We are aware that this is not the ideal association...Vladimir Scorpius is a fictional villain and arms dealer from John Gardner's 1988 James Bond novel Scorpius, who recently gained renewed public attention during extradition proceedings for social media personalities Andrew and Tristan Tate.The Allegations:British prosecutors opposing the bail and extradition of Andrew and Tristan Tate from a federal detention center in Miami cited a Mexican passport bearing Tristan Tate's photo under the name "Vladimir Scorpius".The Defense:Lawyers for the Tate brothers stated that the item was merely a cardboard prop used for a Halloween costume rather than a functional travel document.“No one can seriously suggest that Tristan adopted a covert identity, with the purpose of evading international law enforcement, under the name of a famous fictional supervillain.”
