This awesome new TV spot for The Dark Knight Rises has just hit the airwaves, and not only does it include awesome new footage of the Batpod, Bane and the Bat, it also might spoil the passing of a character you’ll recognize from The Dark Knight.

Thanks to the Dark Knight Rises Facebook page for the spot, and thanks to Batman-News for the tip!

Did you catch it?

We don’t want to spoil it for those that just wanted to bask in the general awesomeness of the TV spot, but if you slow the video down to 00:21, you’ll see a familiar eyelined face (Nestor Carbonell, who plays the mayor of Gotham) getting a face full of exploded glass Maggie Gyllenhaal style before we cut to a shot of a VIP box exploding at Heinz stadium.

It certainly seems that the trailer has given away his death, which we should have expected given that the plot deals with Bane’s take-over of Gotham city.

What do you think? Did you love the trailer? Will the mayor of Gotham city make it out alive?