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| - Cosimo "Momo" Barone (1935-1964) ("Momo the Roach") is a soldato in the novels The Godfather Returns and The Godfather's Revenge. He grew up in the Bronx alongside boyhood friend Eddie Paradise. "Momo", as he was called, got his nickname "the Roach" because his flamboyant, rigidly shellacked hairstyle seemed as hard as a roach's exoskeleton. Momo Barone grew up around people like Pete Clemenza and was 'attached like a fly to him' in the novel. He was also the best friend of soldato and caporegime Nick Geraci, and the nephew of Sal Tessio. After Geraci killed Tessio in 1955, Momo was 'made' under him with fellow soldier Eddie Paradise. He also befriended fellow Geraci soldier Carmine Marino. Considered untrustworthy because of his blood relationship to Tessio, he was however liked by Tom Ha
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| - Cosimo "Momo" Barone (1935-1964) ("Momo the Roach") is a soldato in the novels The Godfather Returns and The Godfather's Revenge. He grew up in the Bronx alongside boyhood friend Eddie Paradise. "Momo", as he was called, got his nickname "the Roach" because his flamboyant, rigidly shellacked hairstyle seemed as hard as a roach's exoskeleton. Momo Barone grew up around people like Pete Clemenza and was 'attached like a fly to him' in the novel. He was also the best friend of soldato and caporegime Nick Geraci, and the nephew of Sal Tessio. After Geraci killed Tessio in 1955, Momo was 'made' under him with fellow soldier Eddie Paradise. He also befriended fellow Geraci soldier Carmine Marino. Considered untrustworthy because of his blood relationship to Tessio, he was however liked by Tom Hagen, and thus given the job to kill the man who stole his watch. Barone was Nick Geraci's closest aide circa 1956 to 1960. After Geraci was deposed in 1961, Barone was considered a likely candidate for the role of caporegime, but his best friend Eddie Paradise was chosen instead to be capo. It is implied Barone didn't hold a grudge for being overlooked, but he was sore that nobody trusted him because he was "Tessio's Kid". Barone met with Geraci, who was still on the run in 1963, and agreed to help Geraci in his bid to dethrone Michael Corleone and take over as boss. Geraci promised Barone the title of consigliere if he agreed to help. Barone agreed, and fed Geraci information on Michael Corleone's moves. Ultimately, both Geraci and Barone were killed while attending a meeting that had been supposedly arranged for Geraci to negotiate his bid for leadership. The meeting turned out to be a setup masterminded by Michael Corleone. Barone was killed by his lifelong friend Eddie Paradise.
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