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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Cobblepot has little resemblance to his short FatBastard self in the comics (except for a beaky nose).

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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Cobblepot has little resemblance to his short FatBastard self in the comics (except for a beaky nose).nose and bad teeth).

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* BoisterousWeakling: Oswald Cobblepot would love to be a tough guy like his associates, but he just doesn't seem to have much to work with for most of the first episode. Even when Fish Mooney pushes his BerserkButton by calling him "Penguin", the result is not an UnstoppableRage but Oswald getting his ass handed to him once again.

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* BoisterousWeakling: Oswald Cobblepot would love to be a tough guy like his associates, but he just doesn't seem to have much to work with for most of the first episode. Even when Fish Mooney pushes his * BerserkButton by calling him "Penguin", the result is not an UnstoppableRage but Oswald getting his ass handed to him once again.again.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: He's introduced as a servile yes-man. Mooney and her mooks treat him as if he were a child and seem to regard him as someone who is mostly harmless and easily overpowered. They think the worst he can do is run his mouth off to the wrong people. Anyone who's familiar with the Batman mythos, however, knows that you take Oswald Cobblepot for granted at your own peril.
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* FaceYourFear: Immediately after his parents' death, he becomes obsessed with never feeling that kind of fear again and starts pulling stunts like standing on the edge of Wayne Manor's roof.

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* FaceYourFear: FaceYourFears: Immediately after his parents' death, he becomes obsessed with never feeling that kind of fear again and starts pulling stunts like standing on the edge of Wayne Manor's roof.

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%%* AxCrazy* AxCrazy: Enough that Falcone has to occasionally step in and overturn her more crazy orders.


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* FaceYourFear: Immediately after his parents' death, he becomes obsessed with never feeling that kind of fear again and starts pulling stunts like standing on the edge of Wayne Manor's roof.
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* AbusiveParents: Her father was physically abusive to her mother, and possibly her too. Though she still hates the cops for gunning him down.
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* LeParkour: Gotham is one big jungle gym to her.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Seems to want law and order in Gotham.

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Seems to want law and order in Gotham. He's not a good guy, but he seems to realize that Gotham is beginning its downward slide into chaotic violence rather than the organized crime of his generation, and that's not good for business.
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[[folder:Gordon]][[folder:James Gordon]]



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[[folder:Barbara]][[folder:Barbara Kean]]



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[[folder:Bruce]][[folder:Bruce Wayne]]



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[[folder:Selina]][[folder:Selina Kyle]]



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[[folder:Essen]][[folder:Sarah Essen]]



* DaChief: Is the chief of Gordon's precinct.

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* DaChief: Is She's the police chief of Gordon's Gordon and Bullock's precinct.



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[[folder:Maroni]][[folder:Salvatore Maroni]]
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%%* DaChief* DaChief: Is the chief of Gordon's precinct.
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* CorruptCop: He is at least GenreSavvy enough to know to work around Gotham's gangs rather than to try and blatantly take them on.

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* CorruptCop: He is at least GenreSavvy enough to know to work around Gotham's gangs and to take whatever success he can get rather than to try and blatantly take them on.
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* ServileSnarker: This version of Alfred is an extremely sarcastic version of a servile snarker. His voice practically drips with venom as he inserts himself into Gordon and Bruce's conversation at the end of the pilot episode.
-->'''Gordon''': "We killed an innocent man."
-->'''Alfred''': "Riiight...So? Who did it then?"
-->'''Gordon''': "I don't know."
-->'''Alfred''': "I see. Sterling work there then, mate, innit?"

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* GoodIsNotNice: Will not tolerate a poor posture or crying from Bruce.

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* GoodIsNotNice: Will not tolerate DrillSergeantNasty: Takes on the persona when he sees that Bruce is still disobeying him.
-->'''Alfred''': "Oi! Master Bruce! Get your bloody arse down off there! How many times have I told ya?!"
* GoodIsNotSoft: He is clearly shaken by the Waynes' murder and the first thing he does is embrace and comfort
a poor posture or crying traumatized Bruce. As they walk away from Bruce.the crime scene, however, the former military man instructs his young master to stand up straight and to not let the bystanders to see him crying. He is also the most overtly tough adaptation of the character seen so far as demonstrated by his extremely blunt manner of speaking, even when it's directly to his master.

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* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Previous adaptations of Alfred Pennyworth depict him as being almost always proper and polite in dealing with others and acting as a Servile Snarker in order to be a counterpoint to Batman's intensity and focus. In this series, Alfred is a much coarser character, speaking flippantly to Gordon and even angrily berating Bruce for disobeying him (while still calling the boy "Master").

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* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Previous adaptations of Alfred Pennyworth depict him as being almost always proper and polite in dealing with others and acting as a Servile Snarker ServileSnarker in order to be a counterpoint to Batman's intensity and focus. In this series, Alfred is a much coarser character, speaking flippantly to Gordon and even angrily berating Bruce for disobeying him (while still calling the boy "Master").



* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Cobblepot has little resemblance to his short Fat Bastard self in the comics (except for a beaky nose).

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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Cobblepot has little resemblance to his short Fat Bastard FatBastard self in the comics (except for a beaky nose).



* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Speaks in riddles, is a forensic scientist, and wears big round glasses.



* {{Jerkass}}: Wants the Wayne murders for the "press action."

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* {{Jerkass}}: Wants the Wayne murders for the "press action."

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%%* TheAce* TheAce: Introduced as this in the pilot, where he successfully tricks and disarms a man holding a police officer at gunpoint.


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* WideEyedIdealist: Gordon will start as this, before Gotham gets to him...

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%%* TheCynic* TheCynic: Harvey Bullock has been on the police a long time, and knows what Gotham is like, leading him to adopt a CowboyCop approach to his police work.



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%%* CanonForeigner* CanonForeigner: Has no comic book counterpart and was specifically created for the show.



%%* AdaptationPersonalityChange
* GoodisNotNice: Will not tolerate a poor posture or crying from Bruce.
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* GoodisNotNice: AdaptationPersonalityChange: Previous adaptations of Alfred Pennyworth depict him as being almost always proper and polite in dealing with others and acting as a Servile Snarker in order to be a counterpoint to Batman's intensity and focus. In this series, Alfred is a much coarser character, speaking flippantly to Gordon and even angrily berating Bruce for disobeying him (while still calling the boy "Master").
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Will not tolerate a poor posture or crying from Bruce.
%%* ParentalSubstitute* ParentalSubstitute: To Bruce.



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%%* AdaptationalAttractiveness* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Cobblepot has little resemblance to his short Fat Bastard self in the comics (except for a beaky nose).
* AgeLift: Penguin is now apparently around Gordon's age.



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%%* BoisterousWeakling* BoisterousWeakling: Oswald Cobblepot would love to be a tough guy like his associates, but he just doesn't seem to have much to work with for most of the first episode. Even when Fish Mooney pushes his BerserkButton by calling him "Penguin", the result is not an UnstoppableRage but Oswald getting his ass handed to him once again.



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* BitheWay: She apparently has a history with Montoya.

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* BitheWay: AdaptationalSexuality: Was straight in the comics and is now bisexual on the show.
* BiTheWay:
She apparently has a history with Montoya.



* CivvieSpandex[=/=]NotWearingTights: Selina doesn't wear a costume yet, but does sport a black jacket and a pair of goggles.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Selina is hiding in the shadows of a fire escape when the Waynes get murdered and she's visibly shocked by it.



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%%* GogglesDoNothing* GogglesDoNothing: Selina is usually seen with a pair of green goggles on top of her hood, perhaps as a nod to more modern versions of Catwoman who wears goggles as part of her costume.



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%%* StreetUrchin* StreetUrchin: This version of Selina Kyle is already a roof-hopping KindHeartedCatLover stealing milk for a stray.



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%%* RaceLift* RaceLift: Sarah Essen, a white woman in the comics, is played by Latina actress Zabryna Guevara.



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%%* AdaptationalHeroism* AdaptationalHeroism: He works as a police forensic scientist who likes to speak in riddles. However given that this is Gotham, there is a good chance he could be corrupt.
* AgeLift: Riddler is now apparently around Gordon's age.



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%%* VillainousRescue* VillainousRescue: In the pilot, Falcone saves Gordon and Bullock.



* TheDragon: To Fish Mooney.



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%%* CreepyChild* AdaptationNameChange: From Pamela Isely in the comics to Ivy Pepper on the show.
* CreepyChild: Hardly ever blinks and speaks in a monotone whisper.
* DisappearedDad: Her dad is killed in the pilot.


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* RaceLift: Puerto Rican actor David Zayas plays Salvatore Maroni who is white in the comics.

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* TheCynic

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* CanonForeigner
* CombatPragmatist: Uses whatever she has on hand as a weapon, uses her boys as a distraction while [[spoiler: completely subverting MookChivalry and knocking out Gordon with a lamp.]]
* MultiColoredHair: Has pink highlights in her hair.

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* CombatPragmatist: Uses whatever she has on hand as a weapon, uses her boys as a distraction while [[spoiler: completely [[spoiler:completely subverting MookChivalry and knocking out Gordon with a lamp.]]
* MultiColoredHair: Has pink red highlights in her hair.



* RefugeinAudacity: When Gordon asks about the screaming in the back alley, Fish at first says her boys are watching a scary movie, but then relents and says to his face that they're beating a thief that stole from her.

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* RefugeinAudacity: RefugeInAudacity: When Gordon asks about the screaming in the back alley, Fish at first says her boys are watching a scary movie, but then relents and says to his face that they're beating a thief that stole from her.



* GoodisNotNice: Will not tolerate a poor posture or crying from Bruce.

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* GoodisNotNice: Will not tolerate a poor posture or crying from Bruce. Bruce.
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%%* TheEvilGenius
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* BitheWay: Implied. [[spoiler:Apparently has a history with Montoya.]]

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%%* AdaptationalSexuality
* BitheWay: Implied. [[spoiler:Apparently She apparently has a history with Montoya.]]Montoya.
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* SkywardScream: After his parents are killed.



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* CreepyChild
* GreenThumb: A strong affinity for plants, [[spoiler:which should surprise no one, given who she's meant to be...]]

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* GreenThumb: A strong affinity for plants, [[spoiler:which which should surprise no one, given who she's meant to be...]]
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* BitheWay: Implied. [[spoiler: Apparently has a history with Montoya.]]

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* BitheWay: Implied. [[spoiler: Apparently [[spoiler:Apparently has a history with Montoya.]]



* PettheDog[=/=]KindheartedCatLover: Steals a jug of milk to feed a stray cat.

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* PettheDog[=/=]KindheartedCatLover: PetTheDog[=/=]KindheartedCatLover: Steals a jug of milk to feed a stray cat.



* LipstickLesbian: In line with the comics. And it's implied in the show [[spoiler: she has a history with Barbara Kean.]]
* Jerkass

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* {{Jerkass}}
* LipstickLesbian: In line with the comics. And it's implied in the show [[spoiler: she [[spoiler:she has a history with Barbara Kean.]]
* Jerkass



* Jerkass: Wants the Wayne murders for the "press action."

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* Jerkass: {{Jerkass}}: Wants the Wayne murders for the "press action."
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* CorruptCop: Goes along with mob orders.

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* CorruptCop: Goes along with mob orders.He is at least GenreSavvy enough to know to work around Gotham's gangs rather than to try and blatantly take them on.
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* BeserkButton: Being betrayed, [[spoiler: as Cobblepot and his broken legs can tell you.]]

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* BeserkButton: BerserkButton: Being betrayed, [[spoiler: as Cobblepot and his broken legs can tell you.]]

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* TranquilFury: Seems to have a hidden rage (or a "little danger in your eye", as Fish calls it) which he keeps under his steely gaze.



* BeserkButton: Being betrayed, [[spoiler: as Cobblepot and his broken legs can tell you.]]



* RefugeinAudacity: When Gordon asks about the screaming in the back alley, Fish at first says her boys are watching a

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* RefugeinAudacity: When Gordon asks about the screaming in the back alley, Fish at first says her boys are watching a scary movie, but then relents and says to his face that they're beating a thief that stole from her.




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* BitheWay: Implied. [[spoiler: Apparently has a history with Montoya.]]



* FiveFingerDiscount:

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* FiveFingerDiscount: Pickpockets people with frequency and aplomb.
* PettheDog[=/=]KindheartedCatLover: Steals a jug of milk to feed a stray cat.



* LipstickLesbian: In line with the comics. And it's implied in the show [[spoiler: she has a history with Barbara Kean.]]
* Jerkass



* Jerkass: Wants the Wayne murders for the "press action."



* WellIntentionedExtremist: Seems to want law and order in Gotham

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* TheAce
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* AntiHero: To contrast with Gordon's more traditional hero.


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* AxCrazy
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* CombatPragmatist: Uses whatever she has on hand as a weapon, uses her boys as a distraction while [[spoiler: completely subverting MookChivalry and knocking out Gordon with a lamp.]]


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* FauxAffablyEvil: Typifies this trope. She'll beat you senseless with a bat with a gentle smile on her face and crooning about how she cares about you. Or in Oswald's case, she'll call you the son she never had and [[spoiler: break your legs in half.]]
* LargeHam: Most certainly.
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* BeserkButton[=/=]EmbarrassingNickname: Hates being called "Penguin".

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* BeserkButton[=/=]EmbarrassingNickname: AxCrazy: Even before his BerserkButton gets pushed, he's a very violent and unpredictable guy.
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* CreepyChild
* GreenThumb: A strong affinity for plants, [[spoiler:which should surprise no one, given who she's meant to be...]]
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* CorruptCop: Goes along with mob orders.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's corrupt, but he does look out for his partner.


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Montoya's partner.
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The Crime Lord of Gotham.
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Fish Mooney's right-hand man.
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A new officer in the Gotham City Police Department.
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The crime boss in Gotham's Theater District.
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* EvilCripple: Has a limp that makes him look like a penguin as he moves.
* TheStarscream: Tries to be one against Fish Mooney.


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[[folder:Gordon]]
!!James Gordon
->'''Played By:''' Creator/BenMcKenzie
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[[folder:Bullock]]
!!Harvey Bullock
->'''Played By:''' Creator/DonalLogue
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[[folder:Mooney]]
!!Fish Mooney
->'''Played By:''' Creator/JadaPinkettSmith
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[[folder:Alfred]]
!!Alfred Pennyworth
->'''Played By:''' Creator/SeanPertwee
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[[folder:Cobblepot]]
!!Oswald Cobblepot
->'''Played By:''' Robin Lord Taylor
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[[folder:Barbara]]
!!Barbara Kean
->'''Played By:''' Erin Richards
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Bruce]]
!!Bruce Wayne
->'''Played By:''' David Mazouz
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Selina]]
!!Selina Kyle
->'''Played By:''' Camren Bicondova
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Essen]]
!!Sarah Essen
->'''Played By:''' Zabryna Guevara
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Nygma]]
!!Edward Nygma
->'''Played By:''' Cory Michael Smith
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Renee]]
!!Renee Montoya
->'''Played By:''' Victoria Cartagena
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Allen]]
!!Crispus Allen
->'''Played By:''' Andrew Stewart Jones
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[[folder:Falcone]]
!!Carmine Falcone
->'''Played By:''' Creator/JohnDoman
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!Recurring

[[folder:Butch]]
!!Butch Gilzean
->'''Played By:''' Drew Powell
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[[folder:Ivy]]
!!Ivy Pepper
->'''Played By:''' Clare Foley
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Gertrud]]
!!Gertrud Kapelput
->'''Played By:''' Carol Kane
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[[folder:Maroni]]
!!Salvatore Maroni
->'''Played By:''' David Zayas
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