1 | [[foldercontrol]] |
2 | |
3 | !!The Crew |
4 | |
5 | [[folder:In general]] |
6 | |
7 | * BadassCrew: They're extremely fast and efficient at what they do. |
8 | * {{Southies}}: All of them are natives of Charlestown. |
9 | * UnlimitedWardrobe: They have a variety of costumes, disguises, and masks to carry out their jobs. |
10 | |
11 | [[/folder]] |
12 | |
13 | [[folder:Doug]] |
14 | !!Douglas "Doug" [=MacRay=] |
15 | ->Played by: Creator/BenAffleck |
16 | |
17 | The leader of the crew. |
18 | ---- |
19 | * AffablyEvil: Though he robs banks and takes hostages, he's surprisingly nice so long as his victims cooperate and everything goes fine. |
20 | * ICouldaBeenAContender: He had a chance to become a professional hockey player, but threw it away to become a criminal like his father. |
21 | * TheLeader: Of the gang. |
22 | * MissingMom: His mother disappeared when he was young, leading him to believe she ran off to Florida. Fergie later reveals [[spoiler:she committed suicide]]. |
23 | * NobleDemon: Although he's a bank robber, he at least tries to keep his jobs clean and avoid unnecessary violence. |
24 | * SoleSurvivor: In the theatrical cut, [[spoiler:he's the only member of the crew to survive the Fenway Park robbery and get away]]. |
25 | * RedOniBlueOni: To Jem. Both of them have similar backgrounds, but Doug is significantly calmer, while Jem is quick to resort to violence. |
26 | * VillainProtagonist: He's a bank robber, so this is a given. |
27 | |
28 | [[/folder]] |
29 | |
30 | [[folder:Jem]] |
31 | |
32 | !!James "Jem" Coughlin |
33 | ->Played by: Creator/JeremyRenner |
34 | |
35 | Doug's childhood friend, and second-in-command. |
36 | ---- |
37 | * AxCrazy: He's quick to resort to violence, as seen when he beats up the branch manager in the opening robbery. |
38 | * BestFriendsInLaw: Doug has been in an on-off relationship with Jem's sister, Krista. Jem is supportive of it, though Doug is only in it for casual sex. |
39 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: His father died in prison, and his mother, from HIV, and at the time of the film, he recently got out of nine years in prison for manslaughter. |
40 | * TheLancer: To Doug. The violent second-in-command to the leader who would like to avoid violence. |
41 | * NeverGoingBackToPrison: Part of his reason for his SuicideByCop at the end of the film. |
42 | * PetTheDog: It's revealed that he shot the kid nine years ago in order to protect Doug, as the kid planned on killing him. |
43 | * SuicideByCop: Surrounded by cops and determined not to go back to prison, he chooses to charge them with empty guns, getting himself killed. |
44 | |
45 | [[/folder]] |
46 | |
47 | [[folder:Dez]] |
48 | |
49 | !!Desmond "Dez" Elden |
50 | ->Played by: Owen Burke |
51 | |
52 | The gang's technician. |
53 | ---- |
54 | * BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:How he goes out in the final fight]]. |
55 | * DemotedToExtra: He has an actual backstory in the original novel, but doesn't have any major role in the film beyond providing a link Frawley needs to identify the gang. |
56 | * TheSmartGuy: He works for Vericom as a systems tech operator, explaining how he understands the banks' security systems. |
57 | [[/folder]] |
58 | |
59 | [[folder:Gloansy]] |
60 | |
61 | !! Albert "Gloansy" [=MacGloan=] |
62 | ->Played by: Slaine |
63 | |
64 | The gang's getaway driver. |
65 | ---- |
66 | * BadassDriver: He handles himself really well in Boston's narrow streets. |
67 | * TheDriver: He's responsible for securing rides and driving the gang away once their jobs are done. |
68 | * DrivesLikeCrazy: He ends up causing a lot of accidents during the botched North End robbery. |
69 | * HeroicSacrifice: Offers to distract the police by driving out, allowing Doug and Jem to get away. He gets killed in the process. |
70 | [[/folder]] |
71 | |
72 | !!Law enforcement |
73 | |
74 | [[folder:Frawley]] |
75 | !!Adam Frawley |
76 | ->Played by: Creator/JonHamm |
77 | ---- |
78 | * AntiHero: He's ruthless in his pursuit of the gang. |
79 | * CowboyCop: Subverted. Frawley may seem like a very dark take on this, but nothing he does violates the law or standard police protocol. He's simply ruthlessly efficient and willing to do whatever's allowed to do his job. |
80 | * GoodIsNotNice: He has no problem pulling dirty tricks (though still legal) to bring the gang down. |
81 | * HeroAntagonist: He's an FBI agent tasked with taking the gang down. |
82 | * InspectorJavert: He's ''really'' determined to take down Doug's gang. |
83 | * ShotgunsAreJustBetter: He's primarily seen toting a shotgun as his main weapon. |
84 | |
85 | [[/folder]] |
86 | |
87 | [[folder:Dino]] |
88 | !!Dino Ciampa |
89 | ->Played by: Creator/TitusWelliver |
90 | |
91 | A Boston Police Department detective tasked as Frawley's assistant. |
92 | ---- |
93 | * CategoryTraitor: Doug views him as this, as they grew up in the same area, but he works for the police putting away criminals, including Doug's father. |
94 | * MrExposition: Primarily exists to explain robbery tactics, or gather information on the gang. |
95 | * {{Southies}}: He grew up in Charlestown. |
96 | * TheStoolPigeon: His quick rise through the ranks was partly thanks to him tipping off the police to things he knew about Charlestown's criminals from growing up in the neighborhood. |
97 | |
98 | [[/folder]] |
99 | |
100 | !!Civilians |
101 | |
102 | [[folder:Claire]] |
103 | !!Claire Keesey |
104 | ->Played by: Creator/RebeccaHall |
105 | |
106 | The manager of a bank the gang robs, who ends up getting pulled into Doug's life. |
107 | ---- |
108 | * BreakTheCutie: She winds up traumatized by the events at the start of the film, and then getting dragged into the investigation that follows. |
109 | * StockholmSyndrome: She ends up starting a relationship with Doug, not realizing until later that he was the one who took her hostage. |
110 | * WhatTheHellHero: Calls out Doug after Frawley tells her Doug's not only a bank robber, but the one who kidnapped her and gave her PTSD. |
111 |
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