History Characters / TheGodfatherCorleoneFamilyAssociates

* ReplacementFlatCharacter: While serving a similar role to Hagen, he gets considerably less characterization and depth.
* ReplacementGoldfish: Harrison takes on Hagen's role as the lawyer and financial advisor for the Corleone family.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The character was created after Robert Duvall refused to participate in ''The Godfather III'' unless he was paid a salary comparable to Pacino's

[[folder:Lou Pennino]]

->'''Portrayed by''': Robert Cicchini

A member of Vincent's crew and his bodyguard.
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* TheDragon: He serves as Vincent's right-hand man.
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->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/AbeVigoda (''The Godfather''), John Aprea (''Part II'')

* FaceOfAThug: A downplayed example. He doesn't look overwhelmingly threatening, but his face is hard and serious enough looking that he helps Michael ward off Don Vito's would-be assassins

A baker from Sicily and Nazorine's apprentice, and eventual son-in-law as he fell in love with Nazorine's daughter, Katherine. He was enlisted into italian army during World War II, before being captured and sent to the United States as a prisoner of war, before being paroled to help with the american effort of war, and finding job as Nazorine's student. With the war ending he's however soon going to be sent back to Italy, prompting Nazorine to seeks Don Corleone's help to keep him here.

* PunchClockVillain: He served in Italian army during World War II, but only because he was enlisted, and shows no sign of loyalty or sympathy toward Mussolini and the fascists.

* YouOweMe: He's on the receiving end of this as his request for justice leaves him indebted to Vito Corleone, something that makes him fearful that he would be forced to help cover up murders, until Vito calls him to [[spolier: perform the embalming of Sonny and make him presentable for an open casket, so Vito's wife may see her son]].

* PapaWolf: He goes to Don Corleone to get payback at the boys who tried to rape and savagely assaulted his daughter, resulting in them being beaten within an inch of their lives by Paulie Gatto and his enforcers.
* UngratefulBastard: Downplayed: he's very grateful after the Corleones grant his request to beat the boys who assaulted his daughter, but later becomes afraid and and worried about repaying his debt to Don Corleone. Though given that you never know what a mobster may ask you to do to repay a debt, his reaction is perfectly understandable--and he's understandably relieved when Vito only asks him to embalm Sonny.
* YouOweMe: He's on the receiving end of this as his request for justice leaves him indebted to Vito Corleone, something that makes him fearful that he would be forced to help cover up murders, until Vito calls him to perform the embalming of Sonny and makes him presentable for an open casket and for Vito's wife to see her son.

A baker in Little Italy and old friend of Vito Corleone, for whom he often makes pastries, having for example made the cake for Connie Corleone and Carlo Rizzie's wedding. During Connie's wedding he asks a favor to Vito, to help get a green card for his baker apprentice and daughter's boyfriend, Enzo.

* {{Foil}}: To Bonasera. He's a humble, affectionate requester, immediately contrasting with the disdainful and unrespectful undertaker.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: His novel counterpart was killed in the car bomb that killed [[spoiler:Apollina.]]
* SuicideMission: Knew he wasn't coming back from his mission to kill Don Licio Lucchesi, but took it to avenge Tommasino.

* FaceOfAThug: More than just about anyone else in the film series, this guy looks like someone you do ''not'' wanna mess with.

* WouldHurtAChild: '''FULL STOP.''' In the novel, he tosses '''his own newborn child''' into a furnace because if its half-Irish ancestry.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: In the novel Luca was infamous for his violence and cruelty with a number of incredibly brutal murders (including that of his own newborn infant child) to his name. Even the Corleone family fears him, and his allegiance to them isn't as guaranteed as much as they'd like. The film omits many of his harsher actions, including the infanticide, and on the whole his major scene of him at the party serves to humanize him as a somewhat dim but still affectionate follower of Vito's. Similarly, the Corleone family is at the very least confident in his loyalty, and there's never any real fear of him turning on them.

* TheDragon: He is the Corleone family's most trusted bodyguard, though he's also TheBrute.

[[caption-width-right:243:''"Don Corleone, I am honored and grateful that you have invited me to your home today on the day of your daughters wedding... and I hope that their first child, be a masculine child."'']]

* AffablyEvil: To his friends and associates, he's regarded as a friendly, jovial kind of guy, joking and always happy to share his tales of the good old days. In fact, he's in the middle of sharing tales from old times when he dies. He also personally commits two of the most (in)famous murders in the film series.

* RiteOfPassage: Killing [[spoiler:Paulie]] is how Rocco 'makes his bones.'

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: He is shown at the opening gathering, slightly drunk and waiting for a meeting with Michael. His attempt to have a traditional Italian song played leaves him humiliated. Showing that he is out of touch with the new West Coast-facing organization and out of power.

* TheQuietOne: He doesn't say much compared to Clemenza.

* AffablyEvil: To his friends and associates, Clemenza's regarded as a friendly, jovial kind of guy, always happy to talk and always happy to share his tales of the good old days. In fact, he's in the middle of sharing tales from the old times when he dies.
* BigFun: Seems to provide a comedic scene or two, the quote above being the top example on how funny he can get.