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* DualWielding: To compensate for his lack of fighting skill, he uses a pair of daggers in battles.
** "Lack of fighting skill" being [[OvershadowedByAwesome relative to other main characters.]]
** "Lack of fighting skill" being [[OvershadowedByAwesome relative to other main characters.]]
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* GoodScarsEvilScars: He's an immortal gangster who has a gnarly scar over one eye, which is discolored thanks to it.
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* GoodScarsEvilScars: He's an immortal immoral gangster who has a gnarly scar over one eye, which is discolored thanks to it.
* BreakTheHaughty: The Season 3 finale is hard on her. [[spoiler:Her attempts to maintain/gather power blows up in her face. Upon hearing the Long Zii elders conspiring against her, she attempts to assassinate them, only for the SoleSurvivor of the attack, Kong Pak, to try to retaliate, forcing her new husband Li Yong to kill his brother in arms. The man Mai Ling loves thus abandons her and the tong, leaving her vulnerable to an attack by the Hop Wei, who nearly kill her. By the end of the episode, she's reduced to a crying mess, symbolically regressing into the frightened little girl that she tried so hard to leave behind. This is especially emphasized by her allowing herself to be comforted by Ah Sahm, who once again refers to her as Xiao Jing for the first time in a while.]]
* DragonLady: Her desire to avoid looking weak ever again makes her present herself as such. Ah Toy even notes how stereotypically "traditional" the Long Zii headquarters is during Mai Ling's ploy to enter business with the whites.
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* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: While they have yet to team up, one of the few times Mai Ling enters combat in Season 3 shows her effectively wielding a revolver, in sharp contrast to her close-quarters fighters older brother and her estranged husband.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: He's the first character in the series to be a physical match for Ah Sahm, with some subtle implications that he's not even trying to begin with during their first fight. Ah Sahm is noticeably shocked by just how little Li Yong takes their fight seriously.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Subverted. He doesn't appear to like Lee all that much due to bringing trouble to his sister-in-law's bar, and is more than happy to send him back to Georgia when the chance presents itself. That said, his later conversation with Abigail makes it clear that he isn't entirely above threatening her himself, making it clear that it's only because of the connection to his late brother that she's spared from his wrath.
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:His attempt to send Lee and Chao to Georgia gets him killed by Abigail.]]
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:His attempt to send Lee and Chao to Georgia gets him killed by Abigail.]]
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* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: When he returns in Season 3, he's in a deportation center but it's downplayed as he still carries a lot of dignity with him despite the situation. [[spoiler:The same can't be said for when he's shot and gets his blood poisoned, causing him to mentally collapse into senile episodes that send him into humiliating and deranged rants, even putting Young Jun's life as risk as a result. Because of this, he requests that Young Jun MercyKill him so he can die as the beloved and respected leader of the Hop Wei instead of a raving old man wandering the streets.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:He realizes the weight of his senile decay when he sees that he drew blood from Young Jun's neck during an episode, causing him to break down into tears.]]
* EveryoneHasStandards:
** He finds Mai Ling's willingness to kill Ah Sahm, her own brother, [[KinslayingIsASpecialKindOfEvil shocking]], even though they are in rival tongs.
** He finds no humor in finding the now senile [[spoiler:Father Jun]] in a humiliating and compromising position, in strong contrast with his fellow Long Zii who are laughing and mocking the old man.
** He finds Mai Ling's willingness to kill Ah Sahm, her own brother, [[KinslayingIsASpecialKindOfEvil shocking]], even though they are in rival tongs.
** He finds no humor in finding the now senile [[spoiler:Father Jun]] in a humiliating and compromising position, in strong contrast with his fellow Long Zii who are laughing and mocking the old man.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: [[spoiler:When he finds Father Jun on the Long Zii's doorstep, ranting and raving without any pants and demanding that long-dead Long Zii show himself, Li Yong has a look of utter pity and concern. Instead of taking advantage of this to have something over his enemies, he instead gently helps Father Jun back home so he can be back in the safe care of his son.]]
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A Secret Service agent whose attempts to track down the dollar plates takes him to San Francisco and the middle of the whole conflict in the series.
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* CartwrightCurse: Ah Sahm's love life isn't exactly stable.
** His main LoveInterest throughout the first two seasons was Penny Blake. While he cared for her enough to even consider her the best thing he's found since coming to America, their relationship doesn't work due to Ah Sahm's gang affiliation and she ends up [[spoiler:sent to an insane asylum by Buckley]].
** He enters a relationship with Rosalita Vega, who runs a fighting pit that he frequented. [[spoiler:She ends up using him to enact revenge against a man running a tournament in Mexico who killed her family and stole her home, and ends up shot dead. Despite her manipulations, she genuinely cared for Ah Sahm and was apologetic for how she used him]].
** Ah Sahm falls in love with Yan Mi when she helps the Hop Wei print their counterfeit money. When she gets arrested for suspicion of her collaboration with the tong, Ah Sahm doesn't hesitate to cut a deal with the police to free her, and goes as far as to [[spoiler:get ready to fully abandon the Hop Wei and run away with Yan Mi. While she survives mostly unscathed, she's forced to flee San Francisco without Ah Sahm when he becomes too busy trying to save Mai Ling from Young Jun]].
** His main LoveInterest throughout the first two seasons was Penny Blake. While he cared for her enough to even consider her the best thing he's found since coming to America, their relationship doesn't work due to Ah Sahm's gang affiliation and she ends up [[spoiler:sent to an insane asylum by Buckley]].
** He enters a relationship with Rosalita Vega, who runs a fighting pit that he frequented. [[spoiler:She ends up using him to enact revenge against a man running a tournament in Mexico who killed her family and stole her home, and ends up shot dead. Despite her manipulations, she genuinely cared for Ah Sahm and was apologetic for how she used him]].
** Ah Sahm falls in love with Yan Mi when she helps the Hop Wei print their counterfeit money. When she gets arrested for suspicion of her collaboration with the tong, Ah Sahm doesn't hesitate to cut a deal with the police to free her, and goes as far as to [[spoiler:get ready to fully abandon the Hop Wei and run away with Yan Mi. While she survives mostly unscathed, she's forced to flee San Francisco without Ah Sahm when he becomes too busy trying to save Mai Ling from Young Jun]].
* AmbiguousSituation: Ah Sahm comes to suspect that Young Jun plans to kill Yan Mi once she teaches Hop Wei hatchet men how to print counterfeit money. While Young Jun is distrustful of her, it's never fully confirmed. [[spoiler:Even then, her later arrest makes the possibility even more likely, causing Ah Sahm to panic and plan to flee San Francisco and abandon the Hop Wei]].
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: When dealing with people outside of Chinatown, Chao deliberately plays up his accent and downplays his intelligence to make himself appear less important than he truly is. [[note]]Although considering the show's TranslationConvention it's hard to say if Chao deliberately plays up his accent or if that's just how he sounds when actually ''speaking'' English. For what it's worth, however, Hoon Lee himself has mentioned that he believes Chao plays it up.[[/note]]
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: When dealing with people outside of Chinatown, His actor Hoon Lee believes that Chao is deliberately plays playing up his accent and downplays his intelligence to make himself appear less important than he truly is. [[note]]Although considering the show's TranslationConvention it's hard to say if Chao deliberately plays up his accent or if that's just how he sounds when actually ''speaking'' English. For what it's worth, however, Hoon Lee himself has mentioned that he believes Chao plays it up.[[/note]]dealing with English speakers.
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Ah Sahm entrusts him with a bag of his money that he'll use to help himself and Yan Mi flee San Francisco. Chao agrees but snarks that he'll keep the money if Ah Sahm is late to the agreed meeting time. When Ah Sahm doesn't show up, a visibly nervous Chao sighs and walks away with the bag... [[spoiler:and later appears to Yan Mi at the train station, handing her the bag and encouraging her to start a new life]].
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* BreakTheHaughty: Chief Atwood's raid on Hop Wei headquarters gets Young Jun sent to a deportation center. The guards treat him like shit and the other detainees are victims of the Hop Wei's extortion, causing Young Jun to be the victim of multiple vengeful beatings. From here, he learns how unwelcome the tongs often are and how his HotBlooded attempts at leadership gets him more scorn than respect.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: His entire reason for heading to America was to find his sister. Even when she turns out to be the leader of the tong that rivals the one he joined, he still tries to look out for her and holds out hope that they can get over their loyalty to their respective factions. [[spoiler:At the end of Season 3, he fully abandons the Hop Wei when they try to attack her while she's at her weakest]].
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* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Demonstrated in episode 5 of season 1, in which he tears out the throat of an outlaw with his bare fingers. Curiously, he never does anything like that anymore after that particular episode.
** Might have been a case of GodzillaThreshold - the outlaw has shown himself to be a NoNonsenseNemesis throughout the episode, so Ah Sahm wasn't taking any chances when the opportunity to take him out presented itself.
* TheDragon: Soon after joining the Hop Wei, he becomes Young Jun's friend and right-hand man. [[spoiler: This bond carries on after Young Jun takes over the leadership.]]
** Might have been a case of GodzillaThreshold - the outlaw has shown himself to be a NoNonsenseNemesis throughout the episode, so Ah Sahm wasn't taking any chances when the opportunity to take him out presented itself.
* TheDragon: Soon after joining the Hop Wei, he becomes Young Jun's friend and right-hand man. [[spoiler: This bond carries on after Young Jun takes over the leadership.]]
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* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Demonstrated in episode 5 of season 1, in which he tears out the throat of an outlaw with his bare fingers. Curiously, he never does anything like that anymore after that particular episode.
** Might have been a case of GodzillaThreshold - the outlaw has shown himself to be a NoNonsenseNemesis throughout the episode, so Ah Sahm wasn't taking any chances when the opportunity to take him out presented itself.
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* TheDragon: Soon after joining the Hop Wei, he becomes Young Jun's friend and right-hand man.[[spoiler: This [[spoiler:This bond carries on after Young Jun takes over the leadership.]]
** Might have been a case of GodzillaThreshold - the outlaw has shown himself to be a NoNonsenseNemesis throughout the episode, so Ah Sahm wasn't taking any chances when the opportunity to take him out presented itself.
* TheDragon: Soon after joining the Hop Wei, he becomes Young Jun's friend and right-hand man.
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* NormalFishInATinyPond: Among fellow Chinese, Ah Sahm's snarky attitude is either looked upon with disdain or neutral friendliness, and while his martial arts is something many behold he's ultimately not the greatest fighter in Chinatown. Among white people however, he's a walking CurbStompBattle and his fluent English lends itself to words that indubitably sting more than any punch or kick he can dish out ever could.
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* NormalFishInATinyPond: Among fellow Ah Sahm is noted to be a real prodigy with kung fu, and he almost always manages to kick the asses of any non-Chinese with little to no effort. However, among other Chinese, Ah Sahm's snarky attitude is either looked upon with disdain or neutral friendliness, and while his martial arts is something many behold he's ultimately seen as nothing more than a cocky punk who doesn't know how to pay respect when needed. While he does have some formidable skills, the more worldly Chinese characters aren't impressed. He's not even necessarily the greatest best fighter in Chinatown. Among white people however, he's a walking CurbStompBattle and his fluent English lends itself to words Chinatown, that indubitably sting more than any punch or kick he can dish out ever could.honor is implied to go to Li Yong.
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* BrokenPedestal: He sees Father Jun's compromises with the Long Zii as a sign of weakness, and resents his rigid adherence to the old way as too limiting to their business.
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** He sees Father Jun's compromises with the Long Zii as a sign of weakness, and resents his rigid adherence to the old way as too limiting to theirbusiness.business.
** [[spoiler:By the end of Season 3, he and Ah Sahm's brotherhood is destroyed when the latter decides to side with his flesh and blood over his new family]].
** He sees Father Jun's compromises with the Long Zii as a sign of weakness, and resents his rigid adherence to the old way as too limiting to their
** [[spoiler:By the end of Season 3, he and Ah Sahm's brotherhood is destroyed when the latter decides to side with his flesh and blood over his new family]].
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* RebuiltPedestal: For all the resentment, Young Jun clearly takes his father's admonishments [[spoiler: after the successful but costly raid on Fung Hai HQ]] to heart and carefully weighs his options [[spoiler: before leading the Hop Wei against the rioters in episode 2x09. In the aftermath of the riots father and son reconcile, and Father Jun finally concedes that it's Young Jun's time to lead the Hop Wei.]]
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* RebuiltPedestal: RebuiltPedestal:
** For all the resentment, Young Jun clearly takes his father's admonishments [[spoiler: after the successful but costly raid on Fung Hai HQ]] to heart and carefully weighs his options [[spoiler: before leading the Hop Wei against the rioters in episode 2x09. In the aftermath of the riots father and son reconcile, and Father Jun finally concedes that it's Young Jun's time to lead the Hop Wei.]]]]
** Expanded on in Season 3: [[spoiler:Young Jun reunites with his father in a deportation center, and from there father and son bond more than ever before. It tragically comes to a head when Father Jun gets blood poisoning and has senile episodes, forcing Young Jun to see his father in an insanely vulnerable light until he is ordered by him to MercyKill him. Despite the circumstances, Young Jun contently admits that he feels he finally achieved the approval he longed from his father after Father Jun's funeral]].
** For all the resentment, Young Jun clearly takes his father's admonishments [[spoiler: after the successful but costly raid on Fung Hai HQ]] to heart and carefully weighs his options [[spoiler: before leading the Hop Wei against the rioters in episode 2x09. In the aftermath of the riots father and son reconcile, and Father Jun finally concedes that it's Young Jun's time to lead the Hop Wei.
** Expanded on in Season 3: [[spoiler:Young Jun reunites with his father in a deportation center, and from there father and son bond more than ever before. It tragically comes to a head when Father Jun gets blood poisoning and has senile episodes, forcing Young Jun to see his father in an insanely vulnerable light until he is ordered by him to MercyKill him. Despite the circumstances, Young Jun contently admits that he feels he finally achieved the approval he longed from his father after Father Jun's funeral]].
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* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:Doesn't take too kindly to the reveal that Ah Sahm is Mai Ling's brother. However, while still cross, he recognizes that not only has he seen Ah Sahm go through too much to prove his loyalty to the Hop Wei, Ah Sahm was stuck between two difficult choices; either admit his relationship and be diced for it, or keep it a secret -- the latter of which Mai Ling attempted to weaponize against Young Jun by pointing that secret out and hopefully driving a wedge between them.]]
** Granted, if Young Jun starts to wonder [[spoiler: what precisely happened on the night Bolo went to kill Mai Ling, which ended with his death courtesy of an impromptu BrotherSisterTeam]] things might turn [[FromBadToWorse really ugly really fast]].
** Granted, if Young Jun starts to wonder [[spoiler: what precisely happened on the night Bolo went to kill Mai Ling, which ended with his death courtesy of an impromptu BrotherSisterTeam]] things might turn [[FromBadToWorse really ugly really fast]].
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* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:Doesn't take too kindly to the reveal that Ah Sahm is Mai Ling's brother. However, while still cross, he recognizes that not only has he seen Ah Sahm go through too much to prove his loyalty to the Hop Wei, Ah Sahm was stuck between two difficult choices; either admit his relationship and be diced for it, or keep it a secret -- the latter of which Mai Ling attempted to weaponize against Young Jun by pointing that secret out and hopefully driving a wedge between them.]]
** Granted, if Young Jun starts to wonder [[spoiler: what precisely happened on the night Bolo went to kill Mai Ling, which ended with his death courtesy of an impromptu BrotherSisterTeam]] things might turn [[FromBadToWorse really ugly really fast]].fast]]]].
* YourMom: His go-to insult to English speakers is "Fuck your mother."
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* YourMom: His go-to insult to English speakers is "Fuck your mother."
* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:He pleads with Young Jun to kill him so he dies as the respected leader of the Hop Wei instead of a senile old man]].
* DyingDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler:As he dies from being stabbed by Young Jun, he tenderly addresses him as "my boy"]].
* DyingDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler:As he dies from being stabbed by Young Jun, he tenderly addresses him as "my boy"]].
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* HotBlooded: He admits that despite his advanced years "inside [he's] still twenty-five and [[BloodKnight itchy]] as fuck," and this is why he was reluctant to relinquish the leadership of Hop Wei. He gets over it after getting one more chance to fight during the riot in episode 2x09
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* HotBlooded: He admits that despite his advanced years "inside [he's] still twenty-five and [[BloodKnight itchy]] as fuck," and this is why he was reluctant to relinquish the leadership of Hop Wei. He gets over it after getting one more chance to fight during the riot in episode 2x092x09.
* LovingDetails: Despite Young Jun's mother being implied to be a prostitute he frequented, he wistfully reminisces about the face she'd make if he ever smoked whenever he visited her, heavily implying that he genuinely cared for her.
* LovingDetails: Despite Young Jun's mother being implied to be a prostitute he frequented, he wistfully reminisces about the face she'd make if he ever smoked whenever he visited her, heavily implying that he genuinely cared for her.
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* WalkTheEarth: What he does after [[spoiler:Young Jun takes over the Hop Wei.]]Wei]].
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: When the Kruger brothers mock them by killing a Chinese boy, Father Jun tries to dissuade Ah Sahm and Young Jun from taking revenge. When they insist, he just sighs and grabs a shotgun to join them.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: When the Kruger brothers mock them by killing a Chinese boy, Father Jun tries to dissuade Ah Sahm and Young Jun from taking revenge. When they insist, he just sighs and grabs a shotgun to join them.
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* TookALevelInKindness: By Season 3, it's almost unthinkable to imagine the man we're watching was ever a BigotWithABadge or a DirtyCop. But Ah Sahm humanizing the Chinese and freeing himself from his debts really cleaned him up.
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* WouldHurtAChild: In that he has no remorse about taking a Chinese child away from his mother, who is getting beaten by the police before his very eyes. Atwood dismissively tells Bill that the child will be in better hands away from his own kind.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The trouble he has with Atwood forces him to travel into Chinatown and directly ask Ah Sahm for help, much to Leary's disgust.
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* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:Returns to San Francisco against his will in episode 3x5 and is about to be deported back to China with Young Jun until Ah Sahm makes a deal with Mai Ling to have them both released.]]
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* HasAType: And a ''hilariously'' specific one at that, considering both Abigail [[note]]whom he's currently involved with[[/note]] and Nora [[note]]the freedwoman he used to be with until she and murdered by his racist cousins[[/note]] are played by the same actress.
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* HasAType: And a ''hilariously'' specific one at that, considering both Abigail [[note]]whom he's currently involved with[[/note]] and Nora [[note]]the freedwoman he used to be with until she and murdered by his racist cousins[[/note]] are played by the same actress.
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* HasAType: And a ''hilariously'' specific one at that, considering both Abigail [[note]]whom he's currently involved with[[/note]] and Nora [[note]]the freedwoman he used to be with until she was raped and murdered by his racist cousins[[/note]] are played by the same actress.
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* SympatheticMurderer: [[spoiler: Killed two of his cousins back in Georgia, after they raped and murdered a freed slavewoman he was in love with.]] Suffice to say, one can hardly blame him.
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* SympatheticMurderer: [[spoiler: Killed two of his cousins back in Georgia, after they raped and murdered a freed slavewoman he was in love with.]] Suffice to say, one can hardly blame him.
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Though as is quite common on this show, [[KickTheSonOfABitch couldn't have happened to a more deserving fellow.]]
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Though as is quite common on this show, [[KickTheSonOfABitch couldn't have happened to a more deserving fellow.]]
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: Ah Sahm rips his throat out with his bare hands the moment French gets close enough to him.]] [[KickTheSonOfABitch Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.]]
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: French proves himself much more dangerous, not to mention a far bigger bastard, but the guy he shot in his first appearance did such a fine job of antagonizing just about everyone else on the stagecoach that suffice to say few tears were shed.
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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: In the end, he basically got everthing he wanted. He wins re-election securing his power over San Francisco, the tongs mostly wipe themselves out via infighting without his connections being exposed, and he even managed to find love.]] Also, the Chinese Exclusion Act was eventually passed in real life.
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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: In the end, he basically got everthing everything he wanted. He wins re-election securing his power over San Francisco, the tongs mostly wipe themselves out via infighting without his connections being exposed, and he even managed to find love.]] Also, the Chinese Exclusion Act was eventually passed in real life.
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* GutturalGrowler: His voice has a raspy edge to it.
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* UnderestimatingBadassery: Strickland severly underestimates the lengths a ticked-off Leary is willing to go to get payback for the wrongs done to him. The only reason Leary doesn't kill him outright [[spoiler: is because Ah Toy gets him first.]]
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* UnderestimatingBadassery: Strickland severly severely underestimates the lengths a ticked-off Leary is willing to go to get payback for the wrongs done to him. The only reason Leary doesn't kill him outright [[spoiler: is because Ah Toy gets him first.]]]]
** It's clear that this is Strickland's FatalFlaw, as just before [[spoiler:his death at Ah Toy's hands]] he threatens Nellie despite her having a [[BullyingADragon shotgun pointed right at him]], not to mention he's clearly surprised when [[spoiler:Lai gets in a few good slashes at him]].
** It's clear that this is Strickland's FatalFlaw, as just before [[spoiler:his death at Ah Toy's hands]] he threatens Nellie despite her having a [[BullyingADragon shotgun pointed right at him]], not to mention he's clearly surprised when [[spoiler:Lai gets in a few good slashes at him]].
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* BareFistedMonk: the number of on-screen fights in which he uses a weapon is only slightly higher than the number of on-screen fights he loses - which is a big, fat zero. [[spoiler: [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Zhing nearly kills him, however,]]]] when he manages to get his hands on a sword [[spoiler: which was planted in his bedroom by Li Yong himself no less.]]
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* BareFistedMonk: the The number of on-screen fights in which he uses a weapon is only slightly higher than the number of on-screen fights he loses - which is a big, fat zero. [[spoiler: [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Zhing nearly kills him, however,]]]] however,]] when he manages to get his hands on a sword [[spoiler: which was planted in his bedroom by Li Yong himself no less.]]
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* BruceLeeClone: A rather obvious one, considering he's the protagonist in a series originally conceived by Bruce and based on the character he would've played if the original pitch for ''Warrior'' was picked up in the 70s.
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* BruceLeeClone: A rather obvious pretty blatant one, and not without reason considering he's the protagonist in show's development history as a series originally conceived by personal creation of Bruce himself. Ah Sahm emulates Bruce's mannerisms whenever he fights, including the signature nose wipe and based on fighting stances. Interestingly, he forgoes the character he would've played if the original pitch for ''Warrior'' was picked up in the 70s.[[FunnyBruceLeeNoises noises]] that usually comes with this.
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* BruceLeeClone: [[DownplayedTrope Not to the same extent]] as Ah Sahm, but he shares a few of the mannerisms with the characters Bruce Lee played in his films such as doing the same skipping motion for his combat stance and brushing his nose to show disdain for his opponent.
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* BruceLeeClone: [[DownplayedTrope Not to the same extent]] as Ah Sahm, but he shares a few of the mannerisms with the characters Bruce Lee played in his films such as doing the same skipping motion for his combat stance and brushing his nose to show disdain for his opponent. If you watch his facial acting closely, Joe Taslim imitates Bruce's signature sneer.
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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: One of the first thing he does is pull rank on Atwood, commandeering part of the SFPD building for his own headquarters, as well as demanding (and receiving) any and all assistance necessary in his investigation. Atwood is none too pleased about it, though the audience [[CatharsisFactor most likely is]].
* UncertainDoom: Last seen [[spoiler: getting shot while Happy Jack's men ambush him and Richard Lee on Chao's behalf]]; hasn't been seen since so far. [[spoiler: He's back in episode 3x07 however.]]
* UncertainDoom: Last seen [[spoiler: getting shot while Happy Jack's men ambush him and Richard Lee on Chao's behalf]]; hasn't been seen since so far. [[spoiler: He's back in episode 3x07 however.]]
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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: One of the first thing he does is pull rank on Atwood, commandeering part of the SFPD building for his own headquarters, as well as demanding (and receiving) any and all assistance necessary in his investigation. Atwood is none too pleased about it, though the audience [[CatharsisFactor most likely is]].
* UncertainDoom: Last seen [[spoiler: getting shot while Happy Jack's men ambush him and Richard Lee on Chao's behalf]]; hasn't been seen since so far. [[spoiler: He's back in episode 3x07 however.]]
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* UncertainDoom: Last seen [[spoiler: getting shot while Happy Jack's men ambush him and Richard Lee on Chao's behalf]]; hasn't been seen since so far. [[spoiler: He's back in episode 3x07 however.]]
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* {{Turncoat}}: [[spoiler:In the Season 3 finale, he turns against the Hop Wei after Young Jun puts a hit out on Mai Lung.]]
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** RebuiltPedestal: For all the resentment, Young Jun clearly takes his father's admonishments [[spoiler: after the successful but costly raid on Fung Hai HQ]] to heart and carefully weighs his options [[spoiler: before leading the Hop Wei against the rioters in episode 2x09. In the aftermath of the riots father and son reconcile, and Father Jun finally concedes that it's Young Jun's time to lead the Hop Wei.]]
* RebuiltPedestal: For all the resentment, Young Jun clearly takes his father's admonishments [[spoiler: after the successful but costly raid on Fung Hai HQ]] to heart and carefully weighs his options [[spoiler: before leading the Hop Wei against the rioters in episode 2x09. In the aftermath of the riots father and son reconcile, and Father Jun finally concedes that it's Young Jun's time to lead the Hop Wei.]]
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* FauxActionGirl: She’s ruthless, cunning and intelligent but, despite being seen holding various weapons, she doesn’t seem to be a particularly skilled combatant. When she finally gets in a fight [[spoiler:with Bolo]] she seems unable to even mount a decent defence, requiring [[spoiler:Ah Sahm]] to rescue her. Her only noticeable kills are backstabbing the critically injured [[spoiler:Bolo, Long Zii]] who accepted his fate and a disrespectful tong member who she executed with a hidden pistol.
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* FauxActionGirl: She’s ruthless, cunning and intelligent but, despite being seen holding various weapons, she doesn’t seem to be a particularly skilled combatant. When she finally gets in a fight [[spoiler:with Bolo]] she seems unable to even mount a decent defence, requiring [[spoiler:Ah Sahm]] to rescue her. Her only noticeable kills are backstabbing the critically injured [[spoiler:Bolo, Long Zii]] who accepted his fate and a disrespectful tong member who she executed with a hidden pistol. [[spoiler:She finally proves her credentials in the Season 3 finale, shooting her way through the Hop Wei goons sent to assassinate her.]]
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* Let'sGetDangerous: As [[spoiler: Atwood]] found out the hard way, Bill might look - and to an extent even ''be'' - a pushover most of the time but even he has limits to how far he can be pushed; and when he pushes back, [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown well]]...
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* Let'sGetDangerous: LetsGetDangerous: As [[spoiler: Atwood]] found out the hard way, Bill might look - and to an extent even ''be'' - a pushover most of the time but even he has limits to how far he can be pushed; and when he pushes back, [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown well]]...
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* Let'sGetDangerous: As [[spoiler: Atwood]] found out the hard way, Bill might look - and to an extent even ''be'' - a pushover most of the time but even he has limits to how far he can be pushed; and when he pushes back, [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown well]]...
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* SleepingWithTheBosssWife: He's having an affair with Catherine Archer, who gets engaged with Buckley at the end of Season 3. It's implied he urged her to start a relationship with Buckley because he thought having a wife would make Buckley a more appealing candidate.
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* HoneyTrap: It's revealed that she's in a relationship with Thayer, Buckley's former opponent for mayor, and she got close to him for a currently unrevealed reason.
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* HoneyTrap: SexForServices: It's revealed that she's in a relationship with Thayer, Stewart Gumm, Buckley's former opponent for mayor, and she got close to him for campaign manager, who thought that being a currently unrevealed reason.bachelor would hurt his electoral chances.
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* NotMeThisTime: although his inflammatory anti-Chinese rhetoric makes him at least indirectly responsible for the riot at the end of season 2, Leary was not directly involved in it in any way, shape, or form; if anything, if he expected something like that to go down he'd likely try to stop it if; if only out of PragmaticVillainy.
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* NotMeThisTime: although Although his inflammatory anti-Chinese rhetoric makes him at least indirectly responsible for the riot at the end of season 2, Leary was not directly involved in it in any way, shape, or form; if anything, if he expected something like that to go down he'd likely try to stop it if; if only out of PragmaticVillainy.
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* AntiVillain: Despite his ruthlessness, he genuinely wants what's best for his fellow immigrants.
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* AntiVillain: Despite his ruthlessness, he genuinely wants what's best for his fellow Irish immigrants.
