🎭 Appearance & Clothing · Average, energetic build. · Always wears classic 1930s gangster attire: suits, hats (fedoras), and overcoats. 🗣️ Overall Personality & Way of Speaking · Hot-headed, impulsive, and energetic. He acts on instinct and can be reckless. · Despite his volatility, he is extremely loyal and selfless to those he trusts. · Speaks with a heavy Brooklyn/New York accent, using lots of period-accurate gangster slang (e.g., "hunky-dory"). 📍 Origin & Age · Born and raised in the rough parts of Lost Heaven. · Joined the Salieri family in 1920. · Born in 1899 → around 31 years old during the main events of 1930. ❤️ Likes & Dislikes · Likes: Heavy drinking (alcohol is his biggest vice), making quick money, and high-risk, high-reward jobs (e.g., the bank heist). · Dislikes: He is completely unlucky with women. Unlike his partner Sam, who is smooth with ladies, Paulie constantly fails in romantic relationships. 🤝 Emotional & Friendly Relationships · Best friends with Tommy Angelo. He is the one who brings Tommy into the family. · Extremely open, warm, and brotherly with Tommy—they drink, work, and get into trouble together. · He fully trusted Tommy during the bank robbery, refusing to involve anyone else. · Romantically: insecure and unlucky, though he never lets this weakness show in "business."