The Wireis bursting with fantastic characters , and that ’s one of the reason many dubs itTV ’s heavy dramatic play . McNulty , Bunk , and Stringer Bell all shine , but none slip the show like Omar Little . Brilliantly portrayed by Michael Kenneth Williams , Omar is one of TV ’s greatest anti - heroes and is a dangerous mankind who lives by his own code , much like a character from a spaghetti westerly . A shivery whistling of a children ’s nursery verse let you know that “ Omar comin , ” and this means you best get out the agency , as he is get with his double - barreled scattergun and he surely wo n’t hesitate to use it .
10. “Spread the word, darlin'. Omar back!”
One affair ’s for sure if you are a street - level drug bargainer and Omar is in town , then you are in trouble . The streets mat much safer when everyone believed that Omar was go and they did not have to vex about hearing his trademark whistle . But when he “ came back from the dead ” ( which was really just New York ) , he uttered this gem in an seek to get the give-and-take out that he was back in town . This go on in Episode 3 of Season 2 , “ Hot Shots . ” In this installment , Omar returns to Baltimore after last being seen at the end of Season 1 in New York . He has returned with a new young man named Dante , and they gage out a stash house to potentially rip off . They are outsmart to it but tag the thieves back to their hideout where he denote his striking return and read their haul .
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9. “I suppose we could. Or settle this once and forever.”
There is no dubiousness that Omar Little is a modern - day cowboy . He is an anti - hero who lives by his own computer code , plus he has tons of heavy one - liners that would accommodate absolutely into a Sergio Leone Western or a blockbuster activity flick . The scene in which this superb blood occurs feels very much like a homage to these Western films , as it happen during a tense tie between Omar and Brother Mouzone . This fantastic scene hap in Season 3 in the episode “ Middle Ground . ” During this time of year , Brother Mouzone captures Omar ’s young man , Dante , and forces him to reveal Omar ’s hiding lieu . In the episode , Brother Mouzone tracks down Omar and they have this tense standoff . However , they then meet in the “ middle reason ” to pursue a vulgar goal – taking down Stringer Bell .
8. “But the game is out there, and it’s either play or get played”
Omar oft reference “ the game ” throughout the class of the show . With this quote , he is saying that if you are not act the secret plan , then thing will not work out for you and you will be assume advantage of or maybe even killed . Omar is , certainly , playing the secret plan and does so according to his own set of rules . He delivers this splendid quote in one of the top Omar episode – Season 1 ’s “ Lessons . ” In this episode , Omar delivers a few deterrent example and this one comes when Omar is brought in by police for question after the tap entail him in Stinkum ’s murder . Omar deny involvement and is unapologetic about his actions , and the detectives have to let him go .
7. “Omar don’t scare.”
There are not many multitude who can get away with utter in third person , but Omar Little is one of them . Although he can often be philosophical and even poetic , he can also be stark and to the point . He is the latter here , and this lack of fearfulness is evident throughout the entire show . He establishes this from the get - go and delivers this quote in the installment “ The Wire ” from Season 1 . Omar is so fear by the malefactor and drug dealers on the street , that he is practically unprocurable . This means that he can do anything he likes , which could even be talk to the law . Instead of being scare , it is certainly Omar who does the scaring . This is evident with the word of advice “ Omar comin ! ” that is pronounce anytime that they pick up his trademark whistle ( “ The Farmer in the Dell ” ) .
6. “It ain’t what you takin', it’s who you takin' from, ya feel me? How you expect to run with the wolves come night when you spend all day sparring with puppies.”
Unlike the majority of characters who sour on the street corners , Omar is philosophical and even poetical at times . As found on this list , Omar does n’t scare and instead even the toughest thugs on the street fear Omar and would n’t dare get in his way of life . In this quotation from Season 4 ’s “ Home Rooms , ” Omar just leaves his house to buy some grain . But because of his reputation , a frightened dealer drop his stash for Omar . Omar then tells his boyfriend that he does not want the drugs because he put in no feat , and he fears that he will go soft if he robs easy targets ( puppies ) .
5. “I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It’s all in the game though, right?”
There are not as many characters that are as bright and sharp as Omar . This is made even more manifest in the episode “ All Prologue ” in Season 2 . During his court coming into court in the Bird murder trial , Omar very calmly reveals his occupation whilst giving pretended testimony . He is characterized as being a violent criminal and parasite by Maurice Levy , Bird ’s attorney , but Omar then flip over the script on the lawyer with this excellent quotation . With this subtle jabbing , he is stating how they both make money off the drug and violence in Baltimore . Everyone has their means of profiting though , and the only dispute is that Omar makes his money with a shotgun , while Levy does it with a briefcase . This is all part of the game . With his card and satinpod , Omar manages to win over the court and belittle Levy ’s credibility .
4. “Man, money ain’t got no owners, only spenders”
A philosophic quote here , which is drive home by Omar in one of his most spectacular and severe moments – robbing Marlo Stanfield ( a ruthless drug kingbolt ) right in the middle of a poker game . Marlo argues that money is his own , but Omar clearly has different views on money and ownership . This fall out during Episode 4 of Deason 4 , “ Refugees . ” In addition to taking Marlo ’s money at the poker secret plan , Omar also makes a point by taking his large ( and probably valuable ) band . In retaliation , Marlo put Omar for murdering an barren citizen ( something outside of his code ) , and this ignites a hate between the two . This proves to be a costly contention , but there is no denying the grandness of the quote and the braveness of Omar to rob Marlo in the middle of a poker plot .
3. “A man gotta have a code.”
As shew , a primal ground that Omar is an audience favorite is that he has some morals and lives by a code ( as well as his earmark melodic line and smart as a whip quote ) . For Omar , this code involves only harming and robbing from drug dealers and leave innocent masses out of it . This is picture often , as Omar is frequently kind and constabulary - bear to regular citizens , and even look at his Gran to church on Sundays . Omar also does not a curse , which is very rare for any fictional character in the show . Omar use this phrase in the episode “ Wire ” from Season 4 . He say it to Bunk , in a citation to a lecturing that Bunk give to Omar back to an earlier season . In this scene , Omar is arrive at out to the constabulary to use his “ get out of jail free ” card after being owed a favor for testifying against Bird .
2. “All in the game yo, all in the game.”
Throughout the serial , Omar frequently piddle reference to “ the plot ” and this is a key part of whatThe Wireis all about . This “ game ” surrounds the drug trade and the roles that everyone has within it . For Omar , who hold up by a strict code , his part of the game is robbing from drug dealers and criminals , but never from the impeccant . This quote comes from the dramatic end to the first season , in the episode “ Sentencing . ” Prior to this , Omar had been trail out of Baltimore after attempting to enact retaliation on the Barksdale Organization for belt down his boyfriend . In this episode , we find Omar in the South Bronx in the final tantrum , and he turn in this quote as we find him doing what he does well — plume a drug principal . Of course , Omar would find his way back to Baltimore soon .
1. “You come at the king, you best not miss.”
Perhaps the most famous quote from the entire show , this is a phrase which has now permeated popular culture in oecumenical . It is another gem from the Season 1 instalment “ Lessons ” and it ’s certainly one lesson that is not forget after watching the action at law unfold . to begin with in the episode , Omar catch from his concealment space as Avon Barksdale ’s henchmen Wee - Bey , Stinkum , and Savino raid his flat and torch his van . Later , Wee - Bey and Stinkum prepare to hit Scar ’s corner , but Omar then emerges from the shadows to exact his revenge . He blast and kills Stinkum and wounds Wee - Bey by shooting him in the branch . Wee - Bey manages to shroud behind a car and then hears Omar ’s familiar and scary whistle . Omar then fork out this fantastic and hard - hit line , as Wee - Bey looks around desperately attempt to situate his assailant . Lesson learn .
