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* KickTheSonOfABitch: His murder of Radames who clearly deserved it.
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* CoolLoser: He's the dorkiest of the crew, but still a lovable guy.
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* Four Temperament Ensemble:
** Melancholic - Q
** Sanguine - Steele
** Phlegmatic - Raheem
** Choleric - Bishop.
** Melancholic - Q
** Sanguine - Steele
** Phlegmatic - Raheem
** Choleric - Bishop.
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* RedOniBlueOni: He’s the Red to Raheem’s Blue.
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* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Bishop’s Red.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: According to Bishop, he's a frequent masturbator.
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* AmicableExes: Downplayed. While Yolanda tries her best to be as friendly towards her ex-husband as she sends him on his way, said ex-husband is ''very'' salty over the fact that she wants to move on from him. His saltiness only increases when Q comes knocking on her door.
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* AmicableExes: Downplayed. While Yolanda tries her best to be as friendly towards her ex-husband as she sends him on his way, said ex-husband is ''very'' salty over the fact that she wants to move on from him. His saltiness only increases when Q comes knocking on her door.
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* AmicableExes: Downplayed. While Yolanda tries her best to be as friendly towards her ex-husband as she sends him on his way, said ex-husband is ''very'' salty over the fact that she wants to move on from him. His saltiness only increases when Q comes knocking on her door.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Sweet as she is, Yolanda is no pushover, which she proves by kicking Q out of her apartment after he snaps on her for walking on him, due to his mixed anger and paranoia over his first confrontation with Bishop following the disastrous robbery attempt of Old Man Quiles's bodega.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Sweet as she is, Yolanda is no pushover, which she proves by kicking Q out of her apartment after he snaps on at her for walking in on him, due to his mixed anger and paranoia over his first confrontation run-in with Bishop following the disastrous robbery attempt of Old Man Quiles's bodega.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Sweet as she is, Yolanda is no pushover, which she proves by kicking Q out of her apartment after he snaps on her for walking on him, due to his mixed anger and paranoia over his first confrontation with Bishop following the disastrous robbery attempt of Old Man Quiles's bodega.
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* AwesomeMcCoolName: Roland '''Bishop'''. There's a reason he operates on a LastNameBasis.
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* VagueAge: They're all in high school, but engage in activities far out of their reasonable age range. At most, they're all 18.
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* VagueAge: They're all in high school, school but engage in activities far out of their reasonable age range. At most, they're all 18.
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* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Or, papas. He has clear love for his grandmother, but it's his father that he slips money to, checks up on, and tries to earn respect on his behalf.
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* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Or, Or papas. He has clear love for his grandmother, but it's his father that he slips money to, checks up on, and tries to earn respect on his behalf.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: His reaction to Radames making light of his father's rape in prison, flying off the handle into a BerserkerRage, implies that he has a much more unstable side deep down.
* FrameUp: He frames Q for his rampage, and succeeds.
* FrameUp: He frames Q for his rampage, and succeeds.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero[=/=][[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Villain]]: He insults Radames' ethnicity, calling him slurs in Spanish and referring to him as a "beans and rice son of a bitch".
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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero[=/=][[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Villain]]: PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He insults Radames' ethnicity, calling him slurs in Spanish and referring to him as a "beans and rice son of a bitch".
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: He's light-skinned and played by an Afro-Asian actor. His mother is darker-skinned than him and his sister. Their father is never seen, and his sister has no Asian features, so it's possible that Raheem is just supposed to be a light-skinned African-American.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: He's light-skinned and played by an Afro-Asian actor. His mother is darker-skinned darker skinned than him and his sister. Their father is never seen, and his sister has no Asian features, so it's possible that Raheem is just supposed to be a light-skinned African-American.African American.
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* PrettyBoy: He's a very handsome guy, and uses that to his advantage.
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* PrettyBoy: He's a very handsome guy, guy and uses that to his advantage.
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* BigEater: He's not seen eating as much as a BigFun is expected to, but going off of his weight and the breakfast mush he makes for his friends, he's definitely this.
* BigFun: He's fat, and provides a fair share of comic relief for the film.
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* BigEater: He's not seen eating as much as a BigFun is expected to, to but going off of his weight and the breakfast mush he makes for his friends, he's definitely this.
* BigFun: He'sfat, fat and provides a fair share of comic relief for the film.
* BigFun: He's
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** KarmaHoudiniWarranty: ..Until Bishop gets that gun..
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* MixedAncestry: His actor, Khalil Kain, is of mixed African and Asian ancestry. Raheem's mother is black but his father is never seen, though it could be assumed that he is supposed to be Asian.
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* HateSink: Every scene he appears in instills pure hatred towards him. Needless to say, there isn't a single person who watched the film who wasn't satisfied when Bishop finally put the asshole out of his misery.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect?: He rants to his friends about being tired of being bullied and having to always run from Cops, School Security Guards, Radames and Old Man Quiles.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect?: He rants to his friends about being tired of being bullied and having to always run from Cops, School Security Guards, Radames and Old
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Old Man Quiles.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect?: He rants to his friends about being tired of being bullied and having to always run from Cops, School Security Guards, Radames and Old
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Man Quiles.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: His murder of Radames who clearly deserved it.
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* AssholeVictim: The dude REALLY had it coming and was really long overdue.
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* YourCheatingHeart: It's implied that part of the reason he broke up with his ex is due to him messing around with a girl named Charlene.
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* DisneyDeath: He finally meets his end by falling off of a building.
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* DisneyDeath: DisneyVillainDeath: He finally meets his end by falling off of a building.
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* AssholeVictim: He's shot and killed by Bishop in the second act of the film. Not that anyone's really complaining.
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* AwesomeMcCoolName: Ronald '''Bishop'''. There's a reason he operates on a LastNameBasis.
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* AwesomeMcCoolName: Ronald Roland '''Bishop'''. There's a reason he operates on a LastNameBasis.
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* SacrificialLion: He's killed by Bishop as he tries to take the gun away from him.
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* AssholeVictim: He's shot and killed by Bishop in the second act of the film. Not that anyone's really complaining.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: In a way. He's the main antagonist of the first act, only to be later usurped by Bishop.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: In a way. He's the main antagonist of the first act, only to be later usurped by Bishop.
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* KarmaHoudini: He never gets arrested or anything of the sort for harassing people, at most being chased off by Old Man Quiles.
** KarmaHoudiniWarranty: ..Until Bishop gets that gun..
*** KarmicDeath: Bishop shoots and kills him in an alley after being chased off by the cops.
** KarmaHoudiniWarranty: ..Until Bishop gets that gun..
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* HelloNurse: She's a nurse and she's drop-dead gorgeous.
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* HelloNurse: HospitalHottie: She's a nurse and she's drop-dead gorgeous.
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!!The Wrecking Crew
[[folder:In General]]
A group of teenagers who spend most of their days skipping school to goof around and have fun all over Harlem. They are all striving for any kind of respect on the streets, or "juice", as they are endlessly harassed by thugs on the street, particularly one thug named Radames and his gang. To achieve this, they stage the robbery of a local bodega, but it goes horribly wrong..
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* AHouseDivided: As soon as Raheem dies. Even slightly before, when Quiles is killed for no reason.
* VagueAge: They're all in high school, but engage in activities far out of their reasonable age range. At most, they're all 18.
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[[folder:In General]]
A group of teenagers who spend most of their days skipping school to goof around and have fun all over Harlem. They are all striving for any kind of respect on the streets, or "juice", as they are endlessly harassed by thugs on the street, particularly one thug named Radames and his gang. To achieve this, they stage the robbery of a local bodega, but it goes horribly wrong..
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* AHouseDivided: As soon as Raheem dies. Even slightly before, when Quiles is killed for no reason.
* VagueAge: They're all in high school, but engage in activities far out of their reasonable age range. At most, they're all 18.
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!!Harlem Residents
* NiceGuy: When he's not waving his gun at unruly teenagers, he's actually a very swell guy. When someone (Bishop) enters the store after hours, instead of yelling at him or even raising his gun, he politely tells him that he's closed.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: He only has one small scene before the robbery that killed him.
* WouldHurtAChild: Kind of a stretch when the only people he threatens are aged 17-early 20s, but he won't hesitate to threaten high schoolers with his gun if they cause trouble near his store.
* WouldHurtAChild: Kind of a stretch when the only people he threatens are aged 17-early 20s, but he won't hesitate to threaten high schoolers with his gun if they cause trouble near his store.
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!!Yolanda
-->'''Portrayed by''': Cindy Herron
A nurse in her 20s who recently divorced from her husband and is now in a relationship with Q.
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-->'''Portrayed by''': Cindy Herron
A nurse in her 20s who recently divorced from her husband and is now in a relationship with Q.
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!!Yolanda
!!Barnett "Blizzard" Jenkins
-->'''Portrayed by''':
A nurse in her 20s who recently divorced from her husband and is now
An ex-con friend of the Wrecking Crew. Q runs into him at a bar right as he prepares to rob the joint. After the crew leaves, he dies in a
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* KilledOffscreen: We last see him going through with the robbery. The police shootout that killed him happens entirely offscreen.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He's only onscreen for a few minutes and yet he's the last straw in Bishop's miserable existence as someone with no "juice".
* ToxicFriendInfluence: The crew seems to consider him a friend, despite him being someone who has been to jail and is perfectly willing to stick up bars. He especially has an effect on Bishop.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: We don't get much characterization from him before he is killed by the police.
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!!Yolanda
-->'''Portrayed by''': Cindy Herron
A nurse in her 20s who recently divorced from her husband and is now in a relationship with Q.
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: He's only onscreen for a few minutes and yet he's the last straw in Bishop's miserable existence as someone with no "juice".
* ToxicFriendInfluence: The crew seems to consider him a friend, despite him being someone who has been to jail and is perfectly willing to stick up bars. He especially has an effect on Bishop.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: We don't get much characterization from him before he is killed by the police.
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!!Yolanda
-->'''Portrayed by''': Cindy Herron
A nurse in her 20s who recently divorced from her husband and is now in a relationship with Q.
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[[folder:Old Man Quiles]]
!!"Old Man" Quiles
-->'''Portrayed by''': Victor Campos
An old Puerto Rican man who runs a nearby bodega. He's so fed up with teenagers brawling outside his store that he's perfectly willing to chase them off with a gun. Other than that, he seems to be a pretty decent guy.
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* AintTooProudToBeg: He begs and pleads through tears for his life to Bishop during the robbery. Sadly, this doesn't save him.
* BoomHeadshot: Bishop puts a bullet through his head, despite him doing exactly as asked in the robbery.
* HeroAntagonist: He's clearly not a bad guy at all, and yet he's one of the people Bishop lists as a reason they never get any respect.
* PunchClockVillain: He only chases the teens with a gun when they keep loitering and fighting outside of his store.
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!!Yolanda
-->'''Portrayed by''': Cindy Herron
A nurse in her 20s who recently divorced from her husband and is now in a relationship with Q.
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* ChekhovsGunman: Thanks to Steel, she exposes the truth that Q is being framed by Bishop.
* HelloNurse: She's a nurse and she's drop-dead gorgeous.
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!!"Old Man" Quiles
-->'''Portrayed by''': Victor Campos
An old Puerto Rican man who runs a nearby bodega. He's so fed up with teenagers brawling outside his store that he's perfectly willing to chase them off with a gun. Other than that, he seems to be a pretty decent guy.
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* AintTooProudToBeg: He begs and pleads through tears for his life to Bishop during the robbery. Sadly, this doesn't save him.
* BoomHeadshot: Bishop puts a bullet through his head, despite him doing exactly as asked in the robbery.
* HeroAntagonist: He's clearly not a bad guy at all, and yet he's one of the people Bishop lists as a reason they never get any respect.
* PunchClockVillain: He only chases the teens with a gun when they keep loitering and fighting outside of his store.
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!!Yolanda
-->'''Portrayed by''': Cindy Herron
A nurse in her 20s who recently divorced from her husband and is now in a relationship with Q.
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* ChekhovsGunman: Thanks to Steel, she exposes the truth that Q is being framed by Bishop.
* HelloNurse: She's a nurse and she's drop-dead gorgeous.
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The protagonist of the film. He is an aspiring [=DJ=] who spends most of his time hanging out with his friends, dubbed "The Wrecking Cru", and skipping school. If he's not doing either of those things, he's trying to compete in [=DJ=] competitions in order to earn respect.
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The protagonist of the film. He is an aspiring [=DJ=] who spends most of his time hanging out with his friends, dubbed "The Wrecking Cru", Crew", and skipping school. If he's not doing either of those things, he's trying to compete in [=DJ=] competitions in order to earn respect.
* TheCharmer: Not as much as Raheem, but it's ironically Raheem himself who orders Q to woo a female clerk at the record store as the others steal some vinyls. It works very well.
* ChickMagnet: He charms two women in the film, one a {{Gonk}} and another an attractive, fit woman in her 20s who recently divorced her husband.
* ChickMagnet: He charms two women in the film, one a {{Gonk}} and another an attractive, fit woman in her 20s who recently divorced her husband.
* LikesOlderWomen: He's in a relationship with a nurse in her 20s.
* PrettyBoy: Not to the extent of Raheem, but he is very handsome, and uses it to charm a female clerk as his friends steal records from a store.
* TheStoic: He's usually very reserved, quiet, and calm.
** NotSoStoic: As the stress piles up, Q's demeanor starts to become more emotional, usually that of paranoia and anger.
* TheStoic: He's usually very reserved, quiet, and calm.
** NotSoStoic: As the stress piles up, Q's demeanor starts to become more emotional, usually that of paranoia and anger.
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One of the "Wrecking Cru" and Q's best friend since the second grade. His father is an ex-convict who was raped in jail and therefore lost his "juice", which has fueled his desperate need to get "juice" of his own.
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One of the "Wrecking Cru" Crew" and Q's best friend since the second grade. His father is an ex-convict who was raped in jail and therefore lost his "juice", which has fueled his desperate need to get "juice" of his own.
* AmbiguousSituation: Why did he kill Quiles? Did he legitimately think he made a move, or did he do that just to say he did and earn that "juice" he sought after? Similarly, how much did he want to kill Raheem? He raises his gun at him and deliberately aims it to shoot. Even so, he stares at Raheem in shock, and starts panicking after he dies.
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* AxCrazy: Gradually.He will shoot anybody who provokes him. He kills Quiles, Raheem, Radames, and very nearly kills Steel and Q.
* BerserkButton: Insulting his father, who was a victim of rape in prison. Radames uses this against him, which makes Bishop suddenly snap and frantically try to break out of his friends' grasp.
* BlatantLies[=/=]BelievingTheirOwnLies: He frames Q for his own shootings of Quiles, Raheem, Radames, and Steel, eventually ''to Q's face''. It sounds like he actually believes it, too.
* BerserkButton: Insulting his father, who was a victim of rape in prison. Radames uses this against him, which makes Bishop suddenly snap and frantically try to break out of his friends' grasp.
* BlatantLies[=/=]BelievingTheirOwnLies: He frames Q for his own shootings of Quiles, Raheem, Radames, and Steel, eventually ''to Q's face''. It sounds like he actually believes it, too.
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* HeelFaceTurn: EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Or, papas. He has clear love for his grandmother, but it's his father that he slips money to, checks up on, and tries to earn respect on his behalf.
* FaceHeelTurn: After killing Quiles, and especially after killingRaheem.Raheem.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: His reaction to Radames making light of his father's rape in prison, flying off the handle into a BerserkerRage, implies that he has a much more unstable side deep down.
* FrameUp: He frames Q for his rampage, and succeeds.
* FreudianExcuse: His need for "juice" is even more personal and tragic than his peers'. His father was raped in jail, which destroyed any and all respect he had, and made him an unresponsive EmptyShell. This combined with constant harassment from Radames encourages Bishop to get some "juice" on behalf of himself and his father.
* FaceHeelTurn: After killing Quiles, and especially after killing
* {{Foreshadowing}}: His reaction to Radames making light of his father's rape in prison, flying off the handle into a BerserkerRage, implies that he has a much more unstable side deep down.
* FrameUp: He frames Q for his rampage, and succeeds.
* FreudianExcuse: His need for "juice" is even more personal and tragic than his peers'. His father was raped in jail, which destroyed any and all respect he had, and made him an unresponsive EmptyShell. This combined with constant harassment from Radames encourages Bishop to get some "juice" on behalf of himself and his father.
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* IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: Arguably the way he kills Quiles, and definitely the way he kills Raheem.
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* IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: Arguably the The way he kills Quiles, Quiles and definitely the way he kills Raheem.Raheem.. ''[[AmbiguousSituation probably]]''.
* MissingMom: He seems to only live with his grandmother and father.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero[=/=][[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Villain]]: He insults Radames' ethnicity, calling him slurs in Spanish and referring to him as a "beans and rice son of a bitch".
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero[=/=][[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Villain]]: He insults Radames' ethnicity, calling him slurs in Spanish and referring to him as a "beans and rice son of a bitch".
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* WalkingSpoiler: It's hard to discuss his character without spoiling his HeelFaceTurn.
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* WalkingSpoiler: It's hard to discuss his character without spoiling his HeelFaceTurn.FaceHeelTurn.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: He tries to invoke this on Steel and Q once he realizes that they want nothing to do with him anymore. He shoots Steel but Q stops him before he can do the same to him.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: He tries to invoke this on Steel and Q once he realizes that they want nothing to do with him anymore. He shoots Steel but Q stops him before he can do the same to him.
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The leader of the "Wrecking Cru". He's a smooth-talking, charismatic PrettyBoy, who is usually the one squashing any confrontations with Radames. He had a child with his ex-girlfriend, who wants nothing to do with him as he refuses to grow up. After seeing her with her new boyfriend, who has a nice car and lots of "juice", he decides to stage the robbery of Old Man Quiles' bodega.
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The leader of the "Wrecking Cru".Crew". He's a smooth-talking, charismatic PrettyBoy, who is usually the one squashing any confrontations with Radames. He had a child with his ex-girlfriend, who wants nothing to do with him as he refuses to grow up. After seeing her with her new boyfriend, who has a nice car and lots of "juice", he decides to stage the robbery of Old Man Quiles' bodega.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: He's light-skinned and played by an Afro-Asian actor. His mother is darker-skinned than him and his sister. Their father is never seen, and his sister has no Asian features, so it's possible that Raheem is just supposed to be a light-skinned African-American.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He's understandably disgusted by Bishop's murder of Old Man Quiles.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He's understandably disgusted by Bishop's murder of Old Man Quiles.
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* TheLeader: Of the Wrecking Cru.
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* TheLeader: Of the Wrecking Cru.Crew.
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A member of the "Wrecking Cru". He's an overweight, ditzy, and slightly dorky guy who tries to be cool like his friends but usually fails.
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A member of the "Wrecking Cru".Crew". He's an overweight, ditzy, and slightly dorky guy who tries to be cool like his friends but usually fails.
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* ChekhovsGunman: He's the only one other than Q who knows the truth about Bishop's rampage, and he uses that knowledge to clear Q's name.
* CoolLoser: He's the dorkiest of the crew, but still a lovable guy.
* ADateWithRosiePalms: According to Bishop, he's a frequent masturbator.
* CoolLoser: He's the dorkiest of the crew, but still a lovable guy.
* ADateWithRosiePalms: According to Bishop, he's a frequent masturbator.
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* UncertainDoom: It's unknown if he pulled through after being hospitalized by Bishop.
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[[folder:Radames]]
!!Radames
-->'''Portrayed by''': Vincent Laresca
A thug who constantly hassles Q and his friends. He's the leader of his own gang of hoodlums who dominate the streets of Harlem, starting trouble with any innocent bystander they can get their hands on. Bishop is the one who first suggests the plan of earning some "juice" just to one-up Radames and put an end to his harassment.
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* {{Jerkass}}: If his constant harassment of the crew and other innocent people didn't tip you off enough, yes, he is not a pleasant person.
* KickTheDog: He brings up Bishop's father's rape in jail when hassling him, but only after Bishop calls him a "maricón".
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He has a rather unflattering description of Bishop's father at the ready.
--->"Maricón?! If you're looking for faggots, you don't have to look farther than your pa! My boy tells me he enjoyed being a ''prisonyard hoe!''"
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!!Radames
-->'''Portrayed by''': Vincent Laresca
A thug who constantly hassles Q and his friends. He's the leader of his own gang of hoodlums who dominate the streets of Harlem, starting trouble with any innocent bystander they can get their hands on. Bishop is the one who first suggests the plan of earning some "juice" just to one-up Radames and put an end to his harassment.
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* {{Jerkass}}: If his constant harassment of the crew and other innocent people didn't tip you off enough, yes, he is not a pleasant person.
* KickTheDog: He brings up Bishop's father's rape in jail when hassling him, but only after Bishop calls him a "maricón".
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He has a rather unflattering description of Bishop's father at the ready.
--->"Maricón?! If you're looking for faggots, you don't have to look farther than your pa! My boy tells me he enjoyed being a ''prisonyard hoe!''"
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!!Quincy "Q" Powell
-->'''Portrayed by''': Creator/OmarEpps
The protagonist of the film. He is an aspiring [=DJ=] who spends most of his time hanging out with his friends, dubbed "The Wrecking Cru", and skipping school. If he's not doing either of those things, he's trying to compete in [=DJ=] competitions in order to earn respect.
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* TheAce: It's downplayed, but he is probably the one member of the crew that's the most deserving of respect, or "juice"; he's handsome, charismatic, and gifted in the art of deejaying.
* TheHeart: He's second to Raheem in terms of being the glue that holds the crew together. After Raheem's death, he takes the reigns as being the one thing barely keeping everybody under control.
* TheHero: He's the central protagonist of the story.
* NiceGuy: He's arguably the nicest person in his friend group, if not the entire film.
* OnlySaneMan: He's the only one of the crew (other than Steele, arguably) who wants to earn respect legitimately and doesn't let Radames' harassment corrupt him.
* SurvivorsGuilt: He becomes a broken shell after Raheem's murder, Steel's shooting, and Bishop's death.
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[[folder:Bishop]]
!!Ronald Bishop
-->'''Portrayed by''': Music/TupacShakur
One of the "Wrecking Cru" and Q's best friend since the second grade. His father is an ex-convict who was raped in jail and therefore lost his "juice", which has fueled his desperate need to get "juice" of his own.
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* AwesomeMcCoolName: Ronald '''Bishop'''. There's a reason he operates on a LastNameBasis.
* AxCrazy: Gradually.
* DisneyDeath: He finally meets his end by falling off of a building.
* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: Once he finally gets a gun in his hand, his personality takes a dark turn.
* HeelFaceTurn: After killing Quiles, and especially after killing Raheem.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Constant torture from Radames and his goons eventually breaks Bishop and tempts him to pull dangerous feats in order to finally get respect. This results in him robbing Old Man Quiles, killing him, and killing Raheem.
* HonorBeforeReason: He is distraught over Blizzard's death and legitimately wishes he was there to help him with the robbery.
* IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: Arguably the way he kills Quiles, and definitely the way he kills Raheem.
* LastNameBasis: He's never referred to by his first name.
* RevolversAreJustBetter: He carries around a snub-nosed Smith & Wesson Model 64, bought and given to him by Raheem from Sweets. Strangely, he is able to shoot much more than its six-shot capacity would lead you to believe.
* SanitySlippage: As Radames' torment gets to him, and especially after his murders of Quiles and Raheem.
* ThenLetMeBeEvil:
--->'''Q''': "You crazy, man."
--->'''Bishop''': "You know what? When you said that last time, I was kinda trippin', right? But now.. ''you're right''. I ''am'' crazy. But you know what else? ..'''I don't give a fuck'''."
* TokenEvilTeammate: That's kind of a stretch when you remember that Raheem is the one that suggested robbing Old Man Quiles in the first place, but he ''is'' the one who randomly shot Quiles unprovoked.
* WalkingSpoiler: It's hard to discuss his character without spoiling his HeelFaceTurn.
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[[folder:Raheem]]
!!Raheem Porter
-->'''Portrayed by''': Khalil Kain
The leader of the "Wrecking Cru". He's a smooth-talking, charismatic PrettyBoy, who is usually the one squashing any confrontations with Radames. He had a child with his ex-girlfriend, who wants nothing to do with him as he refuses to grow up. After seeing her with her new boyfriend, who has a nice car and lots of "juice", he decides to stage the robbery of Old Man Quiles' bodega.
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* GreenEyedMonster: His motivation for getting some "juice" is seeing his ex with a new man.
* TheHeart: He keeps the group together and lifts their spirits. The group's morale significantly drops as soon as he dies.
* LadykillerInLove: He's known to be TheCasanova, but he quite clearly still has feelings for his ex, and that motivates him to get some more respect.
* TheLeader: Of the Wrecking Cru.
* MixedAncestry: His actor, Khalil Kain, is of mixed African and Asian ancestry. Raheem's mother is black but his father is never seen, though it could be assumed that he is supposed to be Asian.
* PrettyBoy: He's a very handsome guy, and uses that to his advantage.
* YourCheatingHeart: It's implied that part of the reason he broke up with his ex is due to him messing around with a girl named Charlene.
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[[folder:Steel]]
!!Eric "Steel" Thurman
-->'''Portrayed by''': Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins
A member of the "Wrecking Cru". He's an overweight, ditzy, and slightly dorky guy who tries to be cool like his friends but usually fails.
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* BigEater: He's not seen eating as much as a BigFun is expected to, but going off of his weight and the breakfast mush he makes for his friends, he's definitely this.
* BigFun: He's fat, and provides a fair share of comic relief for the film.
* BreakTheCutie: He is clearly not cut out for the crimes Raheem and Bishop want to commit. Once Bishop shoots and kills Quiles and Raheem, Steel becomes a broken, blubbering mess.
* LethalChef: He cooks up an absolutely disgusting mess of breakfast stuff for his friends to eat one morning. It consists of messy, wet scrambled eggs, undercooked bacon, and ''beer''.
* MilitaryBrat: His father is a strict man with a booming voice who orders Steel around like a soldier and wears a veteran's jacket.
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!!Quincy "Q" Powell
-->'''Portrayed by''': Creator/OmarEpps
The protagonist of the film. He is an aspiring [=DJ=] who spends most of his time hanging out with his friends, dubbed "The Wrecking Cru", and skipping school. If he's not doing either of those things, he's trying to compete in [=DJ=] competitions in order to earn respect.
----
* TheAce: It's downplayed, but he is probably the one member of the crew that's the most deserving of respect, or "juice"; he's handsome, charismatic, and gifted in the art of deejaying.
* TheHeart: He's second to Raheem in terms of being the glue that holds the crew together. After Raheem's death, he takes the reigns as being the one thing barely keeping everybody under control.
* TheHero: He's the central protagonist of the story.
* NiceGuy: He's arguably the nicest person in his friend group, if not the entire film.
* OnlySaneMan: He's the only one of the crew (other than Steele, arguably) who wants to earn respect legitimately and doesn't let Radames' harassment corrupt him.
* SurvivorsGuilt: He becomes a broken shell after Raheem's murder, Steel's shooting, and Bishop's death.
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[[folder:Bishop]]
!!Ronald Bishop
-->'''Portrayed by''': Music/TupacShakur
One of the "Wrecking Cru" and Q's best friend since the second grade. His father is an ex-convict who was raped in jail and therefore lost his "juice", which has fueled his desperate need to get "juice" of his own.
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* AwesomeMcCoolName: Ronald '''Bishop'''. There's a reason he operates on a LastNameBasis.
* AxCrazy: Gradually.
* DisneyDeath: He finally meets his end by falling off of a building.
* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: Once he finally gets a gun in his hand, his personality takes a dark turn.
* HeelFaceTurn: After killing Quiles, and especially after killing Raheem.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Constant torture from Radames and his goons eventually breaks Bishop and tempts him to pull dangerous feats in order to finally get respect. This results in him robbing Old Man Quiles, killing him, and killing Raheem.
* HonorBeforeReason: He is distraught over Blizzard's death and legitimately wishes he was there to help him with the robbery.
* IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: Arguably the way he kills Quiles, and definitely the way he kills Raheem.
* LastNameBasis: He's never referred to by his first name.
* RevolversAreJustBetter: He carries around a snub-nosed Smith & Wesson Model 64, bought and given to him by Raheem from Sweets. Strangely, he is able to shoot much more than its six-shot capacity would lead you to believe.
* SanitySlippage: As Radames' torment gets to him, and especially after his murders of Quiles and Raheem.
* ThenLetMeBeEvil:
--->'''Q''': "You crazy, man."
--->'''Bishop''': "You know what? When you said that last time, I was kinda trippin', right? But now.. ''you're right''. I ''am'' crazy. But you know what else? ..'''I don't give a fuck'''."
* TokenEvilTeammate: That's kind of a stretch when you remember that Raheem is the one that suggested robbing Old Man Quiles in the first place, but he ''is'' the one who randomly shot Quiles unprovoked.
* WalkingSpoiler: It's hard to discuss his character without spoiling his HeelFaceTurn.
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[[folder:Raheem]]
!!Raheem Porter
-->'''Portrayed by''': Khalil Kain
The leader of the "Wrecking Cru". He's a smooth-talking, charismatic PrettyBoy, who is usually the one squashing any confrontations with Radames. He had a child with his ex-girlfriend, who wants nothing to do with him as he refuses to grow up. After seeing her with her new boyfriend, who has a nice car and lots of "juice", he decides to stage the robbery of Old Man Quiles' bodega.
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* GreenEyedMonster: His motivation for getting some "juice" is seeing his ex with a new man.
* TheHeart: He keeps the group together and lifts their spirits. The group's morale significantly drops as soon as he dies.
* LadykillerInLove: He's known to be TheCasanova, but he quite clearly still has feelings for his ex, and that motivates him to get some more respect.
* TheLeader: Of the Wrecking Cru.
* MixedAncestry: His actor, Khalil Kain, is of mixed African and Asian ancestry. Raheem's mother is black but his father is never seen, though it could be assumed that he is supposed to be Asian.
* PrettyBoy: He's a very handsome guy, and uses that to his advantage.
* YourCheatingHeart: It's implied that part of the reason he broke up with his ex is due to him messing around with a girl named Charlene.
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[[folder:Steel]]
!!Eric "Steel" Thurman
-->'''Portrayed by''': Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins
A member of the "Wrecking Cru". He's an overweight, ditzy, and slightly dorky guy who tries to be cool like his friends but usually fails.
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* BigEater: He's not seen eating as much as a BigFun is expected to, but going off of his weight and the breakfast mush he makes for his friends, he's definitely this.
* BigFun: He's fat, and provides a fair share of comic relief for the film.
* BreakTheCutie: He is clearly not cut out for the crimes Raheem and Bishop want to commit. Once Bishop shoots and kills Quiles and Raheem, Steel becomes a broken, blubbering mess.
* LethalChef: He cooks up an absolutely disgusting mess of breakfast stuff for his friends to eat one morning. It consists of messy, wet scrambled eggs, undercooked bacon, and ''beer''.
* MilitaryBrat: His father is a strict man with a booming voice who orders Steel around like a soldier and wears a veteran's jacket.
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