History Characters / DexterMainCharacters

* KillTheCutie: In the TV-series only. She wasn't killed in the novels.

* ProperlyParanoid: He's the only person who thinks Dexter is suspicious. He's oh-so right.
* RaceLift: The books implied he was white. In the series, he is black.

Vince is the Miami Metro Police lead forensic investigator and works alongside Dexter in the lab and in crime scenes. He often cracks innuendo to the rest of the team, and harbors decidedly unrequited feelings for Debra. He is portrayed as obsessed with sex'the kinkier the better'and is not shy about propositioning every woman he meets.

* ExtravertedNerd: An adult version. He's an awkward, dorky lab-geek who is always hitting on women and annoying people with inappropriate comments.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Downplayed, in that she really just hates heels. She complains about them and removes them whenever she can after her promotion to lieutenant, and is so annoyed by them at the New Year's party in season 7 that she takes them off and is barefoot when she [[spoiler:shoots [=LaGuerta=]]]. She never seems to have a problem with athletic shoes, though.

* ThePlotReaper: He's the most well-known HeroAntagonist of the series, so his suspicious nature would've inevitably ended up clashing with Dexter. His actor Erik King even notes that they couldn't have spent several seasons with Doakes saying "I'm watching you" without losing the integrity of the character. The issue is the Doakes doesn't fit Dexter's code and the trials would likely take years (by Dexter's own admission). Luckily for Dexter, Lila ends up resolving the issue for him. While there have been cops that have taken up Doakes' role as a suspicious antagonist, they haven't been nearly as effective.

->''"Me in a dress. I feel like a transvestite."''

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: After she's promoted to Maria's position as lieutenant.

* DrivenToSuicide: Subverted; Maksuka assumes he blew himself up to avoid being captured, after recovering enough of the propane tank to determine that the valve had been deliberately opened. This causes Dexter to realize that Doakes was actually killed by Lila.

* DiscOneFinalBoss: In Season 2. While quickly establishing himself as a major threat at the beginning of the story arc, Doakes' efforts to single-handedly incriminate Dexter end prematurely after the latter imprisons him within Jiminez's Cabin in "Resistance is Futile."

* TookALevelInJerkass: In Season 8, she outright hates Dexter and has become addicted to drugs and alcohol as a way to cope with [[spoiler:killing [=LaGuerta=]]], which she considers her MoralEventHorizon. Then, there is her [[spoiler:killing El Sapo in a fit of rage]].

* ParentsAsPeople: He loved his kids but his methods clearly damaged both of them in more than a few ways. While it wasn't his intention, Deb was hurt by his seeming favoritism to Dexter, and while his "code" kept Dexter from going down an even darker path, it did nothing to actually fix his murderous habits.

* ImaginaryFriend: [[spoiler:In ''New Blood'', she takes over this role from Harry in the original. Though unlike him, she is more bolder and more correct than him and is even active in helping Dexter in his missions, whether it's suggesting methods he could try to dispose his victim or use her detective skills in researching on the killer that's been terrorising Iron Lake.]]

* HeroicBSoD: Twice. When Lundy is murdered and she can do nothing but stand in the parking lot where he died, sobbing and repeating, "I'm broken." Bad as that is, it's nothing compared to when she [[spoiler:kills [=LaGuerta=]. She completely loses the power of coherent speech and can do nothing but sob and hug her victim. Although she manages to regain basic mental functionality, she never wholly recovers]].

* GenreBlind: In the novels, but even moreso in the television series. To the point where some viewers would block their ear-holes. Lampshaded in series 7 when she finds out Dexter is a serial killer.

** This also extends to Dexter somewhat, as she can't stand anyone showing him attention over her. She acted like a jealous teenager when Rudy wanted a friendship with him, and even moreso when she believed Lundy sought out his opinion over hers (Lundy actually just couldn't stand Masuka), even though it would be perfectly reasonable since Dexter is a highly regarded forensics expert while she's a rookie cop with less than a year in homicide under her belt. This all relates back to her dad's perceived favouritism toward Dexter when he was secretly teaching him the code.