Make your own Family...

ok if you could comprise a mini family using only 5 characters from the Sopranos (assuming each family or crew only has 5 members, lol) what characters would you choose and why? My family would consist of all the bad ass motherfuckers and ruthless characters.(ok thats pretty much everyone but u kno what i mean by these choices)

Feech LaManna
Richie Aprile
Phil Leotardo
Furio Giunta
Johnny Sacramoni or Tony Soprano (cant decide)

your crew can have old cast members dead or alive, and members who arent even in the mafia like carmella or whoever youd like.

I couldn't get a suffificient family from just 5 Sopranos characters... but... a huge mob family...

Boss: Vito Corleone
Underboss: Michael Corleone
Consigliere: Tom Hagen
Capo: Paulie Walnuts
Capo: Christopher
Capo: Tony Soprano
Capo: Clemenza
Capo: Tessio
Capo: Sonny
Soldier: Al Neri
Soldier: Rocco Lampone
Soldier: Vincent Mancini
Soldier: Big Pussy

Do you really want a "Rat" and a "Traitor" in your family?

Boss: Clemenza
underboss:Jackie Apirl sr.
consigliere:uncle Jun
capo paulie walnut
capo feech
capo: vincent mancini
capo: paul cicor
capo:Nickey santro
soldier tommy devito
soldier: chirstopher
soldier jimmy the gent
etc 300 members in all

Do you really want a "Rat" and a "Traitor" in your family? [/b][/quote]You bring up a very good point.

Wasn't Jimmy the Gent Irish?

The Mafia is a equal opportunity organization.

Boss, Michael Corleone (The Godfather Part II)
Underboss, Clemenza (The Godfather)
Consigliere, Vito Corleone (The Godfather)
Capo, Santino Corleone (The Godfather)
Capo, Frank (The Godfather Part II)
Capo, Tessio (The Godfather)
Soldier, Al Neri (The Godfather)
Soldier, Vincent Mancini (The Godfather Part III)
Soldier, Luca Brasi (The Godfather)
Soldier, Paulie (Goodfellas)
Soldier, Cicci (The Godfather)

Great topic...

Boss: Paulie Cicero (Goodfellas)
Consiglieri: Vito Corleone
Underboss: Michael Corleone
Capo1: Tony Soprano
Capo2: Clemenza
Capo3: Silvio Dante
Soldier1: Jimmy Conway
Soldier1: Chris Moltisante
Soldier1: Al Neri
Soldier2: Paulie Walnuts
Soldier2: Santino Corleone
Soldier2: Tony Blundetto
Soldier3: Tommy Devito (Goodfellas)
Soldier3: Gigi Cestone
Soldier3: Rocco Lampone

The Perfect Family...

Boss: Tom Hagen

you can fill in the rest

Hagen was incredibly smart, but he doesnt have the stones to be the boss. Plus he wasnt Italian. It was even said in the book by the god himself Mario Puzzo. Hagen had no false hopes of being the boss, simply because of his background, and in the Mothers And Fathers ITALIAN Association, the boss needs to be Italian.

All good points RaggingBull.

I was basically just kidding though. I just really like Hagen (he's my kraut-mick friend).

Although I must point out to you that Hagen was Acting Boss of the Corleone Family from 1958 - 1959. So he wasn't completely unqualified.

My Family

Boss-Don Vito Corleone
Under Boss- Tony Soprano
Consiglieri-Tom Hagan
Capo-Clemenza
Capo-Paulie Walnuts
Capo-Silvio Dante
Soldier-Michael Corleone
Solider-Sonny Corleone
Solider-Christopher
Solider-Ralphie Arpile
Solider-Al Neri
Solider-Me

He could move here to the city that Puzo seems to dislike so much, Chicago. Here some of our very top guys were non-Italians. Gussie Alex (Greek) at one point served as a triumverate of Alex-Auippa-Accardo that ran the Outfit for a short time.

300 members, are you joking? This is the mafia, not a chain of Wall Marts. It doesnt even matter if you have the best 300 guys to ever serve in organized crime. No matter what, you wont be able to keep track of all of them, and many will be turned.

you are aware that all of the 5 major New York families have more then 300 members? correct?

Boss: Don Leporeleone
Underboss: Don Vito Corleone
Consigliere: Ace Rothstein
Capo: Tony Montana
Capo: John Gotti
Capo: Jimmy Hoffa
Capo: Lucky Luciano
Capo: Paul Vitti
Capo: Nicky Santuro
Soldier: Tony Cipriani
Soldier: Lefty Ruggerio
Soldier: Ernie (Scarface)
Soldier: Paulie Walnuts

(I think that's a pretty badass list, lets see anyone beat that. It's the best cause of Ernie he's sooo cool. lol)

can't believe no one has said anything about my list, that has to be the best put together mob family i've ever seen

Ace Rothstein above Lucky Luciano? . Whatever you say

he's not above him he's a consigliere they just give advice.

Silvio seems to hold the most power in the Sopranos after Tony but his official post is as consigliere. The consigliere is the Dons buffer so he needs to hold some power.

Good point but if it was my mafia family I wouldn't care if ace was ahead of lucky, ace is smart guy and he'd make a good consigliere.

you'd want tony montana as a capo, are you kidding, the guy is a wild cannon, as soon as he thought the time was right he'd have you dead

Boss: Al Capone
Underboss: Michael Corleone
Consigliere: Ken Rosenberg (GTA: VICE CITY)
Capo: John Gotti
Capo: Lefty Ruggerio(Donnie Brasco)
Capo: Asttore Aprile (Omerta)
Capo: Alex Sosa (Scarface)
Capo: Tony Soprano

Soldier: Tony Montana (Scarface)
Soldier: Carlito (Carlito's Way)
Soldier: Ernie (Scarface)

that is by far the best ever...
Soldier: Paulie Walnuts

He'd kill me and Gotti might too, if I was "running the family into the ground." He'd also call me an incompatant ass because I'm sicilian. It's just a fictional things so it doesn't matter that much. Based on what you said about Tony I'm surprised you put you him too. lol

i put him as a soilder, not a capo. J

so the lack of power will piss him off even more...

Boss-Vito Corelone(we all know who his private bodyguard and solider would be...ssh!)
Travis(TD)-would be the Don's personal driver.
Con-Tom H
UB-(secretly Pete C)
1Capo-Uncle Jr.(S)
2Capo-Paulie W(S)
3Capo-Pete C
1's-Soldiers-Tony S(S),Al Nerri,Sonny C
2's-Sol-Mike C(let him make his bones),Christopher(S),jimmy the gent(GFellas)
3's-Sol-R Lampone,Cicci,Me.

Nerri's nephew is on the jock.
G.G. Allen does odd jobs for Uncle Jr.
Enzo the baker is waiting in-line in Paulie W's crew.

Terrible choices.

He's just a baker,Hes not a tough guy.

atleast he didn't pick a whole bunch of guys from the same movies, and then one guy from goodfellas...you need ernie lol

Wot dem ras!? Unda-estimate, and done so without thought judge upon i. Family iz a team sport.
Gianfranco Zola would be thee personal-coach or ringer on the family team. Vialli too, would get a job on the books.
...Those who know they can earn will do so and stride ruthlessly and/or with honOr for themselves and for thee family. I just wanna work long hours. I'm not asking for Frank Rizzo or Mike DiRookie on the team.

Enzo is a baker. A baker who has shown respect for Thee Don. Enzo did so with character and a set of balls. ...

John, if i could spell his name right ' Magorie '
would be a capo sub injured-reserve list.
Biddy well. Safe home.

^^^

Is it just me or is this guy wacko?!!

Anyway heres my family,

Boss-Michael Corleone
Consiglierie-Vito Corleone
Underboss-Santino Corleone
Family Lawyer-Tom Hagen
Boss's Personal Enforcer- Luca Brasi
Capo-Tony Soprano
Capo-Peter Clamenza
Capo-Al Neri
Capo-Paul Vario

High Ranking Soldiers:
Sam Rothstein
Willie Cicci
Rocco Lampone

j/w why would you want ace as a solider he seems like a thinker not a fighter. I dunno I just can't imagine him beating anyone to bloody pulp.

Boss: Keyser Soze
Underboss: Michael Corleone
Consigliere: Tom Hagen
Capo: Tony Soprano
Capo: Sonny Corleone
Capo: Jimmy The Saint
Capo: Tony Montana
Capo: Lono (From Suicide Kings)
Soldier: Jimmy Conway
Soldier: Al Neri

My family is all nationalities.

Ace would be a great earner, i dont want him simply as a button man where i have willie cicci and others for that, also i have other 'enforcers' who are higher up the family such as neri and luca.

I was tempted to add nicky santoro as a soldier but hes way too wild and a liability in his schemes to overthrow the boss.

Good selections. Diverese. 'Ivan' jimmy cliff's character(i think 'ivan' was the name) from "the harder they come" could be a solider in that family. No disrespect to your choice of family.
Lono? What about Turkis from that Snatch instead? Yuh diverse family has me trying to make it more diverse. Again, no disrespect to anyone's family. well maybe a few of them out there, not yuhz. No one has thought too that Travis would be a good driver? Luca B would be in the car with Thee Don Vito C.
enough.

p l u c

Boss-Don Micheal Corleone
Underboss-Tony Soprano
Body guard for the Boss-Sonny Corleone, and Carlo Rizzo(is that his name)
Consiguleire(sp)-Silvo
Captain of Captains-Pete Clemenza
Capo-Uncle juinor
Capo-Paulie Walnuts
capo-johnny Sak
Capo-Sal Tessio
Capo-Vincent mancini
Hammers; Al neri, Rocco Lampone,jimmy Coonan(westies), Luca brasi, Phil leotardo, ralphie Ciferetto, richie Aprille
soilders;Chrissy
solider;Fredo Corleone
soilder;benny
soilder

Ok i left Don vito out of here not out of disrespect because if this family existed then he would just be Cappi de tutti Capi, and no where near the everyday operation that is my family.

if you are wondering why i put Sonny as a body guard to the boss...I think Sonny is very smart, but his temper controls his descions, I can't make him a capo for that reason alone. All he is destined for is to be a bodyguard to the Don. And even though I read it it as well in GFR, i made Carlo his brother in law the other bodyguard simply because he and Sonny Do not get along so they will not plot agaisnt the Don together, and if one starts acting funny then the other one will be more willing to turn him into the Don.
Tony S as underboss-tocome any man of honor in these days you have to be inteligent, and a good earner, to become the head of a jersey crime family you have to be that and ruthless, I'd say he makes a nice oppisite to Don Corleone's quiet stares.
the last choice I made that I would care to explain is this Captain of Captains. just one more buffer fir Corleone. mike gives his orders to either Sil, or Tony S. who then relay the message to Pete Clemenza who chooses who does the job and in what manner. He then informs the Capo of the crew for which he has selected the job to be done. and then they organize the Job to Pete's specifications, besides I am sure clemenza is older and loyal, he shoukld be given a job that get's him off the street but still makes him money and a title of respect.

^^^^
First of all, why have you posted twice? surely you could have added your explanation in your original post!!

Horrible Horrible family slection by the way dont even know where to start on how its so bad, so i wont :p

Lastly, it is well documented that although sonny had his shortcomings of being a hot head, he was still a master at organising and fighting wars, having him as merely a bodyguard is wasting his other talents. Also you have too many snithches and rats in your family and that would mean certain disenegration.

who the fuck really cares if I post twice, I thought beaking it up would be easier on the eyes, but oh well...

So i went ahead and read your family list too, and the only people you have on it not for The godfather is Tony S. After seeing this I think I can understand your issues with my family. You choose mostly godfather people for your family, I chose to use people from both Television shows. When I have more people to pick from using Sonny as a bodyguard makes sense. you are right Sonny has skills at organizing and running a war, and being he is so close to my Don if the time comes for a call to arms My Bodyguard will be ready to go. I need protection for the Upper crust of the family I think a geneius of organization is the best to have in a postion that relies on plans going thru as planned. Someone with Sonny's Knowhow and mind can organize, and protect his don as mistake free as human possible.

2. Sonny is the Don's brother, not only that his older brother, the need to protect his younger brother will motivate him. being that the Don has his brother as his top guy is one less issue he has to take into consideration when making plans...I make Tony S the underboss to keep everyone happy, a different view of the world than just a long island one.

3. You made a good point about Sonny that I'd like to touch on. You said that using Sonny in the capacity I was was wasting his talents(which you describe as organizng and fighting wars) well as far as i am concerned and i think even your Don would agree, War is not the way to run business. Why put a man who is more quick to goto War then ones that will reason their way out of war so Business stay strong and everyone makes money. Don Vito himself Said Sonny would never have made a good Boss. I want a man who will think b4 he speaks and not let emotion guide his hand, and a man prone to war is not in control of his emotions. I want prosperity and peace, not war and that is why Santino will never have more power. If war breaks out then I have him close to the don to organize our fight, but otherwise his attention to detail, and organizational skills compliment his other skills in line for the top Hammer or bodyguard postion.

4. I see no rats my friend, I see tessio who turned on the family, but a smart man none the less, I also have a couple dead guys in my list too. Carlo Rizzi might be a bad choice, but with he's close to Michael, and that's the best place for him, Sonny is righ there to keep an eye on him, Don michael says it's good to keep your friends close and your enemies closer...There are no rats on this ships, Iand I think if you had a little more imaginationm then your list wouldn't make mine look like an actual casting sheet cause yours is pathetic and uninspired.

must of touched a nerve with you eh?!

relax its just a discussion on a message board, and you do have some good points!

I am relaxed my friend, and you touched no nerve...I know how message boards work...and i know you saw I had only 9 posts or maybe less, and you thought that meant I was some un informed NooB, Just thought I'd show you that I had put thought into this b4...

...I'm going to go out on a limb, and have some members who aren't "mob".

Boss: Cross De Lena ("The Last Don")
Underboss: Michael Corleone ("The Godfather")
Consigliere: Paul Cicero ("Goodfellas")
Capo: Tony Soprano ("The Sopranos")
Capo: Clemenza ("The Godfather")
Capo: Turi Guillano ("The Sicilian")
Capo: Jimmy Conway ("Goodfellas")
Soldier: Tommy Devito ("Goodfellas")
Soldier: Al Neri ("The Godfather")

Only two soldiers? With those two, I wouldn't need any more.

Boss: Don Vito Corleone
Underboss: Turi Guiliano
Underboss: Nuttles (DiNero from "Once apoin a time in America.")
Head of recrusts and Underboss: Peter Clemenza
Consigliere: Don Croce
Soilder: Al Neri
Soilder: Stephfan Andolini
Soilder: Luca brasi
Soilder: Sonny Black
Soilder: "Lefty"
Soilder: Willy Cicci
Soilder: Frank P.
Soilder: Jimmy the gent
Soilder: Cully (From Fools Die)
Soilder: Me

Wow I spelled alot of things wrong there.

M.T.K

Boss: Michael Corleone
Underboss: Tony Soprano
Capo: Pete Clemenza
Capo: Al Neri
Capo: Furio
Consigliere: Vito Corleone
Soldier: Christopher Moltisanti
Soldier: Paulie Walnuts
Soldier: Silvio Dante
Bodyguards of the bosses: Luca Brasi together with Big Bobby Bacala (I love these guys! )

Furio as a Capo? Lol

'Donta bitcha to me' classic

Tony Soprano (boss)
Johnny Sack (under boss)
Paulie Walnuts (Consigliere)
Silvio Dante (Soldier)
Little Carmine (soldier)
Patsy Parisi (Soldier)

Basically Cos their my fav character sof the sopranos

surely that's cheating!

Boss: Fannuci (GFII)
Consigliori (peacetime): Vincent Mancini (GFIII)
Consigliori (wartime): Tom Hagen (GF)
Capo: Paulie Gatto (GF)
Capo: Jackie Aprile, Jr. (Sopranos)
Capo: Connie Corleone-Rizzi (GF)
Soldier: Remo Gagi (Casino)
Soldier: Junior Soprano
Soldier: Fredo (GF)

No offesne but your family would be wiped out n one single hit

What is actually the difference between an underboss and a capo?
My guess is that a capo gets the order from the consigliere, so that the capo is never fysically with the don, when the don gives an order.
And the underboss can be with the don. So that level 1: Don, and level 2: Underboss and consigliere level 3: Capo
But underboss and capo both have regular soldiers underneath them.

That's my hypothesis. Is it correct?
Oh, and what's right under a soldier, in terms of ranking? A buttonman? A wiseguy?

The Underboss is the Boss on the street or next in line.while the Capo is the captain of a crew in the family

the consigliere has no offical power in the family,they advise the don things The consigliere does not give orders

DON: Vito Corleone

UNDERBOSS: Peter Clemenza

CONSIGLIERI: Genco Abbandando

CAPO: Tony Soprano

CAPO: Paul Cicero

Lieutenant 1: Jimmy Conway

Lieutenant 2: Al Neri

Lieutenant 3: Tuddy Cicero

Lieutenant 4: Carlito Brigante

Soldier(s) : Willie Cicci
Tommy DeVito
Turi Giuliano
Luca Brasi
Astorre Viola (Omerta)
Frankie Pentangeli
Vic Vega (Mr. Blonde)
Vincent Vega

Don: Vito Corleone
Bodyguard[s]: Luca Brasi, Al Neri, and Furio Guinta
Underboss: Dominico Clericuzio
Consigliere [peacetime]: Max Bercowitz
Consigliere [wartime]: Genco Abbandando
Caporegime[s]: Tony Soprano, Peter Clemenza, Michael Corleone, Santino Corleone, and Paullie Cicero.
Soldier[s]: Rocco Lampone, Jimmy Conway, Cross De lena, Pipi De Lena, Paul Gualtieri,

Doesn't he?

Vito Corleone, to Tom Hagen: "Uh, give this one to ehh, Clemenza"

So Tom Hagen has to tell Clemenza, go kick those guys a bit. That sounds as an order to me.

Boss: Vito Corleone
Underboss: Tony Soprano
Underboss: Michael Corleone
Consigliere: Tom Hagen
Capo: Jimmy Conway
Capo: Al Capone
Capo: Tony Montana
Soldier: Tommy DeVito
Soldier: Paulie Gualtieri
Soldier: Willie Cicci
Soldier: Christopher Moltisanti
Soldier: Nicky Santoro
Soldier: Frank Marino

Doesn't he?

Vito Corleone, to Tom Hagen: "Uh, give this one to ehh, Clemenza"

So Tom Hagen has to tell Clemenza, go kick those guys a bit. That sounds as an order to me. [/quote]The order started out at Vito, who orderd Tom to order Clemenza.

Yeah, the consigliere act asa buffer (between Don and Capo) as well as an advisor.

Boss: Vito Corleone (GF)
Consigliori: Sal Tessio (GF)
Capo: Tony Soprano (Sopranos)
Capo: Michael Corleone (GF)
Liutentant: Paulie Walnuts (Sopranos)
Liutentant: Jimmy Conway (Goodfellas)
Button: Santino Corleone (GF)
Button: Pippi De Lena (Last Don)
Button: Silvio Dante (Goodfellas)
Button: Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero (Sopranos)
Associate: Henry Hill (Goodfellas)
Associate: Fredo Corleone (GF)

Sal Tessio???
where is Clemenza??
where is Tom Hagen??

I will never trust Sal Tessio...

Boss/Don -- Michael Corleone (probably the sharpest Don in all mob movies)

Don's personal bodyguard -- Luca Brasi

Underboss -- Paulie Cicero (goodfellas)

Consiglari -- Tom Hagen (extremely smart man)

War-Time Consiglari -- Vito Corleone (He might not lean towards the violent side of things, but hes extremely wise, calms Michael considerably(for example their last talk in GF1) and Tom Hagen is often said not to be a war time consiglari)

Capo -- Tony Soprano
Soldier -- Nicky Santoro (knows how to earn well)
Soldier -- Christopher Multisanti (loyal to Tony)
Soldier -- Paulie Walnuts
Soldier -- Patsy Parisi

Capo -- Pete Clemenza
Soldier -- Benny Fazio(sopranos) (very loyal soldier)
Soldier -- Vincent Mancini (intemidation, good enforcer)
Soldier -- Ralph Siphareto (very good earner, as said by Carmine)
Soldier -- Furio
Soldier -- Al Neri

Capo -- Sonny (Bronx Tale)
Soldier -- Phil Leotardo
Soldier -- Lefty Ruggerio (Donnie Brasco)(very faithful to the omerta)
Soldier -- Richie Aprile
Soldier -- Willy Cicci
Soldier -- Joey Zaza (toned down to a level of a soldier, so that he focuses on earning and not popularity)

I tried to build a family of strong earners, and people that do what they do best, and also the strong factor where personalities colliding in the crews, for example you wouldnt want Richie Aprile or Ralphie in the same crew as tony soprano, or joey zaza with vincent..

Thats cool,I like your lay out of crews you got a good family there.

His father...

Vito Corleone was a wise don, but its obvious at the end of GF who is his successor, and its obvious throughout number 2 who made the family the strongest crime organization in united states as well as the world probably, thats something vito never did, he did not have the will to take out the heads of the other families, so Vito may be wiser than michael, but michael is much more of a bussinessman and knows how to make the profits.

very fun topic! let me see...

Boss: Vito Corleone
Underboss: Sonny Corleone
Consiglere: Tom Hagen
Capo: Tony Soprano
Capo: Michael Corleone
Capo: Paul Cicero
HeadHitman: Luca Brasi
Enforcer: Paulie Walnuts
Enforcer: Furio

how about Ben "Bugsy" Siegel as a soldier?

Boss:Michael Corleone
Underboss:Don Tommasino
Consigliere:Vito Corleone
Enforcers:Luca Brasi,and the nameless killer from GF2
Capi:Uncle Junior
Silvio Dante
Paulie Walnuts
Tony Soprano
Paulie Vario
Al Neri
Rocco Lampone
Soldiers:Calo
Feech Lamanna
Sonny Corleone
Peter Clemenza
Don Fanucci

You sure about Don Fanucci making a soldier? I think he'd make a better target!
:p

Who cares,at least he would have made me laugh,in the meantime!Don Fanucci is too funny...

Boss: Carmine Lupertazzi
Underboss: Tony Soprano
Consigliere: Angelo Garepe
Capo: Phil Leotardo
Capo: Feech LaManna

Boss: Me (I mean it )
Underboss: Carlito Brigante.
Capo: Kramer (Seinfeld)
Capo: Fat Clemenza
Capo: Tony Soprano
Capo: Jimmy Conway
Soldier: Al Neri
Soldier:Pachanga (Carlito´s Way)
Soldier:Carl johnson (GTA San Andreas)
Soldier:Turi Giuliano
Soldier:Sonny Corleone
Soldier:O Dog (Menace II Society)
Don´s Personal Hitman: Luca Brasi

i know im late with this but he is right about tony montana plus he has a hot temper and he is just a ticking time bomb hes better as a soldier or with the drug business and he would have you dead if you like that as your family you better treat him right and pamper him