History Main / TheMafia

** The {{Huntress}}' main target when she was reintroduced PostCrisis. She was a MafiaPrincess growing up, until the Mafia had [[OrphansOrdeal her family]] [[YouKilledMyFather killed]] [[HarmfulToMinors in front of]] [[DistaffCounterpart her]] [[Franchise/{{Batman}} eyes]].
* In MarvelComics, organized crime has traditionally been represented by a CaptainErsatz syndicate called "The Maggia."

Compare TheMafiya, TheCartel, TheTriadsAndTheTongs, {{Yakuza}}, TheIrishMob, LondonGangster, and the KosherNostra (which the Mafia sometimes employs).

* Spoofed in ''TheTripletsOfBelleville'' -- the otherwise entirely stereotypical mobsters are actually French, and obsessed with cycling.

* ''Film/TheGodfather'' is the TropeCodifier. The genesis of the modern media portrayal, though the actual word 'mafia' was [[NotUsingTheZedWord notably absent]] from the film versions. (Ironically, it would go on to influence real-life mafia culture, particularly the glamorous self-image that would be aspired to.) The producers of ''The Godfather'' were able to speak to a real member of the Mafia, who provided some of his 'boys' for crowd-control on-set. In exchange, he made several requests, one of which was that the word 'Mafia' be removed from the script (the director agreed, which was easy enough to do -- considering that it wasn't in the script in the first place).

* The book of ''ManOnFire'' and the first film had the Mafia being behind the kidnapping that Creasy seeks vengeance for, but the 2004 film with Denzel Washington removed them from the picture.

* Mafia boss Tony T and his henchmen act as the main antagonists of ''CarlitosWay'', opposite [[GenericEthnicCrimeGang Puerto Rican]] Charlie Brigante.

* In ''MarriedToTheMob'', a mafia wife tries to escape the life after her husband is bumped off.

* ''BoardwalkEmpire'' has an Italian gang (a literal crime family composed of brothers and cousins) trying to move in on the rackets in Atlantic City. Important Mafia figures like 'Lucky' Luciano, Joe Torrio and Al Capone also feature prominently. The main Gang boss, Enoch Thompson and many of his allies are Irish-American whilst the often forgotten but very powerful Jewish Mafia are represented by New York Boss Arnold Rothstein.
* The ''LawAndOrder'' universe includes the Masuccis.

* [[MarriedWithChildren Bud Bundy]] borrows money from a man named Capone (who operates a bank from his car) to produce a workout video.

* As part of his gimmick at the time[[note]]which was "Hustle, Loyalty, Respect"[[/note]], JohnCena's entrance at {{Wrestlemania}} 22 was a clip about the mafia during the Depression and gangsters dressed up in suits and tommy guns. He then appears dressed in a black coat and cap, as if the head of the mafia.

* ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto Grand Theft Auto 3]]'' revolves around TheMafia, and the group also shows up in important roles in the other parts of the series. In fact, ''Liberty City Stories'' has you ''play'' as a mobster who's of some importance in ''3''.

* The Sonozaki Family from ''KamenRiderDouble'' act as this. Just replace drugs with [[TransformationTrinket Gaia Memories]].

* In ''AxisPowersHetalia'', when S. Italy was rushing to save Spain, he ran into the mafia, who demanded that he gave them Spain's imports. S. Italy just beat them up and continued on his way. He also blames his cold (which is an in universe representation of a recession) on the mafia.

* ThePunisher's first of ''many'' victims. (The original version has his family being gunned down by gangsters for stumbling onto a gangland execution, while the version told on the one-shot MAX comic ''The Cell'' has [[spoiler:an attempted coup go bad with both the hitman and the target's bodyguards killing the Castle family in the crossfire]].)

* Almost every bad guy in ''SinCity'' is a part of one mafia organization or another.

* ''TheUntouchables''

* On ''{{Caprica}}'', the Tauron Ha'la'tha is an example of this, with elements of TheCartel. Oh, and they speak Ancient Greek.

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* ''CityOfHeroes'' has the Family, who are Italian mobsters in nice suits and bowler hats. ''CityOfVillains'' also has the Mooks, who are just the same, except less well-dressed. Both are hilariously anachronistic as well, even the Mooks wear 20s-style fashion outfits in a TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture world, and wield tommy guns equally as effective as modern assault rifles and lasers. RuleOfCool, folks.

* ''MafiaWars'' lets you play a Mafia don and do all sorts of illicit stuff for cash and prizes.

* ''LaCosaNostra'', unsurprisingly [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin given the title]].

* In ''RustyAndCo'', run by illithid (mind flayer) -- who else did you expect in illithid activities?
* In ''{{Sinfest}}'', [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2973 the cartoon mafia]]
* In SonicTheComicOnline there is The Family a group of bugs from the Special Zone lead by a spider called Don Long-Legs that control the Casino Night Zone and employ Max Gamble a gangster and an old enemy of the Freedom Fighters as a "legitimate" front man.

* Although never explicitly stated, Music/BruceSpringsteen's "Atlantic City" (off ''Nebraska'') clearly involves someone mixed up in Mafia business. The opening line about how "they up the Chicken Man in Philly last night" is a clear reference to the assassination of Acting Boss [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Testa Philip Testa]] of the Philadelphia crime family; most interpretations hold that the perspective character is either going to AC for a hit or to distract himself before taking employment as a hitman. (Note well that AC is roughly where the Philadelphia and New York Mob spheres of influence converge, although AC is much closer to Philly.)

* Although never explicitly stated, Creator/BruceSpringsteen's "Atlantic City" (off ''Nebraska'') clearly involves someone mixed up in Mafia business. The opening line about how "they up the Chicken Man in Philly last night" is a clear reference to the assassination of Acting Boss [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Testa Philip Testa]] of the Philadelphia crime family; most interpretations hold that the perspective character is either going to AC for a hit or to distract himself before taking employment as a hitman. (Note well that AC is roughly where the Philadelphia and New York Mob spheres of influence converge, although AC is much closer to Philly.)

* ''VideoGame/OmertaCityOfGansters'', like above, places player in a role of a mob boss in Prohibition era.

* The Revache & Co from ''Main/ZeroNoKiseki''

* For the first time in....'''ever''', the main cast of ''{{Final Fantasy XV}}'' are all citizens of the Lucis kingdom ruled and defended by the Caelum Mafia family. The main character, Noctis Lucis Caelum, is effectively (and literally) a [[MafiaPrincess Mafia Prince]].

->'''Michael Corleone:''' Oh? Who's being naive, Kay?

* They're the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDNzzhCpqxA food of choice]] for ''TheVelociPastor''.

** The {{Huntress}}' main target when she was introduced. She was a MafiaPrincess growing up, until the Mafia had [[OrphansOrdeal her family]] [[YouKilledMyFather killed]] [[HarmfulToMinors in front of]] [[DistaffCounterpart her]] [[Franchise/{{Batman}} eyes]].

* ''VideoGame/AHatInTime'' has the Mafia of Cooks, a rather goofy example. They still rob people and punch seagulls who eat thir fish, though.

** ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse'' includes the urbane Glass Walkers, who developed strong footholds in Italy (there really is a breed of Italian wolf). And since ''Werewolf'' absolutely loves its cultural stereotypes...

* Many of {{Batman}}'s non-Cape villains. Carmine "The Roman" Falcone, Salvatore "Boss" Maroni, Rupert Thorne and Carl Grissom qualify.
** The {{Huntress}}' main target when she was introduced. She was a MafiaPrincess growing up, until the Mafia had [[OrphansOrdeal her family]] [[YouKilledMyFather killed]] [[HarmfulToMinors in front of]] [[DistaffCounterpart her]] [[{{Batman}} eyes]].

* In ''AstroCity'', the main crime syndicate is run by The Deacon. The "Dark Ages" story arc included a gang war between groups led by The Deuce, Bamboo, and Josef "The Platypus" Platapopulous.

Scary Italian and Sicilian dudes with guns. Part tight-knit community, part protection racket, these ''paesani'' live by a code - which just happens to include vendetta (killing anyone who wrongs ''la famiglia'') and ''omertà'' (going to your [[TheDon Don]], rather than the cops, when you have trouble with a fellow Italian). Classically known as the ''Cosa Nostra'' ("Our thing"), and also called "wiseguys". Although the power of the mafia (at least, the American mafia) has diminished sharply in recent years thanks to most of its bigger players either getting stuffed into prison or simply becoming too old to participate in the game, the ''mystique'' surrounding these organizations is so strong that they have almost replaced other established historical figures such as knights as [[DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster carriers of a romantic ideal]].

''That's a real nice trope page you got here. Lots of work building this thing up. It'd be a shame if something were to happen to it...''

* ''{{Bullitt}}'' has the eponymous cop going after Mafia hit men.