Line #154 Characters/DeadwoodHearstCompany


1	[[foldercontrol]]
2
3	!The Hearst Company
4
5	!!!Leadership
6
7	[[folder:Hearst]]
8	!!George Hearst
9	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hearst_george.jpg]]
10	[[caption-width-right:300:''"This place displeases me. I’m taking measures to bring it down."'']]
11	->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/GeraldMcRaney
12
13	-->''"Gold confers power. Power comes to any man who has the color."''
14
15	Born to neither power nor money, mining magnate George Hearst sends his agent, Francis Wolcott, ahead of him to Deadwood to secure a set of claims. When Hearst finally arrives by coach, Wolcott has managed to consolidate all of the major claims for his employer - save one, Alma Garrett Ellsworth's. She refuses to sell. But Hearst is not a man accustomed to being denied. He keeps his hands clean, but is quick to bloody others (including his second, Turner), in his quest to control all the gold in Deadwood.
16	----
17	* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: If he wants to buy your business, HE WILL.
18	* ArchEnemy: Hearst is essentially the greatest enemy Deadwood ''itself'' has, representing a ruthless future arriving to pillage the camp. He also manages to become a hated enemy on a personal level to several characters:
19	** Alma, who he views as his main competition. Unaware of his true nature, she tries to engage in civil business dealings with him, only for Hearst to take offense at her offer, ''threaten to rape her'', and subsequently wage war against her. He has her shot at, ultimately having her husband murdered to force her to sell. Needless to say, she ''hates'' him.
20	** Bullock, who hates Hearst for what he's doing to the town, to Alma, and because Hearst himself is a bully who feels he's above the law. Hearst grows to hate Bullock for a specific incident in which Bullock publicly humiliates him, dragging him to a cell by the ear.
21	** Al, who knows exactly who and what Hearst is and understands what an existential threat he represents. Hearst earns his personal hatred by lopping off a finger.
22	** Ellsworth, who holds him responsible for a past incident in which many men were killed digging Hearst's mine. When they meet, Ellsworth isn't shy about letting him see how deep his rage runs.
23	* BadBoss: When his miners try to form a union, he has several of them killed.
24	* BeardOfEvil: He has a beard, and he's extremely evil.
25	* BetterWithNonHumanCompany: A very dark version of this trope; Hearst has nothing but disdain for his fellow man, and as such prefers the company of dogs (as well as like-minded people) due to their supplication.
26	-->"My proper traffic is with the earth. In my dealings with... people, I ought solely to have to do with n*ggers. And whites who obey me like dogs."
27	%% * BigBad: Of Season 3 and TheMovie.
28	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Alma discovers this first-hand. She unwisely dismisses Ellsworth's seemingly unreasonable hatred of him, and tries to deal with him alone... and he shows his true colors.
29	* TheBully: He takes a twisted pleasure in bending others to his will and humiliating them in the process.
30	* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: The only reason he doesn't outright murder Alma is that he needs her to sell her claim to him.
31	* CardCarryingVillain: In TheMovie, he wears a red suit and smokes a cigar with a smug smile like he's the devil himself, practically relishing his own evil and feeding off the hatred of the town.
32	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: When Hearst is introduced in the Season 2 finale, he is outraged by [[SerialKiller Wolcott's]] [[DisposableSexWorker behavior]] and fires him for it, [[EvenEvilHasStandards implying that there are certain lines he isn't willing to cross]]. Come Season 3, however, any such principles are absent from Hearst, who is portrayed as a deranged sociopath [[TheUnfettered willing to go to any lengths to achieve his goals]]. That said, he notes early and often that the camp is wearing on his nerves, so it's unclear to what extent this is a rewrite and to what extent an early attempt at PR before sliding off the kid gloves - there's also the fact that Wolcott was stupid enough to do this while officially representing Hearst's interests, which earns his employer a blackmail attempt mere hours after the firing.
33	* CrackOhMyBack: Hearst has recurring back problems, which Jack Langrishe takes advantage of to cause him some pain under the guise of helping.
34	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Hearst became rich, and remains rich, through brutality and criminal acts.
35	* CorruptPolitician: True to history, he's become a Senator from California in the 10-year TimeSkip between the end of the series and TheMovie.
36	* DisproportionateRetribution: Hearst tends to over-react and take every insult to heart.
37	-->''"...for your effrontery at our meal a moment ago, I’d have seen you shot or hanged without second thought. The value I gave the gold restrained me, you see?"''
38	* TheDreaded: Very much so. Hearst's name alone is enough to inspire fear in even the most hardened of cutthroats. When Hearst's agent, Wolcott, first arrives in the camp, the resident [[SmugSnake Smug Snakes]] E.B. Farnum and Cy Toliver are quick to treat him as an easy mark. Yet they practically [[OhCrap shit themselves]] upon discovering ''who'' Wolcott's employer is.
39	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler:Seems genuinely distraught when Captain Turner is killed, although he may have simply [[ItsAllAboutMe taken it as a grievous insult]].]]
40	* EvilOldFolks: Hearst is feeling the effects of old age (most notably back problems) but it hasn't impeded his ability to be an evil bastard.
41	* FauxAffablyEvil: Hearst might be a misanthrope, but he admits that things go smoother when he wears a smile. The second things start to go a little wrong, however, Hearst shows himself for what he is. There are times when he capably feigns charm and on occasion, he acts close to a human being in his treatment of Aunt Lou, his very human homesickness and moments of introspection... but there's always something darker just beneath the surface. It's as if he recognizes what it is to be a human being, but finds it impossible to do so.
42	* ForTheEvulz: Sometimes it isn't just for the money; it's for his own sadistic power trip.
43	* {{Fiction 500}}: Reality 5, in fact.
44	* GreaterScopeVillain: In Season 2. He's not seen until the finale, but he's [[MouthOfSauron Wolcott's]] employer and the mere whisper of his name inspires fear in the characters.
45	* {{Greed}}:
46	** An odd subversion. Hearst has a strange fetish for gold that borders on some kind of crazed fever, but isn't overly bothered with his own material wealth. It's a tool to get more gold, so that he can use that gold to get more gold.
47	** It's somewhat explained during his talk with Odell; Hearst (not inaccurately) sees gold as an object which confers power to its owner, due to its universally agreed upon value, and as such seeks to accumulate gold to accumulate more power.
48	* HateSink: He's by far the most contemptible individual in the series, which, considering some of his competition, says quite a bit about the bastard.
49	* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:He's responsible for the deaths of both Ellsworth and Charlie, two of the most genuinely decent people in Deadwood.]]
50	* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hearst Hearst is, of course, a real historical figure perhaps best known for being the father of the (in)famous William Randolph Hearst. It should come as some relief that he was not the ruthless monster he is in the show.]]
51	* HumiliationConga: The film is effectively one disaster after the next for him. [[spoiler:His arrogance and pride allow Bullock to expose and sabotage his operations, all of his murders are exposed to the town, a humiliating photo of him being arrested is taken by a mocking photographer and finally an enraged crowd gathers and gives him an incredibly brutal beatdown that he just barely escapes from. To make matters even worse, the man who saves him from the mob is none other than Bullock, his sworn enemy. To put the cherry on top, he is then tossed into jail by the ear, just like many years ago. At the end he languishes in his cell an utterly broken man, enraged and humbled. To make it all the more bitter for him, the person who tips Bullock off to his crimes is [[ButtMonkey Farnum]].]]
52	* ItsAllAboutMe: George Hearst cares entirely about George Hearst.
53	* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [[spoiler:At the end of the third season, Hearst gets everything he wants despite all the evil things he's done, and smugly leaves town to go on and live a successful life. However, karma catches up with him in the movie, where his evil deeds are exposed, he is completely humiliated in front of the town and just before being thrown in jail he is the victim of a vicous beatdown by enraged townsfolk.]]
54	* KickTheDog: Constantly. Killing his own miners, having [[spoiler:Al's finger cut off]], threatening to rape Alma and [[spoiler:having Ellsworth and later Charlie killed]].
55	* LivingLegend: Everybody knows who Hearst is, and even in reality he's a well-known figure.
56	* TheManBehindTheMan: To Wolcott and Mr Lee. Hearst is an ominous presence all through the second season but doesn't appear until right near the end.
57	* MoralityPet: Subverted. He seems to treat Aunt Lou kindly, but the reality is that he has no deeper concern for her feelings and his behavior toward her is often condescending. Aunt Lou puts on the 'mammy' act to placate him but secretly she hates him as much as anyone, perhaps even more.
58	* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler:Courtesy of an angry mob. He only barely escapes with his life.]]
59	* OhCrap: [[spoiler:When he realises that the angry citizens of Deadwood intend to dish out some rough justice for his misdeeds.]]
60	* RedBaron: When he was a young boy in Missouri the Native Americans called him the "Boy the Earth Talks To." It refers to his near-supernatural ability to ferret out gold.
61	* SelfMadeMan: Founder of the Hearst dynasty.
62	* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Hearst is extremely rich and doesn't believe he has to abide by the same rules as everyone else. The sad thing is, he's proven right.
63	--> "Elections cannot inconvenience me. They ratify my will or I neuter them."''
64	* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: [[spoiler:Hearst finally decides to leave the camp after being shot by Trixie. He manages to take Alma's claim, thus achieving his objective, and he hated staying in Deadwood anyway. The gunshot seemed to convince him that, as invincible as he seems, he's still mortal. All it would take is someone with nothing to lose to kill him.]]
65	* UncertainDoom:[[spoiler:It's left up in the air whether or not Hearst will be hung for his crimes. Either way his future looks bleak. The real Hearst died of a heart attack just a year after the events of the film.]]
66	* TheUnfettered: Hearst balks at ''nothing'' in his pursuit of gold. Even his own wealth is an afterthought in comparison with "the color."
67	** It is probable that [[spoiler:this is the deciding factor in his conflict with the camp. By the climax of the third season, both he and Al have recruited quite a few hired guns. It might have been possible for the heroes to fight it out, but such a battle would almost certainly have resulted in [[PyrrhicVictory the town's destruction]]. They, TheFettered, could not stomach this, while Hearst could.]]
68	* YouHaveFailedMe: He has no qualms about killing his own employees.
69	[[/folder]]
70
71	!!!Employees
72
73	[[folder:Wolcott]]
74	!!Francis Wolcott
75	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wolcott_francis.jpg]]
76	[[caption-width-right:300:''"I am a sinner who does not expect forgiveness. But I am [[EvenEvilHasStandards not a government official.]]"'']]
77	->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/GarretDillahunt
78
79	-->''"Past hope. Past kindness or consideration. Past justice. Past satisfaction. Past warmth or cold or comfort. Past love. But past surprise? What an endlessly unfolding tedium life would then become. No, Doris we must not let you be past surprise."''
80
81	Francis Wolcott, agent for the mining magnate George Hearst, arrives in Deadwood and is immediately fawned over by Farnum, who sees in Wolcott's fancy leather bags and his stated intention to "locate and secure an assortment of claims" an easy mark.
82
83	But Wolcott is far from a rube, as a succession of Deadwood's denizens learn. Indeed, this conniving figure--who can't even stand to be touched--may prove to be the most ruthless and depraved man in town, no easy feat, even for a man willing to ship whores across the country to support his sadistic pleasures.
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85	* AbusiveParents: It's heavily implied, and confirmed by WordOfGod, that Wolcott was sexually abused by a relative. Likely a parent, judging by his comment to Joanie about fathers.
86	* AffablyEvil: His self-deprecating humour, polite manner and general apologetic attitude is remarkably disarming.
87	* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Wolcott's death is sudden, abrupt and stems from the fact that he does not fit in with humanity at all. It's hard not to feel sorry for the self-loathing deviant, especially as nobody mourns his passing.]]
88	* BeardOfEvil: He's evil and has a beard, partly to distinguish him from Garrett Dillahunt's previous character.
89	* BerserkButton: When Tolliver attempts to blackmail him, Wolcott is outraged and can barely contain himself. It sets him off on a killing spree.
90	* BigBad: Of Season 2, although Hearst is the GreaterScopeVillain who instructs him. Wolcott drives much of Season 2's conflict, sending the camp into chaos through his manipulations.
91	* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Wolcott operates on a different level to everyone else. Even Hearst is unnerved by his bizarre belief that the Earth itself whispers to him that 'sin' does not exist.
92	* TheChessmaster: Wolcott orchestrates many of the events in Season 2 in preparation for the arrival of Hearst; he uses Tolliver and Farnum to spread rumors of people losing their claim and throws the camp into chaos. Tolliver, Farnum, Jarry and Mose are all pawns of Wolcott's, and Wolcott himself is an agent of Hearst. It's unclear, however, to what extent his manipulations are of his own design or direct instruction from Hearst.
93	* DeadpanSnarker: He has a surprising (and dark) wit for such an emotionally detached psychopath:
94	-->'''Maddie:''' What did you do, Mr. W?\
95	'''Wolcott:''' (having just killed a prostitute) Something very... expensive.
96	* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:After George Hearst fires him, Wolcott is briefly seen trying and failing to enjoy the jubilant atmosphere of Alma's wedding to Ellsworth. This really seems to hammer home Wolcott's total alienation from the rest of mankind, and the next time we see him he has committed suicide.]]
97	* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:After being fired by Hearst.]]
98	* HatesBeingTouched: Due to the sexual abuse he suffered as a child.
99	* HiddenDepths: Wolcott is everything he appears to be, but he has a tragic past and a severely fractured psyche.
100	* MouthOfSauron: For Hearst during Season 2, wherein he represents his employer's interests in the camp.
101	* NonActionBigBad: Aside from [[spoiler:killing Maddie when she has him at gunpoint]], Wolcott only directly deals out violence to completely defenseless prostitutes. When [[spoiler:Charlie Utter]] directly attacks him, Wolcott doesn't get so much as a punch in before receiving a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.
102	* PetTheDog: [[spoiler:He briefly shows concern for the health of William Bullock, though Tolliver is quick to cut this moment short.]]
103	* PsychoForHire: Averted, actually. He's a true psychopath, but he was hired for his competence and geological expertise.
104	* PyrrhicVictory: He succeeds in getting everyone in the camp except Alma to sell their claims, but in the process [[spoiler:is exposed as a murderer and fired by Hearst, very quickly causing him to commit suicide]].
105	* RapeAsBackstory: Confirmed by WordOfGod, but only alluded to strongly in his conversations with Joanie.
106	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He gives an eloquently vicious one to Cy Tolliver.
107	-->''"Believing yourself past surprise does not commend you to me as a friend. A man inadequately sophisticated or merely ignorant, or simply stupid, may believe himself past surprise, then be surprised to discover, for example, that [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Mr. Hearst]] already knows of [[SerialKiller my inclinations]] and finds them [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney immaterial]]. Suggesting as a corollary that [[SmugSnake your skills for blackmail and manipulation no longer are assets to you, and for your fatuous belief in their efficacy, in fact have become liabilities]]. In short, you've overplayed your hand. Now I should think, in consequence, now recognizing yourself as a man past his time, that during this last transitional period you would devote yourself with grateful and quiet diligence to such uses as others may still find you suitable."''
108	* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: As Hearst's agent in camp, he wields tremendous power and is more-or-less untouchable.
109	* SerialKiller: He's killed several prostitutes in Mexico, and later starts up again in Deadwood.
110	* SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny: Wolcott has major issues with sex and women, what with him being a SerialKiller who is ashamed of his own sexuality.
111	* SissyVillain: An effete urbanite who ([[SerialKiller generally]]) leaves the throat slitting to his subordinates, Wolcott is physically unintimidating and performs very poorly the one time he gets into a real fight.
112	* SlashedThroat: Performs it three times in "Something Very Expensive".
113	* TheSociopath: As noted above, he's a complete psychopath.
114	* SoftspokenSadist: Wolcott has a very gentle, unassuming voice despite being a killer of women.
115	* TheUnsmile: He frequently attempts to smile when he is in a situation that calls for it, but he's just not a happy guy.
116	* WickedCultured: Wolcott is refined and well-educated, lecturing a brothel on prostitutes throughout history.
117	* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Sure, he's a brutal killer, but there's a great deal of conflict and tragedy in Wolcott's character.
118	[[/folder]]
119
120	[[folder:Aunt Lou]]
121	!!"Aunt" Lou Marchbanks
122	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/marchbanks_louise.jpg]]
123	->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/CleoKing
124
125	A former slave, currently serving as Hearst's cook. She takes over the Grand Hotel kitchen after Hearst buys the building and makes friendship with Richardson.
126	----
127	* ApronMatron: Her role in the Hearst household.
128	* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:After surviving Hearst's employ (a feat few enough can boast), she is seen in the movie to now be a full-time resident of Deadwood, respected by the town and presumably happy]].
129	* HiddenDepths: Her "happy mammy" act is entirely for the benefit of Hearst; in reality, she's a highly intelligent and savvy survivor.
130	* MoralityPet: Initially she seems to be one for George Hearst, but it's quickly subverted. Hearst likes her in the way he would like a dog, and for her part Aunt Lou despises him. She's likely spent her entire life witnessing his brutality and being forced to listen to his self-obsessed monologues.
131	* NonIndicativeName: Lampshaded when Alma wrongly assumes that she is Hearst's real aunt.
132	* [[ObfuscatingStupidity Obfuscating Mammy]]: She acts very much like a {{Mammy}}, 'happy slave' or MagicalNegro for Hearst. In reality, she's very perceptive and hates Hearst just as much as anyone else.
133	* OddFriendship: She quickly enters into a genuine and heart-warming friendship with Richardson, Farnum's idiotic ButtMonkey. The intelligent Aunt Lou could probably do better when it comes to friends, but Aunt Lou seems to appreciate having someone she can be herself in front of, and Richardson is starved for kindness. By the end of her first day in the town he's more devoted to her than he is to anyone else.
134	* SassyBlackWoman: She certainly is when, say, playing games with the local Chinese. With Hearst, of course, it becomes more complicated. She plays the part to him (Hearst approvingly describes her as a "tyrant"), but at the same time she is fully aware of how ruthless he is and understands the tightrope she must walk, acting "sassy" while never truly opposing or angering him.
135	* SupremeChef: Her cooking is good enough to endear her to Hearst.
136	[[/folder]]
137
138	[[folder:Captain Turner]]
139	!!Captain Joe Turner
140	->'''Portrayed By:''' Alan Graf
141
142	George Hearst's large and imposing right hand man.
143	----
144	* ArchEnemy: Dan can't really fight Hearst, but Turner is a physical threat whom he can focus his frustration on, and Turner is only too happy to meet whatever challenge Dan throws his way. It culminates in a hand-to-hand fight to the death in the thoroughfare.
145	* BadassBoast: Turner doesn't speak much, but he does throw out a notable threat in Dan's direction that highlights how formidable and malicious he is.
146	-->''"Not only will I change your mind, I'll rip your whole fucking head off."''
147	* TheDragon: To George Hearst; Turner is his long-time right-hand man and carries out Hearst's orders without question.
148	* DuelToTheDeath: He ends up fighting to the death with Dan Dority in a match set up between Al and Hearst, a fight which he ultimately loses.
149	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Turner is introduced with Wolcott's voiceover letter to Hearst, praising Turner's usefulness...as we see him mercilessly shoot a Cornish worker in the back.
150	* EyeScream: Dan turns the tables in his fight with Turner by ripping the man's eye out.
151	* FatBastard: He's physically imposing due to his enormous frame, which lends to his immense strength.
152	* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: His vicious fight with Dan consists of exchanging savage blows without much in the way of technique; just two very strong men who want to kill each other and don't care how they achieve it.
153	* PsychoForHire: He's a remorseless psychopath who kills without hesitation or even much thought.
154	* TheQuietOne: Turner doesn't speak unless spoken to.
155	* StoutStrength: He's a frighteningly strong man, even if the muscle isn't exactly visible.
156	[[/folder]]
157
158	[[folder:Smith]]
159	!!James Smith
160	->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/TonyCurran
161
162	One of two hired gunmen brought in by Hearst.
163	----
164	* EvilRedhead: He's a red-haired killer.
165	* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:One of Hearst's henchmen kills him before he can name Hearst as his employer.]]
166	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He's virulently racist in addition to being a murderous animal.
167	* PsychoForHire: Smith is a hired killer who's downright gleeful about murdering innocent people.
168	[[/folder]]
169
170	[[folder:Seacrest]]
171	!!Dennis Seacrest
172	->'''Portrayed By:''' Don Swayze
173
174	One of two hired gunmen brought in by Hearst.
175	----
176	* BeardOfEvil: A neat beard to highlight his evil.
177	* PunchClockVillain: Seacrest might be ruthless and remorseless, but he doesn't seem to take nearly as much joy in blood-letting as his partner Smith.
178	* PsychoForHire: Like Smith, he's hired by Hearst for any murders he might need committed.
179	* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:He takes Young Wu hostage to escape with his life; unfortunately for him, Bullock is a good enough shot to kill him without harming Young Wu.]]
180	[[/folder]]
181
182	!!!Allies
183
184	[[folder:Jarry]]
185	!!Hugo Jarry
186	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jarry_hugo.jpg]]
187	[[caption-width-right:300:''"Self-interest is immutable, but it's dictates vary daily."'']]
188	->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/StephenTobolowsky
189
190	-->''"Had you vision as well as sight, you would recognize within me not only a man, but an institution and the future as well."''
191
192	A bottomlessly corrupt high commissioner whose two goals are to ensure that Deadwood is annexed to the territory of Dakota and that Hearst's agenda is fulfilled, in no particular order.
193	----
194	* BadassBoast: A villainous example. Say what you want about Jarry, but it takes guts to calmly rebuke an angry mob. Of course, this is somewhat mitigated in that he says it while standing within the safety of a cage.
195	-->'''Steve the Drunk:''' Fuck you, fuck the institution, AND FUCK THE FUTURE!\
196	'''Jarry:''' You cannot fuck the future, sir. The future fucks you.
197	* CityMouse: Jarry is from the big city, and is acquainted with ruthlessness but not the raw aggression of Deadwood.
198	* DirtyCoward: He cowers in a cage when confronted by Steve and an angry mob.
199	* DistractedByTheSexy: Whenever he's in the Gem or the Bella Union, any passing prostitute is liable to distract him from the business at hand.
200	* FourEyesZeroSoul: He wears spectacles and is deeply corrupt.
201	* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: He's a smug, condescending jackass, but for a moment it looks like he might have a bonding moment with Merrick. Jarry happily geeks out over Merrick's printing press, recalling his journalist father, but then he starts ordering Merrick around with the same condescending attitude with which he regards everyone else.
202	* KarmaHoudini: Jarry seems to be heading the same way as Hearst, escaping Deadwood unscathed. A subversion is implied when he alludes to being in some trouble with the law for defrauding the county.
203	* ProfessionalButtKisser: To the point where Hearst is prompted to ask him, 'Do you want to fuck me?'. Of course, it was due to a metaphorical mix-up involving Socrates, but then Jarry launches into a little monologue about how if he ''were'' courting Hearst, he'd be great at it.
204	* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Oh, massively. Rather than his obstructiveness being a side effect of his job, it's his genuine intent to be obstructive to serve Hearst's purpose.
205	* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Unlike Merrick, he uses this as a weapon in his written documents to fool others.
206	* SleazyPolitician: Totally corrupt, and very eager to take advantage of the "hospitality" of the Bella Union.
207	* {{Slimeball}}: Even Cy is disgusted by this charmless fool.
208	* SmugSnake: Jarry has a hugely inflated opinion of himself for someone who's little more than a toady. When he first arrives in camp, Jarry proceeds to act like he's untouchable but ends up the target of an angry mob.
209	[[/folder]]
210
211	[[folder:Mr. Lee]]
212	!!Mr. Lee
213	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TropeMoon_1554.jpg]]
214	[[caption-width-right:350:''"I am a civilized person."'']]
215	->'''Portrayed By:''' Philip Moon
216
217	The leader of a San Francisco [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs tong]] allied to the Hearst organization, which he provides with [[ChineseLabourer Chinese labourers]] and [[DisposableSexWorker cheap prostitutes]]. His attempt to take over Deadwood's Asian community in the second season puts him in conflict with Mr Wu.
218	----
219	* ArchEnemy: To Mr Wu; they immediately take a powerful dislike to one another, although it's more pronounced on Wu's part.
220	* BadassLongcoat: His default outfit.
221	* BadBoss: Lee treats his employees like tools, subjecting them to casual cruelty and otherwise neglecting their needs.
222	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: For him, it's cheaper to bring new prostitutes than to give medical treatment or even food to the ones he already has.
223	* EvilCounterpart: To Mr Wu; both are ruthless Chinese gangsters who work for powerful figures in the camp, but while Wu takes care of his own Lee is perfectly happy to manipulate, abuse and murder his underlings. Lee also speaks English, unlike Wu.
224	* InscrutableOriental: Next to nothing is known about him aside from that he's from San Francisco and is allied with Hearst. Lee is cold and closed-off on any other matters.
225	* PragmaticVillainy: Lee's evil comes from his ruthlessly practical mindset. He'll allow his employees to die if it's cost-effective.
226	* ObfuscatingStupidity: He rarely speaks with white characters, leading them to assume that he speaks little to no English. He is actually completely fluent in it.
227	* TheQuietOne: Lee does not speak unless it's absolutely necessary.
228	* TheRival: To Mr Wu.
229	* RuthlessForeignGangsters: A psychopathic Chinese gangster who works as proxy of a brutal MegaCorp.
230	* TheStoner: [[spoiler:Wu kills him while he's out of his head on opium]].
231	* UndignifiedDeath: [[spoiler:Wu cuts his throat without a fight while nods off on opium and has completely passionless sex with a prostitute]].
232	[[/folder]]
233
234	[[folder:Tolliver]]
235	See [[Characters/DeadwoodTheBellaUnion The Bella Union]]
236	[[/folder]]

Context Characters / DeadwoodHearstCompany