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2[[Characters/TheSopranosTheSopranoFamily The Soprano Family]] ([[Characters/TheSopranosTonySoprano Tony Soprano]], [[Characters/TheSopranosChristopherMoltisanti Christopher Moltisanti]]) | [[Characters/TheSopranosDiMeoCrimeFamily DiMeo Crime Family]] ([[Characters/TheSopranosDiMeoCrimeFamilyCapos Capos]] | '''Soldiers''' | [[Characters/TheSopranosDiMeoCrimeFamilyAssociates Associates]]) | [[Characters/TheSopranosTheLupertazzisAndOtherCriminals The Lupertazzis and Other Criminals]] | [[Characters/TheSopranosMobWivesAndGoomahs Mob Wives, Sweethearts and Goomahs]] | [[Characters/TheSopranosLawEnforcementAndCivilians Law Enforcement and Civilians]]-]]]]]
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11[[folder:Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero]]
12!!Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero
13[[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bpbvwx2013_6036.jpg]]
14[[caption-width-right:330: ''"Guys...not the face?"'']]
15!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/VincentPastore, Samson Moeakiola (''Film/TheManySaintsOfNewark'')
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17->''"Remind me to never get sick again huh? Remind me please to never have a serious illness because with you, Silvio, Paulie, and all you pricks weakness likes to spread around!"''
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20Tony's best friend and a long-time member of the Soprano crew.
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22* AffablyEvil: A [[ZigzaggedTrope zig-zag]] between this and FauxAffablyEvil. Despite being a hardened criminal, he's a benevolent mentor to the hotheaded Christopher Moltisanti, whose easygoing personality belies his unwavering loyalty to Tony Soprano. He also serves as AJ's sponsor for his confirmation, offering some adult advice. However, though a loving father, he's a ruthless heroin trafficker and [[DomesticAbuser at times an abusive husband]].
23* AlasPoorVillain:
24** Gets one at the end of "D Girl" at AJ's Communion party.
25** [[spoiler: His last moments by the end of Season 2. Alone on a boat with his closest friends, they soon turn on him and confront him about his status as an informant for the FBI. He initially tries to face his inevitable murder with some dignity, but is unceremoniously gunned down while begging for his life after realizing that there was no way out for him.]]
26* AnimalMotifs: The second season finale makes fish a prominent one for him:
27** Tony's fever dreams start after eating a lot of seafood with Pussy at Vesuvio;
28** He appears in Tony's dream as a talking fish, joking at one point that [[StealthPun the other fish next to him are sleeping]];
29** [[spoiler: Ultimately, the above pun foreshadows his ultimate fate, as his dead body is thrown into the ocean after the Tony, Sil and Paulie whack him.]]
30* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler: He's a major character who dies in season two]].
31* BigBadEnsemble: Initially set up to be this with Richie Aprile in Season 2 [[spoiler: as the FBI's innermost informant in the [=DiMeo=] crime family]]. This is ultimately [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] as he proves [[spoiler:to be an unreliable asset to his handlers and is abruptly whacked in the season finale after having little impact on the course of the plot.]]
32* BoxedCrook: [[spoiler: Revealed to have become an FBI informant following his arrest in Season 2 after it was previously implied that he was one in Season 1.]]
33* TheBrute: He's employed personally by Tony to deliver beatdowns and intimidations.
34* BurialAtSea: [[spoiler: His ultimate fate, complete with a body bag and weights.]]
35* CrackOhMyBack: Consistently makes complaints about his bad back.
36* DarkAndTroubledPast: He tells AJ about his sister dying of cancer during the latter's confirmation party and Film/TheManySaintsOfNewark shows his father "Buddha" dying in a gunfight with Harold's gang.
37* DiscOneFinalBoss: In the opening episodes of season 2, he's initially set up to be the [[BigBad main antagonist]] [[spoiler: upon being confirmed to be the FBI's paramount informant within Tony Soprano's crime network]]. However, as the threat he poses is increasingly compromised by his unstable domestic situation and fluctuating commitment to betraying his longtime best friend, he is relegated to the season's B-plot [[spoiler: before being unceremoniously whacked in its finale.]]
38* DomesticAbuse: Uses his wife as a punching bag when [[spoiler: the pressure of being an informant starts getting to him.]]
39* DudeWheresMyRespect: [[spoiler:Pussy was already an informant at the time, so his bitterness rings a little hollow,]] but Furio's inclusion in Tony's inner circle coincides with his own fall from grace, which he rants about to [[spoiler:his FBI handler.]] Paulie [[{{Jerkass}} rubbing his nose in this redistribution of favour]] doesn't improve his mood either. He's also mildly indignant when a street-level associate suggests he'd rather sell his intel to Tony or Silvio than the lower-ranked Sal.
40* EmbarrassingNickname: No one in the mob ever seems to acknowledge it, but being called "Big Pussy" and sometimes just "Pussy" can sure be taken the wrong way. When people outside of the mob bubble hear it, it does give them pause.
41* EnigmaticMinion: It's never made entirely clear what was in Pussy's heart and what his plan really was. [[spoiler: He spits on Tony's name to his FBI handler but seems to enjoy spending time with Tony, and covers for him. He taps the mobs' private conversations but weeps in the bathroom about doing it. He gets it into his head that he could be an FBI agent himself in one episode. Tony only works out he's a rat during a fever dream.]] An enigmatic figure, it's unsurprising he almost literally haunts later seasons.
42* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
43** He's a loving father to four children, after all. [[spoiler: It's also his weak point, and what gets him to flip.]]
44** He seems to feel this way about his deceased sister as her death obviously pained him deeply.
45* EvilFormerFriend: Although the "former" part is news to Tony, it's revealed that he has been simmering in repressed rage against Tony for ''years'', and [[spoiler: became an FBI asset]].
46* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: Tries to do this, asking that the shooters leave his face alone, but he visibly starts to panic in the moments before he is shot.]]
47* FamilyValuesVillain: Like most of the mobsters in the show, Pussy has old school family values. His main cause of stress- and [[spoiler: motivation for turning rat]]- is providing for his kids. He takes his role as AJ's confirmation sponsor very, very seriously. Also, [[spoiler: despite willingly becoming an FBI informant, he is disgusted by the idea of wearing a wire to AJ's confirmation party, as it is a sacred and happy event]].
48* HiddenDepths: Again, near the end of "D Girl".
49* HiddenWire: Was suspected of wearing one in season one [[spoiler:and confirmed in season 2.]]
50* InSeriesNickname: His nickname is a reference to his early career as a cat burglar.
51* ISeeDeadPeople: [[spoiler: His death figuratively haunts each of his three murderers (even Paulie, who claimed to feel entirely justified in what he did to Pussy), but Tony is hit the hardest by it. At Livia's wake, an apparition of a somber-looking Sal appears in a cabinet mirror Tony opens.]]
52* ItsPersonal: [[spoiler: Puts in work to help Tony find Bevilaqua and goes along to whack the kid. He refuses to wear a wire or report any of it to Skip. While he was an accomplice who would want to avoid incriminating himself in the violence, he could have easily informed Skip of the coming murder and found an excuse to stay behind, but he didn't. At the end of the day, he did truly care for Chris and want to avenge him.]]
53* KickTheDog: When he can't take the pressure of the mob life anymore, his wife Angie gets the brunt of it.
54* {{Mentor}}: To Chris and in a lesser way to his godson AJ.
55* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: The primary reason why he's been able to stay under his fellow mobsters' radar for years while working as an FBI informant.]]
56* MistakenIdentity: Tony thinks the authorities confused Pussy and Jimmy Altieri since the two fat crooks look alike. [[spoiler: For a while, anyway.]]
57* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: [[spoiler: Both he and FBI handler Skip Lipari cite Tony's passing him over for a bump up in the ranks as a major reason why Pussy owes Tony no loyalty.]]
58* TheMole: [[spoiler: Served as this for the FBI before his death, supplying them with information on the inner workings of the [=DiMeo=] crime family.]]
59* NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters: He took on Johnny Boy's tradition of dressing as Santa Claus and giving out presents to local children at Satriale's Meat Market at Christmas time.
60* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: At least as far as his fellow mobsters are concerned. This makes certain lines quite amusing if taken out of context, such as Tony's "I can't find Pussy anywhere!".
61* PassedOverPromotion: [[spoiler: He lists this as a reason why he stops feeling guilty over his betrayal of Tony. For his part, Tony seems to figure it out, judging by [[DreamingTheTruth his dreams]].]]
62* PetTheDog: He has a heart-to-heart with AJ at his communion party. Notably occurs at the end of "D Girl", the same episode as his KickTheDog.
63* ProperlyParanoid: [[spoiler: Sal picks up on Tony's suspicions and confides as much to his [=FBI=] handler, but Skip feels it's more likely all in Pussy's head. It's implied that Tony had known something was amiss with Pussy for a very long time, but bottled his misgivings because he wasn't willing to face such a betrayal.]]
64* ReformedCriminal: He tried to be one, but he failed.
65* RegretfulTraitor: [[spoiler: At first, but he gradually grows more resentful of Tony after being passed over.]]
66* SanitySlippage: [[spoiler: After being alienated from his friends and family, Pussy actually seems to think that he can join the FBI.]]
67* StockholmSyndrome: [[spoiler: Agent Skip Lipari says Pussy must have a severe case as he went from reluctantly wearing a wire to avoid jail to despising Tony and wanting to help the [=FBI=] take him down. He even deludes himself into thinking he can become an FBI agent one day.]]
68* VillainousFriendship: With Tony and Christopher. His relationship with Tony eventually becomes deconstructed, as bitterness drives them apart.
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72[[folder:Furio Giunta]]
73!!Furio Giunta
74[[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/furiogiunta_6103_cropped.jpg]]
75[[caption-width-right:275: ''"I 'ate the north."'']]
76!!!'''Played by:''' Federico Castelluccio
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78->''"You know, there are worse things that can happen to a person than cancer."''
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80An enforcer from Italy who joins the [=DiMeo=] family in Season 2, brought in as part of a "men-for-cars" deal with the Neapolitan [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camorra Camorra]].[[note]]Fun fact: in Napoli, the Camorra ''are'' the waste-management business. Seriously; their handling of the city's municipal waste has [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naples_waste_management_issue caused serious environmental issues.]][[/note]]
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82* TheAce: Furio is by far the most effective enforcer in the [=DiMeo=] family, thanks to his toughness and no-nonsense personality. It's probably not a coincidence that after he flees New Jersey, the group finds itself struggling against the Lupertazzis.
83* AffablyEvil: He's very polite and cultured in addition to being a violent thug who has no qualms with beating women.
84* BewareTheQuietOnes: While he acts calm and reserved, he has certain moments of violence throughout the series.
85* TheBigGuy: He's 6'2" and the most physically formidable member of Tony's crew.
86* BruiserWithASoftCenter: He's essentially just a violent thug with a romantic and cultured side.
87* TheBrute: In spite of being a cultured Neapolitan, his role is almost exclusively limited to busting heads. He serves as the strongest enforcer of the [=DiMeo=] crime family,
88* CultureClash: A native Italian, his habits and worldview often differ from his second and third-generation Italian-American associates. In "Christopher", while Silvio and several of the others are furious at the protests surrounding Columbus Day, Furio tells them that, due to the historical friction between Northern and Southern Italy, he (a southerner) doesn't view Christopher Columbus (a northerner) as a hero like the rest of them.
89* TheDragon: For Tony.
90* TheDriver: Serves as this for Tony.
91* GratuitousItalian: Slips into this whenever he gets pissed off or hurt.
92* HiddenDepths: While he initially appears to be little more than a violent thug, he's shown to have a more caring and classy side that shows at times. In fact, he comes across as a lot more cultured than his brutish Italian-American colleagues. He also has feelings for Carmela, and is rather pissed when Tony shows how little he cares about her.
93* InLoveWithTheGangstersGirl: He has a sort of platonic affair with Carmela, and has to go back to Italy before Tony finds out about it.
94* LaserGuidedKarma: During a shakedown, he shoots a man in the leg to brutalize him. Later, when Jackie Jr. attempts to rob a card game with him there, one of Jackie's accomplices shoots Furio...[[HoistByHisOwnPetard in the leg.]]
95* MeaningfulName: Characters comment on how his name is emblematic of his danger.
96* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The ruthless Italian mobster has a name that sounds like "Fury-o".
97* OddFriendship: He hangs out with Christopher and Adrianna to do drugs in "[[Recap/TheSopranosS3E2ProshaiLivushka Proshai, Livushka]]".
98* PunchClockVillain: He can go from laid back to vicious in ''seconds'' as the job demands.
99* PutOnABus: Or rather a plane, back to Italy, when his and Carmela's feelings for each other become too strong to ignore (and before Tony finds out).
100* RealMenWearPink: His "Euro-trashy" wardrobe. Also, he's officially brought in for visa purposes as a "master cheese maker" for Artie and seems to at least be competent at it (he seems to have no problem putting his bare hands in the very hot water needed to turn curds into mozzarella).[[note]]Making mozzarella involves soaking the curds in hot water and then working the curds into a stretchy mass in that hot water with one's hands. Throughout the process, the water is typically kept at a temperature that falls just short of what's necessary to start cooking meat, so someone who can make mozzarella without gloves probably has a lot of experience with the process.[[/note]]
101* RuthlessForeignGangsters: Pure-blooded Italian, hired straight from Napoli, and presented as fiercer than the average enforcer.
102* UncertainDoom: His last mention in the show is when Tony claims he called a few people in Italy and Furio will be killed if the wrong person sees him. However, given he says this to Carmela when they are arguing, it's possible he was bluffing and just wanted to hurt her. Also, [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections Furio is a cousin]] of Annalisa Zucca, the ''de facto'' head of the Neapolitan mafia. More than likely, Tony's contacts in Italy simply told him they would "keep an eye out" before laughing at him behind his back.
103* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Fed up with how Tony treats Carmela, Furio has a chance to MurderTheHypotenuse and MakeItLookLikeAnAccident by pushing an inebriated Tony towards a helicopter's rotating blades, but he chooses not to and rolls back at the last moment.
104* WickedCultured: He's a crook, but has more continental class than the greaseball American mobsters.
105* WouldHitAGirl: In Italy, there's really no gender discrimination. Suggested to be part of why Tony brought him back to the States. Also punches the female owner of a brothel square in the face in "Big Girls Don't Cry".
106* WouldHurtAChild: Furio slaps the piss out of a kid who couldn't be more than fifteen for a small prank intended to get him noticed by the Camorristi (His reaction suggests that both the prank and the slap are kind of just a part of life in Napoli; an old man on the sidewalk jokingly calls the whole scenario "the University of Napoli").
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109[[folder:Eugene Pontecorvo]]
110!!Eugene Pontecorvo
111[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eugene_pontecorvo.jpg]]
112[[caption-width-right:350: ''"I'm doing everything I can."'']]
113!!!'''Played by:''' Robert Funaro
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115->''"The only thing I ever found in the street was my first wife."''
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117An enforcer in the Cifaretto crew.
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119* AlasPoorVillain: He's a stone-cold killer and a violent thug. [[spoiler: And yet, there's something tragic about his suicide.]]
120* AmbiguouslyGay: Implied on several occasions by other characters, [[spoiler:including the secretly homosexual Vito.]]
121* AscendedExtra: Until he gets his own episode in series 6, his biggest scene is when he smashes a bottle on Little Paulie's face. Though for some reason Robert Funaro is often billed in the opening credits before series 6, despite having smaller roles than other characters (maybe he had a good agent).
122* ADeathInTheLimelight: [[spoiler: Finally gets some screentime where he looks like he might be the new mole threat to Tony. Kills himself about five minutes after we find this out.]]
123* DespairEventHorizon: His realization in "Member's Only" that he'll never be able to leave the mob and move with his family down to Florida.
124* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: He hangs himself in the basement.]]
125* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler: The last thing he does before hanging himself]] is to reminisce through a photo book of his family.
126* FauxAffablyEvil: According to Meadow, he's a "really sweet guy," and is sometimes shown to be rather pleasant. He then threatens a child, brutally beats Little Paulie over a joke, and carries out a hit later on.
127* HairTriggerTemper: His beating of Little Paulie is an example.
128* TheMole: [[spoiler: Turns out to be an FBI informant.]]
129* MookPromotion: Shares his made man initiation with Christopher.
130* NoDeadBodyPoops: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]; [[spoiler:He pisses himself after he expires.]]
131* OutOfFocus: Listed in the main cast of season 3, but mostly amounts to being a background character until the premiere of season 6, [[spoiler: and then he dies.]]
132* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He attacks Little Paulie only because he (jokingly) implied Eugene was gay.
133* ResignationsNotAccepted: He's reminded verbatim by Silvio of this when he tries to quit the Jersey crew.
134* WouldHurtAChild: He forces a juror to deadlock Junior's trial by implicitly threatening his son.
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138[[folder:Benito "Benny" Fazio Jr.]]
139!!Benito "Benny" Fazio Jr.
140[[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/benny_fazio_4.jpg]]
141[[caption-width-right:275: ''"Kill me after if you want, but he's a fucking dead man!"'']]
142!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/MaxCasella
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144->''"When they're good to me, they get treats. And when they're not, well I got this severence thing I do, it's a complete break actually."''
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146A young enforcer and friend of Chris Moltisanti who gradually rises up to become a high-ranking soldier in the [=DiMeo=] family.
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148* TheAce: Benny gets trusted with a lot of tasks and, aside from maybe his fighting prowess, is one of the more competent young gangsters on the rise in the [=DiMeo=] family. His staying power and persistence is especially impressive, no matter how many times he is beaten.
149-->'''Artie:''' "I'm just another victim of Benny Fazio, [[SarcasmMode criminal mastermind]]."
150* AffablyEvil: One of the nicest guys in the Soprano crew, but he's brutal when he needs to be.
151* AscendedExtra: Is a background character in Season 3 and 4, and then rises in importance around Season 5 and 6 once he gets made.
152* BlatantLies: When confronted by Artie over conducting credit card fraud in his restaurant, he gives this halfhearted excuse as justification for his actions: "I was gonna cut you in, but now you're acting stupid!"
153* BoisterousWeakling: He joins Silvio and Paulie in beating Christopher by kicking him when he's already down, but Christopher quickly gets up and easily tackles Benny through a table. He later loses a fight to Artie Bucco, of all people. Though it can't be denied what he lacks in fighting prowess he makes up for in perseverance.
154* ButtMonkey: Gets his ass kicked on several occasions, though is not as inept as most examples of this.
155* TheCharmer: One of the younger and better-looking mobsters, and charms the pants off Artie's hostess (and LustObject) Martina.
156* TheDragon: To Christopher for Seasons 3-5.
157* TheDriver: Originally for Christopher and Tony, before earning his button.
158* {{Foil}}: Serves as one to Brendan Filone, Matthew Bevilaqua, Sean Gismonte, and Jackie Aprile Jr. Like them, Benny is a younger associate of the family who hangs out with Christopher and assists him with his crimes. The difference is that, unlike those four, Benny is patient about rising up in the ranks and goes about his business with the family in a smart and respectful manner. The result is that Tony and the other higher-ups begin to take notice of his competence and begin trusting him with their own tasks, eventually leading to him becoming a made man when he proves his ability and loyalty.
159* KickTheDog: Even though Benny was very much in the wrong for ripping off Artie and not telling him about it, Benny indigently burns Artie's hand in retaliation.
160* MookPromotion: Is made between Season 5 and 6, partly as compensation for being beaten by Leotardo.
161* TheNapoleon: One of the shorter gangsters on the show, but is rather violent all the same. Played with in that he's not at all self-conscious about his height and jokes about it himself.
162* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: He's brutally beaten and sent to the hospital by Phil Leotardo. He then suffers another (less severe) beating at the hands of Artie.
163* OhCrap: While at a club, he spots Leotardo on the prowl, prompting him to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere get the hell out of there]]. Unfortunately for him, he only gets as far as his car.
164* PunctuatedForEmphasis: While interrogating a guy, he punctuates every word with a crowbar to the man's knees.
165* RageBreakingPoint: Because Tony won't allow Benny to clip him, he resignedly accepts Artie's earlier beating of him and allows Artie to serve him. But then Artie pushes his luck by referencing Benny's affair with Martina, ''right in front of Benny's wife''. In response, Benny burns Artie's hand in a boiling pot of tomato sauce, getting some sort of retribution for the beating.
166* SmugSnake: Given his status as a made man, he thinks he can jeopardize Artie's business and get away with it (which he probably would have were it not for Tony's friendship with Artie).
167* VillainousFriendship: With Chris. He is one of the mobsters most saddened by Chris's death and seems to be forming this with Walden by the finale, working together to take out Phil Leotardo, though leaving the action for Walden to take care of.
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169
170[[folder:Peter "Bissell" [=LaRosa=]]]
171!!Peter "Bissell" [=LaRosa=]
172!!!'''Played by:''' Jeffrey Marchetti
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174A would-be soldier in Paulie's crew.
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176* TheApprentice: A rising hitman who makes his bones during the show and doubles as a doorman.
177* TheGenericGuy: His role is to further demonstrate the growing number of new blood filling up the [=DiMeo=] Family's ranks.
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180[[folder:Mikey Palmice]]
181!!Mikey Palmice
182[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mikey.JPG]]
183[[caption-width-right:350: ''"The party's over. Junior Soprano is the new boss."'']]
184!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/AlSapienza
185
186->''"If you can fly, I won't shoot you down. Deal?"''
187
188Junior's right-hand man at the start of the series.
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190* AffablyEvil: Downplayed, but he seems to lionize "old school" mafiosos like Junior and the result is a slightly more refined class of gangster. He seems like an okay guy to be around in general, provided you don't hassle him constantly (Tony) and he doesn't have orders to kill you (an occasion he'll dip into full-blown FauxAffablyEvil for). He's also a bit over-enthusiastic when he gets going on a topic and unthinkingly lays on the gory details too thick and fast for some.
191-->'''Jackie Sr.''': Thank God he left. He's a nice guy but he's like the grim fucking reaper.
192* AintTooProudToBeg: Spends his last moments yelling "Please!" over and over again and insisting that it was Junior, not him, that murdered Brendan Filone.
193* BelligerentSexualTension: Trades insults and barbs with his wife in every scene they have together, but there's a definite flirtatious element to it.
194* ButtMonkey: For Tony, who dislikes and abuses Mikey with impunity.
195* TheConsigliere: After Junior becomes boss, the FBI have him as this on their wall chart. Although he's half Junior's age and is more of a sycophant than a real advisor.
196* DirtyCoward: Dispatches of his victims while giving them no chance to save themselves. When he finally winds up in the same situation, he unashamedly begs for his life.
197* TheDragon: Doubles as Junior's main enforcer.
198* TheDriver: Initially for Junior.
199* EvenEvilHasStandards:
200** Was genuinely shocked at the death of Junior's tailor's grandson, even if he ruined it by being overly descriptive as usual.
201** When he is giving Donnie orders on killing Tony, Donnie quips that even Tony's own mother wants him dead. Not only does Mikey not believe it but he finds it tasteless to joke about a mother wanting her son dead. When relaying it to Junior, the old man believes Donnie's a liability with a big mouth and should be killed; even though Mikey does the deed he at least tried to talk him out of the order.
202* EvilVirtues: Loyalty -- he backs Junior against all of his rivals even when Tony's faction holds the stronger position. Cast off at the very end, where he futilely tries to put Brendan's murder on Junior rather than himself (half a lie).
203* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Junior is getting fitted for a new suit, Mikey is with him. They have a discussion about how the young mobsters don't wear suits anymore, instead opting for athletic clothes like tracksuits. Junior says "these guys today they wanna be buried in their jogging outfit"; [[spoiler: when Mikey is finally killed, he's wearing jogging clothes.]]
204* ForgottenFallenFriend: His ''enemies'' in Tony's crew recall him plenty of times after his death, but Junior never mentions him again.
205* GhostlyGoals: The show's understated supernatural element has some fun with Mikey.
206** When Christopher is shot and clinically dead for a short while, he claims to have seen Mikey playing dice in hell with Brendan Filone, and that the two former enemies have become friends after death. He then says that Mikey has a message for Tony and Paulie: "three o'clock."
207** Paulie dismisses this but is rattled enough to see a psychic about it, who identifies Paulie's first murder by name and claims to be seeing many other ghosts around him, suggesting that Mikey (who still remembers Paulie being stung by poison ivy during their showdown) is the ringleader of the ghouls haunting him.
208** The significance of this, particularly Mikey's three o'clock comment and the eerie recurrence of that time, has been endlessly pored over by fans, some of whom believe it holds the key to unlocking the most [[RiddleForTheAges lingering mystery of the series]].
209* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: Tony feuds with his uncle to the point of deadly retaliations, but accepts the necessity of their conflict and comes to forgive him in time. Tony ''despises'' Mikey on a personal level and revels in his death.
210* {{Jerkass}}: Rude and unpleasant to almost everyone apart from Junior, whom he may only be nice to because he's Mikey's immediate superior.
211* JoggersFindDeath: He's killed by Paulie and Chris in the middle of his outdoors routine.
212* MasochismTango: His relationship with his wife has this in spades. They're almost always shown arguing or insulting each other. Ironically, she's the only person shown to be sad when he disappears.
213* PetTheDog:
214** He at least tries to convince Junior that Donny is alright and shouldn't be killed.
215** Despite his hate for Tony he defends him when Junior reveals he's been seeing a shrink, arguing that the therapist couldn't ever reveal anything. Given his loyalty to Junior it's likely he wanted him to be spared the heartbreak of having to kill his nephew.
216* PosthumousCharacter: One of the many dead characters to appear in Season 5's "The Test Dream."
217* PreMortemOneLiner: He enjoys mocking his victims before killing them.
218* ProfessionalButtKisser: His relationship with Junior amounts to little more than being his most fervent sycophant.
219* PsychoForHire: Clearly relishes his job as Junior's hitman and enforcer.
220* {{Sadist}}: Toys with Rusty Irish by giving him a HopeSpot and then quickly taking it away before killing him.
221-->'''Mikey''': Listen to me, I'm gonna give you a break! I'm gonna give you break... when I toss you over!
222* SmugSnake: Arrogant and overconfident despite his rather limited competence.
223* StepfordSmiler: Projects a smiling, affable persona that thinly disguises a murderous, rapacious core.
224* TeethClenchedTeamwork: For the sake of his working relationship, he remains amiable to Tony in spite of his insults and beatings. Best demonstrated when he awkwardly shakes hands with Tony as he's insulting him and then quickly switches from a smile to a grimace once Tony exits.
225* UndyingLoyalty: Serves as Junior Soprano's most unwavering supporter, although he does attempt to pin his murder of Brendan on him [[DirtyCoward to save his own skin]] when he's about to be whacked.
226* UnholyMatrimony: Despite all their problems, he's frank with his wife about his criminal activity and she is enthusiastically supportive of him climbing the ladder.
227* VillainsOutShopping: Gets whacked out on a morning jog.
228* YesMan: He follows Junior's every order, supports him over the other, more powerful faction in the family, and speaks reverently of his boss to his wife.
229[[/folder]]
230
231[[folder:Pasquale "Patsy" Parisi]]
232!!Pasquale "Patsy" Parisi
233[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/patsy_parisi.jpg]]
234[[caption-width-right:350:''"It won't be cinematic."'']]
235!!!'''Played by:''' Dan Grimaldi
236
237->''"Here's some standard operating procedure; stay the fuck away from Tony Soprano."''
238
239An enforcer introduced in Season 2.
240----
241* AffablyEvil: One of the more pleasant gangsters, and, aside from a beating and intimidation, [[NonActionGuy is rarely involved with violence]]. Even when he's threatening to kill someone (like [[spoiler: Gloria]]) he delivers his threats in a calm, friendly tone of voice.
242* TheAlcoholic: Spends an episode [[DrowningMySorrows drowning his sorrows over his brother's death]]. Gigi mentions him "getting into the booze very heavily" and needing to be helped off the bar floor.
243* AlliterativeName: '''P'''asquale " '''P'''atsy" '''P'''arisi.
244* AngstySurvivingTwin: He's devastated after his talkative [[AlwaysIdenticalTwins twin]], Philly, gets killed on Tony's order.
245* AvengingTheVillain: Subverted -- he ''almost'' kills Tony by shooting him through his kitchen window to avenge his twin, but opts to [[EvilIsPetty pee in Tony's swimming pool instead]] and buries the hatchet with Tony afterward.
246* AwfulWeddedLife: He and his wife have one scene together, and it is clear they don't care for each other's company, with Patsy showing mild desesperation as she CannotTellAJoke.
247** May also extend to him and his goomah as they are seen bickering over dinner.
248* BewareTheQuietOnes: Patsy is a lot more reserved than the rest of the crew, but he's no less averse to violence because of it.
249* BigBrotherInstinct: Was older than Philly by eleven minutes. His death ''almost'' convinces him to murder the boss of the family.
250* CannotTellAJoke: His wife, again.
251* CastTheExpert: Patsy's main role in the family is accounting and bookkeeping. Dan Grimaldi, his actor, has three college degrees (including a Bachelor's in Mathematics from Fordham) and is a college math teacher.
252* CulturalPosturing: He, along with most of the gang, takes offense at Columbus Day being protested by Native Americans. Patsy goes to the protest and even climbs a pole to tear down a Columbus Effigy, an act he's arrested for.
253* DeadpanSnarker: In most scenes, he's usually bantering with other characters.
254* EvenEvilHasStandards: For all his immoral behavior, he's not a homophobe and openly says he doesn't give a fuck about [[spoiler: Vito]] being gay. Contrast that with Carlo, who takes it as a personal affront, Paulie and Chris, who salivate at the prospect of killing him, and Tony, who is only slightly more tolerant and open-minded, not wanting to sacrifice a great earner just for his sexuality.
255* EvilGenius: The accountant of the organization.
256* FunnyBackgroundEvent: When Tony points out to Sil that James Caan isn't Italian, Patsy can be seen in the background doing a double-take by the revelation.
257* TheGenericGuy: Appears in many scenes but has very little characterization beyond being the family's accountant, although he gets fleshed out a bit in the later seasons.
258* InSeriesNickname: Two -- "Patsy" or "Pat".
259* ALighterShadeOfBlack: He's one of the more restrained and sensible members of the Soprano crew.
260* MauveShirt: He's not exactly a main character, but he becomes a bit more prominent as the series goes along. He even ends up being one of the few surviving members of the Soprano crew after it's decimated by the events of season six.
261* MookPromotion: The fact that his son is courting Meadow ingratiates him with Tony, and he ends up being on track to being promoted to Caporegime after the decimation of the [=DiMeo=] Family's numbers in Season 6.
262* {{Nepotism}}: There is an unspoken implication that his weight in the mob hierarchy is going to receive a boost after becoming an in-law with the Sopranos, but the show ends before this can be manifested.
263* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Attacks a construction worker with a metal bar for trying to interfere with a mob altercation.
264* NonActionGuy: He serves a valuable role as the Soprano crew's accountant but he doesn't have much of a knack for fighting. When he and Silvio are ambushed in the final season, he misses all of the shots he takes and only barely manages to escape with his life.
265* NoRespectGuy: Despite being one of the family's most intelligent and reliable members, Tony doesn't think very highly of him and puts several others in positions where he would be the best choice for the role.
266* PassedOverPromotion: By Christopher when Paulie is sent to jail. [[spoiler:Patsy ends up having the last laugh when Christopher is murdered by Tony, and Patsy's son marrying into the Soprano family means he will probably be fast-tracked for Capo or even Consigliere in Silvio's absence.]]
267* PoliticallyCorrectVillain: By comparison, although it’s an extremely low bar. When [[spoiler: Vito]] is outed as a homosexual, Patsy is the only mobster to explicitly state he doesn't give a fuck. As noted above, Tony ''does'' give a fuck, but [[PragmaticVillainy he's willing to overlook his habits because he's a good earner and a loyal capo]].
268* PragmaticVillainy: He's indifferent to [[spoiler: Vito's]] homosexuality and doesn't see the point of killing him just for it.
269* RealMenLoveJesus: When Patsy joins Paulie at the local Catholic church during "The Ride", Patsy kneels and makes the sign of the cross in front of the statue of Christ.
270* TheReliableOne: Although he contemplates shooting Tony at one point for his twin's murder, Patsy is consistently reliable and trustworthy despite the constant [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder backstabbing]] and [[TheStoolPigeon defections]] that plague the Soprano crew.
271* TheResenter:
272** Though Tony denies it, Patsy is very much aware that his twin brother, Philly, was killed on his orders, and at one point he goes as far as walking into Tony's garden with a loaded gun and the intent to kill him, though he just barely manages to suppress his anger enough to not go through with it at the last second, with Tony none the wiser. He eventually buries the hatchet, [[spoiler:although one interpretation of the finale would argue he hasn't]].
273** Also bears considerable (and well-deserved) ill-will towards Christopher, as Tony grants his "nephew" a promotion that Patsy's seniority, dependability, and superior intelligence should have entitled him to.
274* TheSmartGuy: Implied by his role as an accountant.
275* TheSociopath: He doesn't have many moral standards besides those that keep him from getting killed. He will maim, threaten, and murder without any feeling. His [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DphME_Dh8U threat to murder Gloria]] is quite terrifying, and he generally lacks empathy. It's downplayed -- by comparison with his fellow mobsters -- when he's openly unconcerned by [[spoiler:Vito's homosexuality]].
276* TheStoic: He's a lot more reserved and quiet than his boisterous compatriots, and even keeps his calm tone of voice when threatening [[spoiler:Gloria]].
277* StoicSpectacles: He's a very serious guy (usually).
278* WickedCultured: References Ralph Bunche once, of all people.
279[[/folder]]
280
281[[folder:Philly "Spoons" Parisi]]
282!!Phillip "Spoons" Parisi
283!!!'''Played by:''' Dan Grimaldi
284
285->''"Listen, you'll be fucking amazed!"''
286
287Enforcer and Patsy's younger twin brother introduced in the Season 2 premiere.
288----
289* AlliterativeName: '''P'''hillip '''P'''arisi. Though the fact that his nickname was "Spoons" means it was in play to a lesser degree than his twin, Patsy.
290* LooseLips: While Tony's motivation for ordering the hit on Philly was mainly political in nature, as he was one of the likely candidates to ascend to boss after Junior's incarceration, it is implied that it was also at least partially because Tony also resented Philly's gossipy nature on [[ItsPersonal a personal level]], blaming him for starting the (factual) rumor that he attempted to strangle his mother.
291* WeHardlyKnewYe: Philly only appears in two episodes, and in the second one he solely appears in a dream sequence. Additionaly, a flashback of Gigi killing him is shown in Season 3 premiere.
292[[/folder]]
293
294[[folder:Robert "Baccala" Baccalieri, Sr.]]
295!!Robert "Baccala" Baccalieri, Sr.
296[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/terminator.JPG]]
297[[caption-width-right:300:''"It's good you called. That's all I'm going to say..."'']]
298!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/BurtYoung
299
300->''"Junior, I want to do it... eight years sitting on my ass, it'll feel good being useful for a change!"''
301
302An aging but brutal [=DiMeo=] hitman and father of Bobby Baccala.
303----
304* AffablyEvil: He can engage in banter with his son and friends, then gleefully enjoy sadistically murdering his targets the next moment. He also has a reputation as the "Terminator" for the mob.
305* AlasPoorVillain: As awful a man as Baccala is, seeing this reportedly “proud man” and feared mob enforcer reduced to a walking asthma attack who can barely stand up is quite pitiable.
306* AxCrazy: He clearly enjoys his job.
307* ADeathInTheLimelight: [[spoiler: His only episode focused heavily on him and the conflict over whether he should be the one to kill Mustang Sally, considering his health. He passes away during the course of the episode.]]
308* TheDreaded: He was this in his prime, with Tony describing him as being like "The Terminator".
309* DyingMomentOfAwesome: On the way home from a brutal murder of two goons, he succumbs to a coughing fit and crashes into a billboard, accompanied by "Sister Golden Hair" by America. One of the few deaths that avert SoundtrackDissonance -- the panning shot of the aftermath of his crash to the song's guitar solo is quite cinematic.
310* EvilParentsWantGoodKids: Baccala Sr. was one of the most vicious and efficient killers in the syndicate, but he never wanted the life for his son and the hassle was such that he'd rather have become a barber. Bobby still became a made guy because his dad's service overrode the need to make his bones, but even in his middle age remained unblooded [[spoiler:until Tony demanded it of him.]]
311* HiddenDepths: He apparently had a passion for cutting hair, and according to his son would rather have devoted himself to that profession full-time rather than endure the worries of mob life.
312* IncurableCoughOfDeath: A pretty nasty one that requires him to bring around an inhaler. He occasionally coughs up blood too.
313->'''Junior''': Oh fuck... is that blood? Jesus Christ! Call a fucking doctor!
314* TheLastDance: He is more than eager to carry out one final hit, despite -- or possibly because of -- his deteriorating health.
315* LivingLegend: The so-called "Terminator" of the [=DiMeo=] family, feared as an effective hitman during his youth. Not for long, though.
316* OldMaster: His age and rapidly deteriorating health don't make him any less dangerous as he overpowers and kills two much younger men.
317* SmokingIsCool: He spends most of the episode being a walking aversion of this trope due to his cancer but he finally succumbs to it by having a cigarette after taking out Mustang Sally and his roommate.
318* YourDaysAreNumbered: He's dying of lung cancer and knows he only has a few months left at most. [[spoiler:Ultimately, he dies choking on his own blood shortly after his final hit.]]
319[[/folder]]
320
321[[folder:Burt Gervasi]]
322!!Burt Gervasi
323!!!'''Played by:''' Artie Pasquale
324
325A soldier and Carlo Gervasi's cousin. Introduced late in Season 5.
326----
327* AscendedExtra: Has a single apperance in Season 5 "In Camelot", becoming [[BitCharacter a background character]] and more important in the final season.
328* ADeathInTheLimelight: [[spoiler:His one important storyline happens near the very end of the series, in which he is murdered for treason.]]
329* RankUp: Burt and Gerry Torciano become a "made man" for their respective families at the same time, and have a shared celebration afterwards.
330* RememberTheNewGuy: He shows up late in Season 5 and is treated as if he'd been around for a while.
331* ResignationsNotAccepted: [[spoiler: He decides to defect to the Lupertazzis during their war with the [=DiMeo=] family in Season 6, then makes the mistake of trying to get Silvio to defect with him. Sil promptly kills him for his disloyalty.]]
332* SatelliteCharacter: He exists mainly to bulk out the [=DiMeo=] family's numbers and doesn't appear in many episodes prior to [[spoiler: his death at Silvio's hands]].
333* SmallRoleBigImpact: Possibly. He only appears in a handful of episodes, but [[spoiler: his death may or may not be one of the reasons Carlo decides to flip on Tony in the series finale.]]
334* ThoseTwoGuys: He and Patsy share this dynamic when they're making collections in "Johnny Cakes".
335* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler: Burt tries to get Silvio, who is easily Tony's most loyal underling, to join him in defecting to the Lupertazzis during the MobWar. He then turns his back on Silvio when the latter appears unannounced at his house and is promptly garroted to death.]]
336* {{Turncoat}}: [[spoiler: During the war with New York in Season 6, Burt decides to defect to the Lupertazzis]].
337[[/folder]]
338
339[[folder:Walden Belfiore]]
340!!Walden Belfiore
341[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/waldenfiore_6496.jpg]]
342[[caption-width-right:350: ''"I was named after Mr. Bobby Darin, Walden Robert Cassotto."'']]
343!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/FrankJohnHughes
344
345A reliable, subdued Soprano hitman from the Altieri Crew, notable for committing the final confirmed murder of the series.
346----
347* AffablyEvil: Quite kind and relaxed for a man we see in the finale is a cold-blooded hitman who ruthlessly and unflinchingly guns down a mob boss in front of his wife and grandchildren while wearing a determined DeathGlare.
348* BadassLongcoat: Wears a black one during the finale.
349* ChekhovsGunman: Is mostly in the background for his first few appearances, scenes which could easily be forgotten. [[spoiler: Ultimately, Walden is the one who whacks Phil.]]
350* {{Foil}}: Seems to be one for Christopher, as a more competent, stable, serious, subdued, and reliable version of him, and essentially replacing him after his death. Right down to curling weights at Satriale's as Christopher did in an early appearance, though lifting heavier ones and doing so properly and not chain-smoking, being better with animals than Chris, as well as bickering with Paulie and becoming close to Benny Fazio.
351* HiddenDepths: While everyone at the safe house is ordering unhealthy foods for supper after arriving, he orders a couple of healthy salads in contrast to the rest of the more heavyset crew. Also is fond of the cat from the safe house.
352* KindheartedCatLover: Downplayed, but in the finale, he quite clearly likes the orange cat they've brought back to Satriale's from the safe house, compared to superstitious Paulie, who is especially weirded out by him constantly staring at Chris's picture and wants to get rid of him.
353* TheQuietOne: Doesn't have much dialogue compared to others of the crew, being a good deal more subdued, professional, and serious.
354* TheReliableOne: Of Tony's decimated crew by the end of Season 6, taking out the BigBad for him, and seeming to be the strong, silent type of man that Tony always thought highly of.
355* RememberTheNewGuy: He's suddenly a member of Tony's inner circle and social circle despite only appearing halfway through the last half of Season 6.
356* SameSurnameMeansRelated: Possibly. He shares the maiden name of Big Pussy's wife Angie, hinting at a possible familial relation.
357* SmallRoleBigImpact: Introduced midway through the second half of Season 6, is in the background of a few scenes, has maybe half a dozen lines, and carries out the spectacular final hit [[spoiler: of Phil Leotardo]] and is the only named character of the series seen whacking a boss.
358* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Potentially for Tony, by whacking Phil in front of his family, which could have had lethal repercussions for Tony, if he really was killed in the diner in front of his own family at the end of the series.
359[[/folder]]
360
361[[folder:Italo and Salvatore]]
362!!Italo and Salvatore
363!!!'''Played by:''' Carlo Giuliano (Italo), Peter Allas (Salvatore)
364
365Two seasoned hitmen from Naples.
366----
367* EloquentInMyNativeTongue
368* GeniusBruiser: For both their hits, they use tactics to put their targets off their guard and get their hands away from their guns. They're quite effective at what they do, although they get bad information at one point and mistakenly kill the wrong man.
369* MistakenIdentity: They kill the father of Phil's mistress instead of Phil because the two grey foxes look very alike.
370* ProfessionalKiller: Hired to kill Rusty Millio and Phil Leotardo, with mixed results.
371[[/folder]]
372
373[[folder:Richard "Dickie" Moltisanti]]
374!!See his character page '''[[Characters/TheSopranosTheSopranoFamily here]]'''.
375[[/folder]]

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