| “ | There's feds everywhere, it weren't easy getting in here. | „ |
| ~ Junior to Sully during their hunt for Dushane. |
Junior is a recurring character in the Top Boy series, serving as a minor character in Season 4 and a major antagonist in Season 5.
He is the assigned right-hand man of Sully. Junior supplies Summerhouse with weaponry and armour after Ruben's imprisonment.
He is portrayed by Michael Maris.
Biography[]
Season 4[]
Junior meets with Dushane and Sully to discuss a plan in order to keep Ruben quiet and remain out the frame of the crimes committed by them. Junior has a cousin that is locked up and could easily use him to kill Ruben, however Junior's plan falls apart after his cousin is sent to another prison.
Season 5[]
Junior is called by Sully as they head to a pub to track down Sully's old friend Bill. He informs them about Jonny McGee and his dangerous nature. Sully wishes to meet him, calling up Junior, Bill and Dotz to track McGee down. Their mission takes a turn as Dotz is shot in the head, Jonny arrives and it's revealed that Bill set them up. Jonny threatens Sully and Junior before leaving the scene. Upon Dushane and Sully teaming up again, Junior supplies them with guns and armour. He drives them to Jonny's location before killing him along with his uncle, Tadgh and driving away in Junior's car. The three of them keep a low profile before Sully's drugs are stolen.
Sully, Junior and Kieron team up to find the culprit. However, Kieron knows who stole the drugs, being his best friend Jaq and remaining quiet on the matter. Kieron's secret is later exposed, Sully confronts Kieron telling him he made a big mistake in lying to him. Junior appears out of a parked van behind Sully's car, he drags Kieron out of the car and throws him into the van. Junior kills Kieron, leaving Sully to confront Jaq once again over returning his drugs, which are later stolen by Dushane, also in need of the bags in order to escape London.
With friendships and alliances being shattered along with Summerhouse, Sully calls Junior to track down Dushane. Junior arrives and the pair search for their old friend. Dushane is in possession of the bags, leaving the estate. As he does, Sully and Junior spot him and chase after him. Dushane is later met by Isaac Latif's men, assisting Dushane in leaving the country. Sully and Junior fire shots and them. Junior kills one of Issac's men before being shot and killed by the second. Sully watches on in disbelief, calling out to his friend. Junior lays dead on the ground, bringing an end to Junior's journey.
Personality[]
Junior is a calm and calculated individual. He's loyal and presents his loyalty to Sully by assisting him throughout several missions. However, once in action, Junior is ready to kill anyone who opposes him, he threatens Si alongside Sully and even orders the other ZT's to not get involved in Sully's display of interrogation.
Relationships[]
Family[]
- Unnamed Cousin
Allies[]
- Summerhouse Gang
- Dushane Hill † - Former Ally, Attempted Victim
- Sully † - Close Friend, Partner
- Kieron Palmer † - Former Ally, Victim
- Bradders
- Rowmando
- Samsi
- Dotz †
Enemies[]
- Jonny McGee †
- Bill † - Former Ally, Enemy
Victims[]
- Kieron Palmer - Killed by Junior on orders by Sully.
- Isaac Latif's Henchman #1 - Shot to death by Junior.
Trivia[]
- Junior is assigned as Sully's second-in-command during his run as Summerhouse's leader.
- Junior's kill count consists of direct kills only.
- Junior is a friend of Sully's prior to appearing in the series.
- Jaq suspects in her novel that Junior is still alive which means Jaq wasn't aware that Junior was shot to death during the Summerhouse riot.