As he runs the Corleone crime family, Vito has a lot of close confidants inThe Godfathersaga.
Salvatore Tessio and Sonnys godfather, Peter Clemenza, were both caporegimes within the family.
They were integral to Vitos rise to power, as seen inthe prequel storyline ofThe Godfather Part II.
The Dons lawyer and consigliere, Tom Hagen, is one of his closest business associates.
Vito wasnt actually Toms father, but he practically raised him.
Tom is as much a son to Vito as Michael, Sonny, or Fredo.
Vito runs all his decisions by Tom first to get his thoughts.
But none of these characters is Vitos true right-hand man.
When Sonny wanted to get involved in the family business, Genco helped to show him the ropes.
The Godfather chronicles the Italian-American Corleone crime family from 1945 to 1955. Following an assassination attempt on family patriarch Vito Corleone, his youngest son Michael emerges to orchestrate a brutal campaign of retribution, cementing his role in the family’s illicit empire.
Without Genco, Vito might not have becomeThe Godfather.
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