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== The Team: Leverage Consulting and Associates ==
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{{quote|''"I'm a functioning alcoholic. The trick is not to get hung up on the "alcoholic," but celebrate the "functioning" part of the sentence."''}}
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* [[Would Hit a Girl]]: Cold cocks a nun in "The Boys Night Out Job." {{spoiler|she wasn't really a nun.}}
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{{quote|''"Thieves find entrances, but grifters? Mm-mm. We make them."''}}
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* [[UST]]: With Nate
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{{quote|''"Does anybody wanna do my job, huh? I get punched and kicked!"''}}
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* [[Would Hit a Girl]]: But only if she hits him first.
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{{quote|''"Age of the geek, baby. We run the world."''}}
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* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Eliot.
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{{quote|''"Looks like Parker's gonna have to crawl through the air duct again. God forbid anyone else would have to learn how to fricking crawl on their stomach through a tiny space. It's not rocket science, people."''}}
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== Allies ==
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{{quote|"Nate, you can't just make people do what you want."}}
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Grifter who must have owed Sophie a pretty big favor. Played by Jeri Ryan. While little is known about her, a few details are clear. She worked for the army, and was trained by either the FBI, or the Marines. Since Sophie returned, she and her have been meeting off-screen, but did not work together due to their clashing styles.
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* [[Replacement Scrappy]]: For a while, an in-universe example, until the team learns to trust her.
* [[Sixth Ranger]]: While Sophie is on her [[Journey to Find Oneself|Journey To Find Herself]], Tara fills in as the Grifter.
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Retired thief who was Parker's teacher in the arts of theft. He was formerly known as the "World's Greatest Thief" Played by Richard Chamberlain.
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Archie Leach is the real name of [[Cary Grant]], who, among many other roles, played the (retired) [[Gentleman Thief]] in ''[[It Takes a Thief (2005 TV series)|It Takes a Thief]]''.
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Police detective with whom the Leverage group occasionally crosses paths. Played by Robert Blanche.
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* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: [[Word of God]] notes that {{spoiler|he knows Nate brought down the guys who shot him up, and if you're Irish or Italian from Boston, you do not let that just slide.}}
** In "The Boys Night Out Job," Bonanno reveals that he's definitely well-aware of Nate's activities (even [[Continuity Nod|knowing about Nate's escape from prison]]) but isn't particularly interested in bringing Nate down. He's even on good enough terms with Nate to join him for a poker game at Nate's place.
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Two FBI agents Leverage Consulting & Associates tends to come across from time to time. They're not aware of the Leverage group, however, as they believe that Parker and Hardison are FBI superiors. Played, respectively, by Rick Overton and Gerald Downey.
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* [[Those Two Guys]]
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An investment banker with a large number of addictions, he steals from a charity in a flawed attempt at helping them, making himself the target of one of Leverage's cons. He proves to be an alright guy underneath everything, and returns in a later episode. Played by Drew Powell in "The 12-Step Job" and "The Boys' Night Out Job."
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* [[Kindhearted Cat Lover]]: He notes in his second appearance that he has bought a cat.
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A friend of Parker's whom she met while on jury duty, Peggy is the only person outside of the team whom Parker regularly talks to. Appears in "The Juror #6 Job" and "The Girls' Night Out Job."
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* [[Frying Pan of Doom]]: Beats a Venezuelan bomber up with one.
* [[Kindhearted Cat Lover]]: Meets guys through websites about cats. One of the flat-out nicest people to ever appear on the show.
* [[Locked Out of the Loop]]: Thought Parker was a
* [[Nice Girl]]: If rather frustrated when it comes to dating. Oh, and don't touch her kitchen knives.
== Recurring Antagonists ==
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* {{spoiler|[[You Killed My Father]]}}
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{{quote|"You know your entire plan depended on me being a self-serving, ''utter bastard."''}}
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Did I mention that '''[[Rule of Three|Sterling. Never. Loses?]]'''
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{{quote|"Hardison? I heard you sucked! Guess I was right."}}
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* [[Villain of the Week]]: Twice
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* [[No Name Given]]: As stated above, name unknown, origin unknown.
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{{quote|'''Moreau''': Who ''are'' you?!}}
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== Other Characters ==
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{{quote|'''Hardison:''' "Have you ever ''been'' to Kiev? The ''Cake Maker'' of Kiev could whup all our asses, and this is ''[[The Butcher]]''." }}
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* [[Slasher Smile]]: Only has two facial expressions--grimacing and this.
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{{quote|"They told me you'd be tougher than this."}}
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* [[Why Won't You Die?]]: Demands to know why [[Determinator|Eliot]] won't go down and stay down.
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Nate's former boss at IYS, and the man who let his son die. Serves as the final mark of Season 1. Played by Kevin Tighe.
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* [[Wicked Cultured]]
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A superb grifter and forger who operates out of Europe. He shows up in "The Two Live Crew Job," where his and Nate's cons cross paths. He plays both The Mastermind and The Grifter on his team. Portrayed by Griffin Dunne.
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* [[Smug Snake]]: Of the "failed Magnificent Bastard" variety. He's very good, but just not up to Nate's (or presumably Sterling's) level, and makes the key mistake of trusting Chaos.
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A former [[Mossad]] agent who serves as The Hitter in Marcus Starke's crew. Has a [[Foe Yay]]-filled confrontation with Eliot. Portrayed by Noa Tishby in "The Two Live Crew Job."
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* [[Only in It For the Money]]
=== Apollo ===
Starke's Thief, Apollo specialises in infiltration, corporate espionage, and bypassing physical security. Played by Apollo Robbins in "The Two Live Crew Job."
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* [[White Collar Crime]]: Nate lists this as his specialty.
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The Mayor of Belbridge, Massecheussets and apparent [[Final Boss]] of Season 2. Played by Richard Kind in "The Three Strikes Job" and "The Maltese Falcon Job."
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* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Connections]]: Uses his status as an FBI snitch to stay abreast of state police investigations into his activities and keep law enforcement away from Kadjic's business.
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Mayor Culpepper's partner-in-crime and the real brains of the operation, Kadjic makes his living running guns from Third World countries to American gangs. Portrayed by Paul Blackthorne in "The Three Strikes Job" and "The Maltese Falcon Job."
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* [[True Final Boss]]: Of Season 2 (unless you want to give that position to [[Hero Antagonist|Sterling]]).
=== Doctor Anne Hannity ===
A psychotic doctor in the employ of Wakefield Agricultural who conspires to unleash a blight on the world's wheat so that the company can benefit. Portrayed by Lisa Brenner.
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* [[The Sociopath]]
=== Jimmy Ford ===
Nate's father, and a former South Boston bookie, loan shark, and fixer, Jimmy has a strained relationship with his son. He appears as the villain of the "Three Card Monte Job," and is played by Tom Skerritt.
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* [[Taking the Heat]]: Went to prison because the Three Families needed him to. Their refusal to pay him what was owed him for this plays a major role in "The Three-Card Monte Job".
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{{quote|"The ''great'' Eliot Spencer, heh."}}
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