History Characters / TopBoy

* AffablyEvil: [[DownplayedTrope To an extent]]. Whilst he can be very cruel, he doesn't [[RevengeBeforeReason hold grudges the same way Sully does]] and is respected by and respectful to other crime lords such as [[IrishMob Joe]] and [[TheDreaded Rafe]]. Also despite his {{Jerkass}} behaviour at times, he acts like a FatherToHisMen as much as he acts like a BadBoss, and even takes concern when Ra'Nell and his mother ask for his help. Moreso in the first two series', see TookALevelInJerkass below.

* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler: The viewer doesn’t witness Dris’ death but hears Sully firing the shot whilst the camera zooms out. Later it’s shown that the police are investigating into Dris’ disappearance. Series 4 reveals Sully did in fact kill him.]]

* TheAce: Dushane is a [[TheFace well-known figure in the Summerhouse community and criminal underworld]], he can be [[TheChessmaster the mastermind]] who can manipulate the odds to his favor, [[TheDon he is a charismatic, calculative and ruthless leader]] to Summerhouse as he is able to make [[TheStrategist smart business moves that end favourably]]. Being in charge Summerhouse’s efficiency has the semblance of a criminal organization rather than just a regular [[{{Gangbangers}} street gang]], he’s also not [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking afraid to go into action to take out the opposition]].

* TheAce: [[{{Foil}} Like]] ArchEnemy [[{{Foil}} Dushane]], Jamie is a competent gangster, who is smart, suave, cunning and is arguably even better at [[TheSocialExpert reading people]] than Dushane. [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking He's not afraid to get his hands dirty]], [[BandOfBrothers commands respect in the mandem]] and is quite the [[TheCasanova ladies man]] to boot.

* FamousLastWords: [[spoiler: [[FaceDeathWithDignity "If you're gonna do it then do it fam"]]]]

* TheDon: To the London Fields Mandem after he takes over as their leader. [[spoiler: UpToEleven when he consolidates power from the other East London gangs and forms them as the [=ZTs=].]]

-->'''Sully''': Look, you might be El Chapo in your own head but you ain't to me.

-> [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KaKbWGzRjuU "You have to fight for what you want."]]

-> [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BtVXQYi5-bM "Just because we didn’t lose doesn’t mean we won."]]

-> [[https://youtu.be/AcfUe2dWPp4?t=11 "Girls can be builders. Girls can be anything, like a boxer."]]

-> [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Iwsf8s-h6g "Where I come from, life is a risk. You either step up and take your chances when they come, if not... you ain't going nowhere"]]

-->'''Modie:'''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis I. Don't. Give. A. Fuck.]] Who's coming for me. The feds, Trident, Navy [=SEALs=], the fucking army, I don't care! These are my ends, MINE!

* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler: Is murdered by the police quite early in the series 3 finale, despite serving as a major antagonist last episode and being an instigator of a lot of events in the series, such as the hit on Sully and Dris' betrayal.]]

* GoodScarsEvilScars: Has burn marks on the left side of his face, as well as a discoloured eye and is quite deranged.

* PsychopathicManchild: In every sense of the word, serving as an AnnoyingYoungerSibling to [[spoiler: his brother-in-law Jermaine]], trying to instigate a fight with Sully in the prison cafeteria just to annoy him and threatening Jamie with a gun to the [[GroinAttack groin]] during which [[RecklessGunUsage he lightly tosses the gun between his hands]] whilst intimidating Jamie.

* TheUnfettered: Modie is often represented by a lack of care for his actions, such as: throwing drugs at Sully in front of a prison officer, talking to his sister on the phone despite recently escaping from prison, [[RevengeBeforeReason ruthlessly chasing his vendetta against Sully for burning his face]] and having a shootout with Dushane and Sully, despite the police hunting for him and [[TheBerserker shouting all the while]].

[[caption-width-right:350:[[JustAGangster “I got nothing else to be except this.”]]]]
->''"[[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KaKbWGzRjuU You have to fight for what you want.]]"''

* TheAce: Dushane is a well-known figure in the Summerhouse community and criminal underworld, he can be [[TheChessmaster the mastermind]] who can manipulate the odds to his favor, [[TheDon he is a charismatic, calculative and ruthless leader]] to Summerhouse as he is able to make [[TheStrategist smart business moves that end favourably]]. Being in charge Summerhouse’s efficiency has the semblance of a criminal organization rather than just a regular [[{{Gangbangers}} street gang]], he’s also not [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking afraid to go into action to take out the opposition]].

* AnOfferYouCantRefuse:[[spoiler:At the end of the series 3 finale Dushane meets with Jamie in jail offering him a way out of his prison sentence in exchange for Jamie working for Dushane to take their drug business all over London.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:”You gotta make something for yourself in all the shit.”]]
->''"[[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BtVXQYi5-bM Just because we didn’t lose doesn’t mean we won.]]"''

* ChickMagnet: Several characters such as Lauryn, Naomi and Taylor comment on his [[TallDarkAndHandsome looks]] and he has been intimate with three women onscreen.
* TheConsigliere: Despite all their infighting and the issues they face with each other’s methods, he and Dushane are [[PlatonicLifePartners literal partners-in-crime]] who have each other’s backs throughout and are open with each other [[ZigZaggedTrope (most of the time)]].

* TheDreaded: Seems to have slowly gained this reputation throughout the series, and Dushane even implies that he himself feels this way about him. Best shown during series 4, as even hardened criminals such as [[TheRival Jamie]] and Jaq are fearful of the danger he poses.

-> ''[[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ovfRYK_T_jg “If you’re gonna do it then do it fam."]]''

-> ''[[https://youtu.be/AcfUe2dWPp4?t=11 "Girls can be builders. Girls can be anything, like a boxer."]]''

-> ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Iwsf8s-h6g "Where I come from, life is a risk. You either step up and take your chances when they come, if not... you ain't going nowhere"]]

* MrFanservice: Get's a few [[ShirtlessScene shirtless scenes]] and [[WorkoutFanservice workout scenes]], with focus on his muscularity. ZigZagged in series 3 where he's gained a bit of weight however it's once again PlayedStraight again in series 4, including a KingpinInHisGym scene.

* FatalFlaw: [[GreenEyedMonster Envy]], he's not to happy because of [[YoungGun Jaq]]'s increasing competence in the eyes of Dushane and feels disrespected by Dushane still bossing him around despite him having run Summerhouse in his absence. Despite his [[CareerEndingInjury stroke]], he still tries to carry himself around like he did when he was younger and is immensely frustrated by how he's supposed to be a partner to [[TheLeader Dushane]] and [[TheLancer Sully]], but is still treated like their [[NumberTwo right]] [[TheHeavy hand]] [[TheBrute enforcer]]. [[spoiler: Jermaine appeals to this and Dris' struggles as a single father to get him to betray Dushane and Sully. Even when Sully eventually comes to pay Dris back for his betrayal, and asks him why he betrayed them, Dris reuses to answer as it is the only thing he has left to stand upon, before his death.]]

* TheCasanova: Attracts two LoveInterests in series 3 and Lizzie even comments that he'd be quite popular with the ladies in Ireland. Is also MrFanservice who comments on his own sexual prowess and also has elements of LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces [[spoiler: as he begins to look for more in his sexual relationship with Lizzie, despite her being considerably [[MayDecemberRomance older than him]], [[{{Cuckold}} married]] and [[OfficeRomance his drug supplier]].]]
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Arguably his FatalFlaw. [[spoiler: By the end of series 4 Jamie had betrayed or attempted to betray: [[LeaderWannabe Leyton]], [[BigBadDuumvirate Modie, Jermaine]], [[TheCartel Emilio]],[[TeethClenchedTeamwork Dushane, Sully]] and [[BestFriend Kit]]. All of who he was working with at the time of each betrayal.]]

* FatalFlaw: Jamie's greatest weakness is his family, who are the main motivation for the vast majority of his actions. Whenever his family is threatened, [[TheUnfettered he will do whatever it takes to protect them]], even when such actions result in himself being put in danger. [[spoiler: Ultimately it is his decision to murder Kit rather than uproot his family, which results in Sully fully deciding to take his life at the end of series 4.]]

* TragicHero: Jamie is quite a sympathetic character due to his [[family,

* TheProtagonist: Acts as this throughout the series' narrative, serving as the main character who the plot revolves around, though this is somewhat balanced by the numerous [[{{Deuteragonist}} deuteragonists]] and [[SupportingProtagonist supporting protagonists]] who each have their own story arcs and plot developments.

* VillainProtagonist: Despite being the main protagonist of the series, Dushane is behind most of the criminal activities, including the majority of the onscreen murders . With that said, he isn't the one who starts conflicts nor does he actually want them. Most of the time he murders with the goal of finishing the conflicts someone else started, or removing worse competitors.

* ByronicHero: Series 4 uses this trope as Sully's arc, in which he acts as an

* TheDreaded: Seems to have slowly gained this reputation throughout the series'. [[spoiler: Best shown during series 4, as even [[TheRival Jamie]] is fearful of the danger he poses.]]

* HiddenDepths: On the surface he's thuggish, bad tempered and a bit of a [[{{Jerkass}} prick]] to people. But he's also got a FreudianExcuse due to growing up with a drug addict for a mother, deeply cares for both his baby mother and daughter, actually feels deeply guilty and is somewhat haunted by all the death he's seen. Plus when he let's people in he's actually a lot kinder, [[HiddenHeartOfGold compassionate]] and
* TheLancer: Serves as this to Summerhouse, as a lot of the members look to him as well as [[TheLeader Dushane]] whenever there's conflict or a war.
* MadeOfIron: Sully has survived quite a lot: numerous attempts on his life, a burning building, a car crash during a shootout, being winged by a shotgun shell, a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown by several gang members and being held captive and tortured by

-->'''Dushane''': She knows who Sully is right, she know how scary he is.

* ColorMotif: Bright colours such as white, and [[InsistentTerminology "loyal wheat"]], meant to highlight his [[TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth brighter]] more selfless nature and his. He usually wears white in all of his seens and is constantly lighted with white lights and sometimes even the glow of the city.

* TheCasanova: Attracts two LoveInterests in series 3 and Lizzie even states he'd be quite popular with the ladies in Ireland. Also has elements of LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces [[spoiler: as he begins to look for more in his sexual relationship with Lizzie, despite her being considerably [[MayDecemberRomance older than him]], [[{{Cuckold}} married]] and [[OfficeRomance his drug supplier]].]]

* TheAce: Dushane is a well-known in the Summerhouse community and criminal underworld, he can be [[TheChessmaster the mastermind]] who can manipulate the odds to his favor, [[TheDon he is a charismatic, calculative and ruthless leader]] to Summerhouse as he is able to make smart business moves that end favourably. Being in charge Summerhouse’s efficiency has the semblance of a criminal organization rather than just a regular [[{{Gangbangers}} street gang]], he’s also not [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking afraid to go into action to take out the opposition]].

* ExperiencedProtagonist: Becomes a plot point in series 4, when his niece Pebbles comes to him for help due to her owing some roadmen drugs.
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* ScaryBlackMan: Sully can be very intimidating especially when angry, to the point that Lizzie immediately dropped the knife she was holding when he told her to.
* TheStoic: In series 3 particularly after [[spoiler: [[MoralityPet Jason’s]] death.]]

* TheBrute / TheHeavy: Initially his role in Summerhouse is to act as an enforcer, series 2 sees him managing the day-to-day operations and keeping the youngers in line, though he's still involved in

* FatalFlaw: {{Pride}}, he's not to happy because of [[YoungGun Jaq]]'s increasing competence in the eyes of Dushane and feels disrespected by Dushane still bossing him around despite him having run Summerhouse in his absence. Despite his [[CareerEndingInjury stroke]], he still tries to carry himself around like he did when he was younger and is immensely frustrated by how he's supposed to be a partner to [[TheLeader Dushane]] and [[TheLancer Sully]], but is still treated like their [[NumberTwo right]] [[TheHeavy hand]] [[TheBrute enforcer]]. [[spoiler: Jermaine appeals to this and Dris' struggles as a single father to get him to betray Dushane and Sully. Even when Sully eventually comes to pay Dris back for his betrayal, and asks him why he betrayed them, Dris reuses to answer as it is the only thing he has left to stand upon, before his death.]]
* FreudianExcuse: Dris is revealed in series 2 to be a StrugglingSingleFather, due to his baby mother Mandy being in prison. Thus takes it upon himself to provide for his daughter, through his criminal activities.

* TheMole: [[spoiler: He rats out Dushane and Sully's location to Jermaine, resulting in the attempt on their life by Jermaine, Modie and Jamie. Later does the same again to Jamie, except Dushane and Sully set it up, to see if he was the traitor.]]

* RankUp: Was running Summerhouse during Dushane and Sully's absence. Subverted later on in series 3, when Dushane demotes him from his positio
* YoungGun: Dris is only 19-20 years old during the original Summerhouse seasons.

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The upstart new leader of London Fields Mandem and {{Deuteragonist}} of series 3. Motivated by the need to provide for his brothers after the loss of their parents, he comes into conflict with Summerhouse.

* TheAce: [[{{Foil}} Like]] ArchEnemy [[{{Foil}} Dushane]], Jamie is a competent gangster, who is smart, suave, cunning and is arguably even better at [[TheSocialExpert reading people]] than Dushane. [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking He's not afraid to get his hands dirty]], [[BandOfBrothers commands respect in the mandem]] and is quite the [[TheCasanova ladies man]].

* {{Foil}}: Serves as one to Dushane, [[OlderHerovsYoungerVillain being younger]], [[TheUnfettered more bold in his actions]] and less experienced yet just as competent arguably even more so as a [[TheDon kingpin]] and [[TheAce top boy]]. Dushane even states to him in the series 3 finale that he [[NotSoDifferentRemark reminds him of himself]] when he was his age.

* ParentalSubstitute: Acts like this to both his brothers, but moreso [[TheBabyOfTheBunch Stefan]].

* TheUnfettered: Has elements of this, being bold in his actions such as attacking Summerhouse by [[WouldHurtAChild targeting their younger dealers]], using an AcidAttack in one instance and ultimately being willing to cross his own MoralEventHorizon by [[spoiler: killing his BestFriend Kit rather than uprooting his family]].

-->'''Modie:'''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis I. Don't. Give. A. Fuck. Who's coming for me.]] The feds, Trident, Navy [=SEALs=], the fucking army, I don't care! These are my ends, MINE!

* EyeScream: The cause of his distinct facial scars severely injured his eye and left him screaming. [[spoiler: Which was Sully throwing [[AcidAttack boiling hot sugar water in his face]].

* FreudianTrio: The calculating superego to Sully's id and Dris' superego.

* AntiHero: After coming out of prison in season 3, Sully is less focused on being the Top Boy and more conscious of how to be a good father to his daughter Tasha. He’s still a violent roadman, and hasn’t absolved his life of crime but his willingness to think of others before himself and protect the people he cares about from worse people than him makes him one nonetheless.
* BadassInDistress: [[spoiler: In series 4 he gets abducted by a Peckham gang after trying to help his cousin Pebbles square off her debt to them and is subject to a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, resulting in him having to be saved by [[BigDamnHeroes Dushane with both Summerhouse and the Fields]].]]

* ActionDad: He’s a single father raising his young daughter Erin, and still acts as the enforcer for Summerhouse’s gang.

* DudeWheresMyRespect: It's noticeable that he feels insulted by Dushane downplaying his role in keeping Summerhouse running whilst Dushane was in exile and Sully was in prison. [[spoiler: Taken even further when Dushane demotes him and gives him money to get clean, whilst promoting Jaq.]]
* FreudianTrio: The complicit ego to Sully's id and Dushane's superego.
* NumberTwo: This is a large part of his character[[spoiler: and what eventually leads to him deciding to betray the crew he’s been working with most of his life]], he’s never the one calling the shots but he’s always the one making sure everyone else is in line.

* RankUp: Following Dris' demotion, Dushane puts her in charge of managing the day to day operations of the organisation.

[[caption-width-right:300:"[[AxCrazy How many fucking times do I have to tell you]]? [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I. Don't. Care!"]]]]

* AxCrazy: Almost [[LargeHam always shouting]], physical and violent, [[HairTriggerTemper set off quite easily]], also TheUnfettered.

-->'''Modie:''' "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis I. Don't. Give. A. Fuck. Who's coming for me.]] The feds, Trident, Navy [=SEALs=], the fucking army, I don't care! These are my ends, MINE!

->'''Modie:''' "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis I. Don't. Give. A. Fuck. Who's coming for me.]] The feds, Trident, Navy [=SEALs=], the fucking army, I don't care! These are my ends, MINE!

* TookALevelInJerkass: Noticeably in series 3 and 4, Dushane is far more of a callous ManipulativeBastard, in comparison to his less {{Jerkass}} portrayal during the series 1. He also [[HairTriggerTemper loses his cool a lot more]], and snaps at people when they give him news he doesn't want to hear.

* DarkActionGirl:

A young resident of the Summerhouse Estate whose plight is explored throughout seasons 1 and 2.

The upstart new leader of London Fields Mandem. The {{Deuteragonist}} of season 3. Motivated by the need to provide for his brothers after the loss of their parents, he comes into conflict with Summerhouse.

* AffablyEvil: [[DownplayedTrope To an extent]]. Whilst he can be very cruel, he doesn't [[RevengeBeforeReason hold grudges the same way Sully does]] and is respected by and respectful to other crime lords such as [[IrishMob Joe]] and [[TheDreaded Rafe]]. Also despite his {{Jerkass}} behaviour at times, he acts like a FatherToHisMen as much as he acts like a BadBoss, and even takes concern when Ra'Nell and his mother ask for his help. Moreso in the first two series', see TookALevelInJerkassBelow.

* ByronicHero: Dushane has his demons, [[FreudianExcuse growing up without a father]] and being [[ChildSoldier involved in criminal activity in a rough area like Summerhouse as a youth]], molded his ambitions and drive. There are several instances where he's a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, times where he can be somewhat [[TheSociopath sociopathic]] and times where he is conflicted between what he wants to do and what he feels he has to do.
* TheChessmaster: Dushane is intelligent and despite setbacks, actually skilled in manipulating people and overcoming the odds when they’re against him. In season one he pins the murders of Kamale Lewis, Lee Greene and Leon on Bobby Raikes by murdering him with the gun that killed them and leaving Raikes prints on it to make it look like he committed suicide. He then uses this to take control of Raikes' operation and start a partnership with his supplier.
* TheDon: To Summerhouse. [[spoiler: As of series 4 he's this to the London Fields and the [ZTs] as well]].
* JustAGangster: He says this to Sully when it sounds like Sully wants out: ''"This is us, ain’t gonna be no cozy nine-to-five, no fuckin’ nice little house with a picket fence and all of that comfortable shit bruv, it ain’t happening"''. He says in the first episode to his boss Raikes that he only sees himself as a gang leader and it’s clear that despite his motivation in earlier seasons being getting enough money to leave the game for good, ultimately it’s too big an aspect of his life. Arguably the entire series is about Dushane defining himself as this, his devotion to being the "Top Boy" drives a lot of the story.

* TheDreaded: Seems to have slowly gained this reputation throughout the series'. Best shown during series 4, as

* AlasPoorVillain: He chooses to betray Dushane and Sully partially out of jealousy and spite due to them gradually pushing him out of the inner circle and partially due to him needing to provide for his daughter Erin which due to the [[CareerEndingInjury decline of his physical health]] is much harder. Resulting in him giving Jermaine and Jamie their whereabouts and almost getting them killed. Ultimately when Dushane and Sully find out about this betrayal Sully proceeds to take Dris out.
* DisneyVillainDeath: The viewer doesn’t witness Dris’ death but hears Sully firing the shot whilst the camera zooms out. Later it’s shown that the police are investigating into Dris’ disappearance.

* YoungGun: Dris is only 19-20 years old during the first two seasons!

* BoxingBattler: She moonlights as a boxing trainer and is shown to be able to handle herself in a scrap. When she is the victim of a hate crime due to being out with her girlfriend, she is able to punch up one of her attackers and afterwards when the main orchestrator is found she gives him a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown using her fists.

->'''Played by''': Michael Ward

An upstart new competitor to Summerhouse and the new leader of London Fields Mandem. The {{Deuteragonist}} of season 3.

* BigBrotherInstinct:
* TheDon: