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 year ago
This picture of him is sadone to use, because he was extremely deteriorated at this point.
ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 1 year ago
_stranger_@lemmy.world 1 year 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 year ago
Syphilis?
wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year 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 year ago
Other pictures don’t seem much less mustachey.
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muffedtrims@lemmy.world 1 year ago
That’s still pretty dang mustachey
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I would even say mustachioey