| 1 | [[WMG:[[center: [- ''House of Pantheon/CrimeAndTransgressions'' '''Index'''\ |
| 2 | Pantheon/CriminalActions | Pantheon/CriminalPunishment | '''Organized Crime''' | Pantheon/{{Piracy}} | Pantheon/{{Thieves}} | Pantheon/OtherCriminals]] -]]] |
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| 4 | The "upper-class" neighborhood of the House of Crime, where fancy houses that serve as headquarters for mob leaders and their subordinates can be found alongside shabby buildings where rampant drug-dealing takes place. Aside from that, illegal business establishments like brothels and casinos (which are controlled by the aforementioned mob leaders) are the norm here, with the streets being largely populated by GangBangers who are ready to assault anyone that invades their turf. |
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| 6 | Deities from the Pantheon/GrandTheftAuto universe are frequently seen here (even if they aren't part of the House), as are the likes of [[Pantheon/FightingStyles Kazuma Kiryu]], [[Pantheon/{{Accessories}} Donquixote Doflamingo]] and [[Pantheon/EvilActions the Kingpin]]. |
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| 12 | !Intermediate Gods |
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| 14 | [[folder:Bucciarati's Gang]] |
| 15 | '''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Bucciarati's Gang]], Divine Group Of [[NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters The Friendly Mafia]]''' (Members: Giorno Giovanna (The Fifth [[InSeriesNickname JoJo]], [=GioGio=], Gio, Haruno Shiobana, Gang-Star, [[spoiler:Don of Passione]], The Firstborn Son of DIO, [[MessianicArchetype GESU]] [[BilingualBonus CRISTO]]), Bruno Bucciarati ([[InconsistentSpelling Bluno, Bruno Buccellati]]), Guido Mista, Narancia Ghirga, Leone Abbacchio, Pannacotta Fugo ([[FanNickname Cheese Boy]]), [[spoiler:Trish Una]]) |
| 16 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/golden_wind_2021_calendar_8.png]] |
| 17 | [[caption-width-right:350:'''L - R:''' Abbacchio, Bucciarati, Giorno, Fugo, Narancia (Front), Mista and Trish]] |
| 18 | * Ranks: |
| 19 | ** Giorno, Bruno & Fugo: Intermediate Gods ([[spoiler:Giorno becomes an Overdeity after his stand evolves into Gold Experience Requiem]]) |
| 20 | ** Abbacchio, Mista, Narancia & Trish: Lesser Deities |
| 21 | * Symbols: |
| 22 | ** Giorno: His Stand, Gold Experience [[spoiler:pierced with the Stand Arrow]], and his ladybug amulet |
| 23 | ** Bruno: His stand, Sticky Fingers |
| 24 | ** Leone: A cup of wine |
| 25 | ** Mista: His hat, overlaid with his snub-nose pistol and a sliced Tuscan Salami |
| 26 | ** Narancia: His Stand, Aerosmith |
| 27 | ** Fugo: His Stand, Purple Haze |
| 28 | ** Trish: A picture of her mother with math symbols drawn on the back |
| 29 | * Theme Songs: |
| 30 | ** Collectively: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub3EI4xw48c Fighting Gold]] [[https://youtu.be/bMCBIcQAjRQ (English version)]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x06wB8UDxMI Uragirimono no Requiem/Traitor's Requiem]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lIm_C5NMBk (English vers.)]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmyv2MA_Pf4 Freek'n You]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F48mtaFOccg Modern Crusaders]] |
| 31 | ** Giorno: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEOqcGYVWvE Gold Experience]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_SafddTsMM Esperienza D'oro]] and [[spoiler:[[https://youtu.be/dGgCtdibfBM Gold Experience Requiem]]]] [[spoiler:when he uses Requiem]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUMo4cPImUw his theme from Eyes of Heaven]], [[https://youtu.be/r3bnLiExVDw Giorno]], and when he's ''really'' pissed, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0TXIXTzJEY Il Vento D'oro]] |
| 32 | ** Bruno: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC6O4XOsNXU Arrivederci!]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNYKLNyD2Rw Nella Cerniera]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGcV3XNyiAI his theme from Eyes of Heaven]], [[https://youtu.be/vEcpWUf6STc Buccellati]] [[https://youtu.be/0YOf6YKIyzE (arranged version)]], and when he ''really'' gets serious, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpyUR9t-qyU Lotta Feroce]] |
| 33 | ** Abbacchio: [[https://youtu.be/zALYAWFgHrY Riproduzione]], [[https://youtu.be/d9xwALVUAiY I swear on my pride and my dignity]] |
| 34 | ** Mista: [[https://youtu.be/wDd28DyvyEY Proiettile]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIBuje0xfVA Go! Sex Pistols!]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-Y9lcBfFgY his theme from Eyes of Heaven]] |
| 35 | ** Narancia: [[https://youtu.be/Au2kRaIbp18 Aereo da Caccia]], [[https://youtu.be/D0toppcz2ck Volare Via!]], and [[https://youtu.be/GDDvej559s4 his theme from Eyes of Heaven]] |
| 36 | ** Fugo: [[https://youtu.be/VK8wsE3HDXk "Virus"]], [[https://youtu.be/ywaDjXHmpZg "Faith in Truth"]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgqbEE2G0T0 his theme from]] [[VideoGame/JojosBizarreAdventureEyesOfHeaven Eyes of Heaven]] |
| 37 | ** Trish: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9NWtIOqFTo Figlia]]; in battle, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPA0vFLvkhw First Order From the Boss]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qfr5dQX5Ig this tune from Eyes of Heaven]] |
| 38 | * Alignments: NeutralGood (Bruno, Trish) ChaoticGood (Giorno, Mista, Fugo, Narancia), ChaoticNeutral (Abbacchio); Giorno has LawfulGood aspirations, Abbacchio used to be of that alignment, and Fugo was briefly TrueNeutral |
| 39 | * Stand(s): |
| 40 | ** Giorno: Gold Experience, [[spoiler: Gold Experience Requiem]] |
| 41 | ** Bruno: Sticky Fingers |
| 42 | ** Mista: Sex Pistols |
| 43 | ** Narancia: Aerosmith |
| 44 | ** Abbacchio: Moody Blues |
| 45 | ** Fugo: Purple Haze |
| 46 | ** Trish: Spice Girl |
| 47 | * Portfolio: NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters [[DrugsAreBad That Oppose The Drug Trade]] |
| 48 | ** Giorno Giovanna: [[RealMenWearPink Kicking Ass While Looking Fabulous]], [[BullyHunter Fighting Those who Pick on the Weak]], CreatingLife, [[GoodThingYouCanHeal Healing Powers]], {{Tangled Family Tree}}s, [[ButNotTooForeign Half-British, Half-Japanese]], [[{{Dhampyr}} Half-Vampire]] HeroicBastard, [[ExtraParentConception From Two Fathers]], [[spoiler:[[StoryBreakerPower Gaining the Power to]] {{Reset|Button}} [[NoSell Attacks]]]] |
| 49 | ** Bruno Bucciarati: [[{{Zipperiffic}} Having an outfit with zippers]] [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower that corresponds with his powers]], SupportingLeader, [[JerkwithAHeartofGold being a bit more friendly after you get to know them]], [[SupportingProtagonist Hero who was not the focus of the story]], [[spoiler:[[DeadAllAlong Being already dead]]]], {{Determinator}}s |
| 50 | ** Leone Abbachio: {{Goth}}, OutOfFocus, TheStoic, [[DislikesTheNewGuy doesn't like Giorno]] [[HiddenDepths but is implied to have warmed up to him]], JerkWithAHeartOfGold, NonActionGuy, NotSoAboveItAll, [[DirtyCop took a bribe as a cop]] [[TragicMistake and it still haunts him]], [[GoodIsNotNice Meanie Good Guys]] |
| 51 | ** Guido Mista: NeverBareheaded, [[WifeBasherBasher stopping an]] AttemptedRape ([[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished and getting arrested for it]]), '''[[FourIsDeath IS SUPERSTITIOUS ABOUT THE NUMBER 4]]''', TheGunslinger, [[ItCanThink his Stand is sentient]], RevolversAreJustBetter, [[NiceGuy friendliest member of Passione]], [[TortureForFunAndInformation the Torture Dance]], BizarreAndImprobableBallistics, [[KryptoniteIsEverywhere fighting opponents who can counter his Stand]], [[NoOneGetsLeftBehind saving Giorno from Ghiaccio]], [[InverseLawOfUtilityAndLethality Surprisingly Nonlethal]] ([[WeakButSkilled but]] [[TheBigGuy still]] [[SimpleYetAwesome useful]]) |
| 52 | ** Narancia Ghirgha: TheBabyOfTheBunch, BookDumb, [[DudeLooksLikeALady Very Feminine Appearance]], [[StreetUrchin Grew Up In The Streets]], OlderThanTheyLook, SuperSenses [[SuperPersistentPredator Through Aerosmith]] |
| 53 | ** Pannacotta Fugo: [[BadPowersGoodPeople A good person with]] [[MakeThemRot terrifying]] [[PoisonousPerson powers]], [[PutOnABus written out of the story]], [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere leaving the group to save his own skin]], TheSmartGuy, NeatFreak, being EnragedByIdiocy |
| 54 | ** Trish Una: HeroicBastard [[ArchnemesisDad Of The Boss]], [[MundaneMacGuffinPerson A Regular Woman With Notable Plot Significance]], MsFanservice, [[AnimalMotifs Cat Motifs]], HiddenHeartOfGold, TheQuietOne, [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower Has The Ability To Soften Things]], [[CharacterDevelopment Grows More Courageous And Confident]], ActionGirl, PinkMeansFeminine |
| 55 | * Domains: Crime, Anti-Heroes, Companionship (the lot), Nature, Life, [[spoiler:Time]] (Giorno), Leadership, Fighting, Zippers, [[spoiler: Death]] (Bruno), Gunslingers, Superstititon (Guido), Airplanes, Radar, [[BookDumb Book Dumbness]] (Narancia), Poison, Loyalty (Fugo), Targets, Softness, Music, Growing Up (Trish) |
| 56 | * Special Relationships (Giorno only): [[Pantheon/TimeManipulation Dio Brando]] and [[Pantheon/DeathArchetypes Jonathan Joestar]] ([[ExtraParentConception his fathers]]), [[Pantheon/{{Sports}} Johnny Joestar]] and [[Pantheon/{{Storytelling}} Diego Brando]] (AlternateUniverse versions of his fathers), [[Pantheon/{{Offsprings}} Rikiel]] (his half-brother), [[Pantheon/{{Planning}} Joseph Joestar]] ([[TangledFamilyTree we're guessing]] half-nephew [[PracticallyDifferentGenerations despite being over 60 years his senior]]) |
| 57 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/EmotionalCombat Jean-Pierre Polnareff]], [[Pantheon/FightingMoves Jotaro Kujo]] (technically Giorno's great-great nephew), [[Pantheon/{{Students}} Koichi Hirose]], the Third Street Saints Leader, the more sympathetic criminals ([[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} Omar Little]], Vito Corleone, [[Pantheon/CriminalPunishment Al Capone]], [[Pantheon/KillersAndAssassins Jimmy]], [[Pantheon/FightingStyles Kazuma Kiryu]], [[Pantheon/{{Mindsets}} Goro Majima]]), [[Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives The Heroic Protectors Of Family]] |
| 58 | ** Giorno Giovanna: [[Pantheon/{{Upbringing}} Josuke Higashikata]], [[Pantheon/WeaponWielding Jolyne Cujoh]] (approximately his great-nephew and great-great-great neice), [[Pantheon/{{Vampires}} Adrian Fahrenheight Ţepeş, Blade]], [[Pantheon/FieldsOfMagic Edward]] [[Pantheon/FieldsOfScience Elric]], [[Pantheon/{{School}} Jimmy Hopkins]], [[Pantheon/HeroicActions Asuka Kazama]], [[Pantheon/OtherCriminals Aladdin (Disney)]], [[Pantheon/{{Firearms}} Seras Victoria]] |
| 59 | *** OddFriendship with:[[Pantheon/PowerLevelsAndAppearance Amy Dallon]] |
| 60 | ** Bruno Bucciarati: [[Pantheon/WeaponWielding Shirou Emiya]], [[Pantheon/FightingStyles Kazuma Kiryu]], [[Pantheon/DeathArchetypes William Antonio Zeppeli]], [[Pantheon/UnconventionalWeaponry Caesar Antonio Zeppeli, Gyro Zeppeli]], [[Pantheon/CombatOther Noriaki Kakyoin]], [[Pantheon/ExtrovertFlaws Chuck]] |
| 61 | ** Leone Abbachio: [[Pantheon/{{Calmness}} Heero Yuy]], [[Pantheon/WeaponCreation Archer]], [[Pantheon/RomanticOrientation Juzo Sakakura]], [[Pantheon/ExtrovertCharacterization Jet Black]], [[Pantheon/{{Officers}} James Gordon]] |
| 62 | ** Guido Mista: [[Pantheon/{{Sports}} Johnny Joestar]], [[Pantheon/UnconventionalWeaponry Gyro Zeppeli]], [[Pantheon/AimAndSkill Roland Deschain]], [[Pantheon/PersonsOfDesire Bayonetta]], [[Pantheon/AimAndSkill Hol Horse]], [[Pantheon/{{Successors}} Rango]] |
| 63 | ** Narancia Ghirgha: [[Pantheon/{{Anger}} Scrappy-Doo]], [[Pantheon/{{Advertising}} Spongebob Squarepants]] and [[Pantheon/FriendsAndCompanions Patrick Star]] |
| 64 | ** Pannacotta Fugo: [[Pantheon/{{Toxicity}} Coco]], [[Pantheon/{{Diseases}} Jake Muller and Sherry Birkin]] |
| 65 | ** Trish Una: [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} Haru Okumura]], [[Pantheon/{{Colours}} Rainbow Dash, Barbie]], [[Pantheon/InternalPowerSources Son Gohan]], [[Pantheon/FamilyDynamics Eva Wei]], [[Pantheon/{{Lyrics}} Hector]], [[Pantheon/SingersAndPerformers Michael Jackson]], [[Pantheon/SpecializedNarratives Rise Kujikawa]], [[Pantheon/TimePlacement Fuuka Yamagishi]] |
| 66 | * On speaking terms with: [[Pantheon/AntiVillains Leonard Snart/Captain Cold]], [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} The Phantom Thieves]] (as a whole), [[Pantheon/FamilialPerspective Lars Alexandersson]], [[Pantheon/{{Offsprings}} Rikiel]] (his half-brother) (Giorno), [[Pantheon/ValuesAndEthics Jiminy Cricket]], [[Pantheon/FormMentalities Pinocchio]] (Bruno), [[Pantheon/UnconventionalWeaponry Bridget]] (Narancia) |
| 67 | * Rivals: [[Pantheon/NarrativeGenresAtoM The Man with No Name]] (Guido) |
| 68 | * HeadbuttingHeroes with: [[Pantheon/UnorthodoxCombat Ms Fortune]] (Bruno) |
| 69 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork with: [[Pantheon/PhysicalPowers Okuyasu Nijimura]], [[Pantheon/BodilyForm Monkey D. Luffy]], [[Pantheon/WeaponCreation Shirou Emiya]], [[EnragedByIdiocy basically any]] IdiotHero (Leone), [[Pantheon/{{Vampires}} Alucard]] (Giorno) |
| 70 | * Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/VillainousReputation Dia]][[Pantheon/{{Reclusiveness}} volo]]''' (Trish's father), '''[[Pantheon/PowerMentalities Cioccolata]], [[Pantheon/CriminalPunishment Polpo]]''', the more unsympathetic Crime Deities ([[Pantheon/CriminalActions Walter White]], the Slavers, [[Pantheon/{{Words}} Tony Montana]]), drug dealers (includes Wilson Fisk), [[Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives The Child Abuse Supporters]] and other terrible parents ([[Pantheon/BetrayalAndTreachery Ragyo Kiryuin]], [[Pantheon/{{Headwear}} Relius Clover]], [[Pantheon/ValuesAndEthics Ghetsis Harmonia]], [[Pantheon/{{Mothers}} Talia Al-Ghul]]), [[Pantheon/{{Offsprings}} Ungalo]] (another of Giorno's half-brothers), [[Pantheon/EarthAndRock Sakazuki]] (especially Trish), [[Pantheon/TypesOfSadness Yan]] |
| 71 | ** Giorno Giovanna: [[Pantheon/MedicalMiscellaneous SCP-542]], [[Pantheon/UndeadAndPhasmata Dracula]], [[Pantheon/{{Eyewear}} Albert Wesker]], [[Pantheon/{{Offsprings}} Donatello Versus]] (yet another half-brother of his), [[Pantheon/LifeManipulators Darth Plagueis]] |
| 72 | ** Bruno Bucciarati: [[spoiler:[[Pantheon/ValuesAndEthics Meridia]]]], [[Pantheon/UndeadAndPhasmata Nekron]] |
| 73 | ** Guido Mista: [[Pantheon/OtherDimensions Funny Valentine]], [[Pantheon/EvilActions Molag Bal]], [[Pantheon/LegalProcess Manfred von Karma]], [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Griffith]], [[Pantheon/DodgingAndDefensiveness J. Geil]], [[Pantheon/AimAndSkill Coyote Starrk]] ([[FriendlyRivalry friendly with Coyote]]) |
| 74 | ** Narancia Ghirgha: [[Pantheon/{{Subjects}} Denzel Crocker]], [[Pantheon/TaintedFriendship Felix (Red vs Blue), Penelope Mouse]] |
| 75 | ** Pannacotta Fugo: [[Pantheon/{{Toxicity}} Lesale Deathbringer]], [[Pantheon/MonsterTypes Bloody Mary]], [[Pantheon/HealthAndDiseases Nurgle]], [[Pantheon/{{Diseases}} Typhus]], [[Pantheon/{{Toxicity}} SCP-106]] |
| 76 | ** Trish Una: [[Pantheon/{{Politicians}} Tywin Lannister]], [[Pantheon/{{Mothers}} Talia Al-Ghul]], [[Pantheon/{{Lyrics}} Ember McLain]] |
| 77 | * EnemyMine with: '''[[Pantheon/{{Unpopularity}} La Squadra Esecuzioni]]''' |
| 78 | * Opposes: [[Pantheon/{{Officers}} Clancy Wiggum]] (Leone), the House of Pantheon/BetrayalAndTreachery (Narancia) |
| 79 | * Opposed by: '''[[Pantheon/UnlivingBeings Bloody Marie (Skullgirls)]]''' (the lot) [[Pantheon/FairyTail The Fairy Tail Guild]] (Leone), [[Pantheon/{{Anger}} Squidward Tentacles]] (Narancia) |
| 80 | * Respects: [[Pantheon/{{Conduct}} Abadar]] (Leone), [[Pantheon/LawAndJustice The Wright Anything Agency]] (Guido), [[Pantheon/IntrovertCharacterization Charlotte Katakuri]], [[Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives Piccolo]] (Trish) |
| 81 | * Respected by: [[Pantheon/AimAndSkill Hol Horse]] (Guido) |
| 82 | * Fears: '''[[Pantheon/SingularSymbolism Jhin]]''', [[Pantheon/AuthorityFigures The Unova]] [[Pantheon/FightingCombos Elite Four]] (Guido) |
| 83 | * Pities: [[Pantheon/TimePlacement Shinjiro Aragaki, Ken Amada]], [[Pantheon/{{Accessories}} Miles Edgeworth]] (Leone), [[Pantheon/FamilyDysfunctions Goro Akechi]] (Trish, [[SympathyForTheDevil sort of]]) |
| 84 | * Conflicting Opinion: [[Pantheon/OtherPowers Hisoka]] (Giorno), [[Pantheon/TechnologicalExperts Kids Next Door Sector V]] (Guido) |
| 85 | * Ceasefire: [[Pantheon/VengeanceArchetypes Enrico Pucci]] (Giorno only) |
| 86 | * Giorno is a righteous (if somewhat ruthless) young man just like the rest of the Joestars. He sought to take over TheMafia in order to turn it into an organization for good. After a brief scuffle with a mafia assassin named Bruno Bucciarati, the two realize that they share a common goal, and so he allowed him to join his group. Eventually making a larger group and getting involved with the Boss's daughter, they eventually managed to defeat Diavolo and change Passione into a positive force. [[AnyoneCanDie However, this wasn't without cost]]. |
| 87 | * Applies to the lot: |
| 88 | ** The group ascended at first as individual profiles, but in looking for their comrade Narancia Ghirgha they eventually united with him as a group profile representing [[NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters sympathetic gangsters]]. This refined camaraderie and determination were bad enough for Diavolo, but an agreement of a ceasefire with La Squadra against a common foe has made things even worse. The Boss has his sights set on Giorno above everyone else, who's planning a fate even worse [[spoiler:[[FateWorseThanDeath than the infinite cycle of death]] Gold Experience Requiem brought until his ascension. Though as far as the group and many others are concerned, [[PayEvilUntoEvil he very much deserved that fate]].]] |
| 89 | *** The EnemyMine with La Squadra is made even more difficult because Jimmy wants to help out Bucciarati's gang to take down evil mafia and gangsters, which he considers La Squadra to be. However, [[WeAREStrugglingTogether it's still preferable to infighting while Diavolo is loose]]. |
| 90 | ** They may be gangsters, but in practice are more a team of AntiHero and AntiVillain groups who believe in turning the mafia into a positive force. [[EveryoneHasStandards As such, they have a number of standards]]. The reason why they oppose the likes of Walter White is that he's a drug dealer, [[DrugsAreBad and they consider drug-dealing and trafficking heinous]]. Walter didn't get why they'd label that as particularly heinous since western gangsters often have the drug trade to make ends meet. [[ValuesDissonance It's down to Japan having a much harsher view on drugs]]. |
| 91 | ** All of them have contempt for the Child Abuse Supporters and [[AbusiveParents terrible parents]]. Bruno turned on Diavolo once and for all upon learning he was sent to bring Trish to her because [[OffingTheOffspring he wanted to murder her]] out of unjustifiable paranoia, Narancia had an emotionally distant father who never bothered to acknowledge him when he was released from juvie. And it's also pretty damn personal for both Trish and Giorno. The latter had an abusive step-father and a terribly neglectful mother. Ironically, ''Dio'' might've been a better father if he was alive to raise him, given he hates having anything in common with his own [[AbusiveParents father Dario]]. The lot has a special contempt for [[Pantheon/MurderAndAssassination Heihachi Mishima]] above the rest of the Child Abuse Supporters for his attempts at filicide, and being one of the major reasons [[BigScrewedUpFamily why the Mishima family is so screwed up]]. |
| 92 | ** The House of Pantheon/LawAndJustice has made a deal to not go after the gangsters if it means they aid in taking down the more unsympathetic side of the House of Crime. High on their shit-list are the Slavers (for combining [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape]] with [[SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil slavery]]). By contrast, they have a fair bit of respect for Al Capone and the Corleones. They're on decent terms with Captain Cold given he has strict standards in his criminality; however, he doesn't have much interest in ''organized'' crime. |
| 93 | ** Often talk and discuss their differing views on ethics with the Phantom Thieves of Heart. The two groups are criminals who believe society needs to be cleaned up through unscrupulous methods, so they sometimes work in tandem. However, they have very different views on how to achieve that, which is why arguments between the two sometimes break out. One of the main ones is killing; the Phantom Thieves [[ThouShaltNotKill disapprove of their willingness]], believing [[HateSink true scum]] [[HeelFaceBrainwashing having their heart changed]] [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty and facing the music]] [[FateWorseThanDeath is more of a punishment than killing them]]. Bruno's gang admits this might make them help society, though wonder if [[DeathOfPersonality this is really any different]] [[EmptyShell from actually killing them]]. [[DeadpanSnarker Snarkier gods]] say "well [[FlatCharacter it's not like they had much of a personality to rob]]". |
| 94 | ** Despite being sympathetic, most ''Pantheon/{{Skullgirls}}'' deities tend to stay away from them due to their bad experience with [[TheMafia the Medici]]. Bloody Marie hardly considers them any better than the Medici, despite being a hundred times more moral by comparison. Admiral Akainu, being the insane KnightTemplar he is, sees ''zero'' difference between them and, say, [[HumanTraffickers the Slavers]] based solely on the fact they're both criminals. |
| 95 | * Applies to Giorno Giovanna: |
| 96 | ** His Stand, Gold Experience, can imbue inanimate objects with life, from turning cars to leaves to teeth to jellyfish. Don't think it's not good at melee combat, though; Giorno wasn't the former God of ExtremeMeleeRevenge [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W944vHnaQPw for nothing]]. The kicker about Gold Experience is [[spoiler:the power it gains from being pierced with the Stand Arrow. When it evolves into Gold Experience Requiem, it can reset quite literally ''anything'', and if he kills someone with it, they are subjected to a never-ending cycle of death]]. This makes Giorno highly feared amongst some, if not most, of the villains in the Pantheon. |
| 97 | ** His relationship with the Brando and Joestar bloodline [[TangledFamilyTree is awkward]] due to Dio Brando fathering him while physically being Jonathan Joestar from the neck down. [[ExtraParentConception He has three parents; Dio Brando, Jonathan Joestar, and his mother (whom we'll refer to as "Mrs. Giovanni")]]. Due to Dio Brando fathering him while physically being Jonathan Joestar from the neck down, [[TangledFamilyTree this gives Giorno a bizarre form of relationship with the other Joestars]]. He soon found himself going [[PhraseCatcher "yare yare daze"]] trying to figure out the family tree, let alone how much of a DNA coefficient he has with each. For simplicity's sake, Jonathan's son George (or Jorge) Joestar II is considered his half-brother as a point of reference. |
| 98 | *** Has a somewhat decent relationship with his father. [[MoralityPet While Dio treats him well]] and refuses to be like [[AbusiveParents his own dad]], the higher-ups of the GUAG are afraid that he's slowly manipulating him to his will. Dio being a member of the GUAE makes them all the more skeptical. He's more concerned about Dio's alliance with Hisoka, what with the [[{{Expy}} similarities between the clown and his father]] and [[Creator/DaisukeNamikawa similar sounding voice]]. Contrasting the drama is the much better relationship he has with his other father Jonathan, [[http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/008/924/5a4.png even if introductions were awkward]]. |
| 99 | *** He is still trying to figure out what to think of [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun the SBR counterparts to his fathers]], with Diego [[AntiVillain being a lot nicer]] and Johnny [[AntiHero being a lot more of a dick]] than his dads. [[VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureEyesOfHeaven There was another version of Dio]] [[TheBadGuyWins who achieved Heaven]] and became a MultiversalConqueror, but it's unknown if that version ever encountered his Giorno and was an enemy for Giorno. While this could suggest [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk Dio doesn't care about Giorno]], the main Dio was a supportive father in that scenario. [[HiddenDepths In short, Dio is a bit more complicated]] than you'd expect for such a CardCarryingVillain. |
| 100 | *** [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Compared to the other Joestars, Giorno and Joseph have a "meh" relationship]]. They do find it bizarre [[PracticallyDifferentGenerations that they share more DNA than any Joestar alive, but were born over sixty years apart]]. |
| 101 | *** If you want to include what Jonathan fathered [[GrandTheftMe while Dio replaced his head]], Pucci wanted him on his side like the rest of his siblings. Giorno vetoed that with extreme prejudice. With his half-siblings, he and the rest of the gang group oppose Ungalo for his junkie ways, and he opposes Donatello who sees him as TheRival for being Dio's heir. [[AntiVillain Rikiel]], however, is on good terms with Giorno despite the former's alliance with Pucci because [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe he wants to repay Pucci for a good deed]] and has an honorable streak. Dio has become a mediator of all things between the three, leading to essentially a "you stay out of my way, and I'll stay out of yours" type of deal between Giorno, Rikiel, and Pucci. |
| 102 | *** Doesn't hold any hard feelings towards Jotaro for [[YouKilledMyFather killing his father]], as he understands he was justified in doing so. After all, Giorno has a strong sense of justice, [[PayEvilUntoEvil though it comes along with Dio's ruthlessness]]. [[EvenEvilCanBeLoved That's not to say he wishes Dio couldn't have stuck around to be a cool dad]]. |
| 103 | *** [[VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureEyesOfHeaven He and Josuke have met before]] and showed they can work really well as a team. Some consider this an OddFriendship, given Josuke's grandfather was a cop and Giorno's TheDon of Passione now. He also gets along with Jolyne, who's also relatively close in age despite being his most distant blood relation what with them being more prone to vice and their GoodIsNotNice traits. |
| 104 | ** Sometimes Giorno and Lars chat about being the WhiteSheep of their respective families (ok, half-wise [[ExtraParentConception for Giorno]]). Because of his [[ParentalAbandonment parental]] [[ParentalNeglect is]][[AbusiveParents sues]], he sometimes talks about them with members of the Pantheon/FamilyDysfunctions sub-house. Sometimes he also finds himself relating to [[Pantheon/TragedyAndDespair Tomoya and Ushio]]. |
| 105 | ** Became fast friends with Edward, because of their ability to create new objects, the supernatural backgrounds behind their fathers, and [[Creator/RomiPark similar voices]]. Initially got on Koichi's bad side after conning him out his passport and luggage, but became allies after he helped him defeat the stand Black Sabbath. [[spoiler:Now that he's the boss of Passione, he is willing to offer the Gang's assistance to him if he or his friends ever need anything to make amends for his previous actions]]. He's [[https://youtu.be/bIdQ_ZGo9Mo?t=65 still on Yukako's bad side,]] though. |
| 106 | ** Wesker has expressed interest in Giorno, thinking that his life-creation powers could do good in his hands. Giorno wants nothing to do with his schemes. |
| 107 | ** Despite being the son of an especially-feared vampire, Giorno has no vampiric abilities of his own. Alucard has been seen with him as of late, trying to see if Giorno has the potential to gain them. Indeed, his Stand of bringing life to things is very much the opposite of what you'd expect of a vampire. Darth Plagueis is intrigued by Golden Experience for the manipulation of life and wishes to take it for himself. Giorno warned him that if he tries to pull that stunt, he'll experience [[FateWorseThanDeath what his master Darth Tenebrous is experiencing]], [[spoiler:which is comparable to Diavolo's own fate]]. |
| 108 | ** Is quite unfazed regarding some of the more insane things in the Pantheon, probably due to his [[MemeticMutation experiences with King Crimson]] (among other things). When something completely bullshit happens, he responds with [[http://40.media.tumblr.com/4218db59be72e277781d8f9b5f3e2347/tumblr_n52wy9aCuQ1tb05e5o1_500.jpg this]]. He's also shown to get either confused or annoyed when people think he only wins when a piano starts playing. |
| 109 | ** Is happy to hear that all the sharks in the Pantheon are relegated to the Houses of Nature and Beast. [[ItMakesSenseInContext Now he can have some soup in peace]]. |
| 110 | * Applies to Bruno Bucciarati: |
| 111 | ** The head of the gang, Bruno takes the biggest hard-line against drugs as the ruthlessness in dealing with it played a role in his father's death. He's AFatherToHisMen, and has a good relationship with the town of Naples. Along with Giorno, he has the strongest belief that gangsters should have a code and standards. He seems to be rather proud of fellow Italian Pinocchio for conquering his vices and wants to make sure his new life is a good one. Jiminy Cricket is glad he is, but as Bruno is still a gangster isn't quick to trust him. |
| 112 | ** His Stand, Sticky Fingers, can create zippers for a number of needs. Warping himself or objects, passing through walls, attaching limbs, and so on are on the list of things he can do. This allows him [[DetachmentCombat to split his body parts apart in combat]], similar to Ms. Fortune. Bruno has offered a hand to her in order to help her general situation out and oppose the very much not-friendly Medici. She's accepted, but very reluctantly, given her history and feeling that there is no such thing as a friendly mafioso. |
| 113 | ** Is friends with Shirou Emiya, due to how both of them [[spoiler:[[MemeticMutation don't die even when they are killed]]]]. It helps that they have [[Creator/NoriakiSugiyama similar voices]]. He has also been given odd looks when he is being compared to [[Pantheon/CharacterArchetypes Sasuke Uchiha]]. |
| 114 | ** In a situation where a deity is lying, Bruno will be able to prove that said deity is lying by ''tasting their sweat''. [[Pantheon/{{Philosophy}} Diana]] finds this to be really weird compared to lassoing the truth out of people. In Bruno's own words: |
| 115 | -->'''Bruno''': This taste... It is of a liar! [Name of Deity]! |
| 116 | ** There are some rumors that say that Bruno is one of the Zeppelis, the steadfast Italian allies of the Joestars. Evidence for this includes Bruno's Italian ethnicity, his strong friendship with Giorno Giovanna, and [[spoiler: his untimely death, which could be a result of the Zeppeli Curse.]] Bruno himself doubts this, but he gets on great with the Zeppelis, blood ties or no. |
| 117 | ** [[spoiler:Technically speaking, he's [[OurZombiesAreDifferent a zombie]] after being reanimated by Giorno from a fatal encounter with the Boss. However, [[{{Determinator}} sheer willpower]] let him come back as a RevenantZombie. Despite being the same person as before, Meridia treats him with the same contempt as the Daedric Prince has for ''all'' of the undead. Worse, Nekron believes this makes him a good sleeper agent. Bruno would rather stay away from the House of Pantheon/UndeadAndPhasmata, even if he recognizes it has benevolent deities. Bloody Marie and her hatred to ''all'' mafia being another reason.]] |
| 118 | * Applies to Leone Abbachio: |
| 119 | ** Once upon a time, Leone Abbachio used to be a cop, his lifelong dream. But when he took a bribe from a criminal, that same guy returned to kill his partner, and he got fired. Ever since then, Abbachio has secretly hated himself and his [[FightingSpirit Moody Blues]] ability to rewind time is likely a reminder of said mistake. |
| 120 | ** It's not exactly known why he's antagonistic to Giorno. Most of the Pantheon guess that it's because he sees Giorno like when he was younger and more idealistic, and he's shown to hate his past self for being so idealistic, leading to him making his TragicMistake. Or maybe he just hates Giorno for no real reason, who knows. Whatever the case may be, [[TookALevelInKindness he seems to hate him much less now]], especially after [[spoiler:subjecting Diavolo to the infinite death loop]]. |
| 121 | ** While not to the same extent as Fugo, Abbachio is EnragedByIdiocy. Part of the reason why he hates Giorno is because of how easily they tend to disagree with each other. The IdiotHero is quite possibly the most likely archetype to disagree with [[TheCynic Abbachio's opinions]]. While he's not opposed to their morals, these guys tend to give him more backtalk than he would like in one lifetime. They also tend to [[LeeroyJenkins rush into a fight]], [[NoOneGetsLeftBehind refuse to abandon their friends]] (reminding him of his wounded pride when Giorno saved Fugo from [[VillainOfTheWeek Illuso]]), and are just [[TheDitz all-around stupid]]. |
| 122 | ** [[Manga/FairyTail A certain loud guild]] doesn't appreciate Abbachio for [[https://twitter.com/PlantsAndSwords/status/1112390554413867012 serving his urine to Giorno]] [[EstablishingCharacterMoment during their first meeting]]. He thinks nothing of those people (except Natsu, who he despises), but they think what he pulled goes strongly against ThePowerOfFriendship. Abbachio thinks their preaching [[{{Anvilicious}} gets old really quickly]], but believes that they are otherwise quite avoidable. |
| 123 | ** Jet Black has caught Abbachio's attention since they're both former cops who want to avoid their pasts. Because Black is TheReliableOne, Abbachio believes they'll get along nicely. It helps that in [[WorldOfBadass the world of Jojo]], he could pass for a BadassNormal. |
| 124 | ** One God who pisses off Abbachio is [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Clancy Wiggum]] for being a sorry excuse for a cop. While his old job came with hell to put up with, that hell was limited to the civilians. Seeing someone like Clancy makes Abbachio want to pound the "piece of shit" into a brick wall, followed by using Moody Blues [[TimeMaster to repeat the process]]. That being said, he doesn't want Clancy dead so much as beaten badly. On the flip side, James Gordon has gotten on the gangster's good side for being a lawful ally to a vigilante turned superhero. Had Gordon been with Abbachio, his influence might've prevented his MomentOfWeakness, his DeadPartner would probably still be alive. He believes Gordon would make a fine ally for Passione (right after they stop [[DrugsAreBad selling drugs]]). |
| 125 | ** The way Abadar does things ([[ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules favoring the law over his wallet]]) has earned him Abbachio's respect, with the latter wishing he was more like him in the past. Abadar assures Abbachio that he still has good in him and it's not too late for him to redeem himself. Abbachio agrees to do so only under Bucciarati's orders. Despite being a gangster, Bucciarati is orderly enough for Abadar's faith to be kept intact. |
| 126 | * Applies to Guido Mista |
| 127 | ** The way Mista uses his Stand, Sex Pistols, involves [[BizarreAndImprobableBallistics redirecting his bullets to hit his opponents]]. Unfortunately, his body count is surprisingly low. By the end of the story, he's only ever killed the 3 guys trying to rape a woman ([[{{Muggle}} who didn't have Stands]]), Carne ([[DeathActivatedSuperpower who was expecting it]]), and [[spoiler:Doppio ([[WorfHadTheFlu who was in a weakened body]])]]. |
| 128 | ** Mista is [[FourIsDeath extremely superstitious about the number 4]], to the point he skipped it when numbering his Stand, Sex Pistols. [[FridgeLogic This is odd in that the legends about the number 4 being unlucky is comes from the Chinese language and the languages that borrow from it, he's Italian and should instead be afraid of the number 17]]. This may have been caused by the incident that got him in the gang in the first place, but he hasn't said if his fear was caused by it. Because of this, his biggest fear in the Pantheon outside of the ones from his universe is Jhin, who he's pretty sure came into this world just to mock him, being a gunslinger with pretty much 4 for everything. |
| 129 | *** This is why he feels pity for Shinjiro and Ken. The latter [[spoiler:lost his mom to Shinjiro on October 4]], and the former [[spoiler:was killed himself on the 2nd anniversary of the incident]]. |
| 130 | ** Hol Horse has taken note of how similar their fighting styles are. Now that Dio is [[KilledOffForReal out of the picture]], Hol Horse is willing to show the gangster how to lose his virginity. Likewise, Mista appreciates how Hol Horse WouldntHitAGirl (though he did StabTheScorpion). It helps that Mista single-handedly stopped an AttemptedRape. Speaking of, Funny Valentine's AttemptedRape on Lucy Steel has not gone unnoticed to him. Mista doesn't care what kinds of VillainousVirtues he's got, no one tries to rape a 14-year old on his watch. This makes [[TheHero Johnny Joestar]] an obvious ally of his. It also means Molag Bal, J. Geil, and Griffith are his enemies since they are also rapists, (Griffith in particular for [[EtTuBrute pulling such a jarring betrayal]]). |
| 131 | ** Mista hates Manfred von Karma for [[AmoralAttorney what he's done]] to maintain his (near) perfect track record. He pities the victims that didn't have someone like Bucciarati to bale them out. This is because he was found guilty of killing the would-be rapists of his past and the jury didn't see it as self-defense (since Stands are InvisibleToNormals). Making matters worse is how he [[spoiler:set up Edgeworth for a VERY painful fall]]. Pheonix Wright as his utmost respect for saving his old rival. Edgeworth has also earned Mista's respect for [[TheAtoner learning to solve cases without forging evidence]]. |
| 132 | ** During his time in his respective house, Mista took note of Roland Deschain, a man with his own lengthy story. After enough research, Mista came to realize that Roland's journey helped mold him into a more respectable man who would value bonds with those he can trust. In their conversation, Mista says he knows how it feels to lose a loved one, and is glad Deschain found happiness. It helps that they both use [[RevolversAreJustBetter revolvers]]. |
| 133 | ** One God who puts Mista on edge is The Man with No Name. He seems like [[FastestGunInTheWest a dangerous opponent to face]], but [[AntiHero not really evil]]. Because of this, the two can engage in friendly shootouts, but "Joe" isn't willing to go beyond that much. Since Mista belongs to a shady gang, he's viewed as a potential enemy, should circumstances cause them to come to blows. |
| 134 | ** While neither he nor Coyote Stark dislike each other, Aizen's orders come first and foremost, forcing them to fight. Stark would like for Mista to stand down and resist struggling, but Mista is too loyal to Bucciarati and Giorno. Unfortunately, while Stark kinda hates the word "[[FinishingMove Death Blow]]", Giorno's gonna have to bail him out with [[spoiler:Gold Experience Requiem]] on the double. |
| 135 | ** Over at the House of Pantheon/TechnologicalExperts, Mista started getting pelted by [[WesternAnimation/CodeNameKidsNextDoor The Kids Next Door, Sector V]] and their [[BambooTechnology 2X4 Technology]]. They came after him because he was 18 years old, assuming he was a villain. While Mista was [[NoSell unaffected]] by their [[JokeItem initial assault]], Numbah 4 put him on edge after [[MyNameIsInigoMontoya introducing himself]]. At first, Mista was (predictably) scared, but Wallabee Beatles was doing the [[EpicFail same amount of damage as everything else]]. It got to the point where Mista [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere just left the house altogether]], dumbfounded at [[KidsAreCruel how crazy kids can be]]. Numbah 1 came to the conclusion that if he was an evil adult, he would attack them at some point. Numbah 4 doesn't care what he says about some "[[GoshDangItToHeck cruddy]] adult". At least they didn't have to bust out [[HumongousMecha Hippy Hop]]. |
| 136 | ** One of Bayonetta's abilities lets her summon some [[ShoutOut 5 very familiar demons that skip a supposed unlucky number.]] While Mista disagrees with what number was censored, he feels flattered by how someone imitated [[WeakButSkilled his of all Stands]]. It also helps that [[MsFanservice she's hot]], and [[ProudBeauty very proud of it]]. |
| 137 | ** When he met the Elite Four, Mista asked them why they decided to settle on 4 members instead of 3 or 5. Marshall thinks 3 isn't enough of a challenge for trainers. Caitlin believes 5 to be too excessive, making the champion a HopelessBossFight. Grimsley is willing to quit the Elite Four if Mista [[HeadsOrTails wins 4 coin tosses]]. Unhappy with [[{{Troll}} Grimsley's proposition]], [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Mista left the quartet be immediately]]. Shauntal then [[IShouldWriteABookAboutThis got the idea to write about their encounter with Mista]]. |
| 138 | * Applies to Narancia Ghirgha: |
| 139 | ** While a couple of years older than Giorno, Narancia Ghirga is the most childish of the gangsters. While friendly, the drop-out has a bratty temper and [[BookDumb can't multiply double-digits to save his life]]. His Stand, Aerosmith, looks like a toy airplane that was located in the Pantheon/AirBasedTravel sub-house. It's decked in machine guns and bombs and has a radar for detecting [=CO2=], which is useful for detecting living beings. |
| 140 | ** [[DudeLooksLikeALady Yes, Narancia is a guy]]. Sometimes he talks to Bridget about the whole "gender confusion" thing. Amusingly, being so girly-looking himself did nothing to stop him from assuming [[Pantheon/GenderSexMiscellaneous Hideri Kanzeki]] and [[Pantheon/JoyAndHappiness Astolfo]] were girls. |
| 141 | ** He's not too bothered by looking girly, but he certainly is bothered by the House of Betrayal as he was scammed by his "[[FalseFriend friend]]" in a FrameUp by getting him to dye his hair blonde. With this in mind, he dislikes Felix and Penelope Mouse for betraying their friendships. |
| 142 | ** Not all that smart, though he still beat Patrick Star in a math contest; partly because he's only BookDumb. He and Spongebob were happy-go-lucky and Narancia ended up enjoying their company. This bothered Squidward, who like Guido Mista is easily annoyed by his idiocy in multiplication. Denzel Crocker ''despises'' him for making such multiplication errors, and loves to force huge [=Fs=], and Narancia thinks little of the SadistTeacher. |
| 143 | ** Interestingly Narancia also got along with Scrappy-Doo. Despite the latter's unpopularity, as the two are BrattyHalfPint types with some anger issues Narancia has an odd fondness for the pup. |
| 144 | * Applies to Pannacotta Fugo: |
| 145 | ** His Stand, Purple Haze, has bulbs on its hands, each of which contains a dangerous virus. When a bulb is broken or shot, the virus inside it is released and infects anyone, friend or foe, within its range. Anyone infected by the virus will vaporize in a matter of seconds. In dire situations, it will turn into its evolved form, Purple Haze Distortion, which, in addition to having an even deadlier virus, has the ability to eat and store other viruses for Fugo and his allies to use. While Fugo's Stand is a threat to others, he himself is not immune to its powers. As of late, he's been seen with Coco, trying to make Purple Haze safer for himself. |
| 146 | ** Was hired by several members of the House of Pantheon/{{School}} to teach math but was quickly fired after they found out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4amu151Z4I&t=41s what he did]] in response to wrong answers. |
| 147 | --> "You goddamn punk! Are you trying to mess with me!? How many times do I have to tell you something before it sinks into your thick skull?! You said that 6 times 5 is 30, so why the hell would your answer be less than 30?! YOU COMPLETE IDIOT!" |
| 148 | ** His outfit has often been [[WTHCostumingDepartment criticized]], much to his chagrin. Despite all the mockery, he continues to wear the same kinds of clothes. |
| 149 | -->'''[[Pantheon/HardwareAndSoftware Joel]]:''' "'I'm going to wear a strawberry tie, and I'm just going to dress up like shit.'" |
| 150 | ** Has earned the hatred of Bloody Mary, who heard of [[MakeThemRot what he did]] to the last person he fought who had [[MirrorMonster mirror powers]]. Her alliance with Diavolo and [[AxCrazy general psychosis]] only gives Fugo more reason to hate her back. He has a clear hatred of SCP-106 for specializing in a similar rotting to Purple Haze, [[BadPowersBadPeople but wholly for torture and murder]]. Overall he's disturbed with those who use viral and rotting powers for evil purposes, which is why he's sough out Jake Muller and Sherry Birkin's help to both combat them and get Purple Haze to be more controlled. |
| 151 | * Applies to Trish Una |
| 152 | ** By most accounts, Trish Una is an ordinary 15-year-old, and yet she is someone of great importance to the men in Passione. Her long-lost father [[TheDon Diavolo]] wants her personally, Bucciarati was acting as her bodyguard to deliver her to him and other members were investigating her. Initially, she seems a spoiled, selfish girl with high-class tastes, but in truth is a caring and insecure woman who manages to become generally courageous and self-confident. |
| 153 | ** Her Stand, Spice Girl, is a rare example of a Stand with a mind and personality of its own. It encouraged her to grow more confident. It allows her to soften any material into a rubbery substance, [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower which only sounds useless]]. Just ask [[CompleteImmortality Notorious B.I.G]] about it. She's been testing the Stand's potential in the House of Pantheon/PowerAndAbilities. She was a bit disappointed to learn that the Music/SpiceGirls hadn't ascended as she wonders how they might feel about her naming for the Stand and use of "WANNABE!!" as her {{Kiai}}. |
| 154 | ** She recognizes Stands as similar to a Persona, and is investigating [[Pantheon/SpecializedNarratives The Investigation Team]] and [[Pantheon/TimePlacement S.E.E.S]] about it. Of them, she gets along with Fuuka because they both grew to be more confident over time and Rise because they're both idols. Having grown as a person and into a hero of her own right, she is on surprisingly pleasant terms with Bulk and Skull. Trish is also on good terms with Son Gohan and Charlotte Kakaturi due to how they've grown as a person and in terms of their abilities. |
| 155 | ** She has associated with the Phantom Thieves as well. With her father [[spoiler:escaping the FateWorseThanDeath Giorno gave him through ascending to the Trope Pantheon]], she would be fine to see him [[HeelFaceBrainwashing forcibly reformed through a heart change]]. Of them, she gets along with Haru the most, due to standing up to her own(though still better) father. She was saddened to see what happened to Goro Akechi given his father [[CompleteMonster was as much of a monster]] as Diavolo, but in no way does she condone his crimes [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse or think his background gives much levity to them]]. |
| 156 | ** While Sakazuki doesn't have a family[[note]][[AxCrazy we hope]][[/note]], he WouldHurtAChild even remotely connected with piracy and spares nothing against people remotely related to criminal activity, such as Team Bucciarati. Though he's right to believe Diavolo [[CompleteMonster is the spawn of evil]], he considers Trish tainted by her father's crimes. Trish shoots back that for all his KnightTemplar status, [[LackOfEmpathy he is as deficient in empathy and remorse]] as her father. Admiral Akainu counters that while he may not care for people, [[MoralSociopathy he cares for the Law and that is all that matters]]...and Trish just thinks that's worse because [[BlackAndWhiteInsanity he can never be convinced he's ever in the wrong]]. |
| 157 | ** Trish is fond of Eva Wei for her desire to have her father acknowledge and respect for, as before Diavolo [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk revealed his true colors]] she wanted to know about him and may have even wanted some acknowledgment. Eva's fortunate that Don Wei is a ''far'' better person than Diavolo, though he is still rather distant. Trish is also fond of Piccolo Jr for defying [[InTheBlood his demonic destiny]] and going through a HeelFaceTurn, becoming a good ParentalSubstitute. She does find it weird that [[YoungerThanTheyLook he's technically]] [[AdoptivePeerParent only 4 years older than Gohan]], though. |
| 158 | ** Though associated with gangsters, Trish isn't too invested in the House of Pantheon/CrimeAndTransgressions. She gets being a MafiaPrincess from their trope representative and likes them, but is more associated with the house because of who her friends are. [[Literature/PurpleHazeFeedback Currently pursuing a successful career in pop music]]. Her ascension to the Trope Pantheon had her end up joining Michael Jackson in his performances and has also been doing some singing with Hector. She can sympathize with the plight he went through. She isn't fond of Ember and her attempt to take control of the stage, though [[GoKartingWithBowser is OK joining in rock concerts if she doesn't pull a fast one]]. |
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| 160 | |
| 161 | [[folder:Toppat Clan]] |
| 162 | '''The [[Videogame/HenryStickminSeries Toppat Clan]], Divine Organization of [[GangOfHats Criminal Groups with Gimmicks]]''' |
| 163 | [[quoteright:260:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/toppat_clan_logo.png]] |
| 164 | * Intermediate as a whole |
| 165 | * Symbol: A Tophat with "Toppat" written on it, as seen on the right |
| 166 | * Theme Songs: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPFCX64irfc Infiltrating the]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHpz2kBTAxo Airship Themes]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-4b88psFug Completing the Mission launch trailer music]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcbPeU0Bm6w Tickets Please]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoCQU69GUc4 Toppat Launch Site]] |
| 167 | * Alignment: NeutralEvil |
| 168 | * Portfolio: NebulousEvilOrganisation, ArmyOfThievesAndWhores, [[ArtifactCollectionAgency Collect a wide variety of rare and stolen valuables]], BrotherhoodOfEvil with [[BrotherhoodOfFunnyHats funny hats]], CoolAirship, [[ForHappiness Operate purely on hedonism]], [[KlingonPromotion Leadership tends to change a lot either by usurpers or by their leaders being taken out]], [[LoweredRecruitingStandards Pretty low standards when it comes to recruits]], NGOSuperpower |
| 169 | * Domains: Crime, Theft, War, Space, Technology, Hats |
| 170 | * Determinant Relationships: '''[[Pantheon/MediaPresentation Henry Stickmin and Ellie Rose]]''' |
| 171 | * Alleged Members: [[Pantheon/{{Gaming}} Mario]], [[Pantheon/{{Unpopularity}} Luigi]], The Spy, [[Pantheon/ClothingStyle Hat Kid]], [[Pantheon/DrugsAndPharmaceuticals Snoop Dogg]], [[Pantheon/HunterXHunter Gon Freeccs]] |
| 172 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/{{Planning}} Benny]], [[Pantheon/MethodsOfKilling Kano]], [[Pantheon/ChefsAndEstablishments The Mafia of Cooks]], [[Pantheon/{{Sports}} Lord English]] |
| 173 | * Enemies: ''[[Pantheon/MediaPresentation Charles Calvin]]'', The House of Pantheon/LawAndJustice, [[Pantheon/{{Wardening}} The Wall]], [[Pantheon/JusticeBringers Raiden]], [[Pantheon/GameDesign Frisk]], [[Pantheon/FemaleAppearances Mustache Girl]], [[Pantheon/UnlivingBeings Bloody Marie]], [[Pantheon/SourcesOfInformation Peacock]] |
| 174 | * Confused for: [[Pantheon/{{Logic}} Killian Experience]] (Sven) |
| 175 | * The Toppat Clan is an infamous criminal organization that is believed to have committed several crimes and said to have been around for centuries. The Toppats have been a thorn in the side of several of the world's governments and that all came to a head when Captain Galeforce decided to recruit notorious thief Henry Stickmin in order to bring the clan down, or at least arrest their leader Reginald Copperbottom. Whether Henry actually succeeded in taking them down, joined the Toppats by becoming their leader or [[TakeAThirdOption just decided to steal their Ruby]] is up in the air, but after that it was discovered that the Toppat Clan were planning something big by trying to launch a station into space. Given that every single member wears a hat and are possibly one of the silliest yet most dangerous groups out there, they were "chosen"[[labelnote:*]]Some believe one of the higher-ups in the organization bribed their way in though of course, nothing has been proven[[/labelnote]] to represent the trope. |
| 176 | * Their relationship with Henry Stickmin is [[{{Understatement}} a bit complicated.]] |
| 177 | ** Henry can actually be their latest leader if he took up Reginald's offer, but from there either Henry [[TheStarscream is betrayed by Reginald during an attempted escape from The Wall]] which ends with the whole clan's destruction following Henry's RoaringRampageOfRevenge, Henry is overthrown by Reginald because of him leaving behind Ellie (which makes her involvement and alliance with Henry all the more confusing), or they simply adore him as a pretty good leader. None of the aforementioned events are exactly 100% canon, [[SchrodingersCanon they are all in fact]] due to a multiverse. |
| 178 | ** Then there is also the fact that Henry could have sided with the Government by collecting enough evidence to arrest most of the Clan or by bringing Reginald in, and just be a potential enemy (this also applies to Ellie if she is allied with Henry) or Henry stole their Ruby and they simply dislike him for that. The only consistent relationship with the trio is that Charles, being a government agent, will always oppose the Toppats no matter what. (Things got '''very personal''' in one ending). |
| 179 | * Officially, their leader in the Pantheon is Reginald Copperbottom, as he seems to have regained his status as the Toppat Leader even considering the other paths the story can take. Historically, the Toppats have had a tumultuous history in the leadership department, as some of their leaders ascended to the position [[KlingonPromotion by force]] and many had varying philosophies (Reginald wearing the hat of the former chief, notoriously one of the worst in Toppat history). The Right Hand Man can potentially take over should Reginald go missing or get captured; Sven Svensson, another high ranking member, can take over if neither are available, and potentially Henry can become the Toppat Leader if he took Reginald’s offer in one timeline. We did say it's complicated.... |
| 180 | * The Toppat Clan is on hostile terms with The Wall for obvious reasons, but a major point in this relationship is that The Wall has imprisoned some Toppats, and the Toppats have a Toppat inside the complex, disguising as a guard. Bonus points because in one timeline, the Toppats have attacked multiple guards to break Henry out of the complex, while in another timeline, The Wall attacked the Toppat Launch Site in hopes of recapturing Henry and Ellie. |
| 181 | * Several of the Pantheon deities have been alleged to be members of the Toppats, which they have tried to deny their involvement. For example, both Mario and Luigi have been allegedly spotted by both Henry and Ellie during one mission to take down the remaining Toppats and they were among the ranks but they have stated neither would ever join a criminal gang like the Toppats (Though some speculate Henry and Ellie might have spotted [[Pantheon/NarrativeTone the SMG4 Mario instead]]). The only one that actually doesn't mind the allegations of being a Toppat is Snoop Dogg, who finds them to be cool enough though for security reasons, he goes by "Sleepy Dogg" as a Toppat. |
| 182 | * Obviously they tend to get into a lot of trouble with the House of Pantheon/LawAndJustice given that the Toppats have been involved in a wide array of criminal activities the second they set foot in the Pantheon. And like in their universe, the Toppats have been narrowly avoiding capture and have fought back against any form of Pantheonic Authority that have tried to arrest them. They even somehow managed to launch their Orbital Space Station into the House of Pantheon/SpaceAndCosmos but given there are far more effective ways to reach space in the Pantheon, the operation hasn't been exactly succesful. |
| 183 | ** The Toppats also refuse to join any of the Grand Alliances, neither Evil nor Chaos are to their liking and they share traits of both sides to boot. It's believed that having literal deities lording over them goes against their principles, or many suspect Reginald doesn't want to lose control of the Toppats after the so-called Henry Stickmin Incident. |
| 184 | * Depending on the path Henry chooses, Reginald's Right Hand Man can become a cyborg following a near-fatal encounter with Henry. In this mode he is far stronger, can fire lasers from his eyes and can fly. He sometimes can take over from Reginald if the latter is captured or unavailable. RHM usually has it out for Henry for defeating him and making it so he had to be rebuilt, usually leading to bad results for the RHM. Given his ties to a criminal organization and being a fellow cyborg, Raiden saw it fit to challenge the Right Hand Man and destroy the rest of the clan, but Raiden has been trying to work out a less destructive way after learning of one of Henry's attempts at revenge not ending well for everyone involved, to say the least. |
| 185 | * The recruiting standards for the Toppat Clan have been historically very, ''very'' low. You can be a small time criminal or even a slightly angry citizen and the Toppats will take you in no problem. Firstly, given the Right Hand Man resembling him a lot, Kano sought to make an alliance with the Clan and his Black Dragon Clan and it went mostly right. Though most people are aware that Kano is a notorious traitor and have kept a close eye on him should things turn sour. Similarly, Benny has also found a job among the Toppats and unlike Kano he's been a lot more forthcoming about finding people that would at least employ him even if they are a bunch of silly stick figures. That said, having heard of the constant [[KlingonPromotion rapid promotions]] the Toppats have, he did think he could maybe try it himself but knows he would be quickly executed if he isn't careful and so far he hasn't tried his luck. That said, the fact that Benny has to wear a silly hat to be a Toppat does bother him a little since it tends to mess up his hair. |
| 186 | * Apparently Hat Kid has had several run-ins with the Toppats because the latter think she is one of their own, as there is actually a member that goes by Hat Girl, probably from the same place as her. Hat Kid, while on friendly terms, prefers to not partake on Toppat affairs (unless dancing is involved, she loves Henry's dance after all). The Toppats ultimately did take in one of the Hat Kid's friends, the Mafia of Cooks who while trying to reform have once again fallen to the side of crime and the Toppat Clan has surely provided an opportunity for them, even as far as becoming a secondary branch to the Toppats. This also had the unfortunate side effect of becoming the targets of Mustache Girl, someone who has some history with the Mafia of Cooks and really hates criminal organization like the Toppats, considering what the former has done to her. They usually brush her off as a nuisance but there have been times where she has snuck into their temple AND Airship, which has certainly alarmed Reginald since he thinks Mustache Girl wants to usurp his position. |
| 187 | * Similar to the incidents with Mustache Girl following the recruitment of the Mafia of Cooks, friends of said girl who share a similar hatred for mafia groups learned of the Toppat Clan’s ascension and wasted no time trying to take them down. These friends were the notorious Skullgirl Bloody Marie and another cyborg nuisance in the form of Peacock, both victims of a mafia family called the Medicis who the Toppats certainly remind the two of them. The chaos that ensued when the two invaded their temple was such that the CCC got involved (and no Henry Stickmin in sight). Once the chaos got contained, Peacock's friendship with Henry got a bit strained after learning that he can potentially be the Toppat Leader in certain paths, but he’s also as likely to oppose them as she is so at the least they have remained friends. |
| 188 | * Easily one of the clan's most powerful allies they made in the Pantheon was Lord English, who commands a similar group called the Felt. English felt that the Toppats have a lot of potential and use for him and Reginald was smart enough to form a truce with him because a fair amount of deities have tried to arrest the Toppat Clan and he could use some help if he isn't going to join a Grand Alliance. |
| 189 | * There was a time where Frisk tried to peacefully communicate with the Clan in order to try and stop their crime spree in a peaceful manner. Unfortunately, the first Toppat they tried to attempt this with was Mr. Macbeth, one of the Toppat higher ups and their train conductor. Once he saw the kid trying to spare him and have mercy on the Toppat, he thought the kid wasn't taking him seriously and he [[BerserkButton HATES not being taken seriously]]. Luckily the child made it out alive. Since then, the Toppats (mostly Mr. Macbeth) have had it out for them. |
| 190 | * A lot of people seem to think that Sven Svensson, one of the potential leaders should Reginald and the Right Hand Man be available, and the Killian Experience are the same person. [[https://twitter.com/KilExperience/status/1292387256335044610 The latter later clarified that he isn't Sven]] though he wouldn't mind becoming Sven's twin rocket announcer that also happen to be a handsome doctor in a future installment. |
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| 193 | !Lesser Gods |
| 194 | |
| 195 | [[folder:[=DiMeo=] Crime Family]] |
| 196 | '''[[Series/TheSopranos The DiMeo Crime Family]][[note]] Christopher Moltisanti, Silvio Manfred Dante, Peter Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri and Robert "Bobby"/"Baccala" Baccalieri Jr.[[/note]], Divine Representatives of TheMafia''' |
| 197 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1447016114_top10_sopranos_3.jpg]] |
| 198 | [[caption-width-right:350:'''L - R:''' Bobby, Christopher, Tony, Silvio, and Paulie.]] |
| 199 | * The Organization is roughly equal to a Lesser God due to maintaining a strong, feared and authoritative front. Individual members are Demigods at best and Quasideities at worst. |
| 200 | * Symbol: A stash of guns rowed in a crate with a "Soprano" tag. |
| 201 | * Theme Song: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW3LikcBL68 Woke Up This Morning]]'' by Alabama 3 (Shared with the Soprano Family) |
| 202 | * Alignment: NeutralEvil as a whole. Members tend to be TrueNeutral either on a good day or in their Personal Lives, though Christopher and Paulie have had their moments of ChaoticNeutral and ChaoticEvil from time-to-time. |
| 203 | * Portfolio: '''[[TheMafia A Modern Interpretation of the Italian Mafia]]''', [[ArtifactTitle Named After Eckley DiMeo who Plays No Importance to the Series]], [[NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed Based on the DeCavalcante Crime Family]], [[EvilIsPetty Often Perform Petty or Irrational Acts]], UndyingLoyalty {{Deconstructed|Trope}} |
| 204 | ** Tony: See [[Pantheon/{{Endings}} here]] |
| 205 | ** Christopher: '''[[WellDoneSonGuy Is Desperate to Earn Tony's Approval and Respect]]''', [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes Genuinely Had a Friend in Brendan and Loved Adriana]] ([[DomesticAbuse Even if it Didn't Stop Him from being Abusive towards Her]]), ApologizesALot, [[{{Catchphrase}} "I'm Sorry, T"]], [[TheSociopath Displays Traits of Sociopathy and]] [[{{Narcissist}} Narcissism]], [[DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster Wants to Prove his Worth as a Gangster]] [[DeconstructedTrope Which Usually Doesn't Go in his Favor]], [[AxCrazy Dangerously Homicidal on his Worst Days]], {{Jerkass}}, [[PlotMagnet Attracts Important Plot Points in the Series]], FearlessFool, [[TheAlcoholic Is Addicted to Alcohol]], [[ICouldaBeenAContender Had Potential to Become a Hollywood Actor]], [[DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife Really Wants to Pursue Success Outside of the Mob Life]], [[{{Irony}} Fears about Having no Arc, when He is the One with the Most]] CharacterDevelopment, [[TheLoad Is a Detriment to Everyone in the Mafia]], [[AlasPoorVillain Ultimately Having a Sombre and Pitiful End]] |
| 206 | ** Silvio: '''TheConsigliere''', [[TheDragon Tony's Top Enforcer and]] [[VillainousFriendship Best Comrade]], [[AffablyEvil Is a Pretty Laid-Back Guy Outside of his Work]], [[HappilyMarried Has a Good Relationship with Gabriella]], HonestAdvisor, [[SharpDressedMan Is the Most Stylish in Costume Appearance]], SelfMadeMan, PunchClockVillain, [[TheChainsOfCommanding Worries A Lot about Leadership]], [[KickTheDog Killed Adriana]] |
| 207 | ** Paulie: '''AxCrazy''', [[MarriedToTheJob Doesn't Have Much Outside his Mafia Life]], [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Has a Very Weird Mindset]], [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas Really Loves his Mother]], [[{{Jerkass}} Really Abrasive and Rude]], LaughablyEvil, [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Can Overtly be Racist, Mysogynistic and Homophobic]], [[PetTheDog Does have his Nicer Moments]], [[ObfuscatingStupidity Can be Pretty Calculating and Cunning in Spite of his Wacky Nature]] |
| 208 | ** Bobby: '''[[GentleGiant Is the Most Affable and Cordial of the Core Group]]''' ([[TookALevelInJerkass Though his Experience in the Mafia does Darken and Harden Him]]), [[TheCaretaker Took Care of Uncle Junior during his Troubling Years]], [[GoodParents Cares and Loves his Children]], [[RankUp Gets a Promotion Mainly due to his]] [[{{Nepotism}} Personal Ties to the Soprano Family]], [[{{Manchild}} Really Likes]] [[RailEnthusiast Trains and often Plays With Miniature Models of Them]], [[AscendedExtra Becomes More Important Overtime]] |
| 209 | * Domains: Mafias, Crime, Family, Business, Struggle |
| 210 | * Heralds: In General, [[Characters/TheSopranosDiMeoCrimeFamily The Crime Family as a Whole]], Consisting of Several Crews Personally Led by Core Members |
| 211 | ** Christopher: [[Characters/TheSopranosMobWivesAndGoomahs Adriana La Cerva]], Kelli Lombardo/Moltisanti (his wife), Caitlin Moltisanti (his daughter) |
| 212 | ** Silvio: Gabriella Dante (his wife), Heather Dante (his daughter) |
| 213 | ** Paulie: Nucci Gualtieri (his aunt-acquired mother), Little Paulie Gualtieri (his nephew) |
| 214 | ** Bobby: Bobby Baccalieri III, Sophia Baccalieri (his children with Karen [his first wife]), Domenica "Nica" Baccalieri (his daughter with Janice, shared Herald) |
| 215 | * Superior: '''[[Pantheon/{{Endings}} Tony Soprano]]''' |
| 216 | * Business Partners: Raymond Reddington, [[Pantheon/CriminalPunishment Al Capone]] |
| 217 | * Allies: Vito and Michael Corleone, [[Pantheon/{{Unpopularity}} La Squadra Esecuzioni]], [[Pantheon/FamilyDynamics Kurei]], [[Pantheon/ClothingStyle Tommy Vercetti]], [[Pantheon/VillainousAppearances Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin]], [[Pantheon/FamilyDynamics Darth Vader]], Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin, [[Pantheon/DraconicBeings Bowser]] |
| 218 | * Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/VillainousArchetypes Diavolo]]''', [[Pantheon/PowerMentalities Cioccolata]], [[Pantheon/SpecializedNarratives The Investigation Team]], A Majority of the Hall of Pantheon/{{Detectives}}, [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} The Phantom Thieves of Hearts]], [[Pantheon/{{Superheroism}} Bruce Wayne/Batman]], [[Pantheon/{{Planning}} Light Yagami]], The Slavers, [[Pantheon/WeaponizedTools Lester/Bullseye]] [[Pantheon/OutlooksOnJob 50 Blessings]], [[Pantheon/HairStyles S.A.T.8]], [[Pantheon/CombatClothing The Carcano Sisters]], [[Pantheon/{{Anger}} Nicky Cavella]], [[Pantheon/TypesOfSadness Yan]] |
| 219 | * Opposes/Opposed By: Homosexual Deities in the Pantheon |
| 220 | * OddFriendship: [[Pantheon/LandAndSeaTravel Thomas the Tank Engine]] (Bobby) |
| 221 | * EnemyMine[=/=]Ceasefire Towards: '''Bucciarati's Gang''', [[Pantheon/TimePlacement Vito Scaletta, Joe Barbaro]], [[Pantheon/KillersAndAssassins Jimmy]] |
| 222 | * Avoids: '''[[Pantheon/DeathArchetypes Jason Todd/Red Hood]]''', '''[[Pantheon/ClothingTheme Frank Castle/The Punisher]]''' |
| 223 | * Ambiguous Relationship: [[Pantheon/DigitalPersonas Robert Edwin House]] |
| 224 | * Special Relationship: '''[[Pantheon/{{Endings}} The Soprano Family]]''' |
| 225 | * The [=DiMeo=] Crime Family was formed in the early 20th Century and operated in Newark, New Jersey. Initially led by Eckley [=DiMeo=], leadership was passed onto Jackie Aprile before his death from cancer in 1999, prompting Corrado "Junior" Soprano to take up the mantle of TheDon. Along the way, tensions begin to arise between Junior and his nephew, Tony, who was dealing with how the organization should be led and balancing this with his personal life. Eventually, Corrado was arrested for his criminal activities and Tony took over with his fellow personal workforce composing of his closest companion Silvio Dante, impulsive hothead Paulie Walnuts and his nephew (and cousin on his wife's side) Christopher Moltisanti. While a respectable and feared organization, the [=DiMeo=] Mafia was not as strong as it used to be as there was still an amicable competition they had with the Luppertazi Family. |
| 226 | * The last recorded moments of the [=DiMeo=] Family was [[DownerEnding not exactly favourable in their part]] and there is [[NoEnding no word about its conclusion]]. That said, the story of the Family's struggle in maintaining their position in the Crime Industry in New Jersey was a very memorable if a grim one and what was recorded included a surprisingly expansive tale about Tony and his companions. It was only a matter of time before five of its members, composed of Tony, Christopher, Silvio, Paulie and newcomer lieutenant Bobby Baccalieri were picked to represent the Pantheon. |
| 227 | * Each member of the [=DiMeo=] are different from one another very greatly. This may be for better or for worse, depending on which member is being referenced. |
| 228 | ** Christopher is a man who is desperate to create a large reputation for himself in the Mafia world and looks up to Tony as a mentor and father figure the same way this was reflected under Tony and Junior. Unfortunately, Christopher has major personality faults; he was impulsive, demanding rash and [[AxCrazy incredibly trigger-happy]] if things didn't go his way. Furthermore, much of his experience came with one back luck against the other. Further muddying the waters is his... [[DomesticAbuse complicated relationship with Adriana La Cerva]], even if the two loved each other. As a result, he was the member with the most mixed reactions within the organization, though the upper-ups mostly though [[TheLoad he was more-or-less a distraction]], much to his frustration. Oh, and he tried to catch a career in Film and Hollywood. While he was successful in making a film, ''JustForFun/{{Cleaver}}'', it would be the only one he'd ever make. |
| 229 | ** Silvio, alongside Bobby, is one of the most normal and well-reserved members of the group, which helps as he gets to be Tony's [[TheDragon top enforcer]] within the [=DiMeo=] organization. He's also the owner of the Bada Bing! strip club, which attracts a periphery audience of gangsters and strippers and is one of the biggest factors in the organization's finance. In spite of holding a strip club and having sex with other women, Silvio has a [[HappilyMarried stable relationship with his wife, Gabriella]] and spends his free time as an affable man. That's not to say he is ruthless in his job, however, though being Tony's right hand, he's the closest to being his [[MoralityPet voice of reason]], Tony's own family aside. |
| 230 | ** Paulie is... [[AxCrazy too trigger happy]]. He's rude, temperamental and incredibly abrasive, more so than even Christopher and he's arguably the most childish out of the group. All that said, he's still a pretty fun person to be around and even if he is the only member to have not married, he has a strong affection for his mother (actually his aunt) Nucci and his nephew Little Paulie. That and his loyalty and friendship towards Tony is almost as strong as Silvio's even if Paulie is more prone to messing up at times. |
| 231 | ** Bobby is easily the nicest and most affable member, which may or may not be because he's the newest addition to the representing members. Despite his aloof nature, he's surprisingly effective when it comes to the Mafia's business and quickly proved his worth as one of Tony's best allies. He also had a stable marriage life with his wife Karen and their children Bobby III and Sophia. Then Karen died in a car accident and Janice took over. They had a daughter, Domenica (or "Nica"), but this doesn't change Janice's demeanour in any way and most would agree that Bobby is unlucky enough to get married to someone like her. He also likes trains and is often seen trying to construct toy trains and miniature landscapes for them to operate on. |
| 232 | * Their primary spot for hanging out is either at Bada Bing! or at Satriale's Pork Store, which uses to be owned by Junior and Tony's father, Johnny Boy. Despite its association with the mafia, Satriale's has become a recognized restaurant in the House of Pantheon/{{Food}} and because of this, they have managed to increase a good deal of profits out of it. That said, Pantheonic rules have stated that the [=DiMeo=] are unable to commit any crimes in Satriale's either, which they didn't mind. After all, why would they want to disobey rules if that's what's going to alienate them and disallow them from potential alliances and relationships. |
| 233 | * Needless to say, every member of the [=DiMeo=] was surprised to see that they now existed in the same place as the Corleones, especially given that they are avid fans of the ''Film/TheGodfather'' franchise themselves. Vito and Michael were surprised to see and hear about the stories of the [=DiMeo=] and, seeing that they were eager to make friends decided to strike a business deal with them, with Tony even managing to secure a million-dollar contract with trades and welfare benefits, provided the two of them maintain a strong partnership. That said, Vito and Michael are aware that the [=DiMeo=] are potentially more ruthless and unscrupulous than them and that it is best if they remain cautious of a thin line. |
| 234 | ** That said, Tony has dissuaded his followers and lieutenants from establishing any kind of deal with [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Melkor]], unlike Vito and Michael, thinking that trying to get a payroll under someone who is "[[SatanicArchetype pretty much the Devil]]" would be awkward and somewhat insulting towards their direct families, given that they are devout Catholic Christians ([[{{Hypocrite}} though it doesn't absolve them from other actions that they've committed in their mortal lives either, like murder and infidelity]]). Vito and Michael have remained silent about their thoughts on Melkor, though they admit that they can't overlook a certain hypocrisy. [[Pantheon/GUAEDystopiaHarbingers The Dark Side Club]] under [[Pantheon/{{Leadership}} Darkseid]] is also a big no for largely the same reasons as Melkor, not to mention they're likely planning to invest money in terrorism and large-scale destruction, which [[EvenEvilHasStandards had the DiMeo shudder and cringe at the very thought of it]]. |
| 235 | * To say nothing about Christopher's first days in the Pantheon. [[Recap/TheSopranosS6E18KennedyAndHeidi His mortal coil was shed when after a car accident, Tony suffocated him to death after realizing just]] [[TheLoad how much of a burden he was]]. Not surprisingly, Christopher was infuriated and considered killing Tony the moment they ascended together. He had to be restrained and told the bitter truth, which pissed him off even more. It took a while, but he regained his demeanour after a while. He's eventually decided that at this point, he would need to be more careful and considerate of what he does and how to approach Tony. On the plus side, he was mourned, though Tony and Silvio were not among them (if anything, Tony was ''[[MoralEventHorizon glad]]'' that he offed his nephew). Christopher and Tony's relationship, at the moment, is business and [[TeethClenchedTeamwork forced group work at best]] and the former is saddened to consider that he may never get a chance to make his uncle truly proud of him. |
| 236 | * Outside of the [=DiMeo=] Family, Christopher does have a particular interest in writing and film media. He did get to meet Creator/JonFavreau and Creator/BenKingsley, the former in trying to get him to work together in writing a film together and the latter when Christopher tried to get him cast for ''Cleaver''. Both attempts failed, with the former ending so badly that Christopher ended up hating Favreau a lot. He was intrigued to discover a House of Pantheon/TheatreAndSpectacle, though [[Recap/TheSopranosS6E17WalkLikeAMan his petty murder of J.T. Dolan]] has made him feel pretty unwelcomed. To his credit, the House does respect Christopher's natural talent for acting and pity him for not seizing the opportunity to choose film over crime. |
| 237 | * Christopher is also not very popular with the House of Pantheon/LoveAndAffection if his [[DomesticAbuse disproportionate relationship with Adriana La Cerva]] isn't any indication. While Christopher did, indeed, love her, enough to actually make her one of his heralds, he also appointed his mortal wife, Kelli and his daughter, Caitlin. At best, the House can barely tolerate him and he has to be monitored in case he loses his temper and starts lashing out towards others. Although, to his dismay, he cannot bring himself to approach Adriana, [[Recap/TheSopranosS5E12LongTermParking considering her death, courtesy of Silvio, occurred after Christopher told Tony that Adriana was a police informant (albeit unwillingly on her part)]]. |
| 238 | * Silvio will normally be seen at Bada Bing! where he would be conducting work and regulations for up-and-coming strippers and most seem to enjoy his presence. It's telling when out of all of Tony's lieutenants, he puts the most faith in Silvio as, while he is prone to messing things up at times, he is more competent and straightforward in getting his tasks done. Not surprisingly, he's earned an honorary place in the House of Pantheon/LoyaltyAndServitude. |
| 239 | ** That said, he has a hobby of gambling. While normally composed and jolly, one of the few times he's not is [[SoreLoser when he's losing a game]] and, like the rest of his compatriots, is prone to getting huffy and aggressive over it. He's a bit flabbergasted about how the House of Pantheon/{{Gaming}} is mainly based on VideoGames as he was misled into thinking it would be a place of gambling instead. |
| 240 | * Paulie... doesn't have much going for his personal life. He's the only one out of the bunch who isn't married and thus, spends most of his time in the mafia. He does have relatives, namely his mother Nucci and his nephew, Little Paulie, who is also a minor member of the [=DiMeo=]. In spite of his violently impulsive and vindictive attitude, he truly loves his family. He'll often visit the House of Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives to spend some time with Nucci and expects the Pantheon/{{Mothers}} Sub-House to treat her respectfully. He doesn't want to think too much about thinking how Nucci is actually his ''aunt''; his biological mother was a nun who had an affair with a sailor, which is what conceived his birth, and the resulting revelation ended up making Paulie separate himself from Nucci. They did, however, patch up sometime before she died, and Paulie is making sure he's providing for Nucci as much as he can. |
| 241 | * Bobby, in addition to being a family man who happens to have good relations with the House of Family, also takes visitation hours at the Houses of Pantheon/{{Travel}} and Pantheon/{{Craft}}. He happens to have a peculiar fascination with trains and spends some time either riding or watching them in the former. For the latter, Bobby often tries to find toy stores to find and buy miniature railway tracks and stations, so that he could assemble the parts in his personal domain. Because of this, he quickly struck a friendship with Thomas the Tank Engine and sometimes dotes on the steam train whenever Thomas is on work with his friends and fellow co-workers. It apparently inspires Bobby even more in regards to his train interests. |
| 242 | * Regarding other crime families, the [=DiMeo=] have made sure that there is a certain figure that they will never attempt a deal or strike an alliance with; Diavolo. While some members [[MoralEventHorizon have done their fair share of despicable actions]], they do have some principles, ethics and loved ones to look after. [[CompleteMonster Diavolo has absolutely nothing going for that]] and is willing to allow innocents and children to die if it means keeping his secrecy and furthering his goals. Not to mention how Diavolo makes no distinction in treating his employees like shit and wants to [[OffingTheOffspring kill his daughter]] out of paranoia, a fact that the [=DiMeo=] family found [[EvenEvilHasStandards incredibly revolting and needlessly cruel]]. For all their criminal activities, Tony, Silvio, Bobby and even Christopher want to make sure their children have ''nothing'' to do with their actions and professional life. |
| 243 | ** Speaking of Diavolo, the [=DiMeo=] also came into contact with the La Squadra Esecuzioni and Bruno Bucciarati's Gang, both of whom have made no secret about opposing Diavolo. Bruno feels suspicious about the [=DiMeo=], especially given that they are heavily unscrupulous in their actions and are hotheaded in nature as well. Giorno Giovanna and Trish Una do, however, express some sympathy and pity over Tony, due to his own troubled experience regarding parents. While they didn't get along, Bruno and Tony were able to secure a compromise, given that they have a common enemy and the former would make some attempt to provide supplies and resources if mainly to provide family members of the [=DiMeo=] Mafia with support. Risotto Nero, however, got along better and would often try to play some games with Silvio if they have free time, which made the [=DiMeo=] find a new business partner and ally with his gangster squad. Strangely enough, it's mentioned that Ghiaccio would fit right into the [=DiMeo=] comfortably. They do have a shared knack of being temperamental after all. |
| 244 | * They met up with Vito Scaletta and Joe Barbaro at one point while the [=DiMeo=] were trying to find potential partners and allies in the Pantheon. In the ensuing meeting, Vito and Joe had a pretty decent dinner in Satriale's and enjoyed the company provided by the gang. That said, they were displeased to hear about the many criminal activities and petty actions that they committed throughout their lifetimes. The duo also took notice of their families and commended that at least they don't try to get them involved in crime. Vito and Joe eventually decided to call a partnership, strained as it may be and potentially help each other out, which Tony decided that it would be the best possible call to make. That, and they have a few mutual enemies that they vehemently oppose. |
| 245 | ** While the partnership is active and not going to die away soon, another reason for it being strained to begin with is that the [=DiMeo=] have fewer morals and are more ruthless in general, in addition to holding outdated, conceited and bigoted views on some groups, particularly homosexuals. While they wouldn't say it in front of the group, Vito and Joe do pay their condolences to Vito Spatafore, given the fact that he became ostracized when word came out that he was gay and that he was murdered by a rival mafia gang led by Phil Leotardo, solely for his sexual orientation. |
| 246 | * Makoto Niijima bears a strong dislike to the group, and the Phantom Thieves of Hearts aren't too enthusiastic about them either. Their positive qualities don't factor in too much either as they have a large sheet of criminal actions in their sheet. What is more worrying, however, is that each of the top members has their own personal demons that haven't really faded out, so there is the possibility of them gaining a Palace. While they do find them annoying, the [=DiMeo=] members have decided to not attack them as that would further justify them in [[HeelFaceBrainwashing rewiring their minds]]. That said, the Phantom Thieves have no intention of going after their families as they're aware that they really have nothing to do with their crimes. Still, Makoto really wants to make sure they find some sort of justice and doesn't fancy the fact that Tony would make a deal with the FBI. Oh, and Silvio's murder of Adriana was what Makoto considered "undoubtedly revolting". |
| 247 | * While they are feared, they do know when to turn back and not risk themselves in getting further damaged. This is how Tony and his lieutenants felt when they learned about Jason Todd and Frank Castle and their stories about waging a violent war against crime after suffering severe injustices. The fact that they have killed hundreds of criminals in cold blood have made the [=DiMeo=] family wince in fear, and the thought of them deciding to gun them down is a scary one. That said, they did come off as somewhat better than other criminals, though Jason and Frank have reprimanded that the [=DiMeo=] are still in their watchlist if they do something out of line. |
| 248 | ** That said, Tony was able to secure an alliance with Oswald Cobblepot, much to Jason's anger and frustration as he himself has some personal beef against The Penguin. Tony himself hasn't done much worse and usually just hangs out with Cobblepot in thinking about old days and having fun in their criminal-owned earnings. That's not to say they are without scruples. The [=DIMeo=] have made a point to never consider an alliance with either the Slavers or Nicky Cavella. Both are absolute scumbags that make even seasoned criminals disgusted and the [=DiMeo=] clearly aren't going to work with somebody who is not only completely disregarding of loyalty or partnership, but also do what they want out of [[ForTheEvulz satisfaction and sadism]]. Cavella being a gay person results in the [=DiMeo=] often making jokes about it, but in all seriousness, the guy is so crazy and stupid that trying to make a deal with him is suicidal. The Slavers' dealings in the human trafficking of sex slaves is disgusting beyond belief and the fact that their business involves innocents is out of ethical standards for the [=DiMeo=] mafia. For once, Tony and his compatriots actually think the Punisher did everyone a service by killing them off. |
| 249 | * Have struck a deal with Raymond Reddington and Al Capone in regards to business trading, assets, information and forming a professional relationship. It helps that Raymond has a legendary reputation for setting up criminal networks, though the [=DiMeo=] have stated that they have some lines they won't cross. Capone is on more favourable terms, given that he is the archetypal mafia Don and that they would give him some degree of respect on that basis. While they are ruthless, Capone does assert that they should do their best to look good to the public too, like attending charitable meetings and helping civilians if given time. That way, they'll build up support and morale, which they would need for their mafias to remain strong and persevere. |
| 250 | ''"Other people’s definitions of you, sometimes they’re more about making themselves feel better. You gotta define yourself."'' |
| 251 | -> Christopher Moltisanti |
| 252 | \ |
| 253 | ''"You’re only as good as your last envelope."'' |
| 254 | -> Silvio Dante |
| 255 | \ |
| 256 | ''"How can you trust a guy who can literally go fuck themselves?"'' |
| 257 | -> Paulie Gualtieri |
| 258 | \ |
| 259 | ''"Fuck this! It's not bad enough you wake me in the middle of the night, I gotta get my balls broken too? I got my limits too Junior"'' |
| 260 | -> Bobby Baccala |
| 261 | [[/folder]] |
| 262 | |
| 263 | [[folder:The Empress (''A Hat In Time'')]] |
| 264 | ''"Catch her; make it quick. Reward...is one million dollars..."'' |
| 265 | |
| 266 | '''[[VideoGame/AHatInTime The Empress]], Goddess of [[TheQueenPin Female Mafia Leaders]]''' |
| 267 | |
| 268 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/empress_nyakuza_metro.png]] |
| 269 | * Rank: Lesser Goddess |
| 270 | * Symbol: [[https://ahatintime.fandom.com/wiki/Nyakuza_Metro?file=Le_Felin.png Her shop's logo.]] Alternatively, [[https://ahatintime.fandom.com/wiki/The_Empress?file=Empress_sticker_01.png her sticker looking down.]] |
| 271 | * Theme Songs: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt8IXvSrnts The Empress]]; when fighting, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXBcBugpHZg Rush Hour]] |
| 272 | * Alignment: NeutralEvil |
| 273 | * Portfolio: [[KnightOfCerebus One of Hat Kid's]] [[VileVillainSaccharineShow darkest foes]], [[TheQueenPin Queen of the mafia]], [[HonorAmongThieves hates being stolen from]] [[{{Hypocrite}} even if she herself steals]], [[NearVillainVictory being the closest to killing Hat Kid]], [[RunOrDie sending the entire underground after Hat Kid]], [[NotSoAboveItAll Crumbling like a leaf when faced by actual police]], TheUnfought, [[BlingBlingBang Having one fancy Bazooka]] |
| 274 | * Domains: Cats, Crime, Mafia Leaders |
| 275 | * Heralds: All of her cat subjects |
| 276 | * Follower: [[VideoGame/{{Overwatch}} Ashe]], [[Manga/BlackLagoon Sofiya "Balalaika" Pavlovna]], [[Film/KillBill O-Ren Ishii]], [[Series/{{Gotham}} Fish Mooney]], [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Lil' Miss Malachite]] |
| 277 | * Allies: Mr. X, [[Pantheon/{{Felines}} Kats, The Hyenas]], [[Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives Scar]], [[Pantheon/EvilActions The Kingpin]], [[Pantheon/TaintedLaw C.R.A.S.H.]], [[Pantheon/FleshEaters Pennywise The Dancing Clown]] |
| 278 | * Conflicting Opinions: [[Pantheon/LegalProcess John Donovan]], [[Pantheon/DivineBehavior Beerus]] |
| 279 | * Rivals: ''[[Pantheon/ChefsAndEstablishments The Mafia Of Cooks]]'', ''[[Pantheon/{{Voices}} The Snatcher]]'', [[Pantheon/VillainousReputation Diavolo]], [[Pantheon/UnorthodoxCombat Ms. Fortune]] |
| 280 | * Enemies: |
| 281 | ** Law enforcement: '''''[[Pantheon/LawAndJustice All non-corruptible police officers]]''''', special mentions go to [[Pantheon/{{Wardening}} The Warden, The Wall]], [[Pantheon/JusticeBringers Raiden, Garrus Vakarian]], [[Pantheon/TaintedLaw The Dark Judges]], [[Pantheon/TaintedLaw Scott Shelby]] |
| 282 | ** Other mafia groups: Raku Ichijou and Chitoge Kirisaki, Vito and Michael Corleone, Bucciarati's Gang, the 3rd Street Saints Leader, [[Pantheon/TimePeriods Vito Scaletta and Joe Barbaro]], [[Pantheon/KillersAndAssassins Jimmy]] |
| 283 | ** Others: '''''[[Pantheon/ClothingStyle Hat Kid]]''''', '''[[Pantheon/FacialHair Mustache Girl]]''', ''[[Pantheon/OutlooksOnJob The Seal Crew]]'', [[Pantheon/FormsOfMedia Henry Stickmin, Ellie Rose, Charles Calvin]], [[Pantheon/CommercialAttitude Wario]], [[Pantheon/DreadAndValor Courage]], [[Pantheon/SourcesOfInformation Peacock]], [[Pantheon/UnlivingBeings Bloody Marie]], [[Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives Mufasa]], [[Pantheon/{{Felines}} Simba]], [[Pantheon/{{Explosives}} The Soldier]] |
| 284 | * Respected by/Respects: The Toppat Clan |
| 285 | * The world where Hat Kid was stranded was unusual, to say the least. She ended up making quite a few enemies, even if she views them as friends. However, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness there is one place where even the childish Hat Kid doesn't want to visit again and is scared of]], that is the Nyakuza Metro, thanks to one lady; The Empress. As the leader of the Metro Cats, she's the one running all the illegal operations in the town. Making her presence known to Hat Kid by stealing her timepieces, she has sent Hat Kid around the underground metro to get them, only to have her own minions [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption force her into handing them over.]] When Hat Kid tried to steal them all back, The Empress placed a $1,000,000 bounty on her and sent quite literally ''EVERY'' cat after Hat Kid, almost killing her [[DeusExMachina had it not been for two police officers entering the same elevator as her,]] [[EpicFail with one of them being her own underground cop.]] For her role in the mafia as well as managing to get the police to turn a blind eye to her for so long (at least till Hat Kid complicated things), she was chosen to ascend with her title as TheQueenPin. |
| 286 | * Her first order of business was tracking down Hat Kid and exacting her revenge on her. Sneaking into her airship when she was asleep (and when her contractually obliged BFF, The Snatcher, was gone as well), The Empress managed to [[DeadlyEuphemism finally cash out]] [[SlainInTheirSleep with a sleeping Hat Kid getting shocked awake for only long enough to see the Empress glaring daggers at her.]] |
| 287 | -->'''The Empress:''' [[BondOneLiner "You didn't run far enough."]] |
| 288 | ** Thankfully, DeathIsCheap in the Pantheon and Hat Kid was soon respawned in the house of Pantheon/LifeAndVitality, [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown only to come back to her temple being completely robbed of her timepieces thanks to the Empress.]] Tracking down The Empress back to her shop doubling as her temple, the feline could only laugh and mock Hat Kid, saying there was nothing she could do to get her timepieces back, doubling down on security...[[CuttingTheKnot and not leaving the door to the backroom open and unlocked anymore.]] |
| 289 | *** Unfortunately for the Empress, [[LaserGuidedKarma this stunt backfired hard on her.]] Hat Kid reported what happened to her and that the Empress stole her timepieces to the House Of Pantheon/LawAndJustice, with them sending Raiden and Garrus over to The Empress's shop to check how true Hat Kid's story is. Already used to dealing with cops in her own world, she just handed them both counterfeit money and told them that everything was ok and that they would be wise to tell their captain that as well. [[FromBadToWorse This just lead from the two officers looking at her with suspicion to them pinning her against a table and handcuffing her, discovering that the paper money was fake and that she did indeed steal Hat Kid's timepieces after killing her.]] This just led to her getting arrested, having Hat Kid's timepieces returned, and giving Hat Kid a 500 ft. restraining order from the Empress. [[BittersweetEnding Despite getting her timepieces back, Hat Kid was still scared out of her mind by the fact The Empress came here and has been more nervous as of late. She started asking to have at least one of her friends guard her temple while she sleeps, paranoid that The Empress may return to take another crack at killing her.]] |
| 290 | * Unlike all the other enemies Hat Kid faced, with them either befriending her or just not bothering to chase her anymore, The Empress ''truly'' hates Hat Kid. She brought her entire operation to a halt, stole her timepieces, and betrayed her trust. She is more than willing to return the favor in full with interest. This would be more feasible if it wasn't for all the friends that Hat Kid made in the Pantheon. This just forced The Empress to bide her time and get her own army [[WouldHurtAChild willing to help her torment Hat Kid.]] Pennywise offered to aide her if it means that he can scare Hat Kid and eat her. The Empress only snickered and welcomed him to the team. |
| 291 | ** It should be noted that the last part is her biggest sticking point with Hat Kid; getting betrayed by her. [[AffablyEvil She saw her as a promising newcomer that could be as powerful as herself one day, and even after chasing her down, admitted that it was partly her fault for being so trusting to her. Just ignore the fact that Hat Kid was just trying to get the timepieces for herself and was basically strongarmed by her other cats to give them up to her.]] Ever since that incident, The Empress has been much more on guard and careful about who she lets into her inner circles. |
| 292 | * Even if she can't step up to Hat Kid personally, she still had her own ways of threatening Hat Kid. One such way was her plastering on a bounty hunting board that she wanted Hat Kid taken care of for $1,000,000. This led to some very money-hungry and depraved individuals trying to cash in on this prize...[[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou only for said hunters to start attacking each other just so they don't have to share the prize with each other.]] [[EpicFail The Empress could only facepalm as she saw all of them kill each other with Hat Kid never realizing her life was in danger.]] |
| 293 | ** She tried once again, this time putting the bounty at $2,000,000, drawing forth an even bigger crowd of hunters to try and ax Hat Kid off, soon getting surrounded by them all, with even her hat powers not doing much to stop them. Among this crowd was Wario, who surprisingly, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness wasn't in it for the money like many thought.]] [[EveryoneHasStandards Even he thought this was too much just to kill a kid, and ended up defending her and beating up anyone trying to claim her life.]] [[OneManArmy He singlehandedly managed to force the bounty hunters into a retreat,]] and tore down the bounty poster of Hat Kid, telling her to come to him if The Empress tries to do that again. He later would be seen robbing the Empress's jewelry shop, stealing any legit money she had made, her golden bazooka that shoots explosive diamonds, and destroying her printing press, rendering her unable to make counterfeit money for a while. The ruler of the Nyauza has since sworn revenge against Wario for getting in her way like this. |
| 294 | * During one of her trips to the jailhouse when she got arrested, she did end up meeting a couple of officers there [[CorruptCop who were willing to play along with her idea of paying them off to let her continue her operations.]] C.R.A.S.H. usually tries to help the Empress out with more inside means than outside, like going to her temple and reporting back that everything is ok. They have the title of DirtyCop, so the more intelligent officers there don't buy it. They instead aid her by shortening her trips in jail in return for being supplied any of her precious jewelry. [[ShaggyDogStory She has yet to tell them that her jewels are actually fake, but isn't above letting them believe it if it keeps helping her out.]] |
| 295 | ** That said, she is careful of who she allies within the police station, realizing that some of the cops there that others hate are hated for how deadly they can be with their prey. Noting that The Dark Judges are one such group, she avoids them with the same energy that most cats use to avoid water. |
| 296 | ** She did try to ally herself with another corrupt officer there by the name of Scott Shelby. However, after hearing about what she did to Hat Kid and hating her to the point of being willing enough to murder her, [[EvenEvilHasStandards he isn't interested and usually tries to put a couple of rounds of gunfire in The Empress as she tries to escape.]] Hearing of how he actually killed a kid himself, the black cat considers him to be a {{Hypocrite}}. When he's really mad at her, he sometimes actually does his work properly to send her behind bars. |
| 297 | * This black feline has proved herself to be quite the handful. Alongside running a huge operation underground with the police's approval, being able to slice through enemies with her claws, she has a rocket launcher of all things. Said rocket launcher [[BlingBlingBang is decorated with gold on the side and shoots explosive diamonds of all things.]] This usually is what people are after if they try to steal from her, thanks to how most of the money in her backroom is actually fake. The Soldier keeps popping into her store to demand her to trade with him to get her bazooka. So far, said attempts just annoyed her and rejected all of them. She doesn't see herself accepting them in the future either. |
| 298 | * She ended up meeting up with several other deities from her homeworld, with The Empress getting herself a couple of rivals. The first of these rivals was the Mafia Of Cooks, as she viewed them as a silly and nonsensical mafia group that at the very worst just inconvenience her and her operations. The Mafia Of Cooks meanwhile heard of her from Hat Kid, [[EvenEvilHasStandards and they all were not pleased.]] Mafia members who were friends with Hat Kid view her as a rude and mean mafia leader that would willingly hurt and kill a kid. The Mafia Boss and other Mafia members that hate Hat Kid still hate her [[BadBoss for how cruel she is to her workers and how she is willing to kill them,]] [[BenevolentBoss compared to the Mafia Boss who just wants to make his workers happy, even if it means taking over an already populated island.]] The two view each other as stepping onto their own territory and are willing to go all out on a war. |
| 299 | ** Her second rival came in the form of the Snatcher, who loves hearing about how she hates Hat Kid and wants to kill her. However, due to how Hat Kid is still serving and working for him by helping him with his business deals [[{{Tsundere}} while he himself cares for her even if he denies it]], [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou he commented how she would have to go through him if she wanted to kill Hat Kid again.]] Unlike the Mafia of Cooks, who The Empress believes she can kill single-handedly, she is way more cautious with The Snatcher, hearing how bad his contracts can be. |
| 300 | * Mustache Girl, in comparison to the Snatcher and Mafia of Cooks, just straight-up hates her, admitting how she can make some members of the Mafia Of Cooks look like saints in comparison. The only reason she didn't punish her when she took Hat Kid's timepieces was that [[DownloadableContent she didn't even know she existed at the time.]] Unlike Hat Kid who is terrified of her, Mustache Girl sometimes takes breaks from attacking the Mafia Of Cooks just to take her on. While The Empress can try to slash Mustache Girl, the timepiece that she did get from Hat Kid allows her to literally run circles around The Empress without her realizing where she is, making the red hooded vigilante more of a nuisance than she would admit. |
| 301 | ** Things only got worse when Mustache Girl told her friends, Peacock and Bloody Marie, about how cold the black cat was. Soon, she also found the two of them taking her organization on as well. They were even worse than Mustache Girl, as with Peacock's ToonPhysics and Bloody Marie's {{Necromancy}} powers, The Empress keeps finding herself completely outmatched. They, along with Mustache Girl, pretty much stalled her entire operation, and she has instead focused on looking for other Mafia groups to help her. It gets doubly annoying when Peacock brings The Empress to her friend, The Warden, and lets him lock her up in his Superjail. After managing to escape after a prison-wide brawl broke out, she has since decided to start looking for other mafia groups to team up with. |
| 302 | * She did befriend a couple of other groups of criminals. One of these groups was The Toppat Clan, who insisted on not wanting to ruin her mojo or muscle in on her business. In fact, the leader, [[KlingonPromotion at the time anyway]], Reginald, seemed to greatly approve of her methods, as he recalled in one of his timelines dealing with Henry that he was only in the Toppat Clan for himself, and deserved to be thrown out and killed. They even offered their services to her to help deal with any of her enemies or meddling governments blocking her from doing business. |
| 303 | ** Strangely, The Empress is someone that Henry, Ellie, and Charles all hate, [[{{Gamebooks}} regardless if Henry and Ellie are working for the government or not.]] This reason comes from how they all view Hat Kid as a friend, and if The Empress is out to kill her, then they'll help Hat Kid out however they can. [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass She was stunned by just how competent these stick figures can be, finding her shop sometimes be destroyed by Charles crashing his helicopter into the building to help Henry and Ellie steal back anything that The Empress stole.]] On occasions where they manage to catch her, they drop her off at the Wall and let the Warden there deal with her. Due to just how strict he is with his prison system, escaping from here always requires most of her attention, along with meeting up with any Toppat members disguised as staff inside to guide her to safety. |
| 304 | *** Their relationship did get a bit strained after The Empress was spotting trying to chase after one of their own crewmates, [[{{Expy}} Hat Girl.]] No, not Hat ''KID'', Hat ''GIRL''. She seemed to think that she was related to Hat Kid at first and wanted to try and kidnap her as leverage to use against Hat Kid. When the misconception was cleared up, she just started to avoid Hat Girl whenever working with the Toppats. On the Toppat Clan's end, they were forgiving towards The Empress once she realized her mistake. Considering how Hat Kid only really joins them for dancing and never to do any criminal missions, they're ok with The Empress's hatred towards her. Just as long as she keeps her focus and hatred directed at the actual Hat Kid and not Hat Girl, they'll be fine. |
| 305 | * Even in her own part of the Pantheon with other mafia groups she isn't that well-liked. This is partly due to some of them seeing her as being too evil for their own liking, seeing her as a rival, or both. Bucciarati's Gang falls firmly in the former category, although to be fair, her organization isn't that high up on their priorities list and they're more interested in attacking mafia groups that sell drugs first. The 3rd Street Saints Leader views her as yet another obstacle for them to overcome so they can remain on the top of the criminal underworld. Raku Ichijou and Chitoge Kirisaki view her as a despicable ruler of her yakuza and vow to take her down. However, due to how they are literally children, The Empress isn't too concerned, even after seeing what they can do when properly motivated. |
| 306 | ** That said, she isn't interested in dealing with Bucciarati's Gang's own mafia enemy, Diavolo. This is partly due to her seeing him [[EvenEvilHasStandards as too off his rocker for her liking]], partly due to him preferring to stay hidden from others, and partly due to him mostly dealing with drug smuggling, something that her yazuka organization has no experience in. |
| 307 | * [[SarcasmMode Seeing how she didn't have enough people trying to make her life miserable]], Nadia decided to join in as a literal cat burglar to steal from her store. She is well aware that most of the stuff there is fake or counterfeit, she's just doing it just to make good on the idea [[{{Pun}} of a cat burglar stealing from an actual cat.]] The Empress could only sigh in annoyance hearing her reasoning. |
| 308 | * Looking to make some more allies, she came across a couple of other mafia groups, one ran by the Kingpin, and another by Mr. X. For the Kingpin, he offered to help her keep her business afloat for a monthly fee as well as discourage other mafia lords from trying to take over her crime ring. The feline was more than happy to accept the offer, with Mr. X giving her his blessings on expanding her shops and business into his territory, as long as he gets a small cut of her profits. The black cat views this as an acceptable deal, more than happy to branch out. She did try to broker a deal with Vino and Michael, but after hearing of her BadBoss tendencies at even the slightest case of betrayal she sees, even if it could have just been an accident, and killing her own workers to make examples out of them, he gave her a new offer; leave his office in 10 seconds or [[DeadlyEuphemism wear some concrete boots.]] She got the hint for now, at the very least. |
| 309 | * Stealing Hat Kid's diary after noticing a light from her pillow sea one day while sneaking around her ship, she found out a rather juicy secret; she caused S.S. Literally Unsinkable to sink, hoping this could be a good way to wean out her list of friends. Deciding to drop in unannounced on the ship to intercept a meeting between Hat Kid and the Walrus Captain, she showed the book and page to the captain as Hat Kid got too shocked and scared to say anything. Even worse, [[EngineeredPublicConfession she ended up broadcasting this across the entire ship]], forcing Hat Kid to run off crying as she laughed at her misery. The Walrus Captain meanwhile was less than amused at The Empress. |
| 310 | -->'''Walrus Captain:''' "[[GetOut Get off of my ship; now.]]" |
| 311 | -->'''The Empress:''' "What?!? I did you a FAVOR; telling you just who caused your ship to sink and who could do it again at a moment's notice!" |
| 312 | -->'''Walrus Captain:''' "Yes, she crashed my ship, but she is still just a kid. From what I heard from her and her friends, those timepieces were very powerful and she needed them to fuel her ship. From how she reacted to you blabbing about her secret, she really didn't mean to sink my ship. Even went back to save all the passengers and me instead of just taking the timepiece and leaving. There was no spite in her actions; unlike you who tried to get everyone to hate her. Now I'll tell you this once again; get OFF of my ship, and never set a paw back on it!" |
| 313 | ** Hat Kid, with some help of some sympathetic deities, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJNGJVfdxSw pulled some strings to help get his lost mentor]] as a high priest for him as a way to apologize for sinking his ship. The Walrus Captain was touched by this gesture, and after making a snide comment about how he should have realized that the most capable person on his crew was the only one who could possibly crash a ship into an iceberg, along with hearing her out on how she was just trying to dock the ship onto the iceberg like it was her own space ship, The Walrus Captain forgave her before sending her out on duty to serve the ship, as he spent time catching up with his once lost teacher. [[AllForNothing The Empress was furious as she realized that she had no impact on how the captain or her friends viewed Hat Kid.]] |
| 314 | * As an evil cat who is proud of her vile actions, Kats gets along swimmingly with her, constantly dropping by to exchange some idle talk about how they could improve their craft. The Empress even offered him a spot on her group, as someone who goes around to collect money and treasure from her victims and torture those that have wronged her in any way. When he isn't working on his own ventures, he's seen acting as an enforcer for The Empress. This alliance only made Courage warier of her, and while he is scared out of his mind by her devilish actions, he is still willing to get into the ring to fight her if needed. |
| 315 | ** Some other villainous felines she crossed paths with included the Hyenas, who were happy to work under her if it meant that they could terrorize her clients in exchange for food. Helps that they would rather be paid in food than actual money, making it harder for anyone to link the Hyenas with her. Just as long as she doesn't try to turn on them, they'll be fine with her. The Empress heard of how they made mincemeat out of Scar, and is careful to not fall into that same trap. |
| 316 | *** Seeing how she managed to get the Hyenas working for her easily, Scar had to pay a visit to admit that he was impressed with anyone that managed to get them under control. As another vile feline, he has offered his assistance in return for her help in destroying Simba and Mufasa, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking along with getting him something nice to wear on his head for his self-appointed coordination as the new king of Pride Rock.]] While alone in a 1 against 1 fight against Scar's most hated enemies, she can hold her own thanks to her own claws and having her rocket launcher on hand. That said, she does tend to stay away if they fight or travel in a pack. |
| 317 | * Her quest for more allies has led to her finding more allies has led to her trying to hire the likes of John Donovan, hearing of his success in taking down rival mafia groups, even if he was out to betray the gang he was working for. He actually accepted the job, hearing of her rap sheet and thinking she could have some possible leads to [[WhoShotJFK the assassination of John F. Kennedy.]] [[ShaggyDogStory Of course, she knows the Nyakuza has no such crimes under their belt and is intent on letting John run his course till it's time to backstab him.]] |
| 318 | ** On the topic of backstabbing, she received harsh hatred from the likes of Vito Scaletta, Joe Barbaro, and Jimmy. They were all members of the Mafia who were backstabbed by their own leader and had responded to these betrayals by killing them. Even worse is that [[EveryoneHasStandards they are disgusted with how cruel The Empress is to her own workers, to the point of willingly killing them if she suspects them of betraying her even if it was just an accident.]] [[WouldHurtAChild Her plans to outright kill Hat Kid only soured their opinions of her even further.]] |
| 319 | * [[{{Expy}} A couple of gods have commented about how she is similar to Beerus, of all felines.]] These comparisons came forth because she's just as scrawny of a cat in a position of high power, just like Beerus, loves showing off her power, remains undefeated by the hero, and scares others even if she can be caring towards those that prove her worth. Beerus on his end doesn't see it, commenting on [[BlueAndOrangeMorality how he is just doing his job and doesn't understand why she sees him as a villain.]] Given how she isn't in the mood to make more enemies, she lets him think what he wants about her and hopes she can live and let live with him. |
| 320 | * ''[[BadassBoast "You could have been someone important here one day. But you disappointed me...and it's time I cash out."]]'' |
| 321 | [[/folder]] |
| 322 | |
| 323 | [[folder:Shelby Family]] |
| 324 | ''"By order of the Peaky fuckin' Blinders..."''\ |
| 325 | |
| 326 | '''[[Series/PeakyBlinders The Shelbys]] [[note]] Thomas "Tommy" Michael, Elizabeth Pollyanna "Polly" Gray, Arthur Jr., John "Johnny" Michael, Ada, Michael Gray[[/note]], The Divine [[TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether Criminal Family]]''' |
| 327 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shelby.jpg]] |
| 328 | [[caption-width-right:350:Thomas Shelby]] |
| 329 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shelby_family.png]] |
| 330 | [[caption-width-right:350:'''Left-to-Right, Top-to-Bottom:''' Arthur Shebly Jr. Polly Gray, Ada Thorne nee Shelby, Michael Gray, and John Shelby]] |
| 331 | * Lesser Gods Collectively, Demigods Individually |
| 332 | * Symbol: The Motto "''By Order of the Peaky Blinders''" |
| 333 | * Theme Music: ''[[https://youtu.be/lBVFdSFV2lQ Red Right Hand]]'' by Music/NickCaveAndTheBadSeeds |
| 334 | * Alignment: Between LawfulNeutral and TrueNeutral with lots of LawfulEvil undertones, especially Tommy. Members individually go [[LawfulNeutral all over]] [[TrueNeutral the Neutral]] [[ChaoticNeutral Spectrum]] |
| 335 | * Portfolio: '''[[TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether Families In Criminal Businesses]]''', {{Dysfunctional|Family}} BigScrewedUpFamily, [[KnightTemplarBigBrother Will Always Stand Up For and Protect Each Other]] [[HypocriticalHeartwarming in Spite of their Mutual Grievances]], SiblingsInCrime, VillainousLineage, [[NouveauRiche Pretty Reckless about their Riches]], [[AHouseDivided Struggle with Infighting]] [[CartwrightCurse and Placing Unintentional Bad Luck with Anyone Associated with Them]], [[ShellShockedVeteran Brothers Struggle to Cope with PTSD and Wartime Trauma Courtesy of]] [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI The Great War]] |
| 336 | ** Tommy: {{Sociopathic|Hero}} VillainProtagonist, [[TheDon The Leader of the Family and the Peaky Blinders]], [[TheDreaded Feared by Birmingham]], [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes Loves his Family and]] [[RelativeButton will Strike at Others for Offending/Attacking Them]], BigBrotherInstinct, [[BenevolentBoss Respects and Appreciates his Followers and Staff]], [[ByronicHero Byronic Villain]], [[BloodKnight Has an Addiction to Fighting Despite his Wartime PTSD]], ControlFreak, EqualOpportunityEvil, FunctionalAddict, GeniusBruiser, [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulator Extraordinaire]] [[XanatosSpeedChess and Adaptable in Changing his Plans]], KnightTemplarParent, [[MadeOfIron Surviving All Sorts of Injuries]], NervesOfSteel, [[ReallyGetsAround Has a Reputation of Being a Ladies Man]], [[SleazyPolitician Using his Political Career for Underhanded, Shrewd Purposes, and Blackmailing]], NecessarilyEvil |
| 337 | ** Polly: [[TheConsigliere Tommy Most Trusted Confidant]] [[LivingEmotionalCrutch And Main Emotional Support]], CoolAunt + ActionMom [[ApronMatron who could Effortlessly School the Family]], [[BehindEveryGreatMan Doesn't Get Much Credit in her Success in Comparison to her Nephew]], [[DontYouDarePityMe Hates Being Pitied At]], [[EvilParentsWantGoodKids Wants Michael to Lead a Normal and More Stable Life]], [[TheHeart The Main Moral Center of the Family]], IronLady, MamaBear, [[TraumaButton Avoids Intercourse due to Being Raped]], [[ConflictingLoyalty Initially Torn Between Choosing Tommy and Michael before Siding with the Latter]] |
| 338 | ** Arthur: [[TheBrute The Figurative Family Bulldog]], [[AxCrazy The Most Tmeramental and Violent of the Group]], TheBerserker, [[BrokenAce Mentally and Emotionally Fragile despite his Popularity and Family Success]], [[ClusterFBomb No Time for Not Swearing]], EmotionalBruiser, TheDreaded, CoolUncle, [[AlwaysSecondBest Tends to Undermine himself in Comparison to Tommy]], [[EvenEvilHasStandards Hates Child Traffickers]], LargeHam, [[LikeFatherLikeSon Much more Similar to his Father than He Likes to Admit]] |
| 339 | ** John: [[ActionDad The Biggest Family Man of the Brothers]], [[HappilyMarried Enjoys a Good Marriage with Esme]], [[BloodKnight Has a Fun Time Fighting]] [[BashBrothers Especially if his Brothers are Involved]], [[AManIsAlwaysEager Frequent Sex Temptations]], ColdSniper, HotBlooded, [[MiddleChildSyndrome Doesn't get Much Focus in Comparison to his Brothers]], [[SacrificialLion Is Killed Off to Present his Family Further Serious Danger]] |
| 340 | ** Ada: [[WhiteSheep Wants to be Separate from her Brothers, much to Little Success and her Dismay]], DeadpanSnarker, ActionMom, MafiaPrincess, DeadpanSnarker, [[MoralityPet One of the Few People Tommy is Willing to Politely Converse With and Unprovokedly Protect]], [[ShedTheFamilyName Would Rather be a Thorne than a Shelby]], [[TheLostLenore Takes a While for Her to]] [[HerHeartWillGoOn Move On from Freddie's Death]], [[TookALevelInBadass Becomes more Assertive and Confrontation in the Later Seasons]] |
| 341 | ** Michael: [[CainAndAbelAndSeth Presence Further Derailing and Complicating Sibling Matters]], [[LukeYouAreMyFather Is Unaware that Polly is his Mother for Much of his Life]], LongLostRelative, [[TheReliableOne Among the More Reliable Members of the Family]], [[TeamSwitzerland Staying Uninvolved with Family Infighting for the Most Part]], WildCard, GainingTheWillToKill, [[TheConsigliere Keeps Himself to his Tasks and Financial Management]], ChangelingFantasy, [[TookALevelInJerkass Becomes More Antagonistic and Confrontational to his Family Overtime]] [[SmugSnake and Becomes More Arrogant for It]] |
| 342 | * Domains: Crime, Family, Control, Leadership, Authority |
| 343 | * Heralds: The Peaky Blinders and the Extended Members of the Family (e.g. Lizzie Stark, Finn Shelby, Esme Shelby-Lee, Charlie Strong, Jeremiah "Jimmy" Jesus, and more...), Alfie Solomons, Aberama Gold, Freddie Thorne, Jessie Eden |
| 344 | * Allies/Business Partnerships: The TOPPAT Clan, [[Pantheon/VillainousAppearances Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin]], Wilson Fisk/Kingpin |
| 345 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork: [[Pantheon/CrimeAndTransgressions Vito and Michael Corleone]], [[Pantheon/VillainousReputation Lex Luthor]] |
| 346 | * Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives The Child Abuse Supporters]]''', The Salamanca Family, [[Pantheon/{{Reclusiveness}} Diavolo]], [[Pantheon/MurderAndAssassination Heihachi and Kazuya Mishima]], [[Pantheon/{{Leadership}} Frank Underwood]], [[Pantheon/NarrativeTone Todd Alquist]] |
| 347 | * Opposes: [[Pantheon/MedicalMiscellaneous The Houyhnhnms]], [[Pantheon/CriminalActions Walter White]], [[Pantheon/{{Calmness}} Gustavo Fring]], [[Pantheon/{{Executions}} Hank Schrader]], {{Domestic Abuse}}rs |
| 348 | * Opposed By: [[Pantheon/FamilialPerspective Shoto Todoroki]], Most of the House of Pantheon/LawAndJustice |
| 349 | * CommonalityConnection: [[Pantheon/{{Misfortune}} Qrow Branwen]], [[Pantheon/OptimismAndPessimism Milo Murphy]] (general), [[Pantheon/CausesOfSadness John Rambo]], [[Pantheon/RevengeAndRetribution Niko Bellic]], [[Pantheon/AirBasedTravel Ted Striker]] (Tommy, Arthur, and John), [[Pantheon/RevengeAndRetribution Sakura Matou]], [[Pantheon/TortureAndMutilation Ellen]], [[Pantheon/TaintedLove Tess Durbeyfield]], [[Pantheon/SuicideAndSacrifice Helena Bertinelli/Huntress]] (Polly and Michael) |
| 350 | * Respects: [[Pantheon/PhysicalSports Johnny Joestar]], [[Pantheon/UnconventionalWeaponry Gyro Zeppeli]], Hall of Pantheon/{{Ungulates}} |
| 351 | * Conflicting Opinion: [[Pantheon/CombatClothing The PAYDAY Gang]], [[Pantheon/FamilyDysfunctions The Wilkerson Family]], [[Pantheon/LandAndSeaTravel Lightning McQueen]], [[Pantheon/MannersOfDeath Duc Hudson]], [[Pantheon/NonAthleticSports Richard Petty]] |
| 352 | * Pities: [[Pantheon/{{Words}} Jesse Pinkman]] |
| 353 | * Pitied By: [[Pantheon/{{Protagonists}} Tohru Honda]] |
| 354 | * The Shelbys were a wealthy and influential family in the early 20th century, based in Birmingham, England, and were of Irish Traveller descent. The family was best known for founding the Shelby Limited Company, which focused on advertising and selling exported goods and antique beverages. The company proved successful, raking in large sums of money for the family as well as developing strong interests from other workers and companies and holding good relations with its employees. More famously though, the Shelbys were the governing force of the Peaky Blinders, a gang organization with humble beginnings that soon grew and escalated into the biggest criminal gang in the United Kingdom and one of the largest, most influential in the world. As a testament to their reputation, the Peaky Blinders have a hand in such working fields and industries as distillery, automotive manufacturing factories, and racetracks, just to name a few. At its peak, the organization was run by Thomas Shelby, a man defined by his no-nonsense attitude to approaching things and maintaining an authoritative and dignified approach to settling his matters. Tommy's ruthless pragmatism and sharp wits allowed him to become the leading figure of his family and the gang and company they owned, and his stern yet personable approach led to many alliances and victories, all the way to entering politics and establishing a working partnership with UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill. Despite the many losses and victories he's endured as well as the trauma of having fought in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, Tommy ensures the Peaky Blinders and the Shelby Family would thrive for years to come and go down as one of the most influential, feared, and powerful gangsters in the world. |
| 355 | * Of course, many losses were made in the family, with John and Polly having been killed by an ambush from enemies on two separate occasions and creating an irreparable dent for the Shelbys. Michael lost his trust in Tommy upon hearing of his mother's death and became an enemy, prompting Tommy to shoot his cousin dead in their last confrontation That's not to mention other comrades and relatives that they've lost, Tommy himself having to see his first wife Grace being shot whilst trying to save him and his daughter with his second wife, Ruby, dying from tuberculosis years later. Although the family was last seen having a bittersweet dinner, Tommy himself disappeared after supposedly contracting tuberculoma, though he later discovered that his diagnosis was faked and destroyed much of his possessions. Although his fate was left ambiguous, the Pantheon was quick in recognizing the Shelbys' tale and bought into the Pantheon. The family was perplexed, to say the least, and more confusion arose when Polly, Michael, and John turned up alive and well. All things considered, their reunion was a rocky, dysfunctional one, with only Ada and Polly being able to keep their composure and only barely at that. Arthur wonders whether being in the Pantheon is something of a divine joke to him. Tommy's arrival has quelled the drama somewhat, but it's clear that tensions remain, especially between Tommy and Michael, with only Polly being the mediator that keeps the two from killing each other. The Pantheon was to be a tough time for them. |
| 356 | * The Shelbys are a controversial family. They are criminals and, of course, they have ties to the House of Pantheon/CrimeAndTransgressions, but this hasn't stopped them from trying out legitimate business practices and schemes as well as Tommy having been a Labour Party MP, having met and worked with Winston Churchill in furthering his political and domestic power over the United Kingdom. This makes Tommy one of the most powerful criminals in the Pantheon if judged by authority and influence. His charm is magnetic and impressionable and his calm, eloquent tone and affability have won him much in the way of loyalty, but he's also a very ruthless man on a bad day who is willing to kill if need be. Arthur and John serve as muscles of the family and are good in combat... and getting drunk with alcohol, with Arthur even having dabbled into drug abuse, something that Tommy takes umbrage on and attempts to curb this problem for his brother's safety. Ada, the sole sister, tends to be the only one who wants to be free from the negative influence and stereotype her brothers have made with their occupation and tries to distance herself from the family as much as she could, to little success. Polly, the matriarch of the family despite being their aunt, is about the only one who could properly mentor and guide Tommy and kept their business afloat when the brothers were out fighting WWI. Polly's son, Michael, was a late addition, having been taken away from her alongside his sister, who died during childhood and being hidden away until he was 18. With that information, Michael has a hard time fitting in with his family but does prove his worth by being competent and quick learning though he would grow a sense of entitlement that would clash against Tommy later down the line. As of now, Polly and Michael have splintered off from the Shelbys, leaving just Tommy, Arthur, Ada, and John as the main representatives of the Pantheon. Many in the divine realms were kept in the dark about how dysfunctional the family is, with most of the attention going to Tommy due to his exploits as the main man of the family as well as his endeavors in both the criminal and political game. |
| 357 | * With their occupation, the Shelbys were more than well aware that they were going to be dealing with a number of crime families in the Pantheon, the question was how this was going to play out for them. One of the first was the [=DiMeo=], which was a collection of Italian-American mobs led by Tony Soprano. Tommy was a bit apprehensive about them, especially considering his own experience in dealing with Italians, but Tony was willing to play the "good man" role to the Peaky Blinders for now, not intent on making enemies and troubling matters for himself. The two have different ways of dealing with criminal activities and Tommy was not keen on Tony's subordinates, especially seeing Paulie and Christopher as loose cannons to which Tony conceded. They did share a few mutual things, mainly their love for their direct relatives and an appreciation for horses, with Tony being surprised at how Tommy had a hand in organizing race courses for horses in England back in the 1920s. For now, their relationship is entirely professional and Tommy has made it clear he has no ill intent on Carmela, Meadow, and AJ, even if they can be annoying at times and Tony respects Tommy enough to consider doing trade business with him, though also being careful about selling drugs, given how Arthur can develop an addiction to them due to his troubling self-esteem. |
| 358 | * With their occupation, the Shelbys would catch the attention of such crime lords like Wilson Fisk and Oswald Cobblepot. These two would provide the Shelbys with their introduction to the realm of superheroes and supervillains. Tommy and Arthur were a bit surprised to see their next generation take an interest in characters like [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Superman]], [[Pantheon/{{Superheroism}} Batman]], and [[Pantheon/{{Unpopularity}} Spider-Man]], noting the irony of how someone whom the family kids would appreciate would potentially be an opponent for the adults due to being gangsters. Kingpin and the Penguin were eager to hire Tommy for some alcohol shipments mainly because they saw Tommy as a great leader and soldier and that having someone who fought in WWI would provide a useful asset in their control regarding criminality. Tommy would only accept their offer if it means having his family given protection and money. His association with Penguin would lead Tommy to Gotham City, which he felt was even more stinky and grungy than the darkest parts of Birmingham. Strangely enough, his few visits to Gotham made him one of the more popular foreign gangsters due to his affability, leadership, and flexibility in getting his tasks done without angering law enforcement too much and keeping as much distance as he could from the Batfamily. |
| 359 | ** The Shelbys would learn about the feud between Gustavo Fring and the Salamancas, with Walter White joining in as a third party. There was some humor in that Kingpin and Penguin have hired all three sides and have asserted enough influence to at least make sure they don't end up fighting each other too many times and extend their casualties to countless innocents alongside themselves. Of the three, the Salamancas took the most interest, with Lalo taking it upon himself to meet with Tommy to talk about business plans and collaborations regarding alcohol and drug trading. Tommy refused, claiming that he has little interest in using drugs for his business and would rather keep his operations as legal as possible. He also figured that the Salamancas have a level of bloodlust that wouldn't mesh well with Tommy's thinking if they had to work together. He also found the three-way feud to be a waste, seeing Gus as being too vengeful and caustic to properly get along with, seeing through his friendly demeanor as the "Chicken Man" and Walt as a petty, bratty manchild who mainly wants to be cool and has made his opposition against them very clear. There is a personal reason in that Arthur would likely abuse meth upon gaining ownership of a collection of them, though Tommy hides his brotherly affection well enough that only very few are able to learn of it. |
| 360 | * Suffice to say, the fact that some of their core members, particularly Polly and Ada, are more pessimistic about the brothers' criminal endeavors adds to the family's dysfunctional nature. As a result, they're frequently associated with the Hall of Pantheon/FamilyDysfunctions, though given their circumstances, Tommy and Arthur are a bit hesitant about starting therapy, especially as the former makes it clear the reason he is {{workaholic}} is because having too much free time means fewer distractions for his PTSD wartime recollection to resurface and impede his mental health. Ada has made it clear that she would want a more independent life for herself and her children and is willing to start up her own business with some help but finds it conflicting that her brothers are always looking out for her out of Ada's safety. Despite their fearsome reputation, every member has a soft spot for children as well as a degree of respect for marriage and [[HappilyMarried anyone in a stable, loving one]]. In fact, the brothers have a not-so-fearsome reputation for finding out {{Domestic Abuse}}rs and beating the snot out of them, so their reputation in the House of Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives is surprisingly tame for a crime family. They may be vicious and pretty brutal towards their enemies, but they have a code of honor and their presence there has helped in maintaining some sort of control over crime in that House. It should be noted that there's a fifth Shelby brother, Finn, but his reluctance to fight and kill and not being assertive and authoritative enough led to him getting exiled by Tommy's long-lost son, Duke, hence why he's not among the family to have ascended with them, though he's in the Pantheon as a distant herald of sorts. |
| 361 | ** The Heroic Protectors of Family aren't exactly optimistic about the Shelbys for obvious reasons, though their relationship is purely business at the moment, albeit an incredibly tense one. Tommy has taken it upon himself to ask them to look after the younger members of his family at times at the compensation of some regular residents of the House getting paid via charity donations. Although his stance was a stern one, he was genuine about his bargain, and the Heroic Protectors took the deal. They do have their grievances, particularly when Tommy killed a family group in retaliation for Ruby's death via a cursed sapphire that once belonged to his first wife, Grace and are wary of having to deal with him, given Tommy's willingness to kill anyone that dares to cross him. The Child Abuse Supporters once attempted to coax Tommy into a deal and alliance with the promise of more riches and resources, only to fall flat when their name made Tommy recoil and even point a gun at Lady Tremaine for even thinking about an alliance. He's dealt with an abusive father, which especially affected Arthur, and he's having none of it regarding abusive guardians, telling Tremaine and her supporters to take their beatings and stick it on themselves. Dreaded gangster and devious manipulator he may be, Tommy and Arthur despise familial abusers and are clear that not only are they welcome in their business, but anyone in their pay and employment who shows signs of said abusiveness would either get them fired or beaten under the order of the Peaky Blinders. |
| 362 | * The Shelbys are not one for pity, but there have been a few times where this would play a feeling for a few figures in the Pantheon. On the subject of Walt, the Shelbys were interested in Jesse Pinkman, though Tommy quickly figured that he wouldn't make for a good subordinate due to his rebellious, loud-mouthed attitude. He was right, but Tommy still conceded that regardless, Jesse is a very capable worker and a good man, but any attempts to have a working relationship fell moot as Jesse has taken steps to distance himself from a criminal life, seeing as this, and Walt's manipulations, destroyed his past life and relationships. Tommy compared Jesse to Arthur, noting how similar they were, and sympathized with him on that front and understands why he would want nothing to do with the Shelbys. On the other hand, the Shelby Family dysfunctionality bought to mind Tohru Honda, who had to deal with and help out with the baggage of the Sohma Family as well as struggling with her own turbulence of being parentless and living in a tent, all whilst keeping up an optimistic outlook on life. As much as she would like to help them, Tohru feels intimidated by the idea of trying to help a crime family, especially one as big and influential as the Shelbys, and figures that the people in the family aren't bad, just mentally and emotionally damaged. Surprisingly, Arthur, of all people, appreciates Tohru's support and care as her open acts of kindness like giving out toys and food for the family kids and telling Arthur that he's not as bad as he or anybody else thinks. Still, she keeps some distance regarding a drunk Arthur, but it's clear that the Shelbys, Polly and Michael included are open and affable towards Tohru and generally are on speaking terms, even if she admits to being a bit scared about Tommy and being careful about pitying Polly. |
| 363 | * The three older Shelby brothers fought during the Great War and predictably, they all came back with the psychological drama that plagues their minds for as long as they could. Many noted that Tommy used to be a much nicer and idealistic man before he enlisted in World War I and that the war shaped him into becoming the cold, stern, and often brutal pragmatist that he's become. Arthur cracked some jokes regarding how not much times haven't changed upon learning of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, UsefulNotes/TheColdWar, and UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar, among others. They expressed some interest in those like John Rambo and Niko Bellic, two former soldiers whose experience in fighting in wars led to them developing PTSD and a sense of alienation for what they've participated in. They don't want anything to do with the Shelbys due to their ties to crime, but on a fortunate note, they are sympathetic towards Rambo and Bellic and would not antagonize them out of respect. Ted Striker's trauma of flying was ironic due to his occupation as a pilot, but the Shelbys still expressed their respect for keeping up with his job in spite of the baggage that came with his turmoil. Even when the brothers have some thrill-seeking regarding fights, they don't dare to be reminded of the House of Pantheon/MilitaryAndWarfare, though Tommy would only really visit it if it means getting weapons suppliance to further his organization's firepower in desperate situations. |
| 364 | * Surprisingly, despite the reputation and infamy of their occupation, they're on good terms with the Hall of Pantheon/{{Ungulates}}. The Shelbys, especially Tommy, are openly fond of horses and find time to take care of them and even take part in hosting horseback riding contests, particularly Epsom Downs, which they did on Derby Day 1922. While there was a recorded instance where Tommy killed a horse, this was because the horse in question was gravely wounded and dying painfully, so Tommy opted to end its life as quickly as he could, clearly showing umbrage to his action. While Johnny Joestar would rather not get involved in the criminal life, Tommy and Arthur are generally rather complimentary of his reputation as a participant in Steel Ball Run and would like to see the young man participate in a race hosted by the Shelbys, albeit one where he doesn't have to use his Stand. The family also very much appreciated Black Beauty and they personally treated the horse very well in their first encounter, with Tommy even placing a bet that Black Beauty would win in a race and appreciating its regal, yet affable demeanor. The Mane Six were complicated as Arthur was perplexed at the idea of talking magical ponies, even describing their story as "friendship, and more fucking friendship to down someone". The ponies, especially Fluttershy, were intimidated by Tommy's cold, icy stare when they first encountered each other, but otherwise don't hate each other, especially as the sextet would have been someone Tommy's late daughter, Ruby, would have very much enjoyed being friends with and they take pity in Tommy losing his child, though they would never bring this matter up near him. The Houyhnhnms were the one sort of horses that the Shelbys came to actually hate, though that's because of their own misanthropic view towards humanity and then labeling the family as a reason for why humans are inherently bad, with Arthur calling them "high rise, pompous wankers for horses", and Tommy would just not want anything to do with them as being enemies with them would amount to nothing for him and his family. |
| 365 | * Being a politician only furthers Tommy reputation as a skilled and magnetic manipulator and strategist to the point where he's been in contact with Winston Churchill before his time as prime minister, an opportunity that bolstered his influence and popularity. Tommy is a shrewd, conniving politician, willing to skirt the lines of corruption, bribery, and extortion if it means dealing with his enemies in the long game and developing his resources for the future. While most are unaware of the true depths of depravity Frank Underwood had strewn during his time as a president of the United States, Tommy is one of the few to know of such and was rather very quick in learning about this. Frank admits to respecting Tommy's cold and stern expressions mingling with his ferocious thinking, deceptive ploys, and willingness to shed blood, but otherwise, the two don't get along as Tommy was disgusted by Frank's career as president and felt like he was a threat to his political power. Lex Luthor was more complicated; while mainly a businessman with criminal ties, he was US president at one point and is very open about making ends meet with anybody so long as they benefitted him in some way. Like Frank, Lex was praiseworthy of Tommy's more unscrupulous qualities and was a man whose extreme popularity and appeal in the Pantheon greatly blanketed his true nature as a {{supervillain}}. Tommy and Lex have a business partnership involving gun trading and alcohol distribution, though Lex sees Tommy as a useful man to further his influence in the divine realms. Tommy is aware of Lex's true nature but is willing to play along with the billionaire villain so that he could find other means to provide for his family and gang whilst keeping suspicions at the [=LexCorp=] CEO from time to time. Though the less said about the Shelby kids being a bit fascinated with Superman, the better. Given how he had to deal with Oswald Moseley and the British Union of Fascists, Tommy's not fond of Nazis either, though that's mainly because he thinks racial superiority doesn't work well with his business practices and the idea of Nazism becoming powerful would go against everything Tommy and his family had built up. |
| 366 | * Much like anyone from the old times, the Shelbys were surprised to see how [[Pantheon/AdministrativeCenters London]] and, by extension, the United Kingdom had changed over the years. It took some time to get used to new everyday things like televisions, computers, phones, and more advanced cars. Regardless, the family was quick to adapt with Tommy figuring that he couldn't possibly consign himself exclusively to Victorian London where crimes were too rampant and the criminal underbelly there too violent and disarrayed to properly do business or seek alliances with. While the new sorts of technology seemed impressive and immersive, it didn't take long for Tommy to realize that dealing with them would be a detriment; there were more chances for visual evidence, and police and rival gangs would want to use said tech to put a stop to the Shelbys and the Peaky Blinders however way they want, forcing him to learn and adapt, which he did rather quickly for a man of his time. Outside of updated technology, the UK has been a lot cleaner with a boom in immigrants and much of it sporting various landmarks and attractions. For one, Arthur and John enjoy taking the family kids to the London Eye as well as any fun fairs they could find. |
| 367 | * Just as much as abusers, the Shelbys are ''not'' nice towards {{rap|eIsASpecialKindOfEvil}}ists either, which is especially apparent when Polly and Michael themselves became victims of sexual abuse, especially the latter when ''he was a child''. Needless to say, they got their revenge on those who violated them, including a corrupt police officer from Belfast for Polly and a priest from the Economic League for Michael. Said people were already bitter enemies with the Shelbys as they were an obstacle against their ambitions and were willing to destroy and kill anyone who stood in the way of their goals. While neither is willing to discuss their experiences for obvious reasons, Polly will lash out at whoever tries to pity her, even if it's for other grievances. There are victims like Helena Bertinelli, who was descended from a mafia family herself and while she's not in alignment with crime, she can relate to Polly's struggles, and there are those like Ellen and Sakura Matou who share their sentiment and Sakura herself being able to lash out at her aggressor at one point, albeit at the cost of losing her sanity as Dark Sakura for some time. Polly knows that there are victims of sexual abuse like she was, but that hardly matters; she would rather talk about her plans, goals, and her son than anything else, though she does admit to feeling pity for Tess Durbeyfield and the two are on speaking terms, even if they would never talk about their story of defilement. On a general note, the Shelbys were annoyed at how there were a number of rapists in one of the Houses they have their Domain set in, though there were just as many who were opposed to it, like them. Rapists are one of those types of people who are strictly forbidden to work for the Peaky Blinders and their members are not hesitant about killing them should they ever find out about one. |
| 368 | * The family is infamous for being a magnet for bad luck, which Tommy is aware of and despises this fact. Simply put, nearly anyone who gets involved with Tommy or the Peaky Blinders will either die or have their lives ruined. The fact that his daughter caught tuberculosis due to a curse from a sapphire that Grace had and her death, later on, doesn't help matters either. This has caused the family to be quite angsty when it comes to starting relationships of any kind other than for business reasons, which is carried over in the Pantheon. Their circumstances with bad luck are similar to that of Qrown Branwen and Milo Murphy's, although the Shelbys have less luck in confronting their grievances and suffer more from it, plus they are not ones to take pity, even if Qrow and Milo feel a bit sympathetic for them despite their occupation as heroes. Tommy's luck with love is also a faltering one, having lost his first love to illness shortly after he came back embittered from WWI, seeing his first wife take a bullet for him, and cheating on his second wife Lizzie to alleviate his own stress and past grievances. He's been seen in the Hall of Pantheon/RomanticLoss where he calmly orders a cup of tea to reminisce about his past, though he'll sometimes bring Arthur, Ada, or some of his most trusted followers along to have proper conversations that don't involve getting drunk. Despite being a criminal leader, Tommy respects the staff and gives them a decent tip for their services. Still, his infamy assures that his presence commands a sense of fear and wariness towards any other visitors, and it's best not to bring about the subject of his first lover and his first wife. |
| 369 | * Although they are one of the most successful gangsters of the 20th Century, the Shelbys do admit that balancing out their legitimate businesses and the Peaky Blinders has been a mammoth task they've struggled to deal with, and much of its success could be attributed to Tommy. The Shelbys have a hand in gin distribution, which made them a recurring supplier for the Hall of Pantheon/{{Alcohol}} and manufacturing motors. Their high business rate has allowed the company to be given recognition in the Houses of Pantheon/{{Commerce}} and Pantheon/JobsAndProfession where they've steadily become a bit more financially larger thanks to the increased standards of money rate. Although the Shelbys and their companies are larger and richer than ever, Tommy still intends on playing things safe; the Pantheon is an unfamiliar and unpredictable world after all and he's careful about what alliances and connections he's going to need. He's leading a gang organization after all and that makes things more complicated. Tommy also has to contend with how some see gangsters like him as being really cool and he'd rather not get tangled with wannabes, but so far, he's done pretty well in keeping his business and gang afloat and while there are some who oppose him due to his occupation and mental ferocity, the Peaky Blinders are going strong and his family is doing well despite their losses, and that's enough to keep him satisfied for now. |
| 370 | * They also have a place in the Hall of Pantheon/OtherRelatives. |
| 371 | ''"There's No Rest For Me In This World. Perhaps In The Next."'' |
| 372 | -->Tommy Shelby |
| 373 | [[/folder]] |
| 374 | |
| 375 | [[folder:Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin]] |
| 376 | '''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan Wilson Grant Fisk]], God of [[SuperMobBoss Supervillainous Gangsters]]''' (The Kingpin, Archenemy of ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}, The Undertaker, The Brainwasher, Big Willy, Mayor Kingping, Harold Howard, Wilbur, "Fatty", Stay Puft, [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries Wilson "Willy" Moriarty]]) |
| 377 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/secret_empire_vol_1_9_villain_variant_textless_4.jpg]] |
| 378 | * Lesser God |
| 379 | * Symbol: A white suit and cane |
| 380 | * Theme Music: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOxcregM01A Wilson Fisk]] |
| 381 | * Alignment: LawfulEvil |
| 382 | * Domain: Law, Evil, Nobility, Strength, Protection |
| 383 | * Portfolio: '''{{Acrofatic}} [[TheDon Don of Marvel's New York City]]''', BadassNormal, BaldOfEvil, master of {{Kevlard}}, PragmaticVillainy, [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Often has Good Publicity]], RoguesGalleryTransplant from Spiderman, ManipulativeBastard, GeniusBruiser, StoutStrength, ultimately NecessarilyEvil |
| 384 | * Underling: [[Pantheon/WeaponizedTools Lester/Bullseye]] |
| 385 | * Allies: The House of Pantheon/CrimeAndTransgressions in general, especially the [[Pantheon/OrganizedCrime 3rd Street Saints Leader, Vito Corleone]] and [[Pantheon/CriminalActions Walter White]] (at times), [[Pantheon/VillainousArchetypes Lex Luthor]], [[Pantheon/OutlooksOnLife Chrollo Lucifer]], [[Pantheon/{{Mammals}} Mammoth Mogul]], [[Pantheon/OtherDimensions Funny Valentine]] |
| 386 | * Rivals: [[Pantheon/{{Karma}} Omar Little]] |
| 387 | * Enemies: The Houses of Pantheon/{{Heroism}} and Pantheon/LawAndJustice, especially '''[[Pantheon/OtherPowers Matt Murdock/Daredevil]]''', '''[[Pantheon/HeroicRoles Peter Parker/Spider-Man]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Costumes}} Frank Castle/The Punisher]], [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Captain America]], [[Pantheon/OtherPowers Miles Morales]], [[Pantheon/CharacterWriting Spider-Gwen]], [[Pantheon/FormsOfMedia Peni Parker]], [[Pantheon/JokesAndPranks Spider-Ham]], and [[Pantheon/LawAndJustice Phoenix Wright]], [[Pantheon/PlainNeutral Agent J and Agent K]], [[Pantheon/{{Storytelling}} Jacket]] |
| 388 | * Not to be Confused With: [[Pantheon/FightingStyles Balrog]] |
| 389 | * Despite the various number of gangs in the Pantheon, they have usually managed to keep quiet from any overly violent rampages. That all changed when Trevor Philips killed one of Michael Corleone's enforcers. Many of his followers demanded retribution over his objections, causing one of the most devastating mob wars in recent memory. Superheroes and law enforcement alike were overwhelm over protecting those in the crossfire. Oddly enough, it was Melkor that brought forth a solution; he ascended mediator Wilson Fisk and brought him into his ranks. He managed to quell down tensions within two days. |
| 390 | ** The Court of the Gods tried him for his ascension immediately, with Daredevil among the first and most adamant that Fisk stays out of the Pantheon. No one here has caused as much misery as that man. Captain America himself was quick to reiterate how dangerous the man is, being close to defeat at his hands at one time. However, this statement only gave Melkor grounds to introduce his basis for the Kingpin's ascension. He may look like an slow obese crime lord, but his cunning belies an immense strength that can take out many heroes in a single blow, and his size can absorb multiple big blows from anyone who's strength doesn't approach world-destroying. How did he get there? Formal martial arts training, and lots of '''actively depicted''' time in the gym. The Court were subsequently forced to let the ascension stand over the objections of Daredevil, Cosmos, and Spider-Man among others, as well as the Captain's own personal reluctance. Like it or not, the Kingpin was here to stay. |
| 391 | * Kingpin set to work almost immediately, launching a propaganda campaign to discredit the Devil of Hell's Kitchen. It didn't take long until Bullseye returned to the fold as Fisk's enforcer. Now back with his original boss, Bullseye now has ample resources to wreck havoc on his targets as well as heroes in general. |
| 392 | * Matt Murdock is not the only Marvel hero this man has crossed in a major way. Believe it or not, he was originally a Spider-Man villain before [[RoguesGalleryTransplant moving over to Daredevil's domain]]. While some think that may be due to not wanting to deal with a superpowered being, Spider-Man insisted that fact hasn't fazed the Kingpin one bit. No, it's a lot more down to his and DD's shared interest in Hell's Kitchen and the grim tones that come with that territory. And speaking of grim tones, the Kingpin has long been Frank Castle's public enemy number one and has tried multiple times to kill the man. His entrance into the Pantheon now means he can make a direct effort against the man. Fisk merely reminded him of how difficult the matchup is, beating Castle to a pulp every time the two faced. Back on the note of Spider-Man, Kingpin has not been amused that [[Westernanimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderverse an entire so-called Spiderverse]] is out for him, and nearly all those Spider-People have ascended. |
| 393 | * Lawyers such as Phoenix Wright tried to tackle the man with the law. Unfortunately, the Kingpin has a formidable lineup of lawyers led by Manfred von Karma to prevent his arrest. He's also fought back against assassination attempts from Jacket, a relatively new hitman. The mask wearer has had a similar job and thought he could be as successful. All this on top of the aforementioned record of dominance in combat over Castle. This is one villain that will be difficult to defeat from either side of the law. |
| 394 | * Has connections with other criminals in the House of Crime and Transgressions to varying degrees. The more chaotic gang members are the most difficult to control, but even they understand not to mess with operation. |
| 395 | ** Some intriguing relationships he has include the Black Cat and Heisenberg. The ClassyCatBurglar works on some of his operations on occasion, mostly to steal items that were stolen or confiscated from him. He has let her interactions with Spider-Man stand for now, not wanting her to push too far away from him. Walter's drugs, meanwhile, have been a godsend for Fisk's smuggling business. With that said, Fisk is wary of fully cooperating with the man since Walter has stated to have ulterior motives himself and has a history of defying gang members at times. |
| 396 | ** While he has branches in all branches of crime, he feels most at home with the Corleone family. It can be said that Fisk modeled his empire after Vito's crime ring. As per agreement, Fisk has agreed to leave much of the Pantheon's wealth to Vito, leaving him with near full access to his own world. He felt that his own sphere of influence is enough, just as long as the two can maintain order in the Pantheon. |
| 397 | ** He does not enjoy the same relationship with [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} Omar Little]]. The KarmicThief has robbed Fisk's crime ring just as he has many others, sometimes leaving a trail of blood in his wake. As Omar has made alliances with the Corleones and has even been hired by them to attack their enemies, Fisk has secretly considered the possibility that the Corleones could be using Omar to attack him while maintaining PlausibleDeniability. As such, he is watching developments ''very'' carefully to see if he can find any concrete evidence of this theory. Should he do so, (or ''believe'' that he has found such evidence) it could lead to profound consequences. |
| 398 | * Not everything is that rosy between him and Melkor. The Kingpin has a history of helping out the heroes in certain situations, especially against bigger threats. That has aligned him with YHVH as well, though he is also in conflict with him due to his criminal aspects. As of right now, he enjoys a rare relationship with both the GUAE and GUAL. It's unlikely he could ever be a major influence in either faction. |
| 399 | * Doesn't mind being called a fatty version of Lex Luthor. At least this fatty can kick your ass without needing any technology to do so. Regardless, the two have worked together on multiple occasions. |
| 400 | * The fact that [[Creator/VincentDOnofrio his avatar]] also played a dangerous alien bug made it even easier for the Men in Black to put Kingpin under further investigation. There's also the chance that Fisk is doing deals with the alien black market. Said avatar also made the Kingpin the only deity [[Pantheon/MilitaryRanks Sgt. Hartman]] fears, as he reminds him of the soldier who killed him back in the Vietnam War... and makes Fisk avoid [[Pantheon/MesozoicBeasts Riptor]] for [[Film/JurassicWorld some reason]]. |
| 401 | * His [[Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan other live action avatar]] has a resemblance to Balrog, though he has dismissed those comparisons due to the [[Film/{{Daredevil}} notorious film]]. Still, noting that Balrog has become more of a thug-for-hire since the public fall of Shadaloo, he's contacted the Violent Boxer for occasional jobs. When he once brought up Balrog's previous charge Ed, along with the rest of the "Neo-Shadaloo" group of Psycho Power test subjects, 'Rog became rather testy and told him to shut up about that kid. Fisk hasn't broached the subject since, as he isn't sure yet whether the boxer is disavowing his pupil-turned-rival or trying to protect him. |
| 402 | * His relationship with the House of Family is... rather strange. There are some instances where he had an [[AbusiveParents abusive father]] he had to kill. There also multiple instances where he's had a loving mother as well as a woman named Vanessa he holds dear, proving EvenEvilHasLovedOnes. He's definitely more likely to work with the good-aligned deities of that House when it comes to protecting precious women (who ''aren't'' in his way, mind you), and he has no love for the Child Abuse Supporters or [[Pantheon/MurderAndAssassination Heihachi Mishima]]. |
| 403 | * Despite being in a universe dealing with super-powered beings on a daily basis, even Wilson found the idea of stealing abilities through a book rather strange at first. Once he realized how much of an expert thief and crime-lord someone like Chrollo was he found another useful ally for his business. That said the Kingpin makes sure to keep his most prized items locked away to lure the [[ImpossibleTheft thieving]] spider along. |
| 404 | [[/folder]] |
| 405 | |
| 406 | !Demigods |
| 407 | |
| 408 | [[folder:Huang Lee]] |
| 409 | '''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoChinatownWars Huang Lee]], Divine Saint of [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Chinese Mobsters]]''' (Adonis, Rich kid, Oscar, Mr. 'Know it all', Mr. 'Junior Triad of the year', China boy, Mr. speed-date) |
| 410 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/huang_lee.png]] |
| 411 | * Demigod |
| 412 | * Symbol: The Yu Jian Sword |
| 413 | * Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IgJRQwjnbg Chinatown Wars]] |
| 414 | * Alignment: TrueNeutral (often forced into NeutralEvil) |
| 415 | * Portfolio: [[NonIdleRich Spoiled rich kid]], [[HonorBeforeReason Follows through honor]] [[OnlySaneMan but moves on and becomes saner than most]], TheEveryman, [[DeadpanSnarker Massive amounts of sarcasm]], [[TokenGoodTeammate The only good criminal in the entire Triad regime]], [[YouKilledMyFather Being motivated by his father's death]] [[spoiler:[[BittersweetEnding and eventually realizing it was his uncle who killed him]]]] |
| 416 | * Domains: Wealth, Crime, Drugs, Revenge |
| 417 | * Allies: |
| 418 | ** From VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto: [[Pantheon/ClothingStyle Tommy Vercetti]], [[Pantheon/GameCharacters Carl Johnson]], [[Pantheon/RevengeAndRetribution Niko Bellic]], [[Pantheon/SocialAndRecreationalWork Luis Fernando Lopez]] |
| 419 | ** Others: The House of Pantheon/LawAndJustice and Pantheon/CrimeAndTransgressions (most of the time), Vito and Michael Corleone, [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} Omar Little]], [[Pantheon/{{Gaming}} Mario]] |
| 420 | * Source of Interest: [[Pantheon/{{Detectives}} John Luthor]], [[Pantheon/{{Officers}} Cole Phelps, Harold Francis Callahan]] |
| 421 | * Distrusts: [[Pantheon/{{Voices}} Claude]], [[Pantheon/{{Continuities}} Donald Love]] |
| 422 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork with: [[Pantheon/MultiWieldingWeapons Revy]] |
| 423 | * Rivals: [[Pantheon/FightingStyles Kazuma Kiryu]], [[Pantheon/{{Mindsets}} Goro Majima]], [[Pantheon/CriminalActions Walter White]], [[Pantheon/KillersAndAssassins The Black Organization]] |
| 424 | * Enemies: [[Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives Scar]], [[Pantheon/NationalMentalities Uncle Chan]], [[Pantheon/LuckAndFortune Dimitri Rascalov]], [[Pantheon/KillersAndAssassins Agent 47]], [[Pantheon/PersonalAppearanceOther Chin]], [[Pantheon/{{Words}} Tony Montana]] |
| 425 | * The Tale of Huang Lee is a long and arduous one. Following the death of his father in China, his uncle, Wu "Kenny" Lee, called him to arrive in Liberty City, to deliver the family heirloom the Yu Jian Sword so that he may secure a spot as the Triad Leader. Things got awry when his sword was stolen and he himself was left for dead as soon as he arrived in Liberty City. What follows was a journey that forced him into the most rotten core of city, out in the need to reclaim his honor and revenge for his father. |
| 426 | * After [[spoiler:killing his uncle, who was the murderer all along and becoming the leader of the Triads]], the Court of the Gods saw potential in him and appointed him as the representative for [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Chinese Mobsters]], though Lee declined the offer the Court gave him. After the fifth time, however, he decided to accept the offer on condition of signing new documents, which he said was a precautionary method just in case he ends up in a place like Liberty City again. Turns out he was placed in a House that is arguably worse than the city itself. |
| 427 | * Within his first days of ascension, he was greeted by several citizens from Liberty City who immediately recognized him: the silent Claude, the bouncer Luis Lopez, and veteran soldier turned criminal Niko Bellic. All of which have explained their grievances in the eponymous city and how all of them managed to survive. His interaction with Claude ended with complete distrust following him, and by extension, Donald Love, almost wiping out the Triad during the early days with his time in the Leones. As for Love, well, let's just say that instigating a war between the Yakuza and Colombian Cartel won't give you a good impression. The two see Huang as quite calm, despite sounding cocky and outright rude. |
| 428 | ** Even outside Liberty City, he has gained some reputation. Tommy sees him as a great teammate, even considering him to be more loyal than his other associates, though Huang warns him not to kill any Triads or he'll start spilling heads. Carl Johnson also sees friendship within him, mainly due to his association with another Triad within San Fierro under the name of Wu Zi Mu. When he asked as to the condition of the Triads in San Andreas, he answered that they are thriving in Las Venturas, allowing Huang to allow more support outside Chinatown. |
| 429 | ** Despite being a criminal and allying himself with the other GTA protagonists, he prefers not to participate in any of their crimes. He only prefers to maintain the the Triad's stature, following the entire shitshow that occurred in 2009. And that was mainly because of all the backstabbing, killing and treachery that has been happening back when his father died. Not only that, but he is rich enough, so he'll likely pass the opportunity instead. |
| 430 | * Following his ascension, he was visited (and punched) by Goro Majima, who proclaimed that Huang Lee's life will be a difficult one. It didn't take long for Lee to realize why he hit him in the first place: because he is a Yakuza member (loosely though, since he only allies with Kazuma). However, Kazuma Kiryu also came in and stopped Goro before causing more damage, sincerely apologizing but also stating that he had a feud with the Triads before, hence their rivalry. The Chinese Triad acknowledged this and only had one comment following them leaving his temple: |
| 431 | -->'''Huang:''' "Jesus, and I thought Liberty City had worse Yakuzas." |
| 432 | * As with the aforementioned truth that [[spoiler:his uncle Kenny was the sole reason behind all the events that almost broke the Triads]], he has become wary to any uncles regardless of alignment. Among those he hates are Scar and Uncle Chan. The former's actions makes him closer, if not worse, than his uncle, while Uncle Chan is just plain annoying to him and his rather goofy [[GratuitousForeignLanguage "Chinese"]] accent. |
| 433 | ** To explain, Scar's betrayal towards Mufasa was one thing that shook Lee, because it reminded him of [[spoiler:Kenny killing his brother so that he may have the leadership of the Triads, not to mention him framing 2 other Triad members in order to make investigation muddier]]. Scar could only laugh hearing that this happened because he realizes even other people still follow such intentions. Seeing this, he'll do his best to kill Scar to make him feel satisfied for his thirst for revenge. |
| 434 | ** On Uncle Chan's part, Huang pretty much summed it up the first time they met: |
| 435 | -->'''Huang:''' "Can someone pick better Triads next time? I'm tired of seeing actors like this roaming around like fake-ass Chinese." |
| 436 | * Truth be told, Huang also had former relations with the Mafia, having been ratted out once by a traitor who lied to him about info on the stolen blade. Because of this, he wants no relations with any Mafia, fearing that they'll throw him off with false information again. |
| 437 | ** But when he received an invitation to the Corleones, his mindset on the Mafia has toned down albeit. The two see mutual respect between each other, with Huang getting good payment on their services, whereas the Corleones, especially Vito, sees great potential in him, despite being in a different gang. Overall, a bond between Triads and the Corleone mafia could spark great business ventures. |
| 438 | ** Then there is Dimitri Rascalov, the type of scum Huang hates. Backstabbing, power hungry and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Russian]]. Hearing from others about Dimitri's actions made it clear that he will personally kill him if he tries to screw with the Triads. |
| 439 | * Upon hearing what Agent 47 did with the Red Dragon and Blue Lotus Triads, which entails large mass killing, the junior triad could not help but feel uneasy towards the Agent. While 47 has no plans on killing Huang, time will only tell if someone pays him to get killed, then all hands are off. |
| 440 | * The House of Pantheon/LawAndJustice rather welcomed Lee into their institution with applause, mainly for helping on a conspiracy case regarding the Triad leadership. Though he has stated that the detective who helped him was only there for the suspect, some of the others see some mutual friendship between the two. In fact, Huang gets a free pass on the house without repercussions. |
| 441 | ** From the numerous detectives, wardens and judiciaries, 3 members of the said house see Huang as a viable asset: Cole Phelps, John Luthor and Harold Callahan also known as Dirty Harry. They see him uncovering the truth of the Triads as a worthy assessment as an asset for their investigations. Though this was pitched as Luthor's idea, the other 2 stick with it since the results did yield greatly and not only favored in Lee's side, but also on the justice side as well. |
| 442 | * While being a gang member may have its merits, such as the support from the House of Crime, it also has its fair share of disadvantages. Tony Montana is among those as he has a massive hate towards any gang member, regardless of alignment. Because the last time he "visited" Huang's palace, it was riddled with bullets. |
| 443 | * As mentioned about the fact that he doesn't participate too much on crimes, he does sometimes join with others when it comes to heists just to know more some of the other deities. Unfortunately, this would force him to cross with Revy, the foul-mouthed, hard-headed Chinese-American of the Lagoon Company. Despite being similar when it comes to nationality and location, all similarities would end here. Revy thinks Huang is too soft, almost reminding her of Rock the first time he joined the company, whereas Huang considers her a crazy bitch to the point of just wanting to shoot her. Then there is the fact that Revy has dealt with triads back then with ease. Expect both of them to throw bullets and curse at each other whenever they meet in a heist. |
| 444 | --> '''Huang:''' "Fuck me you're an annoying bitch. Never in my entire life have I met one as batshit as you, never even in China." |
| 445 | --> '''Revy:''' "Oh look here, some pissy soft immigrant who can't man the fuck up? We can keep doing criminal work all day but you better give me a reason not to shoot you up." |
| 446 | --> '''Huang:''' "Says the bitch who keeps putting her trigger on my fucking face!" |
| 447 | --> '''Revy:''' "Fine then. [[RunningGag Where is your]] [[YouNeedToGetLaid sex life?]]" |
| 448 | --> '''Huang:''' "What sex life? Never heard that before" |
| 449 | --> ''*punching and cursing intensifies*'' |
| 450 | ** However, he has time to sell drugs on numerous occasions, often selling them at rather ludicrous prices. When asked why, he only needed the money for it and not the crime itself. When Walter heard of this, he realized a potential rival in him that could outsell him in the drugs competition. So he decided to sell his drugs on a more affordable prices to counter Lee. This resulted in a bet between deities from the House of Crime to see who sold the most drugs in a week. Ultimately, Walter proves to be the better merchant than him thanks to his rather provocative methods. |
| 451 | ** The aforementioned event, however, gave him an ally in the form of Omar Little. Both would share some of their earlier times in the crime life, with him noticing Huang's low life before his eventual rise to the Triad leadership. In fact, Huang's content with Omar getting some of his money, after all, his reputation is something not to sneeze at. Omar did have a little comment regarding him though: [[DeadpanSnarker he is one of the snarkiest people he has met in the criminal underworld]]. |
| 452 | * Of all the people that annoy and infuriate him the most, Chin is high in that list. Chin considers Huang Lee the epitome of his objective, one that puts the idea on "kill all the fuckin' ugly reds" back into his mindset and proof that China is nothing more but pure criminal lowlife. What makes Huang so completely galled at this is that firstly, Chin looks like a Chinese, so it makes him more confused, and second, he called him out for being an idiot for not considering that a.) all of his crimes were done in Liberty City and not Hong Kong and b.) his crimes were committed in 2009 and not ''1997'', thus making his objective sound like complete bullshit. |
| 453 | ** Though Chin's hatred would get worse. Following Huang's statement on him, the mad clone destroyed much of the temple, and forced him to take direct action. While bullets did not work on him, he brought all of his allies to stop his advance and most of the higher-ups of the House of Crime to shut Chin down. After that incident, Chin has vowed to kill Huang Lee first in kill list. |
| 454 | * Among all the other GTA characters, Mario hangs around with him more often than others. Not many know why, but Huang [[UsefulNotes/NintendoDS has an idea as to why]]. |
| 455 | * Huang also has another temple within the House of Pantheon/{{Cultures}}, under Pantheon/NationalityArchetypes. |
| 456 | * "''I buy ALL my friends. Makes life easier.''" |
| 457 | [[/folder]] |
| 458 | |
| 459 | [[folder:Raymond Reddington]] |
| 460 | '''[[Series/TheBlacklist Raymond Reddington]], Celestial Chairman of [[TheSyndicate Criminal Organizations and Networks]]''' (Red, The Concierge of Crime) |
| 461 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tumblr_nvxiohiorf1t1qarbo1_1280.jpg]] |
| 462 | * Demigod |
| 463 | * Symbols: His Most Wanted Poster |
| 464 | * Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKekJYcBlwA The Blacklist End Credits]] |
| 465 | * Alignment: TrueNeutral (NeutralEvil to everyone else) |
| 466 | * Portfolio: AFatherToHisMen, AffablyEvil, WellIntentionedExtremist AntiVillain, BenevolentBoss, His {{Berserk Button}}s Are Betrayal and Human Trafficking, BlueAndOrangeMorality, ConsummateLiar, ConsummateProfessional, CulturedBadass, DeadpanSnarker, EvenEvilHasStandards, ManipulativeBastard, ManOfWealthAndTaste, PayEvilUntoEvil, SharpDressedMan, StepfordSnarker, [[FromNobodyToNightmare Was a Naval Intelligence Officer Before Becoming a Criminal]] |
| 467 | * Domains: Knowledge, Criminal Organizations, Trickery |
| 468 | * Heralds: Elizabeth "Liz" Keen[=/=][[spoiler:Masha Rostova]] and Dembe Zuma |
| 469 | * Allies: Most of the House of Pantheon/CrimeAndTransgressions, especially [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} Kasumi Goto]], [[Pantheon/{{Piracy}} Isabella of Rivain]] and Vito and Michael Corleone |
| 470 | * Rivals: [[Pantheon/CrimeAndTransgressions Carmen Sandiego, James/Jamie Moriarty]], [[Pantheon/KillersAndAssassins The Black Organization]] |
| 471 | * Enemies: [[Pantheon/MethodsOfKilling Kano]], Giorno Giovanna, [[Pantheon/VillainousReputation Diavolo]], [[Pantheon/VillainousArchetypes Lex Luthor]] |
| 472 | * Opposed by: The House of Pantheon/LawAndJustice and all of the good-aligned military deities |
| 473 | * Observed by: [[Pantheon/AIPersonalities The Machine]] |
| 474 | * The House of Crime is abuzz with its newest addition to its family; an ordinary-looking, middle-aged man in an expensive suit, fedora and overcoat carrying a briefcase. As it turns out Hotel Moscow (mainly, Balalaika) knows who he is. The Concierge of Crime himself, one Raymond Reddington, has come to the Pantheon. |
| 475 | * About 20 years ago, Raymond was a Naval Intelligence officer who was being groomed for the position of Admiral. Then, he up and vanished. When he resurfaced four years later, he was selling classified documents to the enemy. He was charged with treason and convicted in absentia as a result. Over the next two decades, U.S. assets and agents in various locations all over the world was compromised as a result of his actions. During this time, he built up a network consisting of a motley crew of spies, thieves, smugglers, drug traffickers, people smugglers, human traffickers, arms traffickers, counterfeiters, forgers, hackers, mercenaries, and assassins. Then he turned his sights to the private sector. Then, he graduates to starting wars and toppling governments and influencing politics. He became known as the ''Concierge of Crime'' due to his talents of setting up black market deals. With his ascension to the Pantheon, Red seeks to expand his influence. |
| 476 | ** [[spoiler:Complicating his ascension was the reveal that he is in fact ''not'' Raymond Reddington, but an imposter who killed the man and assumed his identity. This caused a stir in his ascension process with people wondering if they could trust the man after all. But the deceit drew a near standing ovation from the House of Crime, even those who were wary of his work with the FBI. The house subsequently fast-tracked his ascension afterwards]]. |
| 477 | * Soon after his arrival, he got to work finding associates to help handle his 'Blacklist' of associates he has worked with throughout the years. Among those is Kasumi, a shifty figure in Shepard's own network of [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits misfits]]. The [[KleptomaniacHero Master Thief]] had no qualms outing criminals as long as she gets to keep whatever loot they may have. And working with Red always provides her with valuable items from her victims. |
| 478 | * Isabela liked his story on how he gave the middle finger to his naval crew before living a life of crime. She agreed to broker information for Red as long as she doesn't end up on the blacklist herself. There is also a bit of personal interest for her; there are certain people who have wronged her in the past and she would love to get her vengeance upon them. |
| 479 | * It's little surprise that not everyone in the House of Crime approves of his betrayal. Some believe that handing out information to the authorities brandishes him as a traitor. This is no truer than with Moriarty. No one knows if the two associated with each other in the past. The only hint is with the way Moriarty grimaces whenever he hears the name. That and the fact that quite a few assassins that have gone after Red have associations with the [[DiabolicalMastermind criminal mastermind]] suggests a connection between the two]]. |
| 480 | ** The Red Dragons were one of the organizations who did business with Red, and his intel made a serious dent on their operations. Kano wants to congratulate him on the hit... [[BeatStillMyHeart by ripping his heart out of his body]]. Red has proven to be elusive to find, so Kano has not been able to achieve vengeance just yet. |
| 481 | ** This has complicated things in the Jojoverse. Giovanni tried to convince Red to tell him about the location of his hated former boss Diavolo who he suspects ascended shortly after he did. Red has kept things close-lipped, not wanting to deal with such a powerful crime boss as of yet. Frustrated with this, Giovanni has made open his plan to capture the criminal on site, thinking he would do the Pantheon a favor removing him from the equation. The thing is, Red has not escaped Diavolo's attention either who plans to get rid of the man before he could reveal his activities. |
| 482 | * He's also not on good terms with the deified military officers (the good ones, mostly) due to him turning his back on the Navy and going rogue. So much so that a good portion of them has a kill-on-sight order on him. This put the House of Pantheon/LawAndJustice on a disorganized front, with some willing to work with him to broker information and others wanting to either arrest or kill him outright. |
| 483 | * Is in a ceasefire with the Black Organization, when Chianti and Korn had a run-in with some of his agents when the duo were targeting a visitor to one of the Corleone's restaurants. Suffice to say, a shootout occurred where Chianti was fatally injured. Korn had to carry her to the House of Pantheon/LifeAndVitality for revival. Had the Boss not intervened, Chianti would have killed Reddington on the spot. He has reserved judgement on the Organization in lieu of the failed assassination. Time will tell. |
| 484 | * There is no doubt that Carmen Sandiego has not associated with the man on account of how often the plays spoiler against him. There has been multiple cases where she steals items from under his nose once the perpetrator is caught. She purposefully keeps her network small to prevent such betrayal from happening. |
| 485 | * Besides gang members, he has also come under fire from various supervillains. Red suspects that this is the work of Lex Luthor While a connection between him and Lex hasn't been found, the God of {{Supervillain}}s wasn't going to give Red the chance to out him. |
| 486 | * His connection with the criminal world has been followed by The Machine and its associates. Finch believes that the Machine will eventually be able to piece together all of his contacts, making his usefulness irrelevant. Until then, the Machine closely tracks his whereabouts to make sure he doesn't disappear a second time. |
| 487 | [[/folder]] |
| 488 | |
| 489 | [[folder:The Salamanca Family]] |
| 490 | '''[[Series/BreakingBad The]] [[Series/BetterCallSaul Salamancas]][[note]]Hector, Eduardo "Lalo", Tuco, Marco, Leonel[[/note]], Unholy Representatives of TheCartel''' (Hector: Don Hector, Tio | Lalo: Jorge de Guzman, Ben, The Boogeyman | Marco and Leonel: The Cousins) |
| 491 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/salamancas.png]] |
| 492 | [[caption-width-right:350:'''Left to Right, Top to Bottom;''' Hector, Lalo, Tuco, Leonel, and Marco.]] |
| 493 | * Demigods |
| 494 | * Symbol: The phrase "La familia es todo."[[note]]"The family is everything."[[/note]] |
| 495 | ** Hector: His wheelchair's ringing bell |
| 496 | ** Lalo: A bloody flickering candle |
| 497 | ** Tuco: His metal grill |
| 498 | ** The Cousins: Their silver axe |
| 499 | * Alignment: NeutralEvil overall (Tuco is ChaoticEvil) |
| 500 | * Portfolio: [[TheDreaded Feared by those who Come Across Them]], [[{{Determinator}} Are Dedicated to their Profession and are]] [[VillainousValor not Afraid to Go Down in a Fight]], [[{{Sadist}} Revel in Causing Pain and Misery towards Others]], [[TheSociopath Incredibly Parasitic and Antisocial People]] [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes but do Care and Look]] [[EvilIsOneBigHappyFamily Out for One Another]] |
| 501 | ** Hector: EvilOldFolks, [[{{Jerkass}} A Massive Asshole]] [[FauxAffablyEvil who could Barely be Nice]], [[EvilIsPetty Is Prone to Petty Acts]], BadBoss, PoliticallyIncorrectVillain, [[TheFriendNobodyLikes Generally Disliked by the Juarez Cartel]], [[EvilMentor Raised Lalo, Tuco, and the Cousins into What they are Now]], [[CreateYourOwnVillain Stoked Gus's Hatred towards him and his Ruthlessness]], [[DarkLordOnLifeSupport Is Rendered Paralyzed and Mute by a Stroke and Confined to a Wheelchair]], [[LastOfHisKind Becomes the Last of his Family]], [[TakingYouWithMe Blows Himself Up to Kill Gus]] |
| 502 | ** Lalo: [[TheAce The Most Effective and Successful of the Salamancas]], MagnificentBastard, [[TheChessmaster Excellent Schemer]], RankScalesWithAsskicking, [[FauxAffablyEvil Can Put on a Very Convincing]] [[TheCharmer Charm and Impressionable Exterior]], [[BunnyEarsLawyer Rather Eccentric for how Capable he Is]], [[ObfuscatingStupidity Plays Up Eccentricities to Give People a False Sense of Security]], CulturedBadass, DeadpanSnarker, {{Evil|Genius}} GeniusBruiser, [[GutFeeling Uses Strong Inherent Feelings to his Advantage]], [[HorrifyingTheHorror Managing to Terrify Gus]], TheInsomniac, OneManArmy, [[ProperlyParanoid Always Keeps his Suspicions on Gus and the Cartel]], TalkativeLoon, TallDarkAndHandsome, [[UndyingLoyalty Incredibly Loyal to Hector]], WickedCultured |
| 503 | ** Tuco: [[AxCrazy Is Psychotically Hyperviolent]], PsychopathicManchild, [[HairTriggerTemper Incredibly Short Fuse and can Blow Up at Any Time]], BadBoss, [[GettingHighOnTheirOwnSupply Constantly Snorting Meth that he has for Selling]], [[ArcVillain Serves as a Prominent Antagonist for a While]], [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown Prefers Beating Others up Bloody]], EvilIsHammy, [[StupidEvil His Insanity Proves a Detriment to Himself and his Family]], [[InsaneTrollLogic Rationalizes Himself and Events with Illogical and Nonsensical Thoughts and Conclusions]], [[BoomHeadshot Dies by a Headshot from Hank]] |
| 504 | ** Marco and Leonel: CreepyTwins, [[TheDividual Similar in Looks, Clothing, Actions, and Demeanor]], {{Professional Killer}}s, [[TheStoic Always Keeping Calm and Quiet]] [[DissonantSerenity which Evokes a Feeling of Eeriness]], [[BadassInANiceSuit Always Dressed in]] [[SharpDressedMan Suits]], [[ImplacableMan Seemingly Unstoppable]], NightmareFuelStationAttendant, UnflinchingWalk |
| 505 | * Domains: Crime, Drugs, Family, Sadism, Violence, Conflict, Fear |
| 506 | * Business Associates: Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin, [[Pantheon/VillainousAppearances Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin]] |
| 507 | * ArchEnemy: '''''[[Pantheon/{{Calmness}} Gustavo Fring]]''''' |
| 508 | * Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil Walter]] [[Pantheon/CriminalActions White]]''', '''[[Pantheon/OutlooksOnJob Mike Ehrmantraut]]''', ''[[Pantheon/{{Words}} Jesse Pinkman]]'', ''[[Pantheon/LastMoments Hank Schrader]]'', [[Pantheon/NarrativeActions Todd Alquist]], [[Pantheon/KillersAndAssassins Agent 47]], [[Pantheon/CausesOfSadness John Rambo]], [[Pantheon/WeaponPlacement El Mariachi]], [[Pantheon/ExtrovertFlaws The Son]], [[Pantheon/BossFightsAToM Roland]], [[Pantheon/GameCharacters The GTAV Trio, Carl Johnson]], [[Pantheon/{{Protagonists}} Claude]], [[Pantheon/CombatOccupations Luis Fernando Lopez]], [[Pantheon/RevengeAndRetribution Niko Bellic, Lincoln Clay]], [[Pantheon/LegalProcess John Donovan]], [[Pantheon/{{Officers}} Alex Murphy/RoboCop]] |
| 509 | * Respects: [[Pantheon/AlignmentChanges John Wick]], [[Pantheon/CouplesRelationships Yoh Hinomura, Emu Hino]], [[Pantheon/ActsOfRevenge Roberta]] (Marco and Leonel)[[note]] one-sided on the Twin's end[[/note]] |
| 510 | * Wary Of: [[Pantheon/{{Tics}} Duke Togo/Golga 13]], [[Pantheon/CharacterReveals Beatrix Kiddo]] |
| 511 | * Opposed By: House of Pantheon/LawAndJustice, [[Pantheon/CrimeAndTransgressions Vito and Michael Corleone]], [[Pantheon/{{Storytelling}} Jacket]] |
| 512 | * Of all that encompasses crime organization types, very few can match the brutality and mercilessness of the Cartel, which put a tendency in their criminal activities with military-style weaponry and authority, being unfettered in their distribution of drugs, weapons, and money, and generally striking fear in whatever way possible to the extent where even innocents who would so much as glance at them for a split second wouldn't be safe from their wrath and callousness. The Salamanca Family were one such family gang who encompassed most that people would associate the Cartel with; [[AxCrazy bloodthirsty]], {{sadist}}ic, [[TheSociopath sociopathic]], and [[LackOfEmpathy caring nothing of who was involved with their actions]]. An elite part of the Juarez Cartel headed by Don Eladio Vuente, the Salamancas were led by their patriarch, Don Hector, who was proud to show off his ruthlessness and his position within the greater cartel ranks as [[CoDragons part of Eladio's top lieutenants]]. Of Hector's many nephews who made for notable members of his family and the Cartel, there was Tuco, who was defined by his impulsive insanity and penchant for making sadistic threats and remarks, twins Marco and Leonel who were incredibly effective as hitmen and inspired a sense of creepiness and dread not many could exude, and Lalo, the most successful and influential member of the Salamancas who was masterful in nearly any operation and objective he took part in and was among the Cartel's most valued members. The family would face a series of crises which escalated when Hector suffered a potentially fatal stroke in the middle of an argument, leaving him horribly crippled and forced to rely on his closest nephews and lackeys. |
| 513 | * Outside of their profession, the Cartel is best defined by their undying hatred and enmity against Gustavo Fring, a rival Cartel member and drug manufacturer who headed a fast food chain as a cover for his criminal operations. This infamous feud started when Hector nonchalantly killed Gus's drug partner and lover, Maximino Arciniega, which became the primary impetus for Gus's everlasting desire for {{revenge}}. Although a number of mishaps and misfortunes occurred, Gus managed to kill Don Eladio, and all of the Salamanca leaving Hector as the LastOfHisKind, and permanently cripple the Juarez Cartel, but thanks to a certain DoomMagnet by the name of Walter White, Gus was killed in a [[SuicideAttack self-bomb trap set up by Walt and Hector with Hector setting off the explosion]]. And though the Salamanca were no more, Hector did take their ArchEnemy with him, ensuring that Gus's desire for revenge ended with his death as well. And yet, that wasn't the end for either of them, for Hector, Lalo, Tuco, Marco, and Leonel would eventually resurface in the Pantheon alongside Gus, and with both parties more than willing to continue with their feud. |
| 514 | * As the Pantheon representatives of Cartels at large, the Salamancas are easily feared and treated with caution, especially since Hector has been restored to his prime and Lalo is also resuming being active in his battles against Gus, though Walt has also become a recurring adversary in spite of him helping Hector to kill Gus. With the Juarez Cartel being rejected by them as potential heralds, the Salamancas were free to align with whoever criminal they believe would benefit them in their usual business of drug and weapon trafficking and asserting their town authority in whatever territory they may occupy. However, despite their reputation, the Salamancas are rather dysfunctional, with Hector being prone to throwing condescending remarks to almost everybody and making negative racial remarks and Tuco being so uncontrollably insane to the point of attacking and killing his partners for even praising him and his reckless actions derailing whatever business plans they may make with other criminals. The Twins and Lalo are more controlled in their schemes and mentality, with the latter in particular being so effective in his job that many would believe he alone would have been the sole Cartel representative in the Pantheon had it not been for his loyalty towards his uncle. Whatever way you look at it, the Salamancas are a dangerous group that few would consider stumbling across and have asserted themselves as among the most vicious of the many gangs that have represented the Pantheon. |
| 515 | * The first thing the Salamancas wanted to pursue was any alliances as a way to keep their business of trading drugs afloat as well as making sure they have a backup to rely on in case the worst happens. Wilson Fisk and Oswald Cobblepot were among the first to respond, being willing to open up a business venture in the southern parts of the United States as well as some sections of the Pantheon, which the Salamancas were overall satisfied with. While Hector's bossiness caused some problems, Lalo was able to win Fisk and Cobblepot over with his charm and suaveness and even demonstrate his skill as an assassin. Having dealt with supernatural matters on a number of occasions, Fisk and Cobblepot were not intimidated by the Salamancas' brutality and they quickly figured that they could serve as effective muscle. That said, there is a problem in that Gus and Mike are also business partners with the two crime bosses. They're actually aware of the Salamancas' hatred and enmity against Gus, but choose to have both parties for employment anyway as well as keeping tabs to make sure the Salamancas and Gus don't make any reckless actions about killing each other as that would damage Kingpin and Penguin's business. That said, they do take interest in seeing who could come out as the better Cartel gang, if mainly out of intrigue. |
| 516 | * The Corleones, namely Vito and Michael, were not hesitant in asserting that the Salamancas are one of the main reasons why they don't like to partake in the drug-trading business. To them, it is a little bit about standards, namely thinking drugs are a health detriment, but its mainly because Vito and Michael think customers start becoming more dependent and eventually aggressive over these matters and that they would like to keep as much control as they could about their criminal business and activities. The Salamancas were somewhat puzzled at the idea of the Corleones not wanting to be involved in any business trading regarding drugs, especially as this was a high-profile mafia family they were looking at. Vito tends to stay clear from anything to do with the Salamancas while Michael has made it clear that he would not be afraid to kill any of them if they ever dare to threaten him, his family, friends, or his business when he once had a direct confrontation with Lalo. Lalo simply brushed the threat aside as if it was a light comment and while he's left the Corleones alone, he and Hector have admitted that they do intend to attack the Corleones if they ever attempt to interfere with their business. |
| 517 | * For very obvious reasons, the House of Pantheon/LawAndJustice aren't fond or sympathetic to the family, seeing them as a violent group whose continued presence would continue to be a danger to others. Unfortunately for the Salamancas, Lalo has an arrest warrant for the murder of attorney Howard Hamlin after details about the incident were leaked to Howard's wife by retired attorney Kim Wexler in 2010. Even so, Lalo hasn't let this deter him in his criminal pursuits and has effectively put Howard's murder behind him. Thanks to their new alliance with Fisk and Cobblepot, they have some defense and immunity against the law, and though Hector has been quite reckless about handling his criminal enterprise, Lalo has been more considerate and successful, being one of the most effective cartel criminals in the Pantheon thanks to being smart about avoiding and dealing with the police with little in the way of personal detriment. Tuco, on the other hand, has been even more reckless than Hector in that regard, being open to the idea of storming the House if it means getting to Hank, who killed him in a shootout and once had to be tranquilized to keep him from doing so. |
| 518 | * The Cousins, Marco and Leonel are best defined by their quiet nature and almost-robotic stance to their occupation as hitmen, which serves to make their presence incredibly creepy and disturbing. As if that wasn't bad enough, they have a sadistic and bloodthirsty streak when it comes to killing others more personally. It's safe to say that they inspire a fearsome reputation that persists even in the Pantheon. Even so, they have a strong sense of loyalty to their family and are willing to oversee a negotiation partly as defense and as a show of respect. They've even shown a deal of respect towards other hitmen like John Wick; while not on good terms, Marco and Leonel are willing to admit that he's a match, his reputation is well-deserved, and, unless ordered to do so, would exempt him from being on their target list. Wick has a less-than-impressive view of the twins, but given his own priorities, and what he's had to deal with since his excommunication with the Continental, he hasn't clashed with Marco and Leonel, but won't show mercy to them if they ever met on unfriendly grounds. A similar sense of one-sided respect is also presented to Yoh Hinomura and Emu Hino; the twins respect their profession as an assassin and were impressed by their kill-streak, but the Crying Freeman and his wife only really tolerate them because Marco and Leonel are at least level-headed enough to know when to not piss off others, unlike Tuco and Hector. |
| 519 | ** Despite their infamy, the Cousins are seen in high regard by Agent 47. While the Agent himself is not known for allies, he does have a sense of right and wrong, regardless of how bizarre his morality is, and simply didn't see any worth towards the Salamancas. Unlike other assassins that the Cousins developed some respect for, one-sided as they may be, Agent 47 ended up being a thorn as a number of his hits revolved around Cartel gang members, which also included ordinary henchmen and business partners of the Salamancas. Lalo has devised a scheme to take Agent 47, though the twins insist that they should carry out an assassination attempt themselves. They'll still defer to Lalo, regardless if he's open to letting them do things their way. Still, there have been other killers like Beatrix Kiddo and Duke Togo, both of whom were feared killers in their own right and while the Salamancas have taken note of their reputation, they are not in conflict due to Beatrix and Duke being focused on other matters, which the family saw as a good thing as this meant that they remain focused on other enemies for the time being. Even then, Marco and Leonel see the two as a WorthyOpponent if they were to ever meet. |
| 520 | ** For more direct enemies with very little in the way of respect were a man only known as "The Son" and a fixer who goes by Roland. A member of a [[TheMafiya a Russian Mafia]], he was disgruntled with being overshadowed by the Colombian Cartel and, motivated by ambition and pride, decided to fight back and succeeded in killing most of them. Hector was a little taken aback by what "The Son" was capable of. The Salamancas did consider the idea of working with Jacket, another feared hitman, but he wasn't in line with the Salamanca's taste for hurting others and being petty about their enemies and grievances and wisely chose not to associate with them. Roland, once a man defined by vengeance after the death of his wife and unborn child, targeted many out of revenge, with a cartel-like syndicate known as the Middle being one of Roland's many casualties. What The Salamancas found out was that the Middle was similar to them in personal ethics; a strong belief and value towards family and brotherhood, something that Roland dismissed as a "pathetic display of brotherhood crap" as he offed said syndicate. While Roland killing off a criminal operation didn't terrify the Salamancas, they did take offense at how he disregarded a belief that they held strongly, and they do intend on shoving this down on Roland when they get a chance to kill him. Even so, Lalo would rather tend to other matters like resources and their feud against Gus, thinking that tackling Roland would end very badly for them if done impulsively. |
| 521 | * While loyalty is a strong feeling in their ranks, the Salamancas only reserve this to their own family; everyone else is either a useful pawn at best or as disposable as a paper bag at worst. Furthermore, Hector is [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain not exactly up to the times regarding his treatment of other ethnicities beyond his own]]. As a result, other criminals treat the Salamanca family very cautiously whereas others would simply not risk an alliance due to their cutthroat attitude and general thoughts on others, hence the family's difficulty in making other allies. Trevor Philips is someone whose psychotic attitude could match Tuco's, but despite this, he does keep a strong sense of value and loyalty to his friends and criminal partners in spite of his foul-mouthed demeanor and doesn't like being associated with racists. He and Tuco commented on each other's insanities and felt that they wouldn't work well together, which came off as humourous to those who knew the two. Even with their differences and similarities, Trevor has killed a Cartel Gang, albeit with some help, prompting Lalo to try reigning Tuco in and telling him not to go out of control when trying to deal with someone equally deranged. Only time will tell if Tuco is to heed Lalo's suggestion or ignore that in favor of a terrible fight against Trevor. |
| 522 | * After the Salamancas and Gus were killed off, Walt and Jesse would deal with an Aryan Brotherhood gang led by Jack Welker regarding their meth distribution and although Mike would participate if only to provide income for his granddaughter, he was killed by Walt after an argument led to an incredibly petty response. Learning that Todd Alquist, Jack's nephew, was the gang's Pantheonic representative, the Salamancas quickly came to see Todd and the brotherhood as being below them. While racial superiority played a hand, Hector saw them as being unambitious and somewhat lazy regarding their endeavors, something that he was surprisingly right about, given that the brotherhood was willing to just be content with some million dollars and not do much in the face of competition beyond their fear factor. This incidentally led to a four-way drug manufacturing war between Gus, the Salamancas, the Aryan Brotherhood, and Heisenberg, all of whom had personal vendettas against each other for varying reasons. While the family is willing to kill the other, Lalo insists on keeping things cool and pragmatic, so that they could keep things manageable and defeat their rivals whilst ensuring their longevity, though Tuco insists on getting face-first and beating the shit out of them, something that even Hector objects. For now, this conflict has seen a stalemate thanks to the efforts of law enforcement, though tensions are still high. |
| 523 | * While they're not {{Spree Killer}}s, at least by profession, the Salamancas are not above-causing mass collateral damage to any place where they conduct their actions, with Hector and Lalo apparently having a penchant for burning places down either to slowly kill their enemies or for their own amusement. Even so, tales and news of [[OneManArmy One-Man Armies]] like John Rambo and El Mariachi do present some caution for the family. This is especially apparent as Rambo and El Mariachi have engaged in a rampage against cartel gangs and left behind a pile of bullet and blade-ridden corpses. While this presented some danger for the Salamancas, they remained unafraid of them. If anything, they decided to plan for such an event, though they agree that confronting them isn't practical and would only get in the way of their business. Killing Rambo and El Mariachi would bolster their credentials, as the Salamancas figured, but they decided on other matters and saw them as a separate issue to think about for another day. |
| 524 | ''"Family is All."'' |
| 525 | ->Hector Salamanca |
| 526 | ''"I'm just here to lend a helping hand, you know, make sure the business is running in order. I got a good head for numbers. But listen, don't even worry. It's gonna be like I'm not even here."'' |
| 527 | ->Lalo Salamanca |
| 528 | ''"Sometimes you got to Rob to keep your Riches."'' |
| 529 | ->Tuco Salamanca |
| 530 | [[/folder]] |
| 531 | |
| 532 | !Quasideities |
| 533 | |
| 534 | [[folder:The Slavers]] |
| 535 | '''[[ComicBook/ThePunisherMAX Cristu Bulat, Tiberiu Bulat and Vera Konstantin]], Unholy Triumvirate of HumanTraffickers''' (The Slavers) |
| 536 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cristu_bulat_earth_200111_punisher_vol_6_26.jpg]] |
| 537 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2063904_thepunisher27_20.jpg]] |
| 538 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4026685_verakonstantin.jpg]] |
| 539 | [[caption-width-right:300:'''Top to bottom:''' Cristu, Tiberiu and Vera]] |
| 540 | * Quasideities (Tiberiu is a Demigod) |
| 541 | * Symbol: Tiberiu's headband over a machine gun |
| 542 | * Alignment: NeutralEvil (Cristu Bulat and Vera Konstantin), ChaoticEvil (Tiberu Bulat) |
| 543 | * Portfolio: RuthlessForeignGangsters, HumanTraffickers ([[SexSlave Forced Prostitution Specifically]]), [[HateSink The Lowest Of The Low]], [[KnightOfCerebus Not Taken Lightly AT ALL]], proving SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil and RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil, TerribleTrio, [[CruelAndUnusualDeath Dying Horrific]] [[KarmicDeath And Completely Well-Deserved Deaths]] |
| 544 | ** Applies to Cristu: PragmaticVillainy [[TheSociopath Despite Not Having An Ounce Of Humanity]], [[{{Patricide}} Ordering A Hit On His Father Because He's Completely Unpragmatic]], OnlyInItForTheMoney, NothingPersonal ([[LackOfEmpathy He's Completely Unfeeling]]), FromCamouflageToCriminal, [[GuttedLikeAFish Disemboweled By The Punisher]] |
| 545 | ** Applies to Tiberiu: [[AxCrazy A Violent Psychopath]] [[CardCarryingVillain That Enjoys Every Moment Of It]], [[CompleteMonster The Worst Of The Already Vile Trio]], EvilOldFolks, ForTheEvulz, [[BerserkButton HATES Being Called "Coward" In His Native Tongue]] [[{{Hypocrite}} Despite Mainly Attacking The Defenseless]], FromCamouflageToCriminal, SociopathicSoldier turned reluctant RetiredMonster, PrefersRocksToPillows, [[ManOnFire Burned Alive]] |
| 546 | ** Applies to Vera: DirtyCoward, PragmaticVillainy, [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Uses A "Rape Them To Break Them" Tactic]], [[WouldHurtAChild Had A Baby Killed]], AintTooProudToBeg, DestinationDefenestration |
| 547 | * Domains: Slavery, Gangsters, Abduction, Rape, Depravity (all three), War Criminals (Tiberiu and Christu), Practicality (Cristu), Derangement, Sadism (Tiberu) |
| 548 | * Followers: [[ComicBook/SinCity The Colonel]], [[Film/{{Crazed}} the Luna Cartel]], [[Series/TheWire The Greeks]] |
| 549 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/{{Politicians}} The Roa]][[Pantheon/{{Toxicity}} rks]], [[Pantheon/{{Reclusiveness}} Diavolo]], [[Pantheon/ObsceneActions Lionel Starkweather]], [[Pantheon/{{Categorism}} Calvin Candie and Stephen]], [[Pantheon/OutlooksOnLife Embryo]] |
| 550 | ** Tiberiu specifically: [[Pantheon/ActsOfWar Gregor Clegane]], [[Pantheon/DeathArchetypes Wild Hunt]], [[Pantheon/PowerMentalities Cioccolata]], [[Pantheon/TortureAndMutilation Richard Trager]], [[Pantheon/NationalMentalities Zoran Lazarević]] |
| 551 | * Enemies: Pretty much the entire House of Pantheon/{{Heroism}} and any non-evil member of the House of Pantheon/LawAndJustice, '''[[Pantheon/ClothingTheme FRANK CASTLE!!]], [[Pantheon/{{Superheroism}} Bruce Wayne/Batman]], [[Pantheon/{{Passion}} Selina Kyle]], [[Pantheon/DeathArchetypes Jason Todd]], [[Pantheon/PhysicalAttractiveness Boa Hancock]]''', [[Pantheon/HeroicActions John Hartigan]], every single prostitute in the pantheon(or out really), every single rape victim and those close to rape victims, anyone who has ever been or fought against slavery, the House of Pantheon/LoveAndAffection, [[Pantheon/AntiHeroism Night Raid, Dexter Morgan]], [[Pantheon/{{Planning}} Light Yagami]], [[Pantheon/HatredAndRancor Merged Zamasu]], Giorno Giovanna and his Passione, [[Pantheon/SourcesOfInformation Peacock]], [[Pantheon/UnlivingBeings Marie]], [[Pantheon/VillainousAttitude Seryu Ubiquitous]] |
| 552 | * Opposed by: Most of the House of Crime, actually |
| 553 | * Some criminal occupations are incapable of being romanticized, one of these being human trafficking. The Slavers are a group of human traffickers in the field of forced prostitution, led by father and son Cristu and Tiberiu Bulat, and managed with Vera Konstantin. Romanian gangsters, they soon found themselves in the crosshairs of the Punisher. They pushed all his [[BerserkButton berserk buttons]] and learned a world of absolute pain. [[PayEvilUntoEvil And it was cathartic as all hell]]. |
| 554 | * Regarded as [[Monster/ThePunisher some of the absolute worst scum the Punisher ever dealt with]]. As utterly remorseless human slavers and traffickers of sex slaves, this is completely understandable. Pretty much anyone in the House of Pantheon/LawAndJustice wants to see them brought to justice. |
| 555 | * Father and son Tiberiu and Cristu Bulat do not get along. Tiberiu is off his rocker violent, while Cristu is pragmatic and feels his father will call unnecessary attention. They would end up trying to kill each other, but the Punisher got to them first. Cristu would rather avoid the Pantheon/GrandUnitedAllianceOfGood and focus on his business. As the Trope Pantheon is not a CrapsackWorld and most gods in the pantheon hate what he's doing, this is much harder for him. |
| 556 | * Cristu was not pleased to learn that not only does he have zero leverage on the House of Pantheon/LawAndJustice and no DirtyCop there is amoral enough to help, but that 90% of his own House of Pantheon/CrimeAndTransgressions [[EvenEvilHasStandards hates him and his organization]]. Giorno Giovanni personally wants to purge his ilk. Diavolo was not a criminal who had moral problems with him (though he may have issues with Tiberiu), and is offering protection as part of his vendetta against Giorno. Cristu didn't want to get involved with actual superpowered individuals, but admits he's going to need it against all the superheroes. |
| 557 | * Night Raid and Dexter Morgan both consider Cristu and his gang complete scum to murder at a moment's notice, but admit that they're not sure they can outdo the Punisher draping his intestines on a tree. Light Yagami is trying to outdo this, but is yet to figure out an ample CruelAndUnusualDeath he can write down. And Merged Zamasu uses him and his crew as a prime example of HumansAreBastards. While Zamasu [[CompleteMonster is practically as monstrous]], for once people actually rooted for him to bring the pain to the Slavers. After all, [[SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil slavery]] [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil and rape]] are VERY special kinds of evil. |
| 558 | * Cristu may be a sociopath, but he's level-headed. His father Tiberiu was a war criminal like himself, but [[SociopathicSoldier is still at war in his mind]] and is legitimately dangerous. He was very much in love with how many violent psychopaths managed to get in the pantheon. He's joined Gregor Clegane, the Wild Hunt, Cioccolata and Richard Trager in an orgy of rape and murder, alongside fellow Yugoslav war criminal Zoran Lazarević. The sight of them together [[BringMyBrownPants causes the browning of the pants]] of most in the pantheon. Cristu has complained [[PragmaticVillainy that he's drawing unnecessary tension to the Slavers]] |
| 559 | * '''[[BerserkButton DO NOT]]''' call Tiberiu Bulat a coward. He will lose what little restraint he has. At least, if unprepared since Frank used this to his advantage. Most want to call him this out of sheer disgust, pointing that the fact he murdered a punk who couldn't defend himself and held a girl hostage when the Punisher proves he is both a coward at heart and a complete {{Hypocrite}} for raging when it's pointed out. This only led to him being ''even more pissed'' and going on a shooting rampage across the pantheon. Also, do not bring fire anywhere near him [[ManOnFire due to how he left the mortal coil]]. |
| 560 | * Vera Konstantin is the corporate executive, and Cristu's confidant. As a testament to how despicable their sex slavery ring is, she uses a "rape them to break them" strategy so as to break the will of the girls the Slavers abduct. And she's not above murdering the infant child of one who escaped. The entire House of Pantheon/LoveAndAffection has declared the Slavers completely abhorrent for what they've done, particularly Vera due to her motto. |
| 561 | * It should go without saying that anyone who has experienced rape, either to themselves or someone who cares for them, hates their guts. Or any prostitute. Or anyone who has been a slave. Really, [[HateSink it's easier to list people who don't despise them]] and even easier for those who aren't as singularly repulse as them. It bares repeating how high up the SlidingScaleOfAntagonistVileness sex trafficking is. |
| 562 | * Seryu went on a killing spree against them. Head honchos, minions, clients, victims; it matters not in her eyes, they're all equally guilty, so they're all gonna die. Horribly. Peacock and Marie, who were once slaves themselves, would go after them for not only dealing in human trafficking but forced prostitution as well. |
| 563 | * Sadly, there are people out there depraved enough to give the Slavers support. The Slavers are sick enough to supply Lionel Starkweather with women to take part of his snuff films, and pull young enough girls off the street. The Roarks are allies as well. The Yellow Bastard wants little girls to rape and murder, while Ethan Roark Senior has larger plans of transforming the Trope Pantheon into the CrapsackWorld of Sin City so he and his ilk can achieve true KarmaHoudini status. |
| 564 | * Calvin J. Candie and Stephen tried to be business partners with the Slavers due to them carrying on slavery to the modern age. It suceeded, but [[EvenEvilHasStandards Candie and Stephen were a little unnerved of their unhingeness]] while the Slavers themselves feel the two should stop being pussies when it comes to their deals. Embryo saw himself as a potential client for the Slavers, since through them he gets to manipulate more women into doing his bidding. Of course, this partnership caused even more deities to despise Embryo. |
| 565 | [[/folder]] |
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