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* RussianRoulette: In episode 11, Vincenzo uses this as a means of interrogation on an arms dealer who's been feeding information on his mafia past to Babel Group. It successfully gets the man to crack.

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* {{Eviler Than Thou}}: Choi Myung-hee might be an {{Amoral Attorney}} who isn't above using underhanded tactics [[spoiler: including ordering the murder of Hong Yoo-chan]] to win cases, but she is unnerved when [[spoiler: Jang Joon-woo reveals his {{Ax Crazy}}, {{Psychopatic Manchild}} nature.]]

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* {{Eviler Than Thou}}: Choi Myung-hee might be an {{Amoral Attorney}} who isn't above using underhanded tactics [[spoiler: including ordering the murder of Hong Yoo-chan]] to win cases, but she is unnerved when [[spoiler: Jang Joon-woo reveals his {{Ax Crazy}}, {{Psychopatic {{Psychopathic Manchild}} nature.]]]]
* {{Flipping The Table}}: [[spoiler: In episode 11, Joon-woo dramatically flips over a dining table (and his lunch with it) when Han-seo suggests he let him run Babel Pharmaceuticals on his own, showing that Han-seo trying to cut his puppet strings is a big {{Berserk Button}} for him.]]
* {{Foreign Language Tirade}}: Vincenzo, who was raised in Italy, swears and curses in Italian whenever he gets mad.



* {{Foreign Language Tirade}}: Vincenzo, who was raised in Italy, swears and curses in Italian whenever he gets mad.
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* BigBrotherBully: [[spoiler: Joon-woo is physically and emotionally abusive towards his younger stepbrother Han-seo. He makes it very clear that he sees Han-seo as his puppet, and he will kill him if he steps out of line.]]
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* CallingOutforNotCalling: Cha-young to Vincenzo in episode 10, as the former was unaware that the latter was in the middle of a gunfight.

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* CallingOutforNotCalling: CallingOutForNotCalling: Cha-young to Vincenzo in episode 10, as the former was unaware that the latter was in the middle of a gunfight.

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* CallingOutforNotCalling: Cha-young to Vincenzo in episode 10, as the former was unaware that the latter was in the middle of a gunfight.
-->'''Cha-young''': I was scared to death. Why didn't you answer your phone? That's what technology is for.



* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: Babel Group and Woosang's modus operandi when it comes to getting rid of people who cause trouble for them, along with NeverSuicide.
* NeverSuicide: Babel Group and Woosang's modus operandi when it comes to getting rid of people who cause trouble for them, along with MakeItLookLikeAnAccident.

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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: Babel Group and Woosang's Wusang's modus operandi when it comes to getting rid of people who cause trouble for them, along with NeverSuicide.
* NeverSuicide: Babel Group and Woosang's Wusang's modus operandi when it comes to getting rid of people who cause trouble for them, along with MakeItLookLikeAnAccident.



--->'''Vincenzo''':I guess the basil and cheese are practicing social distancing. They don't mix at all. And are the tomatoes quarantined or something? I can't taste them at all.

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--->'''Vincenzo''':I --->'''Vincenzo''': I guess the basil and cheese are practicing social distancing. They don't mix at all. And are the tomatoes quarantined or something? I can't taste them at all.
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* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler: Hong Yoo-chan dies at the end of episode 3 after a truck driven by a hitman hired by Myung-hee suddenly crashes into the diner where he and Vincenzo were having drinks. Until this point, he had been a major character, trying to get justice for the victims of Babel Group's crimes as well as spending a lot of time with Vincenzo, having developed a friendship with him. [[PlotTriggeringDeath His death motivates Vincenzo and his daughter to start working seriously to take down Babel Group and Wusang.]]]]


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*PlotTriggeringDeath: [[spoiler: Hong Yoo-chan's death at the end of episode 3 provides the motivation for Vincenzo and Cha-young to take down Babel Group and Wusang once and for all.]]
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* TimeBomb: In episode 3, a man sneaks into the basement of a villa where researchers working for Babel are currently residing, cuts a gas line and leaves a smartwatch as a timer behind. The smell of gas wakes several of the men upstairs. They reach the basement with only seconds left on the timer – the whole building blows up and all the men are killed. [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident The news reports it as a gas explosion accident, as Babel Group intended.]]
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* InstantWebHit: How Vincenzo delayed an illegal demolition at Geumga Plaza from taking place in episode 2. He uploaded a photo of himself on his [[BlandNameProduct Outstargram]] account, inviting the public to a 'Traditional Sicilian Wine Party for Insiders' which would be held at Geumga Plaza. The post quickly goes viral across Korea and the rest of the world. By nightfall, the venue is packed with people, effectively preventing the Ant Group gangsters from carrying out the demolition.
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* RunningGag:
**Vincenzo [[OffscreenTeleportation suddenly showing up]] at Ti Diamo Il, the Italian restaurant at Geumga Plaza owned by Chef Toto, ordering something and proceeding to criticize the food he was served. This makes Chef Toto afraid of serving food to Vincenzo, however he is forced to humor Vincenzo as he fears being exposed by Vincenzo as a fraud - he had never learned cooking in Italy as he had claimed to the other residents of Geumga Plaza. However, [[MiseryBuildsCharacter this does motivate him to become a better chef.]]
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* BathOfPoverty: Given that Vincenzo is played by post-military service Song Joong-ki, it was a given that there would be an obligatory {{Shower Scene}}. However, having moved into the run down Geumga Plaza apartment, Vincenzo discovers first hand how the shower isn't working properly after soaping himself.
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** Episode 1 has Vincenzo's cab driver (who's actually a thief) dropping these lines when the car radio [[LaserGuidedBroadcast starts broadcasting news about thieves posing as cab drivers to rob people at the airport.]]

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** Episode 1 has Vincenzo's cab driver (who's actually a thief) dropping these lines when the car radio [[LaserGuidedBroadcast [[CoincidentalBroadcast starts broadcasting news about thieves posing as cab drivers to rob people at the airport.]]
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** Episode 1 has Vincenzo's cab driver (who's actually a thief) dropping these lines when the car radio [[LaserGuidedBroadcast starts broadcasting news about thieves posing as cab drivers to rob people at the airport.]]
-->'''Driver''': Gosh, [[HypocriticalHumor these assholes.]] How could they when [[Creator/BongJoonHo Bong Joon-ho]] and {{Music/BTS}} worked so hard for our image?

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* HuntingAccident: [[spoiler: After being constantly bullied by Joon-woo, and with persuasion from Attorney Hong, Jang Han-seo finally [[TheDogBitesBack works up the nerve]] to shoot Joon-woo InTheBack during a hunting trip in episode 12.]] Given the persons involved and the circumstances, no one in the main cast [[GenreSavvy believes that it was an accident when the news breaks out.]]

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* HuntingAccident: [[spoiler: After being constantly bullied by Joon-woo, and with persuasion from Attorney Hong, Han, Jang Han-seo finally [[TheDogBitesBack works up the nerve]] to shoot Joon-woo InTheBack during a hunting trip in episode 12.]] Given the persons involved and the circumstances, no one in the main cast [[GenreSavvy believes that it was an accident when the news breaks out.]] ]]
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: Babel Group and Woosang's modus operandi when it comes to getting rid of people who cause trouble for them, along with NeverSuicide.
* NeverSuicide: Babel Group and Woosang's modus operandi when it comes to getting rid of people who cause trouble for them, along with MakeItLookLikeAnAccident.



* ReusableLighterToss: This is a defining trait of Vincenzo, with his golden Zippo lighter.

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* ReusableLighterToss: This is a defining trait SignatureMove of Vincenzo, with his golden Zippo lighter.
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* {{Decoy Leader}} / {{Puppet King}}: It becomes obvious to Vincenzo and Myung-hee early on that Jang Han-seo may be the chairman of Babel Group to the public, but he [[TheDitz isn't smart enough]] to be the one calling all the shots. [[spoiler:[[TheManBehindTheMan The real 'king']] of Babel Group is his step brother Jang Han-seok / Jang Joon-woo. The decoy part is {{Invoked}} by Joon-woo, as he tells Myung-hee in episode 10 that him staying in the shadows helps him avoid jail time if things go wrong.]]

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* {{Decoy Leader}} / {{Puppet King}}: It becomes obvious to Vincenzo and Myung-hee early on that Jang Han-seo may be the chairman of Babel Group to the public, but he [[TheDitz isn't smart enough]] to be the one calling all the shots. [[spoiler:[[TheManBehindTheMan The real 'king']] of Babel Group is his step brother Jang Han-seok / Jang Joon-woo. The decoy part is {{Invoked}} [[InvokedTrope invoked]] by Joon-woo, as he tells Myung-hee in episode 10 that him staying in the shadows helps him avoid jail time if things go wrong.]]
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* ReusableLighterToss: This is a defining trait of Vicenzo, with his golden Zippo lighter.

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* ReusableLighterToss: This is a defining trait of Vicenzo, Vincenzo, with his golden Zippo lighter.
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* ReusableLighterToss: This is a defining trait of Vicenzo, with his golden Zippo lighter.
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* {{Decoy Leader}} / {{Puppet King}}: It becomes obvious to Vincenzo and Myung-hee early on that Jang Han-seo may be the chairman of Babel Group to the public, but he [[TheDitz isn't smart enough]] to be the one calling all the shots. [[spoiler:[[TheManBehindTheMan The real 'king']] of Babel Group is his step brother Jang Han-seok / Jang Joon-woo. The decoy part is {{Invoked}} by Joon-woo, as he tells Myung-hee in episode 10 that him staying in the shadows helps him avoid jail time if things go wrong.]]

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* HuntingAccident: [[spoiler: After being constantly bullied by Joon-woo, and with persuasion from Attorney Hong, Jang Han-seo finally [[TheDogBitesBack works up the nerve]] to shoot Joon-woo InTheBack during a hunting trip.]] Given the persons involved and the circumstances, no one in the main cast [[GenreSavvy believes that it was an accident when the news breaks out.]]

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* HuntingAccident: [[spoiler: After being constantly bullied by Joon-woo, and with persuasion from Attorney Hong, Jang Han-seo finally [[TheDogBitesBack works up the nerve]] to shoot Joon-woo InTheBack during a hunting trip.trip in episode 12.]] Given the persons involved and the circumstances, no one in the main cast [[GenreSavvy believes that it was an accident when the news breaks out.]]


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***In episode 9, the Ant Group boss has decided to start a 'travel agency' based in Geumga Plaza. One of the residents scoffs at him with the following response:
--->'''Hee-soo''': A travel agency? At a time like this? Is it a travel agency that sends people to the afterlife?

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: The building's residents are all nice, moral people who are kooky in a harmless manner. However, when the bad guys start killing people, they are willing to help Vincenzo even if it involves theft and arson.

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: The building's residents are all nice, moral well-meaning people who are kooky in a harmless manner. However, when the bad guys start killing people, they are willing to help Vincenzo even if it involves theft and arson.


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* HuntingAccident: [[spoiler: After being constantly bullied by Joon-woo, and with persuasion from Attorney Hong, Jang Han-seo finally [[TheDogBitesBack works up the nerve]] to shoot Joon-woo InTheBack during a hunting trip.]] Given the persons involved and the circumstances, no one in the main cast [[GenreSavvy believes that it was an accident when the news breaks out.]]
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* NoHonorAmongThieves: Vincenzo's plan is to steal the gold stash belonging to a crooked businessman and former partner of the Cassano's. [[spoiler: He is then betrayed in this plan by his own partner who wants the gold for himself.]]
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* RefugeInAudacity: This is Vincenzo's standard tactic when dealing with bad guys more powerful than him. They do not expect his in-your-face tactics and make mistakes that he exploits.
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* AWomanScorned: Vincenzo gets the ex-wife of a Babel scientist to testify by promising her to take over her divorce case and financially destroy the ex-husband.

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* AWomanScorned: WomanScorned: Vincenzo gets the ex-wife of a Babel scientist to testify by promising her to take over her divorce case and financially destroy the ex-husband.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: The building's residents are all nice, moral people who are kooky in a harmless manner. However, when the bad guys start killing people, they are willing to help Vincenzo even if it involves theft and arson.
* CuttingTheKnot: The gold vault is booby trapped to bring down the entire building if anyone unauthorized tries to access it. Rather than trying to crack the system, Vincenzo plans to demolish the building first and then dig the gold out of the rubble.


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* AWomanScorned: Vincenzo gets the ex-wife of a Babel scientist to testify by promising her to take over her divorce case and financially destroy the ex-husband.

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*** Episode 7 has a bunch of thugs deciding to abandon their assignment to beat up another bunch of thugs after one of them gets a phone call en route and finds out he had been in contact with an 'infected person'. The bus presumably heads off to a medical center so the thugs can all get tested.

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\n*** Episode 7 has a bunch of thugs deciding to abandon their assignment to beat up another bunch of thugs after one of them gets a phone call en route and finds out he had been in contact with an 'infected person'. The bus transporting said thugs presumably heads off to a medical center so the thugs can all get tested.
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* {{Eviler Than Thou}}: Choi Myung-hee might be an {{Amoral Attorney}} who isn't above using underhanded tactics [[spoiler: including ordering the murder of Hong Yoo-chan]] to win cases, but she is unnerved when [[spoiler: Jang Joon-woo reveals his {{Ax-Crazy}}, {{Psychopatic Manchild}} nature.]]

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* {{Eviler Than Thou}}: Choi Myung-hee might be an {{Amoral Attorney}} who isn't above using underhanded tactics [[spoiler: including ordering the murder of Hong Yoo-chan]] to win cases, but she is unnerved when [[spoiler: Jang Joon-woo reveals his {{Ax-Crazy}}, {{Ax Crazy}}, {{Psychopatic Manchild}} nature.]]
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* {{Eviler Than Thou}}: Choi Myung-hee might be an {{Amoral Attorney}} who isn't above using underhanded tactics [[spoiler: including ordering the murder of Hong Yoo-chan]] to win cases, but she is unnerved when [[spoiler: Jang Joon-woo reveals his {{Ax-Crazy}}, {{Psychopatic Manchild}} nature.]]



* {{Self Made Orphan}}: [[spoiler: Jang Joon-woo murders his own father [[SickbedSlaying when he was in the hospital]].]]

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* {{Self Made Orphan}}: [[spoiler: Jang Joon-woo murders his own father [[SickbedSlaying when he was in the hospital]].]]
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** To the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic interestingly. ''Vincenzo'' may be the only K-drama that acknowledges the existence of COVID-19 {{In Universe}}, albeit not explicitly.
***In episode 3, the gangsters trying to demolish Geumga Plaza are denied entry to a party being held at the area. The reason? They needed to have their temperature taken first!
***Also in episode 3, Vincenzo had this to say about the pizza prepared by Chef Toto:
--->'''Vincenzo''':I guess the basil and cheese are practicing social distancing. They don't mix at all. And are the tomatoes quarantined or something? I can't taste them at all.

***Episode 7 has a bunch of thugs deciding to abandon their assignment to beat up another bunch of thugs after one of them gets a phone call en route and finds out he had been in contact with an 'infected person'. The bus presumably heads off to a medical center so the thugs can all get tested.
* {{You Killed My Father}}: [[spoiler: Cha-young's dad is killed by a truck driven by a hitman sent by Choi Myung-hee. This spurs her to quit Wusang and take over her dad's law firm Jipuragi to take down Babel Group and Wusang.
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* {{Foreign Language Tirade}}: Vincenzo, who was raised in Italy, swears and curses in Italian whenever he gets mad.

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* {{Foreign *{{Amoral Attorney}}: The series contains many examples!
**The female lead Hong Cha-young starts out as a full blown one at the beginning of the series, until [[spoiler: her father dies and she quits Wusang to take over his law firm. She might still not be above using dirty tricks, but she is now genuinely dedicated to helping those trampled over by Babel Group.]]
**Possibly any lawyer that works for Wusang, notably Choi Myung-hee and Han Seung-hyeok.
**The attorney in episode 3 representing the families of the victims of Babel Chemicals is one, as he is under Wusang's payroll.
*{{Gratuitous Italian}}: From Vincenzo Cassano, of course.
*{{Foreign
Language Tirade}}: Vincenzo, who was raised in Italy, swears and curses in Italian whenever he gets mad.mad.
*{{Hidden Depths}}: Over time, the wacky residents of Geumga Plaza reveals skills that prove useful in Vincenzo's fight against Babel Group.
**Mr. Nam, the paralegal who works at the Jipuragi law firm [[spoiler: was once a stage make up artist and also has a talent for making {{Tastes Like Diabetes}} PowerPoint slides.]]
**Lee Chul-wook [[MilesGloriosus boasts about his fighting skills regularly, but chickens out]] when confronted by the neighborhood gangsters, until episode 9, [[spoiler: where his cauliflower ear is revealed, signifying he is a professional wrestler. He proceeds to beat the daylights out of 2 thugs that had broken into Vincenzo's apartment until he gets pepper sprayed.]]
***His wife, Jang Yeon-jin too. [[spoiler: She lifted one of the thugs like a sack of potatoes before hurling him to the ground! She too would have beaten them up to a pulp had she not been pepper sprayed.]]
*{{Protagonist Title}}: ''Vincenzo''.
*{{Self Made Orphan}}: [[spoiler: Jang Joon-woo murders his own father [[SickbedSlaying when he was in the hospital]].]]
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However, during his absence, the building had since been taken over by real estate company Babel Group, which plans to demolish the apartment complex. It's up to Vincenzo to retrieve the building (and the fortune) all the while dealing with {{Amoral Attorney}} Hong Cha-young, the apartment's wacky residents who refused to be evicted and of course Babel Group.

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However, during his absence, the building had since been taken over by real estate company the Babel Group, Group conglomerate, which plans to demolish the apartment complex. It's up to Vincenzo to retrieve the building (and the fortune) all the while dealing with {{Amoral Attorney}} Hong Cha-young, the apartment's wacky residents who refused to be evicted and of course Babel Group.
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Vincenzo Cassano is a Korean-Italian lawyer and [[TheConsigliere consigliere]] for the Cassano mafia family, having been adopted by its head, Don Fabio. However, after Fabio's death, Pablo (Fabio's biological son and the new leader) tried to have Vincenzo killed; he fails and Vincenzo escapes to Korea, where he plans to retrieve a massive stash of hidden gold stored in a vault buried under an apartment complex as his retirement fund.

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Vincenzo Cassano is a Korean-Italian lawyer and [[TheConsigliere consigliere]] for the Cassano mafia [[TheMafia mafia]] family, having been adopted by its head, Don Fabio. However, after Fabio's death, Pablo (Fabio's biological son and the new leader) tried to have Vincenzo killed; he fails and Vincenzo escapes to Korea, where he plans to retrieve a massive stash of hidden gold stored in a vault buried under an apartment complex as his retirement fund.
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''Vincenzo'' is a {{Korean Series}} that aired on Korea's tvN network and {{Creator/Netflix}} in 2021.

Vincenzo Cassano is a Korean-Italian lawyer and [[TheConsigliere consigliere]] for the Cassano mafia family, having been adopted by its head, Don Fabio. However, after Fabio's death, Pablo (Fabio's biological son and the new leader) tried to have Vincenzo killed; he fails and Vincenzo escapes to Korea, where he plans to retrieve a massive stash of hidden gold stored in a vault buried under an apartment complex as his retirement fund.

However, during his absence, the building had since been taken over by real estate company Babel Group, which plans to demolish the apartment complex. It's up to Vincenzo to retrieve the building (and the fortune) all the while dealing with {{Amoral Attorney}} Hong Cha-young, the apartment's wacky residents who refused to be evicted and of course Babel Group.

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*{{Foreign Language Tirade}}: Vincenzo, who was raised in Italy, swears and curses in Italian whenever he gets mad.

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