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* PetTheDog: An offscreen example where it's revealed that [[spoiler: he's setup Martha being able to adopt an orphan, both fulfilling a dream of her's and clearly trying to make amends for his organization ruining her life]].
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Tries very hard to be this, but Phillip no longer sees him as such. See BrokenPedestal. All things considered though, he comes across as far more reasonable than Claudia ever was.
* TheStoic: Always presents himself in a calm and collected manner, even when the people he's interacting with don't.
* TheStoic: Always presents himself in a calm and collected manner, even when the people he's interacting with don't.
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: Elizabeth and Phillip are initially as suspicious of her as the audience; she's a little smug, a little detached, and for much of Season 1 it's unclear what her true goals and motivations are. Eventually, the ambiguity is dropped and she's revealed to be a ruthless but genuinely dedicated handler who cares deeply about the agents under her supervision.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She might appear to be a hardass, but it's revealed that she's forced t issue directions she does not agree with. She's really on the Jennings' side, and defends them to Arkady's face.
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* PrinciplesZealot: He berates Elizabeth and Philip for having "petty bourgeois" attitudes after [[spoiler:they save Pascha from his suicide attempt.]]
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* HeelRealization: In his final exchange with Philip, he tells him that he was right to not want Paige involved in the KGB; previously, Gabriel had been one of the staunchest advocates of involving her.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler: He retires from the KGB and returns to the USSR near the end of Season 5.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Tries very hard toseem be this, but Phillip no longer sees him as such. See BrokenPedestal.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler: He retires from the KGB and returns to the USSR near the end of Season 5.]]
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* AffablyEvil: Gabriel loves to play games and prepare excellent food for the Jennings. He is very warm and fatherly to both of them. [[spoiler:After his retirement in season 5, he starts trying to win over Martha.]]
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* AffablyEvil: BewareTheNiceOnes: Gabriel loves to play games is a kindly and prepare excellent food grandfatherly old man, but he's a veteran spy and just as dedicated to doing what must be done for the Jennings. He is very warm and fatherly to both of them. [[spoiler:After his retirement motherland as anyone else in season 5, he starts trying to win over Martha.]]the KGB.
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Claudia is the new KGB handler and contact for Phillip and Elizabeth Jennings, who generally get their orders through contact with Claudia. She replaced a man named Gabriel, who Phillip and Elizabeth trusted implicitly. They aren't so sure they trust Claudia the same way.
Claudia and Elizabeth develop a particularly divisive relationship, with Elizabeth not trusting Claudia at all and forming an intense dislike of her. Claudia seems particularly ruthless in her approach to pulling the strings around Phillip and Elizabeth's missions, and Elizabeth occasionally goes over Claudia's head, breaking the chain of command to make sure Moscow is giving the orders that Claudia is handing down.
Claudia and Elizabeth develop a particularly divisive relationship, with Elizabeth not trusting Claudia at all and forming an intense dislike of her. Claudia seems particularly ruthless in her approach to pulling the strings around Phillip and Elizabeth's missions, and Elizabeth occasionally goes over Claudia's head, breaking the chain of command to make sure Moscow is giving the orders that Claudia is handing down.
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Claudia is the new KGB handler and contact for Phillip and Elizabeth Jennings, who generally get their orders through contact with Claudia. She replaced a man named Gabriel, who Phillip and Elizabeth trusted implicitly. They aren't so sure they Unlike their previous handler, the Jennings do not trust Claudia the same way.
Claudiaher and Elizabeth develop have a particularly divisive relationship, combative relationship with Elizabeth not trusting Claudia at all and forming an intense dislike of her.her from the beginning. Claudia seems particularly ruthless in her approach to pulling the strings around Phillip and Elizabeth's missions, and Elizabeth occasionally goes over Claudia's head, breaking the chain of command to make sure Moscow is giving the orders that Claudia is handing down.
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* BrokenPedestal: Phillip once loved the man, but no longer trusts him because he [[spoiler: wants to involve Paige in the Illegals program]].
* BrokenPedestal: Phillip once loved the man, but no longer trusts him because he [[spoiler: wants to involve Paige in the Illegals program]].
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* AffablyEvil: Gabriel loves to play games and prepare excellent food for the Jennings. He is very warm and fatherly to both of them.
them. [[spoiler:After his retirement in season 5, he starts trying to win over Martha.]]
* BrokenPedestal: Phillip once loved the man, but no longer trusts him because he[[spoiler: wants [[spoiler:wants to involve Paige in the Illegals program]].
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: He lost his whole biological family during the Vietnam War, and since reaching the US, has been bounced around between families in the Illegals program.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: He lost almost his whole biological family during the Vietnam War, and since reaching the US, has been bounced around between families in the Illegals program.program.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: He deliberately gives Pasha bad advice on fitting in [[spoiler:because he's pushing the poor kid into a suicide attempt in order to pressure his parents into returning to Russia.]]
* ToxicFriendInfluence: He deliberately gives Pasha bad advice on fitting in [[spoiler:because he's pushing the poor kid into a suicide attempt in order to pressure his parents into returning to Russia.]]
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* HiddenDepths: She is responsible for [[spoiler: seducing at least one of the Illegals' children into becoming a KGB agent]].
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* DramaticIrony: [[spoiler:He infected himself with the Lassa Virus to try and prevent it from getting passed on to Russia, but after his death, the Centre simply arranged for a sample to be taken of his skin and used that to extract the virus, which they then weaponized. And as a final kick, they named the sample "Variant Vitaly", after his original Russian name.]]
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!!Tuan Eckert
->'''Played By:''' Ivan Mok
A teenage operative from Vietnam who has become Phillip and Elizabeth's contact in the Midwest, posing as their adopted son.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: He lost his whole biological family during the Vietnam War, and since reaching the US, has been bounced around between families in the Illegals program.
* TroubledButCute: Beneath his handsome face and apparent easygoing nature, he is a very angry, bitter kid.
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!!Tuan Eckert
->'''Played By:''' Ivan Mok
A teenage operative from Vietnam who has become Phillip and Elizabeth's contact in the Midwest, posing as their adopted son.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: He lost his whole biological family during the Vietnam War, and since reaching the US, has been bounced around between families in the Illegals program.
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: He infects himself with the Lassa Virus rather than allow himself to be capture captured (or allow it to get to Russia where he feared it would get loose under their inferior storage environment.)]]
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[[folder:William]]
!!William Crandall
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A spy within the American biological warfare program.
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* DoctorJerk: He doesn't have the best bedside manner.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: All the vaccinations he's had to get for his job have left him immune to a variety of exotic diseases, but have also left him deathly allergic to common things, like butter.
* KnightInSourArmor: Working for the Soviets has cost him his wife and his health, and he resents the hell out of Gabriel's orders, but he still carries them out.
* ProperlyParanoid: He is extremely cautious about everything. Of course, given the nature of his work, this is understandable.
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!!William Crandall
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/DylanBaker
A spy within the American biological warfare program.
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* DoctorJerk: He doesn't have the best bedside manner.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: All the vaccinations he's had to get for his job have left him immune to a variety of exotic diseases, but have also left him deathly allergic to common things, like butter.
* KnightInSourArmor: Working for the Soviets has cost him his wife and his health, and he resents the hell out of Gabriel's orders, but he still carries them out.
* ProperlyParanoid: He is extremely cautious about everything. Of course, given the nature of his work, this is understandable.
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!!Gabriel
->'''Played By:''' Frank Langella
Gabriel is the Jennings' handler before Claudia who is again given the role in season 3.
* AffablyEvil: Gabriel loves to play games and prepare excellent food for the Jennings. He is very warm and fatherly to both of them.
* BrokenPedestal: Phillip once loved the man, but no longer trusts him because he [[spoiler: wants to involve Paige in the Illegals program]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Tries very hard to seem this, but Phillip no longer sees him as such. See BrokenPedestal.
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!!Gabriel
->'''Played By:''' Frank Langella
Gabriel is the Jennings' handler before Claudia who is again given the role in season 3.
* AffablyEvil: Gabriel loves to play games and prepare excellent food for the Jennings. He is very warm and fatherly to both of them.
* BrokenPedestal: Phillip once loved the man, but no longer trusts him because he [[spoiler: wants to involve Paige in the Illegals program]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Tries very hard to seem this, but Phillip no longer sees him as such. See BrokenPedestal.
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this.
*EvenEvilHasLovedOnesEvenEvilHasLovedOnes: She might be a ruthless KGB officer, but she did love Zhukov and was hurt by his death. She also cares more about the Jennings than she lets on.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: As season 1 finale has revealed, she is deeply loyal to his agents, even asking her direct superior to cancel a mission--something a KGB officer is rarely inclined to do.
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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With Elizabeth and Phillip. They have a tense relationship that's more pronounced on their side. Later, after she helps the Jennings escape an FBI trap in season 1 finale, they have a much better relationship.
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* OldFlame: [[spoiler:In "Covert War", Claudia reveals that she used to be romantically involved with Zhukov.]]
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!!Gabriel
->'''Played By:''' Frank Langella
Gabriel is the Jennings' handler before Claudia who is again given the role in season 3.
* AffablyEvil: Gabriel loves to play games and prepare excellent food for the Jennings. He is very warm and fatherly to both of them.
* BrokenPedestal: Phillip once loved the man, but no longer trusts him because he [[spoiler: wants to involve Paige in the Illegals program]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Tries very hard to seem this, but Phillip no longer sees him as such. See BrokenPedestal.
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!!Gabriel
->'''Played By:''' Frank Langella
Gabriel is the Jennings' handler before Claudia who is again given the role in season 3.
* AffablyEvil: Gabriel loves to play games and prepare excellent food for the Jennings. He is very warm and fatherly to both of them.
* BrokenPedestal: Phillip once loved the man, but no longer trusts him because he [[spoiler: wants to involve Paige in the Illegals program]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Tries very hard to seem this, but Phillip no longer sees him as such. See BrokenPedestal.
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* Affably Evil: Gabriel loves to play games and prepare excellent food for the Jennings. He is very warm and fatherly to both of them.
* BrokenPedestal: Phillip once loved the man, but no longer trusts him because he [[spoiler: wants to involve Paige in the Illegals program]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Tries very hard to seem this, but Phillip no longer sees him as such. See BrokenPedestal.
* BrokenPedestal: Phillip once loved the man, but no longer trusts him because he [[spoiler: wants to involve Paige in the Illegals program]].
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!!Emmett Connors
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!!Leann Connors
[[folder:Gabriel]]
!!Gabriel
->'''Played By:''' Frank Langella
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!!Emmett Connors
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!!General Viktor Zhukov
Victor Zhukov is a General in the KGB's First Chief Directorate. He is a mentor and father figure to Elizabeth. He is also the man who arranged her marriage to Philip.
* CoolOldGuy: Zhukov seems to be a genuinely nice person.
* [[spoiler:MentorOccupationalHazard: He is assassinated by the CIA in retaliation for the deaths of four FBI agents and a scientist by a renegade faction of the KGB.]]
* OldFlame: [[spoiler:In "Covert War", Claudia reveals that she used to be romantically involved with Zhukov.]]
* ParentalSubstitute: He seems to genuinely care about Elizabeth and think of her as a daughter. In turn, Elizabeth looks at him like a father.
* PetTheDog: A literal example. One scene has Zhukov telling Elizabeth about how much he loves his pet dog.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
* TheSpymaster: As a General in the KGB's First Directorate, his job is to give orders to KGB agents in the field and oversee operations.
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!!General Viktor Zhukov
Victor Zhukov is a General in the KGB's First Chief Directorate. He is a mentor and father figure to Elizabeth. He is also the man who arranged her marriage to Philip.
* CoolOldGuy: Zhukov seems to be a genuinely nice person.
* [[spoiler:MentorOccupationalHazard: He is assassinated by the CIA in retaliation for the deaths of four FBI agents and a scientist by a renegade faction of the KGB.]]
* OldFlame: [[spoiler:In "Covert War", Claudia reveals that she used to be romantically involved with Zhukov.]]
* ParentalSubstitute: He seems to genuinely care about Elizabeth and think of her as a daughter. In turn, Elizabeth looks at him like a father.
* PetTheDog: A literal example. One scene has Zhukov telling Elizabeth about how much he loves his pet dog.
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!!Claudia
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I know you better than you know yourself. And you don't know me at all."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/MargoMartindale
->''"Have you been following the sad progress of this country’s Equal Rights Amendment? Honestly, it makes me chuckle. These women here need to learn what you and I have known forever -- you can’t wait for the laws to give you your rights. You have to take them, claim them every second of every day of every year."''
Claudia is the new KGB handler and contact for Phillip and Elizabeth Jennings, who generally get their orders through contact with Claudia. She replaced a man named Gabriel, who Phillip and Elizabeth trusted implicitly. They aren't so sure they trust Claudia the same way.
Claudia and Elizabeth develop a particularly divisive relationship, with Elizabeth not trusting Claudia at all and forming an intense dislike of her. Claudia seems particularly ruthless in her approach to pulling the strings around Phillip and Elizabeth's missions, and Elizabeth occasionally goes over Claudia's head, breaking the chain of command to make sure Moscow is giving the orders that Claudia is handing down.
Claudia does, however, have Phillip and Elizabeth's best interests at heart -- despite her very cold and intentionally distant methods. It is clear that Claudia has been doing this a long time and rarely saves time for emotion and feelings.
* [[spoiler:BestServedCold]]
* ColdBloodedTorture: Subjects [[spoiler:Elizabeth and Philip to this.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes
* TheHandler: To Phillip, Elizabeth, and likely others.
* JerkassFacade: For much of the season 1. However...
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: As season 1 finale has revealed, she is deeply loyal to his agents, even asking her direct superior to cancel a mission--something a KGB officer is rarely inclined to do.
* KnightTemplar
* [[spoiler:LaserGuidedKarma: In a nice bit of instant justice, Elizabeth snaps and almost drowns Claudia in the basin she was going to dunk Elizabeth in.]]
* [[MouthOfSauron Mouth Of the Soviet Union]]
* MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong
* NeverMessWithGranny
* [[spoiler:NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Receives one from Elizabeth.]]
* NotSoDifferent: From Elizabeth, particularly in regards to her past.
* OldSoldier: She is a veteran of the Battle of Stalingrad.
* [[spoiler: ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Is shown to be this in the first season finale. It is revealed that she was forced to issue directives that she did not agree with upon the Jennings and defended them infront of Arkady]]
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With Elizabeth and Phillip. They have a tense relationship that's more pronounced on their side. Later, after she helps the Jennings escape an FBI trap in season 1 finale, they have a much better relationship.
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[[folder:Kate]]
!!Kate
The Jennings' new handler in season 2.
* HiddenDepths: She is responsible for [[spoiler: seducing at least one of the Illegals' children into becoming a KGB agent]].
* ReplacementScrappy: In-universe. The Jennings don't respect her much, perceiving her to be less competent than Claudia.
[[/folder]]
!!Claudia
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I know you better than you know yourself. And you don't know me at all."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/MargoMartindale
->''"Have you been following the sad progress of this country’s Equal Rights Amendment? Honestly, it makes me chuckle. These women here need to learn what you and I have known forever -- you can’t wait for the laws to give you your rights. You have to take them, claim them every second of every day of every year."''
Claudia is the new KGB handler and contact for Phillip and Elizabeth Jennings, who generally get their orders through contact with Claudia. She replaced a man named Gabriel, who Phillip and Elizabeth trusted implicitly. They aren't so sure they trust Claudia the same way.
Claudia and Elizabeth develop a particularly divisive relationship, with Elizabeth not trusting Claudia at all and forming an intense dislike of her. Claudia seems particularly ruthless in her approach to pulling the strings around Phillip and Elizabeth's missions, and Elizabeth occasionally goes over Claudia's head, breaking the chain of command to make sure Moscow is giving the orders that Claudia is handing down.
Claudia does, however, have Phillip and Elizabeth's best interests at heart -- despite her very cold and intentionally distant methods. It is clear that Claudia has been doing this a long time and rarely saves time for emotion and feelings.
* [[spoiler:BestServedCold]]
* ColdBloodedTorture: Subjects [[spoiler:Elizabeth and Philip to this.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes
* TheHandler: To Phillip, Elizabeth, and likely others.
* JerkassFacade: For much of the season 1. However...
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: As season 1 finale has revealed, she is deeply loyal to his agents, even asking her direct superior to cancel a mission--something a KGB officer is rarely inclined to do.
* KnightTemplar
* [[spoiler:LaserGuidedKarma: In a nice bit of instant justice, Elizabeth snaps and almost drowns Claudia in the basin she was going to dunk Elizabeth in.]]
* [[MouthOfSauron Mouth Of the Soviet Union]]
* MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong
* NeverMessWithGranny
* [[spoiler:NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Receives one from Elizabeth.]]
* NotSoDifferent: From Elizabeth, particularly in regards to her past.
* OldSoldier: She is a veteran of the Battle of Stalingrad.
* [[spoiler: ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Is shown to be this in the first season finale. It is revealed that she was forced to issue directives that she did not agree with upon the Jennings and defended them infront of Arkady]]
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With Elizabeth and Phillip. They have a tense relationship that's more pronounced on their side. Later, after she helps the Jennings escape an FBI trap in season 1 finale, they have a much better relationship.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Kate]]
!!Kate
The Jennings' new handler in season 2.
* HiddenDepths: She is responsible for [[spoiler: seducing at least one of the Illegals' children into becoming a KGB agent]].
* ReplacementScrappy: In-universe. The Jennings don't respect her much, perceiving her to be less competent than Claudia.
[[/folder]]
