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* MoralityPet: To the point that [[spoiler:Dexter's love for her helps him let go of his homicidal urges in the last season.]]
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** A non-verbal variant when Alex Tilden is on the "kill table". She looks around the room at the pictures of his other victims, closes her eyes and moves in for the kill. Her actress confirmed this was "This is for all of you" moment.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: He was extremely protective of Rebecca.
* TheBusCameBack: In Season 6, he is visited by Dexter after he learns of Rebecca andSarah's Sally's deaths.
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* KnightTemplarBigBrother: After his sister's suicide, his rage towards his controlling, imposing mother resulted in his mother's death.
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** When she fatally stabs Jordan Chase, she exclaims "This is for everyone you've ever hurt, even Emily."
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* ButtMonkey: Nothing ever goes right for him. He's manipulated by Quinn, tortured by a maniac, neglected by his girlfriend who then cheats on him and dumps him.
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* ChewToy: Really, all he ever got from working the crew was a flayed back and a broken heart.
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* NervousWreck: Her initial reaction after she's freed by Dexter. Then, she decides to [[TookALevelInBadass take revenge]].
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* ShrinkingViolet: Her initial reaction after she's freed by Dexter. Then, SympatheticMurderer: With the help of Dexter, she decides to [[TookALevelInBadass take revenge]].hunts down and kills a group of men who brutally raped and tortured her.
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[[center: [- [[Characters/{{Dexter}} Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/DexterDexterMorgan Dexter Morgan]] | [[Characters/DexterMainCharacters Main Characters]] | [[Characters/DexterLawEnforcement Law Enforcement]] | [[Characters/DexterDextersFamily Dexter’s Family]] | '''Recurring Characters''' | [[Characters/DexterAntagonists Antagonists]] | [[Characters/DexterSupportingAntagonists Supporting Antagonists]] | [[Characters/DexterDextersVictims Dexter’s Victims]] | [[Characters/DexterBarrelGirlGang Barrel Girl Gang]] | [[Characters/DexterTheDoomsdayKillers The Doomsday Killers]] | [[Characters/DexterTheKoshkaBrotherhood The Koshka Brotherhood]]]]-]
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: While Hannah is somewhat more sociopathic than Lumen, the similarity is definitely there.
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* ParentalSubstitute: She's seen this way by Dexter's son Harrison who adores her.
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* MessianicArchetype: [[IncrediblyLamePun Mos Definitely]]. He cares for the weak, tries to inspire them to be good people, sees the good in everyone, and his last act is to forgive his killer. In a twist on the usual trope, he was not always this way.
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* MessianicArchetype: [[IncrediblyLamePun Mos Definitely]].Definitely. He cares for the weak, tries to inspire them to be good people, sees the good in everyone, and his last act is to forgive his killer. In a twist on the usual trope, he was not always this way.
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* TheObiWan: He tries to help Dexter put aside his Dark Passenger and bring out his good instead.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She was greatly fascinated in Dexter, finding the "unavailable, mysterious guys" the most appealing to her.
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* MoralityPet: His mother for whom he genuinely seems to care about despite his bloodlust.
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Is suddenly killed by the [[BigBad Brain Surgeon]] in "Are We There Yet?"]]
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* StudentTeacherRomance: Clarissa was Professor Gellar's lover.
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The daughter of Vince Masuka, who donated sperm in college, resulting in her conception. After the death of her mother, Niki tracks Vince down and the two meet for the first time.
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* BusCrash: Jonah kills her in retaliation to the verbal abuse killing his sister.
* DroppedABridgeOnHer: She's killed off-screen by Jonah during season 6.
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* PutOnABus: She vanishes after Season 4 along with the rest of her family.
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The abused teenage son of Arthur Mitchell.
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* DroppedABridgeOnHer: She's killed off-screen by Jonah during season 6.
* MayDecemberRomance: Could be with Arthur. She's noticeably younger than him, although this may not be the intention of the writers.
* PutOnABus: She vanishes after Season 4 along with the rest of her family.
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* PutOnABus: She vanishes after Season 4 along with the rest of her family.
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* StepfordSmiler: She plasters a big smile on her face to disguise the awful truth of her marriage.
* StockholmSyndrome: She's come to rely on Arthur, making excuses for him and obeying him unquestioningly.
* DroppedABridgeOnHer: She's killed off-screen by Jonah during season 6.
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* PutOnABus: She vanishes after Season 4 along with the rest of her family.
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AnArmAndALeg: Rudy cuts off his hand and foot to leave as messages for Miami Metro.
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* PromotionToParent: She took care of Travis after their parents died.
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* PromotionToParent: She took care of Travis after their parents died.
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* CrusadingWidower: Sylvia is devastated when she hears of Miguel's death. However she helps prepare Rita for her wedding and is last seen enjoying the wedding.
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!!Anton Briggs
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->'''Played by''': David Ramsey
A criminal informant who develops a romantic interest in Debra.
* ButtMonkey: Nothing ever goes right for him. He's manipulated by Quinn, tortured by a maniac, neglected by his girlfriend who then cheats on him and dumps him.
* ChewToy: Really, all he ever got from working the crew was a flayed back and a broken heart.
%% * DeadpanSnarker
* TheInformant: He's a genuinely NiceGuy who just got in some trouble, so he's helping.
* NiceGuy: When hearing about Deb's infidelity, his first reaction is talking about how to mend the relationship, rather than walking away.
* PutOnABus: As with most relationships on the show, shortly after the next season they quickly broke up and he was never heard from again
!!Hannah [=McKay=]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Sometimes a life has to be taken. There's no need to dress it up."'']]
->'''Played by''': Creator/YvonneStrahovski
A woman who went on a killing spree with her boyfriend as a young girl, before gaining immunity after it was discovered he kept her in line with fear. [[spoiler:This was later revealed to be a lie, with Dexter and Debra finding out she took an active role and tends to poison her problems away.]]
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She has a thing for dangerous men. First Wayne Randall, and then Dexter.
* AbusiveParents: Her father almost drowned her as a child to make her 'sink or swim'. He's gotten no better, fully ready to send her to prison just to gain a slight benefit for himself.
%% * BitchInSheepsClothing
* ConsummateLiar: She lies easily to the likes of Sal Price, even squeezing out some tears for his benefit.
* DatingCatwoman: Hooks up with Dexter, much to Debra's chagrin.
%% * DeadpanSnarker
* EasilyForgiven: In Season 8 [[spoiler:Dexter forgives her for trying to kill Debra extremely quickly once she shows up again, and Hannah in turn forgives him for turning her in to the police. This allows them to resume their relationship. Even Debra ends up forgiving her shortly afterwards.]]
* FemmeFatale: Isn't afraid to kill anyone who gets in her way, though she claims that she doesn't enjoy killing'she only does it when she thinks it's necessary (addressed below).
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Her reason for killing a man who molested her.
* KarmaHoudini: Played with. [[spoiler:She dodged being punished for her actions, but as soon as she did she learned Dexter was dead. Of course, it turns out in the next scene he's just faking it, but she will probably never know.]]
* MasterPoisoner: She has killed at least 3 people with poison without leaving any traceable evidence.
* NotSoDifferent: Bonds with Dexter on account of their mutual killing agendas.
* OutlawCouple: With Wayne Randall, and later with Dexter; relationships with other killers
* SerialKiller: With Wayne Randall, and later kills several people.
%% * SocialDarwinist
* StatuesqueStunner: She's a very beautiful tall blonde.
!!Jacob Elway
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->'''Played by''': Sean Patrick Flanery
A former Miami Metro detective who now owns his own private investigation company. [[spoiler:Deb]] ends up working for him after quitting Miami Metro.
* FakeGuestStar: Appears in every episode of the final season, and accomplishes quite a bit more than expected. He even manages to get his own story arc toward the end of the season.
* {{Jerkass}}: By the end of the season, he's blows off [[spoiler:Debra]] and basically smug about catching [[spoiler:Hannah [=McKay=]]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Tolerates [[spoiler:Deb's]] unprofessionalism partly out of concern for her and because she does get results.
* SharpDressedMan: He favors awesome suits, even when doing footwork for the job.
* WakingUpElsewhere: [[spoiler:In the series finale and fate in the show, after Hannah drugged him.]]
* WellDoneSonGuy: He had a very tense relationship with his father; he was expected to go into the family business, and he rebelled by going into law enforcement.
!!Lumen Ann Pierce
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"If you had something horrible happen to you, could you just forget about it and move on?"'']]
->'''Played by''': Creator/JuliaStiles
->''"I look different, don't I? Without my hands tied behind my back."''
A woman whom Dexter inadvertently rescues from the house of one of his victims in season 5 after she sees him in the act. At first frightened and mistrustful of Dexter and traumatized by her brutal kidnapping and torture, Lumen later convinces Dexter to aid her in tracking down and killing what remains of the group of men who brutalized her.
* BirdsOfAFeather: With Dexter. "It is a law of nature that elements will want to unify. Single cells thrash about in a petri dish until they coalesce."
* BrokenBird: She's traumatised after undergoing a horrific gang-rape and torture.
* ButNowIMustGo: Her departure. She says she's done with her revenge and cannot continue living with Dexter when her darkness is gone.
* CombatPragmatist: When you're a slight women with no combat training, you have to be pragmatic.
* GutFeeling: She's accurate about Dan Mendell the dentist. He just smelled like her rapist.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Before she was turn into an angel of revenge, she was just an angel.
* KnifeNut: "Lookit ''those''!" Dexter buys her one, and it's like a boyfriend buying his g-friend jewellery or a box of chocolate.
* MeaningfulName: Lumen is connected with light.
* OutlawCouple: Lampshaded by Masuka in 5x11, who compares her and Dexter to Bonnie and Clyde. This does not sit well with Dexter.
* PutOnABus: After her 'darkness' leaves, Lumen decides to go back to the life she used to have.
* RelationshipUpgrade: From stranger to lover for Dexter.
* RunawayBride: Why she moved to Miami; unwanted wedding.
* ScarsAreForever: Her back has several horrible scars from her torture. They don't look like they'll ever heal.
* ShrinkingViolet: Her initial reaction after she's freed by Dexter. Then, she decides to [[TookALevelInBadass take revenge]].
%% * TookALevelInBadass
!!Sylvia Prado
->'''Played by''': Valerie Cruz
Miguel Prado's real estate agent wife. Usually called "Syl".
* PutOnABus: Although she befriends Rita and Dexter in season 3, yet she's not seen again afterward. TheBusCameBack for the penultimate episode in the series when she helps Dexter sell his place.
!!Elliott
->'''Played by''': Rick Peters
The Morgan-Bennett family's overly-friendly neighbour.
* FlatCharacter: He has absolutely no character whatsoever other than providing an obstacle for Rita and Dexter's relationship. And not even a big obstacle.
* PutOnABus: He drops out of the show entirely after Rita's death. It makes sense, since the Morgan family remains move away.
* YourCheatingHeart: He kisses Rita while she's still with Dexter.
!!Sonya
->'''Played by''': Maria Doyle Kennedy
An Irish nanny hired by Dexter.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: It was not explained why Harrison's nanny was changed.
%% * MagicalNanny
%% * PutOnABus
!!Jonah Mitchell
->'''Played by''': Brando Eaton
The abused teenage son of Arthur Mitchell.
* AbusiveParents: Arthur, who beats him and later almost kills him. Sally becomes psychologically abusive after Arthur's death.
%% * ButtMonkey
* CallingTheOldManOut: At Thanksgiving, he goes on a rant against Arthur.
* {{Matricide}}: He killed his mother after her attitude and behaviour led to Rebecca's suicide.
* NearDeathExperience: Was almost killed by Dexter, but in the end he lets him go.
%% * NotSoDifferent
%% * PutOnABus
* TheBusCameBack: In Season 6, he is visited by Dexter after he learns of Rebecca and Sarah's deaths.
%% * StepfordSmiler
!!Rebecca Mitchell
->'''Played by''': Vanessa Marano
The young daughter of Arthur Mitchell.
* AbusiveParents: Her father, who locks her in her room and controls every aspect of her life.
%% * BrokenBird
* DrivenToSuicide: She killed herself in a bathtub after her mother's verbal abuse ended up being too much.
* DroppedABridgeOnHer: A fairly prominent supporting character in season 4, she dies off-screen in season 6, appearing only as a photograph.
* FilleFatale: She clumsily tries to seduce Dexter, just so she can escape her father.
%% * PutOnABus
%% ** BusCrash
* ShrinkingViolet: Jonah describes her as being this, which led to her suicide.
* StepfordSmiler: Like the rest of the Mitchell family, she puts on a cheerful facade to hide the abuse.
!!Ellen Wolf
->'''Played by''': Anne Ramsey
A defense attorney and Miguel Prado's main rival.
* AmoralAttorney: Averted. She's not as straight-up charming as Miguel, but she has the integrity and morals that Miguel makes such a show of pretending to have.
* GoodIsNotNice: She works by the book, and claims to truly believe that she thinks her clients are innocents who deserve a fair trial. Though it's ambiguous as to whether she means it or if she does this for the money.
%% * HelloAttorney
%% * {{Jerkass}}
%% * JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* MrsRobinson: She flirts heavily with a young bartender.
* SacrificialLion: Miguel killing a principled character underscores that he means business.
!!Brother Sam AKA Samuel Wright
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I'm not afraid of you son...and damn sure ain't afraid to die. I know what's waiting for me on the other side, do you?"'']]
->'''Played by''': Mos Def
Once on Death Row, Samuel Wright is now a reformed man of God... or so he says. Miami Metro are still highly suspicious of him, and don't know if he's honestly changed or has different intentions.
%% * AbusiveParents
* TheAtoner: He helps criminals and gang members reform themselves to atone for his own violent past.
* {{Badass}}: He faces down three men who all intend to kill him with not a trace of fear.
* BadassPacifist: He stands still and simply tells the above attackers that he's not afraid to die.
* BadassPreacher: He's gone from a criminal to a man of God, but still retains all his toughness.
* BloodstainedGlassWindows: Had his life-changing epiphany while beating the crap out of a guy in the chapel of a prison.
* GoodIsNotSoft: Certainly not all of the time. He once killed a man and outlets his violent tendencies on a punching bag.
* GoodShepherd: This man of God has set up a garage where he employs ex-cons, and tries to help them better themselves.
%% * DroppedABridgeOnHim
* HeelFaithTurn: He had a conversion experience that led him to becoming a man of God, surprising even Dexter who had plans for him.
%% * MagicalNegro
* MessianicArchetype: [[IncrediblyLamePun Mos Definitely]]. He cares for the weak, tries to inspire them to be good people, sees the good in everyone, and his last act is to forgive his killer. In a twist on the usual trope, he was not always this way.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: See BloodstainedGlassWindows. When he saw the sun shine in through the stained glass windows, he began to regret his life of crime.
* NotAfraidToDie: [[{{Heaven}} He knows what's waiting for him]] so why should he be afraid?
* NotSoDifferent: Dexter recognizes that Brother Sam had a Dark Passenger. It's Sam's ability to find the [[HeelFaceTurn light within his own Darkness that intrigues him]].
* ReformedButRejected: The police don't trust him in the slightest, but his small community respect him and rely on him heavily.
* ReformedCriminal: He found God while in prison.
* OddFriendship: To the rest of Dexter's social circle, his friendship with a former legendary gangbanger known for his body count would seem .. Odd. Unknown to them the two have a lot more in common then they know.
* TurntheOtherCheek: Tries to get Dexter to do this in regards to Nick who had betrayed Brother Sam and fatally shot him. Dexter tried to respect his friends wishes, then Nick had to start [[{{KicktheDog}} laughing about getting away with it.]]
* TheObiWan: He tries to help Dexter put aside his Dark Passenger and bring out his good instead.
* ObiWanMoment: On his deathbed, he asks Dexter to forgive his murderer.
!!Sally Mitchell
->'''Played by''': Julia Campbell
The controlled and meek wife of Arthur Mitchell.
* DroppedABridgeOnHer: She's killed off-screen by Jonah during season 6.
* MayDecemberRomance: Could be with Arthur. She's noticeably younger than him, although this may not be the intention of the writers.
%% * PutOnABus
%% ** BusCrash
%% * ShrinkingViolet
* StepfordSmiler: She plasters a big smile on her face to disguise the awful truth of her marriage.
* StockholmSyndrome: She's come to rely on Arthur, making excuses for him and obeying him unquestioningly.
!!Gabriel
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An aspiring writer who dates Debra.
!!Niki
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Vince Masuka's daughter.
!!Tony Tucci
->'''Played by''': Creator/BradWilliamHenke
An initial suspect and later almost-victim of the Ice Truck Killer.
* AnArmAndALeg: Rudy cuts off his hand and foot to leave as messages for Miami Metro.
* BigFun: He's a larger man with a ridiculously upbeat attitude.
%% * ButtMonkey
%% * DeadpanSnarker
* NiceGuy: Despite being held for days and mutilated, he's friendly, upbeat, extremely affable and even apologises to Deb and Doakes for not being able to remember more. Even then, he goes the extra length to recall a very traumatic memory just to help them.
!!Lisa Marshall
->'''Played by''': Creator/MollyParker
The sister of Travis Marshall.
%% * BigSisterInstinct
* CainAndAbel: Killed by her brother Travis in a gruesome way.
%%* MoralityPet:
* PromotionToParent: She took care of Travis after their parents died.
!!Valerie Hodges
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An old informant of Harry.
!!Sal Price
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->'''Played by''': Santiago Cabrera
->''"It's not in my nature to keep quiet about anything."''
A TrueCrime fiction writer doing a follow-up to his earlier book about the killings by Wayne Randall.
%% * DeadpanSnarker
* GoingForTheBigScoop: Played with, he is smart enough to avoid the usual methods of Hannah [=McKay=], but he bites the dust anyway.
* GoodIsNotNice: He isn't above engaging in bribery in order to expose those who have fallen through the cracks of the Miami justice system.
%% * HandsomeLech
%%* HeroAntagonist:
%% * HotScoop
* ItsAllAboutMe: His goals only extended to furthering his own success as a novel writer.
* IntrepidReporter: He's very determined to push out another book based around Wayne and Hannah, even putting himself in danger.
* OralFixation: Has a fondness for biting things. [[ExploitedTrope This is used to poison him]].
* WeHardlyKnewYe: He dies fairly quickly after his introduction, poisoned by Hannah.
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!!Jeremy Downs
->'''Played By''': Mark L. Young
A young man who was an intended victim of Dexter.
* DrivenToSuicide: He slices his wrists open while in holding.
* RapeAsBackstory: Jeremy was raped, and killed the boy who did it. Out of shame, he never told anyone which led Dexter to hunt him down.
!!Clarissa Porter
->'''Played By''': Mariana Klaveno
A professor who was having an affair with James Geller.
* TheApprentice: She was an intern of Professor Gellar and also his lover.
!!Wayne Randall
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->'''Played by''': Dan Buran
A prisoner who embarked on a several-day killing spree with his teenage girlfriend, Hannah McKay.
* BeardOfEvil: A Van Dyke beard.
* DrivenToSuicide: Decides to end his prison sentence by running in front of a speeding truck.
* FriendlyEnemy: He's pretty decent to Dexter.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's unsurprisingly ill-tempered when dealing with his jailors.
* ManipulativeBastard: He manages to sneak his way into the sun for a few days, before opting out of his sentence via roadkill.
* OutlawCouple: With Hannah he went on a killing spree.
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!!Cassie Jollenston
->'''Played By''': Bethany Joy Lenz
A former finance executive who moves in next to Dexter Morgan looking for a quieter life.
* GirlNextDoor: Literally, as in she moves in next door to Dexter. However it's subverted in the sense that "average normal wholesome girl" is not compatible with Dexter.
* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler:A sweet girl who quickly falls victim of the Brain Surgeon.]]
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Exits the story after just a few episodes.
!!Zach Hamilton
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->'''Played By''': Sam Underwood
The son of Ed Hamilton, a rich "friend" of the Miami Metro Police Department. A young budding Serial Killer, he killed a woman named Norma Rivera in an attempt to stop his father's affairs, which were ultimately hurting his own mother. Troubled by the continuing urges, Dexter Morgan takes Zach under his wing and begins teaching him the Code of Harry in hopes that he can provide the necessary lessons that can make Zach like he is, and prevent him from being caught.
* AbusiveParents: A unique example in the form of his father, Ed Hamilton. While Ed spoils his son rotten with the best luxuries money can buy, he is also [[ParentalNeglect emotionally distant]] and [[ImpliedTrope implied]] to be [[DomesticAbuser abusive towards Zach's mother]].
* TheApprentice: Dexter teaches him the Code of Harry so he can be a "neat monster" too.
* AntiHero: A [[NominalHero nominal example]] given that he begins follows Dexter's lead by [[SerialKillerKiller murdering serial killers]] in order to contain his sadistic urges. [[spoiler: However, the Brain Surgeon kills him before he can fully internalize the Code of Harry.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: His image as a handsome, charming young man serves as a convenient disguise for his true nature as a bloodthirsty SerialKiller in the making. [[spoiler: Partially subverted in later episodes when he is revealed to be little more than a less disciplined version of Dexter Morgan given that he [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas genuinely loves his mother]] and [[WellDoneSonGuy looks up to Dexter]] much the same way that Dexter himself once looked up to Harry.]]
* CreepySouvenir: He takes photographs of his victims.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: The Brain Surgeon uses a bonesaw to cut into his cranium ''while he is still alive.'']]
* IdleRich: The fact that his father is filthy rich gives him a lot of free time to pursue his....''"hobbies."''
* LonelyRichKid: Ultimately revealed to be this in "This Little Piggy". This is one of the primary reasons that Dexter decides to take him on as an apprentice instead of killing him.
* MoralityPet: His mother for whom he genuinely seems to care about despite his bloodlust.
%%* NotSoDifferent: From Dexter.
%%* PrettyBoy
* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: [[spoiler:Dexter fears this is the case but it's [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] when it turns out he's not the one who killed Cassie.]]
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: His family's wealth is the primary reason he has been able to evade arrest or suspicion for his behavior prior to meeting Dexter.
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Is suddenly killed by the [[BigBad Brain Surgeon]] in "Are We There Yet?"]]
* StuffedIntoTheFridge: [[spoiler:His partially brainless corpse is left sitting in Dexter's house.]]
!!Niki Walters
->'''Played by''': Dora Madison Budge
The daughter of Vince Masuka, who donated sperm in college, resulting in her conception. After the death of her mother, Niki tracks Vince down and the two meet for the first time.
%%* AnnoyingLaugh: Exactly the same as Masuka's.
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'''Beware of spoilers''', only spoilers from the '''seventh and eighth seasons''' are meant to be blacked out. All character sheets contain major spoilers. Proceed reading at your own risk.[[note]]As per wiki's policy, all trope names should be visible which may indicate if the character died or if they are deceiving.[[/note]]
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!!Anton Briggs
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->'''Played by''': David Ramsey
A criminal informant who develops a romantic interest in Debra.
* ButtMonkey: Nothing ever goes right for him. He's manipulated by Quinn, tortured by a maniac, neglected by his girlfriend who then cheats on him and dumps him.
* ChewToy: Really, all he ever got from working the crew was a flayed back and a broken heart.
%% * DeadpanSnarker
* TheInformant: He's a genuinely NiceGuy who just got in some trouble, so he's helping.
* NiceGuy: When hearing about Deb's infidelity, his first reaction is talking about how to mend the relationship, rather than walking away.
* PutOnABus: As with most relationships on the show, shortly after the next season they quickly broke up and he was never heard from again
!!Hannah [=McKay=]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Sometimes a life has to be taken. There's no need to dress it up."'']]
->'''Played by''': Creator/YvonneStrahovski
A woman who went on a killing spree with her boyfriend as a young girl, before gaining immunity after it was discovered he kept her in line with fear. [[spoiler:This was later revealed to be a lie, with Dexter and Debra finding out she took an active role and tends to poison her problems away.]]
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She has a thing for dangerous men. First Wayne Randall, and then Dexter.
* AbusiveParents: Her father almost drowned her as a child to make her 'sink or swim'. He's gotten no better, fully ready to send her to prison just to gain a slight benefit for himself.
%% * BitchInSheepsClothing
* ConsummateLiar: She lies easily to the likes of Sal Price, even squeezing out some tears for his benefit.
* DatingCatwoman: Hooks up with Dexter, much to Debra's chagrin.
%% * DeadpanSnarker
* EasilyForgiven: In Season 8 [[spoiler:Dexter forgives her for trying to kill Debra extremely quickly once she shows up again, and Hannah in turn forgives him for turning her in to the police. This allows them to resume their relationship. Even Debra ends up forgiving her shortly afterwards.]]
* FemmeFatale: Isn't afraid to kill anyone who gets in her way, though she claims that she doesn't enjoy killing'she only does it when she thinks it's necessary (addressed below).
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Her reason for killing a man who molested her.
* KarmaHoudini: Played with. [[spoiler:She dodged being punished for her actions, but as soon as she did she learned Dexter was dead. Of course, it turns out in the next scene he's just faking it, but she will probably never know.]]
* MasterPoisoner: She has killed at least 3 people with poison without leaving any traceable evidence.
* NotSoDifferent: Bonds with Dexter on account of their mutual killing agendas.
* OutlawCouple: With Wayne Randall, and later with Dexter; relationships with other killers
* SerialKiller: With Wayne Randall, and later kills several people.
%% * SocialDarwinist
* StatuesqueStunner: She's a very beautiful tall blonde.
!!Jacob Elway
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->'''Played by''': Sean Patrick Flanery
A former Miami Metro detective who now owns his own private investigation company. [[spoiler:Deb]] ends up working for him after quitting Miami Metro.
* FakeGuestStar: Appears in every episode of the final season, and accomplishes quite a bit more than expected. He even manages to get his own story arc toward the end of the season.
* {{Jerkass}}: By the end of the season, he's blows off [[spoiler:Debra]] and basically smug about catching [[spoiler:Hannah [=McKay=]]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Tolerates [[spoiler:Deb's]] unprofessionalism partly out of concern for her and because she does get results.
* SharpDressedMan: He favors awesome suits, even when doing footwork for the job.
* WakingUpElsewhere: [[spoiler:In the series finale and fate in the show, after Hannah drugged him.]]
* WellDoneSonGuy: He had a very tense relationship with his father; he was expected to go into the family business, and he rebelled by going into law enforcement.
!!Lumen Ann Pierce
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"If you had something horrible happen to you, could you just forget about it and move on?"'']]
->'''Played by''': Creator/JuliaStiles
->''"I look different, don't I? Without my hands tied behind my back."''
A woman whom Dexter inadvertently rescues from the house of one of his victims in season 5 after she sees him in the act. At first frightened and mistrustful of Dexter and traumatized by her brutal kidnapping and torture, Lumen later convinces Dexter to aid her in tracking down and killing what remains of the group of men who brutalized her.
* BirdsOfAFeather: With Dexter. "It is a law of nature that elements will want to unify. Single cells thrash about in a petri dish until they coalesce."
* BrokenBird: She's traumatised after undergoing a horrific gang-rape and torture.
* ButNowIMustGo: Her departure. She says she's done with her revenge and cannot continue living with Dexter when her darkness is gone.
* CombatPragmatist: When you're a slight women with no combat training, you have to be pragmatic.
* GutFeeling: She's accurate about Dan Mendell the dentist. He just smelled like her rapist.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Before she was turn into an angel of revenge, she was just an angel.
* KnifeNut: "Lookit ''those''!" Dexter buys her one, and it's like a boyfriend buying his g-friend jewellery or a box of chocolate.
* MeaningfulName: Lumen is connected with light.
* OutlawCouple: Lampshaded by Masuka in 5x11, who compares her and Dexter to Bonnie and Clyde. This does not sit well with Dexter.
* PutOnABus: After her 'darkness' leaves, Lumen decides to go back to the life she used to have.
* RelationshipUpgrade: From stranger to lover for Dexter.
* RunawayBride: Why she moved to Miami; unwanted wedding.
* ScarsAreForever: Her back has several horrible scars from her torture. They don't look like they'll ever heal.
* ShrinkingViolet: Her initial reaction after she's freed by Dexter. Then, she decides to [[TookALevelInBadass take revenge]].
%% * TookALevelInBadass
!!Sylvia Prado
->'''Played by''': Valerie Cruz
Miguel Prado's real estate agent wife. Usually called "Syl".
* PutOnABus: Although she befriends Rita and Dexter in season 3, yet she's not seen again afterward. TheBusCameBack for the penultimate episode in the series when she helps Dexter sell his place.
!!Elliott
->'''Played by''': Rick Peters
The Morgan-Bennett family's overly-friendly neighbour.
* FlatCharacter: He has absolutely no character whatsoever other than providing an obstacle for Rita and Dexter's relationship. And not even a big obstacle.
* PutOnABus: He drops out of the show entirely after Rita's death. It makes sense, since the Morgan family remains move away.
* YourCheatingHeart: He kisses Rita while she's still with Dexter.
!!Sonya
->'''Played by''': Maria Doyle Kennedy
An Irish nanny hired by Dexter.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: It was not explained why Harrison's nanny was changed.
%% * MagicalNanny
%% * PutOnABus
!!Jonah Mitchell
->'''Played by''': Brando Eaton
The abused teenage son of Arthur Mitchell.
* AbusiveParents: Arthur, who beats him and later almost kills him. Sally becomes psychologically abusive after Arthur's death.
%% * ButtMonkey
* CallingTheOldManOut: At Thanksgiving, he goes on a rant against Arthur.
* {{Matricide}}: He killed his mother after her attitude and behaviour led to Rebecca's suicide.
* NearDeathExperience: Was almost killed by Dexter, but in the end he lets him go.
%% * NotSoDifferent
%% * PutOnABus
* TheBusCameBack: In Season 6, he is visited by Dexter after he learns of Rebecca and Sarah's deaths.
%% * StepfordSmiler
!!Rebecca Mitchell
->'''Played by''': Vanessa Marano
The young daughter of Arthur Mitchell.
* AbusiveParents: Her father, who locks her in her room and controls every aspect of her life.
%% * BrokenBird
* DrivenToSuicide: She killed herself in a bathtub after her mother's verbal abuse ended up being too much.
* DroppedABridgeOnHer: A fairly prominent supporting character in season 4, she dies off-screen in season 6, appearing only as a photograph.
* FilleFatale: She clumsily tries to seduce Dexter, just so she can escape her father.
%% * PutOnABus
%% ** BusCrash
* ShrinkingViolet: Jonah describes her as being this, which led to her suicide.
* StepfordSmiler: Like the rest of the Mitchell family, she puts on a cheerful facade to hide the abuse.
!!Ellen Wolf
->'''Played by''': Anne Ramsey
A defense attorney and Miguel Prado's main rival.
* AmoralAttorney: Averted. She's not as straight-up charming as Miguel, but she has the integrity and morals that Miguel makes such a show of pretending to have.
* GoodIsNotNice: She works by the book, and claims to truly believe that she thinks her clients are innocents who deserve a fair trial. Though it's ambiguous as to whether she means it or if she does this for the money.
%% * HelloAttorney
%% * {{Jerkass}}
%% * JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* MrsRobinson: She flirts heavily with a young bartender.
* SacrificialLion: Miguel killing a principled character underscores that he means business.
!!Brother Sam AKA Samuel Wright
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I'm not afraid of you son...and damn sure ain't afraid to die. I know what's waiting for me on the other side, do you?"'']]
->'''Played by''': Mos Def
Once on Death Row, Samuel Wright is now a reformed man of God... or so he says. Miami Metro are still highly suspicious of him, and don't know if he's honestly changed or has different intentions.
%% * AbusiveParents
* TheAtoner: He helps criminals and gang members reform themselves to atone for his own violent past.
* {{Badass}}: He faces down three men who all intend to kill him with not a trace of fear.
* BadassPacifist: He stands still and simply tells the above attackers that he's not afraid to die.
* BadassPreacher: He's gone from a criminal to a man of God, but still retains all his toughness.
* BloodstainedGlassWindows: Had his life-changing epiphany while beating the crap out of a guy in the chapel of a prison.
* GoodIsNotSoft: Certainly not all of the time. He once killed a man and outlets his violent tendencies on a punching bag.
* GoodShepherd: This man of God has set up a garage where he employs ex-cons, and tries to help them better themselves.
%% * DroppedABridgeOnHim
* HeelFaithTurn: He had a conversion experience that led him to becoming a man of God, surprising even Dexter who had plans for him.
%% * MagicalNegro
* MessianicArchetype: [[IncrediblyLamePun Mos Definitely]]. He cares for the weak, tries to inspire them to be good people, sees the good in everyone, and his last act is to forgive his killer. In a twist on the usual trope, he was not always this way.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: See BloodstainedGlassWindows. When he saw the sun shine in through the stained glass windows, he began to regret his life of crime.
* NotAfraidToDie: [[{{Heaven}} He knows what's waiting for him]] so why should he be afraid?
* NotSoDifferent: Dexter recognizes that Brother Sam had a Dark Passenger. It's Sam's ability to find the [[HeelFaceTurn light within his own Darkness that intrigues him]].
* ReformedButRejected: The police don't trust him in the slightest, but his small community respect him and rely on him heavily.
* ReformedCriminal: He found God while in prison.
* OddFriendship: To the rest of Dexter's social circle, his friendship with a former legendary gangbanger known for his body count would seem .. Odd. Unknown to them the two have a lot more in common then they know.
* TurntheOtherCheek: Tries to get Dexter to do this in regards to Nick who had betrayed Brother Sam and fatally shot him. Dexter tried to respect his friends wishes, then Nick had to start [[{{KicktheDog}} laughing about getting away with it.]]
* TheObiWan: He tries to help Dexter put aside his Dark Passenger and bring out his good instead.
* ObiWanMoment: On his deathbed, he asks Dexter to forgive his murderer.
!!Sally Mitchell
->'''Played by''': Julia Campbell
The controlled and meek wife of Arthur Mitchell.
* DroppedABridgeOnHer: She's killed off-screen by Jonah during season 6.
* MayDecemberRomance: Could be with Arthur. She's noticeably younger than him, although this may not be the intention of the writers.
%% * PutOnABus
%% ** BusCrash
%% * ShrinkingViolet
* StepfordSmiler: She plasters a big smile on her face to disguise the awful truth of her marriage.
* StockholmSyndrome: She's come to rely on Arthur, making excuses for him and obeying him unquestioningly.
!!Gabriel
->'''Played By''':
An aspiring writer who dates Debra.
!!Niki
->'''Played By''':
Vince Masuka's daughter.
!!Tony Tucci
->'''Played by''': Creator/BradWilliamHenke
An initial suspect and later almost-victim of the Ice Truck Killer.
* AnArmAndALeg: Rudy cuts off his hand and foot to leave as messages for Miami Metro.
* BigFun: He's a larger man with a ridiculously upbeat attitude.
%% * ButtMonkey
%% * DeadpanSnarker
* NiceGuy: Despite being held for days and mutilated, he's friendly, upbeat, extremely affable and even apologises to Deb and Doakes for not being able to remember more. Even then, he goes the extra length to recall a very traumatic memory just to help them.
!!Lisa Marshall
->'''Played by''': Creator/MollyParker
The sister of Travis Marshall.
%% * BigSisterInstinct
* CainAndAbel: Killed by her brother Travis in a gruesome way.
%%* MoralityPet:
* PromotionToParent: She took care of Travis after their parents died.
!!Valerie Hodges
->'''Played By''':
An old informant of Harry.
!!Sal Price
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->'''Played by''': Santiago Cabrera
->''"It's not in my nature to keep quiet about anything."''
A TrueCrime fiction writer doing a follow-up to his earlier book about the killings by Wayne Randall.
%% * DeadpanSnarker
* GoingForTheBigScoop: Played with, he is smart enough to avoid the usual methods of Hannah [=McKay=], but he bites the dust anyway.
* GoodIsNotNice: He isn't above engaging in bribery in order to expose those who have fallen through the cracks of the Miami justice system.
%% * HandsomeLech
%%* HeroAntagonist:
%% * HotScoop
* ItsAllAboutMe: His goals only extended to furthering his own success as a novel writer.
* IntrepidReporter: He's very determined to push out another book based around Wayne and Hannah, even putting himself in danger.
* OralFixation: Has a fondness for biting things. [[ExploitedTrope This is used to poison him]].
* WeHardlyKnewYe: He dies fairly quickly after his introduction, poisoned by Hannah.
%% * WrongGenreSavvy
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!!Jeremy Downs
->'''Played By''': Mark L. Young
A young man who was an intended victim of Dexter.
* DrivenToSuicide: He slices his wrists open while in holding.
* RapeAsBackstory: Jeremy was raped, and killed the boy who did it. Out of shame, he never told anyone which led Dexter to hunt him down.
!!Clarissa Porter
->'''Played By''': Mariana Klaveno
A professor who was having an affair with James Geller.
* TheApprentice: She was an intern of Professor Gellar and also his lover.
!!Wayne Randall
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->'''Played by''': Dan Buran
A prisoner who embarked on a several-day killing spree with his teenage girlfriend, Hannah McKay.
* BeardOfEvil: A Van Dyke beard.
* DrivenToSuicide: Decides to end his prison sentence by running in front of a speeding truck.
* FriendlyEnemy: He's pretty decent to Dexter.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's unsurprisingly ill-tempered when dealing with his jailors.
* ManipulativeBastard: He manages to sneak his way into the sun for a few days, before opting out of his sentence via roadkill.
* OutlawCouple: With Hannah he went on a killing spree.
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!!Cassie Jollenston
->'''Played By''': Bethany Joy Lenz
A former finance executive who moves in next to Dexter Morgan looking for a quieter life.
* GirlNextDoor: Literally, as in she moves in next door to Dexter. However it's subverted in the sense that "average normal wholesome girl" is not compatible with Dexter.
* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler:A sweet girl who quickly falls victim of the Brain Surgeon.]]
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Exits the story after just a few episodes.
!!Zach Hamilton
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->'''Played By''': Sam Underwood
The son of Ed Hamilton, a rich "friend" of the Miami Metro Police Department. A young budding Serial Killer, he killed a woman named Norma Rivera in an attempt to stop his father's affairs, which were ultimately hurting his own mother. Troubled by the continuing urges, Dexter Morgan takes Zach under his wing and begins teaching him the Code of Harry in hopes that he can provide the necessary lessons that can make Zach like he is, and prevent him from being caught.
* AbusiveParents: A unique example in the form of his father, Ed Hamilton. While Ed spoils his son rotten with the best luxuries money can buy, he is also [[ParentalNeglect emotionally distant]] and [[ImpliedTrope implied]] to be [[DomesticAbuser abusive towards Zach's mother]].
* TheApprentice: Dexter teaches him the Code of Harry so he can be a "neat monster" too.
* AntiHero: A [[NominalHero nominal example]] given that he begins follows Dexter's lead by [[SerialKillerKiller murdering serial killers]] in order to contain his sadistic urges. [[spoiler: However, the Brain Surgeon kills him before he can fully internalize the Code of Harry.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: His image as a handsome, charming young man serves as a convenient disguise for his true nature as a bloodthirsty SerialKiller in the making. [[spoiler: Partially subverted in later episodes when he is revealed to be little more than a less disciplined version of Dexter Morgan given that he [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas genuinely loves his mother]] and [[WellDoneSonGuy looks up to Dexter]] much the same way that Dexter himself once looked up to Harry.]]
* CreepySouvenir: He takes photographs of his victims.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: The Brain Surgeon uses a bonesaw to cut into his cranium ''while he is still alive.'']]
* IdleRich: The fact that his father is filthy rich gives him a lot of free time to pursue his....''"hobbies."''
* LonelyRichKid: Ultimately revealed to be this in "This Little Piggy". This is one of the primary reasons that Dexter decides to take him on as an apprentice instead of killing him.
* MoralityPet: His mother for whom he genuinely seems to care about despite his bloodlust.
%%* NotSoDifferent: From Dexter.
%%* PrettyBoy
* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: [[spoiler:Dexter fears this is the case but it's [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] when it turns out he's not the one who killed Cassie.]]
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: His family's wealth is the primary reason he has been able to evade arrest or suspicion for his behavior prior to meeting Dexter.
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Is suddenly killed by the [[BigBad Brain Surgeon]] in "Are We There Yet?"]]
* StuffedIntoTheFridge: [[spoiler:His partially brainless corpse is left sitting in Dexter's house.]]
!!Niki Walters
->'''Played by''': Dora Madison Budge
The daughter of Vince Masuka, who donated sperm in college, resulting in her conception. After the death of her mother, Niki tracks Vince down and the two meet for the first time.
%%* AnnoyingLaugh: Exactly the same as Masuka's.
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