Salvatore Maroni

"You lied to me... my whole life. I spoke to Carmine Falcone. He told me what he did for my father. About Salvator Maroni." "He told you Salvator Maroni..." "Had my father killed. Why didn't you tell me all this? All the years I've spent fighting for him, believing he was a good man"

- Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth Salvatore Maroni was a powerful mobster boss and the main rival of Carmine Falcone. In 2021, he was arrested in a police sting, which was covered by medias. He was actually denounced to GCPD by Falcone, who wanted more control over Gotham' underworld. He was speculated to be the responsible for death of Thomas Wayne and his wife, altrough it remains unclear.

Leader of mob
Little is known about Maroni past. At some time, he became one of the leader of Gotham' mob and entered conflict with his rival Carmine Falcone. It was speculated Maroni could be the responsible of death of Thomas and Martha Wayne, but it remain unclear, as Maroni likely tried to manipulate Bruce.

According to the unreliable Salvator Maroni, during Thomas Wayne's mayoral election run, Maroni wanted to get Thomas in his pocket, so he had his reporter Edward Elliot dig up dirt on Thomas and found out that his wife Martha, had spent time in Arkham State Hospital due to mental illness and planned to reveal it to the world. Thomas, not caring about his political career and only caring about his wife and their son Bruce, went to Maroni's rival Carmine Falcone and asked him to put "the fear of god" into Elliot to keep him from running his story, instead Falcone killed him. It later theorized by Falcone that Maroni was worried that Thomas might become Falcone's corrupt mayor, so he had a mugger kill him and Martha, though it was never proven or Falcone lied.

Following the death of Thomas and Martha Wayne, criminals began using the Gotham Renewal Fund to launder and earn money. They also used it to bribe city officials, with Maroni expanding his ever-ceasing influence. Maroni earned a similar share as Carmine Falcone and other criminals, yet everyone was still piling for a bigger slice, which eventually led to a sting operation against Maroni.

Arrested
"Yeah. After Thomas Wayne died, they all went after it like vultures. The mayor, Falcone, Maroni. Everyone got in on it. It was perfect for making bribes, laundering money. A huge charitable fund with no oversight. Everybody got a piece. But Falcone wanted more. So he orchestrated a play to take Maroni down big. He'd rat out his drops operation, make the careers of everybody that went after him, and then install them all as his puppets."

- Kenzie about the whole story

In 2021, Maroni was arrested because of Falcone, who denounced him to GCPD. This evenment was covered by medias, proved by archive footages.

After his arrest
During his entretien with Bruce Wayne, Falcone told him how and why Maroni would have caused the death of his parents. This story was never confirmed however, as it could be simply a tentative of manipulation from Falcone.

Personnality
Little is known on his personnality but by judging his rank in mob and actions, Maroni must be ruthless and greedy, as he used the Gotham Renewal Fund to launder and earn money without remorses.

If the Falcone story is proven true, Maroni is also a cold-blooded killer, as he ordered the murder of Thomas Wayne and his wife. It would also be cunning and manipulative, as he would have planned of blackmailing for manipulating Thomas Wayne in using the mental ilness of his wife Martha.

Behind the scenes

 * Sal Maroni first appeared in Detective Comics #66 and was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane The substantial character is portrayed as a powerful mob boss and gangster of Italian descent in Gotham City and an enemy of Batman. Maroni is most famous for disfiguring Harvey Dent, setting the stage for the young district attorney's transformation into the supervillain Two-Face.