MAFIA: CHOPPER
Welcome to the streets of 1980s Melbourne, Australia. Several vicious gangs run the underworld and they are ensuring their enemies meet a messy end. Chopper is feared among the innocent and guilty alike, and alongside the Overcoat Gang he is coming to seek vengeance. Noone is safe. Will Chopper be caught before your past catches upto you?
MAFIA ROLES
Mark “Chopper” Read
The big man himself. Mark Read, best known as Chopper. Was an Australian criminal and gang member. He spent several years in prison for various crimes and was well known for torturing and later killing several members of the Melbourne underworld. Whether he was donned “Chopper” for the cruel tortures he used on his foes or for asking a fellow inmate to assist in chopping off his ears, one thing is for sure, he was a force to be reckoned with…
Power: Chooses one person each night to kill or delegates this to Jimmy.
Shown as: Overcoat Gang when lynched.
James “Jimmy” Loughnan
Jimmy Loughnan was a long-time friend of Chopper, spending time with him both inside and outside of prison. Jimmy was an armed robber and never one to turn down trouble. He once broke both his legs jumping from a wall in an attempted prison escape, and Chopper once attacked a judge in an attempt to get Jimmy released. Truly friends until the bitter end.
Power: Can be delegated to kill one person each night, determined by Chopper.
Shown as: Overcoat Gang when lynched.
Ned Clonan
Ned Clonan was a long-time friend of both Chopper and Jimmy. He was incarcerated at the same time as the two and much like them, was a hardened criminal. He was a mysterious fellow and not much is known about aside from his activities related to Chopper and the gang. This, however, does not mean he wasn’t extremely dangerous.
Power: Can watch one person each night and learn if they are a cop or not.
Shown as: Overcoat Gang when lynched.
Margaret Cassar
Margaret Cassar was Chopper’s second wife and long-time friend. They dated briefly in 1991, before he married his first wife. After a divorce and another stint in prison, they reunited, got married and had a son together. They remained married for the rest of Chopper’s life. She claims the Chopper she was married to was a different man internally than the vicious criminal he was on the streets.
Power: Can visit one person each night and block them from carrying out their night duties.
Shown as: Ex-Con when lynched.
TOWN ROLES
CIB Detective Bob Coad
Bob Coad was the officer who arrested Chopper following the shooting of notorious bikie, Sidney Collins, in 1992. Coad watched Chopper for several hours without confronting him in order to prevent a shootout, then later ran Chopper’s taxi off the road. Sidney did not die, but following Coad’s arrest, Chopper served 5 years in prison for the crime. Coad became well known for this career-making arrest.
Power: Can investigate one person each night to learn their role.
Shown as: Cop when killed/lynched
Ernie Trotter
In 1978 Chopper brought a gun into the courtroom with the intent to kidnap the judge as leverage to have Jimmy released from prison. Ernie was the judge’s tipstaff and right-hand man at the time. He bravely stepped up that day, disarmed Chopper and held him until police could handcuff him. The judge put his faith in the right man, for Ernie did not fear Chopper like so many others did.
Power: Can investigate one person each night and learn their alignment.
Shown as: Cop when killed/lynched.
Dr. Rosenthal Gibbs
Dr. Rosenthal Gibbs is a prestigious oncologist at the Melbourne Private Hospital. He was part of the oncology team that treated Chopper from his diagnosis of liver cancer in 2012, up until Chopper’s death in 2013. He has served the people of Victoria, both good and bad, for 20 years and continues to do so.
Power: Can visit one person each night. If that person is attacked by Chopper’s gang on the same night, Dr. Gibbs will render medical aid, saving that person’s life. Cannot visit the same person two nights in a row.
Shown as: Town when killed/lynched.
EX-CON ( TOWNIES )
The majority of players will be ex-cons. You have done your crime, done your time, and are now trying to make an honest living. Unfortunately you cannot run from your past. Your task is to help the innocent find the guilty, and hope your dark past doesn’t catch up to you in the process.
Power: None.
Shown as: Town when murdered/lynched.
ROGUE ROLES
Alphonse Gangitano
Alphonse Gangitano was a criminal. Known as the “Black Prince of Lygon Street”, he was the head of the notorious Carlton Crew, a rival gang of Chopper’s. Alphonse and Chopper’s rivalry was strong throughout the 80s and 90s when they were both active criminals on Melbourne’s streets. Chopper once stated that Alphonse attempted to assault Chopper in a toilet stall. To avoid the attack and fight him off, Chopper claimed he rubbed his excrement in Alphone’s face before making a speedy getaway.
Power: Wins the game if they are lynched (by town) when there are 7 players or less remaining, including himself.
Shown as: Town when killed/lynched.
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