History Characters / TheWireNewDayCoOp

* HateSink: Cheese is one of the few almost totally unsympathetic people in the entire series, with a lethal combination of being [[SmugSnake obnoxious]],[[{{Jerkass}} rude]], [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder disloyal]], and [[TooDumbToLive stupid.]] Even in universe, nobody sheds a tear when Slim Charles blows his face off. The comicalness around him might be the only thing that occasionally stops him from being completely despicable.

* RealEstateScam: Makes the local news when it's exposed that the city council is going to relocate him to redevelop the land where his club stands. He's being offered more than what his club is worth and a better council owned property elsewhere, so he will net a million dollars for moving. Not by coincidence, Rick has a history of campaign donations.

* HenpeckedHushand: If his dialogue with Stringer about his wife's "fat cunt", is to be believed.

* AintTooProudToBeg: Off-screen. Omar mentions that when he robbed Rick, Rick fell down on his knees and wept like a little baby. On-screen, Rick takes a more dignified stand later when he's confronted by Omar and Cheese.

* SophisticatedAsHell: Not very comfortable with parliamentary procedure, but still tries to abide by it.

* BadassInCharge: Head of Barksdale muscle in Season 3. He and his crew are able to repel Omar from a stash house. The second Wire character after Wee-Bey to get the better of Omar in a confrontation.
* TheBrute: Takes over from Wee-Bey as this role, head of muscle and [[CoDragons Co-Dragon]] to String.

* EvilVirtues: Pretty much all of them, but especially loyalty and bravery, which might explain why his position seems to get better and better with each season.
* ExcellentJudgeOfCharacter: He's able to foresee troublemakers down the road with great accuracy.

* EvilVirtues: Pretty much all of them, which might explain why his position seems to get better and better with each season.
* ExcellentJudgeOfCharacter:He's able to foresee troublemakers down the road with great accuracy.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Starts crying when Bunk and McNulty bring up the death of his dog during interrogation. And yet, he has no problems with betraying and killing his own uncle.

->'''Played by''': Method Man

* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: So quick audience members can be forgiven for missing it on the first watch.
-->When it was my uncle, I was with my uncle. When it was Marlo, I was with him. But ''now'', nigga-- '''''[[BoomHeadshot BLAM]].''''' Cheese's application now accepted for [[IncrediblyLamePun Swiss citizenship.]]

-->When it was Joe. I was with Joe. When it was Marlo's time, short as it was. I was with him. But ''now'', nigga--

* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: So quick audience members can be forgiven for missing it on the first watch. "When it was Marlo's time, short as it was. I was with him. But NOW nigga-" '''''[[BoomHeadshot BLAM]].''''' Cheese's application now accepted for [[IncrediblyLamePun Swiss citizenship.]]

* AssholeVictim: After Slim Charles kills him, the various drug lords and such can be heard saying things like "Motherfucka had it coming" in the background.

-->When it was Joe. I was with Joe. When it was Marlo's time, short as it was. I was with him. But NOW nigga-

* UndignifiedDeath: To whit: KilledMidsentence and left to rot on the ground. The only person who even seems remotely upset (or surprised) is Shorty, who exclaims (referring to Slim Charles) [[PragmaticVillainy "This sentimental motherfucker]] [[CrowningMomentOfFunny just cost us money!"]]

* HateSink: Cheese is one of the few almost totally unsympathetic people in the entire series, with a lethal combination of being [[SmugSnake obnoxious]],[[{{Jerkass}} rude]], [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder disloyal]], and [[TooDumbToLive stupid.]] Even in universe, nobody sheds a tear when Slim Charles blows his face off.

* NotAfraidToDie: When Omar gets the drop on him, Slim explains the real circumstances of Butchie's murder and concludes with "[[FaceDeathWithDignity Do what you feel]]".

* NotAfraidToDie: When Omar gets the drop on him, all he says is "[[FaceDeathWithDignity Do what you feel]]".

* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: So quick audience members can be forgiven for missing it on the first watch. "When it was Marlo's time, short as it was. I was with him. But NOW nigga-" '''''[[BoomHeadshot BLAM]]''''' Cheese's application now accepted for [[IncrediblyLamePun Swiss citizenship.]]

* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: So quick audience members can be forgiven for missing it on the first watch. "When it was Marlo's time, short as it was. I was with him. But NOW nigga-" '''''[[BoomHeadshot BLAM]]''''' Cheese's application now accepted for [[IncrediblyLame Swiss citizenship.]]

** He shows some feelings and intelligence under questioning -despite being hurt- during the incident with his "dawg"

* HateSink: Cheese is one of the few almost totally unsympathetic people in the entire series, with a lethal combination of being [[SmugSnake obnoxious]],[[{{Jerkass}} rude]], [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder disloyal]], and [[TooDumbToLive stupid.]] Even in universe, nobody sheds a tear when Prop Joe blows his face off.

* TooDumbToLive: Despite the above mentioned tropes, throwing the remainder of the cigar you were smoking at the body of your freshly murdered criminal associate may not have been the smartest of moves.

* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: An interesting example. Not so much in the traditional vocabulary sense, but he speaks with in heavy street slang. Even more so than all the other street charactors in the show. To the point where the average middle class surburbanite viewer may need to have the Website/UrbanDictionary handy to follow his dialogue.