History Characters / BreakingBadWaltsFamily

* VillainKiller: He kills the psychopathic Tuco in a gunfight. He also headshots Marco Salamanca, and mortally wounds Leonel with his car.

* OutOfFocus: Has had the least amount of screen time of any of the original cast members.

* PluckyComicRelief: [[spoiler:Until Season 5B, when everything gets much darker, including Marie.]]

* SpeakIllOfTheDead: She refers to the deceased Walt solely as "the two-faced, poisonous bastard."

Walter's in-laws through Skyler's side of the family.

** It is also completely understandable she would give Walt flak over becoming a meth manufacturer, no matter how noble his intentions may have been, and her protests over how badly this could end up backfiring on their family [[spoiler:([[JerkassHasAPoint which later, thanks to Walt's greed, over-inflated ego, underachiever's regret, rapidly degenerating morals, and his becoming very much power drunk]], [[CassandraTruth it does]])]] are, overall, very sensible. This does not stop her from (at the very least) repeatedly covering for Walter's actions with much the same justification as he had for ''doing'' them in the first place, ('for the family').

** Her mentality during Walt's cancer intervention, which can be easily summed up as "we are here to say whatever we're feeling... as long as it does not disagree with what ''I'' think Walt should do." And, [[MisaimedFandom in spite of what some fans might say in]] [[DracoInLeatherPants Walt's]] [[MisaimedFandom defense]], it is completely understandable she would give him flak over becoming a meth manufacturer, no matter how noble his intentions may have been, and her protests over how badly this could end up backfiring on their family [[spoiler:([[JerkassHasAPoint which later, thanks to Walt's greed, over-inflated ego, underachiever's regret, rapidly degenerating morals, and his becoming very much power drunk]], [[CassandraTruth it does]])]] are, overall, very sensible. This does not stop her from (at the very least) repeatedly covering for Walter's actions with much the same justification as he had for ''doing'' them in the first place, ('for the family').

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!!!White Family

!!!Schraders

->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/AnnaGunn

->'''Portrayed by:''' RJ Mitte

->'''Portrayed by:''' Haven Tomlin, Elanor Anne Wenrich & Moira Bryg Macdonald

->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/DeanNorris

->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/BetsyBrandt

* DoNotCallMePaul: Decides to be called Flynn for some reason until his parents' separation, at which point he sides with his dad and demands to be called Walt Jr. [[spoiler:He then reverts back to Flynn in Season 5B once he learns who his father really is.]]

* {{Foil}}: To Walt. Terrible experiences change both men, but while Walt becomes even more consumed by pride and turns into a ruthless criminal, Hank manages to subdue his GoodIsNotNice tendencies, becoming more humble and arguably an even better cop. [[spoiler:Until season 5B, when Hank discovers Walt is Heisenberg and becomes fully obsessed with it, even being called out on the fact that the Heisenberg hunt is his personal obsession.]]

* {{Not-So Well-Intentioned-Extremist}}: [[spoiler: As Skyler points out, telling her not to speak to a lawyer isn't helping her. The fact that he gloats when catching Walt also shows that whether there is a sense of justice in his reasoning or not, that he is driven by personal vendetta.]]

* DomesticAbuse: He borders on the emotional variant for a large part of Season 4 [[TookALevelInJerkass thanks to his incredibly dour state at the time, though he remains somewhat sympathetic. And once a new lead on the Heisenberg case gives him something useful to do, he returns to his old self.

[[caption-width-right:300:''"Someone has to protect this family from the man who protects this family."'']]

->''"I never wanted any of this."''

[[caption-width-right:300:''"I’m not the man I thought I was."'']]

->''"It's easy money, till we catch ya.'"''

* PragmaticHero: [[spoiler:In Season 5, he will stop at ''nothing'' to take down Walt, even if it means going outside the law and getting Jessie killed.]]

* BadassInCharge: Very much so. He becomes Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC} of the DEA after Gus is killed and is badass enough to take on [[spoiler:Tuco and his cousins, after being shot to hell in the latter case.]]

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Hank's personality in earlier seasons had him portrayed as an arrogant BoisterousBruiser who embodied some toxic masculinity traits, especially when compared to Walter. He also acted much more aloof and derogatory to his fellow agents, especially Gomez. After his experiences in El Paso and fighting the Salamanca Cousins, Hank softens into a much kinder and light-hearted guy who only has a few moments of macho behavior.

* ActionHero: Hank, alongside being more heroic than Walt by the end, has been in some kind of physical altercation almost once a season. Starting with his fatal shootout with Tuco, these scenes get more and more tense and high-stakes such as the fight with the Cousins that ends with him near-dead, [[spoiler:and his final moment shooting out with the Aryan Brotherhood.]] It gives his scenes a different energy who by contrast is barely a fighter.

* TooDumbToLive: Taunting Jack he's bringing the "entire calvary" while Walt is begging to have his life spared wasn't the smartest move he ever made. [[spoiler:And it would be his last, though it's hinted Jack knows he's a dead man no matter what he says or does and chooses to accept his fate without debasing himself before criminal scum.]]

* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:Returns from ''Breaking Bad'' for the finale of ''Better Call Saul'' to confront a detained Saul Goodman and condemn him for his crimes, before witnessing his trial as a witness.

Over the first four and a half seasons, she serves mostly as light comic relief or as a passive victim of Hank's angry outbursts. [[spoiler:But when she finds out about Walt and Skyler's criminality, she proves to be an extremely fierce and determined woman, collaborating with Hank in his investigation and giving him several good ideas, viciously slapping her sister just like [[RuleOfSymbolism Hank punched Walter and Jesse punched Saul]], and giving both her and Walt devastating WhatTheHellHero speeches.]]

->''"You better back off! My husband is a DEA agent."''

* BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler: Makes a major appearance in the finale of ''Better Call Saul'', 9 real-life years after her last appearance in 'Felina'.]]

** What really sets them apart is that Marie lacks the ability to really “break bad” as Walt does, but she is just as immoral as him in some instances. Besides her kleptomania, Marie is perfectly comfortable with [[DirtyCop police corruption]] when it benefits her (Hank protecting her from theft charges, and Marie suggesting that Hank lies about his attack on Jesse to get out of trouble), uses family as a justification for her actions (stealing a tiara for baby Holly), and fantasizes about [[spoiler:poisoning Walt]] with an obscure, untraceable chemical, which is very similar to Walt’s usage of ricin. It could be argued that the only thing keeping her from becoming more like Walt is that [[DitzyGenius she lacks the knowledge to commit greater crimes without being caught.]]

* ThePollyanna: Even after Hank is severely disabled after the bomb blast, she retains her generally happy-go-lucky and positive outlook. [[spoiler:When he dies, though, she loses all will to be like this.]]

* SelfServingMemory: [[spoiler:Indulges in a bit of this regarding Hank in the series finale for ''Series/BetterCallSaul''. She notes that Hank was a kind, decent man who cared very much for the people around him. While it is true that Hank did gradually become a better person over the course of ''Series/BreakingBad'', he certainly wasn't as good as Marie says he was at first: particularly regarding his casual racism and sexism towards others, and his emotionally abusive behavior towards Marie herself after becoming temporarily paralyzed.

* StepfordSmiler: She's really just that chipper most of the time, but still keeps up her regular behavior when she's actually deeply hurt by Hank's behavior after he's injured.

* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:Over the first four and a half seasons, she serves mostly as light comic relief or as a passive victim of Hank's angry outbursts, but when she finds out about Walt and Skyler's criminality, she proves to be an extremely fierce and determined woman, collaborating with Hank in his investigation and giving him several good ideas, viciously slapping her sister just like [[RuleOfSymbolism Hank punched Walter and Jesse punched Saul]], and giving both her and Walt devastating WhatTheHellHero speeches.]]

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Downplayed. While he's nowhere near as physically fit as his old man, [[spoiler:Flynn immediately drops his crutches and tackles him when he realizes that his mother is in serious danger of being harmed and/or killed by Heisenberg, showing that he's capable of performing badass feats when the chips are down.]]

** In terms of more specific examples, Skyler is a bit of a jerk to Saul when poking holes in his money laundering scheme. That said, she's right to point out that Walter buying a laser tag building makes zero logical sense, as his lack of connection to the sport would be incredibly suspicious to tax auditors.

!!Walter/Flynn White Jr.

* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: He doesn't react well when he learns about his father's crimes and Hank's death in "Ozymandias"]].

* MoralityPet: For Walt.

** As determined as he is to take down Walter and Skyler at all costs after he finds out how neck-deep they are in the criminal underworld, Hank is horrified when Marie tries to take Holly from Skyler against her will. He immediately makes Marie relinquish Holly back to Skyler, as it's clear taking a 1-year old baby away from her mother is too extreme even for him.