Carmine Falcone

**Carmine Falcone** was a minor antagonist in *Batman: The Telltale Series*. Known as Gotham's most powerful criminal, he had ties to crimes and offences, with enough to get him a life sentence in prison. Due to his direct involvement in the Arkham conspiracy, Falcone became one of the first targets of the Children of Arkham.

## Batman

#### "Realm of Shadows"

**NOTICE:**
The events described will be impacted by the player's decisions. This is
 only a brief summary of the events that take place. Decisions made and
their impacts will be shown either in *italics* if a single
decision affects the subject of the article or tabs if both decisions
affect it. If the affects of another decision take place in or affect
what happens within one decision, e.g. one event being mentioned during
one of these decisions or multiple outcomes during one decision, they
will be present in either *italics* or a tabber, depending on the effects.

Falcone first appeared at Harvey Dent's fundraiser at Wayne Manor.
 Carmine and several of his henchmen examined the manor, with him
voicing his interest in buying it. He was greeted by Dent and Bruce Wayne, whom came to meet. At Alfred Pennyworth's suggestion, the group went to the parlor to discuss their businesses in private. *Bruce could also request that Harvey attend the meeting, despite Falcone's protests.*

Falcone explained his concerns over Dent's policies and plans for
 the city, which Bruce either defended, sided with him on, or said that
both could be done simultaneously. Carmine continued to explain that he
didn't come to talk to him about politics, but to have him join the
organization. If Bruce refused, Carmine tried to explain about Thomas's
past dealings with him and the organizations that he ran. Here, the
player was given a choice:

* Accept Falcone's Offer
* Decline Falcone's Offer

Bruce accepts Carmine's offer and
 he leaves in good spirits. He also decides not to buy the house,
commenting that he deserves it.

Bruce either tells him to leave
or not to talk about his father in such a way. Falcone, angered leaves,
commenting that he's no longer interested in the house, insulting him
and saying that "he'll get what's coming to him".

The next evening, Batman
assaulted the Skyline Club, hoping to capture Falcone and interrogate
him over an incident at the Docks earlier. After Batman took down six of
 his own henchmen, him retaliated by opening fire at him, though two of
his men were caught in the crossfire and killed. Batman, using his
Grapple Gun, destroyed the floor below him and forced him to flee to his
 office. Using the security camera feed, Falcone tried to shoot at
Batman, but the system was disrupted by an EMP Mine and Batman
successfully broke into his office. After a further scuffle, he
activated a mini-gun that he had hidden, though it and the window were
destroyed by one of Batman's drones. Batman demanded that Falcone tell
him about the Docks and the chemicals, but Carmine stated that he owned
the building and the chemicals, though he had nothing to do with the
incident that when on there. What happens to Falcone depends on the
choice made.

* Brutalize Falcone
* Arrest Falcone

Batman impales Falcone on one of
the metal rods dislodged in the explosion. Demanding that he talks, he
reveals that the Wayne family did have ties to him and his organization.
 Falcone is later taken off the rod and arrested by the GCPD after
Batman leaves.

Batman places Falcone in bonds
and hangs him from the window. Demanding that he talks, he reveals that
the Wayne family did have ties to him and his organization, before being
 left for the cops by the vigilante.

#### *Children of Arkham*

Following his arrest, Falcone was placed into medical care by the GCPD.
 After he began to suspect that the crime lord may have had a hand in
his parent's murder, Bruce decided to talk to him and learn the reasons
why they were killed. Due to the evidence handed over to Vicki Vale or Lt. James Gordon,
 Falcone was only visited by officers assigned to protect him. However,
using all of the political ties that they could gather, Bruce and Harvey
 managed to buy some time for the former to spend in his company.

Falcone was surprised to see that Bruce had come to see him and
confirmed his father's affiliation with him and the organization. He
continued to explain that he, Thomas, and Hill had run the city and that
 he considered the Waynes as family. However, before he could explain
the predicament, Falcone asked Bruce to reduce the pain that he was in
with some Morphine. The player then had the option to give it to Carmine
 or cause more pain:

* Ease Falcone's Pain
* Hurt Falcone

Bruce gives Falcone a small dose
of Morphine, reducing the pain. Carmine asks what Bruce is and thanks
him for the act, commenting that the act reminds him of Martha Wayne.

Bruce strangles Falcone,
demanding that he tells him the truth. When he finishes, Falcone
comments that this behavior is the reason why he was kept in the dark.
He also states that it reminds him of Thomas, due to the ruthlessness,
though states it is the reason why he, Hill and Bruce have their current
 wealth.

When Bruce finally asked about
his parents deaths, Falcone revealed that he had no part in Thomas and Martha's assassination. When Bruce asked who did, Carmine commented that
 Gotham didn't have some of the most trustworthy people, especially friends. Falcone had the chance tell Bruce more, before being gunned down by Montoya.

### Legacy

Falcone's death caused massive
 controversy about the GCPD and a massive power vacuum within Gotham's
Underworld. That also gave the Children of Arkham, the group that had
organized Carmine's death, a large amount of confidence as they began
regular attacks on Gotham and its supposedly corrupted, most notably
Hill and Bruce. Alfred also recounted Falcone's death as ironic as he
was killed by the very chemical that he used in his operations.

Penguin,
 whilst in control of Wayne Enterprises, would also try to buy an
island, planning to name it "Falcone Island" out of possible irony. Lady
 Arkham, who helped arrange Falcone's death, would also cite his and
Hill's as a reason why she had helped Gotham, something which Batman
disagreed on. When Amanda Waller arrived in Gotham, she commented on how she admired Batman's treatment, but commented that he could have gone further.

## Relationships

### Thomas and Martha Wayne

Falcone and "Tommy", as the former seemed to call him, were partners
in crime, and worked with Mayor Hill to secure three important spots in
controlling Gotham. Falcone may have been around to take the fall for
Wayne and Hill, as he was the only person whose criminal background was
known by the public. Before he was murdered, Thomas believed that
Falcone had hired Chill to take the hit. It is implied that Falcone may
have had an affair with Martha, due to him saying to Bruce that she "had
 the human touch" and how he "only had good things to say about her".

## Trivia

* Carmine Falcone created by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli
* According to Falcone and his bio on the Bat Computer, there were times when the police tried to put him in prison, only for him to remain a free man. Even during the first year Bruce became Batman, Falcone was a free man due to the lack of strong evidence against him.
* Despite being a minor antagonist, Falcone serves as the main antagonist of *Realm of Shadows*.
* Despite his desire to get Bruce to join his crime syndicate, Falcone didn't really *do* anything to convince Bruce to join (which Bruce wouldn't join anyways). To elaborate, Falcone could've brought the picture of him and Thomas Wayne together as proof that they worked together, but instead he didn't. He simply stated that Thomas knew which hands to shake and which to break, which doesn't really point to anything specific.
* Falcone greatly resembles his voice actor, Richard McGonagle.
* This version of Falcone doesn’t seem to have a connection with Selina or much family in general. Even after his death Selina doesn’t mention Falcone at all