Mario Falcone

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Mario Falcone is a DC Comics character created by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale. He is a major character of the maxi-series Batman: Dark Victory. In addition, he also appears in Batman: The Long Halloween. Mario is the oldest son of Gotham City's most feared crime lord Carmine Falcone, and he is the twin brother of Sofia Gigante Falcone and older brother to Alberto Falcone, who becomes known as Holiday.

[edit] History

Although never shown in Batman: Year One, he was once mentioned to by his father. He appears in a brief scene in The Long Halloween during the wedding of his cousin Johnny Vitti.



[edit] Concept of Creation

  • Jeph Loeb stated in an interview that he paralleled the Falcone family to that of the Corleone family: Carmine "The Roman" being powerful and commanding akin to Don Vito Corleone, Alberto's cunning and ruthlessness matching that of Michael's, Sofia's arrogant and implusive nature being like Sonny's, and Mario's inability to have any control in the family affairs is like that of Fredo. However, it can be argued that Alberto is the counterpart of Fredo, as he has had no involvement whatsoever of the family business, and Mario wanting to make the family legitimate is akin to Michael's efforts in The Godfather: Part II and The Godfather: Part III.
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