- "My husband, his brother, and me built this here Harlem game brick by brick. Numbers, pussy, guns."
- ―Mama Mabel[src]
Samuel Stokes, also known as Buggy Stokes, was the husband of Mabel Stokes and the grandfather of Cornell Stokes and Mariah Dillard.
Biography
- "On his deathbed, what did you promise Buggy? That you'd take care of me and our business."
"What the hell are you talking about, Mabel? I've always put this shit before anything else. You were my woman before you was his. But I let that go. You always protect your family. No matter what." - ―Mama Mabel and Pistol Pete[src]
Buggy Stokes married Mabel Stokes, a woman who used to date his brother Peter, and together they ran a criminal business in Harlem's Paradise alongside their expanding family. On his deathbed, Buggy asked Peter to protect Mabel and the family, to which he agreed, even though he secretly wanted to assume control of Harlem's Paradise.[1]
Relationships
Family
- 'Mama' Mabel Stokes † - Wife
- Peter 'Pistol Pete' Stokes † - Brother
- Jazmine Stokes - Daughter
- Mariah Stokes † - Granddaughter
- Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes † - Grandson
- Tilda Dillard - Great-Granddaughter / Niece
Enemies
- Quincy McIver † - Friend turned Victim and Killer
Appearances
- Luke Cage
- Season One
- Manifest (mentioned)
- Season Two
- I Get Physical (mentioned)
- All Souled Out (mentioned)
- On and On (mentioned)
- Season One