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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [=DeLuca=] originally got away with murdering Marlene Elias due to a hung jury, but nearly 40 years later, her son Carl came after him.

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* BerserkButton: Goons who do not follow his orders. Obeyed and failed, he's kind of fine with. Disobeyed [[YouHaveFailedMe gets them a bullet]].



* OutsideGenreFoe: Is killed by a sniper sent by Samaritan, whose existence he's not even aware of.

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* OutsideGenreFoe: Is He ends up on the wrong end of this trope and is killed by a sniper sent by Samaritan, whose existence he's not even aware of.



* WrongGenreSavvy: Highly intelligent, but has ''no clue whatsoever'' that he's in a science fiction show about dueling [=AIs=] instead of the crime drama he thinks he's in. He ends up getting killed by Samaritan's agents.

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* WrongGenreSavvy: Highly intelligent, but has ''no clue whatsoever'' that he's in a science fiction show about dueling [=AIs=] instead of the crime drama he thinks he's in. He ends up getting killed by Samaritan's agents. As an example: when he figures out the existence of Team Machine, he erroneously assumes that Finch is the one in control of the team's capacity to access the government's SinisterSurveillance.

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* GutturalGrowler: His voice is harsh and raspy.

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* GutturalGrowler: His voice is harsh and raspy.EvilSoundsRaspy: An aged mafia don with a hoarse voice.



* YouKilledMyFather: Intended to kill Elias for the hit on his brother. When Elias wasn't at the bodega, he substituted Benny.



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* DistressedDude: Laszlo is captured by Reese near the end of "Witness" and incarcerated for the rest of the show.


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* LeeroyJenkins: Attempts to charge into the housing project to chase down Elias before being stopped by Peter.

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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Everybody loves Elias. [[spoiler:Even after his death, people still help Team Machine in finding the people who killed them.]]


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* UniversallyBelovedLeader: Everybody loves Elias. [[spoiler:Even after his death, people still help Team Machine in finding the people who killed them.]]
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* WeaponOfChoice: Uses a Makarov PM pistol as his main weapon.
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* GutturalGrowler: His voice is harsh and raspy.


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* SealedEvilInACan: By the first season, Moretti was imprisoned. Carter attempts to ask him about Elias, but to no avail.
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/EnricoColantoni, River Alexander Aguirre (1981) & Creator/JohnMagaro (1991)\\

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->'''Played by:''' Creator/EnricoColantoni, River Alexander Aguirre Creator/RiverAlexanderAguirre (1981) & Creator/JohnMagaro (1991)\\



->'''Played by:''' Creator/PaulSchulze, Anthony Giordano (1991)\\

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->'''Played by:''' Creator/PaulSchulze, Anthony Giordano Creator/AnthonyGiordano (1991)\\



->'''Played by:''' Morgan Spector\\

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->'''Played by:''' Morgan Spector\\Creator/MorganSpector\\



->'''Played by:''' Jamie Hector\\

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->'''Played by:''' Jamie Hector\\Creator/JamieHector\\



->'''Played by:''' Jessica Pimentel\\

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->'''Played by:''' Jessica Pimentel\\Creator/JessicaPimentel\\

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* KnifeNut: Was quite good with a knife in his youth. [[RedBaron It earned him the nickname]] "The Blade".


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* RedBaron: Was quite good with a knife in his youth. It earned him the nickname "The Blade".

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: He actually thanks Finch for putting him in jail, telling him that it allowed him to cut out distractions and focus on what was important. He implies that being in jail allowed him to focus entirely on his business.



* NiceJobBreakingItHero: He actually thanks Finch for putting him in jail, telling him that it allowed him to cut out distractions and focus on what was important. He implies that being in jail allowed him to focus entirely on his business.


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* WeaponOfChoice: Uses a Makarov PM pistol as his main weapon.
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* BaldOfAwesome: A skilled crime boss with a shiny dome.
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->'''Played by:''' Enrico Colantoni, River Alexander Aguirre (1981) & John Magaro (1991)\\

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->'''Played by:''' Enrico Colantoni, Creator/EnricoColantoni, River Alexander Aguirre (1981) & John Magaro Creator/JohnMagaro (1991)\\



->'''Played by:''' David Valcin\\

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->'''Played by:''' David Valcin\\Creator/DavidValcin\\



->'''Played by:''' Mark Margolis\\

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->'''Played by:''' Mark Margolis\\Creator/MarkMargolis\\



->'''Played by:''' Paul Schulze, Anthony Giordano (1991)\\

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->'''Played by:''' Paul Schulze, Creator/PaulSchulze, Anthony Giordano (1991)\\



->'''Played by:''' Olek Krupa\\

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->'''Played by:''' Olek Krupa\\Creator/OlekKrupa\\

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* KnifeNut: Was quite good with a knife in his youth. [[RedBaron It earned him the nickname]] “The Blade”.

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* KnifeNut: Was quite good with a knife in his youth. [[RedBaron It earned him the nickname]] “The Blade”."The Blade".



* InadequateInheritor: Junior isn't much respected by his father's men or his contemporaries. When Elias was brought to be executed by Don Moretti's men back in 1991, the two {{Mooks}} said the Don had one idiot son and didn't need two.



* BeardOfEvil: The head of a Mafiya family and has a full beard.



* EvenEvilHasStandards: When Dominic handwaves the loss of manpower with WeHaveReserves, Link stares at him in disbelief. Link may be a ruthless criminal, but he cares for his men.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: When Dominic handwaves dismisses the loss of manpower with WeHaveReserves, Link stares at him in disbelief. Link may be a ruthless criminal, but he cares for his men.



* NumberTwo: To Dominic.


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* NumberTwo: To Dominic.

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* FailedASpotCheck: Accidentally left a partial fingerprint on the knife he used to stab Marlene Elias, neccissating a bribery to keep him out of jail.

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* FailedASpotCheck: Accidentally left a partial fingerprint on the knife he used to stab Marlene Elias, neccissating requiring a bribery to keep him out of jail.


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* RetiredMonster: His days as a capo are long-gone by the time he shows up (as a corpse) in the present day.


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* FamousLastWords: "As the Romans would say...Morior Invictus."
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* ExBigBad: He's the main villain of Season 1, but is imprisoned rather than killed, spending the rest of the show's run as a FriendlyEnemy to Team Machine and occasional ally in later seasons.


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* KickTheDog: Most of the time he acts [[PayEvilUntoEvil against those who are worse than him]] or [[{{Revenge}} hurt him personally]]; the only time he's ever broken this is when he murdered Bernie Sullivan after the retired detective started re-investigating the Marlene Elias case.
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* GoOutWithASmile: Grins one last time before being blown up.

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* {{Patricide}}: Murdered his father for beating his mother.



* ProperlyParanoid: He's angered by Don Zambrano's apparent callousness about his father's kidnapping, and his suspicions prove correct when Zambrano reveals that he's teamed up with Elias.



* YouHaveNoIdeaWhoYoureDealingWith: Gives this to Reese once he realizes that he has no idea who Elias is.

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* YouHaveNoIdeaWhoYoureDealingWith: Gives this to Reese once he realizes that he Reese has no idea who Elias is.



* OutGambitted: Elias catches him completely off-guard with his vault bomb, which throws a monkey wrench into Dominic's plan and allows Elias to escape unharmed.]

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* OutGambitted: Elias catches him completely off-guard with his vault bomb, which throws a monkey wrench into Dominic's plan and allows Elias to escape unharmed.]



* TooCleverByHalf: As Reese best states, he isn't dumb, just smart enough to get himself killed.
* UnwittingPawn: Elias plays him like a fiddle against his right-hand-man.


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* TooCleverByHalf: As Reese best states, he isn't dumb, just smart enough to get himself killed.


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* UnwittingPawn: Elias plays him like a fiddle against his right-hand-man.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Moretti has an affair that results in Carl Elias, and he has Elias' mother killed to cover it up.

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* BaldOfAwesome: A skilled crime boss with a shiny dome.



* BigBadDuumvirate: Alongside Samaritan in Season 4, though he's the more immediate threat for most of it. However as the season starts wrapping up, the trope directly below takes hold...

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* BigBadDuumvirate: BigBadEnsemble: Alongside Samaritan in Season 4, though he's the more immediate threat for most of it. However as the season starts wrapping up, the trope directly below takes hold...
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* TheSouthpaw: Elias is left-handed, particularly shown whenever he wields a gun.
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* EvilOldFolks: He's in his old age, but he hasn't exactly mellowed.

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* EvilOldFolks: He's in his old age, with two middle aged sons, but he hasn't exactly mellowed.
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* ChekhovsGunman: In addition to first being mentioned (and the gang he runs being introduced) in "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS04E01 Panopticon", Dominic himself is first introduced as Brotherhood muscle.

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* ChekhovsGunman: In addition to first being mentioned (and the gang he runs being introduced) in "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS04E01 Panopticon", Panopticon]]", Dominic himself is first introduced as Brotherhood muscle.
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* CharacterDeath: Elias has him blown up along with his Gianni Jr.

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* CharacterDeath: Elias has him blown up along with his son Gianni Jr.



* ThisIsSomethingHesGottaDoHimself: In the opening dialogue of "Witness", he expresses the desire to kill Benny D'Agostino personally, showing him his face after shooting him.

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* ThisIsSomethingHesGottaDoHimself: ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself: In the opening dialogue of "Witness", he expresses the desire to kill Benny D'Agostino personally, showing him his face after shooting him.

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* PragmaticVillainy: while he's contemptuous of whistleblowers--"I'd rather rot in prison than be labeled a rat."--he's perfectly willing to become one to protect his brother.

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* PragmaticVillainy: while While he's contemptuous of whistleblowers--"I'd rather rot in prison than be labeled a rat."--he's perfectly willing to become one to protect his brother.


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* ThisIsSomethingHesGottaDoHimself: In the opening dialogue of "Witness", he expresses the desire to kill Benny D'Agostino personally, showing him his face after shooting him.


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* ArchnemesisDad: Elias mentions that his kids hate him.


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* WhatTheHellAreYou: Gives this speech to Reese while tied up on the ferry.
-->"Hey, what are you? Corrupt P.D.? Gun for hire? What kind of guy takes money to protect a scumbag like your boss here? You think he's gonna testify? After everything he's done? He's tearing this town apart."
* YouHaveNoIdeaWhoYoureDealingWith: Gives this to Reese once he realizes that he has no idea who Elias is.
-->"You're in the middle of a situation that you don't even understand." ''[Cue Elias pulling a gun on Reese]''
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->'''Played by:''' James [=LeGros=]\\

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->'''Played by:''' James [=LeGros=]\\Creator/JamesLeGros\\

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* BossInMookClothing: A literal example as when first introduced we think he's merely a GiantMook, only to find out at the end of the episode he's the boss of the brotherhood.



* TheDon: The boss of The Brotherhood



* TortureAlwaysWorks: Averted, seeing as he is torturing Reese, Fusco and Elias.

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* TortureAlwaysWorks: Averted, seeing as he is torturing Reese, Fusco and Elias.Elias to no effect.



* WrongGenreSavvy: Highly intelligent, but has ''no clue whatsoever'' that he's in a science fiction show about dueling [=AIs=]. He ends up getting killed by Samaritan's agents.

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* WrongGenreSavvy: Highly intelligent, but has ''no clue whatsoever'' that he's in a science fiction show about dueling [=AIs=]. [=AIs=] instead of the crime drama he thinks he's in. He ends up getting killed by Samaritan's agents.agents.
* YouHaveFailedMe: He'll order the execution of minions who have screwed up royal.
-->''...but that can't happen if guys. Don't. Follow. Orders. Guys like that, don't have a place.''

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** He loved his mother enough to kill his father and save her from his abuse, hence how he got the scar.


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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He, Elias, and Bruce grew up together in the same terrible group home.
** He loved his mother enough to kill his father and save her from his abuse, hence how he got the scar.
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* DefiantToTheEnd: As he prepares to face his demise, Scarface grins and says "As the Romans would say...[[AltumVidetur Morior Invictus]].", "I die unvanquished".

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* DefiantToTheEnd: As he prepares to face his demise, Scarface grins and says "As the Romans would say...[[AltumVidetur [[GratuitousLatin Morior Invictus]].", "I die unvanquished".



* FacingTheBulletsOneLiner: [[AltumVidetur Morior invictus]]. Translates to "Death before defeat.", sometimes also translated as "I die unvanquished".

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* FacingTheBulletsOneLiner: [[AltumVidetur [[GratuitousLatin Morior invictus]]. Translates to "Death before defeat.", sometimes also translated as "I die unvanquished".
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* TheSouthpaw: Elias is left-handed, particularly shown whenever he wields a gun.


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* ChekhovsGunman: His first appearance on the show is as a beat cop and SatelliteCharacter to Carter.


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* KnifeNut: Was quite good with a knife in his youth. [[RedBaron It earned him the nickname]] “The Blade”.


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* HellBentForLeather: Wears a black leather jacket as part of his getup.

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