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Did he really kill several people?

Whoever put "kills several Stanfield enforcers including Savino Bratton". He shot the one guy in the legs with his shotgun, but let him live. He did shoot Savino in the head, but there isn't any other reference to him killing other Stanfield people in the show, can someone clarify? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chaerulez (talk • contribs) 17:55, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There is a reference to him killing a Stanfield enforcer named Manny at a stash house. Other than that I can't recall him killing anyone else.--Opark 77 (talk) 18:00, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Location

The Final scene is Omar in Baltimore, not New York--Dsuriano 18:44, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you're referring to Season One, the scenery (street signage, license plates) all indicate New York. He returns to Baltimore in Season Two. I just watched the episode on HBO on demand. Can anyone corrorborate? Ellsworth 23:52, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This is true. Not only does the scene take place infront of a sign indicating that it is in the south bronx, The Empire State Building is also visible in the background. I would change it myself, but I just created my account and do not feel comfortable editing articles, as I don't really know what I am doing yet.--Comic J 17:31, 4 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No, go for it, dude!. Ellsworth 14:02, 13 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You guys are both right - End of Season One Omar is sent to NYC by McNulty to keep him out of String's sights. McNulty puts him on a bus and at the end the scenery (mentioned above) is clear that he made it to NYC. He does return to Baltimore (not sure what episode - would have to watch the DVD again) during Season Two to testify against Bird in the Gant shooting. S2E6 - is my favorite when he actually testifies in court and calls out Levy for being just as much as a corrupting factor as himself in the "Game" and he also shows his depth in character by helping the guard with his crossword by knowing the Greek God of War - Aries. I need to set up an account but they already let me put in lack of source on the prologue episode for Season 5. I'll watch the end of Season 1 again and make sure then put the edit in if you guys don't beat me to it!

Amy Racecar 25 March 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.188.252.137 (talk) 04:36, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Butchie

We need to work in mention of Butchies role as an advisor to Omar.--Opark 77 22:00, 21 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And as a bank/family? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.188.252.137 (talk) 04:38, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

He never swears?

he says shit in his second line in the show

But I believe he scolds Brandon for swearing - something about not saying such words from such a beautiful mouth.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Amyracecar007 (talk • contribs) 02:22, 27 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is his last name a coincidence?

I was just wondering if it's only a coincidence that Omar's last name is the same as Malcolm X's. --Davecampbell 18:09, 1 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Formal tone

An editor at IP address 76.99.9.205 has been edit warring over content on this page. There is a summary of their rationale at their talk page. They are basing their edits on a slang term "hopper" being more appropriate to describe someone who is a low ranking drug dealer. I have provided an explanation about the manual of style and use of formal encyclopaedic tone to try to clarify why this is not appropriate here at wikipedia. Please stop edit warring and follow the policies of the encyclopedia.--Opark 77 (talk) 22:02, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As a compromise why don't we not mention Kenard's role in the crew and save that for Kenard's own article/entry?--Opark 77 (talk) 22:06, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111!!11!!

No. 72.85.143.80 (talk) 02:18, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Prologue

Amazon.com has exclusive prologues of a couple The Wire characters, including Omar. What would the right way to go about including this in the article? --206.57.89.239 (talk) 04:10, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It is in the article, here.--Opark 77 (talk) 11:09, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I see that the summary of one of the prologues is what you are linking to Opark 77 but there is no link to the source or mention of the other prequels.Amyracecar007 (talk) 02:24, 27 March 2008 (UTC)Amyracecar007[reply]

You can add mention of the source and we should add a citation. We should cite the original source (HBO not amazon or both). Mention of the other prequels is not really relevant to this article IMO.--Opark 77 (talk) 07:40, 27 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps there should be a mention of the other prequels in the episode listings? I'd watched the entire run of the show and came hear to read about Omar a few days ago and that was the first I'd heard of these prequels. 72.139.122.208 (talk) 02:55, 7 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Past tense

The use of past tense in the lead pretty much gives away that he dies, something which is to be avoided I think. The plot summary would obviously spoil it, but the lead doesn't need to in my opinion. Mind if I change the tense? VanTucky 21:20, 20 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Whistling

Its the exact same melody and all but I assumed he was whistling "A-Hunting We Will Go" which I think makes more sense thematically for Omar 68.230.50.168 (talk) 14:35, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's 'The Farmer In The Dell'. If you hunt up the lyrics to this song, the last line is 'The Cheese Stands Alone', which Omar repeats several times as a standalone line in the fourth? and fifth seasons. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.139.122.208 (talk) 02:31, 7 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I thought he was whistling 'Bringing In The Sheaves' all that time... When does he say 'The Cheese Stands Alone'? It's definitely too slow and missing a beat to be "A-Hunting We Will Go".

It's The Farmer In The Dell, he first says "The Cheese Stands Alone" in Season 1. Video here.A. Christopher (talk) 12:35, 28 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's 100% "A hunting we will go"  I heard him on an interview on 1310 The Ticket Radio station in Dallas and he was crystal clear about this.  Everyone assumed "farmer in the dell" but Omar corrected the record  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drice316 (talk • contribs) 17:06, 19 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Barack Obama

"Barack Obama says that Omar is his favorite character on The Wire (which, in turn, is his favorite television show)." Is this really relevant? Who cares about what Barack Obama thinks about this character? This is more suitable for the Barack Obama article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.202.99.207 (talk) 22:55, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Past Tense?

Why is most of the article - and most notably the introductory paragraph - written in the past tense? This is not a description of the life story of a real person, but of a fictional character. Present tense. BigSteve (talk) 14:14, 20 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

'No Heart' Anthony

The prequel section currently says Omar's brother "merely suffered a contact wound", which reads as if the wound wasn't serious. Although I have no professional knowledge in the matter I understand contact wounds are very destructive (see here). The gases are pushed into the wound and expand inside the body, sometimes just under the skin, sometimes deep into the wound. The result is more than a projectile ripping through the victim's body, it also adds explosive expansion of gases. I take the dialogue between McNulty and Greggs to mean there was no way a person could survive the injury. The gun used is said to have been of a large caliber. Greggs hears the story and says "ouch", to which McNulty says "contact wound". Inexplicably Anthony survives, earning his nickname by baffling all sensible explanations. A freak incident on the edge of plausibility, the stuff that legends are made of, if you will.A. Christopher (talk) 12:54, 28 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Morgue Scene

Omar was shot in the right side of his head. The morgue employee opening the body bag was standing on Omar's right and would have been able to see the gunshot wound. No guessing, profiling or racial assumptions need to be made to observe a 9mm hole in the side of someone's head to know Omar was mislabeled.Es330td (talk) 14:38, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes and no. Omar was shot in the back of the head so the employee could not see at a glance the wound. However the letters AA M are written next to Omar's name in the card. That would mean African American, Male. So while the morgue employee didn't necessarily see a gunshot wound, he still did not guess based on race. I had to re-watch it to notice that second detail. Thanks for the help.A. Christopher (talk) 22:38, 27 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Spoiler warning

It would be nice if you'd have put spoiler tags at the begining of the page, specifically that little box on the side. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.179.73.149 (talk) 22:56, 5 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There's a general disclamer at Wikipedia:Content disclaimer - Stillwaterising (talk) 22:58, 5 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

To add, from wp:spoiler: "Since it is generally expected that the subjects of our articles will be covered in detail, such warnings are considered unnecessary"

In other words, it may not be a good idea to go to an encyclopedia article on a subject when you're trying to avoid learning information about the subject. --Omarcheeseboro (talk) 00:47, 6 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wendell Beard

Was Wendell Beard the inspiration for any of The Wire characters? Beard was a Baltimore folk figure during the late 70s and early 80s for both his reputation as a stickup artist and murderer, and also for his headlong escapes from custody; at various times, he leaped out a courthouse window and bailed out of a moving police cruiser while handcuffed.

Georgejdorner (talk) 01:01, 1 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Number 2 Greatest TV Character?

The article states, "Omar Little is Number 2 on Bravo's 100 Greatest TV Characters of All-Time, only behind Tony Soprano." I've added a citation needed tag as I could not find any evidence of this claim. The only Bravo 100 Greatest TV Characters of All-Time list I could find was from a 2004 special and Omar Little did not appear on that list. Tony Soprano was listed 10th.72.21.246.99 (talk) 13:15, 2 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Age/DOB

On the witness stand, Omar swears to be "29, thereabouts" but on the body bag tag in the morgue in the final season it shows his DOB to be 8/15/1960. Robert K S (talk) 15:10, 30 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]