Boardwalk Empire/Characters: Difference between revisions

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* [[Hot-Blooded]]

* [[The Hyena]]

* [[Kick the Dog]]: He speaks very ill of {{spoiler|Angela}} after {{spoiler|she}} dies and casually abandons Jimmy in the ~~season~~ 2 finale. Even Mickey Doyle, {{spoiler|who was pretty much responsible for Ange's death}}, is a bit disturbed by it.

* [[Kick the Dog]]: He speaks very ill of {{spoiler|Angela}} after {{spoiler|she}} dies and casually abandons Jimmy in the Season 2 finale. Even Mickey Doyle, {{spoiler|who was pretty much responsible for Ange's death}}, is a bit disturbed by it.

* [[Leeroy Jenkins]]

* [[Morality Pet]]: His deaf son is one for him.

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* [[Crazy Prepared]]: He even makes his [[Mooks]] sign life insurance policies with himself as the beneficiary.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]

* [[Even Evil Has Loved Ones]]: He has a rather cute interaction with his wife in ~~season~~ 2, in which she advises him about an upset stomach. Right after that, he's basically shown "putting on" the ruthless persona he displays at all other times.

* [[Even Evil Has Loved Ones]]: He has a rather cute interaction with his wife in Season 2, in which she advises him about an upset stomach. Right after that, he's basically shown "putting on" the ruthless persona he displays at all other times.

* [[Evil Mentor]]: To Luciano and Lansky.

* [[Faux Affably Evil]]: He's always polite and well-spoken and particularly witty, but is utterly ruthless.

* [[For the Evulz]]: Once caused a man to choke to death simply for fun.

* [[Historical In-Joke]]: There are chips from the Brook casino on his desk in "To the Lost", which was the real Rothstein's most infamous business venture.

* [[Kick the Dog]]: He mentions that he once forced a man to choke to death for his own amusement, adding, "what do you think I'll do to you, if you don't tell me who hired you to kill "Big Jim" Colosimo?"

* [[Kick the Dog]]: He mentions that he once forced a man to choke to death for his own amusement, adding, "what do you think I'll do to you, if you don't tell me who hired you to kill 'Big Jim' Colosimo?"

* [[Pragmatic Villainy]]: When it's in his interest, he is very willing to call off taking revenge and work with his enemies.

* [[Professional Gambler]]: And he wins loads of money that way [[Magnificent Bastard|because he is that damn good.]]

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* [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]]

* [[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.

* [[The Stoic]]

* [[Straight Edge Evil]]: Doesn't swear, drink, or womanize.

* [[The Teetotaler]]: He likes to stay sharp at the table.

* [[Wicked Cultured]]

* [[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]].

* [[You Have Failed Me]]: There's definite hints of this in Sason 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'''

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* [[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.

* [[Those Two Bad Guys]]: Not so much in season one, but in ~~season~~ 2, he and Lansky become this.

* [[Those Two Bad Guys]]: Not so much in season one, but in Season 2, he and Lansky become this.

* [[Young Future Famous People]]