Line #70 Characters/Widows


1	[[foldercontrol]]
2
3	!The Widows
4
5	[[folder:Veronica]]
6	!!Veronica "Roni" Rawlings
7	->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/ViolaDavis
8
9	A Chicago teacher's union delegate and Harry's wife.
10	----
11	* ByronicHero: Although noticeably not a romantic version due to the loss of her OneTrueLove Harry, Veronica hits most of the other requirements - she's sullen, withdrawn, cold, and yet with a passion and fierce determination and love that are reserved for only a couple of characters.
12	* CrazyPrepared: She's highly meticulous, which comes in handy for the heist. Then again, most of the heist was planned for her in Harry's notebook.
13	* DefrostingIceQueen: She starts off as an icy-cold, furious woman who borders on being a jackass - but she gradually defrosts as she befriends the other women and finally [[spoiler:breaks out of a life of crime.]]
14	* HappilyMarried: Throughout the film there are brief flashbacks to some heartwarming interactions with Harry. This, combined with her grief at his death, establish them as having a good marriage. [[spoiler:Then it's subverted with the reveal their marriage fell apart following the death of their son, and Harry decided to abandon her by faking his death so he could start a family with his new lover and son.]]
15	* HeroesLoveDogs: Veronica has a pet dog that she cares about dearly.
16	* IceQueen: She acts cold and domineering towards her teammates for most of the movie. [[spoiler:The final shot of the movie shows she's become warmer.]]
17	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Veronica's a good person at her core, but you wouldn't know it from her ice-cold behaviour.
18	* KickTheDog: She's at her most unsympathetic when she bullies and slut-shames Alice, assuming she's a DumbBlonde who ReallyGetsAround largely due to her appearance and Veronica's own biases.
19	* MagneticHero: She's the only who gets the band of widows together.
20	* NobleBigot: Reveals she never expected to marry a white man, and is particularly vindictive against Alice, the only white member of her crew. [[spoiler:She gets better and treats Alice as a real friend.]]
21	* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:Her and Harry's son, Marcus, was killed by cops in a traffic stop when they mistakenly thought he was going for a gun.]]
22	* PetTheDog: Her clear adoration for her pet dog and her warmth and love for Harry's old driver, Bash, serve as counterpoints to her nastier behavior towards Alice.
23	* RevengePornBlackmail: To get the security code for the Mulligans' vault, Veronica blackmails the CEO of their security company with photos of him having sex with his much younger niece
24	* SourOutsideSadInside: Her bullying and slut shaming towards Alice (and cynical behavior towards her white husband) make a lot of sense with the reveal that [[spoiler:her son was killed by white police officers.]]
25	* TookALevelInBadass: From a teacher's union delegate to an efficient, ruthless burglar [[spoiler:who kills her own formidable husband]].
26	* WhenSheSmiles: Veronica spends the entire film in a state of grief and/or anger. [[spoiler:Her bright smile at the end is heartwarming to witness.]]
27	[[/folder]]
28
29	[[folder:Linda]]
30	!!Linda Perelli
31	->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/MichelleRodriguez
32
33	A clothing store owner.
34	----
35	* ActionMom: Linda is a mother of two who participates in the eventual heist.
36	* ClassicalAntiHero: Linda is a very loving person who has to be a badass to save her young children from financial ruin.
37	* MamaBear: Her kids are the only reason she participates in the heist in the first place, and she knows it's a bad idea.
38	* MockMillionaire: While not quite that rich, Linda learns the hard way she falls into this category. She assumed she was doing well with her shop and always giving the monthly lease payments to her husband to pay off as well as the takes from his robberies. It turns out he just spent all that money at the racetrack and made a slew of bad gambles. Linda had no idea until she comes to her shop to find a bunch of gangsters tearing it up, telling them that her husband sold them the deed to pay off his debts but still died owing them a lot, so they're just cleaning her out. This instant bankruptcy pushes Linda to join Veronica's plan.
39	* ObnoxiousInLaws: Linda's mother-in-law is a stone-cold bitch who blames Linda for her son's own poor decisions with regards to pursuing a life of crime and subsequent death, saying his blood is on Linda's hands.
40	* OnlySaneMan: To a degree. She makes it clear to Alice and Veronica that she isn't in this for vengeance, she just wants to get some money for her kids.
41	* SpicyLatina: Downplayed as she's surrounded by a group of fellow badass women, but Linda is a tough Latina woman who will not take any shit from anybody.
42	[[/folder]]
43
44	[[folder:Alice]]
45	!!Alice Gunner
46	->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/ElizabethDebicki
47
48	A woman who's been abused for most of her life, either by her mother or her husband.
49	----
50	* AbusiveParents: Her mother Agnieska is a vicious piece of work who belittles her emotionally, abuses her physically, and manipulates her into doing things she doesn't want to do purely for Agnieska's own benefit. It's little wonder how Alice ended up in an abusive marriage.
51	* BrokenBird: She's meek and unassuming due to a lifetime of abuse at the hands of her mother and later Florek. She's manipulated by David and even Veronica is ruthlessly mean to her.
52	* CountryMatters: She stands up to Veronica by calling her this after she's had enough of being underestimated.
53	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Alice is initially very timid and Veronica treats her like TheLoad, but she gradually proves herself to be ''very'' capable.
54	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Alice is blonde and a very sweet person.
55	* HighClassCallGirl: Her mother convinces her to become one of these.
56	* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Played with. Alice is a very kind person, but she also struggles to get used to her position, and prefers to treat her client as more like a boyfriend. She's genuinely crushed when he tells her he doesn't want that from her.
57	* MsFanservice: She has a nude scene and dresses in some very flattering outfits.
58	* OnlyAFleshWound: Averted. [[spoiler:She's shot by Tom Mulligan, and while the wound doesn't prove fatal, she's incapacitated almost right away and is unable to continue the heist. Linda has to bring her to a hospital, and although she's later seen alive, it seems a few weeks have passed at least.]]
59	* PimpingTheOffspring: A are example of this happening to an adult. HER abusive mother Agnieszka convinces her to become a HighClassCallGirl, viciously berating, SlutShaming, and even slapping her when she shows doubt about it. She does go through with it.
60	* StatuesqueStunner: Alice is tall and gorgeous, and uses that to her advantage.
61	* TookALevelInBadass: She's perhaps the most pronounced case of all the widows. She's a meek BrokenBird, but transforms into a stone-cold badass who's able to think on her feet.
62	* WoundedGazelleGambit: To buy a gun, she throws on a flawless Polish accent and approaches a woman and her daughter at a gun show, pretending she's a mail-order bride on the run from an abusive husband. Sympathetic, the woman helps her buy several glocks for each room in her home.
63	[[/folder]]
64
65	[[folder:Amanda]]
66	!!Amanda Nunn
67	->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/CarrieCoon
68
69	A widow who isn't involved in the robbery due to being too busy with her newborn baby.
70	----
71	* MoralityPet: In a funny way she counts as one for Veronica. When Veronica sees her, she realizes she can't make her go through with the heist due to having a baby son. [[spoiler:If only Veronica knew who fathered Amanda's son.]]
72	* VillainOfAnotherStory: Although a slightly unfair way to view Amanda - she might've been the HeroOfAnotherStory with a different perspective. [[spoiler:She cheated on her husband with Harry and gave birth to his son. The extent to which she knew about Harry's plan to kill her husband is left highly ambiguous (though it's implied she knew about it), as is what's going to happen to her after Harry's death.]]
73	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:She's never seen again after Harry's revealed to be alive at her house, and her final fate after his real death is never mentioned.]]
74	[[/folder]]
75
76	!!!The Husbands
77
78	[[folder:Harry]]
79	!!Harry Rawlings
80	->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/LiamNeeson
81
82	Veronica's husband and a renowned bank robber with connections to politicians.
83	----
84	* BigBad: [[spoiler:Harry's revealed to be the true villain of the film, having faked his death, betrayed his partners, and abandoned his wife to his enemies so he could start a new life with his lover and secret child. At the end of the movie, he comes to steal the money from Veronica and even tries to murder her.]]
85	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Though he's a thief, Harry seems like a loving husband and a good leader to his men. [[spoiler:It turns out, not only did he have all his accomplices killed so he could fake his death, but in the end, he's willing to murder his wife to take the money she stole.]]
86	* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:His son Marcus' shooting death at the hands of a racist cop, which Harry heard as he was talking to his son on the phone, not only destroyed Harry and Veronica's marriage, but made him decide to fake his death and leave everything — including Veronica — behind, running off with a friend of Veronica whose husband also died in the heist and whose son he fathered.]]
87	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He's a thief, but flashbacks show he really loved his wife and son. [[spoiler:Even though he leaves Veronica at the mercy of his enemies, he planned for her to sell his notebook to get out of debt with Jamal. After Veronica decided to carry out one of his heists to pay off the debt instead, Harry's clearly remorseful about what he's done, but it's not enough to stop him from trying to rob and kill her. Still, he does declare that he loved his son more than anything.]]
88	* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:Harry worked with Jack Mulligan to fake his death so Harry could run off with his new family.]]
89	* HappilyMarried: Flashbacks to their marriage show Veronica and Harry having a very loving relationship. [[spoiler:Subverted when it's revealed their marriage fell apart after the death of their son, and Harry faked his death so he could run out on Veronica with his new family.]]
90	* ItsAllAboutMe: [[spoiler:Harry's ultimately revealed to only care about himself when he shows up to rob Veronica in the climax. He feebly tries to justify his actions by claiming he couldn't save their relationship, so he had to focus on saving himself.]]
91	* LoveInterestTraitor: [[spoiler:He was this to Veronica.]]
92	* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:His son, Marcus, was shot by cops who thought he was going for a gun during a traffic stop. Making it even worse, the reason Marcus was pulled over was because he made a U-Turn after Harry called him and told him to come home because he left Veronica's anniversary present in the car.]]
93	* PosthumousCharacter: He only appears in the opening scene and a few brief flashbacks but his presence looms large over the story even after his death. [[spoiler:Then subverted with the reveal that he's alive.]]
94	* VillainDecay: We hear that Harry was a fearsome gang leader and robber. [[spoiler:When he appears to be alive first, he seems extremely badass. Every subsequent appearance, however, reveals how selfish his motives are.]]
95	* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:Not only is Harry still alive, but he's been cheating on Veronica with Amanda, and Amanda's baby is actually his own.]]
96	[[/folder]]
97
98	[[folder:Carlos]]
99	!!Carlos Perelli
100	->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/ManuelGarciaRulfo
101
102	Linda's husband who is a gambler and one of Harry's partners.
103	----
104	* TheGamblingAddict: He was a severe gambling addict, and put his money not into his family, but into his addiction. This leaves Linda in severe debt.
105	[[/folder]]
106
107	[[folder:Florek]]
108	!!Florek Gunner
109	->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JonBernthal
110
111	Alice's abusive husband and one of Harry's partners.
112	----
113	* AssholeVictim: He's a repulsive abuser and criminal; it's oddly satisfying that he burned to death.
114	* DomesticAbuse: Florek strikes his wife multiple times and shows no remorse for his actions.
115	* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Alice seems to sincerely believe he loves her, but he treats her unstoppably terribly.
116	[[/folder]]
117
118	[[folder:Jimmy]]
119	!!Jimmy Nunn
120	->'''Portrayed By:''' Coburn Goss
121
122	Amanda's husband and one of Harry's partners.
123	----
124	* TheGenericGuy: While all the other husbands have some traits — no matter how minor — that characterizes them to some degree, Jimmy doesn't really have anything that stands out. [[spoiler:The only thing notable about him is that his wife is cheating on him with Harry.]]
125	[[/folder]]
126
127	!!!The Mannings
128
129	[[folder:Jamal]]
130	!!Jamal Manning
131	->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/BrianTyreeHenry
132
133	A crime boss and politician to whom the widows are indebted.
134	----
135	* BigBad: Harry robs Jamal in the beginning of the movie, and Jamal responds by forcing Veronica to pay back the $2 million he stole or face the consequences. [[spoiler:Later revealed to be a member of the BigBadEnsemble with Harry and Jack Mulligan.]]
136	* CorruptPolitician: He aspires to a life of politics ''explicitly'' for the kick-backs.
137	* FatBastard: He's an overweight crime boss who wants to make the jump to corrupt politician.
138	* JerkassHasAPoint: While he tries to intimidate Veronica into selling her expensive penthouse to get back the millions her husband stole, he's right that it was paid for with criminal activities that she never had issue with.
139	* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Zigzagged. Jamal doesn't suffer any legal repercussions for his crimes and even gets the $2 million back from Veronica, but he loses the race for alderman to Jack Mulligan as an indirect result of the widows' heist, and his brother[=/=]enforcer, Jatemme, is killed when he tries to take the stolen money from the widows.]]
140	* KickTheDog: A near literal example. When he comes to threaten Veronica to pay back the money her husband stole, he intimidates her by briefly dangling her small dog by the leash around its neck.
141	* PragmaticVillainy: Jamal puts restrictions on how much blood Jatemme can shed, not for moral reasons, but because he doesn't want him to call attention to them during his campaign. Hell, the entire reason he wants to go into politics is because it can make him just as much money, while being far safer.
142	* SiblingsInCrime: He's a mob boss whose little brother is his top enforcer.
143	[[/folder]]
144
145	[[folder:Jatemme]]
146	!!Jatemme Manning
147	->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DanielKaluuya
148
149	Jamal's brother and mob enforcer.
150	----
151	* DissonantSerenity: Jatemme almost always presents a calm, laid-back demeanor, even when he commits horrific acts of violence, [[spoiler:like torturing the paralyzed Bobby Welsh by stabbing him in the legs and back to see where Bobby can and can't feel pain]].
152	* TheDragon: He's Jamal's top enforcer in their criminal organization.
153	* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler:Most of Jatemme's scenes build him up as a terrifying psychopath who's a threat to nearly everyone around him. In the end, he dies when he's rear-ended by the widows while trying to steal their haul and crashes the van he's driving.]]
154	* PsychopathicManchild: His frequent acts of petty cruelty and open boredom in any activity not involving violence or crime makes him come across as this.
155	* {{Sadist}}: Unlike Jamal, who at least is pragmatic in his dealings, Jatemme takes delight in hurting other people, usually prolonging their suffering before killing them.
156	* ScaryBlackMan: An utterly terrifying sadist who thinks nothing of hurting and torturing others, even enjoying it.
157	* SiblingsInCrime: He's the top enforcer for his mob boss older brother.
158	* {{Troll}}: He is this in spades, taking sadistic enjoyment in torturing his victims psychologically as well as physically. For instance, he forces the two guards who failed to stop Harry's heist to perform the rap song that distracted them, pretends to enjoy their talent, then headshots one while [[spoiler: allowing the other to run away before gunning him down as well]].
159	* YouHaveFailedMe: He executes the two men who failed to protect Jamal's money from Harry, but takes the time to toy with them first, forcing them to recite the rap they were found singing before murdering them.
160	[[/folder]]
161
162	!!!The Mulligans
163
164	[[folder:Jack]]
165	!!Jack Mulligan
166	->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/ColinFarrell
167
168	A politician who finds himself mixed up in the widows' plans.
169	----
170	* BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler:It's revealed Jack was the one who hired Harry to rob Jamal to cripple his campaign.]]
171	* BitchInSheepsClothing: He displays an image on the campaign trail as a progressive politician who recognizes the value of Americans of all races. In private, he is racist and homophobic, frequently putting down his opponent Jamal in attempt to pump himself up. During one public event, he poses with black women he boasts he made into independent business owners, but ignores a reporter's request to speak about the claims that he's been embezzling from those same women. Then upon getting in his car, Jack starts ranting about "encroaching" black communities right behind the chauffeur of his car, who is also black.
172	* CorruptPolitician: The only difference between Jack and Jamal is that Jack is not an outright mob boss. Otherwise, he's just as corrupt and self-interested, [[spoiler:and just as willing to stoop to murder]].
173	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Bordering on just plain old [[{{Hypocrite}} hypocrisy]], but even the heavily bigoted Jack is turned off by Tom's level of racism.
174	* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: At one point, Jack goes into a self-pitying rant to his campaign manager, talking about how he never wanted a life in politics and was forced into it as well as his ensuing corruption. His campaign manager rightfully calls him out on being a whiner, as everyone has a sob story and most are worse than his.
175	* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Like with Jamal, it's zigzagged. Jack faces no legal repercussions for his criminal actions and even ends up winning the race for alderman, but he actually hates working in politics, has $5 million stolen by the widows, and his father ended up killed during the heist, which may or may not be a good thing for Jack, depending on how candid he was when saying he wanted his racist, abusive father dead.]]
176	* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Jack might be corrupt, greedy, and even mildly racist, but he's a saint compared to his monstrous father. The city is much safer in his hands than it is in the hands of Tom or the murderous Jamal.
177	* PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler:Even though he wins the race for alderman, Jack hates politics and never wanted a career in it, plus he's out $5 million and his father's dead, though he might be happy about that last one.]]
178	* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Jack is [[TheCharmer charming]], but he's a racist, miserable, self-pitying asshole who thinks nothing of subjecting his constituents, his co-workers, and his city to misery and financial hardship if it'll line his own pockets.
179	[[/folder]]
180
181	[[folder:Tom]]
182	!!Tom Mulligan
183	->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/RobertDuvall
184
185	Jack's father and a power broker at odds with his son.
186	----
187	* AbusiveParent: To his son, Jack, whom he verbally abuses and threatens to beat. His son pretty much tells him he can't wait for him to die.
188	* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:He's the only casualty of the heist the widows commit. For anyone else, it would be a tragedy that an old man is killed during a robbery, but given that he's a [[RacistGrandpa virulent racist]], abusive father, and corrupt politician, the only people who give a damn are the people who don't know him.]]
189	* BitchInSheepsClothing: He presents himself as a cheerful, grandfatherly figure, while really he's a corrupt, racist monster.
190	* CorruptPolitician: He's the former alderman and was even more corrupt than his son.
191	* EvilOldFolks: He's a viciously racist and bitter octogenarian.
192	* ItsAllAboutMe: He doesn't care what Jack wants, just whatever is good for his legacy.
193	* RacistGrandpa: Tom is an elderly bastard who's so racist that even his own racist son says he can't wait for his father to die so he won't have to deal with people like him anymore.
194	* VillainWithGoodPublicity: A scandal or two aside, he's seen as a city institution. Too bad he doesn't give a damn about the city, viewing it only as a tool by which to satisfy his desire for power, status, and his family legacy.
195	[[/folder]]
196
197	[[folder:Siobhan]]
198	!!Siobhan
199	->'''Portrayed By:''' Molly Kunz
200
201	Jack's young campaign manager.
202	----
203	* HonestAdvisor: She's unafraid to speak her mind to Jack when he's being a self-pitying mess.
204	* TheManBehindTheMan: As the scene in Jack's car shows, Jack hates the political life and the burden of his family's legacy. He almost folds, except that Siobhan scolds him and tells him to man up. She's got the ambition and grit that fuels the campaign. One gets the sense that she'll be holding all his strings in a few years, if indeed she isn't already.
205	* StepfordSmiler: Downplayed, because she isn't smiley to a creepy degree. Her persona is polite, calm, and smiling, often fading into the background. A lot of awful sexual remarks come her way, and she has to take it in stride.
206	* TheStoic: She is extremely calm about Jack's moodswings and the sexual harassment she faces.
207	[[/folder]]
208
209	!!!Other Characters
210
211	[[folder:Belle]]
212	!!Belle
213	->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/CynthiaErivo
214
215	A babysitter and beautician who looks after Linda's children that works with Veronica's group.
216	----
217	* ActionMom: Like Linda, she's a mother who joins the widows on a heist.
218	* BadassDriver: She is noted to be a brilliant driver.
219	* GetawayDriver: Belle is brought in to be the getaway driver for the robbery [[spoiler:after Jatemme kills Bash]].
220	* SixthRanger: She's not a widow of one of Harry's associates, but she joins the other women on the heist halfway through the film.
221	* StrugglingSingleMother: Belle's forced to take multiple jobs to provide for her daughter and barely gets to spend any time with her.
222	* [[WhenYouComingHomeDad When You Coming Home Mom]]: Belle isn't able to spend as much time with her daughter as she wants because she's forced to take jobs at all hours to make a living.
223	[[/folder]]
224
225	[[folder:Agnieska]]
226	!!Agnieska
227	->'''Portrayed By:''' Jacki Weaver
228
229	Alice's abusive mother.
230	----
231	* AbusiveParents: She physically and emotionally abuses her daughter, then pressures her into becoming a HighClassCallGirl.
232	* ApronMatron: Although a much more villainous example than usual. She is extremely smothering to Alice and refuses to listen to her (even on the day of her husband's funeral).
233	* GoldDigger: Agnieska believes it's a husband's role to give her wife everything she wants, and tries to pass this onto her daughter, explaining how Alice ended up with someone who provided for her, but also abused her.
234	[[/folder]]
235
236	[[folder:Bash]]
237	!!Bash [=Babiak=]
238	->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/GarretDillahunt
239
240	The Rawlings family chauffeur.
241	----
242
243	* TheDriver: He's Veronica's chauffeur throughout the movie, and Veronica plans on using him as the getaway driver for their heist. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, he's murdered by Jatemme before the heist can take place.]]
244	* MoralityPet: He serves as one to Veronica. She usually treats him with more compassion than she does most people she interacts with.
245	* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler:Bash is murdered by Jatemme to show the Mannings aren't playing around.]]
246	* UndyingLoyalty: To Veronica and Harry. [[spoiler:It gets him killed.]]
247	[[/folder]]
248
249	[[folder:Fuller]]
250	!!Sgt. Fuller
251	->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/MichaelHarney
252
253	A corrupt cop involved in a conspiracy.
254	----
255	* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:He's in on faking Harry's death.]]
256	[[/folder]]
257
258	[[folder:David]]
259	!!David
260	->'''Portrayed By:''' Lukas Haas
261
262	A real estate worker who Alice sells herself to following Florek's death.
263	----
264	* BitchInSheepsClothing: He's seemingly kind to Alice, letting her take her time on moving toward sexual activity and using his connections to help her with the blueprint she's investigating. But he is still in a relationship with her based on around keeping Alice indebted to him with money and he sees nothing wrong with that, claiming to view all life as based around transactions. When Alice appears to warm up to him and asks, after multiple liaisons, if she could move in with him, he tries to divert the question and tells her only to care about all the money he's giving, implying he is still married.
265	[[/folder]]
266
267	[[folder:Ken]]
268	!!Ken
269	->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/MattWalsh
270
271	The CEO of a security company.
272	----
273	* DirtyOldMan: He's having a sordid affair with a woman young enough to be his daughter. [[spoiler:As it turns out, she's his ''niece''.]]
274	[[/folder]]
275
276	[[folder:Bobby]]
277	!!Bobby Welsh
278	->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/KevinJOConnor
279
280	A bar owner and contact of Harry's.
281	----
282	* BadGuyBar: He's the owner and bartender of one.
283	* TheBartender: Of his BadGuyBar.
284	* HandicappedBadass: While he is easily overpowered and ultimately gives in, he was ready to fight Jatemme with a telescopic baton and gave him lip despite being in a wheelchair and outnumbered.
285	[[/folder]]
286
287	[[folder:Wheeler]]
288	!!Rev. Wheeler
289	->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JonMichaelHill
290
291	A popular reverend who can tip the balance of the election for alderman.
292	----
293	* SinisterMinister: He shows zero compunction about using his hold over his congregation to sway the political fortunes of the city.

Context Characters / Widows