History Characters / DeadwoodCampResidents

* CanadaEh: He was born in and spent most of his early life in Etobicoke, Ontario (if his history is the same as his real-life counterpart, he ran away to Montana at age sixteen to escape his abusive father).

* BodyHorror: His brain tumor has the kind of averse physical effect on him that is to be expected of the time period, without access to even cursory medical treatment. Smith's eyes turn glassy, he frequently loses his sense of equilibrium and is given to violent seizures in the period leading up to his death.

* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler:In TheMovie, he goes out of his way to tell Bullock about the attempt on Samuel Fields' life, despite having noting to gain. It's perhaps his most decent act, and even then it's likely motivated by his lingering resentment toward Hearst.]]

* TokenMinority: Along with the Nigger General, he's the only black character in the show. It's enforced largely due to the time period; black people wouldn't exactly have positions of any authority and Hostetler himself tries to keep under the radar.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: When he beats up Farnum, and later when he arrests Hearst, humiliating him by ''pulling him on the ear'' and taking him to jail.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: His attempt on the life of Hugo Jarry, who's somehow even more repulsive than an alcoholic racist.

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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Bill_Hickok Wild Bill is an American legend and as is well-known, was indeed a real person.]]

* PetTheDog: He ''is'' Wild Bill Hickok, one of the most famous outlaws in American history. He's certainly done some brutal things in his past: but in the show, he is nothing short of polite to those that don't antagonize him, strikes up a friendship with Bullock, treats his friends with respect (with a little bit of good-natured snark), and is unfailingly considerate of Alma Garrett's situation [[spoiler:after her husband's death.]]

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* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Alma Garret; they are clearly attracted to each other from the first instance, and they grow increasingly close. [[spoiler:TheyDo, but they call off their relationship soon after due to Bullock's marriage to Martha. All the same, they're clearly in love and have real difficulty being apart.]]

* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Bullock. [[spoiler:TheyDo, but they call off their relationship soon after due to Bullock's marriage to Martha. All the same, they're clearly in love and have real difficulty being apart.]]

* OnceAcceptableTargets: In-universe. The show makes it clear that it wasn't easy to be a black man in 1870s America.

* DeterminedWidow: Being a beautiful widow with a profitable gold claim in the WretchedHive of Deadwood naturally puts her in danger, but she refuses to run and sticks with the town through thick and thin.

* AmbiguousDisorder: It's unclear if there's anything mentally wrong with him beyond being an idiot. It's even unclear if Richardson is actually an idiot to begin with.

* WeaponOfChoice: Bill owns an infamous pair of ivory decorated revolvers.

* CuteMute: At first.
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* AngryBlackMan: Although so non-violent that violence doesn't seem to even occur to him as an option, he still has a short temper. Steve the Drunk or the Nigger General piss him off the most.

-->'''Seth Bullock:''' [[KnightInSourArmour I'll be the fucking sheriff.]]
-->'''Al Swearengen:''' Startin' when?
-->'''Seth Bullock:''' [[ChronicHeroSyndrome Startin' now.]]

* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Alma Garret; they are clearly attracted to each other from the first instance, and they grow increasingly close. [[spoiler: TheyDo, but they call off their relationship soon after due to Bullock's marriage to Martha. All the same, they're clearly in love and have real difficulty being apart.]]

* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Bullock. [[spoiler: TheyDo, but they call off their relationship soon after due to Bullock's marriage to Martha. All the same, they're clearly in love and have real difficulty being apart.]]

-->'''Wolcott:''' I do dimly recall an Ellsworth—superintended the consolidated Virginia operations.
-->'''Ellsworth:''' I don't give a fuck what you recall -
-->'''Wolcott:''' A hero! Dug a week without respite to save three poor souls from a cave-in.
-->'''Ellsworth:''' And 46 corpses in a fucking hole that ought never to have been dug!

!!James Butler ”Wild Bill” Hickok

* PetTheDog: He ''is'' Wild Bill Hickok, one of the most famous outlaws in American history. He's certainly done some brutal things in his past: but in the show, he is nothing short of polite to those that don't antagonize him, strikes up a friendship with Bullock, treats his friends with respect (with a little bit of good-natured snark), and is unfailingly considerate of Alma Garrett's situation [[spoiler: after her husband's death.]]

[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[{{Determinator}} So I - I don’t know what the fuck to do! But you know I’ll— I’ll keep tryin'.]]"'']]

* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler: In TheMovie Hearst has him killed after Charlie refuses an offer to buy his land.]]

* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler: Charlie dies in 1889, whereas his historical counterpart died in 1912, 23 years later.]]

-->''"I drink what I’m able. If that comes to much, that’s the day’s affair and the liquor’s."''

-->'''Jane:''' Leave her! Leave- Leave her alone, You cocksucker! Do it to me If you have to!
-->'''Al:''' [[CreepyMonotone Why would I do it to you?]]

-->'''Doc Cochran''': I take it you've been out on a hoot?
-->'''Jane''': I've been drunk awhile; correct. What the fuck is that to you?
-->'''Doc Cochran''': The question was well meant. Like if you was a farmer, I'd ask ya how the farming was going.

-->'''Mose:''' It’s me.\\

'''Jane:''' Oh, really? I thought it — it was Giganto, the runaway circus elephant...Okay, Giganto! Don’t [[ShapedLikeItself tusk me to death with your tusks.]]

* LetsGetDangerous: [[spoiler: For all of the show's three seasons, Jane's handiness with a gun is little more than an InformedAbility. However, Jane finally gets the chance to show her mettle during the movie's climax. As Bullock's treacherous deputy, bought off by Hearst, attempts to murder the marshal, Jane manages to piece together the man's intentions before shooting him dead, saving Bullock's life.]]

-->'''Charlie:''' Jane ain’t with me, ‘cause she’s a drunken fuckin’ mess, and I don’t know what to do about it. I know you want her looked out for, and I’m doin’ my fuckin’ best. But I won’t stand before you claimin’ optimism.

* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler: With Joanie, eventually.]]

* TheDogBitesBack: He fantasizes about doing such to Hearst; but due to Farnum being [[DirtyCoward Farnum]], it's wishful thinking at best. [[spoiler: Played straight in the movie where EB learns of Hearst's plan to murder Samuel Fields, a witness to the murder of Charlie Utter, and promptly alerts Bullock. This ultimately leads to Hearst's hand in Utter's murder being made public, followed by his subsequent arrest and humiliation.]]

[[caption-width-right:300:''"I’ll just keep quiet."'']]

-->'''Alma:''' Thank you very much. And probably that’s all either of us needs to say on that subject ever again.

[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[NiceGuy Knowledge is overrated, William. Diligence is what’s required in the service of a willing spirit.]]"'']]

* OddCouple / StraightManAndWiseGuy: With the Nigger General.

-->'''Al:''' "Who," you ignorant fuckin’ chink!

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-->''"Ohhh, I see you got your [[KnifeNut big fuckin' knife there]], and hid somewhere on your persons you've probably got some pussified shootin' instrument. But I am good at first impressions, and you are a [[CountryMatters fucking cunt]], and [[PreAssKickingOneLiner I doubt you've fought many MEN, maybe even ONE!]]"''

* YouShouldKnowThisAlready: Wild Bill was famously killed in Deadwood by a nobody named Jack [=McCall=]. His death in the series was never a spoiler, but an event that viewers were expecting (and due to the popularity of Bill as a character, dreading).

* NiceHat: She's rarely seen without her hat.

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