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* TeenyWeenie: Kip. Call it "cute" at your own peril.
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* CompensatingForSomething: The current arc is kicked off when Kip hurls a prostitute out a window after she commented his size was "cute."
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* CompensatingForSomething: The current gang war arc is kicked off when Kip hurls a prostitute out a window after she commented his size was "cute."
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* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Played with. King outright admits he has so many enemies he can't possibly remember them all. But as he's quick to pick up on Luke's reminder and understand who he is.
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* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Played with. King outright admits he has so many enemies he can't possibly remember them all. But as he's quick to pick up on Luke's reminder and understand who he is.
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* [[spoiler:GatlingGood]]: Ed King sells one to [[spoiler:Kip]] when he comes back to New York. Subverted, though: it is ultimately of no use against [[spoiler:Brad]].
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* [[spoiler:GatlingGood]]: GatlingGood: Ed King sells one to [[spoiler:Kip]] when he comes back to New York. Subverted, though: it is ultimately of no use against [[spoiler:Brad]].[[spoiler:Brad]].
** Used again by Edward King's man Parrot against Native Americans.
** Used again by Edward King's man Parrot against Native Americans.
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* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Played with. King outright admits he has so many enemies he can't possibly remember them all. But as he's quick to pick up on Luke's reminder and understand who he is.
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* YouHaveFailedMe: Interesting variation. Edward doesn't seem too mad Swallow failed his mission.mission.
* ZergRush: Black Horse and the Sioux & Cheyenne at the battle of Hayfield. As noted in WeHaveReserves, the white men have a gatling gun, the Native Americans have nothing of the sort. They get through and win only because there's so ''many'' of them that the gatling runs out of ammo before it can kill them all.
* ZergRush: Black Horse and the Sioux & Cheyenne at the battle of Hayfield. As noted in WeHaveReserves, the white men have a gatling gun, the Native Americans have nothing of the sort. They get through and win only because there's so ''many'' of them that the gatling runs out of ammo before it can kill them all.
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* OffingTheOffspring: Edward King certainly has no qualms about trying to do this.
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** In the final chapters, Luke single-handedly takes down [[spoiler:every member of King's gang that's present]].
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* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The final chapter ends with an elderly Luke, with his daughter and granddaughter, visiting Brad [[spoiler: who is buried next to their mother, and whose grave shows that he lived to the age of 68]].
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* MissingMom: See DeathByOriginStory above.
* MoralityChain: Luke, to Brad.
* MoralityChain: Luke, to Brad.
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* MissingMom: See DeathByOriginStory above.
* MoralityChain: Luke,RefugeInAudacity: Say what you will about Edward King, but his plot at the end to Brad.[[spoiler:rob a bank in Kansas City, using ''his own capture and execution'' as a distraction and holding the city hostages with a stolen navy warship]] is as ballsy as it is crazy.
* RoaringRampageOfRescue: there's nothing subtle about the way Brad [[spoiler: rescues Luke from the Iron Butterflies]].
* MoralityChain: Luke,
* RoaringRampageOfRescue: there's nothing subtle about the way Brad [[spoiler: rescues Luke from the Iron Butterflies]].
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* RoaringRampageOfRescue: there's nothing subtle about the way Brad [[spoiler: rescues Luke from the Iron Butterflies]].
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* BoomHeadshot: How Raymond kills some people who caused a ruckus in the Iron Butterly [[spoiler:as well as JJ]].
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* BoomHeadshot: How Raymond kills some people who caused a ruckus in the Iron Butterly Butterfly [[spoiler:as well as JJ]].
* BloodKnight: Special nod to Dodo of the Crimson Gang.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Edward gets a lot of (deserved) hate from his sons.
* ColdSniper: Eagle, the Sniper of the Crimson Gang is this in spades. Bonus points in that he never speaks a single word
* CallingTheOldManOut: Edward gets a lot of (deserved) hate from his sons.
* ColdSniper: Eagle, the Sniper of the Crimson Gang is this in spades. Bonus points in that he never speaks a single word
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* DeathByOriginStory: Brad and Luke's mom was allegedly murdered [[spoiler:by their father]].
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* CoolOldGuy: One Horn of the Sioux.
* DeathByOriginStory: Brad and Luke's mom wasallegedly murdered [[spoiler:by their father]].
* DeathByOriginStory: Brad and Luke's mom was
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Jean [=McDowell=] may despise his son, but he won't allow him to be killed and will even risk his life for his sake.
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* [[spoiler: EarnYourHappyEnding: after all the pain and bloodshed, the brothers succeed in their quest together and are able to embrace a future in which they're happy. Brad passes away peacefully decades later after returning to New york-and probably Emma, while Luke as an old man has children and grand children, who resemble [[BelligerentSexualTension Jenny Macy.]]]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:Jean Gene [=McDowell=] may despise his son, but he won't allow him to be killed and will even risk his life for his sake.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Raymond doesn't understand why would Brad risk his life and career with the Grave Diggers after [[spoiler:he kidnaps Luke.]] Even after Brad explain [[MoralityChain his reasons]], Raymond still refuse to believe it [[spoiler:even before Brad kills him.]]
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Raymond doesn't understand why would Brad risk his life and career with the Grave Diggers after [[spoiler:he kidnaps Luke.]] Even after Brad explain [[MoralityChain his reasons]], Raymond still refuse to believe it [[spoiler:even before Brad kills him.]]it.
* EyeScream: Plenty. [[spoiler: Edward especially gets his eye shot out by Luke.]]
* ImpliedLoveInterest: Emma and Jenny to Brad and Luke respectively.
* MadBomber: Dodo of the Crimson Gang is their 'bomber.'
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Edward King has very little use for women. While he himself never demonstrates much racism, his gang are vehemently racist against blacks and Native Americans as well.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Black Horse of the Sioux.
* PsychoForHire: The whole Crimson Gang, but "Fast-Draw" Hawk earns a special notice.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Really, for a brutal gangster, Gene isn't that bad a guy. he's protective over the prostitutes who work for him, and his gang as well and the ''only'' reason Kip survived after the shit he pulled was Gene loving him as his son even as much as he thought Kip was a loathsome little beast.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Black Horse of the Sioux.
* PsychoForHire: The whole Crimson Gang, but "Fast-Draw" Hawk earns a special notice.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Really, for a brutal gangster, Gene isn't that bad a guy. he's protective over the prostitutes who work for him, and his gang as well and the ''only'' reason Kip survived after the shit he pulled was Gene loving him as his son even as much as he thought Kip was a loathsome little beast.
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* SpoiledBrat: Kip [=McDowell=], explicitly named so by Raymond.Raymond....and his own father.
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* ThemeNaming: Hawk, Swallow, Eagle, Dodo, Parrot...Edward King seems to have a thing for birds.
* TookALevelInBadass: Luke, after the TimeSkip. Oh, so much. He's an even better marksman than his brother.
* {{Tsundere}}: Jenny Macy. And how!
* WarForFunAndProfit: Edward King's MO. he loves selling deadly weaponry, as well as his and his gang's [[PsychoForHire deadly services]].
* WeHaveReserves: A very, very rare ''heroic'' example. the Sioux and Cheyenne warriors throw themselves against the Gatling Gun wielded by Parrot of the Crimson Gang, willing to hurl their lives away until he's out of ammo.
* TookALevelInBadass: Luke, after the TimeSkip. Oh, so much. He's an even better marksman than his brother.
* {{Tsundere}}: Jenny Macy. And how!
* WarForFunAndProfit: Edward King's MO. he loves selling deadly weaponry, as well as his and his gang's [[PsychoForHire deadly services]].
* WeHaveReserves: A very, very rare ''heroic'' example. the Sioux and Cheyenne warriors throw themselves against the Gatling Gun wielded by Parrot of the Crimson Gang, willing to hurl their lives away until he's out of ammo.
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* YouHaveFailedMe: Interesting variation. Edward doesn't seem too mad Swallow failed his mission.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Interesting variation. Edward doesn't seem too mad Swallow failed his mission.
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* DeathByOriginStory: Brad and Luke'mom was allegedly murdered [[spoiler:by their father]].
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* DeathByOriginStory: Brad and Luke'mom Luke's mom was allegedly murdered [[spoiler:by their father]].
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* DissonantSerenity: Raymond's default mood. It's creepy as hell.
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* InfantImmortality: Nope. [[spoiler:Poor JJ.]]
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* EvilCounterpart: Raymond is the ''eviler'' counterpart of Brad. He wears white, is usually cheerful and smiling. He also has no sense of honour or mercy, is a ManipulativeBastard, with quite the ego, and has not even the tiniest bit of humanity left.
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* InSeriesNickname: Brad is called "The Grim Reaper"
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** NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast
** RedBaron
** BadassNickname
** NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast
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* WhyWon'tYouDie: Said almost word for word by Kip after Brad somehow manages to not to be killed by [[spoiler:his Gatling]].
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* WhyWon'tYouDie: WhyWontYouDie: Said almost word for word by Kip after Brad somehow manages to not to be killed by [[spoiler:his Gatling]].
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* [[spoiler:GatlingGood]]: Ed King sells one to [[spoiler:Kip]] when he comes back to New York. Subverted, though: it is ultimately of no use against [[spoiler:Brad]].
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* WhyWon'tYouDie: Said almost word for word by Kip after Brad somehow manages to not to be killed by [[spoiler:his Gatling]].
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* {{Jerkass}}: Edward King, very much so.
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* VillainousVirtues: Jean [=McDowell=] may be a ruthless mob boss, but he's brave and [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes cares for his son]] [[ConflictingLoyalty and]] the prostitutes he's responsible for.
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* BerserkButton: don't harm Luke, if you know what's good for you. Brad will find you.
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* BerserkButton: don't Don't harm Luke, if you know what's good for you. Brad will find you.
** Don't ever say to Kip that his size is "[[CompensatingForSomething cute]]". He'll do nasty things to you.
** Don't ever say to Kip that his size is "[[CompensatingForSomething cute]]". He'll do nasty things to you.
* DeathByOriginStory: Brad and Luke'mom was allegedly murdered [[spoiler:by their father]].
* DeathBySex: [[spoiler:JJ. A very RareMaleExample]].
* DeathBySex: [[spoiler:JJ. A very RareMaleExample]].
* DirtyCoward: Kip.
** Jean [=McDowell=] constantly berates Edward King for having fled NY "the tail between the legs".
* DisappearedDad: Edward King, Brad and Luke's dad, left NY years ago, after [[spoiler:seemingly killing his their mum]].
** Jean [=McDowell=] constantly berates Edward King for having fled NY "the tail between the legs".
* DisappearedDad: Edward King, Brad and Luke's dad, left NY years ago, after [[spoiler:seemingly killing his their mum]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Jean [=McDowell=] may despise his son, but he won't allow him to be killed and will even risk his life for his sake.
** Utterly averted with Edward King who doesn't give a shit about Brad's mother or Brad himself. He doesn't even think of him as a threat and makes a very offensive comment the first time he talks about them.
** Utterly averted with Edward King who doesn't give a shit about Brad's mother or Brad himself. He doesn't even think of him as a threat and makes a very offensive comment the first time he talks about them.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Don't let Raymond's benign look and constant friendly smile fool you. He's utterly ruthless and won't hesitate to [[spoiler:kill a kid]] in cold blood to get what he wants.
* MissingMom: See DeathByOriginStory above.
* StepfordSmiler: Raymond is almost constantly smiling. He's also a brutal hitman.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Luke, after the TimeSkip.TimeSkip.
* VillainousVirtues: Jean [=McDowell=] may be a ruthless mob boss, but he's brave and [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes cares for his son]] [[ConflictingLoyalty and]] the prostitutes he's responsible for.
* WouldHitAGirl: Kip. Also, [[spoiler:Edward King supposedly killed Brad's mother]].
* WouldHurtAChild: Raymond.
* VillainousVirtues: Jean [=McDowell=] may be a ruthless mob boss, but he's brave and [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes cares for his son]] [[ConflictingLoyalty and]] the prostitutes he's responsible for.
* WouldHitAGirl: Kip. Also, [[spoiler:Edward King supposedly killed Brad's mother]].
* WouldHurtAChild: Raymond.
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* BatmanGrabsAGun: The good and seemingly pure Luke points a gun at his brothers Boss to defend Brad.
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* BatmanGrabsAGun: The good and seemingly pure Luke points a gun at his brothers brother's Boss to defend Brad.
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* BatmanGrabsaGun: The good and seemingly pure Luke points a gun at his brothers Boss to defend Brad.
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* RoaringRampageOfRescue: there's nothing subtle about the way Brad [[spoiler: rescues Luke from the Iron Butterflies]].
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* BerserkButton: don't harm Luke, if you know what's good for you. Brad will find you.
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* HairTriggerTemper: Kip, very much so.
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* SiblingTeam: Brad and Luke, [[spoiler:after both of them decided to leave Five Points to hunt their father down.]]
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* SiblingTeam: Brad and Luke, [[spoiler:after both of them decided to leave Five Points to and hunt their father down.]]
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* ArchnemesisDad: Edward King, the father of Brad and Luke and the series' BigBad.
* BigBad: Edward King.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Luke, after the TimeSkip.
* TookALevelInBadass: Luke, after the TimeSkip.
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Green Blood is a {{Seinen}} series by Kakizaki Masasumi. Set in Prohibition-era [[BigApplesauce New York]], specifically the vicious and lawless slum of Five Points, Green Blood is essentially ''GangsOfNewYork'' in manga form. The series follows the lives of two Irish-Catholic brothers, Luke and Brad Burns who are trying to survive the best they can in a world where gangs run everything and everyone's corrupt. Luke is young and idealistic while Brad...well, Brad is an assassin for one of the biggest gangs in Five Points.
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Green Blood is a {{Seinen}} series by Kakizaki Masasumi. Set in Prohibition-era Industrial Age [[BigApplesauce New York]], York]] after the American Civil War, specifically the vicious and lawless slum of Five Points, Green Blood is essentially ''GangsOfNewYork'' ''Film/GangsOfNewYork'' in manga form. The series follows the lives of two Irish-Catholic brothers, Luke and Brad Burns who are trying to survive the best they can in a world where gangs run everything and everyone's corrupt. Luke is young and idealistic while Brad...well, Brad is an assassin for one of the biggest gangs in Five Points.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Raymond doesn't understand why would Brad risk his life and career with the Grave Diggers after [[spoiler:he kidnaps Luke.]] Even after Brad explain [[MoralityChain his reasons]], Raymond still refuse to believe it [[spoiler:even before Brad kills him.]]
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Green Blood is a {{Seinen}} series by Kakizaki Masasumi. Set in Prohibition-era [[BigApplesauce New York]], specifically the vicious and lawless slum of Five Points, Green Blood is essentially ''GangsOfNewYork'' in manga form. The series follows the lives of two Irish-Catholic brothers, Luke and Brad Burns who are trying to survive the best they can in a world where gangs run everything and everyone's corrupt. Luke is young and idealistic while Brad...well, Brad is an assassin for one of the biggest gangs in Five Points.
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* BoomHeadshot: How Raymond kills some people who caused a ruckus in the Iron Butterly [[spoiler:as well as JJ]].
* CompensatingForSomething: The current arc is kicked off when Kip hurls a prostitute out a window after she commented his size was "cute."
* DestinationDefenestration: Karen.
* TheDragon: Raymond for the Iron Butterfly.
* HitmanWithAHeart: Brad.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold:
* KnightTemplarBigBrother: Brad.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Luke. [[spoiler:Until the end of chapter fifteen]].
* NothingPersonal: With the exception of the guys who hassled Luke in the first chapter, Brad says this to his targets.
* MoralityChain: Luke, to Brad.
* SpoiledBrat: Kip [=McDowell=], explicitly named so by Raymond.
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* BoomHeadshot: How Raymond kills some people who caused a ruckus in the Iron Butterly [[spoiler:as well as JJ]].
* CompensatingForSomething: The current arc is kicked off when Kip hurls a prostitute out a window after she commented his size was "cute."
* DestinationDefenestration: Karen.
* TheDragon: Raymond for the Iron Butterfly.
* HitmanWithAHeart: Brad.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold:
* KnightTemplarBigBrother: Brad.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Luke. [[spoiler:Until the end of chapter fifteen]].
* NothingPersonal: With the exception of the guys who hassled Luke in the first chapter, Brad says this to his targets.
* MoralityChain: Luke, to Brad.
* SpoiledBrat: Kip [=McDowell=], explicitly named so by Raymond.
