For me Pitera is an example of tought guy: good fighter with martial art skills and ready to kill for the family and keep the mouth shout.
Good example. He was a complete nut but I would think almost anyone would be afraid of him even if he didn’t have a weapon on him. The Rampers were a gang that did not have any backing from the 5 families and they used to clash with members of the families. They had a bad reputation and used to fight as well.