Carmine Falcone

Alias
 Family
Unnamed father (deceased)
Louisa Calvi Falcone (wife, deceased)
Mario Calvi (son, deceased)
Sofia Falcone (daughter, comatose)
 Occupation
 Affiliation
The Court of Owls (formerly)
 Status

## History

Carmine Falcone, also known as Don Carmine Falcone, was the former head of the Gotham City mob, that he ruled over with his personal crime syndicate. After a gang war was started between his and Maroni's crime families by the Penguin, Carmine later decided to retire from the life of crime. He eventually returned to Gotham for a short time to observe the marriage of his son Mario and Lee Thompkins. After Mario was infected with the Tetch virus and therefore killed by James Gordon to stop him from stabbing Lee, Carmine sought out vengeance by sending Victor Zsasz to do a hit on Gordon. On the request of Lee, Carmine eventually cancelled the attack and returned to retirement. Since he was told by his doctors that he was dying due to unknown reasons, Falcone moved to Miami to give him more time due to better air conditions and to be close to his daughter Sofia. When James Gordon traveled down south to persuade Don Falcone to help him win back Gotham City from ruling crime lord Oswald Cobblepot, Carmine refused due to his state of health, but Sofia eventually followed Jim back to the city against her father's wishes. Despite him stating that he will not return to Gotham, Don Falcone received a call from Penguin weeks later, informing him about the gang war erupted between the Cobblepot crime family and Sofia, causing Carmine to travel back to the city to take his daughter back south, since she was going to lose. After Carmine called her a disgrace to the Falcone name and revealed his support for Cobblepot towards Sofia, she had her father murdered and blamed Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin for the hit.

## Personality

An old and sage-like man, Carmine appeared as a cold, skilled and quiet mobster, but not devoid of a moral compass. Particularly, he was certain that there was no law and order without organized crime, stating that Gotham would fall in chaos without it. In fact, despite the last time troubles, Gotham was maintained in order by Carmine and his organization, that controlled the several branches legal and illegal of the city. He was also tough against his rivals. When his power was seriously threatened, he would never surrender to the events. Carmine had both shown and stated that he can be forgiven for perceived betrayals, most notably sparing Jim Gordon and Harvey Bullock after Jim spared the Penguin's life and even letting Penguin become a mole for him after he snitched to the MCU. However, he can't forgive any insults towards his mother, losing his temper upon discovering Fish's manipulations of him using his mother and even strangling Liza to death in his rage, seeming on the verge of tears the entire time.

## Appearances

### Season 1

* "Pilot" (first appearance)
* "Selina Kyle"
* "The Balloonman"
* "Viper"
* "Penguin's Umbrella"
* "Lovecraft"
* "What The Little Bird Told Him"
* "The Scarecrow"
* "The Anvil or the Hammer"
* "All Happy Families Are Alike"

### Season 3

* "Mad City: Look Into My Eyes"
* "Mad City: Blood Rush"
* "Mad City: Time Bomb"
* "Mad City: Beware the Green-Eyed Monster"
* "Mad City: Ghosts"
* "Heroes Rise: These Delicate and Dark Obsessions"

### Season 4

* "A Dark Knight: They Who Hide Behind Masks"
* "A Dark Knight: Queen Takes Knight"