Character Relationship Map: Chopper

Characters

• Neville Bartos (played by Vince Colosimo) — protagonist

  Neville is a wealthy supplier of amphetamines to Melbourne's western suburbs and becomes involved with Mark through Tanya. When Neville refuses Mark's demand for money, Mark shoots him in the abdomen....

• Jimmy Loughnan (played by Simon Lyndon) — supporting

  Jimmy is Mark's fellow inmate and associate, whom Mark recruits for a siege against the Painters and Dockers. Wanting to escape the mission, Jimmy wounds Mark and stages the scene as self-defense. Lat...

• Bluey (played by Dan Wyllie) — supporting

  Bluey is Mark's fellow inmate and associate, recruited by Mark to help lead a siege against the Painters and Dockers. The mission becomes dangerous when Jimmy turns on Mark, and Bluey is later held in...

• Mandy (played by Skye Wansey) — minor
• Tanya (played by Kate Beahan) — supporting

  Tanya is Mark's former girlfriend, whom he meets again after leaving prison. Their reunion deteriorates when Mark becomes violently jealous at a club, then finds Tanya speaking with Neville Bartos and...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Jimmy Loughnan → Mandy (Romantic Fiancée) — Mandy is Jimmy Loughnan's pregnant fiancée and domestic partner.

  Jimmy Loughnan shares an apartment with his pregnant fiancée, Mandy, and their young daughter.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Neville Bartos → Tanya (Unknown Contact) — The plot establishes direct telephone contact between Neville Bartos and Tanya.

  The protagonist finds Tanya on the phone with Neville Bartos at Tanya's house.

• Jimmy Loughnan → Bluey (Alliance Teammate) — They are recruited as co-conspirators for the prison siege.

  The protagonist conscripts both Jimmy Loughnan and Bluey to help lead a siege against the Painters and Dockers.

Story Analysis

A violent prison identity expands into unstable freedom, escalating betrayals, shootings, testimony, and partial legal accountability.

Plot Progression

1. Prison Territory War — The protagonist violates a prison boundary and attacks Keithy George. A contract is placed on him, prompting preparations for a violent siege.
2. Betrayal Behind Bars — Bluey and Jimmy Loughnan join the siege, but Jimmy attacks the protagonist to escape the mission. The aftermath exposes the connection between the sentence and Jimmy's attempted release.
3. Freedom Through Violence — The prison board rejects a transfer, so the protagonist mutilates himself to reach the mental-health wing. After release, his reunion with Tanya quickly turns into jealousy and domestic violence.
4. Neville's Retaliation — The protagonist discovers Neville Bartos's wealth and drug-supply position before shooting him after a demand for money is refused. He then threatens Jimmy and claims police protection.
5. Witness And Judgment — A planned contract attack goes wrong at a car park, where the protagonist kills an affiliate while Mandy watches. Her testimony helps defeat the murder charge, but the wounding conviction brings a fiv...