Indeed, this picture is from the last year or so of his life when he was completely lost to mental illness. It looks goofy at first but is quite disturbing when you know the context behind it.
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wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 1 month ago
This picture of him is sadone to use, because he was extremely deteriorated at this point.
ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 1 month ago
_stranger_@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I was going to say he looks like he made a bad deal with Ursula, but now I feel bad
shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Syphilis?
wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 1 month ago
It’s debated with no clear answer. Syphilis is one suggested reason. From what we know he was apparently just a sickly man in general, so it coild have been a number of compounding things.
wander1236@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Other pictures don’t seem much less mustachey.
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muffedtrims@lemmy.world 1 month ago
That’s still pretty dang mustachey
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I would even say mustachioey