Following the release of “Suicide Squad” on Digital HD, a new Easter Egg has been spotted that refers to one of Gotham City’s most notorious mob bosses, Carmine Falcone.
A clever Reddit user was watching the “Suicide Squad” extended cut and came to the part of the film when Batman captures Floyd Lawton, a.k.a. Deadshot, in front of his daughter.
However, before that scene happens, there’s an establishing shot of the Gotham City skyline, and if you look closely, you can see a building displaying a glowing sign in bright pink/purple cursive font that says “Falcone.”
In the comics, Falcone made his debut in the four-part story “Batman: Year One” written by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli in 1987.
Falcone is a powerful mob boss nicknamed “The Roman,” and his stranglehold over Gotham City’s organized crime is referred to as “The Roman Empire” at least once. In “Batman: Year One,” his penthouse is even designed in a Roman architectural style.
Outside of the comics, Falcone was played by Tom Wilkinson in 2005’s “Batman Begins.” He is currently being played by John Dorman on the Fox TV series “Gotham.”
Could Falcone make his next cinematic appearance in Ben Affleck’s “The Batman” as the individual who hires Joe Manganiello’s Deathstroke to take out the Caped Crusader? Only time will tell.
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12. Black Mask
Roman Sionis, a former business executive who originally hated Bruce Wayne rather than Batman, wears a black wooden mask and leads the cult-like society of False Facers. Black Mask eventually became a mob boss controlling large sections of Gotham City's criminal underworld. In the Arkham video game series, Black Mask hires Deathstroke to take out Batman.
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11. Lex Luthor
Lex Luthor tried to get Superman to fight Batman in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" and was paid a visit by Batman when Lex was jailed at the end of the film. Could Lex seek revenge by hiring Deathstroke?
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9. The Joker
Batman's biggest foe has every reason to hire Deathstroke. In the Arkham video games, Joker placed a $50 million bounty on the Dark Knight's head and hired eight of the world's most deadliest assassins to take him down.
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8. Hush
Hush is the childhood best friend of Bruce Wayne, who grew up to become one of Batman's greatest enemies. He seeks to ruin Bruce's life on every level, and frequently uses other members of Batman's rogues gallery in his elaborate schemes.
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7. Harvey "Two Face" Dent
Harvey Dent was the District Attorney of Gotham City, and a close ally of Batman until a mob boss threw acidic chemicals at him during a trial, hideously scarring the left side of his face and driving him insane.
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6. Amanda Waller
The mid-credits scene of "Suicide Squad" hinted that Waller knew Bruce Wayne's secret identity as The Batman. Wayne tells Waller to shut down the Suicide Squad or he and his friends (a.k.a. the Justice League) will do it for her. She may have taken that threat seriously.
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5. Carmine Falcone
Carmine Falcone was one of the truly great crime lords of Gotham, back when it was a mafia-run town. At one point in the comics, Batman invaded Falcone's personal bedroom, assaulted him, stripped him to his underwear, and left him hogtied to his bed. Humiliated, Falcone ordered Batman killed.
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4. Sal Maroni
Salvatore "The Boss" Maroni is a leader of organized crime in Gotham City and responsible for throwing acid at DA Harvey Dent and turning him into Two-Face. Just the kind of mob boss who would want Batman out of the way.
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3. Red Hood
Could Jason Todd, the former Robin whose costume was seen in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," return as the Red Hood as he did in the comics -- seeking revenge on Batman for allowing the Joker to live?
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2. Poison Ivy
Dr. Pamela Lillian Isley, a.k.a. Poison Ivy, is one of the world's most prominent eco-terrorists. She has a kind of obsession with Batman after she is incarcerated in Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane.
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1. Rupert Thorne
Thorne is the prominent head of one of Gotham City's top smuggling gangs. A fan favorite from "Batman: The Animated Series" who once hired Bane to take out the Batman. Deathstroke is right up Thorne's alley as the kind of mercenary whom Thorne would hire.
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