History Characters / DeadwoodHearstCompany

* HumiliationConga: The film is effectively one disaster after the next for him. [[spoiler:His arrogance and pride allow Bullock to expose and sabotage his operations, all of his murders are exposed to the town, a humiliating photo of him being arrested is taken by a mocking photographer and finally an enraged crowd gathers and gives him an incredibly brutal beatdown that he just barely escapes from. To make matters even worse, the man who saves him from the mob is none other than Bullock, his sworn enemy. To put the cherry on top, he is then tossed into jail by the ear, just like many years ago. At the end he languishes in his cell an utterly broken man, enraged and humbled.]]

%%* SleazyPolitician

* BigBad: Of Season 3 and TheMovie.

* NotGoodWithPeople: A very dark version of this trope; Hearst has nothing but disdain for his fellow man, and as such prefers the company of dogs (as well as like-minded people) due to their supplication.
-->"My proper traffic is with the earth. In my dealings with... people, I ought solely to have to do with n*ggers. And whites who obey me like dogs."

* AmbiguousDisorder: He doesn't do anything evil in his debut episode, but it's clear from the first minute that something is just not right with him.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Hearst might be a misanthrope, but he admits that things go smoother when he wears a smile. The second things start to go a little wrong, however, Hearst shows himself for what he is. There are times when he capably feigns charm and on occasion, he acts close to a human being in his treatment of Aunt Lou, his very human homesickness and moments of introspection...but there's always something darker just beneath the surface. It's as if he recognizes what it is to be a human being, but finds it impossible to do so.

* HeroKiller: [[spoiler: He's responsible for the deaths of both Ellsworth and Charlie, two of the most genuinely decent people in Deadwood.]]

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown:[[spoiler: Courtesy of an angry mob. He only barely escapes with his life.]]

--> "My proper traffic is with the earth. In my dealings with... people, I ought solely to have to do with n*ggers. And whites who obey me like dogs."

--> '''Maddie:''' What did you do, Mr. W?
--> '''Wolcott:''' (having just killed a prostitute) Something very... expensive.
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler: After George Hearst fires him, Wolcott is briefly seen trying and failing to enjoy the jubilant atmosphere of Alma's wedding to Ellsworth. This really seems to hammer home Wolcott's total alienation from the rest of mankind, and the next time we see him he has committed suicide.]]

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/AlanGraf

-->'''Steve the Drunk:''' Fuck you, fuck the institution, AND FUCK THE FUTURE!
-->'''Jarry:''' You cannot fuck the future, sir. The future fucks you.

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/PhilipMoon

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* PyrrhicVillainy: He succeeds in getting everyone in the camp except Alma to sell their claims, but in the process [[spoiler:is exposed as a murderer and fired by Hearst, very quickly causing him to commit suicide]].

* EyeScream: Dan turns the tables in his fight with Turner by ripping the man's eye out.

See [[Characters/DeadwoodMain Main Characters]]

%%* RuthlessForeignGangsters
* TheStoner: Wu kills him while he's out of his head on opium.

* ThoseTwoBadGuys: He's pretty much always seen with his partner, Smith.

* PsychoForHire:

* HiddenDepths: Her 'happy mammy' act masks a highly intelligent and savvy survivor.

* ArchEnemy: To Dan.
* BadassBoast: Although he doesn't speak much, he does throw out a threat in Dan's direction.

* TheDragon: For George Hearst.
%%* CorporateSamurai
* DuelToTheDeath: [[spoiler:With Dan Dority, which he loses.]]
* FatBastard: He's an overweight killer, but it does lend to his strength.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler:He and Dan Dority exchange savage blows in a downright vicious fight in Season 3, a fight which he ultimately loses.]]
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Right before his death, Dan pulls his eye out.]]

!Employees

!Allies

* BadassBoast: A villainous example. Say what you want about Jarry, but it takes guts to calmly rebuke an angry mob. Somewhat mitigated in that he says it while standing within the safety of a cage.
--> Steve: ''"Fuck you, fuck the institution, AND FUCK THE FUTURE!"''
--> Jarry: ''"You cannot fuck the future, sir. The future fucks you."''

* DirtyCoward: He cowers in a cage when confronted by Steve.

%%* FourEyesZeroSoul

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!Leadership

->'''Portrayed By:''' Cleo King

->'''Portrayed By:''' Alan Graf

->'''Portrayed By:''' Philip Moon

* EvilOldFolks: Hearst is feeling the effects of old age (most notably back problems) but it hasn't impeded his ability to be an evil, evil, evil, '''evil''' bastard.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler:Seems genuinely distraught when Captain Turner is killed,although he may have simply taken it as a grievous insult.]]

* UncertainDoom:[[spoiler:It's left up in the air whether or not Hearst will be hung for his crimes or not. Either way, his future looks bleak. The real Hearst died of a heart attack just a year after the events of the film.]]

* FauxAffablyEvil: Hearst might be a misanthrope, but he admits that things go smoother when he wears a smile. The second things start to go a little wrong, however, and Hearst shows himself for what he is. There are times when he capably feigns charm and on occasion, he acts close to a human being in his treatment of Aunt Lou, his very human homesickness and moments of introspection...but there's always something darker just beneath the surface. It's as if he recognizes what it is to be a human being, but finds it impossible to do so.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: When Hearst is introduced in the Season 2 finale, he is outraged by [[SerialKiller Wolcott's]] [[DisposableSexWorker behavior]] and fires him for it, [[EvenEvilHasStandards implying that there are certain lines he isn't willing to cross]]. Come Season 3, however, any such principles are absent from Hearst, who is portrayed as a deranged sociopath [[TheUnfettered willing to go to any lengths to achieve his goals]].

* KickTheDog: Constantly. Killing his own miners, having [[spoiler:Al's finger cut off]], threatening to rape Alma and [[spoiler:having Ellsworth killed]].

* BigBad: Of Season 3.

* HumiliationConga: The film is effectively one disaster after the next for him. [[spoiler:His arrogance and pride allow Bullock to expose and sabotage his operations, all of his murders are exposed to the town, a humiliating photo of him being arrested by Bullock is taken and finally an enraged crowd gathers and gives him an incredibly brutal beatdown that he just barely escapes from. To make matters even worse, the man who saves him from the mob is none other than Bullock, his sworn enemy. To put the cherry on top, he is then tossed into jail by the ear, just like many years ago. At the end he languishes in his cell an utterly broken man, enraged and humbled.]]