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| “ | I knew it, I knew it would be you. This, this isn't the end of Barzinis, I swear it! | „ |
| ~ Emilio's last words. |
| “ | Sorry Johnny, It's just business. Give it to him. | „ |
| ~ Barzini before killing Johnny. |
| “ | If Don Corleone had all the judges, and the politicians in New York, then he must share them, or let others use them. He must let us draw the water from the well. Certainly he can present a bill for such services. After all – we are not Communists. | „ |
| ~ Emilio's short speech. Also his most famous quote. |
Emilio Barzini is the main antagonist of the The Godfather and the video game of the same name. He is the lord of the Barzini crime family. He is also Aldo Trapani's archnemesis.
He was portrayed by the late Richard Conte.
Biography[]
In the early 1930s, Barzini became one of the chief lieutenants in Giuseppe Mariposa's organizations, along with his brother Ettore. He began to grow unhappy with Mariposa after Mariposa murdered his friend "Tims" merely on suspicion of treachery, and after Barzini's failed attempt to assassinate Vito Corleone at a parade turned into a massacre, he began to see the tide turning and betrayed his master to Don Corleone.
Rise to power[]
After Mariposa's death, Barzini took over the remnants of his organizations and presided as head of one of New York's Five Families. He was generally reckoned as the second most powerful and richest Mafia chieftain in not just New York but the nation, behind only Vito Corleone. He rose to power shortly after Don Corleone and was a physical presence in the 1930s. He had interests in markets such as narcotics, gambling and prostitution, and was also clever enough to be interested in Las Vegas and Cuba.
In the 1940s, he was the man behind Virgil Sollozzo, Philip Tattaglia and the other Mafia families' quest to bring down the Corleone family. One decade later, more precisely in 1955, shortly after Vito Corleone's death, Emilio and the other family Dons were assassinated at the order of Michael Corleone, the new Don of the Corleone family. Emilio was walking down the stairs of New York Foley Court when he sees Al Neri, disguised in his old police uniform, killing his driver and bodyguard , Emilio turns back and tries to run back up, but gets shot twice in the back and tumbles down the stairs, where he lays dead.
Personality[]
When in public and/or conversing with the other dons, Barzini puts on a guise of a kind, genial, old man with a very charismatic attitude and affable nature. Underneath the veneer however is a cold, ruthless, and treacherous crime boss who cares only about his family's power and profit. He will will do anything in his power, no matter how amoral, horrific, and even contrary to the other crime families' standards to achieve his goal.
In the video game[]
In The Godfather: The Game, Don Emilio Barzini was the richest guy in New York and orders the murder of Johnny Trapani, but spares his wife and son out of pity. The son, Aldo, is promised by Don Corleone that one day, he will be able to take his revenge.
Years later, during the Five Families War, Barzini is initially confident of success, but begins to lose his grip following Sonny Corleone and Aldo Trapani's raid on the West Port Warehouse, which draws dangerously close to revealing the Barzinis role as the manipulators behind the violence. He is referred to by the Tattaglia Underboss as "The Wolf" and a "Puppet Master", implying the Tattaglias are just footsoldiers for the Barzinis.
During the baptism, Aldo is accompanied by Al Neri to the City Hall where instead of being gunned down on the steps, Barzini attempts to evade capture by Aldo. He is eventually cornered, and instead of putting up a fight, he admits defeat and taunts that the Barzinis are not yet terminated. The player then is left with the choice of how to kill him or letting the Corleones deal with him, finally avenging Aldo's father 19 years after his death.
Gallery[]
Images[]
Videos[]
External Links[]
- Emilio Barzini on the Pure Evil Wiki
- Emilio Barzini on the The Godfather Wiki
- Emilio Barzini on Wikipedia
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