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* ImprobableAge: Saul [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this immediately. Hank later refers to Getz as "[[DoogieHowserMD Detective Doogie Howser]]". Ironically, Qualls was in his early 30s when playing the part.

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* ImprobableAge: Saul [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this immediately. Hank later refers to Getz as "[[DoogieHowserMD "[[Series/DoogieHowserMD Detective Doogie Howser]]". Ironically, Qualls was in his early 30s when playing the part.
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* {{Foil}}: Many of the tropes mentioned here add up to "Hank's foil". Gomez is this to the extent that just about ''every'' suggestion he ever makes to Hank turns out to be wrong. Lampshaded when, while questioning Mike Ehrmantraut, Hank makes up a completely ridiculous theory about Mike's niece's role in the meth trade and attributes it to Gomez; Gomez doesn't even blink.

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* {{Foil}}: Many of the tropes mentioned here add up to "Hank's foil". Gomez is this to the extent that just about ''every'' suggestion he ever makes to Hank turns out to be wrong. Lampshaded when, while questioning Mike Ehrmantraut, Hank makes up a completely ridiculous theory about Mike's niece's role in granddaughter being the meth trade muscle of Gus Fring's operation and attributes it to Gomez; Gomez doesn't even blink.



* {{Pride}}: In season 4, Hank goads Gomez into conducting an extrajudicial search the industrial laundry facility that Hank believes hides Gus's meth lab, by insulting his abilities as a cop.

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* {{Pride}}: In season 4, Hank goads Gomez into conducting an extrajudicial search of the industrial laundry facility that Hank believes hides Gus's meth lab, by insulting his abilities as a cop.



* DaChief: Heads up the El Paso branch of the DEA making him Merket's, and later Hank's, immediate superior. Fittingly, he ends up butting heads with Hank during season 5.

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* DaChief: Heads up the El Paso branch of the DEA making him Merket's, Merkert's, and later Hank's, immediate superior. Fittingly, he ends up butting heads with Hank during season 5.

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* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler: No one was expecting poor Gomez to die offscreen during the shootout that started at the end of "To'hajiilee".]]



* The {{Foil}}: Many of the tropes mentioned here add up to "Hank's foil". Gomez is this to the extent that just about ''every'' suggestion he ever makes to Hank turns out to be wrong. Lampshaded when, while questioning Mike Ehrmantraut, Hank makes up a completely ridiculous theory about Mike's niece's role in the meth trade and attributes it to Gomez; Gomez doesn't even blink.

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* The {{Foil}}: Many of the tropes mentioned here add up to "Hank's foil". Gomez is this to the extent that just about ''every'' suggestion he ever makes to Hank turns out to be wrong. Lampshaded when, while questioning Mike Ehrmantraut, Hank makes up a completely ridiculous theory about Mike's niece's role in the meth trade and attributes it to Gomez; Gomez doesn't even blink.



* UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents: Speaks in a Texas drawl.
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* TheFoil: Many of the tropes mentioned here add up to "Hank's foil". Gomez is this to the extent that just about ''every'' suggestion he ever makes to Hank turns out to be wrong. Lampshaded when, while questioning Mike Ehermantraut, Hank makes up a completely ridiculous theory about Mike's niece's role in the meth trade and attributes it to Gomez.

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* TheFoil: The {{Foil}}: Many of the tropes mentioned here add up to "Hank's foil". Gomez is this to the extent that just about ''every'' suggestion he ever makes to Hank turns out to be wrong. Lampshaded when, while questioning Mike Ehermantraut, Ehrmantraut, Hank makes up a completely ridiculous theory about Mike's niece's role in the meth trade and attributes it to Gomez.Gomez; Gomez doesn't even blink.

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* GoodCopBadCop: Attempts to act the part of the Good Cop during said interrogation.



** GoodCopBadCop: Attempts to act the part of the Good Cop during said interrogation.
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* TheFoil: Many of the tropes mentioned here add up to "Hank's foil". Gomez is this to the extent that just about ''every'' suggestion he ever makes to Hank turns out to be wrong. Lampshaded when, while questioning Mike Ehermantraut, Hank makes up a completely ridiculous theory about Mike's niece's role in the meth trade and attributes it to Gomez.
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[[folder:Steven Gomez]]

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[[folder:Steven [[folder:Special Agent Steven Gomez]]



Hank's partner. Hank makes fun of Gomez for being Latino, Gomez makes fun of Hank for being white, but they get along fine. A good cop in his own right.

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Hank's partner.closest friend in the DEA. Hank makes fun of Gomez for being Latino, Gomez makes fun of Hank for being white, but they get along fine. A good cop in his own right.



* BadassBeard: In the latter seasons.

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* BadassBeard: In the latter seasons.Grows one in season 4.



* {{Pride}}: In season 4, Hank goads him into conducting an extrajudicial search of Gus's industrial laundry facility by insulting his abilities as a cop.

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* {{Pride}}: In season 4, Hank goads him Gomez into conducting an extrajudicial search of Gus's the industrial laundry facility that Hank believes hides Gus's meth lab, by insulting his abilities as a cop.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:His relationship with Gus is extremely similar to Hank's with Walt, leading Hank to assume that arresting Walt would lead inevitably to Hank's dismissal.]]

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:His His relationship with Gus is extremely similar to Hank's with Walt, leading Hank to assume that arresting Walt would lead inevitably to Hank's dismissal.]]
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Special Agent in Charge of the El Paso DEA branch. He becomes Hank's new superior after Merkert resigns.

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Special Agent in Charge of the El Paso DEA branch. He becomes Hank's new superior after Merkert resigns.
resigns [[spoiler: and Hank gets promoted to take his place]].
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[[folder:Merkert]]

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[[folder:Merkert]][[folder:George Merkert]]



[[folder:Ramey]]

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[[folder:Ramey]][[folder:SAC Ramey]]



[[folder:Vanco]]

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[[folder:Vanco]][[folder:Agent Vanco]]



[[folder:Tim Roberts]]

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[[folder:Tim [[folder:Detective Tim Roberts]]



[[folder:Getz]]

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[[folder:Getz]][[folder:Detective Getz]]



* ImprobableAge: Saul [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this immediately. Hank later refers to Getz as "[[DoogieHowserMD Detective Doogie Howser]]".

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* ImprobableAge: Saul [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this immediately. Hank later refers to Getz as "[[DoogieHowserMD Detective Doogie Howser]]". Ironically, Qualls was in his early 30s when playing the part.



* UndercoverCopReveal: Too bad Badger thought all undercover cops had to admit if they were a cop if asked.

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* UndercoverCopReveal: Too bad He baits Badger thought all by getting the guy to fall for the old urban legend that undercover cops had to admit if they were a cop if asked.can't deny that they're cops when asked directly.
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* AmericanAccents: Speaks in a Texas drawl.

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* AmericanAccents: UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents: Speaks in a Texas drawl.

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* BladderOfSteel: Munn justifies his ability to stay with Jesse in the interrogation room by saying he has a bladder the size of a hot water bottle.

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* BladderOfSteel: Invoked. Munn justifies his ability to stay with Jesse in the interrogation room by saying he has a bladder the size of a hot water bottle.



* ButtMonkey: Saul, Hank, and Badger of all people mock him mercilessly during his time on screen usually due to his appearance, although Hank also makes a jab at his shoddy police work.



** GoodCopBadCop: Attempts to act the part of the Good Cop before Saul arrives.

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** GoodCopBadCop: Attempts to act the part of the Good Cop before Saul arrives.during said interrogation.
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* DeadpanSnarker

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* DeadpanSnarkerDeadpanSnarker: When your partner is Hank, you kind of have to be.



* TheReliableOne

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* TheReliableOneTheReliableOne: He'll do almost anything to help out Hank, [[spoiler: even going outside the law with him in the second half of season 5.]]
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* :DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler: Taking on Jack's gang with a shotgun despite being clearly outmatched by their automatic weapons.]]

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* :DyingMomentOfAwesome: DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler: Taking on Jack's gang with a shotgun despite being clearly outmatched by their automatic weapons.]]

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* BadassMustache
* DaChief: Hank's immediate superior until season 5.

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* BadassMustache
BadassMustache: Just look at the page picture.
* DaChief: Hank's immediate superior until season 5. He gets along with Hank much better than most examples of the trope do though.



* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's a pretty good boss, all things considered, even if he does suspend Hank.

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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's a pretty good boss, all things considered, even if he does suspend Hank.Hank he really didn't have any other options given that Hank had just assaulted Jesse.



* WhatTheHellHero: Marie calls him out for suspending Hank and leaving him unarmed before the Cousins attacked.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Marie calls him out for suspending Hank and leaving him unarmed before the Cousins attacked.attacked even though he couldn't have possibly seen it coming and he really had no alternative course of action given the situation at the time.



* AssholeVictim: It's hard to feel too sorry for him after he gets his leg blown off by a decapitated head turtle bomb. Better still, the agent who mocked Hank earlier gets blown to pieces by the bomb.

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* AssholeVictim: It's hard to feel too sorry for him after he gets his leg blown off by a decapitated head turtle bomb. Better still, He still got off better than the agent who mocked Mexican official with whom he was badmouthing Hank earlier gets to earlier, who was blown to pieces by the bomb.



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The last we see of him is screaming in pain with his leg blown off, given that the DEA was likely miles from the nearest hospital it's debatable whether he survived or not.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The last we see of him is screaming in pain with his leg blown off, given that the DEA was likely miles from the nearest hospital it's debatable whether he survived or not.PutOnABus: Without a leg.


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** GoodCopBadCop: Attempts to act the part of the Good Cop before Saul arrives.
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* [[spoiler:AnyoneCanDie]]

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* [[spoiler:AnyoneCanDie]]AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler: No one was expecting poor Gomez to die offscreen during the shootout that started at the end of "To'hajiilee".]]



* [[spoiler:DyingMomentOfAwesome: Taking on Jack's gang with a shotgun despite being clearly outmatched by their automatic weapons.]]

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* [[spoiler:DyingMomentOfAwesome: :DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler: Taking on Jack's gang with a shotgun despite being clearly outmatched by their automatic weapons.]]



* [[spoiler:KilledOffScreen: We last see Gomez in "To'hajiilee" holding his own with Hank against Jack's crew. At the start of "Ozymandias", Gomez is seen lying dead. Hank soon follows.]]

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* [[spoiler:KilledOffScreen: KilledOffScreen: [[spoiler: We last see Gomez in "To'hajiilee" holding his own with Hank against Jack's crew. At the start of "Ozymandias", Gomez is seen lying dead. Hank soon follows.]]

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* TheConfidant: Hank trusts him more than anyone, with the exception of Marie.



* CulturalPosturing: A large part of his friendship with Hank. He gives as good as he gets.



* HappilyMarried: The few times we hear about his life outside of work (plus a few cast and crew interviews), we get this impression.



* NiceGuy: Hank gives him a lot of crap, but he never loses his cool.

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* NiceGuy: Hank gives him a lot of crap, but he never loses his cool. He also seems far more relaxed and cool with others around the office.


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* AssholeVictim: It's hard to feel sorry for him after he gets his leg blown off by a decapitated head turtle bomb. Better still, the agent who mocked Hank earlier gets blown to pieces by the bomb.

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* AssholeVictim: It's hard to feel too sorry for him after he gets his leg blown off by a decapitated head turtle bomb. Better still, the agent who mocked Hank earlier gets blown to pieces by the bomb.



* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Despite voicing his suspicions about Gus Fring to Hank, he quietly disappears from the narrative afterwards without really contributing much to the Fring investigation.



* SmallRoleBigImpact: Had he not asked Hank for help on the Gale Boetticher homicide, not only would Hank likely still be collecting minerals at his house, Hank probably never would have figured out that Walt was Heisenberg.



* ThoseTwoGuys

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* ThoseTwoGuysThoseTwoGuys: Never seen without the other.



* BadBadActing: When going undercover as a drug addict, he ends up overplaying the part. Luckily for him, Badger ignores his gut instincts and sells him meth anyways.



* UndercoverCopReveal

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* UndercoverCopRevealPerpSweating: Tries interrogating Badger before being ushered out of the room by Saul.
* UndercoverCopReveal: Too bad Badger thought all undercover cops had to admit if they were a cop if asked.
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* TheDanza
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This page is for the DEA agents and police officers in ''Series/BreakingBad'' aside from Hank Schrader; to know more about Hank, see [[Characters/BreakingBadWaltsFamily here]]. For the main page, see [[Characters/BreakingBad here]].

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This page is for the DEA agents and police officers in ''Series/BreakingBad'' aside from Hank Schrader; to know more about Hank, see [[Characters/BreakingBadWaltsFamily here]].Hank Schrader]]. For the main page, see [[Characters/BreakingBad here]].

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* DaChief

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* DaChiefAmericanAccents: Speaks in a Texas drawl.
* BadassMustache
* DaChief: Hank's immediate superior until season 5.



* WhatTheHellHero: Marie calls him out for suspending Hank and leaving him unarmed before the Cousins attacked Hank.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Marie calls him out for suspending Hank and leaving him unarmed before the Cousins attacked Hank.attacked.



Special Agent in Charge of the Southwestern DEA branch. He becomes Hank's new superior after Merkert resigns.

* TheBusCameBack: He shows up for a couple of Season 2 episodes before disappearing. He returns after Merkert resigns in Season 5.
* DaChief: Following Merkert's resignation.

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Special Agent in Charge of the Southwestern El Paso DEA branch. He becomes Hank's new superior after Merkert resigns.

* TheBusCameBack: He shows up for a couple of Season 2 episodes before disappearing. He returns disappearing, returning after Merkert resigns in Season 5.
* DaChief: Following Merkert's resignation.Heads up the El Paso branch of the DEA making him Merket's, and later Hank's, immediate superior. Fittingly, he ends up butting heads with Hank during season 5.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Grows impatient with the progress of the DEA's investigation into Mike Ehrmantraut, ordering the investigation closed.
* PoliceAreUseless: Apparently investigating the right-hand man of the biggest meth operation in the United States isn't worth DEA resources.



* AnArmAndALeg: Loses his leg to the infamous "Tortuga Bomb"
* AssholeVictim: It's hard to feel sorry for him after he gets his leg blown off by a decapitated head turtle bomb. Better still, the agent who mocked Hank earlier gets blown to pieces by the bomb.



* KickTheSonOfABitch: It's hard to feel sorry for him after he gets his leg blown off by a decapitated head turtle bomb. Better still, the agent who mocked Hank earlier gets blown to pieces by the bomb.

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* KickTheSonOfABitch: It's hard to feel sorry for HidingBehindTheLanguageBarrier: Insults Hank while conversing with another agent in Spanish, which Hank is not fluent in.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The last we see of
him after he gets is screaming in pain with his leg blown off by a decapitated head turtle bomb. Better still, off, given that the agent who mocked Hank earlier gets blown to pieces by DEA was likely miles from the bomb.nearest hospital it's debatable whether he survived or not.

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An APD detective and friend of Hank's. He first helps investigate Walt's disapperance in Season 2, and later asks Hank for his help in Gale's murder.

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An APD detective and friend of Hank's. He first helps investigate Walt's disapperance disappearance in Season 2, and later asks Hank for his help in Gale's murder.
murder.

* TheBusCameBack: After a brief appearance in Season 2, he has a much more important role in Season 4.



* FriendOnTheForce

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* FriendOnTheForceFriendOnTheForce: In addition to his help with the Gus Fring case, he also helps Marie avoid a theft charge due to her kleptomania.
* PoliceAreUseless: Averted, for the most part. He's the only one other than Hank who suspects that Gus Fring is the head of a vast meth empire, but his relatively low ranking means he can't do much about it.



* FriendOnTheForce: Downplayed - they don't have the same history and relationship with Hank as Roberts, but they still agree to let him question Jesse privately for a while, despite not technically being the proper procedure.
* NobodyPoops: Played with. Munn justifies his ability to stay with Jesse in the interrogation room by saying he has a bladder the size of a hot water bottle.

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* FriendOnTheForce: Downplayed - BadCopIncompetentCop: Both times they appear, they don't seem to grasp that they're in over their heads and generally have the same history and relationship little idea what's going on. They also let Hank interrogate their suspect, blatantly violating police procedure.
* BladderOfSteel: Munn justifies his ability to stay
with Hank as Roberts, but they still agree to let him question Jesse privately for a while, despite not technically being in the proper procedure.interrogation room by saying he has a bladder the size of a hot water bottle.
* NobodyPoops: Played with. Munn justifies his ability to stay FriendOnTheForce: Downplayed, they don't have the same history and relationship with Hank as Roberts, but they still agree to let him question Jesse in privately for a while, despite not being the interrogation room by saying he has a bladder proper procedure.
* {{Jerkass}}: Don't quite seem to grasp that antagonizing
the size of a hot water bottle. person they're interrogating usually doesn't yield good results.



[[folder:Cavanaugh]]
->'''Played By''': J. Taylor

A patrol officer who pulls over Walt for damage to his car in season 3.

* ByTheBookCop: Portrayed rather unsympathetically. Doesn't cut Walt a break with his car, warns him multiple times before using pepper spray, and keeps his word when Walt refuses to stop provoking him.
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!Albuquerque Police Department


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[[folder:Detectives Kalanchoe and Munn]]
!!APD Dets. Kalanchoe and Munn
->'''Played By:''' Gonzalo Menendez and Jason Douglas

Two Albuquerque Police Department detectives who question Jesse on occasion.

* FriendOnTheForce: Downplayed - they don't have the same history and relationship with Hank as Roberts, but they still agree to let him question Jesse privately for a while, despite not technically being the proper procedure.
* NobodyPoops: Played with. Munn justifies his ability to stay with Jesse in the interrogation room by saying he has a bladder the size of a hot water bottle.
* SmugSnake: Overconfident and cocky with Jesse.
* ThoseTwoGuys
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[[folder:Cavanaugh]]
->'''Played By''': J. Taylor

A patrol officer who pulls over Walt for damage to his car in season 3.

* ByTheBookCop: Portrayed rather unsympathetically. Doesn't cut Walt a break with his car, warns him multiple times before using pepper spray, and keeps his word when Walt refuses to stop provoking him.
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This page is for the DEA agents and police officers in ''Series/BreakingBad'' aside from Hank Schrader. For the main page, see [[Characters/BreakingBad here]].

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This page is for the DEA agents and police officers in ''Series/BreakingBad'' aside from Hank Schrader.Schrader; to know more about Hank, see [[Characters/BreakingBadWaltsFamily here]]. For the main page, see [[Characters/BreakingBad here]].

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* UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler: Gomez is fully aware that Hank's actions in season 5.5 are bending the law at best, and that assisting in any way pretty much dooms his job, too. While he expresses some misgivings about Hank's plans, he backs his former partner absolutely and to his grave.]]

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* UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler: Gomez is fully aware that Hank's actions in the second half of season 5.5 are bending the law at best, and that assisting in any way pretty much dooms his job, too. While he expresses some misgivings about Hank's plans, he backs his former partner absolutely and to his grave.]]



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Character subpage for ''Series/BreakingBad''. For the main page, see [[Characters/BreakingBad here]].

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Character subpage This page is for ''Series/BreakingBad''.the DEA agents and police officers in ''Series/BreakingBad'' aside from Hank Schrader. For the main page, see [[Characters/BreakingBad here]].



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!!Steven Gomez

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!!Steven 'Gomie' Gomez



* [[spoiler: AnyoneCanDie]]

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* ActorAllusion: Qualls previously played Toby Loobenfield in ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', a drug addict.
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* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Quezada himself describes him as the only character to whom the show's title doesn't apply.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: It's hard to feel sorry for him after he gets his leg blown off by a bomb. Better still, the agent who mocked Hank earlier gets blown to pieces by the bomb.

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* KickTheSonOfABitch: It's hard to feel sorry for him after he gets his leg blown off by a decapitated head turtle bomb. Better still, the agent who mocked Hank earlier gets blown to pieces by the bomb.



* ChekhovsGunman: Briefly shows up to help look for Walt in early Season 2. He comes back later as the detective investigating Gale's murder, and also becomes involved in the Fring case.

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!!Steven Gomez
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/StevenGomez_1292.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Wanna know how to say ‘get bent’ in Spanish?"'']]
->'''Played By''': Steven Michael Quezada

Hank's partner. Hank makes fun of Gomez for being Latino, Gomez makes fun of Hank for being white, but they get along fine. A good cop in his own right.

* [[spoiler: AnyoneCanDie]]
* BadassBeard: In the latter seasons.
* ByTheBookCop: Or at least, generally more insistent on following proper police procedure than Hank is.
* CheshireCatGrin: To [[MemeticMutation memetic]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXC4MbTLZQE levels]]
* TheDanza
* DeadpanSnarker
* [[spoiler:DyingMomentOfAwesome: Taking on Jack's gang with a shotgun despite being clearly outmatched by their automatic weapons.]]
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Quezada himself describes him as the only character to whom the show's title doesn't apply.
* [[spoiler:KilledOffScreen: We last see Gomez in "To'hajiilee" holding his own with Hank against Jack's crew. At the start of "Ozymandias", Gomez is seen lying dead. Hank soon follows.]]
* NiceGuy: Hank gives him a lot of crap, but he never loses his cool.
* OnlySaneMan: In contrast to Hank's very emotional and at times, even morally questionable conduct, Gomez is about as professional as they come. [[spoiler: Becomes even more apparent once he gets in on the Heisenberg case. He frequently questions Hank on his plans, and even threatens to go public with the case if it means that it gets solved.]]
* {{Pride}}: In season 4, Hank goads him into conducting an extrajudicial search of Gus's industrial laundry facility by insulting his abilities as a cop.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Hank's red.
* UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler: Gomez is fully aware that Hank's actions in season 5.5 are bending the law at best, and that assisting in any way pretty much dooms his job, too. While he expresses some misgivings about Hank's plans, he backs his former partner absolutely and to his grave.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: For all their insults, it’s clear that he and Hank really do care about each other.

!!ASAC George Merkert
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/george_merkert_6655.png]]
->'''Played By''': Michael Shamus Wiles

Hank’s relatively fair-minded superior at the DEA.

* DaChief
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:His relationship with Gus is extremely similar to Hank's with Walt, leading Hank to assume that arresting Walt would lead inevitably to Hank's dismissal.]]
* PutOnABus: Resigns in disgrace after Gus' death.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's a pretty good boss, all things considered, even if he does suspend Hank.
* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: Is shocked to discover a long time friend Gus was a drug kingpin.
* WhatTheHellHero: Marie calls him out for suspending Hank and leaving him unarmed before the Cousins attacked Hank.

!!SAC Ramey
->'''Played By''': Todd Terry

Special Agent in Charge of the Southwestern DEA branch. He becomes Hank's new superior after Merkert resigns.

* TheBusCameBack: He shows up for a couple of Season 2 episodes before disappearing. He returns after Merkert resigns in Season 5.
* DaChief: Following Merkert's resignation.

!!Agent Vanco
->'''Played By''': J.D. Garfield

A DEA agent in El Paso, he becomes Hank's partner when the latter is given a job there.

* {{Jerkass}}: He's rude and condescending towards Hank, and can't even look Hank in the eyes when talking about how much he dislikes him, instead preferring to speak the insults in Spanish to a fellow agent.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: It's hard to feel sorry for him after he gets his leg blown off by a bomb. Better still, the agent who mocked Hank earlier gets blown to pieces by the bomb.

!!APD Det. Tim Roberts
->'''Played By''': Nigel Gibbs

An APD detective and friend of Hank's. He first helps investigate Walt's disapperance in Season 2, and later asks Hank for his help in Gale's murder.

* ChekhovsGunman: Briefly shows up to help look for Walt in early Season 2. He comes back later as the detective investigating Gale's murder, and also becomes involved in the Fring case.
* FriendOnTheForce

!!Getz
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->'''Played By''': DJ Qualls

A young detective with the Albuquerque police department. He arrests Badger during an undercover operation, and later assists Hank and Gomez with the operation they think is to catch Heisenberg.

* ActorAllusion: Qualls previously played Toby Loobenfield in ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', a drug addict.
* ImprobableAge: Saul [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this immediately. Hank later refers to Getz as "[[DoogieHowserMD Detective Doogie Howser]]".
* UndercoverCopReveal

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