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* FeelingTheirAge: Comments at one point that chasing Revy is hard on his legs due to age.



* MeaningfulName: [[KillItWIthFire "Torch"]].

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* MeaningfulName: A pyromaniac dubbed [[KillItWIthFire "Torch"]].
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* AssholeVictim: Nobody’s gonna mourn him even with his brutal death. He’s portrayed as nothing but a vile and sleazy SmugSnake.
* BigBadWannabe: Wants to be seen as a big crime boss and tries to get Dutch to side with him. It goes as well as you’d expect.
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* BadassBaritone: He's given a ''very'' deep voice in the dub.
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* MadeOfIron: Park Seung is tough enough that he can shrug off bullets. [[spoiler: Revy runs out of ammo fighting him, despite landing some hits. When the entire Roanapur police force gang up on him with a grenade launcher though...]]

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* MadeOfIron: Park Seung is tough enough that he can shrug off bullets. [[spoiler: Revy runs out of ammo fighting him, despite landing some hits. [[LudicrousGibs When the entire Roanapur police force gang up on him with a grenade launcher though...]]]]]]
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* TooDumbToLive: Part of why Elvis is so dangerous is because he throws his weight around without thinking of the consequences. The whole reason the Greenback Jane arc happens is because Jane runs away from him after he killed her tech support, aka the only one who knew how to access the information he'd hired them for, in order to intimidate her. After that he consistently endangers and gets his men killed in Roanapur by breaking the unwritten rules of the city and agitating the local gangs even after Lobos tries to explain the danger he's causing. [[spoiler:Lobos kills him at the arcs end in order to stop a potential war from happening.]]

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* TooDumbToLive: Part of why Elvis is so dangerous is because he throws his weight around without thinking of the consequences. The whole reason the Greenback Jane arc happens is because Jane runs away from him after he killed her tech support, aka the only one who knew how to access the information he'd hired them for, in order to intimidate her. After that he consistently endangers and gets his men killed in Roanapur by breaking the unwritten rules of the city and agitating the local gangs even after Lobos tries to explain the danger he's causing. [[spoiler:Lobos kills [[spoiler:It's implied that Lobos will kill him at the arcs arc's end in order to stop a defuse the potential gang war from happening.before it starts.]]
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Tries to flee Roanapur—only to be stopped at the door by Balalaika.
* TooDumbToLive: He blabbed about setting up Dutch to just about everyone in town—so Hotel Moscow doesn't need to question him before exacting some explosive retrobution. As Balalaika points out later, "even the dead would have known what was happening".

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Tries to flee Roanapur—only to be stopped at the door by Balalaika.
Roanapur. He doesn't make it out of his hotel room—at least, not until it's blown up with him inside it.
* TooDumbToLive: He blabbed about setting up Dutch to just about everyone in town—so Hotel Moscow doesn't need to question him before exacting some explosive retrobution.retribution. As Balalaika points out later, "even the dead would have known what was happening".

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[[folder:Abrego]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/HisaoEgawa (JP), Eli Gabay (EN)

The leader of Roanapur's branch of the Colombian Manisarela Cartel.

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[[folder:Chin]]
->Voiced by: Creator/HisaoEgawa Suetsu Tokaichi (JP), Eli Gabay Louis Chirillo (EN)

The leader of Roanapur's branch of A minor crime boss in Roanapur until he crosses paths with the Colombian Manisarela Cartel.Lagoon Company.



* TheCartel: The Colombian Manisarela.
* ClusterFBomb: Rivals Revy in terms of swearing-to-nonswearing dialogue ratio.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: He mellows down a lot after the end of the Maid arc.
* HarmlessVillain: Relatively. He's the least threatening of Roanapur's four bosses.
* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: [[spoiler:He's at ground zero of the Yellow Flag bar being grenaded by Roberta, but is seen alive (albeit beaten and bloody) in the hands of Hotel Moscow in the next episodes. He's seen later, very much alive, which is actually pretty impressive, considering this is Hotel Moscow we're talking about.]]
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Despite being Colombian, he is named after the Mexican drug lord Juan Garcia Abrego, one of the founders of the Mexican Gulf Cartel.

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* TheCartel: The Colombian Manisarela.
DisproportionateRetribution: His response to Dutch's cold shoulder is to put out a hit on him.
* ClusterFBomb: Rivals Revy in terms GasolineDousing: His final fate—combined with a few pounds of swearing-to-nonswearing dialogue ratio.
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* DefeatMeansFriendship: He mellows down a lot after HowDareYouDieOnMe: After his attempt to off the end of Lagoon Company goes belly-up, Chin curses the Maid arc.
* HarmlessVillain: Relatively. He's
{{Mook}} he hired to do the least threatening of Roanapur's four bosses.
deed, believing he screwed him over.
* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: [[spoiler:He's ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Tries to flee Roanapur—only to be stopped at ground zero of the Yellow Flag bar being grenaded door by Roberta, but is seen alive (albeit beaten and bloody) Balalaika.
* TooDumbToLive: He blabbed about setting up Dutch to just about everyone
in the hands of town—so Hotel Moscow in the next episodes. He's seen doesn't need to question him before exacting some explosive retrobution. As Balalaika points out later, very "even the dead would have known what was happening".
** His mooks aren't
much alive, which is actually pretty impressive, considering this is Hotel Moscow we're talking about.]]
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Despite being Colombian, he is named after
smarter: when they catch Dutch in a pincer formation, they forget to stagger their boats. One of them falls to friendly fire before Revy wipes out the Mexican drug lord Juan Garcia Abrego, one rest of the founders of the Mexican Gulf Cartel.them.



[[folder:Gustavo]]
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->Voiced by: Youichi Nishijima (JP), Creator/PaulDobson (EN)

A high ranking member of the Colombian Manisarela Cartel.

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A high ranking member The leader of Roanapur's branch of the Colombian Manisarela Cartel.



* MookLieutenant: A named and characterized minion who weilds a level of authority in the Cartel. He lead the detachment searching for Roberta at the start of the "Roberta's Blood Trail" arc.
* SirSwearsALot: Repeatedly calls Fabiola a puta (whore).

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* MookLieutenant: A named TheCartel: The Colombian Manisarela.
* ClusterFBomb: Rivals Revy in terms of swearing-to-nonswearing dialogue ratio.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: He mellows down a lot after the end of the Maid arc.
* HarmlessVillain: Relatively. He's the least threatening of Roanapur's four bosses.
* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: [[spoiler:He's at ground zero of the Yellow Flag bar being grenaded by Roberta, but is seen alive (albeit beaten
and characterized minion who weilds a level of authority bloody) in the Cartel. He lead hands of Hotel Moscow in the detachment searching for Roberta at next episodes. He's seen later, very much alive, which is actually pretty impressive, considering this is Hotel Moscow we're talking about.]]
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Despite being Colombian, he is named after
the start Mexican drug lord Juan Garcia Abrego, one of the "Roberta's Blood Trail" arc.
* SirSwearsALot: Repeatedly calls Fabiola a puta (whore).
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->Voiced by: Youichi Nishijima (JP), Creator/PaulDobson (EN)

A high ranking member of the Colombian Manisarela Cartel.
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* MookLieutenant: A named and characterized minion who weilds a level of authority in the Cartel. He lead the detachment searching for Roberta at the start of the "Roberta's Blood Trail" arc.
* SirSwearsALot: Repeatedly calls Fabiola a puta (whore).
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* {{Expy}}: Their physical appearances, similar outfits, [[CreepyTwins off-putting dynamic]] and penchant for violence despite their young ages harken back to Danny and Demi from ''VideoGame/TheOutfoxies''.
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* AxCrazy: [[AnAxeToGrind Literally]], in Hansel's case and metaphorically in Gretel's. These twins are out of their collective gourd.

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* AxCrazy: [[AnAxeToGrind Literally]], Literally, in Hansel's case and metaphorically in Gretel's. These twins are out of their collective gourd.



* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: Hansel gets in close with [[AnAxeToGrind a massive ax]], Gretel works at range with a [[{{BFG}} machine gun]]. [[spoiler:When they switch outfits and personalities, they also switch weapons.]]

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* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: Hansel gets in close with [[AnAxeToGrind a massive ax]], ax, Gretel works at range with a [[{{BFG}} machine gun]]. [[spoiler:When they switch outfits and personalities, they also switch weapons.]]
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* CreepyChild: Their behavior when killing people is cheerful. Their behaior when torturing is gleefull.

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* CreepyChild: Their behavior when killing people is cheerful. Their behaior behavior when torturing is gleefull.gleeful.
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* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: It is implied that their genitals are so deformed, that this is a terrible sight. In particular, when Gretel took off her panties in front of Rock, he feels sick and runs away in horror.]]

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* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: It is implied that their genitals are so deformed, deformed and mutilated, that this is a terrible sight. In particular, when Gretel took off her panties in front of Rock, he feels sick and runs away in horror.]]

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* AgainstMyReligion: The reason he gives for refusing to touch alcohol. That, plus his aversion to [[GoshDarnItToHeck swearing,]] indicate that he's a Mormon.



-->'''Russel''': What in God's name is going on here!? No one asked you to turn this place into [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Man the Burning Man!]] Sweet Jesus! You had one simple job to do! All you had to do was catch ''one little girl!''

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-->'''Russel''': -->'''Russell''': What in God's name is going on here!? No one asked you to turn this place into [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Man the Burning Man!]] Sweet Jesus! You had one simple job to do! All you had to do was catch ''one little girl!''



* TheDragon: By the end of the Greenback Jane arc he's the one most consistently backing up Russel and the final opponent defeated before Russel himself.

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* TheDragon: By the end of the Greenback Jane arc he's the one most consistently backing up Russel Russell and the final opponent defeated before Russel himself.



* FireBreathingWeapon: Uses both a full-on backpack flamethrower and a cigerette-lighter version.

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* FinalBoss: The last major enemy to be dealt with by the Lagoon company in the Greenback Jane arc (his boss Russell being a PostClimaxConfrontation who is brought down by a third party).
* FireBreathingWeapon: Uses both a full-on backpack flamethrower and a cigerette-lighter version.cigarette-lighter version.
* GoodOlBoy: The dub turns him into one, giving him a strong Texan accent that accentuates his FamilyValuesVillain status.
* GoshDarnItToHeck: Even an oath as mild as "damn" is beyond him, which especially stands out in a series full of [[ClusterFBomb Cluster F Bombs]].
* {{Hypocrite}}: Refuses to touch alcohol or swear, both being against his religion (heavily implied to be Mormonism). While both are indeed considered sins in the Mormon church, they pale in comparison to things like murder, which he engages in with impunity.


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* NotSoHarmlessVillain: His opening scene in the bar paints him as a silly and none-too-bright buffoon. He emerges as the FinalBoss of the CarnivalOfKillers arc and one of the few enemies in the series that can actually go toe-to-toe with Revy in a one-on-one fight.
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* EqualOpportunityEvil: The brothers are a gang of criminals from various ethnic/racial backgrounds.

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* EqualOpportunityEvil: The brothers Quartet are a gang of criminals from various ethnic/racial backgrounds.backgrounds [[spoiler: and both genders]].
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* EqualOpportunityEvil: Each one of the girls is a different race. [[spoiler: Le Majeur specifically was revealed to be a full-blooded Japanese.]]

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* EqualOpportunityEvil: Each one of the girls is a different race. [[spoiler: Le Majeur specifically was revealed to be is a full-blooded Japanese.]]
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* EqualOpportunityEvil: Each one of the girls is a different race. [[spolier: Le Majeur specifically was revealed to be a full-blooded Japanese.]]

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* EqualOpportunityEvil: Each one of the girls is a different race. [[spolier: [[spoiler: Le Majeur specifically was revealed to be a full-blooded Japanese.]]
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* EqualOpportunityEvil: Each one of the girls is a different race.

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* EqualOpportunityEvil: Each one of the girls is a different race. [[spolier: Le Majeur specifically was revealed to be a full-blooded Japanese.]]
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* BullyingTheDragon: [[spoiler:Unfortunately on the receiving end of this [[BerserkButton after killing two of Balalaika's men]] during their rampage through Roanapur, thinking they muscle their way around the city. Coupled with Le Majeur's [[DogBitesBack rightful retaliation]] for their betrayal, the remainder of the group is [[CurbStompBattle swiftly eliminated]] by Hotel Moscow]].

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* BullyingTheDragon: [[spoiler:Unfortunately on the receiving end of this [[BerserkButton after killing two of Balalaika's men]] men during their rampage through Roanapur, thinking they muscle their way around the city. Coupled with Le Majeur's [[DogBitesBack rightful retaliation]] for their betrayal, the remainder of the group is [[CurbStompBattle swiftly eliminated]] by Hotel Moscow]].

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* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:[[TearJerker The end credits for ep 15 show them together on some ethereal beach]].]]
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: The sheer number of people they kill (and how they do it) is just the start of how messed-up these two are. And tragically, they can't even imagine the world any other way.


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* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:[[TearJerker The end credits for ep 15 show them together on some ethereal beach]].]]
* TragicVillain: These kids have had an utterly '''''miserable''''' life since the day they were born and it's clear they only became the way they are to survive in a CrapsackWorld. Their creepy and sadistic tendencies are easily shown to be a result of the ''copious'' amount of trauma they suffered and you'd be hard pressed to find others who've suffered as they did.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: The sheer number of people they kill (and how they do it) is just the start of how messed-up these two are. And tragically, they can't even imagine the world any other way.
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* BadassInANiceSuit: All of them wear black suits, and can go toe-to-toe with local bruisers. Aside from being stylish, the suits are armored--allowing them to survive shots from Revy's cutlasses or slashes from Senhua's kukri.

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* BadassInANiceSuit: All of them wear black suits, and can go toe-to-toe with local bruisers. Aside from being stylish, the suits are armored--allowing them to survive shots from Revy's cutlasses or slashes from Senhua's Shenhua's kukri.



** They quickly decide to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere retreat and regroup]] upon encountering Senhua and Revy during their mission--despite numbers and bulletproof gear they are on the backfoot almost immediately.

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* BadassInANiceSuit: All of them wear black suits, and can go toe-to-toe with local bruisers.

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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Le Majeur resents Le Pouce for a previously mentioned hit that went awry, leading to the death of the previous L'auriculaire, believing her leadershp will get them killed. The current L'auriculaire is hostile to Le Majeur at the start, and as the arc continues starts to believe her emotions and insubordination will get them killed, and conpsires to get rid of her before that happens.
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* {{Eagleland}}: A type 2, but with surprising amounts of type 1. The rest of the bounty hunters think he's a moronic CorruptHick, but he actually turns out to be [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass one of the most competent of all of them]], and the only person who gets the drop on him in a fight is [[spoiler:Eda, another American.]]

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* {{Eagleland}}: A type 2, but with surprising amounts of type 1. The rest of the bounty hunters think he's a moronic CorruptHick, hick, but he actually turns out to be [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass one of the most competent of all of them]], and the only person who gets the drop on him in a fight is [[spoiler:Eda, another American.]]
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* CryCute: [[spoiler:Hansel breaks down into tears as he bleeds to death.]]
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* NiceHat: Gretel [[http://manga.animea.net/black-lagoon-chapter-15-page-21.html wears a very cute black hat]] at the end of her story. [[spoiler:It's blown away in the wind when she gets the PrettyLittleHeadshots treatment.]]
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* HeelFaceTurn: For an [[GrayAndGreyMorality arguable amount]] of 'face' in this series, [[spoiler:LaMajeur goes {{Turncoat}} after being not only spared by Lagoon Company but given a chance to survive the whole ordeal, helping demolish her former group by baiting them into a trap where Hotel Moscow is waiting for them and restore a measure of order back to Roanapur, before willingly becoming [[IndenturedServitude a liaison]] to Hotel Moscow as penance for her group's prior actions]].

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* HeelFaceTurn: For an [[GrayAndGreyMorality arguable amount]] of 'face' in this series, [[spoiler:LaMajeur [[spoiler:La Majeur goes {{Turncoat}} after being not only spared by Lagoon Company but given a chance to survive the whole ordeal, helping demolish her former group by baiting them into a trap where Hotel Moscow is waiting for them and restore a measure of order back to Roanapur, before willingly becoming [[IndenturedServitude a liaison]] to Hotel Moscow as penance for her group's prior actions]].
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* BullyingTheDragon: [[spoiler:Unfortunately on the receiving end of this [[BerserkButton after killing two of Balalaika's men]] during their rampage through Roanapur, thinking they muscle their way around the city. Coupled with Le Majeur's [[DogBitesBack rightful retaliation]] for their betrayal, the remainder of the group is [[CurbStompBattle swiftly eliminated]] by Hotel Moscow]].


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* HeelFaceTurn: For an [[GrayAndGreyMorality arguable amount]] of 'face' in this series, [[spoiler:LaMajeur goes {{Turncoat}} after being not only spared by Lagoon Company but given a chance to survive the whole ordeal, helping demolish her former group by baiting them into a trap where Hotel Moscow is waiting for them and restore a measure of order back to Roanapur, before willingly becoming [[IndenturedServitude a liaison]] to Hotel Moscow as penance for her group's prior actions]].


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** [[spoiler:The whole group, sans [[{{Turncoat}} Le Majeur]], suffers this to varying degrees when the whole of Hotel Moscow and their allies come crashing down on them for their rampage]].


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* UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler:La Majeur, after being spared by Lagoon Company, shows continuous gratitude to both Rock and Revy afterward, even referring to the latter as [[AffectionateNickname Big Sis]] repeatedly]].

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* KnifeNut: L'auriculaire uses a switchblade to torture a captive. [[spoiler: She grabs a larger combat knife for her bout with Le Majeur.]]


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* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Le Majeur ends up the only remaining member of the group after going {{Turncoat}} when L'auriculaire tried to off her, helping eliminate her former teammates to secure her own survival]].


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* UnfriendlyFire: [[spoiler:L'auriculaire tries to kill Le Majeur at the first opportunity she gets due to her disdain and mistrust of her, [[EyeScream costing her an eye]]. This [[TotalPartyKill ultimately costs the group not too long after]] when Le Majeur [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal had taken it personally]].]]
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* RapunzelHair: Gretel's long hair goes well with her aristocratic looking costume. [[spoiler:It's a wig. Her actual hair is boyishly short.]]
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Head of an Italian mafia operating in Roanapur. [[spoiler:He hired Hansel and Gretel to assassinate Balalaika and Chang so that he could take control over Roanapur's underworld, but quickly found that the CreepyTwins didn't enjoy being ''told'' to kill.]]

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Head of an Italian mafia operating in Roanapur. [[spoiler:He hired Hansel and Gretel to assassinate Balalaika and Chang so that he could take control over Roanapur's underworld, but quickly found that the CreepyTwins didn't enjoy being ''told'' to kill.]]



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