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* HateSink: In ''Breaking Bad'', his relatively stoic behavior, coupled with the gruesome nature of his death almost makes him look sympathetic. All this goes out of the window when ''Better Call Saul''retroactively establishes him as a complete and utter asshole, who takes sadistic delight in tormenting Nacho and even smiles when he [[spoiler:kills himself.]]
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* HateSink: In ''Breaking Bad'', his relatively stoic behavior, coupled with the gruesome nature of his death almost makes him look sympathetic. All this goes out of the window when ''Better Call Saul''retroactively Saul'' retroactively establishes him as a complete and utter asshole, who takes sadistic delight in tormenting Nacho and even smiles when he [[spoiler:kills himself.]]
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* HateSink: In ''Breaking Bad'' his relatively stoic behavior, coupled with the gruesome nature of his death almost makes him look sympathetic. All this goes out of the window when ''Better Call Saul''retroactively establishes him as a complete and utter asshole, who takes sadistic delight in tormenting Nacho and even smiles when he [[spoiler:kills himself.]]
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* HateSink: In ''Breaking Bad'' Bad'', his relatively stoic behavior, coupled with the gruesome nature of his death almost makes him look sympathetic. All this goes out of the window when ''Better Call Saul''retroactively establishes him as a complete and utter asshole, who takes sadistic delight in tormenting Nacho and even smiles when he [[spoiler:kills himself.]]
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* HateSink: In ''Breaking Bad'' his relatively stoic behavior, coupled with the gruesome nature of his death almost makes him look sympathetic. All this goes out of the window when ''Better Call Saul'' Saul''retroactively establishes him as a complete and utter asshole asshole, who takes sadistic delight in tormenting Nacho and even smiles when he [[spoiler:kills himself.]]
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* {{Jerkass}}: Unlike his boss or Nacho, Tyrus seems to take overtly sadistic pleasure in being a dick to absolutely everyone who's either on or below his pay grade. He nearly stops Nacho from getting the extra lot for Hector in a blunt manner and is otherwise just kind of a prick to almost everyone except Gus. [[JerkassHasAPoint To be fair]], Hector is being an outright {{Troll}} by demanding the extra cut just for the sake of [[EvilIsPetty pissing off]] Gus. Later on, when staging a FalseFlagOperation, after Victor shoots Nacho as part of the act, Tyrus smugly claims "it's got to look real," before dropping a cellphone onto the sand right in front of him.
** Sure, a lot of the nasty things Tyrus does can be chalked up to "just doing his job", but his [[EvilIsPetty not even extending his hand to pass Jesse a phone and instead making him pull it from his hand]] places him firmly under this trope. You always get the impression he'd rather shoot you than talk to you.
** Sure, a lot of the nasty things Tyrus does can be chalked up to "just doing his job", but his [[EvilIsPetty not even extending his hand to pass Jesse a phone and instead making him pull it from his hand]] places him firmly under this trope. You always get the impression he'd rather shoot you than talk to you.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Unlike his boss or Nacho, Tyrus seems to take overtly sadistic pleasure in being a dick to absolutely everyone who's either on or below his pay grade. He nearly stops Nacho from getting the extra lot for Hector in a blunt manner and is otherwise just kind of a prick to almost everyone except Gus. [[JerkassHasAPoint To be fair]], Hector is being an outright {{Troll}} by demanding the extra cut just for the sake of [[EvilIsPetty pissing off]] Gus. Later on, when staging a FalseFlagOperation, after Victor shoots Nacho as part of the act, Tyrus smugly claims "it's got to look real," before dropping a cellphone onto the sand right in front of him.
**him. Sure, a lot of the nasty things Tyrus does can be chalked up to "just doing his job", but his [[EvilIsPetty not even extending his hand to pass Jesse a phone and instead making him pull it from his hand]] places him firmly under this trope. You always get the impression he'd rather shoot you than talk to you.
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* HonestAdvisor: Tells Gus it's better if he kills Hector for snitching instead of Gus. [[spoiler:[[RevengeBeforeReason If only Gus had listened]].]]
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* HonestAdvisor: Tells Gus it's better if he kills Hector for snitching instead of Gus. [[spoiler:[[RevengeBeforeReason If only Gus had listened]].]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Sure, a lot of the nasty things Tyrus does can be chalked up to "just doing his job", but his [[EvilIsPetty not even extending his hand to pass Jesse a phone and instead making him pull it from his hand]] places him firmly under this trope. You always get the impression he'd rather shoot you than talk to you.
* {{Jerkass}}: Sure, a lot of the nasty things Tyrus does can be chalked up to "just doing his job", but his [[EvilIsPetty not even extending his hand to pass Jesse a phone and instead making him pull it from his hand]] places him firmly under this trope. You always get the impression he'd rather shoot you than talk to you.
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* SadisticChoice: According to Andrea, the two drug dealers handed Tomás a gun and told him to either shoot a random person or it would be him on the line.
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Once Jesse made Gus promise there would be no more children involved in his drug business, the two drug dealers who employed Tomás executed him.
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* NoBodyLeftBehind: Mike and Jesse dispose of his corpse in hydrofluoric acid.
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: The season 4 premiere reveals in a {{Flashback}} that his dedication to making the best meth possible in Gus' lab is what inspired Gus to hire [[UngratefulBastard Walt]]. Which didn't work out too well for him in the end.
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: The season 4 premiere "Box Cutter" reveals in a {{Flashback}} that his dedication to making the best meth possible in Gus' lab is what inspired Gus to hire [[UngratefulBastard Walt]]. Which didn't work out too well for him in the end.
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* PutOnABus: After all of three episodes. He does come back in the finale of season 3. Too bad that it was [[BackForTheDead for the dead]].
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* PutOnABus: After all of He's fired by Walt and replaced by Jesse after three episodes. He does does, however, come back in the finale of season Season 3. Too bad that it was [[BackForTheDead for the dead]].
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* BackAlleyDoctor: For Fring's operations. Downplayed in that he's pretty professional and has the proper skills for handling humans.
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* TheMedic: Patches up Gus and Mike after their assassination of the cartel.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: After infiltrating the hospital to get information about Hector's condition, he questions whether or not Hector deserves to suffer in his current state, suggesting Gus arrange for specialists from Johns Hopkins to be flown in to operate on Hector. At the same time, he also admits that [[FateWorseThanDeath his comatose state is a fitting fate for such a cruel man]], which Gus objects to since he believes he should be the one to decide what should happen to Hector.
* FateWorseThanDeath: In ''Better Call Saul'', he observes Hector being bedridden and comatose to be this, as an alternative to getting him the treatment he needs to recover.
* TheMedic:Patches What he is. He patches up Gus and Mike after their assassination of the cartel.
* FateWorseThanDeath: In ''Better Call Saul'', he observes Hector being bedridden and comatose to be this, as an alternative to getting him the treatment he needs to recover.
* TheMedic:
* OneSteveLimit: ZigZagged. Dr. Barry Goodman is present in the show all about AmoralAttorney Saul Goodman, but the show starts before Jimmy [=McGill=] starts going by his iconic alias. [[spoiler:Jimmy eventually warms up to the name by Seasons 3 and 4 of ''Better Call Saul''.]]
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* PunchClockVillain: He only does what he does because he's on Gus' payroll, and while certainly unscrupulous, is not actively malicious.
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* PunchClockVillain: He only does what he does because he's on Gus' payroll, and while certainly unscrupulous, is not actively malicious. When he's not working for Gus, he's treating patients at his clinic and handing out lollipops to his child patients.
* SavedByCanon: He's alive in ''Breaking Bad'', indicating that he'll survive the events of ''Better Call Saul'' just fine.
* SavedByCanon: He's alive in ''Breaking Bad'', indicating that he'll survive the events of ''Better Call Saul'' just fine.
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* VillainousFriendship: With Gus, whom he warmly hugs and refers to as an amigo.
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* VillainousFriendship: With Gus, whom he warmly hugs and refers to as an amigo. 'amigo' or Gustavo, instead of 'sir' or 'Mr. Fring'.
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Another meth cook that Gus forces Walt to replace Jesse with. Walt and Gale get along well, but in reality, Gus is using Gale to learn how Walt cooks his meth so he can dispose of Walt and Jesse and replace them with Gale, who is a lot more manageable.
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Another meth cook that Gus forces Walt to replace Jesse with. Walt and Gale get along well, but in reality, Gus is using Gale to learn how Walt cooks his meth so he can dispose of Walt and Jesse and replace them with Gale, who is a lot more manageable. Years prior to this, Gale is a chemist who evaluates the purity of several meth samples provided by Gus, and who offers to cook meth for Gus himself if necessary.
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* BackForTheDead: He returns to the show after being fired, and then gets murdered.
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* BackForTheDead: He returns to the show work for Walt after being fired, and then gets murdered.
* TheBusCameBack: Gale returns in ''Better Call Saul'' years after last appearing in Season 3 of ''Series/BreakingBad''.
* DoWrongRight: Gus just wants him to test the purity of the meth, but Gale finds them so bad he insists on doing the cooking himself.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: He's reintroduced in ''Better Call Saul'' singing along to Tom Lehrer's "The Elements", establishing Gale as a smart, lovable nerd. He also offers to [[DoWrongRight cook better quality samples of meth]] for Gus in the same enthusiastic demeanor.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: He's reintroduced in ''Better Call Saul'' singing along to Tom Lehrer's "The Elements", establishing Gale as a smart, lovable nerd. He also offers to [[DoWrongRight cook better quality samples of meth]] for Gus in the same enthusiastic demeanor.
* FunPersonified: Reintroduced singing "The Elements" in his college's lab and was very enthusiastic while surveying the upcoming meth lab. Overall, he's very excited to get cooking for Gus' business.
* SavedByCanon: He'll survive the events of ''Better Call Saul'' just to be shot and killed in his apartment by Jesse Pinkman several years later.
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: While he's relatively important even with the small amount of screen time, it turns out that he's been an UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom even in death. He affects the plot in a major way at least three times by being the factor that made Gus hire Walt in the first place, driving the plot of season 3; his death and his notes are what inspire Hank to investigate Gus Fring in season 4; [[spoiler:and his gift is what finally does Walt in at the end of season 5, part 1.]]
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: While he's relatively important even with the small amount of screen time, it turns out that he's been an UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom even in death. He affects the plot in a major way at least three times by being the factor that made Gus hire Walt in the first place, driving the plot of season Season 3; his death and his notes are what inspire Hank to investigate Gus Fring in season Season 4; [[spoiler:and his gift is what finally does Walt in at the end of season 5, part 1.]]Season 5A.]]
* {{Squee}}: When brought in to express his thoughts on the half-finished superlab, Gale expresses how impressed he is and can barely contain himself.
* {{Squee}}: When brought in to express his thoughts on the half-finished superlab, Gale expresses how impressed he is and can barely contain himself.
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* TVGenius: Besides his geeky hobbies, Gale is fixated on cooking the best possible meth and, in ''Better Call Saul'', is disappointed with the poor samples he's been reviewing. With the lab still unfinished, he tries to convince Gus that he can get the rudimentary business going with a few fans, and Gus has to reaffirm that it has to be ready first.
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* CoDragons: [[TheBrute Co-Brutes]] ''Better Call Saul'' shows that Victor and Tyrus were Gus' main muscles, as they're shown providing backup for Gus during his first encounter with Mike.
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* BullyingADragon: [[spoiler:When Nacho is on the run, he immediately turns to violence against Mike when he demonstrates belligerence toward Gus over his orders to kidnap Manuel Varga. Mike himself warns Tyrus it's not going to go the way he think it will before the situation defuses.]]
* CoDragons:[[TheBrute Co-Brutes]] ''Better Call Saul'' shows that Victor and Tyrus were Gus' main muscles, as they're shown providing backup for Gus during his first encounter with Mike.Mike. Victor tends to handle the vehicles and Tyrus commands Gus' mooks.
* CoDragons:
* DeadpanSnarker: He's a rather sarcastic and unpleasant man.
-->'''Tyrus:''' Forgot how to count?
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: He's first introduced as a simple replacement for Victor in ''Breaking Bad''. Now seen working alongside him in ''Better Call Saul'', Tyrus is shown having a leadership position for Madrigal's security team and other thugs. The most noticeable difference between him and Victor is that he's more likely to butt heads with Mike and sometimes questions Gus.
-->'''Tyrus:''' Forgot how to count?
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: He's first introduced as a simple replacement for Victor in ''Breaking Bad''. Now seen working alongside him in ''Better Call Saul'', Tyrus is shown having a leadership position for Madrigal's security team and other thugs. The most noticeable difference between him and Victor is that he's more likely to butt heads with Mike and sometimes questions Gus.
* HiddenDepths: When Mike asks if he needs to write his list of suggestions for Werner's crew, Tyrus says he has a good enough memory. He also seems to see little joy in Nacho's situation during Season 6, unlike Victor.
* {{Jerkass}}: Unlike his boss or Nacho, Tyrus seems to take overtly sadistic pleasure in being a dick to absolutely everyone who's either on or below his pay grade. He nearly stops Nacho from getting the extra lot for Hector in a blunt manner and is otherwise just kind of a prick to almost everyone except Gus. [[JerkassHasAPoint To be fair]], Hector is being an outright {{Troll}} by demanding the extra cut just for the sake of [[EvilIsPetty pissing off]] Gus. Later on, when staging a FalseFlagOperation, after Victor shoots Nacho as part of the act, Tyrus smugly claims "it's got to look real," before dropping a cellphone onto the sand right in front of him.
* {{Jerkass}}: Unlike his boss or Nacho, Tyrus seems to take overtly sadistic pleasure in being a dick to absolutely everyone who's either on or below his pay grade. He nearly stops Nacho from getting the extra lot for Hector in a blunt manner and is otherwise just kind of a prick to almost everyone except Gus. [[JerkassHasAPoint To be fair]], Hector is being an outright {{Troll}} by demanding the extra cut just for the sake of [[EvilIsPetty pissing off]] Gus. Later on, when staging a FalseFlagOperation, after Victor shoots Nacho as part of the act, Tyrus smugly claims "it's got to look real," before dropping a cellphone onto the sand right in front of him.
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* LimitedWardrobe: Always seen sporting a black leather jacket.
* LudicrousGibs: Is blown up along with Gus in Hector's SuicideAttack.
* LudicrousGibs: Is blown up along with Gus in Hector's SuicideAttack.
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* LimitedWardrobe: Always He's almost always seen sporting a black leather jacket.
* LudicrousGibs:Is He is blown up along with Gus in Hector's SuicideAttack.SuicideAttack.
* MookLieutenant: Alongside Mike, Tyrus is in charge of handling where Gus' enforcers go and what to do.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: "The Guy For This" is the one time he almost outright defies his boss, instinctively going to shut down the dead drops before Gus decides that the dead drops remain.
* PunchClockVillain: As nasty as he is, he signed up for cash. When Gus takes some serious risks with the safety of everyone in his organization, Tyrus displays some incredible skepticism toward the orders of his boss.
* LudicrousGibs:
* MookLieutenant: Alongside Mike, Tyrus is in charge of handling where Gus' enforcers go and what to do.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: "The Guy For This" is the one time he almost outright defies his boss, instinctively going to shut down the dead drops before Gus decides that the dead drops remain.
* PunchClockVillain: As nasty as he is, he signed up for cash. When Gus takes some serious risks with the safety of everyone in his organization, Tyrus displays some incredible skepticism toward the orders of his boss.
* {{Revision}}: ''Better Call Saul'' shows that he and Victor used to be CoDragons for Gus before Mike entered the picture, as opposed to the implication in ''Breaking Bad'' that he was brought in as a replacement for Victor on Mike's recommendations.
* SavedByCanon: In ''Better Call Saul'', it'll be several years before his eventual death by Héctor Salamanca's explosive device.
* SavedByCanon: In ''Better Call Saul'', it'll be several years before his eventual death by Héctor Salamanca's explosive device.
* AssholeVictim: Considering what a sadistic asshole he was, it's hard to feel bad when Gus slits his throat and lets him choke to death on his own blood.
* ADeathInTheLimelight: In "Box Cutter", he speaks more than in all his other ''Breaking Bad'' appearances combined. He's dead by the end of the episode, his throat slashed by Gus to be made an example of to Walt and Jesse.
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* TheDriver: At points, he's shown being a driver to Gus and to Mike on various jobs.
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* DivergentCharacterEvolution: In ''Better Call Saul'', he is portrayed as having less influence on operations than fellow Co-Dragon Tyrus, while making up for it with a more noticeable streak of sadism.
* TheDriver:At points, he's He's shown being a the driver to for Gus and to Mike on various jobs.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: More on ''Better Call Saul'' than on the parent show, he can come off as a great and unassuming guy when he's worming his way into other people's social lives to hold their lives as leverage against others.
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* {{Jerkass}}: With a permanent scowl and a barely hidden streak of sadism, he's a very abrasive presence. He's very abrasive, though not quite as bad as Tyrus. above tauntingly telling Nacho to call the Cousins before he dies from blood loss, and smugly comments about how nice Nacho's father is after Gus reinforces his cooperation. He also seems to enjoy watching [[spoiler:Nacho get beaten and killed.]]
-->'''Victor:''' Pop's a nice guy...
* KickTheDog:
** Joins Tyrus in taunting Nacho after they both shoot him and leave him in the desert.
** Once Gus summons him back to his car after he's done threatening to murder Nacho's loved ones, he sarcastically comments about Nacho's father being a great person.
** He has the gall to actually smile after [[spoiler:Nacho]]'s suicide. No one, not even Tyrus or Hector, does this.
-->'''Victor:''' Pop's a nice guy...
* KickTheDog:
** Joins Tyrus in taunting Nacho after they both shoot him and leave him in the desert.
** Once Gus summons him back to his car after he's done threatening to murder Nacho's loved ones, he sarcastically comments about Nacho's father being a great person.
** He has the gall to actually smile after [[spoiler:Nacho]]'s suicide. No one, not even Tyrus or Hector, does this.
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* NoFullNameGiven: Nowhere has his surname been mentioned. Neither here nor in ''Series/BetterCallSaul''.
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* LimitedWardrobe: He's always seen sporting a jacket of some kind.
* MiddleManagementMook: He's occasionally in charge of spying on Nacho and giving him orders in Seasons 4 and 5. Like Tyrus, he's trusted with dirty work, such as being the intended assassin for Nacho's father or transporting Diego around town. He also mediates the brief call between [[spoiler:Kim and Gus.]]
* NoFullNameGiven:Nowhere has his surname been mentioned. Neither here nor His full name is never mentioned in ''Series/BetterCallSaul''.either show.
* NotSoStoic: He's furious when Walt manages to get one up on him and have Jesse kill Gale.
* MiddleManagementMook: He's occasionally in charge of spying on Nacho and giving him orders in Seasons 4 and 5. Like Tyrus, he's trusted with dirty work, such as being the intended assassin for Nacho's father or transporting Diego around town. He also mediates the brief call between [[spoiler:Kim and Gus.]]
* NoFullNameGiven:
* NotSoStoic: He's furious when Walt manages to get one up on him and have Jesse kill Gale.
* TheQuietOne: Not as much as Tyrus, and he talks a little more in his final appearance.
* {{Sadist}}: [[spoiler:After they retrieve Nacho from Mexico, he's the one who tells Mike that Gus thinks their mole has to look less "pretty" before they bring him out. Mike says he'll take care of it and curtly dismisses him.]] Victor leaves with an amused smirk, clearly being eager to have done the job himself. He even has the gall to smile after [[spoiler:Nacho blows his brains out in front of everyone.]]
* SavedByCanon: He'll survive the war between Gus Fring and Lalo Salamanca just to get his throat cut by his own boss in a meth lab several years later.
* ShameIfSomethingHappened: He makes friends with Nacho's father, earning enough of his trust to make killing him off much easier.
* {{Sadist}}: [[spoiler:After they retrieve Nacho from Mexico, he's the one who tells Mike that Gus thinks their mole has to look less "pretty" before they bring him out. Mike says he'll take care of it and curtly dismisses him.]] Victor leaves with an amused smirk, clearly being eager to have done the job himself. He even has the gall to smile after [[spoiler:Nacho blows his brains out in front of everyone.]]
* SavedByCanon: He'll survive the war between Gus Fring and Lalo Salamanca just to get his throat cut by his own boss in a meth lab several years later.
* ShameIfSomethingHappened: He makes friends with Nacho's father, earning enough of his trust to make killing him off much easier.
* SmugSmiler: One of his default expressions is a sadistic PsychoticSmirk.
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* TheQuietOne: Not as much as Tyrus Kitt, and TriggerHappy: Victor is quick to pull a gun on Nacho when he talks a little more in his final appearance.suspects he's up to something.
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[[Characters/BreakingBadWaltsFamily Walt's Family]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White]]), [[Characters/BreakingBadHeisenbergsEmpire Heisenberg's Empire]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadJessePinkman Jesse Pinkman]], [[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman Saul Goodman]]), [[Characters/BreakingBadDEAAndPolice DEA and Police]], [[Characters/BreakingBadJuarezCartel Juarez Cartel]], [[Characters/BreakingBadSalamancaFamily Salamanca Family]], Family]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadHectorSalamanca Hector Salamanca]]), '''Los Pollos Hermanos''' ([[Characters/BreakingBadGustavoFring Gustavo Fring]], [[Characters/BreakingBadMikeEhrmantraut Mike Ehrmantraut]]), [[Characters/BreakingBadMadrigalElectromotive Madrigal Electromotive]], [[Characters/BreakingBadAryanBrotherhood Aryan Brotherhood]], [[Characters/BreakingBadOtherCriminals Other Criminals]], [[Characters/BreakingBadOtherCivilians Other Civilians]]-]]]]]
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* AscendedExtra: In ''Better Call Saull'', he's given more lines and a more active role [[CannonFodder than when he was last seen]] in ''Breaking Bad'', [[spoiler:and he's much less expendable since he'll clearly survive the events of the prequel.]]
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* AscendedExtra: In ''Better Call Saull'', Saul'', he's given more lines and a more active role [[CannonFodder than when he was last seen]] in ''Breaking Bad'', [[spoiler:and and he's much less expendable since he'll clearly survive the events of the prequel.]]
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* {{Irony}}: His only scene in ''Breaking Bad'' is being one of many generic {{Mook}}s at Gus' farm, and [[spoiler:getting sniped by Gaff while loading cargo.]] Season 6 of ''Better Call Saul'' instead has ''him'' behind a sniper rifle to protect the farm.
* SavedByCanon: [[spoiler:He survives ''Better Call Saul'' only to be killed by Gaff during Gus' war with the cartel in the parent series.]]
* SavedByCanon: [[spoiler:He survives ''Better Call Saul'' only to be killed by Gaff during Gus' war with the cartel in the parent series.]]
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* {{Irony}}: His only scene in ''Breaking Bad'' is being one of many generic {{Mook}}s at Gus' farm, and [[spoiler:getting getting sniped by Gaff while loading cargo.]] cargo. Season 6 of ''Better Call Saul'' instead has ''him'' behind a sniper rifle to protect the farm.
* SavedByCanon:[[spoiler:He He survives ''Better Call Saul'' only to be killed by Gaff during Gus' war with the cartel in the parent series.]]
* SavedByCanon:
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* AmbiguouslyGay: He never shows overt attraction to anyone, but he exhibits various CampGay mannerisms, works for a man who is himself homosexual on the basis of a scholarship named for his late lover, and bonds with and seems to have developed a vague crush on Walter over their shared enjoyment of the poetry of Walt Whitman, who was himself a famous gay icon.
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!!Dr. Barry Goodman
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[[caption-width-right:281:''"It's Gustavo. He's dead."'']]
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JBBlanc
!!Dr. Barry Goodman
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!!Nick
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->''"This man pays my salary."''
A doctor on Gus' payroll. He's in charge of an emergency medical tent he had set up in case something went wrong with his plot to poison the cartel.
A doctor on Gus' payroll. He's in charge of an emergency medical tent he had set up in case something went wrong with his plot to poison the cartel.
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* AffablyEvil: He might be a cartel doctor, but he's a pleasant fellow who playfully teases Jesse about his bad habits and seems to be genuine friends with Gus.
* CrazyPrepared: Knows the complete medical history of Gus, Mike, and Jesse whilst also having their blood samples. Given that he's a doctor, it's part of the job description, but still impressive considering he set up a make-shift hospital on short notice.
* TheMedic: Patches up Gus and Mike after their assassination of the cartel.
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Downplayed. He's only on the payroll of the bad guys, he's not a real bad guy himself. He also supplies cocaine for Mike to use to ensnare some of Hector's drug runners.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Operates on Gus first whilst ignoring Mike. When Jesse points this out, he casually replies that Gus is the one who pays him.
* PunchClockVillain: He only does what he does because he's on Gus' payroll, and while certainly unscrupulous, is not actively malicious.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Initially, one could dismiss him as a BitCharacter for Los Pollos Hermanos. However, his informing Mike of Gus' death in "Live Free or Die" is the catalyst to Mike returning to New Mexico, not to mention the reason that he was still alive after the faceoff with the cartels.
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Out of all the known characters directly involved in Gus' drug empire, he is the sole survivor with the exception of Jesse.]]
* VillainousBSOD: He is incredibly dejected upon learning Gus was killed.
* VillainousFriendship: With Gus, whom he warmly hugs and refers to as an amigo.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He's not seen again after Mike returns to New Mexico in a furious rage. Justified since his primary employer is dead.
* CrazyPrepared: Knows the complete medical history of Gus, Mike, and Jesse whilst also having their blood samples. Given that he's a doctor, it's part of the job description, but still impressive considering he set up a make-shift hospital on short notice.
* TheMedic: Patches up Gus and Mike after their assassination of the cartel.
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Downplayed. He's only on the payroll of the bad guys, he's not a real bad guy himself. He also supplies cocaine for Mike to use to ensnare some of Hector's drug runners.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Operates on Gus first whilst ignoring Mike. When Jesse points this out, he casually replies that Gus is the one who pays him.
* PunchClockVillain: He only does what he does because he's on Gus' payroll, and while certainly unscrupulous, is not actively malicious.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Initially, one could dismiss him as a BitCharacter for Los Pollos Hermanos. However, his informing Mike of Gus' death in "Live Free or Die" is the catalyst to Mike returning to New Mexico, not to mention the reason that he was still alive after the faceoff with the cartels.
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Out of all the known characters directly involved in Gus' drug empire, he is the sole survivor with the exception of Jesse.]]
* VillainousBSOD: He is incredibly dejected upon learning Gus was killed.
* VillainousFriendship: With Gus, whom he warmly hugs and refers to as an amigo.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He's not seen again after Mike returns to New Mexico in a furious rage. Justified since his primary employer is dead.
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* AffablyEvil: He might be a cartel doctor, but AscendedExtra: In ''Better Call Saull'', he's a pleasant fellow who playfully teases Jesse about his bad habits given more lines and seems to be genuine friends with Gus.
* CrazyPrepared: Knows the complete medical history of Gus, Mike, and Jesse whilst also having their blood samples. Given thata more active role [[CannonFodder than when he was last seen]] in ''Breaking Bad'', [[spoiler:and he's a doctor, it's part much less expendable since he'll clearly survive the events of the job description, but still impressive considering he set up a make-shift hospital on short notice.
* TheMedic: Patches up Gus and Mike after their assassination of the cartel.
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Downplayed. He's only on the payroll of the bad guys, he's not a real bad guy himself. He also supplies cocaine for Mike to use to ensnare some of Hector's drug runners.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Operates on Gus first whilst ignoring Mike. When Jesse points this out, he casually replies that Gus is the one who pays him.
* PunchClockVillain: He only does what he does because he's on Gus' payroll, and while certainly unscrupulous, is not actively malicious.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Initially, one could dismiss him as a BitCharacter for Los Pollos Hermanos. However, his informing Mike of Gus' death in "Live Free or Die" is the catalyst to Mike returning to New Mexico, not to mention the reason that he was still alive after the faceoff with the cartels.
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Out of all the known characters directly involved in Gus' drug empire, he is the sole survivor with the exception of Jesse.prequel.]]
*VillainousBSOD: He CloudcuckoolandersMinder: Nick is incredibly dejected upon learning Gus was killed.
* VillainousFriendship: With Gus, whom he warmly hugs and refersone of Mike's men assigned to as an amigo.
watch over the reckless contractor Kai to keep him out of trouble.
*WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He's not ColdSniper: In ''Better Call Saul'', he's seen again after wielding a Barrett .50 cal to protect Gus' chicken farm, then an SR-25 match rifle [[spoiler:when Mike returns arrives at Jimmy and Kim's apartment]].
* {{Irony}}: His only scene in ''Breaking Bad'' is being one of many generic {{Mook}}s at Gus' farm, and [[spoiler:getting sniped by Gaff while loading cargo.]] Season 6 of ''Better Call Saul'' instead has ''him'' behind a sniper rifle toNew Mexico protect the farm.
* SavedByCanon: [[spoiler:He survives ''Better Call Saul'' only to be killed by Gaff during Gus' war with the cartel ina furious rage. Justified since his primary employer is dead.the parent series.]]
* CrazyPrepared: Knows the complete medical history of Gus, Mike, and Jesse whilst also having their blood samples. Given that
* TheMedic: Patches up Gus and Mike after their assassination of the cartel.
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Downplayed. He's only on the payroll of the bad guys, he's not a real bad guy himself. He also supplies cocaine for Mike to use to ensnare some of Hector's drug runners.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Operates on Gus first whilst ignoring Mike. When Jesse points this out, he casually replies that Gus is the one who pays him.
* PunchClockVillain: He only does what he does because he's on Gus' payroll, and while certainly unscrupulous, is not actively malicious.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Initially, one could dismiss him as a BitCharacter for Los Pollos Hermanos. However, his informing Mike of Gus' death in "Live Free or Die" is the catalyst to Mike returning to New Mexico, not to mention the reason that he was still alive after the faceoff with the cartels.
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Out of all the known characters directly involved in Gus' drug empire, he is the sole survivor with the exception of Jesse.
*
* VillainousFriendship: With Gus, whom he warmly hugs and refers
*
* {{Irony}}: His only scene in ''Breaking Bad'' is being one of many generic {{Mook}}s at Gus' farm, and [[spoiler:getting sniped by Gaff while loading cargo.]] Season 6 of ''Better Call Saul'' instead has ''him'' behind a sniper rifle to
* SavedByCanon: [[spoiler:He survives ''Better Call Saul'' only to be killed by Gaff during Gus' war with the cartel in
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!!Dan Wachsberger
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[[caption-width-right:250:''"Hey."'']]
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Chris Freihofer
The lawyer for Mike's 9 guys, and manager of their legacy money.
!!Dan Wachsberger
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[[caption-width-right:250:''"Hey."'']]
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Chris Freihofer
The lawyer for Mike's 9 guys, and manager of their legacy money.
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!!Dan Wachsberger
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!!Dr. Barry Goodman
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[[caption-width-right:250:''"Hey.
[[caption-width-right:281:''"It's Gustavo. He's dead."'']]
!!!'''Portrayed By:'''
The lawyer for Mike's 9 guys, and manager
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/BreakingBad'' | ''Series/BetterCallSaul''
->''"This man pays my salary."''
A doctor on Gus' payroll. He's in charge of
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* AmoralAttorney: He is a corrupt lawyer.
* DecoyLeader: Pretends to take on Mike as a paralegal, but in reality does nothing but sit and listen to music while Mike does the talking.
* DirtyCoward: After his arrest, he doesn’t hesitate to rat out his former clients and even tricks Mike into revealing his location to the DEA.
* DramaticIrony: [[spoiler:As he's being shanked, he's talking to his own lawyer on the phone.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler: As he's being shanked, he tells his lawyer to tell his kids he loves them.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Saul. While both are [[AmoralAttorney Amoral Attorneys]], Dan is more straight-laced, dresses more soberly and cultivates a veneer of respectability. Unfortunately, he is a lot less savvy and blows Mike's cover with one careless but fatal error. He also lacks Saul's loyalty - he [[DirtyCoward agrees to rat out his clients]] once he is arrested while betraying a client is [[EvenEvilHasStandards a line Saul always refused to cross]], even when offered a bribe or threatened with violence.
* NiceToTheWaiter: Is very nice to the receptionist at the safety deposit box location.
* OhCrap: Has this reaction upon seeing Gomez and two other DEA agents enter the vault.
* DecoyLeader: Pretends to take on Mike as a paralegal, but in reality does nothing but sit and listen to music while Mike does the talking.
* DirtyCoward: After his arrest, he doesn’t hesitate to rat out his former clients and even tricks Mike into revealing his location to the DEA.
* DramaticIrony: [[spoiler:As he's being shanked, he's talking to his own lawyer on the phone.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler: As he's being shanked, he tells his lawyer to tell his kids he loves them.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Saul. While both are [[AmoralAttorney Amoral Attorneys]], Dan is more straight-laced, dresses more soberly and cultivates a veneer of respectability. Unfortunately, he is a lot less savvy and blows Mike's cover with one careless but fatal error. He also lacks Saul's loyalty - he [[DirtyCoward agrees to rat out his clients]] once he is arrested while betraying a client is [[EvenEvilHasStandards a line Saul always refused to cross]], even when offered a bribe or threatened with violence.
* NiceToTheWaiter: Is very nice to the receptionist at the safety deposit box location.
* OhCrap: Has this reaction upon seeing Gomez and two other DEA agents enter the vault.
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* AmoralAttorney: AffablyEvil: He is might be a corrupt lawyer.
* DecoyLeader: Pretendscartel doctor, but he's a pleasant fellow who playfully teases Jesse about his bad habits and seems to take be genuine friends with Gus.
* CrazyPrepared: Knows the complete medical history of Gus, Mike, and Jesse whilst also having their blood samples. Given that he's a doctor, it's part of the job description, but still impressive considering he set up a make-shift hospital on short notice.
* TheMedic: Patches up Gus and Mikeas after their assassination of the cartel.
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Downplayed. He's only on the payroll of the bad guys, he's not aparalegal, but in reality real bad guy himself. He also supplies cocaine for Mike to use to ensnare some of Hector's drug runners.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Operates on Gus first whilst ignoring Mike. When Jesse points this out, he casually replies that Gus is the one who pays him.
* PunchClockVillain: He only doesnothing but sit what he does because he's on Gus' payroll, and listen to music while Mike does the talking.
* DirtyCoward: After his arrest, he doesn’t hesitate to rat out his former clients and even tricks Mike into revealing his location to the DEA.certainly unscrupulous, is not actively malicious.
*DramaticIrony: [[spoiler:As he's being shanked, he's talking to SmallRoleBigImpact: Initially, one could dismiss him as a BitCharacter for Los Pollos Hermanos. However, his own lawyer on informing Mike of Gus' death in "Live Free or Die" is the phone.catalyst to Mike returning to New Mexico, not to mention the reason that he was still alive after the faceoff with the cartels.
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Out of all the known characters directly involved in Gus' drug empire, he is the sole survivor with the exception of Jesse.]]
*EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler: As he's being shanked, he tells his lawyer to tell his kids he loves them.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Saul. While both are [[AmoralAttorney Amoral Attorneys]], DanVillainousBSOD: He is more straight-laced, dresses more soberly and cultivates a veneer of respectability. Unfortunately, he is a lot less savvy and blows Mike's cover with one careless but fatal error. He also lacks Saul's loyalty - he [[DirtyCoward agrees to rat out his clients]] once he is arrested while betraying a client is [[EvenEvilHasStandards a line Saul always refused to cross]], even when offered a bribe or threatened with violence.
* NiceToTheWaiter: Is very nice to the receptionist at the safety deposit box location.
* OhCrap: Has this reactionincredibly dejected upon seeing Gomez learning Gus was killed.
* VillainousFriendship: With Gus, whom he warmly hugs andtwo other DEA agents enter the vault.refers to as an amigo.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He's not seen again after Mike returns to New Mexico in a furious rage. Justified since his primary employer is dead.
* DecoyLeader: Pretends
* CrazyPrepared: Knows the complete medical history of Gus, Mike, and Jesse whilst also having their blood samples. Given that he's a doctor, it's part of the job description, but still impressive considering he set up a make-shift hospital on short notice.
* TheMedic: Patches up Gus and Mike
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Downplayed. He's only on the payroll of the bad guys, he's not a
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Operates on Gus first whilst ignoring Mike. When Jesse points this out, he casually replies that Gus is the one who pays him.
* PunchClockVillain: He only does
* DirtyCoward: After his arrest, he doesn’t hesitate to rat out his former clients and even tricks Mike into revealing his location to the DEA.
*
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Out of all the known characters directly involved in Gus' drug empire, he is the sole survivor with the exception of Jesse.]]
*
* {{Foil}}: To Saul. While both are [[AmoralAttorney Amoral Attorneys]], Dan
* NiceToTheWaiter: Is very nice to the receptionist at the safety deposit box location.
* OhCrap: Has this reaction
* VillainousFriendship: With Gus, whom he warmly hugs and
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He's not seen again after Mike returns to New Mexico in a furious rage. Justified since his primary employer is dead.
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!!Duane Chow
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[[caption-width-right:230:''"She says yes."'']]
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' James Ning
->''"Thank God you're here! They keep me prisoner!"''
A Chinese businessman who owns a chemical manufacturing company that supplies Gus' operation. He's first rescued by Mike while being held hostage by the Juarez Cartel. Later on, after Gus' death, he comes under investigation by the DEA.
!!Duane Chow
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[[caption-width-right:230:''"She says yes."'']]
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' James Ning
->''"Thank God you're here! They keep me prisoner!"''
A Chinese businessman who owns a chemical manufacturing company that supplies Gus' operation. He's first rescued by Mike while being held hostage by the Juarez Cartel. Later on, after Gus' death, he comes under investigation by the DEA.
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!!Duane Chow
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!!Dan Wachsberger
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[[caption-width-right:230:''"She says yes.
[[caption-width-right:250:''"Hey."'']]
!!!'''Portrayed By:'''
->''"Thank God you're here! They keep me prisoner!"''
A Chinese businessman who owns a chemical manufacturing company that supplies Gus' operation. He's first rescued by Mike while being held hostage by the Juarez Cartel. Later on, after Gus' death, he comes under investigation by the DEA.
The lawyer for Mike's 9 guys, and manager of their legacy money.
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* AffablyEvil: He supplies methylamine to Gus, but from what little we see of him, he doesn't seem to be that unpleasant of a guy. Mike also refers to him as a "good man".
* BoomHeadshot: How Chris disposed of him.
* ButtMonkey: Has a tiny handful of appearances. In every single one of them either something terrible happens to him or he's in the middle of dealing with major problems.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Owns the Golden Moth Chemical company, which supplies Gus with his methylamine.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: He stares down Chris calmly and takes OneLastSmoke before being killed.
* ImpaledPalm: Shot in the hand by Mike for not warning Gus that he was being held captive by the cartel.
* KilledOffscreen: He is last shown alive having a gun aimed at his head. When it cuts to later, it is revealed that Chris killed him earlier while waiting for Mike.
* OneLastSmoke: He takes a last smoke before getting shot in the head.
* BoomHeadshot: How Chris disposed of him.
* ButtMonkey: Has a tiny handful of appearances. In every single one of them either something terrible happens to him or he's in the middle of dealing with major problems.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Owns the Golden Moth Chemical company, which supplies Gus with his methylamine.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: He stares down Chris calmly and takes OneLastSmoke before being killed.
* ImpaledPalm: Shot in the hand by Mike for not warning Gus that he was being held captive by the cartel.
* KilledOffscreen: He is last shown alive having a gun aimed at his head. When it cuts to later, it is revealed that Chris killed him earlier while waiting for Mike.
* OneLastSmoke: He takes a last smoke before getting shot in the head.
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* AffablyEvil: AmoralAttorney: He supplies methylamine is a corrupt lawyer.
* DecoyLeader: Pretends toGus, but from what little we see of him, he doesn't seem to be that unpleasant of a guy. take on Mike also refers to him as a "good man".
* BoomHeadshot: How Chris disposed of him.
* ButtMonkey: Has a tiny handful of appearances. In every single one of them either something terrible happensparalegal, but in reality does nothing but sit and listen to him or music while Mike does the talking.
* DirtyCoward: After his arrest, he doesn’t hesitate to rat out his former clients and even tricks Mike into revealing his location to the DEA.
* DramaticIrony: [[spoiler:As he'sin the middle of dealing with major problems.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Owns the Golden Moth Chemical company, which supplies Gus with his methylamine.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: He stares down Chris calmly and takes OneLastSmoke beforebeing killed.
* ImpaledPalm: Shot inshanked, he's talking to his own lawyer on the hand by Mike for not warning Gus that he was phone.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler: As he's beingheld captive by the cartel.
* KilledOffscreen: He is last shown alive having a gun aimed atshanked, he tells his head. When it cuts lawyer to later, it tell his kids he loves them.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Saul. While both are [[AmoralAttorney Amoral Attorneys]], Dan isrevealed that Chris killed him earlier more straight-laced, dresses more soberly and cultivates a veneer of respectability. Unfortunately, he is a lot less savvy and blows Mike's cover with one careless but fatal error. He also lacks Saul's loyalty - he [[DirtyCoward agrees to rat out his clients]] once he is arrested while waiting for Mike.
betraying a client is [[EvenEvilHasStandards a line Saul always refused to cross]], even when offered a bribe or threatened with violence.
*OneLastSmoke: He takes a last smoke before getting shot in NiceToTheWaiter: Is very nice to the head.receptionist at the safety deposit box location.
* OhCrap: Has this reaction upon seeing Gomez and two other DEA agents enter the vault.
* DecoyLeader: Pretends to
* BoomHeadshot: How Chris disposed of him.
* ButtMonkey: Has a tiny handful of appearances. In every single one of them either something terrible happens
* DirtyCoward: After his arrest, he doesn’t hesitate to rat out his former clients and even tricks Mike into revealing his location to the DEA.
* DramaticIrony: [[spoiler:As he's
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Owns the Golden Moth Chemical company, which supplies Gus with his methylamine.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: He stares down Chris calmly and takes OneLastSmoke before
* ImpaledPalm: Shot in
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler: As he's being
* KilledOffscreen: He is last shown alive having a gun aimed at
* {{Foil}}: To Saul. While both are [[AmoralAttorney Amoral Attorneys]], Dan is
*
* OhCrap: Has this reaction upon seeing Gomez and two other DEA agents enter the vault.
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!!Maximino "Max" Arciniega
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[[caption-width-right:220:''"<Please, he's my partner. I need him! I swear to God!>"'']]
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JamesMartinez
->''"<I know Gustavo like a brother. He's an honorable man. The most loyal man I have ever known.>"''
Maximino "Max" Arciniega was a close associate of Gus Fring and co-founder of the Los Pollos Hermanos franchise. He held advanced degrees in biochemistry and chemical engineering. Max's education was financed by Gus after Gus rescued him from the slums of Santiago.
!!Maximino "Max" Arciniega
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[[caption-width-right:220:''"<Please, he's my partner. I need him! I swear to God!>"'']]
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JamesMartinez
->''"<I know Gustavo like a brother. He's an honorable man. The most loyal man I have ever known.>"''
Maximino "Max" Arciniega was a close associate of Gus Fring and co-founder of the Los Pollos Hermanos franchise. He held advanced degrees in biochemistry and chemical engineering. Max's education was financed by Gus after Gus rescued him from the slums of Santiago.
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!!Maximino "Max" Arciniega
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!!Duane Chow
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[[caption-width-right:220:''"<Please, he's my partner. I need him! I swear to God!>"'']]
[[caption-width-right:230:''"She says yes."'']]
!!!'''Portrayed By:'''
->''"<I know Gustavo like
->''"Thank God you're here! They keep me prisoner!"''
A Chinese businessman who owns a
Maximino "Max" Arciniega was a close associate of Gus Fring and co-founder of the Los Pollos Hermanos franchise. He held advanced degrees in biochemistry and chemical engineering. Max's education was financed by Gus after Gus
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* AintTooProudToBeg: He dies while begging for Gus' life.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Stated to be a valid interpretation of Max and Gus' relationship. ''Better Call Saul'' has more strongly implied that he and Gus were lovers, though has stopped short of actually confirming it thus far. Peter Gould finally admitted after [[Recap/BetterCallSaulS6E9FunAndGames Fun And Games]] that Gus and Max's bond was a romantic one.
* BoomHeadshot: Courtesy of Hector.
* ChekhovsGunman: His name gets dropped earlier in the same episode in which he appears.
* ClandestineChemist: He has a degree in chemical engineering and is a meth producer, while officially working as a chef.
* TheLostLenore: His death drives Gus' vendetta against the Cartel and the Salamanca family. Gus also dedicated a fountain to his memory.
* PosthumousCharacter: Max's death happened long before the events of the main story. It is the driving force behind basically all of Gus' actions.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Avenging his death is the primary motivation behind Gus' character.
* TheSmartGuy: He knows the science, while Gus knows the business.
* {{Tuckerization}}: Shares a name with the actor who played Krazy 8 back in the first season.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Stated to be a valid interpretation of Max and Gus' relationship. ''Better Call Saul'' has more strongly implied that he and Gus were lovers, though has stopped short of actually confirming it thus far. Peter Gould finally admitted after [[Recap/BetterCallSaulS6E9FunAndGames Fun And Games]] that Gus and Max's bond was a romantic one.
* BoomHeadshot: Courtesy of Hector.
* ChekhovsGunman: His name gets dropped earlier in the same episode in which he appears.
* ClandestineChemist: He has a degree in chemical engineering and is a meth producer, while officially working as a chef.
* TheLostLenore: His death drives Gus' vendetta against the Cartel and the Salamanca family. Gus also dedicated a fountain to his memory.
* PosthumousCharacter: Max's death happened long before the events of the main story. It is the driving force behind basically all of Gus' actions.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Avenging his death is the primary motivation behind Gus' character.
* TheSmartGuy: He knows the science, while Gus knows the business.
* {{Tuckerization}}: Shares a name with the actor who played Krazy 8 back in the first season.
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* AintTooProudToBeg: AffablyEvil: He dies while begging for Gus' life.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Statedsupplies methylamine to Gus, but from what little we see of him, he doesn't seem to be a valid interpretation of Max and Gus' relationship. ''Better Call Saul'' has more strongly implied that he and Gus were lovers, though has stopped short unpleasant of actually confirming it thus far. Peter Gould finally admitted after [[Recap/BetterCallSaulS6E9FunAndGames Fun And Games]] that Gus and Max's bond was a romantic one.
guy. Mike also refers to him as a "good man".
* BoomHeadshot:Courtesy How Chris disposed of Hector.
him.
*ChekhovsGunman: His name gets dropped ButtMonkey: Has a tiny handful of appearances. In every single one of them either something terrible happens to him or he's in the middle of dealing with major problems.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Owns the Golden Moth Chemical company, which supplies Gus with his methylamine.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: He stares down Chris calmly and takes OneLastSmoke before being killed.
* ImpaledPalm: Shot in the hand by Mike for not warning Gus that he was being held captive by the cartel.
* KilledOffscreen: He is last shown alive having a gun aimed at his head. When it cuts to later, it is revealed that Chris killed him earlier while waiting for Mike.
* OneLastSmoke: He takes a last smoke before getting shot in thesame episode in which he appears.
* ClandestineChemist: He has a degree in chemical engineering and is a meth producer, while officially working as a chef.
* TheLostLenore: His death drives Gus' vendetta against the Cartel and the Salamanca family. Gus also dedicated a fountain to his memory.
* PosthumousCharacter: Max's death happened long before the events of the main story. It is the driving force behind basically all of Gus' actions.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Avenging his death is the primary motivation behind Gus' character.
* TheSmartGuy: He knows the science, while Gus knows the business.
* {{Tuckerization}}: Shares a name with the actor who played Krazy 8 back in the first season.head.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Stated
* BoomHeadshot:
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Owns the Golden Moth Chemical company, which supplies Gus with his methylamine.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: He stares down Chris calmly and takes OneLastSmoke before being killed.
* ImpaledPalm: Shot in the hand by Mike for not warning Gus that he was being held captive by the cartel.
* KilledOffscreen: He is last shown alive having a gun aimed at his head. When it cuts to later, it is revealed that Chris killed him earlier while waiting for Mike.
* OneLastSmoke: He takes a last smoke before getting shot in the
* ClandestineChemist: He has a degree in chemical engineering and is a meth producer, while officially working as a chef.
* TheLostLenore: His death drives Gus' vendetta against the Cartel and the Salamanca family. Gus also dedicated a fountain to his memory.
* PosthumousCharacter: Max's death happened long before the events of the main story. It is the driving force behind basically all of Gus' actions.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Avenging his death is the primary motivation behind Gus' character.
* TheSmartGuy: He knows the science, while Gus knows the business.
* {{Tuckerization}}: Shares a name with the actor who played Krazy 8 back in the first season.
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!!Los Pollos Security Team
"Corporate security" for Los Pollos Hermanos, these guys were Mike's trusted employees who were promised hazard pay should Gus be killed. Despite Mike's assurances that they were loyal, [[spoiler:Lydia and eventually Walt wanted to have them all killed before they said anything to the DEA about the meth operations.]]
The security team consisted of Jack [=McGann=], Andrew Holt, Anthony Perez, Isaac Conley, William Moniz, Raymond Martinez, and Harris Boivin. [[spoiler:All seven of them were killed in jail by the Aryan Brotherhood along with their lawyer Dan Wachsberger, laundry manager Dennis Markowski, and Madrigal foreman Ron Forenall.]]
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"Corporate security" for Los Pollos Hermanos, these guys were Mike's trusted employees who were promised hazard pay should Gus be killed. Despite Mike's assurances that they were loyal, [[spoiler:Lydia and eventually Walt wanted to have them all killed before they said anything to the DEA about the meth operations.]]
The security team consisted of Jack [=McGann=], Andrew Holt, Anthony Perez, Isaac Conley, William Moniz, Raymond Martinez, and Harris Boivin. [[spoiler:All seven of them were killed in jail by the Aryan Brotherhood along with their lawyer Dan Wachsberger, laundry manager Dennis Markowski, and Madrigal foreman Ron Forenall.]]
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!!Maximino "Max" Arciniega
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->''"<I know Gustavo like a brother. He's an honorable man. The most loyal man I have ever known.>"''
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* BaldOfEvil: [=McGann=] and Moniz.
* BeardOfEvil: [=McGann=] and Perez.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Holt, Boivin, and Martinez all appear for a single scene apiece in season 4.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:The reason why Lydia and later Walt want them killed.]]
* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:Sure, their murders were horrific and grisly, and continued to solidify Walt as completely ruthless, but they were still thugs, at least two of whom would've murdered Walt and his entire family before they had gotten caught. Of course, considering how little we see of them, they may well have been more sympathetic if we'd gotten to know them better.]]
* ScaryBlackMan: Presumably both [=McGann=] and Moniz, even if we didn't get to see much of them outside jail.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler:How the Aryans dispose of them seems awfully over the top, much like everything else the Aryans do. Although as mentioned in KickTheSonOfABitch, they had it coming by nearly murdering Walt's wife and kids.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: These are Mike's guys, and "they are solid." [[spoiler: At least some of them try and get a good plea bargain the moment the money for their families stops coming in. However, this is only after Mike gets killed, whom they had maintained their loyalty towards.]]
* BeardOfEvil: [=McGann=] and Perez.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Holt, Boivin, and Martinez all appear for a single scene apiece in season 4.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:The reason why Lydia and later Walt want them killed.]]
* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:Sure, their murders were horrific and grisly, and continued to solidify Walt as completely ruthless, but they were still thugs, at least two of whom would've murdered Walt and his entire family before they had gotten caught. Of course, considering how little we see of them, they may well have been more sympathetic if we'd gotten to know them better.]]
* ScaryBlackMan: Presumably both [=McGann=] and Moniz, even if we didn't get to see much of them outside jail.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler:How the Aryans dispose of them seems awfully over the top, much like everything else the Aryans do. Although as mentioned in KickTheSonOfABitch, they had it coming by nearly murdering Walt's wife and kids.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: These are Mike's guys, and "they are solid." [[spoiler: At least some of them try and get a good plea bargain the moment the money for their families stops coming in. However, this is only after Mike gets killed, whom they had maintained their loyalty towards.]]
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* BaldOfEvil: [=McGann=] AintTooProudToBeg: He dies while begging for Gus' life.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Stated to be a valid interpretation of Max andMoniz.
* BeardOfEvil: [=McGann=]Gus' relationship. ''Better Call Saul'' has more strongly implied that he and Perez.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Holt, Boivin, and Martinez all appear for a single scene apiece in season 4.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:The reason why Lydia and later Walt want them killed.]]
* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:Sure, their murdersGus were horrific lovers, though has stopped short of actually confirming it thus far. Peter Gould finally admitted after [[Recap/BetterCallSaulS6E9FunAndGames Fun And Games]] that Gus and grisly, Max's bond was a romantic one.
* BoomHeadshot: Courtesy of Hector.
* ChekhovsGunman: His name gets dropped earlier in the same episode in which he appears.
* ClandestineChemist: He has a degree in chemical engineering andcontinued to solidify Walt is a meth producer, while officially working as completely ruthless, but they were still thugs, at least two of whom would've murdered Walt a chef.
* TheLostLenore: His death drives Gus' vendetta against the Cartel and the Salamanca family. Gus also dedicated a fountain to hisentire family memory.
* PosthumousCharacter: Max's death happened long beforethey had gotten caught. Of course, considering how little we see of them, they may well have been more sympathetic if we'd gotten to know them better.]]
* ScaryBlackMan: Presumably both [=McGann=] and Moniz, even if we didn't get to see much of them outside jail.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler:Howthe Aryans dispose events of them seems awfully over the top, much like everything else main story. It is the Aryans do. Although as mentioned in KickTheSonOfABitch, they had it coming by nearly murdering Walt's wife and kids.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: These are Mike's guys, and "they are solid." [[spoiler: At least somedriving force behind basically all of them try and get a good plea bargain Gus' actions.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Avenging his death is themoment primary motivation behind Gus' character.
* TheSmartGuy: He knows themoney for their families stops coming in. However, this is only after Mike gets killed, whom they had maintained their loyalty towards.]]science, while Gus knows the business.
* {{Tuckerization}}: Shares a name with the actor who played Krazy 8 back in the first season.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Stated to be a valid interpretation of Max and
* BeardOfEvil: [=McGann=]
* EarlyBirdCameo: Holt, Boivin, and Martinez all appear for a single scene apiece in season 4.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:The reason why Lydia and later Walt want them killed.]]
* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:Sure, their murders
* BoomHeadshot: Courtesy of Hector.
* ChekhovsGunman: His name gets dropped earlier in the same episode in which he appears.
* ClandestineChemist: He has a degree in chemical engineering and
* TheLostLenore: His death drives Gus' vendetta against the Cartel and the Salamanca family. Gus also dedicated a fountain to his
* PosthumousCharacter: Max's death happened long before
* ScaryBlackMan: Presumably both [=McGann=] and Moniz, even if we didn't get to see much of them outside jail.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler:How
* UndyingLoyalty: These are Mike's guys, and "they are solid." [[spoiler: At least some
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!!Los Pollos Security Team
"Corporate security" for Los Pollos Hermanos, these guys were Mike's trusted employees who were promised hazard pay should Gus be killed. Despite Mike's assurances that they were loyal, [[spoiler:Lydia and eventually Walt wanted to have them all killed before they said anything to the DEA about the meth operations.]]
The security team consisted of Jack [=McGann=], Andrew Holt, Anthony Perez, Isaac Conley, William Moniz, Raymond Martinez, and Harris Boivin. [[spoiler:All seven of them were killed in jail by the Aryan Brotherhood along with their lawyer Dan Wachsberger, laundry manager Dennis Markowski, and Madrigal foreman Ron Forenall.]]
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* BaldOfEvil: [=McGann=] and Moniz.
* BeardOfEvil: [=McGann=] and Perez.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Holt, Boivin, and Martinez all appear for a single scene apiece in season 4.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:The reason why Lydia and later Walt want them killed.]]
* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:Sure, their murders were horrific and grisly, and continued to solidify Walt as completely ruthless, but they were still thugs, at least two of whom would've murdered Walt and his entire family before they had gotten caught. Of course, considering how little we see of them, they may well have been more sympathetic if we'd gotten to know them better.]]
* ScaryBlackMan: Presumably both [=McGann=] and Moniz, even if we didn't get to see much of them outside jail.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler:How the Aryans dispose of them seems awfully over the top, much like everything else the Aryans do. Although as mentioned in KickTheSonOfABitch, they had it coming by nearly murdering Walt's wife and kids.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: These are Mike's guys, and "they are solid." [[spoiler: At least some of them try and get a good plea bargain the moment the money for their families stops coming in. However, this is only after Mike gets killed, whom they had maintained their loyalty towards.]]
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: They hardly appear more than five times and don't have a single line of dialogue in the series, but their actions paved the way for the eventual fall of Los Pollos Hermanos, as without Hermanos. Without them, Walt and Jesse would have been in Gus' good books and cooked as much as he wanted from them.
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* SmugSnake: For the short period of time that we see him. He obviously thinks that he's tough. But in reality, he's just a kid who's the way in over his head.
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* UndyingLoyalty: These are Mike's guys, and "they are solid." [[spoiler:DoubleSubverted. At least some of them try and get a good plea bargain the moment the money for their families stops coming in. However, this is only after Mike gets killed, whom they had maintained their loyalty towards.]]
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* AffablyEvil: He may be a meth cook who worked for Gus, but he's an extremely nice and polite man who takes pride in his work. He also never gets involved in any violence whatsoever, despite being in the meth business.
* AlasPoorVillain: His death at the hands of a reluctant Jesse is played for sympathy, and Walt admits that he didn't deserve to die like that.
* AlasPoorVillain: His death at the hands of a reluctant Jesse is played for sympathy, and Walt admits that he didn't deserve to die like that.
