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** Never make lewd comments about Jimmy's mom. Don't assault her, either. In fact, just be very polite to her in his presence.
** Never make lewd comments about Jimmy's mom. Don't assault her, either. In fact, just be very polite to her in his presence.
* [[Blood Brothers]]: With Richard Harrow.
* [[Blood Brothers]]: With Richard Harrow.
{{quote| '''Richard''': Would you fight for me?<br />
{{quote|'''Richard''': Would you fight for me?
'''Jimmy''': Down to the last bullet. }}
'''Jimmy''': Down to the last bullet. }}
* [[The Chains of Commanding]]: In Season 2.
* [[The Chains of Commanding]]: In Season 2.
* [[Clothes Make the Legend]]: His blue suit, a gift from [[Al Capone]].
* [[Clothes Make the Legend]]: His blue suit, a gift from [[Al Capone]].
* [[Daddy Issues]]: {{spoiler|The Commodore}} is his actual father, Nucky pretty much raised him. Lampshades this in "What Does the Bee Do":
* [[Daddy Issues]]: {{spoiler|The Commodore}} is his actual father, Nucky pretty much raised him. Lampshades this in "What Does the Bee Do":
{{quote| '''Gillian''': Did you talk to your father?<br />
{{quote|'''Gillian''': Did you talk to your father?
'''Jimmy''': Which one? }}
'''Jimmy''': Which one? }}
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: And not just [[World War One]], either. We don't realize until "Under God's Power She Flourishes" just ''how'' dark.
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: And not just [[World War One]], either. We don't realize until "Under God's Power She Flourishes" just ''how'' dark.
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* [[Dirty Cop]]
* [[Dirty Cop]]
* [[Dirty Coward]]: Turns tail at the first sign of trouble.
* [[Dirty Coward]]: Turns tail at the first sign of trouble.
{{quote| '''Eli''': You are one nasty prick.<br />
{{quote|'''Eli''': You are one nasty prick.
'''Nucky''': And you're a frightened little boy with no place else to go. }}
'''Nucky''': And you're a frightened little boy with no place else to go. }}
* [[The Dutiful Son]]: Cares for his aged father and generally does whatever his brother says.
* [[The Dutiful Son]]: Cares for his aged father and generally does whatever his brother says.
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* [[Kavorka Man]]: No less surprisingly.
* [[Kavorka Man]]: No less surprisingly.
* [[Servile Snarker]]: A hilarious blink-and-you'll-miss-it comment in "Two Boats and a Lifeguard", to a soldier making anti-German comments:
* [[Servile Snarker]]: A hilarious blink-and-you'll-miss-it comment in "Two Boats and a Lifeguard", to a soldier making anti-German comments:
{{quote| ''Asshole.'' }}
{{quote|''Asshole.'' }}
* [[Undying Loyalty]]: When he is concerned, Nucky is ''always'' innocent and ''always'' means well.
* [[Undying Loyalty]]: When he is concerned, Nucky is ''always'' innocent and ''always'' means well.


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A former bodyguard for a [[The Irish Question|Sinn Féin]] politician named John McGarrigle who decides to stay in America and work for Nucky rather than go back to Ireland. He used to work as an enforcer for the IRA. Played by Charlie Cox.
A former bodyguard for a [[The Irish Question|Sinn Féin]] politician named John McGarrigle who decides to stay in America and work for Nucky rather than go back to Ireland. He used to work as an enforcer for the IRA. Played by Charlie Cox.


* [[Affably Evil]]: He's a cheeky, likable guy whose back story (as discussed in [http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/the-new-kid-in-town-charlie-cox-on-boardwalk-empire/ this interview]) is that he was a member of some fairly ruthless IRA partisans and is in America because he's wanted in Ireland for his involvement in the [[wikipedia:Bloody Sunday chr(28)1920chr(29)|1920 Bloody Sunday]].
* [[Affably Evil]]: He's a cheeky, likable guy whose back story (as discussed in [http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/the-new-kid-in-town-charlie-cox-on-boardwalk-empire/ this interview]) is that he was a member of some fairly ruthless IRA partisans and is in America because he's wanted in Ireland for his involvement in the [[wikipedia:Bloody Sunday (1920)|1920 Bloody Sunday]].
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[The Casanova]]: He admits that he has a history of entering houses [[Romeo and Juliet|through the balcony]] and loses interest in Katy altogether after he gets in her bed.
* [[The Casanova]]: He admits that he has a history of entering houses [[Romeo and Juliet|through the balcony]] and loses interest in Katy altogether after he gets in her bed.
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* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: Very few people get to call him "Charlie" (Rothstein, Lansky, Gillian); everyone else uses "Lucky" or "Mr. Luciano".
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: Very few people get to call him "Charlie" (Rothstein, Lansky, Gillian); everyone else uses "Lucky" or "Mr. Luciano".
** Even fewer people (Capone among them) call him by his birth name - Salvatore. Not that he particularly enjoys it:
** Even fewer people (Capone among them) call him by his birth name - Salvatore. Not that he particularly enjoys it:
{{quote| '''Luciano''': What are you, my priest? Back off.}}
{{quote|'''Luciano''': What are you, my priest? Back off.}}
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Red to Lanksy (and Rothstein's) blue.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Red to Lanksy (and Rothstein's) blue.
* [[The Starscream]]: Turning against Rothstein is really more Lansky's idea, but Lucky doesn't really protest too much and begins to embrace the idea.
* [[The Starscream]]: Turning against Rothstein is really more Lansky's idea, but Lucky doesn't really protest too much and begins to embrace the idea.
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