One Animated Movie « THE FIRE WIRE". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
  14. ^ "'Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One' Sets Voice Cast (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 2021-03-31. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  15. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (November 22, 2019). "'The Batman' Casts John Turturro as Crime Boss Carmine Falcone". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

External links

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