History Characters / MenInBlackTheSeries

* TricksterMentor: He can have a rather odd way of teaching Jay how to do things.

* LoveMakesYouDumb: In one episode he starts dating a female alien, [[FemmeFatale who's really playing him for a sucker]] to get him to spill MIB secrets to her mobster boyfriend. He does realize this mistake in the end.

* TheSociopath: He's a [[FauxAffablyEvil superficially charming]], [[ManipulativeBastard ruthless manipulator]] who was respected and trusted enough to become leader of the Men in Black, but had no qualms over backstabbing his own organization (and the rest of his own species), all for the sake of gaining more power. And of course, he doesn't care how many innocent lives it takes to become the ultimate life-form.

!!Dr. Zandozz Zeeltor

Giant arthropod aliens, the same species as "Edgar the Bug" from the first movie.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[MamaBear The Queen]] is absolutely pissed by Edgar's death, and [[AvengingTheVillain orders a hit]] on Agent L for the other Bugs to claim.

* InsectoidAliens: Obviously, they're a whole species of BigCreepyCrawlies, and even have a hive-like social structure.

* SiblingRivalry: Not all the Bugs get along with each other. Three different brothers compete to try and kidnap Elle to avenge Edgar's death, [[spoiler:only for two of the Bugs to [[CainAndAbel murder the other one]]. It's stated that this could cause a civil war among their kind.]]

* FieryRedhead: Although his true form is completely bald, his human disguise includes red hair, which perfectly suits his personality.

* DirtyCoward: He'll do anything to save his own skin whenever threatened by others.

* TheBrute: He's huge, muscular, imposing, and is just as scary as he looks.

* {{Jerkass}}: He's a ruthless criminal with a very short temper after all.

* FusionDance: When Dak and Alpha are [[JokerImmunity apparently killed]] after their first appearance, they accidentally merge into a single being with two heads, much to Dak's dismay. Fortunately they're separated in the end.

* BadassInANiceSuit: Not a member of Earth's MeninBlack, but she serves a very similar law enforcement group from another planet.

* AliensSpeakingEnglgish: Subverted. He tries to speak English, but his grasp of the language is incredibly poor (at one point, the four Worms even ask him to restate what he said in their native language). See MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels below.
* BeserkButton: He doesn't take it well when he catches the quartet of Worms at MIB drinking coffee, because they are commoners.

* MustHaveCaffiene: Apparently, coffee is a drink reserved only for himself and other royalty/nobility on his planet.

* EvilVersusEvil: In his first episode, Buzzard was sent to Earth to track down a fugitive criminal. Buzzard lied about still being a cop, was only doing the job for money, and tried to murder Kay for getting in his way. However, he's not nearly as evil as the fugitive he was after -- [[spoiler:a vicious SerialKiller who ''eats'' other sapient aliens]].

* ManChild: To an extent. Jay's constant nagging to Kay to allow him to drive the LTD often comes off this way. Also, because Jay is considered the "youngest and most immature" member of the MIB, in one episode he's ordered to go undercover as a teenage student in high school, in order to protect an alien diplomat's son from terrorists (with Kay eventually disguising himself as a substitute teacher, just to supervise both Kay and the boy).

* TheChessmaster / EvilGenius: He knows everything there is to know about the Men in Black and extraterrestrials, and is quite a cunning mastermind. He even enjoys playing literal games of chess.

* FauxAffablyEvil: He's always polite yet very cold-blooded.

* FieryRedhead: His human disguise includes red hair, which perfectly suits his personality.

* TheStarscream: [[spoiler:When the tide of war is turned in Earth's favor, Vangus grows impatient and decides to ditch the idea of letting Alpha rule over the humans, as he prepares to launch a missile that would [[OmnicidalManiac kill everyone on the planet]] while saving the oil for the Ixions.]]

!!Agent Alpha

* TheSociopath: He's a [[FauxAffablyEvil superficially charming]], [[ManipulativeBastard ruthless manipulator]] who was respected and trusted enough to become leader of the Men in Black, but had no qualms over backstabbing his own organization (and the rest of his own species), all for the sake of gaining more power. And of course, he doesn't care how many innocent lives it takes to become the ultimate life form.

!!Fmeks

* [[spoiler:KarmaHoudini: Although the Ixion military is defeated by Earth and Alpha is killed, Vangus himself ends up escaping unharmed, his last whereabouts unknown.]]

* TheStarscream: [[spoiler:Vangus decides to ditch the idea of letting Alpha rule over the people of Earth, as he prepares to launch a missile that would [[OmnicidalManiac kill everyone on the planet]] while saving the oil for the Ixions.]]

* {{Big Eater}}s: They constantly crave sugary food and the live prey.

* BadassGrandpa: A very skilled veteran agent with quite a reputation. But oddly enough, for some reason he looks ''younger'' than his movie version.

* ButtMonkey: Bad things tend to keep happening to Jay, including everything from AmusingInjuries to [[BalefulPolymorph genetic mutations]]. Also, [[RunningGag he's not allowed to drive Kay's LTD]].

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He tends to make a lot of serious mistakes, but still proves his worth all the time.

* AmusingAlien

* SmallAnnoyingCreature: All of them are quite diminutive, and tend to get on the nerves of other people at MIB (especially Chief Zed, as the Worms like to steal coffee from his office).

* AmusingAlien

* MotorMouth: He rarely doesn't have anything to say.

* TheStoolPigeon: When the agents need a lead, they go to Frank the Pug first.

An alien criminal who runs a black market pawn shop. He's a reluctant MIB informant who frequently gets his head blown off.

* TheSociopath: He's a [[FauxAffablyEvil superficially charming]], [[ManipulativeBastard ruthless manipulator]] who was respected and trusted enough to become leader of the Men in Black, but had no qualms over backstabbing his own organization (and the rest of his own species), all for the sake of gaining more power.

* TooKinkyToTorture: Unlike Jack, Dak enjoys the pain of being blasted.

* InsectoidAliens: Obviously.

* ButtMonkey: They get abused quite a bit due to being so inconveniently small.
* DepravedDwarf: Just as tiny as Arquillians, but way meaner.
* EvilCounterpart: To the Arquillians.
* FantasticRacism / PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Fmeks really hate the Arquillians.
* TheNapoleon: One of their schemes involved stealing a growth formula to become as tall (or taller) than humans.

->'''Voiced by:''' Ed O'Ross (Season 1), Gregg Berger (Seasons 2-4)

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->'''Bug Queen voiced by: Creator/MaryKayBergman

[[folder:Agent L]]
!!Agent L/Elle (Dr. Laurel Weaver)
->'''Voiced by:''' Jennifer Lien (Seasons 1-3), Jennifer Martin (Season 4)

An MIB doctor and scientist, and part-time field agent.

[[folder:Chief Zed]]
!!Chief Zed
->'''Voiced by:''' Charles Napier

The current leader of the Men in Black.

* AdaptationDyeJob: He's a brunette in the film, and grey-haired in the animated series. Though he could be just be a [[AgeLift little older]].
* AgeLift: He looks noticeably older (and fatter) than his movie counterpart.
* BadassGrandpa: He may be old and physically unfit, but he can still fight foes such as [[spoiler:Alpha]].
* DaChief: The current leader of the Men in Black.
* DeadpanSnarker: Especially to Jay and the Worms.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He can have a short temper and doesn't tolerate foolishness well, but he's seriously dedicated to his job of protecting humans and aliens alike.
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[[folder:Agent X]]
!!Agent X
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AdamBaldwin

An alien police officer who joins the MIB in Season 4 due to pressure by alien activist groups. He's assigned to be Agent L's partner.
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* CowboyCop: Impulsive, reckless and insanely gung-ho. L describes him as being less like a "loose cannon" and more like a "megaton bomb". The only reason she's stuck with him is because Zed is giving her a chance to be a field agent and X was sent by his people as an ambassador, so Zed killed two birds with one stone, but has to deal with their incisive bickering.

* {{Jerkass}}
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: [[FantasticRacism He openly regards humans as being inferior to his kind]].
* SixthRanger: He's introduced and joins the main cast only in the fourth and final season.

!Allies

[[folder:The Worms]]
!!The Worms
->'''Voiced by:''' Pat Pinney and Creator/PatFraley as two Worms each

Four small yellow aliens who frequently hang around the kitchen in the MIB headquarters. They have an overwhelming addiction to coffee.

* {{Amusing Alien}}s
* {{Ascended Extra}}s
* MustHaveCaffeine: They are ''extremely'' obsessed with drinking coffee, always talking about it and planning to obtain more of it. They say that only royalty is allowed to drink it on their planet, so it's quite a ForbiddenFruit for them.
* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: It's implied that they're employees of the MIB, but all they do most of the time is just drink coffee in the kitchen. Apparently they lied to their Emperor about serving the MIB as elite agents.
* SkewedPriorities: Their efforts to obtain coffee by any means (including leaving MIB HQ without a disguise) often leads to chaos and trouble.
* SmallAnnoyingCreature: All of them are quite diminutive, and tend to get on the nerves of other people at MIB (especially Chief Zed, as the Worms like to steal coffee from his office).
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Take a guess.

[[folder:The Twins]]
!!The Twins (Idiukupkup and Bob)
->'''Voiced by:''' Pat Pinney and Creator/PatFraley

Two aliens who help coordinate MIB missions.

* AerithAndBob: Idiukupkup and Bob
* MissionControl: Their job is monitoring [=MiB=] operations around the globe.
* MultiArmedMultitasking: Their alien biology allows them to do more monitoring than a similarly skilled human.
* StarfishAliens: They have multiple long arms, and their heads are just single eye-stalks.
* TheUnintelligible: The audience has no idea what they say, but Zed does.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Hence "The Twins" instead of their individual names.

[[folder:Frank the Pug]]
!!Frank the Pug
->'''Voiced by:''' Eddie Barth

A dog-like alien [[ShapedLikeItself disguised as a dog]]. He's frequently a paid informant for the MIB.

* AmusingAlien
* AscendedExtra
* CatchPhrase: "I only ''look like'' a dog!"
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's mostly out for himself, but shows a kinder, altruistic side every so often.
* LovableCoward: He's lousy at fighting and always tries to flee at the first sign of danger.
* SignedUpForTheDental: Why he helps MIB: he gets perks like invites to agent-only rewards in exchange for regular information.
* TheStoolPigeon: When the agents need a lead, they go to Frank the Pug first.

[[folder:Jack Jeebs]]
!!Jack Jeebs
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TonyShalhoub (first few episodes), Creator/BillyWest (rest of series)

An alien criminal who runs a black market pawn shop. He's a reluctant MIB informant who frequently gets his head blown off.

* AlienBlood: He frequently bursts into a puddle of green goo whenever attacked.
* AmusingAlien
* ArmsDealer: He often sells illegal weapons to various alien criminals passing by his shop.
* AscendedExtra
* ButtMonkey: Jeebs will get [[AmusingInjuries comically harmed]] OncePerEpisode, most often with [[YourHeadAsplode his head being blown up]].
* CainAndAbel: The Abel to Dak's Cain. Downplayed because Jack himself is an amoral slimebag, though nowhere near as bad as his brother.
* CatchPhrase: "That really stings!"
* DirtyCoward: He'll do anything to save his own skin whenever threatened by others.
* HealingFactor: He instantly regenerates from whatever AmusingInjuries he suffers.
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: As his only true allegiance is to himself, he'll help both the MIB and their enemies, depending on which immediately benefits him more.
* HumanAliens: He's not wearing a disguise as far as we can tell.
* LosingYourHead: Happens so often that it's a RunningGag.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Greed is his main motivation.
* TheStoolPigeon: Much like Frank, he often informs the MIB about criminal activity (albeit very reluctantly).

!Enemies

[[folder:Alpha]]
!!(Agent) Alpha
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DavidWarner

A rogue MIB agent who once led the organization until he betrayed them. He steals organs from aliens in order to become more physically powerful.

* BigBad: The most recurring and dangerous antagonist in the series.
* BrokenPedestal: To Kay.
* {{Cyborg}}: he becomes this in the final season, deciding that mechanical augmentations are better than biological enhancements.
* EvilBrit: [[TypeCasting As usual with David Warner]].
* EvilFormerFriend: Was Kay's friend until he betrayed his trust.
* FallenHero / FaceHeelTurn: The first leader of the MIB, who turned evil.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He's always polite yet very cold-blooded.
* FinalBoss: Along with Vangus, he leads an AlienInvasion in the GrandFinale episode.
* HybridMonster: He was born human, but has attached so many different alien body parts that he barely qualifies as one anymore.
* ImmortalitySeeker: He wants to cheat death, and accomplishes this by [[ImmortalityImmorality removing some key organs from aliens with indefinite lifespans]].
* OrganTheft: His {{Evil Plan}}s usually involve stealing body parts from aliens.
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: How he tried to justify using the Cosmic Integrator.
* ThatManIsDead: According to Kay, "The Alpha [he] knew died 20 years ago."
* TreacherousAdvisor: Used to be Kay's mentor.

[[folder:Buzzard]]
!!Buzzard (Treblor)
->'''Voiced by:''' Sherman Howard

A Zombarian bounty hunter, who finds and captures other aliens that on behalf of his clients.

* BadassLongcoat: A mercenary who wears a ConspicuousTrenchcoat as a disguise, and is skilled and tough enough to fight Agent K to a draw. Though he ditches the coat when he actually starts to engage someone in combat.
* BountyHunter: An alien bounty hunter who's paid to find and capture other aliens, no questions asked.
* CodeName: "Buzzard"; his real name seems to be Treblor.
* ConspicuousTrenchcoat: Makes his introduction in a noir-like black trenchcoat and fedora hat, complete with a breather mask. The disguise does relatively little to hide his alien features.
* EvilVersusEvil: In his first episode, Buzzard was sent to Earth to track down a fugitive criminal. Buzzard lied about being a police officer, was only doing the job for money, and tried to murder Kay for getting in his way. However, he's not nearly as evil as the fugitive he was after -- [[spoiler:a vicious SerialKiller who ''eats'' other sapient aliens]].
* LeanAndMean: Freakishly tall and thin, and definitely not a nice guy at all.
* LightningBruiser: Very fast and tough, and can perform [[InASingleBound high jumps]] with his long reverse-jointed legs.
* RealNameAsAnAlias: Goes under his former identity as a Zombarian law enforcement agent with his real name.
* SinisterShades: Wears green goggles over his eyes.
* OneManArmy: The guy is dangerous enough to require a literal army to chase him away.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The last time we see Buzzard in the series, he is zapped away by K. It is unknown if he survives, dies or is captured.

[[folder:Dak Jeebs]]
!!Dak Jeebs
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BillyWest

Jack Jeebs' evil(er) brother, who briefly worked as a henchman for Alpha.

* CainAndAbel: The Cain to Jack's Abel. Downplayed because Jack himself is an amoral slimebag, though nowhere near as bad as his brother.
* EvilTwin: Nastier than his brother (though who himself is very far from being a saint).
* TooKinkyToTorture: Unlike Jack, Dak enjoys the pain of being blasted.

[[folder:Fmeks]]
!!Fmeks

A race of aggressive yet diminutive aliens from planet Fmoo, and sworn enemies of the Arquillians.

* AlwaysChaoticEvil: All of them are shown to be rather unpleasant.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: They may be tiny, but they're quite troublesome.
* ButtMonkey: They get abused quite a bit due to being so inconveniently small.
* DepravedDwarf: Just as tiny as Arquillians, but way meaner.
* EvilCounterpart: To the Arquillians.
* FantasticRacism: Fmeks really hate the Arquillians.
* TheNapoleon: One of their schemes involved stealing a growth formula to become as tall (or taller) than humans.
* ZergRush: Their favored tactic.

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* SkewedPriorities: Their efforts to obtain coffee by any means (including leaving MIB headquarters without a disguise) often leads to chaos and trouble.

* ArmsDealer: He often sells black-market weapons to alien criminals passing by his shop.

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