Paulie Provenzano (Omerta) Appreciation

[Bronze Badger]

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Share your favorite recollections of everyone's favorite homophobic, wannabe gangster! Should Paulie join the X-Men in San Francisco? What would happen if Paulie hit on Emma Frost? Would Northstar and Paulie be BFF's?

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[Pixie_Solanas]

I think he may have had the worst hair of any recurring character.

[HeckBoy]

I vaguely remember him from that makeshift X-team from, what was it? Eve of Destruction? Anyway, didn't he die in Neverland?

[Bronze Badger]

I think he may have had the worst hair of any recurring character.

Really?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d9/Xmen40.jpg

[Bronze Badger]

I vaguely remember him from that makeshift X-team from, what was it? Eve of Destruction? Anyway, didn't he die in Neverland?

No, thanks to a coloring mistake he is still alive and kicking.

[AcesX1X]

wow. he sure does have a feminine mutant name for someone with such prejudice attitude.

[Bronze Badger]

After just being discharged from the United States Marines, Paul Provenzano returns to his home in Brooklyn, where he attempts to take over the local 'chapter' of the Mafia. The three leaders, whom Paulie has known all his life, were meeting in a local bakery, a mob-owned business. The leader declared he would not be popular if he made a "made man" out of a mutant. Paulie explains he was taking over. At first they were amused by his declarations, then they shoot him. Paulie easily resists their bullets, then brutally injures the men.

Jean Grey surprises and lectures him on the seeming waste of using his powers to take over the local mob. Paulie correctly guesses that she is here to recruit him into the X-Men and agrees to join, if only to see her in her costume. Jean's intention is to recruit Paulie for a mission to Genosha, to rescue the rest of the X-Men from Magneto.

Jean briefly leaves Paulie to enter the X-Mansion while she talks with Sunpyre on the front driveway. Paulie is thrown through the front doors moments later. Northstar follows. Paulie protests, revealing his homophobia and Northstar protests as he is gay. Paulie dares Northstar to hit him, as he, Paulie is invulnerable. Northstar's super-speed is enough to stun, but not hurt him.

During the trip Genosha, Paul and teammate Hector Mendoza receive a telepathic 'crash course' in their mutant powers, allowing them better control and understanding. Moments later Paul suggests that he and Jean enter the cargo bay for 'privacy'. As a rebuttal, she makes him perceive her as elderly and overweight, an unpleasant visual. He also participates in a telepathic jaunt into Dazzler's mind, to see what had recently ravaged the dimension she had arrived from. The attackers were child-like versions of the alternate reality Age of Apocalypse villains. This Paulie is one of the few people in current continuinty to have an inkling of what had gone on in said alternate reality.

Paulie and the others end up in a Genoshan public square, attempting to rescue Professor Xaiver. The makeshift team battles Magneto. Paulie is convinced that Magneto has slain Dazzler, though this is later proven untrue. After diversionary taunting, the villain launches Paulie towards space, but Northstar saves him. This results in Paulie offering an apology for his behavior to Northstar. Magneto is soon subdued by the X-Man Wolverine.

Back at the X-Mansion, despite an offer to stay, most of the team, including Paulie, left.

It is unknown if Omerta retained or lost his mutant powers during the M-Day.

[Bronze Badger]

wow. he sure does have a feminine mutant name for someone with such prejudice attitude.

In Italian, Omertà signifies the Mafia's law of silence.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulie_Provenzano_(comics)"

[worstblogever]

Paulie said it best, this has ruined a good set of threads.

[AcesX1X]

In Italian, Omertà signifies the Mafia's law of silence.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulie_Provenzano_(comics)"

well, that's the stupidest name he could have picked for himself. and it still sounds really girly.

[HeckBoy]

No, thanks to a coloring mistake he is still alive and kicking.I see. Does he still have his powers then? Kinda miss having random mutants lying around that you could just grab out of nowhere and put onto a X-team.

[Pixie_Solanas]

Really?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d9/Xmen40.jpg

Kid N Play hair was not canon.

[Bronze Badger]

Paulie said it best, this has ruined a good set of threads.

Your double-meaning cuts me deeply.

[Bronze Badger]

I see. Does he still have his powers then? Kinda miss having random mutants lying around that you could just grab out of nowhere and put onto a X-team.

Undetermined. I would love to have him join X-Force. Imagine the abuse he could take at the hands of enemies and teamates alike.

[Come To Deathstrike]

Uh. . . why does a useless one-note Bigot character get an appreciation thread?

[Bronze Badger]

Uh. . . why does a useless one-note Bigot character get an appreciation thread?

I find him hilarious. Now go piss in someone else's one note character appreciation thread.

[Come To Deathstrike]

I find him hilarious. Now go piss in someone else's one note character appreciation thread.

No, Imma piss on yo' face.

[Bronze Badger]

No, Imma piss on yo' face.

That was an excellent Omerta impression. I see you've converted.

[worstblogever]

That was an excellent Omerta impression. I see you've converted.

If that was Paulie's catchphrase, he'd be bigger than Wolverine by now.

[Nyssane]

You only like him because you relate to his homophobia, Badger.

[Bronze Badger]

You only like him because you relate to his homophobia, Badger.

Just because I won't "shrimp" with you does not make me a homophobe.

[Prodigy55]

Just because I won't "shrimp" with you does not make me a homophobe.

Yes it does.

[Bronze Badger]

Yes it does.

You are becoming a worthy opponent.

[Bronze Badger]

If that was Paulie's catchphrase, he'd be bigger than Wolverine by now.

I would totally sport that on a T-shirt.

[Charging]

I rather read about him then any of the New Mutants cast. The Eve Of Destruction team was dope.

[Bronze Badger]

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Kirk Acevedo should play him.

[Vinced_bolt]

Uh. . . why does a useless one-note Bigot character get an appreciation thread?

Telling you would choose to capitalize such a word.

[Mikl C]

Raney's art is horrific.