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* [[Anti-Hero]] or [[Anti-Villain]]: He's a brutal enforcer in the Italian Mafia, but he loves his family and has a soft spot for animals.
*Bad Boss:Tony physically abuses Georgie,picks on Bobby for his weigth and considers murdering Paulie because he's annoying him.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Tony really hates it when people abuse animals. {{spoiler|Ralphie found that out the hard way when he had Tony's beloved race horse killed for the insurance money.}}
* [[Childhood Friends]]: With Artie Bucco.
* [[Chick Magnet]]: Despite being fat and sloppy, his reputation as the head of a Mafia family, makes him quite popular with the ladies. {{spoiler|He often cheats on his wife, whom got with him for that reason, herself.}}
*Even Evil Has standards:
*when Ralph murders a sripper he impreganted and tried to abandon Tony is so angered that he breaks mafia rules and begins to viciously attack him.
 
*He is appalled when he learns to what extent his father disregarded the family's interests and silently vows to never be like him.
 
*when Richie leaves Beansie paralyized Tony is genuinely sympathetic to his injuries and forces Richie to pay reperations.
 
Even Evil has loved ones:
*Tony loves his kids and tries to afford them the opportunites he never got in life as well as protect them from his criminal lifestyle.
 
*His relationship with his nephew Chris zig-zags this trope.Tony cares for him and makes a sincere attempt to help him when he suspects his nephew may be suicidal however He is also willing to use him and manipulte him.in season 2 Tony threatens to disown him if he pursues a career in film effectively forcing him to abandon his dreams.When Chris is almost killed by Matthew Bevilaqua Tony is distraught at the prospect of losing him and takes Matthew's life himself as he views it as a personal matter.other mobsters notice that Tony favors Chris and comment on his quick ascension with in the ranks.when the relationship starts to sour Tony gives them the location of the man he aleges tp have killed Chris's father and is implied to have lied about it.When Chris's drug addciton spirals out of control and he becomes a liability Tony sends him into rehab rather than kill him as he probably would any of his other asscoiates.though Chris does manage to sober up it hurts his relationship with his uncle as he Tony resents his nephew's ability for imrpovement and ribs on him for his addictions.the relationship becomes even more volatile when Tony orders that Chris's girlfriend be killed for being a rat and shows no symapathy to his nephew's greif.none the less Chris is the only one Tony bothers to have moved out of harm's way during the Tony Blundetto crisis.this is ultimately subverted in season 6 after the two men get into a car crash as a result of Chris's drug addcitions Tony impulsively decides to Kill him.and though he feigns greif to his family he is immensely relived to be rid of an associate he feels he can't trust.
 
* [[Fat Bastard]]: Gets fatter as the series goes on, in fact.
* [[The Gambling Addict]]: Gets progressively worse towards the end of the series. At one point he tries to get Carmela to use the profits off a house sale to bet on the Jets.
it's also signifigant that this causes him to alienate long time friend Hesh over a loan.it's even implied that Tony had considered whacking him to avoid paying the debt.
* [[Jerkass]]: Seemed to have improved after being {{spoiler|shot by Junior}}, however he eventually sinks back into Jerkass mode by the end of the series.
* [[Large and In Charge]]
* [[Papa Wolf]]: Tony pistol whips and curbstomps New York mobster Coco after he finds out that he made some drunken vile sexual insults towards his daughter.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: A number of moments with his children as well as his love of animals.
 
after Melfi is raped and breaks down in one of their sessions Tony does everything in his power to comfort her.
 
*Pragmatic villainy: Tony repeatedly displays this.
 
He orders Richie not to sell cocaine along the garabge routes because it risks drawing the attention of the DEA.
 
When Vito is outed Tony tries to talk others into accepting his sexuality but not because he cares about Vito.He just views him as a valuable earner and knows his death will have a negative impact on his financial Situation.
 
Tony also protects Ralph from new york because he is a competent earner.
 
* [[Really Gets Around]]
** [[Kavorka Man]] : Has plenty of mistresses and one-night stands in spite of the fact that he's not exactly catwalk material.
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* [[Tragic Hero]]: Tries to do right by his friends and family but his sociopathic tendencies put a damper on this.
* [[Villain Protagonist]]: Increasingly so as he becomes less sympathetic with each passing season.
* [[Would Hit a Girl]]
* [[Would Hit a Girl]]:Tony nearly chokes Gloria to death when he she reveals her intent to tell his family of the affair
 
=== Carmela Soprano (Edie Falco) ===
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* [[It Runs in The Family]]: Panic Attacks and Depression
* [[Lazy Bum]]
* [[Properly Paranoid]]: At least his paranoia about the presence of terrorists on America is confirmed on Season 6, episode 21 as Agent Harris mentions constantly dealing with those kind of schemes. Tony is annoyed and concerned when he realizes how bad things are, since he thought until that point AJ was exaggerating things.
 
=== Corrado "Junior" Soprano (Dominic Chianese) ===
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=== Special Agent Dwight Harris (Matt Servitto) ===
 
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Though he gets a bit too cozy with Tony, untimely he makes deals with him because he needs Tony's help to grab bigger fish and has no selfish needs in mind.
* [[Enemy Mine]]: His final scene in the series is him celebrating the death of {{spoiler|Phil Leotardo}}.
* [[Go-Karting with Bowser]]: Agent Harris isn't above enjoying a sandwich and a chat with Tony at Satriale's from time to time.
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* [[Morality Pet]]: One of the few people who Tony seems to be genuinely concerned as to the well being of.
 
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