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* VillainBall: Vicious ''all the way!'' He's told to handle the negotiations with the Neptune Cartel to prove his worth to get promoted--Vicious treats them with contempt, bringing a gun to their meeting and breaking the deal over an insult. Strax orders him to lay low and let the Elders sort things out--Vicious comes across a Neptune Cartel boss, beats him in the street where anyone can see, abducts him, tortures him, kills him then burns the body [[ReusableLighterToss by throwing a lighter]] marked ''with a Syndicate crest!'' Then on realising the Syndicate will send someone to kill him for starting a MobWar, his only response is to get dead drunk and only Fearless' loyalty saves his life. It's only at the end he starts acting like the crime boss he's supposed to be, and only because his father taunts him into it.
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* VillainBall: Vicious ''all the way!'' He's told to handle the negotiations with the Neptune Cartel to prove his worth to get promoted--Vicious succeed his capo--Vicious treats them with contempt, bringing a gun to their meeting and breaking the deal over an insult. Strax orders him to lay low and let the Elders sort things out--Vicious comes across a Neptune Cartel boss, beats him in the street where anyone can see, abducts him, tortures him, kills him then burns the body [[ReusableLighterToss by throwing a lighter]] marked ''with a Syndicate crest!'' Then on realising the Syndicate will send someone to kill him for starting a MobWar, his only response is to get dead drunk and only Fearless' loyalty saves his life. It's only at the end he starts acting like the crime boss he's supposed to be, and only because his father taunts him into it.
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* VillainBall: Vicious ''all the way!'' He's told to handle the negotiations with the Neptune Cartel to prove his worth--Vicious treats them with contempt, bringing a gun to their meeting and breaking the deal over an insult. Strax orders him to lay low and let the Elders sort things out--Vicious comes across a Neptune Cartel boss, beats him in the street where anyone can see, abducts him, tortures him, kills him then burns the body [[ReusableLighterToss by throwing a lighter]] marked ''with a Syndicate crest!'' Then on realising the Syndicate will send someone to kill him for starting a MobWar, his only response is to get dead drunk and only Fearless' loyalty saves his life. It's only at the end he starts acting like the crime boss he's supposed to be, and only because his father taunts him into it.
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* VillainBall: Vicious ''all the way!'' He's told to handle the negotiations with the Neptune Cartel to prove his worth--Vicious worth to get promoted--Vicious treats them with contempt, bringing a gun to their meeting and breaking the deal over an insult. Strax orders him to lay low and let the Elders sort things out--Vicious comes across a Neptune Cartel boss, beats him in the street where anyone can see, abducts him, tortures him, kills him then burns the body [[ReusableLighterToss by throwing a lighter]] marked ''with a Syndicate crest!'' Then on realising the Syndicate will send someone to kill him for starting a MobWar, his only response is to get dead drunk and only Fearless' loyalty saves his life. It's only at the end he starts acting like the crime boss he's supposed to be, and only because his father taunts him into it.
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* EyedScreen: We get the obligatory Creator/SergioLeone close-up on Fearless and Vicious' eyes before they start blasting away at each other.
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* EyedScreen: We get the obligatory [[SpaceWestern obligatory]] Creator/SergioLeone close-up on Fearless and Vicious' eyes before they start blasting away at each other.
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** The polaroid Spike is looking at in "Binary Two-Step" was taken by a photographer during his first (and only) dance with Julia.
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** The polaroid Spike is looking at in "Binary Two-Step" was taken by a photographer during his first (and only) dance with Julia. Likewise the virtual Julia called out Spike for murdering everyone at the Blue Crow, "including that girl" referring to the witness he shot.
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* EyedScreen: We get the obligatory Creator/SergioLeone close-up on Fearless and Vicious' eyes before they start blasting away at each other.
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* BlatantLies:
** Vicious tells his father that he was with Fearless in taking down the Neptune Cartel. Caliban isn't fooled for a moment, not least because he found his son passed out drunk on the couch.
** Vicious tells Fearless that Julia chose to stay with him, when he actually sent one of his goons to 'escort' her home so she wouldn't show up at the rendezvous.
** Vicious tells his father that he was with Fearless in taking down the Neptune Cartel. Caliban isn't fooled for a moment, not least because he found his son passed out drunk on the couch.
** Vicious tells Fearless that Julia chose to stay with him, when he actually sent one of his goons to 'escort' her home so she wouldn't show up at the rendezvous.
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** The polaroid Spike is looking at in "Binary Two-Step" was taken by a photographer during his first (and only) dance with Julia.
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* CombatPragmatist: During his melee with the Neptune Cartel, Fearless smashes a hole in a fire extinguisher to spray CO2 gas in their faces.
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* CombatPragmatist: During his melee with the Neptune Cartel, Fearless smashes a hole in a fire extinguisher to spray CO2 [=CO2=] gas in their faces.
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** Julia's first song is the same one she sang for Mao.
** We discover why Ana walks with a limp--Vicious shoves a wakizashi through her leg to force her to reveal where Fearless is.
** Spike mentioned that diamonds are hard to move on the black market. We discover why as the Neptune Cartel have an [[NotRareOverThere inexhaustible supply]]. The Syndicate can't deal in diamonds as their rivals on Neptune could flood the market at any time, sending the price plummeting. An alliance between the two cartels would be necessary to establish a monopoly and control the price.
** We discover why Ana walks with a limp--Vicious shoves a wakizashi through her leg to force her to reveal where Fearless is.
** Spike mentioned that diamonds are hard to move on the black market. We discover why as the Neptune Cartel have an [[NotRareOverThere inexhaustible supply]]. The Syndicate can't deal in diamonds as their rivals on Neptune could flood the market at any time, sending the price plummeting. An alliance between the two cartels would be necessary to establish a monopoly and control the price.
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** Julia's first song is the same one she sang for Mao.
Mao in "Darkside Tango".
**We discover In "Venus Pop", Spike asks Ana why Ana walks she's walking with a limp--Vicious shoves cane and Ana just gives a vague answer. Turns out Vicious shoved a wakizashi through her leg to force her to reveal the rendezvous point where Fearless is.
was waiting for Julia.
** In "Dog Star Swing", Spike mentioned that diamonds are hard to move on the black market. We discover why as the Neptune Cartel have an [[NotRareOverThere inexhaustible supply]]. The Syndicate can't deal in diamonds as their rivals on Neptune could flood the market at any time, sending the price plummeting. An alliance between the two cartels would be necessary to establish a monopoly and control the price.
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** In "Dog Star Swing", Spike mentioned that diamonds are hard to move on the black market. We discover why as the Neptune Cartel have an [[NotRareOverThere inexhaustible supply]]. The Syndicate can't deal in diamonds as their rivals on Neptune could flood the market at any time, sending the price plummeting. An alliance between the two cartels would be necessary to establish a monopoly and control the price.
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* CallForward:CombatPragmatist: During his melee with the Neptune Cartel, Fearless smashes a hole in a fire extinguisher to spray CO2 gas in their faces.
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* SmokeOut: During his melee with the Neptune Cartel, Fearless smashes a hole in a fire extinguisher to spray CO2 gas in their faces.
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* ArousedByTheirVoice:
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* ArousedByTheirVoice:ArousedByTheirVoice: Fearless later admits he fell in LoveAtFirstSight after hearing Julia sing.
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** Julia's first song is the same one she sang for Mao.
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* FlamesOfLove[=/=]SmokingHotSex: Subverted in that it's intercut with shots of Vicious burning a corpse.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: When Ana warns Julia off the Syndicate, Julia says they're like bears--nice to look at but you don't wind down the windows. Next thing we see she's been dating Vicious for weeks.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestionArmorPiercingQuestion: Fearless keeps covering for Vicious' mistakes, until Strax finally calls him on his HonorBeforeReason.
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* OnlyElectricSheepAreCheap: Even a Syndicate capo can't afford real beef, or [[FutureFoodIsArtificial it's simply not available]].
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* OnlyElectricSheepAreCheap: OnlyElectricSheepAreCheap:
** Even a Syndicate capo can't afford real beef, or [[FutureFoodIsArtificial it's simply notavailable]].available]].
** Fearless is surprised that Ana has a bouquet of roses, and asks her permission before [[SomethingAboutARose taking one for his rendezvous with Julia]].
** Even a Syndicate capo can't afford real beef, or [[FutureFoodIsArtificial it's simply not
** Fearless is surprised that Ana has a bouquet of roses, and asks her permission before [[SomethingAboutARose taking one for his rendezvous with Julia]].
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* TheToothHurts: Vicious yanks out Ka-Ching's teeth with pliers in revenge for being insulted.
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* AbusiveParents: Caliban beats and belittles his son and even sanctions his death (not without cause), but Vicious relates how he was ForcedToWatch his [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas mother]] commit suicide with Caliban deriding her and making no effort to talk her down, then deriding Vicious for shedding tears over her death.
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* AbusiveParents: Caliban beats and belittles his son and even sanctions his death (not without cause), but [[FreudianExcuse Vicious relates relates]] how he was ForcedToWatch his [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas mother]] commit suicide with Caliban deriding her and making no effort to talk her down, then deriding Vicious for shedding tears over her death.
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* NotRareOverThere: On Neptune it [[RainOfSomethingUnusual rains diamonds]], which is why the Elders are hot on forging a connection with the cartel there.
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* NotRareOverThere: On Neptune it [[RainOfSomethingUnusual rains diamonds]], which is why the Elders are hot on forging so eager to forge a connection with the cartel there.there.
* OneManArmy: Rather than kill his friend, Fearless enters the BadGuyBar used by the Neptune Cartel and proceeds to KillEmAll with GunsAkimbo and [[CombatPragmatist everything else he can get his hands on.]]
* OneManArmy: Rather than kill his friend, Fearless enters the BadGuyBar used by the Neptune Cartel and proceeds to KillEmAll with GunsAkimbo and [[CombatPragmatist everything else he can get his hands on.]]
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* ShootYourMate: Unlike other examples of this trope Strax says it's not compulsory, but Fearless at least will give his friend a quick death, which the next man won't.
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* CallForward: We discover why Ana walks with a limp--Vicious shoves a wakizashi through her leg to force her to reveal where Fearless is.
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* CallForward: CallForward:
** We discover why Ana walks with a limp--Vicious shoves a wakizashi through her leg to force her to reveal where Fearlessis.is.
** Spike mentioned that diamonds are hard to move on the black market. We discover why as the Neptune Cartel have an [[NotRareOverThere inexhaustible supply]]. The Syndicate can't deal in diamonds as their rivals on Neptune could flood the market at any time, sending the price plummeting. An alliance between the two cartels would be necessary to establish a monopoly and control the price.
** We discover why Ana walks with a limp--Vicious shoves a wakizashi through her leg to force her to reveal where Fearless
** Spike mentioned that diamonds are hard to move on the black market. We discover why as the Neptune Cartel have an [[NotRareOverThere inexhaustible supply]]. The Syndicate can't deal in diamonds as their rivals on Neptune could flood the market at any time, sending the price plummeting. An alliance between the two cartels would be necessary to establish a monopoly and control the price.
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* NotRareOverThere: On Neptune it [[RainOfSomethingUnusual rains diamonds]], which is why the Elders are hot forging a connection with the cartel there.
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* NotRareOverThere: On Neptune it [[RainOfSomethingUnusual rains diamonds]], which is why the Elders are hot on forging a connection with the cartel there.
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* NotRareOverThere: On Neptune it [[RainOfSomethingUnusual rains diamonds]], which is why the Elders are hot forging a connection with the cartel there.
* OnlyElectricSheepAreCheap: Even a Syndicate capo can't afford real beef, or [[FutureFoodIsArtificial it's simply not available]].
* OnlyElectricSheepAreCheap: Even a Syndicate capo can't afford real beef, or [[FutureFoodIsArtificial it's simply not available]].
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* VillainBall: Vicious ''all the way!'' He's told to handle the negotiations with the Neptune Cartel to prove his worth--Vicious treats them with contempt, bringing a gun to their meeting and breaking the deal over an insult. Strax orders him to lay low and let the Elders sort things out--Vicious comes across a Neptune Cartel boss, beats him in the street where anyone can see, abducts him, tortures him, kills him then burns the body [[ReusableLighterToss by throwing a lighter]] marked ''with a Syndicate crest!'' Then on realising the Syndicate will send someone to kill him for starting a MobWar, his only response is to get dead drunk. It's only at the end he starts acting like the crime boss he's supposed to be, and only because his father taunts him into it.
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* VillainBall: Vicious ''all the way!'' He's told to handle the negotiations with the Neptune Cartel to prove his worth--Vicious treats them with contempt, bringing a gun to their meeting and breaking the deal over an insult. Strax orders him to lay low and let the Elders sort things out--Vicious comes across a Neptune Cartel boss, beats him in the street where anyone can see, abducts him, tortures him, kills him then burns the body [[ReusableLighterToss by throwing a lighter]] marked ''with a Syndicate crest!'' Then on realising the Syndicate will send someone to kill him for starting a MobWar, his only response is to get dead drunk.drunk and only Fearless' loyalty saves his life. It's only at the end he starts acting like the crime boss he's supposed to be, and only because his father taunts him into it.
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* BaitAndSwitchComment: Vicious appears to be discussing the joy of giving an enemy a SlashedThroat, when he's actually talking of the thrill of letting a woman shave your testicles with a straight razor.
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* BaitAndSwitchComment: BaitAndSwitchComment:
** Vicious appears to be discussing the joy of giving an enemy a SlashedThroat, when he's actually talking of the thrill of letting a woman shave your testicles with a straightrazor.razor.
** Caliban expresses his admiration for Vicious and Fearless destroying the entire Neptune Cartel, only to punch him in the gut and deride his son for taking credit for something Fearless did alone.
** Vicious appears to be discussing the joy of giving an enemy a SlashedThroat, when he's actually talking of the thrill of letting a woman shave your testicles with a straight
** Caliban expresses his admiration for Vicious and Fearless destroying the entire Neptune Cartel, only to punch him in the gut and deride his son for taking credit for something Fearless did alone.
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* VillainBall: Vicious ''all the way!'' He's told to handle the negotiations with the Neptune Cartel to prove his worth--Vicious treats them with contempt, bringing a gun to their meeting and breaking the deal over an insult. Strax orders him to lay low and let the Elders sort things out--Vicious comes across a Neptune Cartel boss, beats him in the street where anyone can see, abducts him, tortures him, kills him then burns the body [[ReusableLighterToss by throwing a lighter]] marked ''with a Syndicate crest!'' Then on realising the Syndicate will send someone to kill him, his only response is to get dead drunk. It's only at the end he starts acting like the crime boss he's supposed to be, and only because his father taunts him into it.
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* VillainBall: Vicious ''all the way!'' He's told to handle the negotiations with the Neptune Cartel to prove his worth--Vicious treats them with contempt, bringing a gun to their meeting and breaking the deal over an insult. Strax orders him to lay low and let the Elders sort things out--Vicious comes across a Neptune Cartel boss, beats him in the street where anyone can see, abducts him, tortures him, kills him then burns the body [[ReusableLighterToss by throwing a lighter]] marked ''with a Syndicate crest!'' Then on realising the Syndicate will send someone to kill him, him for starting a MobWar, his only response is to get dead drunk. It's only at the end he starts acting like the crime boss he's supposed to be, and only because his father taunts him into it.
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* VillainBall: Vicious ''all the way!'' He's told to handle the negotiations with the Neptune Cartel to prove his worth--Vicious treats them with contempt, bringing a gun to their meeting and breaking the deal over an insult. Strax orders him to lay low and let the Elders sort things out--Vicious comes across a Neptune Cartel boss, beats him in the street, abducts him, tortures him, kills him then burns the body [[ReusableLighterToss by throwing a lighter]] marked ''with a Syndicate crest!'' Then on realising the Syndicate will send someone to kill him, his only response is to get dead drunk. It's only at the end he starts acting like the crime boss he's supposed to be, and only because his father taunts him into it.
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* VillainBall: Vicious ''all the way!'' He's told to handle the negotiations with the Neptune Cartel to prove his worth--Vicious treats them with contempt, bringing a gun to their meeting and breaking the deal over an insult. Strax orders him to lay low and let the Elders sort things out--Vicious comes across a Neptune Cartel boss, beats him in the street, street where anyone can see, abducts him, tortures him, kills him then burns the body [[ReusableLighterToss by throwing a lighter]] marked ''with a Syndicate crest!'' Then on realising the Syndicate will send someone to kill him, his only response is to get dead drunk. It's only at the end he starts acting like the crime boss he's supposed to be, and only because his father taunts him into it.
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* VillainBall: Vicious ''all the way!'' He's told to handle the negotiations with the Neptune Cartel to prove his worth--Vicious treats them with contempt, bringing a gun to their meeting and breaking the deal over an insult. Strax orders him to lay low and let the Elders sort things out--Vicious comes across a Neptune Cartel boss, beats him in the street, abducts him, tortures him, kills him then burns the body [[ReusableLighterToss by throwing a lighter]] marked ''with a Syndicate crest!'' Then on realising the Syndicate will send someone to kill him, his only response is to get dead drunk. It's only at the end he starts acting like the crime boss he's supposed to be, and only because his father taunts him into it.
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* AbusiveParents: Caliban beats and belittles his son and even sanctions his death (not without cause), but Vicious relates how he was ForcedToWatch his [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMothers mother]] commit suicide with Caliban deriding her and making no effort to talk her down, then deriding Vicious for shedding tears over her death.
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* AbusiveParents: Caliban beats and belittles his son and even sanctions his death (not without cause), but Vicious relates how he was ForcedToWatch his [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMothers [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas mother]] commit suicide with Caliban deriding her and making no effort to talk her down, then deriding Vicious for shedding tears over her death.
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* JanitorImpersonationInfiltration: At the start of the episode, Vicious and Fearless are working as cleaners in a law office after hours. When they garrote and stab to death the district attorney as he's leaving his office bragging about taking down the Syndicate, we discover why.
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* ActorAllusion: Vicious learns some Russian to help romance Julia, knowing it's her native tongue. Elena Satine was born in the former Soviet Union.
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* TheBroCode: Even though Fearless has just taken on an entire cartel single-handed to save his friend's life, there's no question that Vicious will ever forgive Fearless betraying him.
* CallForward: We discover why Ana walks with a limp--Vicious shoves a wakizashi through her leg to force her to reveal where Fearless is.
* CallForward: We discover why Ana walks with a limp--Vicious shoves a wakizashi through her leg to force her to reveal where Fearless is.
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* InterplayOfSexAndViolence: Vicious torturing and murdering a member of the Neptune cartel is intercut with Fearless and Julia having sex.
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* SuggestiveCollision: Fearless is knocked into Julia when the latter is [[ICantDance showing him how to dance.]]
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* ForegoneConclusion: Spike will fail to run away with Julia who will go on to marry Vicious and Vicious first attempt at power will fail.
* WholeEpisodeFlashback: Set entirely in the past to showcase Spike, Vicious and Julia's backstory.
* WholeEpisodeFlashback: Set entirely in the past to showcase Spike, Vicious and Julia's backstory.
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* AbusiveParents: Caliban beats and belittles his son and even sanctions his death (not without cause), but Vicious relates how he was ForcedToWatch his [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMothers mother]] commit suicide with Caliban deriding her and making no effort to talk her down, then deriding Vicious for shedding tears over her death.
* AndAnotherThing: Stax briefs Fearless and Vicious on the upcoming Neptune deal, then tells them to find another table rather than drink at his capo's table. However he tells Fearless to wait, instructing him to keep an eye on the hot-headed Vicious and make sure he doesn't screw up.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion
-->'''Strax:''' I know you think you owe him, but a sane person would wonder: "How long are you gonna pay that debt?"
* ArousedByTheirVoice:
-->'''Fearless:''' Some voice.
-->'''Vicious:''' Some woman.
* BaitAndSwitchComment: Vicious appears to be discussing the joy of giving an enemy a SlashedThroat, when he's actually talking of the thrill of letting a woman shave your testicles with a straight razor.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: But only certain standards. Fearless lets a female witness leave a crime scene because she has her child with her, and a Syndicate rule is that you don't kill children. After massacring the Neptune gang, including several female gang members, he encounters an apparent InnocentBystander and likewise tells her to flee after she assures him she didn't see anything, but then Fearless shoots her InTheBack.
* FamilyOfChoice: Fearless regards Vicious as his brother because he grew up an orphan on the street, and Vicious persuaded the Syndicate to accept him.
* ForegoneConclusion: Spike will fail to run away with Julia who will go on to marryVicious Vicious, and Vicious first attempt at power will fail.
* HonorBeforeReason: Fearless has every reason to kill Vicious. He's long since paid his debt to his friend, there's a MobWar brewing, Vicious' own father has sanctioned the hit, even if Fearless refuses someone else will do the job [[MercyKill in a nastier manner]], it's a chance for Fearless to mend his bridges with his capo, and lets not forget that if he kills Vicious he'll have Julia all to himself. Fearless has a clear opportunity with Vicious off his guard with his neck exposed and gun well out of reach. Instead he decides to wipe out the entire Neptune cartel single-handed, without even taking Vicious as backup. The worse thing is it's AllForNothing.
* LetsYouAndHimFight: Caliban discovers that [[YouCanNeverLeave Fearless is planning to run away from the Syndicate]]. Fearless however has proven to be a OneManArmy, so he tells Vicious his best friend is screwing his girl. Either his son mans up and kills Fearless, adding to his reputation, or Fearless kills him which he clearly doesn't think will be much of a loss.
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Vicious never learned restraint as he assumed that [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney money]], or his best friend Fearless, or [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections his father being an Elder]] would sought out any problem.
* WholeEpisodeFlashback: Set entirely in the past to showcase Spike, Vicious and Julia'sbackstory.backstory.
* YouCanNeverLeave: Caliban can accept Fearless carrying out the contract on his son--proving his loyalty to the Syndicate--or wiping out the Neptune cartel--proving his loyalty to Vicious. But the news that Fearless is planning to flee with Julia is unforgiveable, because in Caliban's eyes it means that [[EvilCannotComprehendGood Fearless is only loyal to himself]].
* AndAnotherThing: Stax briefs Fearless and Vicious on the upcoming Neptune deal, then tells them to find another table rather than drink at his capo's table. However he tells Fearless to wait, instructing him to keep an eye on the hot-headed Vicious and make sure he doesn't screw up.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion
-->'''Strax:''' I know you think you owe him, but a sane person would wonder: "How long are you gonna pay that debt?"
* ArousedByTheirVoice:
-->'''Fearless:''' Some voice.
-->'''Vicious:''' Some woman.
* BaitAndSwitchComment: Vicious appears to be discussing the joy of giving an enemy a SlashedThroat, when he's actually talking of the thrill of letting a woman shave your testicles with a straight razor.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: But only certain standards. Fearless lets a female witness leave a crime scene because she has her child with her, and a Syndicate rule is that you don't kill children. After massacring the Neptune gang, including several female gang members, he encounters an apparent InnocentBystander and likewise tells her to flee after she assures him she didn't see anything, but then Fearless shoots her InTheBack.
* FamilyOfChoice: Fearless regards Vicious as his brother because he grew up an orphan on the street, and Vicious persuaded the Syndicate to accept him.
* ForegoneConclusion: Spike will fail to run away with Julia who will go on to marry
* HonorBeforeReason: Fearless has every reason to kill Vicious. He's long since paid his debt to his friend, there's a MobWar brewing, Vicious' own father has sanctioned the hit, even if Fearless refuses someone else will do the job [[MercyKill in a nastier manner]], it's a chance for Fearless to mend his bridges with his capo, and lets not forget that if he kills Vicious he'll have Julia all to himself. Fearless has a clear opportunity with Vicious off his guard with his neck exposed and gun well out of reach. Instead he decides to wipe out the entire Neptune cartel single-handed, without even taking Vicious as backup. The worse thing is it's AllForNothing.
* LetsYouAndHimFight: Caliban discovers that [[YouCanNeverLeave Fearless is planning to run away from the Syndicate]]. Fearless however has proven to be a OneManArmy, so he tells Vicious his best friend is screwing his girl. Either his son mans up and kills Fearless, adding to his reputation, or Fearless kills him which he clearly doesn't think will be much of a loss.
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Vicious never learned restraint as he assumed that [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney money]], or his best friend Fearless, or [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections his father being an Elder]] would sought out any problem.
* WholeEpisodeFlashback: Set entirely in the past to showcase Spike, Vicious and Julia's
* YouCanNeverLeave: Caliban can accept Fearless carrying out the contract on his son--proving his loyalty to the Syndicate--or wiping out the Neptune cartel--proving his loyalty to Vicious. But the news that Fearless is planning to flee with Julia is unforgiveable, because in Caliban's eyes it means that [[EvilCannotComprehendGood Fearless is only loyal to himself]].
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* AbsenteeActor: Jet and Faye do not appear in this episode due to it focusing on Spike's backstory. This is the only episode that Creator/MustafaShakir does not appear in.
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We go back in time to the days when Spike worked in the Red Dragon Syndicate under the name Fearless alongside Vicious. However when both fall for a woman named Julia, events conspire that'll lead to tragedy.
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!! Tropes
* ForegoneConclusion: Spike will fail to run away with Julia who will go on to marry Vicious and Vicious first attempt at power will fail.
* WholeEpisodeFlashback: Set entirely in the past to showcase Spike, Vicious and Julia's backstory.
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!! Tropes
* ForegoneConclusion: Spike will fail to run away with Julia who will go on to marry Vicious and Vicious first attempt at power will fail.
* WholeEpisodeFlashback: Set entirely in the past to showcase Spike, Vicious and Julia's backstory.
