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He would have joined Jesus in the same manner as Moses, David, Abraham, etc. This was BEFORE the New Covenant, which couldn't be executed until after resurrection.
Jesus was God. And didn't lie to the thief. The thief was not, and indeed COULD not, be baptized any more than Moses or any other dead person could have that day.