Sofia Falcone, also known as Sofia Gigante, is a

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appearing in

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, primarily in association with the character

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. Debuting in the 1996–97

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'' Batman: The Long Halloween'' by

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and Tim Sale, she is introduced as a member of the Falcone crime family, who assists her father

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in unearthing the identity of the "Holiday Killer", a serial killer who had been killing

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's citizens in correlation with holidays in the yearly calendar. In the 1999–2000 limited series '' Batman: Dark Victory'' which served as a continuation of the arc established in ''The Long Halloween'', Sofia is revealed as the identity behind the murderer known under the alias the Hangman, who had spent over a year targeting and eliminating various members of the

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, notably in association with former district attorney-turned criminal, Harvey Dent / Two-Face, who ends up killing her during a lengthy confrontation with Batman himself. The character made her live-action debut in the 2017–2018 fourth season of the television series '' Gotham'', portrayed by

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. She also appears in the 2024

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'' set in '' The Batman'' shared universe, portrayed by

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Publication history

Sofia Falcone first appeared in

and Tim Sale's 1996 miniseries '' Batman: The Long Halloween'' as the daughter of crime lord

. She returned in the sequel '' Batman: Dark Victory'', where she became the Hangman killer to avenge her father's death. Loeb stated in an interview that he paralleled the Falcone family to that of the

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, with Sofia's temper matching that of

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Fictional character biography

''The Long Halloween''

When the Holiday killer started killing members of the Falcone family, Carmine has his daughter Sofia released from prison early to help him find who the killer was. In the end the killer was apparently revealed to be

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, Carmine's son and Sofia's brother. Afterwards, Carmine was killed by Gotham's district attorney Harvey Dent, who became

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after having his face splashed with acid, and Sofia fell out of the Falcone's penthouse window after being attacked by

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''Dark Victory''

Sofia is revealed to have survived her fall, now in a wheelchair and wearing a neck brace, and is the new head of the Falcone family. Meanwhile, a new serial killer known as the Hangman is killing the cops of Gotham City with a noose, striking on holidays and leaving an incomplete hangman puzzle with each victim. The first half of the year, the victims are all cops who in some way assisted in Harvey Dent's rise to power in Gotham before he became Two-Face, while from April Fool's onwards the victims are all part of the task force Gordon has assembled to investigate the hangman killings. In the end, Sofia is revealed to be the killer, having faked her paralysis. She kills her brother Alberto for being a "disappointment" to the family, and then tries to kill Two-Face, but Batman stops her. While she is battling him, Two-Face shoots her in the head.

In other media

Television

Sofia Falcone Sofia Falcone, also known as Sofia Gigante, is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics, primarily in association with the character Batman. Debuting in the 1996–97 comic book limited series '' Batman: The Long Halloween'' by Jeph Loeb and ...

appears in the fourth season of '' Gotham'', portrayed by

. * Sofia Falcone appears in ''

'', portrayed by

. For her performance, Milioti earned a

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and a

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nomination. *Sofia Falcone appears in ''

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'', voiced by

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Film

Sofia Falcone appears in '' Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two'', voiced by Laila Berzins.

References

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