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Characters of The Wire (Marlo Stanfield (Omar's got spades and…
Characters of The Wire
Marlo Stanfield
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Marlo appears as though out of nowhere and becomes a major threat to even the biggest names in the city
Marlo Stanfield enters the show in Season Three and presents competition to both Stringer and Joe. He is the new ruthless man on the streets and is running his own operation.
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The East Side
Prop Joe
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Prop Joe, also known as Proposition Joe
In Season One he is introduced as the main competition to the Barksdale Gang. He is the kingpin of the East Side of Baltimore the way Avon is the Kingpin of the West Side. They have an agreement about territory that results in a relationship between them that is strictly business.
In Season Two when Avon goes to jail things become more complicated. Stringer Bell has a business mind and knows he needs better product so makes a deal with Prop Joe that has them working simultaneously together in business and against each other on the street.
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Omar
Omar was a fan-favourite because, though he was not a character who upheld the law, he followed his own moral code. He even held favour with former US President Barack Obama
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Despite provoking many of the most dangerous and powerful people in Baltimore, and snitching to the police of his own free will, Omar survives until Season Five when his conflict with Marlo Stanfield comes to a head.
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In Season One, Omar's boyfriend Brandon is murdered and his body is found completely brutalised as a warning to Omar by the Barksdale organization. As a result Omar strikes up a deal with the Baltimore Police Department, specifically Officer McNulty. He gives information to help bring down Avon Barksdale and his crew, and testifies in court against Bird - a loyal member of Barksdale's gang.
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Omar is a character who holds no allegiance to any of the major drug gangs in town but manages to walk freely around Baltimore. He has a reputation, and his entry to any scene is often accompanied by frenzied cries of "Omar's coming" and followed by a mass exodus of people. Because he has no loyalty to any particular organisation Omar is one of the few characters who truly does what he wants. When asked what he does for a living he replies; "I rip and run" (Season Two, episode six), clarified to mean that he robs drug dealers.
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The West Side
Avon Barksdale
He remains the key target for the entirety of Season One, finally ending up with a jail sentence with a maximum of seven years. Once in prison and off the streets, he leaves Stringer Bell, his second in command, in charge of everything.
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Avon Barksdale is the kingpin of the central drugs organisation The Wire looks at in Baltimore. In Season One he owns the towers, the best territory for dealing the city appears to have. He has influence all over the city but keeps his head down and stays away from as much of the street level violence and drama as he can, keeping him off the Baltimore' Police Department radar for years
Stringer Bell
Stringer Bell is the brains behind the Barksdale drug organisation. He has a mind for business and attends classes at the community college. He is shown to be the one really pulling the strings at different points. The moment this is most obvious is when he orchestrates the prison murder or D'Angelo Barksdale and frames it as a suicide. Not only does he retain the trust of Avon Barksdale, but he gets close to the mother of D'Angelo's child.
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When Bell takes over the Barksdale operation when Avon goes to jail he begins to run things like a business.
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Bubbles
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By showing Bubbles' struggle with addiction and his part in the circle of poverty, petty crime, and desperation, Simon provides an insight into the true cost drugs have on the society.
Bubbles is a homeless man who lives in the city of Baltimore. His character shows viewers the seedier side of Baltimore and the impact drugs are having on the people who live there. He becomes a confidential informer for Kima Greggs, interlinking the city's drug organisations and the Baltimore Police Department. Bubbles is seen to have an insiders insight to the scene, but isn't particularly criminal so works well alongside the police. He provides a lot of information, but also often provides a new way of looking at the situation in Baltimore.
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