Omar Little and associates
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The following are characters who have worked with Omar Little on the HBO drama The Wire. Omar and his associates make their living robbing drug dealers. For the first three seasons, he mainly targets the Barksdale Organization. Later, he goes after Stanfield Organization, culminating with a robbery of the entire New Day Co-Op. Omar himself never goes after any citizens or non-drug related people along with the rest of his crew who follow him.
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[edit] Leadership
[edit] Omar Little
Omar Little is a legendary Baltimore stick-up artist.
[edit] Butchie
- Played by: S. Robert Morgan
- Appears in:
- Season two: "Hot Shots"; "Storm Warnings" and "Port in a Storm".
- Season three: "Back Burners" and "Reformation".
- Season four: "Refugees";"Margin of Error" (uncredited); "That's Got His Own".
"Mostly Blind" Butchie is Omar Little's bank and advisor. He runs a West-Side Baltimore bar. In season two, Butchie is first seen supplying Corrections Officer Tilghman with the narcotics he sells inside the prison, and later negotiating with Stringer Bell over supplying Tilghman with the poisoned drugs that killed several prisoners. Later in the season it became apparent that he was a connection to Omar, as Proposition Joe arranged a face-to-face meeting between Omar and Stringer by talking to him. In season three, his connection to Omar was more apparent, as several scenes showed Omar getting advice from Butchie. When Omar is able to find Officer Dozerman's missing gun, he returns it to Detective Bunk Moreland through Butchie. Butchie later provides Omar with Avon Barksdale's hideout location. Butchie had known the information all along but hoped to protect Omar by withholding it. In the end Avon is arrested before Omar can use Butchie's tip.
In season four, Proposition Joe again contacted Butchie to meet with Omar. This time pitting Omar against Marlo Stanfield by convincing him to rob a card game that Marlo attended. When Marlo contrived to have Omar framed for murder in response Butchie was Omar's first phone call when he was arrested.[1]
[edit] Omar's boyfriends
[edit] Brandon Wright
- Played by: Michael Kevin Darnall
- Appears in season one: "The Buys"; "Old Cases"; "The Pager" and "The Wire".
Brandon was Omar Little's boyfriend and a member of his stick-up crew. Brandon mistakenly used Omar's name in front of Barksdale drug dealers as they robbed their stash in the low rise projects; the name was reported back and started a long running feud between Omar and the Barksdale organization. Avon Barksdale placed bounties on all of Omar's crew. Brandon was spotted by Wallace and Poot Carr playing pinball at "The Greek's" - a restaurant on the west side. They alerted D'Angelo Barksdale to the find who passed the message to Stringer Bell. Stringer arrived with three Barksdale enforcers Marquis "Bird" Hilton, Roland "Wee-Bey" Brice and Anton "Stinkum" Artis. Brandon was captured by Bell's crew, tortured, and killed. His body was displayed in the low rise projects as a warning to Omar on Avon's instructions.[1]
[edit] Dante
- Played by: Ernest Waddell
- Appears in:
- Season two: "Hot Shots" and "Bad Dreams".
- Season three: "All Due Respect"; "Dead Soldiers"; "Straight and True"; "Homecoming"; "Moral Midgetry"; "Slapstick"; "Reformation" and "Mission Accomplished".
Dante becomes Omar Little's new boyfriend in the year following Brandon's death and joins his stick-up operation. He is jealous when Omar adds Kimmy and Tosha Mitchell to the crew. In Season Three, Dante accidentally shoots and kills Tosha in an aborted attempt to rob a Barksdale stash house. This unfortunate event causes Kimmy to leave the crew blaming Omar's obsession with the Barksdale organization. Omar decides to pursue the Barksdales alone despite Dante's willingness to help him. Dante is kidnapped by Brother Mouzone and his associate Lamar in an effort to locate Omar. Dante provides them with the necessary information after enduring a beating, notably less brutal than what Brandon was able to endure. He is released after the conclusion of Omar and Mouzone's successful conspiracy to kill Stringer Bell.[1]
[edit] Renaldo
- Played by: Ramon Rodriguez
- Appears in
- Season four: "Home Rooms;" "Refugees (The Wire episode);" "Misgivings;" "A New Day;" "That's Got His Own;" and "Final Grades."
Omar's partner in Season four who appears assisting him in the robbery of various drug dealers. Renaldo is the show's first main Hispanic character and introduces other Hispanics into the show following the robbery of the New Day Co-op in the "That's Got His Own" episode.
Renaldo owns a taxi that he and Omar frequently use for surveillance of their targets.
[edit] Other members of the crew
[edit] John Bailey
Bailey was a member of Omar Little's stick-up crew who assists him in robbing the Barksdale crew. He was killed shortly afterwards while visiting relatives. When arrested Barksdale enforcer Wee-Bey Brice confessed to the murder.
[edit] Kimmy
- Played by: Kelli R. Brown
- Appears in:
- Season two: "Hot Shots" and "Bad Dreams".
- Season three: "All Due Respect"; "Dead Soldiers"; "Straight and True"; "Homecoming"; "Moral Midgetry" and "Slapstick".
- Season four: "That's Got His Own" and "Final Grades".
Kimmy was partnered with Tosha Mitchell as both her lesbian lover and associate in robbing drug dealers until Omar Little returned to Baltimore and then they both joined his crew. Kimmy was adept at infiltrating drug dealing operations using a number of disguises including posing as a nurse to Omar's disabled veteran. Tosha was accidentally killed by Omar's boyfriend Dante in a heist gone wrong on a Barksdale stash and Kimmy was distraught. She decides to leave Omar's crew as she believes there are easier people to rob than the Barksdale organization.[1] In season four Kimmy reunites with Omar in an elaborate plot to steal Proposition Joe's large drug shipment that is meant for him and his Co-Op. After the successful heist, Kimmy takes her cut of the stolen drugs and tells Omar that she will now retire from her dangerous profession.
[edit] Tosha Mitchell
- Played by: Edwina Findley
- Appears in:
- Season two: "Hot Shots" and "Bad Dreams".
- Season three: "All Due Respect" and "Dead Soldiers".
Tosha was partnered with Kimmy as both her lesbian lover and associate in robbing drug dealers until Omar Little returned to Baltimore and then they both joined his crew. Tosha was accidentally killed by Omar's boyfriend Dante in a heist gone wrong.[1]
