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* [[Soft-Spoken Sadist]]
* [[Soft-Spoken Sadist]]
* [[Stepford Smiler]] / [[Slasher Smile]]: The more he smiles, the more one should worry they're in trouble.
* [[Stepford Smiler]] / [[Slasher Smile]]: The more he smiles, the more one should worry they're in trouble.
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* [[Straight Edge Evil]]: Doesn't swear, drink, or womanize.
* [[The Stoic]]
* [[The Stoic]]
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* [[Straight Edge Evil]]: Doesn't swear, drink, or womanize.
* [[The Teetotaler]]: He likes to stay sharp at the table.
* [[The Teetotaler]]: He likes to stay sharp at the table.
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* [[You Have Failed Me]]: There's definite hints of this in season 2, when after being displeased by Luciano and Lansky, he has them serve as [[Mooks|muscle]] in [[Reassigned to Antarctica|transporting a liquor shipment]]. [[The Starscream|They begin to plan accordingly]].
* [[Wicked Cultured]]
* [[Wicked Cultured]]
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* [[You Have Failed Me]]: There's definite hints of this in season 2, when after being displeased by Luciano and Lansky, he has them serve as [[Mooks|muscle]] in [[Reassigned to Antarctica|transporting a liquor shipment]]. [[The Starscream|They begin to plan accordingly]].


'''Charlie "Lucky" Luciano'''
'''Charlie "Lucky" Luciano'''
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* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Blue to Luciano's red.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Blue to Luciano's red.
* [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]]
* [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]]
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* [[The Starscream]]: Believes he and Luciano - with the help of Jimmy and his associates - can overthrow the old guard of Rothstein and Nucky.
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: Almost as much as his mentor, Rothstein. Though Lansky's are less evil and more "can't we all just cooperate and make money?"
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: Almost as much as his mentor, Rothstein. Though Lansky's are less evil and more "can't we all just cooperate and make money?"
* [[Stiff Upper Lip]]: Displays this as a kind of [[Refuge in Audacity]] when dealing with other gangsters.
* [[Stiff Upper Lip]]: Displays this as a kind of [[Refuge in Audacity]] when dealing with other gangsters.
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* [[The Starscream]]: Believes he and Luciano - with the help of Jimmy and his associates - can overthrow the old guard of Rothstein and Nucky.
* [[Those Two Bad Guys]]: He and Luciano are sliding into this in season 2.
* [[Those Two Bad Guys]]: He and Luciano are sliding into this in season 2.
* [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]: Well, he is supposed to be a teenager in the first two seasons.
* [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]: Well, he is supposed to be a teenager in the first two seasons.
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A prominent Vaudeville actor and comedian of the era. He is also a personal friend of Nucky and Lucy. Played by Stephen DeRosa.
A prominent Vaudeville actor and comedian of the era. He is also a personal friend of Nucky and Lucy. Played by Stephen DeRosa.


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* [[Camp Straight]]: While as in history, he's presumably straight, he has rather flamboyant mannerisms that would qualify him as this due to [[Values Dissonance]].
* [[The Cast Showoff]]: Stephen DeRosa sings the [[Crowning Music of Awesome|Crowning Song Of Awesome]] of the season 1 finale while in character as Cantor.
* [[The Cast Showoff]]: Stephen DeRosa sings the [[Crowning Music of Awesome|Crowning Song Of Awesome]] of the season 1 finale while in character as Cantor.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Ooooh, nooo!"
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Ooooh, nooo!"
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* [[Camp Straight]]: While as in history, he's presumably straight, he has rather flamboyant mannerisms that would qualify him as this due to [[Values Dissonance]].
* [[Deliberate Values Dissonance]]: His most acclaimed numbers are about liking stupid women.
* [[Deliberate Values Dissonance]]: His most acclaimed numbers are about liking stupid women.
* [[Famed in Story]]: Even Van Alden, who has never been to Vaudeville, knows his name.
* [[Famed in Story]]: Even Van Alden, who has never been to Vaudeville, knows his name.
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