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“You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain” is a Harvey Dent line from The Dark Knight. This doesn’t really apply to most people’s lives, but nerds like to quote it because its sounds cool as hell. However, there is one actual human who embodies this quote to an uncanny degree: America’s Mayor turned indicted co-conspirator Rudy Giuliani.
It’s taken Giuliani some time to fully embrace his identity as a real-life Batman villain. Here’s his first mug shot from August 2023, when he was charged in Georgia along with Donald Trump and 17 other people for allegedly being part of a criminal enterprise aimed at overturning the 2020 election results. He looks like a normal guy who’s plastered a resolute look on his face, though his election lies are finally catching up with him.
Photo: Fulton County Sheriff’s Office
Now take a look at Giuliani’s second mug shot from Monday, when he was booked in the Arizona fake-electors case (he pleaded not guilty to nine felony charges last month):
Photo: AP
The smile! The downcast leer! The cartoonish star tie! It’s saying, “Wait’ll they get a load of me.”
After posting a $10,000 bond and getting fingerprinted, Giuliani even capped off his Phoenix court appearance by declaring he has no remorse about his alleged misdeeds.
“Do you have any regrets about what you did in Arizona after the election?” a reporter asked.
“Oh my goodness, no,” Giuliani replied, chuckling. “I’m very, very proud of it!”
They can try to lock Giuliani up, but I have a feeling it will only result in him breaking out of Arkham Asylum with a crew of supervillain buddies and finding new ways to terrorize Gotham.
