Michael Corleone
Michael Corleone is a fictional character from Mario Puzo's novel *The Godfather* and its film adaptations, the youngest son who transforms from war hero and family outsider to ruthless crime boss.
His arc—the reluctant heir who becomes more brutal than his predecessors—has made him shorthand for corruption by power or gradual moral compromise: He went full Michael Corleone on his business partners.
- family businessEnterprise owned by relatives
- mafiaCriminal organization using intimidation
- crime familyCriminal organization by kinship
- mob bossCriminal organization's top figure
- PacinoItalian-American film legend
Al Pacino · Sicily · vendetta · don · famiglia · omertà · Fredo · lake house · Sonny · Kay · baptism · power · ruthless · cold · calculating · tragedy · betrayal · olive oil
- Fictional RichBruce Wayne, Tony Stark, Scrooge McDuck, Richie Rich, Jay Gatsby
- GodfatherFredo, Sonny, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Francis Ford Coppola
- Mafiamafia, Cosa Nostra, Sicilian Mafia, Five Families, Colombo
- organized crimemafia, mob, the mob, syndicate, crime syndicate
- villainsvillain, antagonists, Darth Vader, evil characters, Joker
- antiheroesDeadpool, Punisher, Wolverine, Venom, Catwoman
Michael CorleoneJean Valjean
Oskar Schindler · Ebenezer Scrooge · Atticus Finch · Luke Skywalker · Walter White
Michael CorleoneEliot Ness
Prohibition-era federal agent
lawman · FBI agent · prosecutor · Clarice Starling · Commissioner Gordon
Michael Corleoneprotective father