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The New Firm was devoted to making things happen, by any means at all, no matter how little those things wanted to happen, and they were very successful. This kind of service could command very high fees, payable in precious stones, from a certain class of businessmen and politicians. The New Firm consisted of [[Mr. Tulip]] and Mr. Pin. Mr. Pin was small and slight with a rather large head which contained the brains of the organization. Mr. Tulip provided the muscle, the threat, and the execution (actually quite a number of executions.) Mr. Pin would kill anyone, too, but he would calculate the risk and benefits and expect to profit from it. He had no desire for violence, just its monetary rewards. He was quite careful of his health and appearance and considered that his only vice was smoking. Mr. Pin came to an unfortunate end in ''[[Book:The Truth|The Truth]]''.
The New Firm is devoted to making things happen, by any means at all, no matter how little those things want to happen, and they are very successful. This kind of service commands very high fees, payable in precious stones, from a certain class of businessmen and politicians. The New Firm consists of [[Mr. Tulip]] and '''Mr. Pin'''. Mr. Pin is small and slight with a rather large head which contains the brains of the organization. Mr. Tulip provides the muscle, the threat, and the execution (actually quite a number of executions). Mr. Pin would kill anyone, too, but he would calculate the risk and benefits and expect to profit from it. He has no desire for violence, just its monetary rewards. He is quite careful of his health and appearance and considers that his only vice is smoking. Mr. Pin comes to an unfortunate end in ''[[Book:The Truth|The Truth]]''.


He is an utterly despicable character and will even stoop so low as to steal somebody's Potato.
He is an utterly despicable character and will even stoop so low as to steal somebody's Potato.


Bears a striking resemblance to Mr. Croup from Neil Gaiman's {{wp|Neverwhere|Neverwhere}}, who, along with his partner Mr. Vandemar (similar in many respects to Mr. Tulip) forms part of the '''Old''' Firm. However, TP has stated that rather than being a ''direct'' parody, the New Firm are an amalgam of all two-man crime teams from everywhere and everywhen in fiction.
Bears a striking resemblance to Mr. Croup from Neil Gaiman's ''{{wp|Neverwhere|Neverwhere}}'', who, along with his partner Mr. Vandemar (similar in many respects to Mr. Tulip) forms part of the '''Old''' Firm. However, TP has stated that rather than being a ''direct'' parody, the New Firm are an amalgam of all two-man crime teams from everywhere and everywhen in fiction.
 





Latest revision as of 05:50, 6 September 2017

The New Firm is devoted to making things happen, by any means at all, no matter how little those things want to happen, and they are very successful. This kind of service commands very high fees, payable in precious stones, from a certain class of businessmen and politicians. The New Firm consists of Mr. Tulip and Mr. Pin. Mr. Pin is small and slight with a rather large head which contains the brains of the organization. Mr. Tulip provides the muscle, the threat, and the execution (actually quite a number of executions). Mr. Pin would kill anyone, too, but he would calculate the risk and benefits and expect to profit from it. He has no desire for violence, just its monetary rewards. He is quite careful of his health and appearance and considers that his only vice is smoking. Mr. Pin comes to an unfortunate end in The Truth.

He is an utterly despicable character and will even stoop so low as to steal somebody's Potato.

Bears a striking resemblance to Mr. Croup from Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, who, along with his partner Mr. Vandemar (similar in many respects to Mr. Tulip) forms part of the Old Firm. However, TP has stated that rather than being a direct parody, the New Firm are an amalgam of all two-man crime teams from everywhere and everywhen in fiction.