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* GoodIsNotNice:[[spoiler:Even though he agreed to help Foggy and Matt to help bring down Fisk, he is never gonna go easy on Nadeem no matter how hard Matt and Foggy push for his immunity. The best he can do is offer him a five-year sentence where Ray accepts the deal and go through with it. Justified, given how Nadeem is solely and unwittingly responsible for Fisk being out of prison in the first place and has proven to be an accessory to multiple murders. Earlier, Tower even bluntly tries warning Nadeem that cutting a deal with Fisk isn't going to end well, but Nadeem's {{pride}} keeps him from listening to Tower's advice.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: Tower's attitude towards Nadeem's predicament gets hypocritical when you consider that he stood idly by and let Reyes repeatedly abuse the office of District Attorney for her own gain without ever bothering to take her to the Bar Association. Meaning that Matt's defense for Nadeem's complacency in Fisk's activities is just as applicable against Tower for his own complacency in Reyes' activities. Tower's cowardice is his most defining character trait, after all. Matt knows full well that Tower was in the same position as Nadeem and made the opposite choice, and he even tries to call Tower out on it without revealing it to Nadeem:

* JerkAssHasAPoint: Not really a JerkAss per se. But in spite of Matt and Foggy's lawyering skills, truth be told Tower does have a point that people cannot walk away from murder after Nadeem confesses to be an accessory in numerous of homicides, especially when it's a Class-A felony. Full-immunity only works if it is a corruption or larceny case,[[note]]True an argument could be made that this is a corruption case, given what Fisk did with other agents.[[/note]] but looking the other way when Nadeem was an accomplice to Fisk's crimes, drove Dex to the church where Dex killed Father Lantom, and kept quiet about it. The best thing Tower can do is offer him a five year sentence which Nadeem goes through with the deal and accepts it even if it meant sacrificing his freedom for his family safety.
* OnlySaneMan: Literally in one of the moment when the FBI are discussing the terms and release of Wilson Fisk with Tower and the Police Commissioner by having him put on house arrest and getting him back on the street if he continues on giving valuable information of other criminal organizations. Tower and the police commissioner grudgingly agree with Nadeem and Hattley unwillingly, much as an annoyance to Tower who knows it's one of the most foolish idea for Nadeem or anyone in the FBI to even broker such a deal to [[ManipulativeBastard Wilson Fisk]] and believe it would do a lot more good; knowing full well what Fisk is truly capable of when he's let out of his cage.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He spends most of Diamondback's hostage situation warning about the consequences of Judas bullets getting out to the street, saying that if Frank Castle was capable of wiping dozens of people with regular bullets, exploding bullets would just make things worse. After a heated moment with Foggy in Season 3, he decides to hear him out on what he has to say when it comes to taking down Fisk and listen to what Nadeem has to testify about. After Fisk is put away again, he also happily agrees to Foggy's request to make sure that no charges of any kind get filed against Foggy's brother and parents for the book-cooking that Fisk tricked them into committing.

* TookALevelInJerkass: Subverted, even though when Fisk is out on the street and being called out by Foggy just for doing nothing and only concerned about gathering voters and being re-elected. Tower fires back at Foggy that the feds have Fisk under their thumb, and nothing much his office can do about it. He does admit that it's a ridiculous idea for Nadeem to make a deal or give Fisk preferential treatment, which given what Fisk ultimately does, is a pretty reasonable opinion.

* UnholyMatrimony: [[spoiler:With Billy.]]

[[folder:Matt Murdock]]
->See [[Characters/MCUMattMurdock his page]]

[[folder:Foggy Nelson]]
->See [[Characters/MCUDefenders his folder]]

[[folder:Karen Page]]
->See [[Characters/MCUKarenPage her page]]

!!!Alias Investigations
[[folder:Jessica Jones]]
->See [[Characters/MCUJessicaJones her page]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Malcolm Ducasse]]
->See [[Characters/MCUDefenders his folder]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Peter Parker]]
->See [[Characters/MCUPeterParker his page]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:May Parker]]
->See [[Characters/MCUAvengersAllies Peter Parker's Allies]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ben Parker]]
!!''Benjamin Franklin Parker''

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' N/A
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome''[[note]]initials seen on briefcase[[/note]]

Peter's uncle who passed away some time before the events of ''Civl War''.

* AlternateSelf: Has one on [[Recap/WhatIfS1E5WhatIfZombies Earth-89521]], [[Characters/SpiderManTrilogyMainCharacters Earth-96283]], and [[Characters/TheAmazingSpiderManSeriesMainCharacters Earth-120703]].
* TheGhost: Due to his death having been covered in previous iterations and being well known to fans, the MCU hasn't even mentioned Ben by name outside of ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021''. In the films themselves, his presence is acknowledged indirectly with May wearing her wedding ring on a necklace in ''Civil War'' and Peter telling Ned that he can't tell May he's Spider-Man in ''Homecoming'' because of "everything that's happened with her" while in ''Far From Home'', Ben's initials appear on his briefcase.
* InSpiteOfANail: He and all his variants died shortly after Peter gained his powers.
* OutOfFocus: Unlike in the comics and other versions where Ben's death is Peter's biggest regret, here it's implied that while Ben's death is what started Peter's crime-fighting career, it didn't have the same impact that it usually does. Instead, Peter has to learn what it means to be a responsible hero across all three of his solo films while also seemingly having been inspired to be a hero because of Iron Man and the Avengers, with ''No Way Home'' [[spoiler:having May speak the famous "with great power, there must also be great responsibility" line which Peter had never heard before]].
* TruerToTheText: ''No Way Home'' reveals that like in the original comics, Ben never said, "WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility", which was simply stated in the narration. [[spoiler:May's actually the one to say it instead after she's fatally wounded by the Green Goblin.]]
* TwoFirstNames: "Parker" is also applicable as a first name.

!!!'''[[AC:Staten Island]]'''

[[folder:Method Man]]
!!''[[Music/WuTangClan Method Man]]''
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!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Himself
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Luke Cage|2016}}''

->'''Method Man:''' It's you.\\
'''Luke Cage:''' No man... it's you! Oh man, "P.L.O. Style" was my joint back in the day.

The real-life rapper makes a cameo appearance in ''Luke Cage'' during an armed robbery that Luke Cage stops.

* TheCameo: He gets jacked up in a convenience store robbery, but Luke thankfully comes and saves his life.
* IAmSpartacus: He trades his hoodie with Luke to help him hide from the cops. After that, he freestyles on the radio, and his words inspire black men all over Harlem to wear bullet-ridden hoodies too in order to confuse the police and show solidarity with Luke.
* NiceGuy: He's the personal hero of ''Harlem's own hero'', and is every bit as cool as one would hope when meeting your hero.

!!!'''[[AC:Unknown Boroughs]]'''
[[folder:Kyle Richmond]]
!![[ComicBook/SquadronSupreme Kyle Richmond]]

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' N/A
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Daredevil|2015}}''[[note]]Mentioned only[[/note]]

A wealthy NY resident.

* TheGhost: He's mentioned by Vanessa Mariana when she's organizing a guest list for a gala event for Wilson Fisk.

[[folder:Maynard Tiboldt]]
!!Maynard Tiboldt

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/BenVanBergen
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Jessica Jones|2015}}''

A noted hypnotherapist scheduled to appear on ''Trish Talk'' to discuss the effects of trauma affecting superpowered people.

* AdaptationalHeroism: In the comics, Maynard Tiboldt is a supervillian known as the Ringmaster, who used a hypnotic hat and later was surgically altered to gain a hypnotic stare.
* DemotedToExtra: Has a brief appearance in ''Jessica Jones'' when Trish contacts him to hypnotize Jessica in an attempt to help her regain memories from her time in IGH.

[[folder:Jim Pierce]]
!!Jim Pierce

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JayHieron

A fighter in the underground cage matches that Colleen participates as the "Daughter of the Dragon".

* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: He's never referred to as Hitman, as he doesn't get involved in vigilantism like his comic book counterpart.
* FightClubbing: He's a participant in underground cage matches.
* RoguesGalleryTransplant: A rare, non-villainous example, as Jim Pierce is a ''ComicBook/{{Punisher}}'' character and not an ''ComicBook/IronFist'' one.

[[folder:Bethany]]
!!Bethany

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Natalie Smith
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Iron Fist|2017}}''

An anesthesiologist and Ward Meachum's NA sponsor and lover.

* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler:She ultimately rejects Ward to raise their baby on her own.]]

[[folder:Ernest Koenig / Gemini]]
!!Ernest Koenig / Gemini
!!!'''Species:''' Human

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/PattonOswalt
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD''

The owner of a speakeasy during Prohibition and the grandfather of the Koenig siblings.

* BadBoss: Downplayed and ultimately averted with Koenig. Yeah, he let's Freddy sleep in his bar, but charges him rent, but also gives him a discount on drinks, which he deducts broken glassware from. In the end, he insists on going with the team to find Freddie, insisting the kid's his responsibility.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Koenig's casual sexism contrasting the heroes' modern sensibility is mostly PlayedForLaughs.
* EatTheEvidence: When the Hunters barge into his bar looking for Freddie, Koenig sees the bullet Jemma extracted and left in a shot glass, so he quickly takes the glass and drinks it, bullet and all.
* HiddenDepths: Grandpa Koenig is just the owner of a speakeasy, a very low level criminal and businessman, but it's hinted that he's pivotal to the development of S.H.I.E.L.D. in general and its science division in particular.
* IdenticalGrandson: He's identical to his grandsons due to being portrayed by the same actor.
* NotSoStoic: Koenig is a low level crime boss and has handled himself incredibly well so far, but when he sees the quinnjet and a chronicom, he freaks out.
* StableTimeLoop: It's implied that Koenig and his descendants become involved in S.H.I.E.L.D. because S.H.I.E.L.D. involves him when they travel back, making him want to be a part of what they will become. He also takes an interest in the LMD project specifically after learning that Enoch is a Chronicom and becoming friends with him, since Enoch is left behind after he is unable to reach the ''Zephyr'' before it jumps forward in time. Averted however when it is revealed that travelling to the past creates a branching timeline.
* SustainedMisunderstanding: Despite finding out that they're from the future, Koenig [[ContinuityNod still]] thinks S.H.I.E.L.D. are Canadians.

[[folder:Crane Sisters]]
!!The Crane Sisters (Avalon, D.K., Aiko)
!!!'''Species:''' Humans

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Lori Laing (Avalon), Lauren Mary Kim (D.K.), Jean Tree (Aiko)
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Iron Fist|2017}}''

A trio of tattoo artists.

* AdaptationalWimp: They have no mystical abilities in the MCU, unlike their comic book counterparts.
* AdaptationNameChange: Known as the Crane Daughters in the comics.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: They appear to be regular humans in the MCU, unlike the AmbiguouslyHuman daughters of the Crane Mother from the comics.
* BadassNormal: Despite having no abilities, the three are proficient martial artists.
* RaceLift: While the Crane Daughters all appear Asian in the comics, Avalon is African-American while D.K. seems of mixed race. Only Aiko retains the fully Asian features of the comic book Crane Daughters.
* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: Seems they are just business and artistic partners in the MCU instead of actual siblings.
* WildCard: At first they work for Davos to [[spoiler:aid him in gaining the Iron Fist through the ritual tattoo of the Steel Serpent symbol,]] but later they work with [[spoiler:Danny and Colleen to strip Davos of the Iron Fist by performing another tattoo on Colleen.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Robert Coleman / "Whizzer"]]
!!''Robert Coleman''
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mcu_whizzer.png]]
!!!'''Species:''' Enhanced human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Jay Klaitz
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Jessica Jones|2015}}''

A victim of IGH who got empowered with superspeed, but it only works when he's afraid.
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[[folderVido Arocho]]

[[folder:Miller family]]

[[folder:Jessica Jones' apartment building]]
!!''Jessica Jones''
->See her [[Characters/MCUJessicaJones own page]]

!!''Malcolm Ducasse''
-->See Alias Investigations

[[folder:Dinah Madani's family]]

[[folder:Ray Nadeem's family]]
!!''Ray Nadeem''
->See the [[Characters/MCUUnitedStatesGovernment United States Government]] page

!!''Seema Nadeem''

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/SunitaDeshpande
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Daredevil|2015}}''

Ray Nadeem's wife.

* CrusadingWidow: After Ray is killed, she slips into this when she goes to the FBI offices to discreetly slip Ray's dying confession to Foggy past a wary Dex.
* HappilyMarried: She and Ray have been together for several years. It's only as Nadeem falls deeper and deeper into Fisk's control that their marriage suffers.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Ray understandably keeps her out of the loop to protect her from Fisk, which she's not too happy about.

!!''Saami Nadeem''
!!''Nihar Nadeem''
!!''Saanvi Nadeem''

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/NanditaShenoy
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Daredevil|2015}}''

Ray's sister-in-law through his brother Nihar.

* SmallRoleBigImpact: She only appears in two episodes, but it turns out that Fisk cut off her insurance as a means to manipulate Ray for three years.

[[folder:Frank Castle's family]]
!!''Frank Castle''
->See his [[Characters/MCUThePunisher page]]

!!''Maria Castle''

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/KelliBarrett
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{The Punisher|2017}}''

Frank's late wife.

* HappilyMarried: She and Frank.
* PosthumousCharacter: She and the kids died in the assassination attempt on Frank in Central Park

!!''Frank "Frankie" Castle, Jr.''

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/AidanPierceBrennan
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{The Punisher|2017}}''

Frank Castle's late son.

* PosthumousCharacter: He died in the same shootout that killed his mother and sister and wounded his father.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: Played with. He idolized his dad, painting a mural of a marine in their house, and bragged that his dad was "killing Hajjis." Frank was ''deeply'' disturbed by this and became convinced that he was a bad influence on the kid. [[spoiler:Especially since Frank suspected himself of having participated in war crimes.]]

!!''Lisa Castle''

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/NicolettePierini
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{The Punisher|2017}}''

Frank Castle's late daughter.

* DaddysGirl: Frank doted on her lovingly, and sees in Karen what Lisa could've grown up to be if she hadn't died so young
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Frank cradled her in her arms after she was mortally wounded in the crossfire of the assassination attempt on him
* PartingWordsRegret: One of Frank's final moments with his daughter was refusing to read her favorite book to her before bed. She was killed in the attempt on him the next day.
* PosthumousCharacter: Obviously.

[[folder:Aaron Davis]]
-->See the [[Characters/MCUCriminalsTerroristsVulturesGang Vulture's Gang]] page
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Miles Morales]]
!!''Miles Morales''

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' N/A
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' (mentioned)

The nephew of Aaron Davis.

* AlternateSelf: On [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacHeroes Earth-1048]] and [[Characters/SpiderManSpiderVerseTheSpiderGang Earth-1610B]], he's [[AlternateUniverseReedRichardsIsAwesome Spider-Man]].
* TheGhost: He doesn't make an appearance and is only mentioned by his uncle. A deleted scene showing Aaron calling his nephew and referring to him by name does exist, confirming that Aaron's nephew is Miles.

[[folder:Delmar]]
!!''Mr. Delmar''

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/HemkyMadera
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' | ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome''

The owner of Delmar's Deli-Grocery, a deli frequented by Peter Parker.

* NiceGuy: He has a friendly relationship with Peter.

[[folder:Frankie]]
!!''Frankie''

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/ShakinaNayfack
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Jessica Jones|2015}}''

The owner of Frankie's Famous 24-Hour Pawn Shop.

* LargeAndInCharge: They're the rather tall owner of a pawn shop.

[[folder:Jessica Jones' Family]]
!!''Brian Jones''

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JamesColby
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Jessica Jones|2015}}''

Jessica's father, who died in the car accident.

* AdaptationNameChange: In the comics, Jessica's father is called David Campbell.
* CompositeCharacter: In the comics, David Campbell is Jessica's biological father, who dies in the accident, while Mr. Jones is Jessica's adoptive father.
* PosthumousCharacter: Dead before the events of ''Jessica Jones''.
* SexlessMarriage: [[spoiler:Brian and Alisa were having marital problems and were taking a vacation with the family to help resolve them.]]
* {{Tuckerization}}: Named after Jessica's creator, Creator/BrianMichaelBendis.

!!''Alisa Jones''

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/MiriamShor / Creator/JanetMcTeer
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''{{Series/Jessica Jones|2015}}''

Jessica Jones' mother, who seemingly died in the car accident.

->See the [[Characters/MCUCriminalsTerroristsNewYork Criminals & Terrorists – New York]] page

!!''Phillip Jones''

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/BillyMcFadden

Jessica's younger brother, who died in the car accident.

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: To Jessica.
* TheLostLenore: Jessica feels this was especially toward him, since the car accident that killed her family could've been avoided had she not overreacted to him pestering her.

[[folder:Midtown School of Science and Technology]]
-->See the [[Characters/MCUCitizensNewYorkCityMidtownSchoolOfScienceAndTechnology Midtown School of Science and Technology]] page
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lieberman Family]]
!!''David Linus "Micro" Lieberman''
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mcu_micro.png]]

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/EbonMossBachrach
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/AgentsOfShield''[[note]]Mentioned only[[/note]] | ''Series/{{The Punisher|2017}}''

A former analyst of the National Security Agency, who faked his own death to hide from the government, and continue his work of exposure of the government's secret affairs, until the day Frank Castle comes across him.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Not ''everyone'' who learns a powerful ability wants to spend the rest of their days using it for dangerous, if ultimately noble, actions. As such, once Pangborn learns to use magic to throw off his paralysis, he prefers to return home rather than go on to fighting spirits.

->See the [[Characters/MCUCompanies MCU: Companies]] page

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: His fate after being arrested in Season 3 is left unclear. With the show's cancellation it is unlikely it will ever be answered, but the fact that Matt's switched over to Luke Jacobson for suit designs come ''Series/SheHulkAttorneyAtLaw'', it's most likely nothing good.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: His fate after being arrested in Season 3 is left unclear. With the show's cancellation it is unlikely it will ever be answered.

* AgeLift: In the Fraction comics, Grills is middle aged, while here he appears to be in his 20s.

* TooDumbToLive: Using money he borrowed from an infamous mob boss to fund his political campaign was a lose-lose situation. Aside from the possible scandal that could have arisen if Bill had been exposed, there was no guarantee he would win, especially given the community's opinion on him. Naturally he loses, and given what his wife said, Bill likely would have ended up dead [[TheDogBitesBack even without his son's involvement]].

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Peter's most famous job is as a photographer working for J. J. at ''The Daily Bugle''. This doesn't happen in the MCU, because J.J. is given Spider-Man's SecretIdentity and ''outs'' him to the world before ever meeting, knowing, and employing Peter Parker in any capacity. In comics, when Jameson got to know Peter as an employer and a one-sided surrogate son-nephew in ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' and Creator/ChipZdarsky's run on ''Spectacular Spider-Man'', he actually became Peter's friend and confidant.

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Hawkeye|2021}}''

* AdaptationalDumbass: Most versions of J. Jonah Jameson are the respected head of a long-running newspaper, with the [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy Sam Raimi version]] in particular boasting that he hadn't needed to print a retraction in 20 years (before Eddie Brock happened). This Jameson is a sensationalist conspiracy theorist who is considered extremely controversial and is in no way a respected source of news.

* AdaptationalUgliness: Jameson wasn't particularly handsome in the comics, but he had a full head of hair; in contrast, this version is going bald.

* TruerToTheText: Unlike his previous portrayal in the Sam Raimi trilogy, largely based on later interpretations that showed there was a more caring side to the character, this version is a more accurate adaption of Jameson's original portrayal as a greedy and selfish person willing to make all sorts of lies and not caring about his employees as shown in the tie-in material for ''No Way Home'' with Betty Brant.

->See Characters/MCUDaredevil

-->See [[Characters/MCUKarenPage Karen Page]]

->See Characters/MCUJessicaJones

* OldMoney: Implied by Eleanor, who accuses Derek of always expecting a solution to fall out of the sky. Confirmed by Kate, who says her great-great-great-great-grandfather built the building they have the penthouse of.

* AlternateSelf: On [[Characters/SpiderManPS4Heroes Earth-1048]] and [[Characters/SpiderManSpiderVerseTheSpiderGang Earth-1610B]], he's [[AlternateUniverseReedRichardsIsAwesome Spider-Man]].

* ScreamsLikeAGirl: According to Bruce in the novel.

-->'''Esther:''' Is that supposed to mean anything to me?\\
'''Fisk:''' No. But it means something to me.

* CanonForeigner: He was created because during production of ''Daredevil'' Season 1, Marvel Studios didn't have the rights to Franchise/SpiderMan yet and hence, neither J. Jonah Jameson nor the ''Daily Bugle'' could be used. The ''New York Bulletin'' itself, however, isn't a CanonForeigner and has been around in the mainstream comic since 2009.

* SaltAndPepper: He's the salt to Donovan's pepper.

* {{Keet}}: ''Very'' hyperactive, especially when it comes to science. In the novelization, Bruce describes him as"like a humingbird on crack" when he ''really'' gets going.

* {{Keet}}: ''Very'' hyperactive, especially when it comes to science.

* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: He wants to cure Banner and find similar cures for diseases but wants to use gamma-irradiated blood to do so which always has unfortunate consequences.

* NiceGuy: Other than Bruce, he knows how dangerous Hulk blood is better than anyone but instead of treating Bruce like a menace he's 'hail fellow scientist! Well met!'

* AlternateSelf: Has one on [[Film/SpiderMan2 Earth-96283]] as an unnamed Oscorp representative.

* AlternateSelf: Has a variant named Jack in [[Characters/SSUSanFrancisco another universe]].

* [[ToxicFriendInfluence Toxic Parent Influence]]: Played with. He idolized his dad, painting a mural of a marine in their house, and bragged that his dad was "killing Hajjis." Frank was ''deeply'' disturbed by this and became convinced that he was a bad influence on the kid. [[spoiler:Especially since Frank suspected himself of having participated in war crimes.]]