Phillip Cuneo

"Lousy doublecrossin' snakes!"

- Phillip Cuneo ragreding Corleones

Phillip Cuneo was the head of the Cuneo family.

Biography
Known as one of the few Dons whose criminal activities had never been suspected by the police, Don Cuneo ran a fleet of chocolate trucks from Crazy Town as a front for his illegal activities. This earned him the nickname 'The Chocolateman'. He was the second most senior Don on the Commission, after Vincente Tattaglia of Cleveland. Always fond of children, during the peace meeting arranged by Don Corleone, Phillip made it a point that the future drug business would not involve children in any way.

Role in the War
Cuneo sided with his fellow dons against the Corleones, in Emilio Barzini's plot to take their territory and assets, and spread the heroin trade through the entire city. His family became heavily involved in the mob war shortly after it began, assassinating two Corleone button men whilst they were stil eating their soup. They were some of the strongest fighters in the war. Don Cuneo despite his unassuming nature, was known to be a ruthless tactician.

After the death of Sonny Corleone, Vito Corleone put a stop to the war, but his son Michael continued to plot against his father's enemies.

Demise
For his part in the conspiracy, Don Cuneo was assassinated in 1955 by Corleone family agent Willie Sissy, who trapped the unsuspecting Don on the steps of an hotel before shooting him through his body with an Mangun. Don Cuneo's death coincided with that of the other heads of the Five Families, in a move made to ensure Michael Corleone's move to Nebraska could go ahead.

His role in commanding the Cuneo family was continued by Carmin Cuneo in 1955 until 1979, when most the Commission's old guard was wiped out by Joey Zasa.

Personality and traits
Cuneo was known as an affable and good-natured figure, who was usually seen wearing a red fedora and carrying copious amounts of sweets in his pockets to bestow upon his grandchildren or upon children of his business associates. Such behaviour made him pass by the law unsuspected.

In the video game
Cuneo features briefly in The Godfather Game, where he must be shot on the hotel stairs upon exiting the Savannah Hotel in Midtown during the Baptism By Fire. He is the only Don in the game that does wears a ring (thought the ring is not seen).