Lucky Number Slevin/Characters

Slevin Kelevra

• Anti-Hero: Type I, Loser Anti Hero. Subverted. He was a Type IV or V all along, as becomes apparent about two thirds of the way through the film.
• Deadpan Snarker
• Meaningful Name: Slevin is the name of the horse race--Lucky Number Slevin. Kelevra means "bad dog", referencing his relationship to Goodkat, as well as Brikowski.
• Obfuscating Stupidity

Lindsey

• Genki Girl

Goodkat

• Career Killers
• Hitman with a Heart
• Wouldn't Hurt a Child

The Boss

• Appropriated Appellation: It's actually the reason he and the rabbi stopped working together- You can't have two guys called The Boss, and he was the one everyone assumed to be the boss.
• The Killer Becomes the Killed
• Meaningful Name: Why do they call him "The Boss"? Because he's the boss.

The Rabbi

• The Killer Becomes the Killed
• Meaningful Name: Why do they call him "The Rabbi"? Because he's a rabbi.

Yitzchok The Fairy

• Meaningful Name: Why do they call him "The Fairy?" Because he's homosexual.
• Invisible to Gaydar: Despite the name, he's not Camp Gay.

Detective Bad Dog Brikowski

• Dirty Cop