History Characters / SuccessionWaystarRoyco

[[folder:Ilona]]
!!Ilona Shinoy
->'''Portrayed By:''' Jacqueline Antaramian

[[folder:Datu]]
!!Datu Kassma
->'''Portrayed By:''' Mihran Slougian

[[folder:Dewi]]
!!Dewi Swann
->'''Portrayed By:''' Robert S. Gregory
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[[folder:Paul]]
!!Paul Chambers
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DavidPatrickKelly

* UndyingLoyalty: To Logan, whom he enthusiastically supports during Kendall's attempted coup.
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[[folder:Asha]]
!!Asha Kahn
->'''Portrayed By:''' Bisserat Tseggai
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[[folder:Mo]]
!!Lester "Uncle Mo" [=McClintock=]
->'''Portrayed By:''' N/A

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The "Mo" is for [[spoiler:Molester]].
* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler:His name initially crops up as TheMole, and dies before he makes any physical appearance. However, his horrific legacy regarding the cruises scandal means he hovers over the rest of the season and there's nary an episode where he isn't mentioned.]]
* RapeAsDrama: He abused his authority as a high-ranking member of Waystar's cruises division, and raped and coerced countless showgirls.
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-->''"I can promise you that I am spiritually and emotionally and ethically and morally behind whoever wins."''

A financier and friend of Kendall's who becomes a member of Waystar Royco's board.

Waystar Royco's Chief Financial Officer and member of the company's legal team.

[[folder:Karl]]
!!Karl Mueller
->'''Portrayed By:''' David Rasche

Waystar Royco's Chief Financial Officer and member of the company's legal team.
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* {{Slimeball}}: A self-serving weasel who frequents prostitutes despite being married. It's fairly repulsive watching him desperately try to offer up Gerri to shoulder the blame for the cruises scandal in a transparent effort to save himelf, all while acting polite and as if he's motivated by logic rather than self-preservation.
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[[folder:Mo]]
!!Lester "Uncle Mo" [=McClintock=]
->'''Portrayed By:''' N/A

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The "Mo" is for [[spoiler:Molester]].
* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler:His name initially crops up as TheMole, and dies before he makes any physical appearance. However, his horrific legacy regarding the cruises scandal means he hovers over the rest of the season and there's nary an episode where he isn't mentioned.]]
* RapeAsDrama: He abused his authority as a high-ranking member of Waystar's cruises division, and raped and coerced countless showgirls.

!!!Legal Team

[[folder:Gerri]]
!!Gerri Kellman
->'''Portrayed By:''' J. Smith-Cameron

General counsel to Waystar Royco.
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* CoolOldLady: She can usually maneuver competently around Logan, such as not having to be a "boar on the floor" despite admitting to opposing his desire to acquire PGM.
* DeadpanSnarker: Gerri has a sharp tongue and typically spars with Roman, to their mutual enjoyment.
* {{Dominatrix}}: Her sexual relationship with Roman consists of her verbal humiliating him while he masturbates.
* MayDecemberRomance: She and Roman start a mutually enjoyable sexual relationship, even though he's young enough to be her son.
* OddFriendship: With Roman, who she does truly seem to care for. She's an older widow who got where she is through wits, guile and hard work. He's a spoiled, self-absorbed rich kid with a host of daddy issues. Yet, they do care for one another and have a genuine bond. After a particularly humiliating incident, she gives him sincere advice that motivates him throughout Season 2. Usually, Roman doesn't take advice from anyone.
* PlayingBothSides: Her most common tactic, and presumably how she's survived at Waystar Royco for such a long time. It's supremely ironic when Logan praises her as being more loyal than anyone.
* PromotionToOpeningTitles: In Season 2.

[[folder:Karolina]]
!!Karolina Novotney
->'''Portrayed By:''' Dagmara Domińczyk

Head of PR for Waystar Royco and a member of Waystar Royco's legal team.
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* ButtMonkey: She has seemingly the most stressful job in Waystar Royco, having to navigate numerous scandals for the public while privately having to walk on eggshells around volatile personalities like Logan who can and ''will'' blame her when things go wrong.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler:When Kendall goes rogue and calls out Logan in a press conference, Karolina's expression is truly something to behold. She jumps into panic mode.]]
* PromotionToOpeningTitles: In Season 2.

[[folder:Hugo]]
!!Hugo Baker
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/FisherStevens

* AmoralAttorney: Hugo's just doing his job at the end of the day, but he's pretty merciless when it comes to executing that job. He advises on how to cover up a huge scandal, tries to get Tom through the hearings by using stall tactics, and readily suggests sacrificing loyal employees of Waystar Royco to the media frenzy.
* TheStarscream: In a very subtle, opportunistic way. He suggests sacrificing Karolina, his ''boss'', to the stockholders.
-->'''Hugo:''' If you added Karolina that's a decent bundle of leadership meat to feed the sharks.
-->'''Logan:''' ''[shocked pause]'' Slippery cunt. Knife your boss? You're a nasty bastard, aren't you?

!!!ATN

[[folder:Cyd]]
!!Cyd Peach
->'''Portrayed By:''' Jeannie Berlin

Head of Waystar Royco's news network who butts heads with Tom after his promotion.

[[folder:Ravenhead]]
!!Mark Ravenhead
->'''Portrayed By:'''

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He (poorly) tries to insist that he's merely interested in WW2 from a historical perspective, but it's clear to pretty much everyone that he's a holocaust-denier at ''best'', and at worst, a fascist neo-nazi with ties to white supremacist organizations.

[[folder:Anna]]
!!Anna Newman
->'''Portrayed By:''' Annika Boras

An on-air personality at ATN, the news network owned by Waystar Royco, that Kendall takes to the family's annual charity event, the Roy Endowment Creative New York (RECNY) ball.

!!!Other Employees

[[folder:Laird]]
!!Jamie Laird
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DannyHuston

* HiddenDepths: He’s one of the few people who enjoys Kendall’s rap performance in tribute to Logan.
* HonestAdvisor: To Logan, with whom he is brutally yet respectfully honest, which Logan in turn seems to appreciate. Laird understands harsh realities, and understands just as well that Logan is guided by emotion more than logic. However, this is later subverted when he tries to push Logan into a bad deal, since his reputation has taken a hit and his firm may push him out unless he brings in a big payday.
* VillainousBreakdown: When Logan rejects the deal that would have saved Laird's hide, he makes no secret of his disdain for such a decision. He tells Logan, Roman and Karl that they're making a huge mistake and takes pleasure in the fact that someone is going to jail for the cruises scandal. Then he storms off the boat, bitter and worried.

[[folder:Jess]]
!!Jess Jordan
->'''Portrayed By:''' Juliana Canfield

* GirlFriday: To Kendall.

[[folder:Colin]]
!!Colin
->'''Portrayed By:''' Scott Nicholson

Logan's body man.

* {{Dominatrix}}: Her sexual relationship with Roman consists of her verbal humiliating him while he masturbated.

* HonestAdvisor: To Logan, with whom he is brutally yet respectfully honest, which Logan in turn seems to appreciate. Laird understands harsh realities, and understands just as well that Logan is guided by emotion more than logic. Later subverted when he tries to push Logan into a bad deal, since his reputation has taken a hit and his firm may push him out unless he brings in a big payday.
-->'''Laird:''' So where's my margin to tell you something you don't wanna hear?
-->'''Logan:''' Well, try to think of it as a long-term investment in my trust in you.
-->'''Laird:''' All right. In all honesty, on the business fundamentals, you should make a deal and sell. If you don't, it's going to be a vicious fight. It could extend to months, years. Perhaps you win. Perhaps. But till then, nothing will get done. It'll soak up all of your resources, all of your attention, beating them away with every regulatory, financial and political weapon that you have at your disposal. There's blood in the water, and your price is edging down. Tech is coming. Tech is here. Tech has its hands around your throat. There's maybe one, two legacy media operations that will make themselves big enough to survive. The price that Sandy's offering is inflated. It's inflated by bitterness, ego and spite. You choose not to sell, well, what's going to be different in two, four years? Are things gonna change? More people gonna read your newspapers? Watch TV? Culturally, structurally and financially, you're in the toilet. In five years, you'll be in the mega toilet. The wise thing to do is to sell. Now, generally, you do the wise thing. But no, no, obviously not this time. This time you'll you'll call me something disgusting and throw a decanter at the wall.

!!!The Board

!!Karolina

[[folder:Gerri]]
!!Gerri Kellman
->'''Portrayed By:''' J. Smith-Cameron

General counsel to Waystar Royco.

* CoolOldLady: She can usually maneuver competently around Logan, such as not having to be a "boar on the floor" despite admitting to opposing his desire to acquire PGM.
* DeadpanSnarker: Gerri has a sharp tongue and typically spars with Roman, to their mutual enjoyment.
* OddFriendship: With Roman, who she does truly seem to care for. She's an older widow who got where she is through wits, guile and hard work. He's a spoiled, self-absorbed rich kid with a host of daddy issues. Yet, they do care for one another and have a genuine bond. After a particularly humiliating incident, she gives him sincere advice that motivates him throughout Season 2. Usually, Roman doesn't take advice from anyone.
* PlayingBothSides: Her most common tactic, and presumably how she's survived at Waystar Royco for such a long time. It's supremely ironic when Logan praises her as being more loyal than anyone.

[[folder:Karl]]
!!Karl Mueller
->'''Portrayed By:''' David Rasche

Waystar Royco's Chief Financial Officer and member of the company's legal team.
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* {{Slimeball}}: A self-serving weasel who frequents prostitutes despite being married. It's fairly repulsive watching him desperately try to offer up Gerri to shoulder the blame for the cruises scandal in a transparent effort to save himelf, all while acting polite and as if he's motivated by logic rather than self-preservation.
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[[folder:Karolina]]
!!Karolina
->'''Portrayed By:''' Dagmara Domińczyk

Head of PR for Waystar Royco and a member of Waystar Royco's legal team.

* ButtMonkey: She has seemingly the most stressful job in Waystar Royco, having to navigate numerous scandals for the public while privately having to walk on eggshells around volatile personalities like Logan who can and ''will'' blame her when things go wrong.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler:When Kendall goes rogue and calls out Logan in a press conference, Karolina's expression is truly something to behold. She jumps into panic mode.]]

!!Lester "Mo" [=McClintock=]

[[folder:Karl]]
!!Karl Mueller
->'''Portrayed By:''' David Rasche

Waystar Royco's Chief Financial Officer and member of the company's legal team.
----
* {{Slimeball}}: A self-serving weasel who frequents prostitutes despite being married. It's fairly repulsive watching him desperately try to offer up Gerri to shoulder the blame for the cruises scandal in a transparent effort to save himelf, all while acting polite and as if he's motivated by logic rather than self-preservation.
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* VitrolicBestBuds: He and Kendall do hang out a lot, despite Kendall distrusting Stewy and generally thinking little of him.

* TheBusCameBack: Logan brings him back in to negotiate a deal with the Pierces, because they were charmed by his Shakespeare recitations.

* PlayingBothSides: Her most common tactic, and presumably how she's survived at Waystar Royco for such a long time.

* HonestAdvisor: To Logan, with whom he is brutally yet respectfully honest, which Logan in turn seems to appreciate. Laird understands harsh realities, and understands just as well that Logan is guided by emotion more than logic.

* TheDragon: To Sandy Furness.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: He was once a good friend of Kendall, but over the course of the show they become bitter enemies.

* OddFriendship: With Roman, who she does truly seem to care for.
* PlayingBothSides: Her most common tactic.

!!Karl

-->'''Laird:''' All right. In all honesty, on the business fundamentals, you should make a deal and sell. If you don't, it's going to be a vicious fight. It could extend to months, years. Perhaps you win. Perhaps. But till then, nothing will get done. It'll soak up all of your resources, all of your attention, beating them away with every regulatory, financial and political weapon that you have at your disposal. There's blood in the water, and your price is edging down. Tech is coming. Tech is here. Tech has its hands around your throat. There's maybe one, two legacy media operations that will make themselves big enough to survive. The price that Sandy's offering is inflated.
It's inflated by bitterness, ego and spite. You choose not to sell, well, what's going to be different in two, four years? Are things gonna change? More people gonna read your newspapers? Watch TV? Culturally, structurally and financially, you're in the toilet. In five years, you'll be in the mega toilet. The wise thing to do is to sell. Now, generally, you do the wise thing. But no, no, obviously not this time. This time you'll you'll call me something disgusting and throw a decanter at the wall.

!!!The Inner Circle

[[folder:Karolina]]
!!Karolina
->'''Portrayed By:''' Dagmara Domińczyk

Head of PR for Waystar Royco and a member of Waystar Royco's legal team.
[[/folder]]

!!!The Board

!!!Other Employees

[[folder:Colin]]
!!Colin
->'''Portrayed By:''' Scott Nicholson

Logan's body man.

[[folder:Jess]]
!!Jess Jordan
->'''Portrayed By:''' Juliana Canfield

[[folder:Cyd]]
!!Cyd Peach
->'''Portrayed By:''' Jeannie Berlin

Head of Waystar Royco's news network who butts heads with Tom after his promotion.