Do you remember Superman III I think it was where Superman split himself into two people and neither was like the original: one was meek and the other "dark". Well, that's the way I think of Fredo, Sonny, and Michael. Neither was a compete imitation of Vito. Each had certain characteristics of the Don. Fredo was the loving kid that Vito started out as (kind of like we all start out as); Sonny was the "I'm gonna get ya sucka after you wiped out my family" Vito, and Michael was the intelligent without warmth Vito. That's why Michael murdered his way out of situations rather than apply the Vito technique of the persuasion and a velvet glove. Thoughts?