History Characters / TheDresdenFilesUnfazedEverymansAndBadassNormals

** Word of Jim is Marcone has read the EvilOverlordList and rolls his eyes at some of the really stupid things on there.

* LesserOfTwoEvils: It's frequently pointed out that, yes, he's the leader of all organized crime in Chicago, but [[EvenEvilHasStandards his standards]] and [[PragmaticVillainy pragmatism]] keep the levels of collateral damage much lower than they would be without him, and his absolute control over the criminal underworld has stopped turf-wars.

** [[spoiler: As of ''Skin Game'', Butters holds the equivalent of a Vorpal Sword.]]

-->'''Gard:''' "I was unconscious for three weeks after scribing the rune for that one. To say nothing of the fact that the bullets themselves are rare. That one [[NapoleonicWars killed a man named Nelson at Trafalgar]]."\\

* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: He is preparing for Harry finally coming after him, so he plans in spades to deal with him and any potential Death Curse Harry could strike him with. One room in his establishments is guarded by sigils painted in invisible ink, set to activate if a person of serious magical talent walks on them (like Harry), and will activate a cash of claymore mines. These mines are buried about one every square foot in a small room, but the walls are covered, and likely the ceiling as well. If each mine holds only 300 pieces of metal shrapnel, then even powerful monsters would be severely injured. A human wizard like Harry would likely be dead before he knew what hit him and thus unable to cast a death curse.

* BadassNormal: He once managed to keep a knife hidden from FBI agents, then pull it out and throw it through a rope while hanging upside down in the dark. Another time, he ripped Nicodemus into shreds with a machine gun. It slowed him down for, like, two seconds, but it's the thought that counts.

** BadassInANiceSuit: Always dressed impeccably.

* JohnnyMcCoolname: But see above.

* ActionMom: In ''Changes'', she joins [[PapaWolf Harry]] in their conquest to retake their daughter, no matter the price they may have to pay.

* Hypocrite: Keeps Maggie secret from Harry so that Harry's enemies won't gun for her.....yet fails to realize that keeping in contact with Maggie could do the same thing. Fortunately she has enough sense to tell the truth when shit gets real.

* [[Hypocrite]]: Keeps Maggie secret from Harry so that Harry's enemies won't gun for her.....yet fails to realize that keeping in contact with Maggie could do the same thing. Fortunately she has enough sense to tell the truth when shit gets real.

* Hypocrite: Keeps Maggie secret from Harry so that Harry's enemies won't gun for her.....yet fails to realize that keeping in contact with Maggie could do the same thing. Fortunately she has enough sense to tell the truth when shit gets real.

* GenreSavvy: After the first time failed, Marcone never threatened Harry again and had accepted with saintly tolerance Harry's insults and property destruction. This seems bizarre for TheDon at first sight, until one realizes that he ''must'' have recognized that Harry always came out not only alive, but victorious over and over again against enemies several magnitudes stronger than him (and Marcone). As per "Even Hand," Marcone has been implementing precautions into all his buildings specifically to destroy Harry.

-->'''Michael:''' Things did not turn out well for the last monster who raised his hand against your child. Or any of his friends. Or associates. Or anyone who worked for him. Or for most of the people he knew.
-->'''Michael:''' Whether or not that was your intention, you did establish a rather effective precedental message to the various predators should they ever learn of her relationship with you.

* NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters: His modus operandi reduces the amount of collateral damage and civilian casualties in Chicago's criminal underworld. However, it's made explicitly clear that this is done out of ruthless pragmatism, not any real sense of decency

* NotDistractedByTheSexy: He is the only human so far who not only is completely unmoved by White Court glamour, but he managed to pierce through the veils of [[HornyDevils Lara]] at their first encounter, finding her shadow government "amusing." In Cold Days, Thomas tells Harry that Marcone has become the second man to turn Lara down in a century (Harry being the first).

* PragmaticVillainy: His way of dealing with Harry Dresden in ''Storm Front'' was to try and pay Harry not work the case. He escalated the amount offered to a considerable amount: a week's pay for doing nothing. It is said this is his usual method of getting people out of his way.

* PragmaticVillainy: His dealing with Harry Dresden in ''Storm Front'' was him just trying to pay Harry to not work the case. He escalated the amounts to a considerable amount, a week's pay for doing nothing. It is said this is his usual method of getting people out of his way.

* MissKitty: Runs the Executivxe Priority gymnasium/brothel for Marcone.

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