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* BatmanGambit: He pulls a clever one on Vic. When Aceveda confronts him, Kavanaugh tells him to feign walking out angrily, since Vic will be watching and will confront him. Sure enough, Vic does so. It shows that, had he played his cards more subtly, he may have outwitted Vic.
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* IgnoredEpiphany: After trying to get clean throughout Season 1, she gives up on it entirely and declares herself a lost cause, putting her sin into foster care. It's subverted in Season 2 which revealed she's kicked her heroin addiction and is getting back on her feet.
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* IgnoredEpiphany: After trying to get clean throughout Season 1, she gives up on it entirely and declares herself a lost cause, putting her sin son into foster care. It's subverted in Season 2 which revealed she's kicked her heroin addiction and is getting back on her feet.
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** At the end of his meeting with Ronnie, Kavanaugh all but advises him to cut ties with the Strike Team as they will bring him down if it continues to associate with them as is. [[spoiler: The grand finale has Vic sell out Ronnie, making him TheScapegoat for the Strike Team's crimes to save his own skin.]]
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* JerkAss: Though not to the degree that her husband does, Mara also demonstrates a quick temper and a great deal of possessiveness.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's an irritable bitch in general, and doesn't get along with people easily, but she sincerely loves Shane and wants what's best for him, and she loves her son Jackson dearly.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Vic during the third season.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's an irritable bitch in general, and doesn't get along with people easily, but she sincerely loves Shane and wants what's best for him, and she loves her son Jackson dearly.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Vic during the third season.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's an irritable bitch ingeneral, general and doesn't get along with people easily, but easily. But she sincerely loves Shane and wants what's best for him, and she loves her son Jackson dearly.
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* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: [[spoiler: clocks Tavon on the head with an Iron when he gets into a fight with Shane. During the penultimate episode of the series, she even shoots at a group of Shane's ex-contacts when they threaten him, and inadvertently kills an innocent woman in the process.]]
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* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: [[spoiler: [[spoiler:She clocks Tavon on the head with an Iron iron when he gets into a fight with Shane. During the penultimate episode of the series, she even shoots at a group of Shane's ex-contacts when they threaten him, him – and inadvertently kills an innocent woman in the process.]]
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Kavanaugh's an eccentric oddball for sure, he has the habit of passing out gum to people, which he says is a good way to detect if someone buckles under pressure. But he's clearly very good at his job. Well...until his conflict with Vic gets personal that is
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* DrivenToMadness: Attempting to take down Vic and the Strike Team takes a toll on his sanity and morality, and eventually becomes [[HeWhoFightsMonsters just as bad as bad as they are]], but he eventually [[HeelRealization realizes]] this and decides to face justice for his crimes.
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* DrivenToMadness: Attempting to take down Vic and the Strike Team takes a toll on his sanity and morality, and eventually becomes [[HeWhoFightsMonsters just as bad as bad as they are]], but he eventually [[HeelRealization realizes]] this and decides to face justice for his crimes.
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* AntiHero: She will not violate the law. However, [[spoiler: after learning of Vic's crimes, she aims to make him suffer any way she can as long as her methods are legal. She is convinced to get Vic's family into witness protection, not out of altruism, but because she is assured that keeping Vic from seeing them will cause him pain.]]
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* PayEvilUntoEvil: [[spoiler: After realizing how Vic tricked her into immunity for his crimes, she plots to make him suffer whatever she can without violating the law. In the end, she hides his family in witness protection. When Vic asks to say goodbye to them, she refuses his request, telling him he said his goodbye when he murdered another police officer. Since Vic's immunity does not specify the type of job he gets with ICE, Olivia sticks him in a SoulCrushingDeskJob. She also makes it clear she intends to make his time with ICE as unpleasant as she can, and if he takes any action that violates their deal, she will send him to prison.]]
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[[folder:Lanie Kellis]]
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/LucindaJenney
->''"When I ask for something I ask politely because that's my nature, but when you make me ask a second time I lose my patience....The people I work for want answers. They expect me to get them. I have the power to recommend changes, get people fired, even shut down this entire building if it's warranted! Do you understand what I'm saying detective!?"''
A civilian auditor appointed by the City Council to supervise the Barn's activities following the events of Season 1. She and Armadillo Quintero serve as the [[BigBadEnsemble main antagonists]] of Season 2.
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/LucindaJenney
->''"When I ask for something I ask politely because that's my nature, but when you make me ask a second time I lose my patience....The people I work for want answers. They expect me to get them. I have the power to recommend changes, get people fired, even shut down this entire building if it's warranted! Do you understand what I'm saying detective!?"''
A civilian auditor appointed by the City Council to supervise the Barn's activities following the events of Season 1. She and Armadillo Quintero serve as the [[BigBadEnsemble main antagonists]] of Season 2.
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->''"When I ask for something I ask politely because that's my nature, but when you make me ask a second time I lose my patience....The people I work for want answers. They expect me to get them. I have the power to recommend changes, get people fired, even shut down this entire building if it's warranted! Do you understand what I'm saying detective!?"''
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* AmbitionIsEvil: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]]. She commits some pretty heinous actions just for the sake of scoring points with her superiors in the City Council.
* BigBadEnsemble: Of Season 2 alongside Armadillo Quintero. Throughout the season, the Barn is compelled to maneuver around her intrusive supervision while carrying out its law enforcement duties before ultimately weathering the fallout from her overly damning report after it's leaked to the press.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: When first introduced, she acts very polite and respectful towards the police officers of the Barn. However, she quickly turns nasty and overbearing when they are less than prompt in providing her with the information she requests.
* DrunkWithPower: Upon being appointed by the L.A. City Council to supervise the Barn's activities, she becomes a petty tyrant who routinely coerces law enforcement officers into giving her their unwavering attention and obedience even when they are engaged in vital police work and threatens to use her authority to ruin their livelihoods if they don't.
* HeroAntagonist: Downplayed. Kellis is a {{Jerkass}} and an ObstructiveBureaucrat clearly drunk on her own authority, but she's largely motivated by her realizatiom that the Strike Team are corrupt and Aceveda is aiding them and her desire to expose them.
* JerkAss: When she drops the [[FauxAffablyEvil "polite civil servant" routine]], she is insufferably arrogant and condescending towards those around her.
* JerkassHasAPoint: As she points out, while her report ignores a lot of the competence of the Barn's staff, the Strike Team are prone to PoliceBrutality and Aceveda's given them free rein to go hog wild and kept Claudette LockedOutOfTheLoop when she tried raising her concerns about them multiple times, ultimately resulting in them orchestrating [[spoiler:Armadillo's death in custody]]. While her report jeopardizes the staff's livelihoods, she's still not ''wrong'' in her assessment.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: She never does personally atone for the harm she does to the Barn.]]
* LawfulStupid: Shows shades of this. She's more concerned with minor infractions and following the letter of the law rather than the spirit of it.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: She expects all officers to halt all their work until complying with her "requests" ('''even''' when citizens' lives are at stake) and inserts herself into '''''EVERY''''' aspect of Farmington's police business merely for the sake of digging up dirt on Aceveda.
* PrinciplesZealot: As far as PR is concerned.
* BigBadEnsemble: Of Season 2 alongside Armadillo Quintero. Throughout the season, the Barn is compelled to maneuver around her intrusive supervision while carrying out its law enforcement duties before ultimately weathering the fallout from her overly damning report after it's leaked to the press.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: When first introduced, she acts very polite and respectful towards the police officers of the Barn. However, she quickly turns nasty and overbearing when they are less than prompt in providing her with the information she requests.
* DrunkWithPower: Upon being appointed by the L.A. City Council to supervise the Barn's activities, she becomes a petty tyrant who routinely coerces law enforcement officers into giving her their unwavering attention and obedience even when they are engaged in vital police work and threatens to use her authority to ruin their livelihoods if they don't.
* HeroAntagonist: Downplayed. Kellis is a {{Jerkass}} and an ObstructiveBureaucrat clearly drunk on her own authority, but she's largely motivated by her realizatiom that the Strike Team are corrupt and Aceveda is aiding them and her desire to expose them.
* JerkAss: When she drops the [[FauxAffablyEvil "polite civil servant" routine]], she is insufferably arrogant and condescending towards those around her.
* JerkassHasAPoint: As she points out, while her report ignores a lot of the competence of the Barn's staff, the Strike Team are prone to PoliceBrutality and Aceveda's given them free rein to go hog wild and kept Claudette LockedOutOfTheLoop when she tried raising her concerns about them multiple times, ultimately resulting in them orchestrating [[spoiler:Armadillo's death in custody]]. While her report jeopardizes the staff's livelihoods, she's still not ''wrong'' in her assessment.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: She never does personally atone for the harm she does to the Barn.]]
* LawfulStupid: Shows shades of this. She's more concerned with minor infractions and following the letter of the law rather than the spirit of it.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: She expects all officers to halt all their work until complying with her "requests" ('''even''' when citizens' lives are at stake) and inserts herself into '''''EVERY''''' aspect of Farmington's police business merely for the sake of digging up dirt on Aceveda.
* PrinciplesZealot: As far as PR is concerned.
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* AmbitionIsEvil: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]]. She commits some pretty heinous actions just for ButtMonkey: Let's see: She's addicted to drugs, she's gets beaten badly during an undercover sting, her mother dies of a stroke which leaves her the sake only one to take care of scoring points with her superiors in baby, nearly raped, shoots at a john because of the City Council.
* BigBadEnsemble: Ofexperience, is forced to go cold turkey unsuccessfully, and finally [[spoiler: is killed in a hostage situation in Season 2 alongside Armadillo Quintero. Throughout the season, the Barn is compelled to maneuver around her intrusive supervision while carrying out its law enforcement duties before ultimately weathering the fallout from her overly damning report after it's leaked to the press.
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*BitchInSheepsClothing: When first introduced, she acts very polite and respectful towards the police officers of the Barn. However, she quickly turns nasty and overbearing when they are less than prompt in providing her ClassicalAntiHero: Connie struggles with the information she requests.
* DrunkWithPower: Upon being appointed by the L.A. City Council to supervise the Barn's activities, she becomes a petty tyrant who routinely coerces law enforcement officers into giving her their unwavering attentiondrug addiction and obedience even when they are engaged in vital police work and threatens to use her authority to ruin their livelihoods if they don't.
* HeroAntagonist: Downplayed. Kellis is a {{Jerkass}} and an ObstructiveBureaucrat clearly drunk on her own authority,self-loathing, but she's largely motivated by her realizatiom that the Strike Team are corrupt a genuinely good person and Aceveda is aiding them and her desire to expose them.
* JerkAss: When she drops the [[FauxAffablyEvil "polite civil servant" routine]], she is insufferably arrogant and condescending towards those around her.
* JerkassHasAPoint: As she points out, while her report ignores a lotone of the competence few people in Vic's orbit with actual morals.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: A sweetheart of a gal who uses theBarn's staff, the Strike Team are prone money to PoliceBrutality raise her baby.
* IgnoredEpiphany: After trying to get clean throughout Season 1, she gives up on it entirely andAceveda's given them free rein to go hog wild and kept Claudette LockedOutOfTheLoop when she tried raising declares herself a lost cause, putting her concerns about them multiple times, ultimately resulting sin into foster care. It's subverted in them orchestrating [[spoiler:Armadillo's death in custody]]. While her report jeopardizes the staff's livelihoods, Season 2 which revealed she's still not ''wrong'' kicked her heroin addiction and is getting back on her feet.
* TheInformant: One of Vic's [=CIs=]. She frequently comes to Vic with news of various crimes she hears in herassessment.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: She never does personally atone for the harmline of work, and after kicking her drug addiction she does hangs onto her status as one to the Barn.]]
help get her life back together.
*LawfulStupid: Shows shades of this. MoralityPet: To Vic. She's more concerned the only CI he treats with minor infractions genuine compassion and following the letter of the law rather than the spirit of it.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: She expects all officershe genuinely tries to halt all their work until complying with help her "requests" ('''even''' battle her drug addiction.
* NiceGirl: She's sweet and friendly to just about everybody.
* YankTheDogsChain: Right whencitizens' lives things are at stake) and inserts herself into '''''EVERY''''' aspect of Farmington's police business merely looking up for the sake of digging up dirt on Aceveda.
* PrinciplesZealot: As far as PR is concerned.her, [[spoiler:she's murdered by Mike Holden]].
* BigBadEnsemble: Of
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* DrunkWithPower: Upon being appointed by the L.A. City Council to supervise the Barn's activities, she becomes a petty tyrant who routinely coerces law enforcement officers into giving her their unwavering attention
* HeroAntagonist: Downplayed. Kellis is a {{Jerkass}} and an ObstructiveBureaucrat clearly drunk on her own authority,
* JerkAss: When she drops the [[FauxAffablyEvil "polite civil servant" routine]], she is insufferably arrogant and condescending towards those around her.
* JerkassHasAPoint: As she points out, while her report ignores a lot
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: A sweetheart of a gal who uses the
* IgnoredEpiphany: After trying to get clean throughout Season 1, she gives up on it entirely and
* TheInformant: One of Vic's [=CIs=]. She frequently comes to Vic with news of various crimes she hears in her
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/ForestWhitaker
->''"Why is it that the guy with the conscience always gets caught holding the bag? And we don't ever want that guy, do we? We want the guy that put him into motion."''
An IAD officer who goes after Vic Mackey and the Strike Team.
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/ForestWhitaker
->''"Why is it that the guy with the conscience always gets caught holding the bag? And we don't ever want that guy, do we? We want the guy that put him into motion."''
An IAD officer who goes after Vic Mackey and the Strike Team.
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* AntiVillain: Type III. Forest Whitaker name checked this trope in at least one interview.
* ArchEnemy: To the Strike Team, especially Mackey.
* BerserkButton: Watching his meticulously crafted plans end in failure and anything involving his ex-wife, Claudia.
* BigBad: Of Season 5. He starts off the season as an arrogant but [[HeroAntagonist principled officer trying to bring a thoroughly crooked cop like Vic to justice]]. It's the [[WellIntentionedExtremist means he resorts to in pursuit of this end that ultimately lead him to become an outright villain]].
* ByTheBookCop: Initially; he refused to bend the rules for his partner or even his ex-wife.
* DrivenToMadness: Attempting to take down Vic and the Strike Team takes a toll on his sanity and morality, and eventually becomes [[HeWhoFightsMonsters just as bad as bad as they are]], but he eventually [[HeelRealization realizes]] this and decides to face justice for his crimes.
* EntertaininglyWrong: Some of his theories about the Strike Team’s crimes are only a few degrees off. In particular, he concludes that [[spoiler: Lem wasn’t hit by the Salvadorans, but by Vic because [[HeKnowsTooMuch he knew too much]]. He’s almost correct, only it was Shane who killed Lem, not Vic.]]
* FallenHero: [[spoiler:Became corrupt when he tried to take down Vic.]]
* FatalFlaw: His obsessiveness and intense drive to win at all costs is ultimately what dooms him. He stoops to similar lows as Vic in order to get what he wants. But unlike Vic, he [[HeelRealization realizes]] what he's done and ultimately decides to face justice for his crimes.
* {{Foil}}: To Vic. As much as they are enemies, they are both alike. They are both very driven to do what they think is right, and stoop to dirty tactics in order to get what they want, and both are eventually screwed over because of their obsession with their work. The difference is that Kavanaugh [[HeelRealization realizes]] that he is becoming no better than Vic, and turns himself in while keeping his dignity intact, while Vic [[spoiler: gets Shane to kill his pregnant wife, son, and himself]], [[spoiler: sells Ronnie out to save his own ass]], and loses everyone and everything that he cares about.
* GoodIsNotNice: While he is genuinely committed to bringing down crooked cops like Vic Mackey, he is also arrogant, vindictive, and obsessed with winning at all costs. [[spoiler: It is these qualities that ultimately drive him to [[JumpingOfftheSlipperySlope jump off the slippery slope]] just for the sake of "beating" Mackey.]]
* GracefulLoser: He loses his private war with Mackey, but is able to hold his head high after turning himself in. When Mackey visits him in jail, he's at peace, intending to serve his time and rebuild his life, confident that karma will take care of Vic eventually.
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler: Realizes just how far he's fallen and decides to confess to his crimes.]]
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: [[spoiler: After being outmaneuvered one too many times by Vic Mackey, he resorts to targeting the Strike Team's family members and conspiring with murderous thugs like Antwon Mitchell to bring Vic down.]]
* HeroAntagonist: The ''Hero'' part gets muddled as the season goes on.
* InternalAffairs: He's a lieutenant who works for IAD.
* ItsPersonal: What starts as a professional case to bust the Strike Team for corruption soon spirals into a private war between him and Vic Mackey, especially after Vic has sex with his ex-wife.
* JerkassHasAPoint: He's an unpleasant and manipulative bully at the best of times and his time trying to bring down the Strike Team brings out his worst qualities. Nonetheless, he is absolutely correct that Vic is a reprehensible excuse for a police officer and that it's disgraceful that he has been allowed to get away with all of his various crimes, including murdering other cops.
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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Realising he can't bring in Mackey without breaking the law himself, he calls it quits and confesses to planting evidence and intimidating a witness.
* ManipulativeBastard: He certainly tries, but often times his machinations fall short and he has to resort to intimidation or threats.
* MarriedToTheJob: His ex-wife explicitly describes him as such.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Seeing what he's done to Emolia, and realizing how many moral compromises he's made trying to bring in Vic and the Strike Team give him a full on HeelRealization, leading him to confess his crimes to Claudette.
* RulesLawyer: Comes with being an IAD officer.
* SanitySlippage: He becomes more and more unhinged as he becomes more obsessed with nailing the Strike Team.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: He has the ear of the Chief of Police, so he can get away with things no other IAD investigator could.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Kavanaugh is zealously committed to bringing corrupt cops to justice [[TheUnfettered by any means necessary.]] Indeed, the one thing that keeps him sympathetic is that he's ''completely'' correct about Vic and co.
* WorthyOpponent: Although he hates Vic and the Strike Team by extension for their continued allegiance, Kavanaugh does exhibit some respect for both Ronnie and Lem. Praising the former for how capably and thoroughly he has covered his tracks, Kavanaugh even encourages Ronnie to get out of the Team's grasp while he can, pointing out that their recklessness will land him in trouble he's too clever to get entangled in. In the case of the latter, he eventually expresses sincere regret over how much misfortune his investigation into the Strike Team has caused Lem, and [[spoiler: following his death, he explicitly calls out Vic for corrupting him]].
* ArchEnemy: To the Strike Team, especially Mackey.
* BerserkButton: Watching his meticulously crafted plans end in failure and anything involving his ex-wife, Claudia.
* BigBad: Of Season 5. He starts off the season as an arrogant but [[HeroAntagonist principled officer trying to bring a thoroughly crooked cop like Vic to justice]]. It's the [[WellIntentionedExtremist means he resorts to in pursuit of this end that ultimately lead him to become an outright villain]].
* ByTheBookCop: Initially; he refused to bend the rules for his partner or even his ex-wife.
* DrivenToMadness: Attempting to take down Vic and the Strike Team takes a toll on his sanity and morality, and eventually becomes [[HeWhoFightsMonsters just as bad as bad as they are]], but he eventually [[HeelRealization realizes]] this and decides to face justice for his crimes.
* EntertaininglyWrong: Some of his theories about the Strike Team’s crimes are only a few degrees off. In particular, he concludes that [[spoiler: Lem wasn’t hit by the Salvadorans, but by Vic because [[HeKnowsTooMuch he knew too much]]. He’s almost correct, only it was Shane who killed Lem, not Vic.]]
* FallenHero: [[spoiler:Became corrupt when he tried to take down Vic.]]
* FatalFlaw: His obsessiveness and intense drive to win at all costs is ultimately what dooms him. He stoops to similar lows as Vic in order to get what he wants. But unlike Vic, he [[HeelRealization realizes]] what he's done and ultimately decides to face justice for his crimes.
* {{Foil}}: To Vic. As much as they are enemies, they are both alike. They are both very driven to do what they think is right, and stoop to dirty tactics in order to get what they want, and both are eventually screwed over because of their obsession with their work. The difference is that Kavanaugh [[HeelRealization realizes]] that he is becoming no better than Vic, and turns himself in while keeping his dignity intact, while Vic [[spoiler: gets Shane to kill his pregnant wife, son, and himself]], [[spoiler: sells Ronnie out to save his own ass]], and loses everyone and everything that he cares about.
* GoodIsNotNice: While he is genuinely committed to bringing down crooked cops like Vic Mackey, he is also arrogant, vindictive, and obsessed with winning at all costs. [[spoiler: It is these qualities that ultimately drive him to [[JumpingOfftheSlipperySlope jump off the slippery slope]] just for the sake of "beating" Mackey.]]
* GracefulLoser: He loses his private war with Mackey, but is able to hold his head high after turning himself in. When Mackey visits him in jail, he's at peace, intending to serve his time and rebuild his life, confident that karma will take care of Vic eventually.
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler: Realizes just how far he's fallen and decides to confess to his crimes.]]
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: [[spoiler: After being outmaneuvered one too many times by Vic Mackey, he resorts to targeting the Strike Team's family members and conspiring with murderous thugs like Antwon Mitchell to bring Vic down.]]
* HeroAntagonist: The ''Hero'' part gets muddled as the season goes on.
* InternalAffairs: He's a lieutenant who works for IAD.
* ItsPersonal: What starts as a professional case to bust the Strike Team for corruption soon spirals into a private war between him and Vic Mackey, especially after Vic has sex with his ex-wife.
* JerkassHasAPoint: He's an unpleasant and manipulative bully at the best of times and his time trying to bring down the Strike Team brings out his worst qualities. Nonetheless, he is absolutely correct that Vic is a reprehensible excuse for a police officer and that it's disgraceful that he has been allowed to get away with all of his various crimes, including murdering other cops.
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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Realising he can't bring in Mackey without breaking the law himself, he calls it quits and confesses to planting evidence and intimidating a witness.
* ManipulativeBastard: He certainly tries, but often times his machinations fall short and he has to resort to intimidation or threats.
* MarriedToTheJob: His ex-wife explicitly describes him as such.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Seeing what he's done to Emolia, and realizing how many moral compromises he's made trying to bring in Vic and the Strike Team give him a full on HeelRealization, leading him to confess his crimes to Claudette.
* RulesLawyer: Comes with being an IAD officer.
* SanitySlippage: He becomes more and more unhinged as he becomes more obsessed with nailing the Strike Team.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: He has the ear of the Chief of Police, so he can get away with things no other IAD investigator could.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Kavanaugh is zealously committed to bringing corrupt cops to justice [[TheUnfettered by any means necessary.]] Indeed, the one thing that keeps him sympathetic is that he's ''completely'' correct about Vic and co.
* WorthyOpponent: Although he hates Vic and the Strike Team by extension for their continued allegiance, Kavanaugh does exhibit some respect for both Ronnie and Lem. Praising the former for how capably and thoroughly he has covered his tracks, Kavanaugh even encourages Ronnie to get out of the Team's grasp while he can, pointing out that their recklessness will land him in trouble he's too clever to get entangled in. In the case of the latter, he eventually expresses sincere regret over how much misfortune his investigation into the Strike Team has caused Lem, and [[spoiler: following his death, he explicitly calls out Vic for corrupting him]].
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* AntiVillain: Type III. Forest Whitaker name checked this trope BitchInSheepsClothing: She comes across as a scared, single mother just trying to make ends meet. But a few times, when she has information she knows is more valuable than usual, she'll play hardball to get more money out of the deal, no matter what the consequences are.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: She jumps back and forth between helping Vic and helping Lt. Kavanaugh during their escalating war inat least one interview.
Seasons 5 and 6. Claudette even compares her to a "ping-pong ball".
*ArchEnemy: To IDidWhatIHadToDo: Justifies her selling of information to Vic and later Kavanaugh, saying she needs the money to support her austic son, Sebastian.
* TheInformant: Seems to be her main source of revenue, first acting as a mole among the El Salvadorans for Vic. Later, she informs on the StrikeTeam, especially Mackey.
Team for Kavanaugh.
*BerserkButton: Watching his meticulously crafted plans end in failure and anything involving his ex-wife, Claudia.
* BigBad: Of Season 5. He starts off the season as an arrogant but [[HeroAntagonist principled officer trying to bring a thoroughly crooked cop like Vic to justice]]. It's the [[WellIntentionedExtremist means he resorts to in pursuit of this endNothingPersonal: She's genuinely surprised that ultimately lead him to become an outright villain]].
* ByTheBookCop: Initially; he refused to bend the rules for his partner or even his ex-wife.
* DrivenToMadness: Attempting to take downVic and the Strike Team takes a toll on his sanity and morality, and eventually becomes [[HeWhoFightsMonsters just don't want to keep her as bad as bad as they are]], but he eventually [[HeelRealization realizes]] this and decides to face justice for his crimes.
* EntertaininglyWrong: Some of his theories about the Strike Team’s crimes are only a few degrees off. In particular, he concludes thatan informant after [[spoiler: her testimony gets Lem wasn’t hit by the Salvadorans, but by Vic because [[HeKnowsTooMuch he knew too much]]. He’s almost correct, only it was Shane who killed Lem, not Vic.]]
* FallenHero: [[spoiler:Became corrupt when he tried to take down Vic.]]
* FatalFlaw: His obsessiveness and intense drive to win at all costs is ultimately what dooms him. He stoops to similar lows as Vic in order to get what he wants. But unlike Vic, he [[HeelRealization realizes]] what he's donearrested, and ultimately decides to face justice for his crimes.
* {{Foil}}: To Vic. As much as they are enemies, they are both alike. They are both very driven to do what they think is right, and stoop to dirty tactics in order to get what they want, and both are eventually screwed over because of their obsession with their work. The difference is that Kavanaugh [[HeelRealization realizes]] that he is becoming no better than Vic, and turns himself in while keeping his dignity intact, while Vic [[spoiler: gets Shane to kill his pregnant wife, son, and himself]], [[spoiler: sells Ronnie out to save his own ass]], and loses everyone and everything that he cares about.
* GoodIsNotNice: While he is genuinely committed to bringing down crooked cops like Vic Mackey, he is also arrogant, vindictive, and obsessed with winning at all costs. [[spoiler: It is these qualities that ultimately drive him to [[JumpingOfftheSlipperySlope jump off the slippery slope]] just for the sake of "beating" Mackey.]]
* GracefulLoser: He loses his private war with Mackey, but is able to hold his head high after turning himself in. When Mackey visits him in jail, he's at peace, intending to serve his time and rebuild his life, confident that karma will take care of Vic eventually.
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler: Realizes just how far he's fallen and decides to confess to his crimes.]]
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: [[spoiler: After being outmaneuvered one too many times by Vic Mackey, he resorts to targeting the Strike Team's family members and conspiring with murderous thugs like Antwon Mitchell to bring Vic down.]]
* HeroAntagonist: The ''Hero'' part gets muddled as the season goes on.
* InternalAffairs: He's a lieutenant who works for IAD.
* ItsPersonal: What starts as a professional case to bust the Strike Team for corruption soon spirals into a private war between him and Vic Mackey, especially after Vic has sex with his ex-wife.
* JerkassHasAPoint: He's an unpleasant and manipulative bullykilled at the best end of times and his time trying to bring down the Strike Team brings out his worst qualities. Nonetheless, he is absolutely correct that Vic is a reprehensible excuse for a police officer and that Season 5]]. After all, it's disgraceful that he has been allowed to get away with all of his various crimes, including murdering other cops.
%%* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Realising he can't bring in Mackey without breakingnot like she informed on the law himself, he calls it quits and confesses rest of ''them'', right?
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: She flat out says this toplanting evidence and intimidating a witness.
* ManipulativeBastard: He certainly tries, but often times his machinations fall short and he has to resort to intimidation or threats.
* MarriedToTheJob: His ex-wife explicitly describes him as such.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Seeing what he's done to Emolia, and realizing how many moral compromises he's made trying to bring inClaudette, when asked why she's turned on Vic and the Strike Team give him a full on HeelRealization, leading him to confess his crimes to Claudette.
* RulesLawyer: Comes with being an IAD officer.
* SanitySlippage: He becomes more and more unhinged as he becomes more obsessed with nailing the Strike Team.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: He has the earin favor of the Chief of Police, so he can get away with things no other IAD investigator could.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Kavanaugh is zealously committed to bringing corrupt cops to justice [[TheUnfettered by any means necessary.]] Indeed, the one thing that keeps him sympathetic is that he's ''completely'' correct about Vic and co.
* WorthyOpponent: Although he hates Vic and the Strike Team by extension for their continued allegiance, Kavanaugh does exhibit some respect for both Ronnie and Lem. Praising the former for how capably and thoroughly he has covered his tracks, Kavanaugh even encourages Ronnie to get out of the Team's grasp while he can, pointing out that their recklessness will land him in trouble he's too clever to get entangled in. In the case of the latter, he eventually expresses sincere regret over how much misfortune his investigation into the Strike Team has caused Lem, and [[spoiler: following his death, he explicitly calls out Vic for corrupting him]].Kavanaugh.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: She jumps back and forth between helping Vic and helping Lt. Kavanaugh during their escalating war in
*
* TheInformant: Seems to be her main source of revenue, first acting as a mole among the El Salvadorans for Vic. Later, she informs on the Strike
*
* BigBad: Of Season 5. He starts off the season as an arrogant but [[HeroAntagonist principled officer trying to bring a thoroughly crooked cop like Vic to justice]]. It's the [[WellIntentionedExtremist means he resorts to in pursuit of this end
* ByTheBookCop: Initially; he refused to bend the rules for his partner or even his ex-wife.
* DrivenToMadness: Attempting to take down
* EntertaininglyWrong: Some of his theories about the Strike Team’s crimes are only a few degrees off. In particular, he concludes that
* FallenHero: [[spoiler:Became corrupt when he tried to take down Vic.]]
* FatalFlaw: His obsessiveness and intense drive to win at all costs is ultimately what dooms him. He stoops to similar lows as Vic in order to get what he wants. But unlike Vic, he [[HeelRealization realizes]] what he's done
* {{Foil}}: To Vic. As much as they are enemies, they are both alike. They are both very driven to do what they think is right, and stoop to dirty tactics in order to get what they want, and both are eventually screwed over because of their obsession with their work. The difference is that Kavanaugh [[HeelRealization realizes]] that he is becoming no better than Vic, and turns himself in while keeping his dignity intact, while Vic [[spoiler: gets Shane to kill his pregnant wife, son, and himself]], [[spoiler: sells Ronnie out to save his own ass]], and loses everyone and everything that he cares about.
* GoodIsNotNice: While he is genuinely committed to bringing down crooked cops like Vic Mackey, he is also arrogant, vindictive, and obsessed with winning at all costs. [[spoiler: It is these qualities that ultimately drive him to [[JumpingOfftheSlipperySlope jump off the slippery slope]] just for the sake of "beating" Mackey.]]
* GracefulLoser: He loses his private war with Mackey, but is able to hold his head high after turning himself in. When Mackey visits him in jail, he's at peace, intending to serve his time and rebuild his life, confident that karma will take care of Vic eventually.
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler: Realizes just how far he's fallen and decides to confess to his crimes.]]
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: [[spoiler: After being outmaneuvered one too many times by Vic Mackey, he resorts to targeting the Strike Team's family members and conspiring with murderous thugs like Antwon Mitchell to bring Vic down.]]
* HeroAntagonist: The ''Hero'' part gets muddled as the season goes on.
* InternalAffairs: He's a lieutenant who works for IAD.
* ItsPersonal: What starts as a professional case to bust the Strike Team for corruption soon spirals into a private war between him and Vic Mackey, especially after Vic has sex with his ex-wife.
* JerkassHasAPoint: He's an unpleasant and manipulative bully
%%* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Realising he can't bring in Mackey without breaking
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: She flat out says this to
* ManipulativeBastard: He certainly tries, but often times his machinations fall short and he has to resort to intimidation or threats.
* MarriedToTheJob: His ex-wife explicitly describes him as such.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Seeing what he's done to Emolia, and realizing how many moral compromises he's made trying to bring in
* RulesLawyer: Comes with being an IAD officer.
* SanitySlippage: He becomes more and more unhinged as he becomes more obsessed with nailing the Strike Team.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: He has the ear
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Kavanaugh is zealously committed to bringing corrupt cops to justice [[TheUnfettered by any means necessary.]] Indeed, the one thing that keeps him sympathetic is that he's ''completely'' correct about Vic and co.
* WorthyOpponent: Although he hates Vic and the Strike Team by extension for their continued allegiance, Kavanaugh does exhibit some respect for both Ronnie and Lem. Praising the former for how capably and thoroughly he has covered his tracks, Kavanaugh even encourages Ronnie to get out of the Team's grasp while he can, pointing out that their recklessness will land him in trouble he's too clever to get entangled in. In the case of the latter, he eventually expresses sincere regret over how much misfortune his investigation into the Strike Team has caused Lem, and [[spoiler: following his death, he explicitly calls out Vic for corrupting him]].
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[[folder:Frances Housely]]
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-> '''Played By:''' Creator/AprilGrace
An IAD officer assigned to investigate Terry Crowley's death. She later returns to investigate Julian's testimony of having seen the Strike Team stealing drugs from a crime scene.
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-> '''Played By:''' Creator/AprilGrace
An IAD officer assigned to investigate Terry Crowley's death. She later returns to investigate Julian's testimony of having seen the Strike Team stealing drugs from a crime scene.
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One of
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: After serving as the main recurring IAD throughout Season 1, she disappears for the rest of the series.
* FailureHero: Both times she appears, she fails to successfully charge the Strike Team with corruption.
* FlatCharacter: She doesn't get much personality outside of being an IAD.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She comes to the conclusion that Vic had nothing to do with Terry's death and lets him off without charges.
* FailureHero: Both times she appears, she fails to successfully charge the Strike Team with corruption.
* FlatCharacter: She doesn't get much personality outside of being an IAD.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She comes to the conclusion that Vic had nothing to do with Terry's death and lets him off without charges.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: After serving as HandicappedBadass: {{Averted|Trope}}. He is an example of what happens when [[DentedIron a gangster ends incapacitated without abilities to compensate for it]] and thus is forced to retire. Most of his living is made through incredibly garish street art and payments for being in the main recurring IAD throughout Season 1, she disappears for the rest of the series.informant payroll.
*FailureHero: Both times she appears, she fails to successfully charge NiceGuy: He's nothing but friendly and jovial, and comes off as a decent guy for the most part. Notably, he's one of the few [=CIs=] the Strike Team with corruption.
* FlatCharacter: Shedoesn't get much personality outside of being an IAD.
mistreat.
*HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She comes to RetiredMonster: He's a former gangbanger, but he's been paralyzed from the conclusion that Vic had nothing to do with Terry's death waist down and lets him off without charges.currently makes his living as a police informant and through paintings.
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* FlatCharacter: She
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[[folder:Sedona Tellez]]
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-> '''Played By:''' Creator/LanaParrilla
A corrupt LAPD accountant and Gilroy's lover who aids him in his real estate scam.
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-> '''Played By:''' Creator/LanaParrilla
A corrupt LAPD accountant and Gilroy's lover who aids him in his real estate scam.
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* DragonInChief: To Gilroy. He is undeniably culpable in the real estate scam, but it's implied Sedona came up with the idea.
* KarmaHoudini: Thanks to making a plea deal with Aceveda, she's able to avoid prosecution and flees the country with most of her and Gilroy's money.
* ManipulativeBitch: She's able to play Gilroy like a fiddle, and gets off scot-free by making a plea deal with Aceveda since she knows that out of the two of them, taking down Gilroy would do far better for Aceveda's political career.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: She's implied to be ashamed of having betrayed Gilroy, hiding when he's hauled into the Barn in handcuffs so he won't know she sold him out. She still ultimately leaves town with most of their money, so it likely wound up being an IgnoredEpiphany.
* PutOnABus: She leaves town with most of her and Gilroy's money after the events of Season 1.
* TheStarscream: She turns on Gilroy and makes a plea deal with Aceveda in exchange for her freedom once it becomes clear their scheme is doomed.
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!Families
[[folder:Corrine Mackey]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"She's told me more in the past ten minutes than you've told me in the past ten years."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Cathy Cahlin Ryan
Vic's wife. Corrine resents her husband for his aggressive and neglectful attitude, and spends much of the series unsuccessfully trying to escape hkm.
----
* GenreSavvy: She very much realizes that any deal with Vic is inherently a DealWithTheDevil and that he's an inherently corruptive influence on anyone around him, and does her best to stay out of his vicinity entirely. Unfortunately, Vic refuses to let her leave.
* MamaBear: The first season finale, where she took the kids and ran, proved this in spades. She's extremely protective of her children, and she does her damnedest to get them the best education possible and keep them away from Vic's influence.
* NiceGirl: She's never anything less than polite and kind towards most people. She's much more abrupt with Vic, but she still gives him a lot of second chances.
* OnlySaneMan: Quite possibly the smartest character in the series. Even before she realizes what a monster Vic really is, Corrine is well-aware of how toxic he is and is one of the few to realize that the best option is to stay out of Vic's orbit entirely. Not that Vic lets her leave, that is.
* StepfordSmiler: She acts polite and like a content housewife for the most part, but she clearly hates Vic and is deeply troubled by both his actions and his attitude.
* WhatTheHellHero: She rightfully calls Vic on keeping Armadillo's hit on the Strike Team a secret from her, since he had put her into danger without even letting her know and resulting in one of Quintero's men invading their home.
* KarmaHoudini: Thanks to making a plea deal with Aceveda, she's able to avoid prosecution and flees the country with most of her and Gilroy's money.
* ManipulativeBitch: She's able to play Gilroy like a fiddle, and gets off scot-free by making a plea deal with Aceveda since she knows that out of the two of them, taking down Gilroy would do far better for Aceveda's political career.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: She's implied to be ashamed of having betrayed Gilroy, hiding when he's hauled into the Barn in handcuffs so he won't know she sold him out. She still ultimately leaves town with most of their money, so it likely wound up being an IgnoredEpiphany.
* PutOnABus: She leaves town with most of her and Gilroy's money after the events of Season 1.
* TheStarscream: She turns on Gilroy and makes a plea deal with Aceveda in exchange for her freedom once it becomes clear their scheme is doomed.
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!Families
[[folder:Corrine Mackey]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"She's told me more in the past ten minutes than you've told me in the past ten years."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Cathy Cahlin Ryan
Vic's wife. Corrine resents her husband for his aggressive and neglectful attitude, and spends much of the series unsuccessfully trying to escape hkm.
----
* GenreSavvy: She very much realizes that any deal with Vic is inherently a DealWithTheDevil and that he's an inherently corruptive influence on anyone around him, and does her best to stay out of his vicinity entirely. Unfortunately, Vic refuses to let her leave.
* MamaBear: The first season finale, where she took the kids and ran, proved this in spades. She's extremely protective of her children, and she does her damnedest to get them the best education possible and keep them away from Vic's influence.
* NiceGirl: She's never anything less than polite and kind towards most people. She's much more abrupt with Vic, but she still gives him a lot of second chances.
* OnlySaneMan: Quite possibly the smartest character in the series. Even before she realizes what a monster Vic really is, Corrine is well-aware of how toxic he is and is one of the few to realize that the best option is to stay out of Vic's orbit entirely. Not that Vic lets her leave, that is.
* StepfordSmiler: She acts polite and like a content housewife for the most part, but she clearly hates Vic and is deeply troubled by both his actions and his attitude.
* WhatTheHellHero: She rightfully calls Vic on keeping Armadillo's hit on the Strike Team a secret from her, since he had put her into danger without even letting her know and resulting in one of Quintero's men invading their home.
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* DragonInChief: To Gilroy. He is undeniably culpable in the real estate scam, but it's implied Sedona came up with the idea.
* KarmaHoudini: Thanks to making a plea deal with Aceveda, she's able to avoid prosecutionForcedIntoEvil: As Felipe points out, he isn't serving Armadillo by choice and flees the country with most of her and Gilroy's money.
* ManipulativeBitch: She's able to play Gilroy like a fiddle, and gets off scot-free by making a plea deal with Aceveda since she knows that out of the two of them, taking down Gilroywould do far better for Aceveda's political career.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: She's implied to be ashamed of having betrayed Gilroy, hiding when he's hauled into the Barn in handcuffs sohave been killed had he won't know she sold told him out. She still ultimately leaves town with most of their money, so it likely wound up being an IgnoredEpiphany.
no.
* PutOnABus:She leaves town with most of her and Gilroy's money after the events of Season 1.
* TheStarscream: She turns on Gilroy and makes a plea deal with Aceveda in exchange for her freedom once it becomes clear their scheme is doomed.
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!Families
[[folder:Corrine Mackey]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"She's told me more in the past ten minutes than you've told me in the past ten years."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Cathy Cahlin Ryan
Vic's wife. Corrine resents her husband for his aggressive and neglectful attitude, and spends much of the series unsuccessfully trying to escape hkm.
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* GenreSavvy: She very much realizes that any deal with Vic is inherently a DealWithTheDevil and thatAfter he's exposed as an inherently corruptive influence on anyone around him, informant, Vic has him out in witness protection and does her best to stay sent out of his vicinity entirely. Unfortunately, Vic refuses to let her leave.
* MamaBear: The first season finale, where she took the kids and ran, proved this in spades. She's extremely protective of her children, and she does her damnedest to get them the best education possible and keep them away from Vic's influence.
* NiceGirl: She's never anything less than polite and kind towards most people. She's much more abrupt with Vic, but she still gives him a lot of second chances.
* OnlySaneMan: Quite possibly the smartest character in the series. Even before she realizes what a monster Vic really is, Corrine is well-aware of how toxic he is and is one of the few to realize that the best option is to stay out of Vic's orbit entirely. Not that Vic lets her leave, that is.
* StepfordSmiler: She acts polite and like a content housewife for the most part, but she clearly hates Vic and is deeply troubled by both his actions and his attitude.
* WhatTheHellHero: She rightfully calls Vic on keeping Armadillo's hit on the Strike Team a secret from her, since he had put her into danger without even letting her know and resulting in one of Quintero's men invading their home.state.
* KarmaHoudini: Thanks to making a plea deal with Aceveda, she's able to avoid prosecution
* ManipulativeBitch: She's able to play Gilroy like a fiddle, and gets off scot-free by making a plea deal with Aceveda since she knows that out of the two of them, taking down Gilroy
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: She's implied to be ashamed of having betrayed Gilroy, hiding when he's hauled into the Barn in handcuffs so
* PutOnABus:
* TheStarscream: She turns on Gilroy and makes a plea deal with Aceveda in exchange for her freedom once it becomes clear their scheme is doomed.
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!Families
[[folder:Corrine Mackey]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"She's told me more in the past ten minutes than you've told me in the past ten years."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Cathy Cahlin Ryan
Vic's wife. Corrine resents her husband for his aggressive and neglectful attitude, and spends much of the series unsuccessfully trying to escape hkm.
----
* GenreSavvy: She very much realizes that any deal with Vic is inherently a DealWithTheDevil and that
* MamaBear: The first season finale, where she took the kids and ran, proved this in spades. She's extremely protective of her children, and she does her damnedest to get them the best education possible and keep them away from Vic's influence.
* NiceGirl: She's never anything less than polite and kind towards most people. She's much more abrupt with Vic, but she still gives him a lot of second chances.
* OnlySaneMan: Quite possibly the smartest character in the series. Even before she realizes what a monster Vic really is, Corrine is well-aware of how toxic he is and is one of the few to realize that the best option is to stay out of Vic's orbit entirely. Not that Vic lets her leave, that is.
* StepfordSmiler: She acts polite and like a content housewife for the most part, but she clearly hates Vic and is deeply troubled by both his actions and his attitude.
* WhatTheHellHero: She rightfully calls Vic on keeping Armadillo's hit on the Strike Team a secret from her, since he had put her into danger without even letting her know and resulting in one of Quintero's men invading their home.
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[[folder:Mara Vendrell]]
->'''Played By:''' Michele Hicks
Mrs. Shane Vendrell.
->'''Played By:''' Michele Hicks
Mrs. Shane Vendrell.
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[[folder:Lanie Kellis]]
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->'''Played By:'''
Mrs. Shane Vendrell.
->''"When I ask for something I ask politely because that's my nature, but when you make me ask a second time I lose my patience....The people I work for want answers. They expect me to get them. I have the power to recommend changes, get people fired, even shut down this entire building if it's warranted! Do you understand what I'm saying detective!?"''
A civilian auditor appointed by the City Council to supervise the Barn's activities following the events of Season 1. She and Armadillo Quintero serve as the [[BigBadEnsemble main antagonists]] of Season 2.
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* DotingParent: In spite of her general irritability, she's nothing but completely sweet with her son Jackson.
* FreudianExcuse: Considering how utterly callous, controlling, and unpleasant her mother is shown to be, it's not at all surprising that Mara carries as much emotional baggage as she does. Additionally, the speech she gives to Vic during the third season heavily implies that she's suffered in numerous bad romantic relationships prior to Shane.
* JerkAss: Though not to the degree that her husband does, Mara also demonstrates a quick temper and a great deal of possessiveness.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Vic during the third season.
* UndyingLoyalty: Deconstructed, Mara's devotion to Shane is so strong that she ends up committing crimes in attempts to protect him, ranging from [[spoiler: assaulting Tavon and nearly killing him during his fight with her husband, becoming Shane's accomplice when he turns fugitive and refusing to protect herself and her son from the consequences of his actions even after both Claudette and Shane himself offered the chance to turn herself in, and even accidentally killing a women in an attempt to save Shane from a gang of ex-contacts of his.]]
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: [[spoiler: clocks Tavon on the head with an Iron when he gets into a fight with Shane. During the penultimate episode of the series, she even shoots at a group of Shane's ex-contacts when they threaten him, and inadvertently kills an innocent woman in the process.]]
* FreudianExcuse: Considering how utterly callous, controlling, and unpleasant her mother is shown to be, it's not at all surprising that Mara carries as much emotional baggage as she does. Additionally, the speech she gives to Vic during the third season heavily implies that she's suffered in numerous bad romantic relationships prior to Shane.
* JerkAss: Though not to the degree that her husband does, Mara also demonstrates a quick temper and a great deal of possessiveness.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Vic during the third season.
* UndyingLoyalty: Deconstructed, Mara's devotion to Shane is so strong that she ends up committing crimes in attempts to protect him, ranging from [[spoiler: assaulting Tavon and nearly killing him during his fight with her husband, becoming Shane's accomplice when he turns fugitive and refusing to protect herself and her son from the consequences of his actions even after both Claudette and Shane himself offered the chance to turn herself in, and even accidentally killing a women in an attempt to save Shane from a gang of ex-contacts of his.]]
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: [[spoiler: clocks Tavon on the head with an Iron when he gets into a fight with Shane. During the penultimate episode of the series, she even shoots at a group of Shane's ex-contacts when they threaten him, and inadvertently kills an innocent woman in the process.]]
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* DotingParent: In spite AmbitionIsEvil: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]]. She commits some pretty heinous actions just for the sake of her general irritability, she's nothing but completely sweet scoring points with her son Jackson.
* FreudianExcuse: Considering how utterly callous, controlling, and unpleasant her mother is shown to be, it's not at all surprising that Mara carries as much emotional baggage as she does. Additionally,superiors in the speech she gives to Vic during the third season heavily implies that she's suffered in numerous bad romantic relationships prior to Shane.City Council.
* BigBadEnsemble: Of Season 2 alongside Armadillo Quintero. Throughout the season, the Barn is compelled to maneuver around her intrusive supervision while carrying out its law enforcement duties before ultimately weathering the fallout from her overly damning report after it's leaked to the press.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: When first introduced, she acts very polite and respectful towards the police officers of the Barn. However, she quickly turns nasty and overbearing when they are less than prompt in providing her with the information she requests.
* DrunkWithPower: Upon being appointed by the L.A. City Council to supervise the Barn's activities, she becomes a petty tyrant who routinely coerces law enforcement officers into giving her their unwavering attention and obedience even when they are engaged in vital police work and threatens to use her authority to ruin their livelihoods if they don't.
* HeroAntagonist: Downplayed. Kellis is a {{Jerkass}} and an ObstructiveBureaucrat clearly drunk on her own authority, but she's largely motivated by her realizatiom that the Strike Team are corrupt and Aceveda is aiding them and her desire to expose them.
* JerkAss:Though When she drops the [[FauxAffablyEvil "polite civil servant" routine]], she is insufferably arrogant and condescending towards those around her.
* JerkassHasAPoint: As she points out, while her report ignores a lot of the competence of the Barn's staff, the Strike Team are prone to PoliceBrutality and Aceveda's given them free rein to go hog wild and kept Claudette LockedOutOfTheLoop when she tried raising her concerns about them multiple times, ultimately resulting in them orchestrating [[spoiler:Armadillo's death in custody]]. While her report jeopardizes the staff's livelihoods, she's still notto the degree that ''wrong'' in her husband does, Mara also demonstrates a quick temper and a great deal of possessiveness.
assessment.
*TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Vic during the third season.
* UndyingLoyalty: Deconstructed, Mara's devotion to Shane is so strong that she ends up committing crimes in attempts to protect him, ranging fromKarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: assaulting Tavon She never does personally atone for the harm she does to the Barn.]]
* LawfulStupid: Shows shades of this. She's more concerned with minor infractions andnearly killing him during his fight following the letter of the law rather than the spirit of it.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: She expects all officers to halt all their work until complying with herhusband, becoming Shane's accomplice "requests" ('''even''' when he turns fugitive citizens' lives are at stake) and refusing to protect inserts herself and her son from the consequences of his actions even after both Claudette and Shane himself offered the chance to turn herself in, and even accidentally killing a women in an attempt to save Shane from a gang of ex-contacts of his.]]
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: [[spoiler: clocks Tavon on the head with an Iron when he getsinto a fight with Shane. During '''''EVERY''''' aspect of Farmington's police business merely for the penultimate episode sake of the series, she even shoots at a group of Shane's ex-contacts when they threaten him, and inadvertently kills an innocent woman in the process.]]digging up dirt on Aceveda.
* PrinciplesZealot: As far as PR is concerned.
* FreudianExcuse: Considering how utterly callous, controlling, and unpleasant her mother is shown to be, it's not at all surprising that Mara carries as much emotional baggage as she does. Additionally,
* BigBadEnsemble: Of Season 2 alongside Armadillo Quintero. Throughout the season, the Barn is compelled to maneuver around her intrusive supervision while carrying out its law enforcement duties before ultimately weathering the fallout from her overly damning report after it's leaked to the press.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: When first introduced, she acts very polite and respectful towards the police officers of the Barn. However, she quickly turns nasty and overbearing when they are less than prompt in providing her with the information she requests.
* DrunkWithPower: Upon being appointed by the L.A. City Council to supervise the Barn's activities, she becomes a petty tyrant who routinely coerces law enforcement officers into giving her their unwavering attention and obedience even when they are engaged in vital police work and threatens to use her authority to ruin their livelihoods if they don't.
* HeroAntagonist: Downplayed. Kellis is a {{Jerkass}} and an ObstructiveBureaucrat clearly drunk on her own authority, but she's largely motivated by her realizatiom that the Strike Team are corrupt and Aceveda is aiding them and her desire to expose them.
* JerkAss:
* JerkassHasAPoint: As she points out, while her report ignores a lot of the competence of the Barn's staff, the Strike Team are prone to PoliceBrutality and Aceveda's given them free rein to go hog wild and kept Claudette LockedOutOfTheLoop when she tried raising her concerns about them multiple times, ultimately resulting in them orchestrating [[spoiler:Armadillo's death in custody]]. While her report jeopardizes the staff's livelihoods, she's still not
*
* UndyingLoyalty: Deconstructed, Mara's devotion to Shane is so strong that she ends up committing crimes in attempts to protect him, ranging from
* LawfulStupid: Shows shades of this. She's more concerned with minor infractions and
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: She expects all officers to halt all their work until complying with her
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: [[spoiler: clocks Tavon on the head with an Iron when he gets
* PrinciplesZealot: As far as PR is concerned.
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!Other Professionals
[[folder:Rebecca Doyle]]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/LauraElenaHarring
A criminal defense attorney retained by Vic to represent the Strike Team in the face of Kavanaugh's investigation.
[[folder:Rebecca Doyle]]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/LauraElenaHarring
A criminal defense attorney retained by Vic to represent the Strike Team in the face of Kavanaugh's investigation.
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[[folder:Rebecca Doyle]]
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->'''Played By:'''
A criminal defense attorney retained by
->''"Why is it that the guy with the conscience always gets caught holding the bag? And we don't ever want that guy, do we? We want the guy that put him into motion."''
An IAD officer who goes after Vic
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%%* CrusadingLawyer
* HelloAttorney: It's a given being played Laura Elena Harring.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She completely buys Vic's line about how the Strike Team are basically good cops being made into patsies by the brass.
%%* UnwittingPawn
* HelloAttorney: It's a given being played Laura Elena Harring.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She completely buys Vic's line about how the Strike Team are basically good cops being made into patsies by the brass.
%%* UnwittingPawn
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* ArchEnemy: To the Strike Team, especially Mackey.
* BerserkButton: Watching his meticulously crafted plans end in failure and anything involving his ex-wife, Claudia.
* BigBad: Of Season 5. He starts off the season as an arrogant but [[HeroAntagonist principled officer trying to bring a thoroughly crooked cop like Vic to justice]]. It's
*
* DrivenToMadness: Attempting to take down Vic and the Strike Team takes a toll on his sanity and morality, and eventually becomes [[HeWhoFightsMonsters just as bad as bad as they are]], but he eventually [[HeelRealization realizes]] this and decides to face justice for his crimes.
* EntertaininglyWrong: Some of his theories about the Strike Team’s crimes are
* FallenHero: [[spoiler:Became corrupt when he tried to take down Vic.]]
* FatalFlaw: His obsessiveness and intense drive to win at all costs is ultimately what dooms him. He stoops to similar lows as Vic in order to get what he wants. But unlike Vic, he [[HeelRealization realizes]] what he's done and ultimately decides to face justice for his crimes.
* {{Foil}}: To Vic. As much as they are enemies, they are both alike. They are both very driven to do what they think is right, and stoop to dirty tactics in order to get what they want, and both are eventually screwed over because of their obsession with their work. The difference is that Kavanaugh [[HeelRealization realizes]] that he is becoming no better than Vic, and turns himself in while keeping his dignity intact, while Vic [[spoiler: gets Shane to kill his pregnant wife, son, and himself]], [[spoiler: sells Ronnie out to save his own ass]], and loses everyone and everything that he cares about.
* GoodIsNotNice: While he is genuinely committed to bringing down crooked cops like Vic Mackey, he is also arrogant, vindictive, and obsessed with winning at all costs. [[spoiler: It is these qualities that ultimately drive him to [[JumpingOfftheSlipperySlope jump off the slippery slope]] just for the sake of "beating" Mackey.]]
* GracefulLoser: He loses his private war with Mackey, but is able to hold his head high after turning himself in. When Mackey visits him in jail, he's at peace, intending to serve his time and rebuild his life, confident that karma will take care of Vic eventually.
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler: Realizes just how far he's fallen and decides to confess to his crimes.]]
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: [[spoiler: After being outmaneuvered one too many times by Vic Mackey, he resorts to targeting the Strike Team's family members and conspiring with murderous thugs like Antwon Mitchell to bring Vic down.]]
* HeroAntagonist: The ''Hero'' part gets muddled as the season goes on.
* InternalAffairs: He's a lieutenant who works for IAD.
* ItsPersonal: What starts as a professional case to bust the Strike Team for corruption soon spirals into a private war between him and Vic Mackey, especially after Vic has sex with his ex-wife.
* JerkassHasAPoint: He's an unpleasant and manipulative bully at the best of times and his time trying to bring down the Strike Team brings out his worst qualities. Nonetheless, he is absolutely correct that Vic is a reprehensible excuse for a police officer and that it's disgraceful that he has been allowed to get away with all of his various crimes, including murdering other cops.
%%*
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Realising he can't bring in Mackey without breaking the law himself, he calls it quits and confesses to planting evidence and intimidating a witness.
* ManipulativeBastard: He certainly tries, but often times his machinations fall short and he has to resort to intimidation or threats.
* MarriedToTheJob: His ex-wife explicitly describes him as such.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Seeing what he's done to Emolia, and realizing how many moral compromises he's made trying to bring in Vic and the Strike Team give him a full on HeelRealization, leading him to confess his crimes to Claudette.
* RulesLawyer: Comes with being an IAD officer.
* SanitySlippage: He becomes more and more unhinged as he becomes more obsessed with nailing the Strike Team.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: He has the ear of the Chief of Police, so he can get away with things no other IAD investigator could.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Kavanaugh is zealously committed to bringing corrupt cops to justice [[TheUnfettered by any means necessary.]] Indeed, the one thing that keeps him sympathetic is that he's ''completely'' correct about Vic and co.
* WorthyOpponent: Although he hates Vic and the Strike Team by extension for their continued allegiance, Kavanaugh does exhibit some respect for both Ronnie and Lem. Praising the former for how capably and thoroughly he has covered his tracks, Kavanaugh even encourages Ronnie to get out of the Team's grasp while he can, pointing out that their recklessness will land him in trouble he's too clever to get entangled in. In the case of the latter, he eventually expresses sincere regret over how much misfortune his investigation into the Strike Team has caused Lem, and [[spoiler: following his death, he explicitly calls out Vic for corrupting him]].
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[[folder:Olivia Murray]]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/LaurieHolden
A special agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement who helps Vic bust TheCartel...and becomes his last hope for a lifeline when his web of lies and crimes starts to unravel.
->'''Played By:''' Creator/LaurieHolden
A special agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement who helps Vic bust TheCartel...and becomes his last hope for a lifeline when his web of lies and crimes starts to unravel.
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->'''Played
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-> '''Played By:'''
A special agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement who helps Vic bust TheCartel...and becomes his last hope for a lifeline when his web
An IAD officer assigned to investigate Terry Crowley's death. She later returns to investigate Julian's testimony of
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* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:She's the one who really puts the screws to Vic and ensures his deal turns into an IronicHell.]]
* FairCop: Being played by Laurie Holden certainly qualifies.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She even lampshades it in the GrandFinale. But she scores a monster payback.
* LoopholeAbuse: When she realizes that Vic's immunity deal [[ExactWords doesn't specify]] what he is to do while serving with ICE for three years. She makes it her personal mission to make Vic's time at ICE as unpleasant as possible.
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: She's one of Pezuela's many blackmail victims and jumps at the chance to take him down.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When Vic unveils the true extent of his evil... just after [[spoiler:she gave him total immunity for his crimes]].
* UnwittingPawn: One of many to Vic; see above.
* FairCop: Being played by Laurie Holden certainly qualifies.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She even lampshades it in the GrandFinale. But she scores a monster payback.
* LoopholeAbuse: When she realizes that Vic's immunity deal [[ExactWords doesn't specify]] what he is to do while serving with ICE for three years. She makes it her personal mission to make Vic's time at ICE as unpleasant as possible.
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: She's one of Pezuela's many blackmail victims and jumps at the chance to take him down.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When Vic unveils the true extent of his evil... just after [[spoiler:she gave him total immunity for his crimes]].
* UnwittingPawn: One of many to Vic; see above.
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* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:She's the one who really puts the screws to Vic and ensures his deal turns into an IronicHell.]]
* FairCop: Being played by Laurie Holden certainly qualifies.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She even lampshades it in the GrandFinale. But she scores a monster payback.
* LoopholeAbuse: When she realizes that Vic's immunity deal [[ExactWords doesn't specify]] what he is to do whileChuckCunninghamSyndrome: After serving with ICE as the main recurring IAD throughout Season 1, she disappears for three years. She makes it her personal mission to make Vic's time at ICE as unpleasant as possible.the rest of the series.
*MinionWithAnFInEvil: She's one FailureHero: Both times she appears, she fails to successfully charge the Strike Team with corruption.
* FlatCharacter: She doesn't get much personality outside ofPezuela's many blackmail victims being an IAD.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She comes to the conclusion that Vic had nothing to do with Terry's death andjumps at the chance to take lets him down.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When Vic unveils the true extent of his evil... just after [[spoiler:she gave him total immunity for his crimes]].
* UnwittingPawn: One of many to Vic; see above.off without charges.
* FairCop: Being played by Laurie Holden certainly qualifies.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She even lampshades it in the GrandFinale. But she scores a monster payback.
* LoopholeAbuse: When she realizes that Vic's immunity deal [[ExactWords doesn't specify]] what he is to do while
*
* FlatCharacter: She doesn't get much personality outside of
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She comes to the conclusion that Vic had nothing to do with Terry's death and
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When Vic unveils the true extent of his evil... just after [[spoiler:she gave him total immunity for his crimes]].
* UnwittingPawn: One of many to Vic; see above.
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[[folder:Gordie Liman]]
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/MarkRolston
A private detective Vic hires to find Corrine and his children.
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/MarkRolston
A private detective Vic hires to find Corrine and his children.
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-> '''Played By:'''
A
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* GutturalGrowler: He speaks with a raspy, gravelly voice.
* NiceGuy: He's extremely understanding of Vic's predicament and does his best to give him advice and comfort him. He also warns Vic that buying a high-tech security system from him is going to put him in debt, and only goes ahead with it when Vic confirms it.
* PrivateDetective: He's a private investigator, and a rather well-off one too given his numerous employees and access to high-tech security systems.
* NiceGuy: He's extremely understanding of Vic's predicament and does his best to give him advice and comfort him. He also warns Vic that buying a high-tech security system from him is going to put him in debt, and only goes ahead with it when Vic confirms it.
* PrivateDetective: He's a private investigator, and a rather well-off one too given his numerous employees and access to high-tech security systems.
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* GutturalGrowler: DragonInChief: To Gilroy. He speaks is undeniably culpable in the real estate scam, but it's implied Sedona came up with the idea.
* KarmaHoudini: Thanks to making araspy, gravelly voice.
plea deal with Aceveda, she's able to avoid prosecution and flees the country with most of her and Gilroy's money.
*NiceGuy: He's ManipulativeBitch: She's able to play Gilroy like a fiddle, and gets off scot-free by making a plea deal with Aceveda since she knows that out of the two of them, taking down Gilroy would do far better for Aceveda's political career.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: She's implied to be ashamed of having betrayed Gilroy, hiding when he's hauled into the Barn in handcuffs so he won't know she sold him out. She still ultimately leaves town with most of their money, so it likely wound up being an IgnoredEpiphany.
* PutOnABus: She leaves town with most of her and Gilroy's money after the events of Season 1.
* TheStarscream: She turns on Gilroy and makes a plea deal with Aceveda in exchange for her freedom once it becomes clear their scheme is doomed.
[[/folder]]
!Families
[[folder:Corrine Mackey]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3a532a4e_2989_429b_9e07_3bcaf68a0540.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"She's told me more in the past ten minutes than you've told me in the past ten years."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Cathy Cahlin Ryan
Vic's wife. Corrine resents her husband for his aggressive and neglectful attitude, and spends much of the series unsuccessfully trying to escape hkm.
----
* GenreSavvy: She very much realizes that any deal with Vic is inherently a DealWithTheDevil and that he's an inherently corruptive influence on anyone around him, and does her best to stay out of his vicinity entirely. Unfortunately, Vic refuses to let her leave.
* MamaBear: The first season finale, where she took the kids and ran, proved this in spades. She's extremelyunderstanding protective of her children, and she does her damnedest to get them the best education possible and keep them away from Vic's influence.
* NiceGirl: She's never anything less than polite and kind towards most people. She's much more abrupt with Vic, but she still gives him a lot of second chances.
* OnlySaneMan: Quite possibly the smartest character in the series. Even before she realizes what a monster Vic really is, Corrine is well-aware of how toxic he is and is one of the few to realize that the best option is to stay out of Vic'spredicament and does his best to give him advice and comfort him. He also warns Vic orbit entirely. Not that buying Vic lets her leave, that is.
* StepfordSmiler: She acts polite and like ahigh-tech security system content housewife for the most part, but she clearly hates Vic and is deeply troubled by both his actions and his attitude.
* WhatTheHellHero: She rightfully calls Vic on keeping Armadillo's hit on the Strike Team a secret fromhim is going to her, since he had put him in debt, her into danger without even letting her know and only goes ahead with it when Vic confirms it.
* PrivateDetective: He's a private investigator, and a rather well-offresulting in one too given his numerous employees and access to high-tech security systems.of Quintero's men invading their home.
* KarmaHoudini: Thanks to making a
*
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: She's implied to be ashamed of having betrayed Gilroy, hiding when he's hauled into the Barn in handcuffs so he won't know she sold him out. She still ultimately leaves town with most of their money, so it likely wound up being an IgnoredEpiphany.
* PutOnABus: She leaves town with most of her and Gilroy's money after the events of Season 1.
* TheStarscream: She turns on Gilroy and makes a plea deal with Aceveda in exchange for her freedom once it becomes clear their scheme is doomed.
[[/folder]]
!Families
[[folder:Corrine Mackey]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"She's told me more in the past ten minutes than you've told me in the past ten years."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Cathy Cahlin Ryan
Vic's wife. Corrine resents her husband for his aggressive and neglectful attitude, and spends much of the series unsuccessfully trying to escape hkm.
----
* GenreSavvy: She very much realizes that any deal with Vic is inherently a DealWithTheDevil and that he's an inherently corruptive influence on anyone around him, and does her best to stay out of his vicinity entirely. Unfortunately, Vic refuses to let her leave.
* MamaBear: The first season finale, where she took the kids and ran, proved this in spades. She's extremely
* NiceGirl: She's never anything less than polite and kind towards most people. She's much more abrupt with Vic, but she still gives him a lot of second chances.
* OnlySaneMan: Quite possibly the smartest character in the series. Even before she realizes what a monster Vic really is, Corrine is well-aware of how toxic he is and is one of the few to realize that the best option is to stay out of Vic's
* StepfordSmiler: She acts polite and like a
* WhatTheHellHero: She rightfully calls Vic on keeping Armadillo's hit on the Strike Team a secret from
* PrivateDetective: He's a private investigator, and a rather well-off
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!!Civilians
[[folder:Joe Clark]]
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/CarlWeathers
Vic's mentor and former partner, who was fired from the LAPD after beating a suspect.
[[folder:Joe Clark]]
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/CarlWeathers
Vic's mentor and former partner, who was fired from the LAPD after beating a suspect.
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[[folder:Joe Clark]]
-> '''Played
->'''Played By:'''
Vic's mentor and former partner, who was fired from the LAPD after beating a suspect.
Mrs. Shane Vendrell.
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* CoolOldGuy: Subverted. He initially gives off this vibe, but it becomes increasingly clear that Joe's washed-up, bitter, and has nothing left in his life but old grudges.
* TheCorrupter: It's heavily implied that Joe's influence is what turned Vic into the DirtyCop he is today.
* NeverMyFault: He was fired after being sued by a suspect who he assaulted unprovoked. While the man was a legitimate criminal involved in gun smuggling, Joe had no evidence of such and refuses to admit he could've been at fault, placing the blame entirely on him,.
* RetiredBadass: Completely averted. Joe is a washed-up loser barely making ends meet since he lost his pension, and makes his living off of sketchy and questionable legal jobs.
* ShadowArchetype: He represents what Vic will become should he continue his corrupt antics: a broken man who's lost his family, friends, and job. Vic does recognize it to an extent, but chooses to ignore it.
* TheCorrupter: It's heavily implied that Joe's influence is what turned Vic into the DirtyCop he is today.
* NeverMyFault: He was fired after being sued by a suspect who he assaulted unprovoked. While the man was a legitimate criminal involved in gun smuggling, Joe had no evidence of such and refuses to admit he could've been at fault, placing the blame entirely on him,.
* RetiredBadass: Completely averted. Joe is a washed-up loser barely making ends meet since he lost his pension, and makes his living off of sketchy and questionable legal jobs.
* ShadowArchetype: He represents what Vic will become should he continue his corrupt antics: a broken man who's lost his family, friends, and job. Vic does recognize it to an extent, but chooses to ignore it.
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* CoolOldGuy: Subverted. He initially gives off this vibe, but it becomes increasingly clear that Joe's washed-up, bitter, and has DotingParent: In spite of her general irritability, she's nothing left in his life but old grudges.
completely sweet with her son Jackson.
*TheCorrupter: It's FreudianExcuse: Considering how utterly callous, controlling, and unpleasant her mother is shown to be, it's not at all surprising that Mara carries as much emotional baggage as she does. Additionally, the speech she gives to Vic during the third season heavily implied implies that Joe's influence is what turned she's suffered in numerous bad romantic relationships prior to Shane.
* JerkAss: Though not to the degree that her husband does, Mara also demonstrates a quick temper and a great deal of possessiveness.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Vicinto during the DirtyCop third season.
* UndyingLoyalty: Deconstructed, Mara's devotion to Shane is so strong that she ends up committing crimes in attempts to protect him, ranging from [[spoiler: assaulting Tavon and nearly killing him during his fight with her husband, becoming Shane's accomplice when heis today.
* NeverMyFault: He was firedturns fugitive and refusing to protect herself and her son from the consequences of his actions even after being sued by a suspect who he assaulted unprovoked. While both Claudette and Shane himself offered the man was a legitimate criminal involved in gun smuggling, Joe had no evidence of such chance to turn herself in, and refuses even accidentally killing a women in an attempt to admit he could've been at fault, placing save Shane from a gang of ex-contacts of his.]]
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: [[spoiler: clocks Tavon on theblame entirely on him,.
* RetiredBadass: Completely averted. Joe is a washed-up loser barely making ends meet sincehead with an Iron when he lost his pension, gets into a fight with Shane. During the penultimate episode of the series, she even shoots at a group of Shane's ex-contacts when they threaten him, and makes his living off of sketchy and questionable legal jobs.
* ShadowArchetype: He represents what Vic will become should he continue his corrupt antics: a broken man who's lost his family, friends, and job. Vic does recognize it toinadvertently kills an extent, but chooses to ignore it.innocent woman in the process.]]
*
* JerkAss: Though not to the degree that her husband does, Mara also demonstrates a quick temper and a great deal of possessiveness.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Vic
* UndyingLoyalty: Deconstructed, Mara's devotion to Shane is so strong that she ends up committing crimes in attempts to protect him, ranging from [[spoiler: assaulting Tavon and nearly killing him during his fight with her husband, becoming Shane's accomplice when he
* NeverMyFault: He was fired
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: [[spoiler: clocks Tavon on the
* RetiredBadass: Completely averted. Joe is a washed-up loser barely making ends meet since
* ShadowArchetype: He represents what Vic will become should he continue his corrupt antics: a broken man who's lost his family, friends, and job. Vic does recognize it to
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[[folder:Jorge Machado]]
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-> '''Played By:''' Efrain Figueroa
An influential investor and developer who offers to back Aceveda's campaign in exchange for potential favors.
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-> '''Played By:''' Efrain Figueroa
An influential investor and developer who offers to back Aceveda's campaign in exchange for potential favors.
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-> '''Played
[[folder:Rebecca Doyle]]
->'''Played By:'''
An influential investor and developer who offers
A criminal defense attorney retained by Vic to
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* CorruptPolitician: He has a habit of making friendships with potentially influential people in exchange for favors. While some of them are benign (such as investigating the murder of his maid's husband), others are not (such as covering up a friend's sexual assault charges).
* ProperlyParanoid: He expected some sort of scandal to happen during Aceveda's election, so he's prepared when Lanie Kellis's report drops and causes an uproar against him. Of course, his solution is to start a smear campaign against the competition, something Aceveda rejects.
* ProperlyParanoid: He expected some sort of scandal to happen during Aceveda's election, so he's prepared when Lanie Kellis's report drops and causes an uproar against him. Of course, his solution is to start a smear campaign against the competition, something Aceveda rejects.
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%%* CrusadingLawyer
*CorruptPolitician: He has HelloAttorney: It's a habit of making friendships with potentially influential people in exchange for favors. While some of them given being played Laura Elena Harring.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She completely buys Vic's line about how the Strike Team arebenign (such as investigating basically good cops being made into patsies by the murder of his maid's husband), others are not (such as covering up a friend's sexual assault charges).
* ProperlyParanoid: He expected some sort of scandal to happen during Aceveda's election, so he's prepared when Lanie Kellis's report drops and causes an uproar against him. Of course, his solution is to start a smear campaign against the competition, something Aceveda rejects.brass.
%%* UnwittingPawn
*
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She completely buys Vic's line about how the Strike Team are
* ProperlyParanoid: He expected some sort of scandal to happen during Aceveda's election, so he's prepared when Lanie Kellis's report drops and causes an uproar against him. Of course, his solution is to start a smear campaign against the competition, something Aceveda rejects.
%%* UnwittingPawn
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[[folder:Yassirah Al-Thani]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[WhatTheHellHero You killed my husband!]]"'']]
-> '''Played By:''' Veena Bishada
A Syrian immigrant who launches a lawsuit against Danny for shooting her husband.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[WhatTheHellHero You killed my husband!]]"'']]
-> '''Played By:''' Veena Bishada
A Syrian immigrant who launches a lawsuit against Danny for shooting her husband.
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-> '''Played
->'''Played By:'''
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* AmbiguousSituation: During the same time as Yassirah's lawsuit, Danny is subject to crank calls, has her car vandalized, and has marijuana planted in her car for IAD to find. Danny suspects Yassirah of doing it to harass her, but it's never directly stated if she did.
* AntiVillain: Can be interpreted as such if you view Danny's shooting as justified, as Danny made several Islamophobic remarks and Zayed's breakdown was caused by a slew of racist harassment.
* JerkassHasAPoint: She's vindictive and spiteful towards Danny, but Danny did nothing to help her husband with a slew of racist harassment from his neighbor and victim-blamed him for it due to 9/11 being caused by Muslim extremists. Adding to that that no one else witnessed the shooting, and it's easy to understand where she's coming from.
* KarmaHoudini: If she did harass Danny and damage her property, then she gets away scot-free with it and even helps her get temporarily fired.
* WhatTheHellHero: Repeatedly calls out Danny for shooting her husband and her unsympathetic attitude towards his plight prior to it.
* AntiVillain: Can be interpreted as such if you view Danny's shooting as justified, as Danny made several Islamophobic remarks and Zayed's breakdown was caused by a slew of racist harassment.
* JerkassHasAPoint: She's vindictive and spiteful towards Danny, but Danny did nothing to help her husband with a slew of racist harassment from his neighbor and victim-blamed him for it due to 9/11 being caused by Muslim extremists. Adding to that that no one else witnessed the shooting, and it's easy to understand where she's coming from.
* KarmaHoudini: If she did harass Danny and damage her property, then she gets away scot-free with it and even helps her get temporarily fired.
* WhatTheHellHero: Repeatedly calls out Danny for shooting her husband and her unsympathetic attitude towards his plight prior to it.
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* AmbiguousSituation: During TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:She's the same one who really puts the screws to Vic and ensures his deal turns into an IronicHell.]]
* FairCop: Being played by Laurie Holden certainly qualifies.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She even lampshades it in the GrandFinale. But she scores a monster payback.
* LoopholeAbuse: When she realizes that Vic's immunity deal [[ExactWords doesn't specify]] what he is to do while serving with ICE for three years. She makes it her personal mission to make Vic's time at ICE asYassirah's lawsuit, Danny is subject to crank calls, has her car vandalized, and has marijuana planted in her car for IAD to find. Danny suspects Yassirah of doing it to harass her, but it's never directly stated if she did.
* AntiVillain: Can be interpretedunpleasant as such if you view Danny's shooting as justified, as Danny made several Islamophobic remarks and Zayed's breakdown was caused by a slew of racist harassment.
possible.
*JerkassHasAPoint: MinionWithAnFInEvil: She's vindictive one of Pezuela's many blackmail victims and spiteful towards Danny, but Danny did nothing jumps at the chance to help her husband with a slew take him down.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When Vic unveils the true extent ofracist harassment from his neighbor and victim-blamed evil... just after [[spoiler:she gave him total immunity for it due to 9/11 being caused by Muslim extremists. Adding to that that no one else witnessed the shooting, and it's easy to understand where she's coming from.
* KarmaHoudini: If she did harass Danny and damage her property, then she gets away scot-free with it and even helps her get temporarily fired.
* WhatTheHellHero: Repeatedly calls out Danny for shooting her husband and her unsympathetic attitude towardshis plight prior crimes]].
* UnwittingPawn: One of many toit.Vic; see above.
* FairCop: Being played by Laurie Holden certainly qualifies.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She even lampshades it in the GrandFinale. But she scores a monster payback.
* LoopholeAbuse: When she realizes that Vic's immunity deal [[ExactWords doesn't specify]] what he is to do while serving with ICE for three years. She makes it her personal mission to make Vic's time at ICE as
* AntiVillain: Can be interpreted
*
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When Vic unveils the true extent of
* KarmaHoudini: If she did harass Danny and damage her property, then she gets away scot-free with it and even helps her get temporarily fired.
* WhatTheHellHero: Repeatedly calls out Danny for shooting her husband and her unsympathetic attitude towards
* UnwittingPawn: One of many to
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[[folder:Zayed Al-Thani]]
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-> '''Played By:''' Creator/NavidNegahban
A Syrian immigrant harassed by an Islamaphobic neighbor.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I am not a terrorist!"'']]
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/NavidNegahban
A Syrian immigrant harassed by an Islamaphobic neighbor.
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-> '''Played By:'''
A
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* AntiVillain: He's eventually driven to pull a gun on his neighbor, but considering he had death with constant harassment from her up to that point and Danny had done nothing to help and even sided with said neighbor, it's easy to sympathize with him.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He's killed off in the same episode he's introduced in, but his death at Danny's hands impacts her storyline throughout Season 2.
* TooDumbToLive: He refuses to drop his gun when Danny demands him too and continues waving it around in the air. Unsurprisingly it gets him shot.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He's killed off in the same episode he's introduced in, but his death at Danny's hands impacts her storyline throughout Season 2.
* TooDumbToLive: He refuses to drop his gun when Danny demands him too and continues waving it around in the air. Unsurprisingly it gets him shot.
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* AntiVillain: GutturalGrowler: He speaks with a raspy, gravelly voice.
* NiceGuy: He'seventually driven to pull a gun on extremely understanding of Vic's predicament and does his neighbor, but considering he had death best to give him advice and comfort him. He also warns Vic that buying a high-tech security system from him is going to put him in debt, and only goes ahead with constant harassment from her up to that point and Danny had done nothing to help and even sided with said neighbor, it's easy to sympathize with him.
it when Vic confirms it.
*SmallRoleBigImpact: PrivateDetective: He's killed off in the same episode he's introduced in, but a private investigator, and a rather well-off one too given his death at Danny's hands impacts her storyline throughout Season 2.
* TooDumbToLive: He refuses to drop his gun when Danny demands him toonumerous employees and continues waving it around in the air. Unsurprisingly it gets him shot.access to high-tech security systems.
* NiceGuy: He's
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* TooDumbToLive: He refuses to drop his gun when Danny demands him too
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[[folder:Emma Prince]]
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-> '''Played By:''' Marguerite [=MacIntyre=]
The head of a women's shelter who has an affair with Vic.
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-> '''Played By:''' Marguerite [=MacIntyre=]
The head of a women's shelter who has an affair with Vic.
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[[folder:Joe Clark]]
-> '''Played By:'''
The head of a women's shelter
Vic's mentor and former partner, who
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's blonde, and a fairly virtuous person.
* NiceGirl: She's sweet and good-natured to a fault. She runs a women's shelter to help fellow abuse victims, expresses nothing but empathy to everyone around her, and only has an affair with Vic because she believes he's divorced.
* WhatTheHellHero: She calls out Vic for forcing an abused woman into her shelter against her will, pointing out the woman needs to leave at her own pace and that it's to satisfy Vic's need for control more than anything else.
* NiceGirl: She's sweet and good-natured to a fault. She runs a women's shelter to help fellow abuse victims, expresses nothing but empathy to everyone around her, and only has an affair with Vic because she believes he's divorced.
* WhatTheHellHero: She calls out Vic for forcing an abused woman into her shelter against her will, pointing out the woman needs to leave at her own pace and that it's to satisfy Vic's need for control more than anything else.
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's blonde, CoolOldGuy: Subverted. He initially gives off this vibe, but it becomes increasingly clear that Joe's washed-up, bitter, and a fairly virtuous person.
* NiceGirl: She's sweet and good-natured to a fault. She runs a women's shelter to help fellow abuse victims, expresseshas nothing left in his life but empathy to everyone around her, and only has an affair with old grudges.
* TheCorrupter: It's heavily implied that Joe's influence is what turned Vicbecause she believes he's divorced.
* WhatTheHellHero: She calls out Vic for forcing an abused womaninto her shelter against her will, pointing out the woman needs to leave at her own pace DirtyCop he is today.
* NeverMyFault: He was fired after being sued by a suspect who he assaulted unprovoked. While the man was a legitimate criminal involved in gun smuggling, Joe had no evidence of such andthat it's refuses to satisfy Vic's need for control more than anything else.admit he could've been at fault, placing the blame entirely on him,.
* RetiredBadass: Completely averted. Joe is a washed-up loser barely making ends meet since he lost his pension, and makes his living off of sketchy and questionable legal jobs.
* ShadowArchetype: He represents what Vic will become should he continue his corrupt antics: a broken man who's lost his family, friends, and job. Vic does recognize it to an extent, but chooses to ignore it.
* NiceGirl: She's sweet and good-natured to a fault. She runs a women's shelter to help fellow abuse victims, expresses
* TheCorrupter: It's heavily implied that Joe's influence is what turned Vic
* WhatTheHellHero: She calls out Vic for forcing an abused woman
* NeverMyFault: He was fired after being sued by a suspect who he assaulted unprovoked. While the man was a legitimate criminal involved in gun smuggling, Joe had no evidence of such and
* RetiredBadass: Completely averted. Joe is a washed-up loser barely making ends meet since he lost his pension, and makes his living off of sketchy and questionable legal jobs.
* ShadowArchetype: He represents what Vic will become should he continue his corrupt antics: a broken man who's lost his family, friends, and job. Vic does recognize it to an extent, but chooses to ignore it.
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[[folder:Teresa Varela]]
-> '''Played By:''' Sandra Purpuro
An investigative reporter with a vendetta against Aceveda.
-> '''Played By:''' Sandra Purpuro
An investigative reporter with a vendetta against Aceveda.
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-> '''Played By:'''
An
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* GoodIsNotNice: She's harsh, confrontational, and blunt, but she genuinely believes she's taking down a CorruptPolitician and rapist.
* HeroAntagonist: She isn't exactly pleasant, but she genuinely believes that Aceveda raped Maureen Wilmore and wants to see him punished accordingly.
* IntrepidReporter: At great personal risk to herself, she tries to bring down Aceveda for what she believes is a rape he committed.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Her quest to bring down Aceveda results in her being fired from her job. Admittedly he didn't rape Maureen Wilmore, but Teresa undoubtedly believed he did and genuinely wanted to see justice done.
* HeroAntagonist: She isn't exactly pleasant, but she genuinely believes that Aceveda raped Maureen Wilmore and wants to see him punished accordingly.
* IntrepidReporter: At great personal risk to herself, she tries to bring down Aceveda for what she believes is a rape he committed.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Her quest to bring down Aceveda results in her being fired from her job. Admittedly he didn't rape Maureen Wilmore, but Teresa undoubtedly believed he did and genuinely wanted to see justice done.
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* GoodIsNotNice: She's harsh, confrontational, CorruptPolitician: He has a habit of making friendships with potentially influential people in exchange for favors. While some of them are benign (such as investigating the murder of his maid's husband), others are not (such as covering up a friend's sexual assault charges).
* ProperlyParanoid: He expected some sort of scandal to happen during Aceveda's election, so he's prepared when Lanie Kellis's report drops andblunt, but she genuinely believes she's taking down causes an uproar against him. Of course, his solution is to start a CorruptPolitician and rapist.
* HeroAntagonist: She isn't exactly pleasant, but she genuinely believes thatsmear campaign against the competition, something Aceveda raped Maureen Wilmore and wants to see him punished accordingly.
* IntrepidReporter: At great personal risk to herself, she tries to bring down Aceveda for what she believes is a rape he committed.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Her quest to bring down Aceveda results in her being fired from her job. Admittedly he didn't rape Maureen Wilmore, but Teresa undoubtedly believed he did and genuinely wanted to see justice done.rejects.
* ProperlyParanoid: He expected some sort of scandal to happen during Aceveda's election, so he's prepared when Lanie Kellis's report drops and
* HeroAntagonist: She isn't exactly pleasant, but she genuinely believes that
* IntrepidReporter: At great personal risk to herself, she tries to bring down Aceveda for what she believes is a rape he committed.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Her quest to bring down Aceveda results in her being fired from her job. Admittedly he didn't rape Maureen Wilmore, but Teresa undoubtedly believed he did and genuinely wanted to see justice done.
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[[folder:Maureen Wilmore]]
-> '''Played By:''' Katy Boyer
Aceveda's college ex-girlfriend who accuses him of rape.
-> '''Played By:''' Katy Boyer
Aceveda's college ex-girlfriend who accuses him of rape.
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-> '''Played By:'''
Aceveda's college ex-girlfriend
A Syrian immigrant who
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* AntiVillain: She accuses Aceveda of rape, but it's because she was genuinely traumatized by being raped by some of his classmates because he had told them she "likes it rough" and casually slut-shamed her.
* FalseRapeAccusation: Played with. She ''was'' raped, but it wasn't by Aceveda. She blames him because he had spread rumors about her "liking it rough" and slut-shaming her, which inspired some of his friends to actually rape her.
* MisplacedRetribution: Aceveda didn't actually rape her, but she blames him anyway because he was friends of the rapists and his slut-shaming of her was what inspired them to go after her.
* FalseRapeAccusation: Played with. She ''was'' raped, but it wasn't by Aceveda. She blames him because he had spread rumors about her "liking it rough" and slut-shaming her, which inspired some of his friends to actually rape her.
* MisplacedRetribution: Aceveda didn't actually rape her, but she blames him anyway because he was friends of the rapists and his slut-shaming of her was what inspired them to go after her.
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* AmbiguousSituation: During the same time as Yassirah's lawsuit, Danny is subject to crank calls, has her car vandalized, and has marijuana planted in her car for IAD to find. Danny suspects Yassirah of doing it to harass her, but it's never directly stated if she did.
* AntiVillain:She accuses Aceveda Can be interpreted as such if you view Danny's shooting as justified, as Danny made several Islamophobic remarks and Zayed's breakdown was caused by a slew of rape, racist harassment.
* JerkassHasAPoint: She's vindictive and spiteful towards Danny, but Danny did nothing to help her husband with a slew of racist harassment from his neighbor and victim-blamed him for it due to 9/11 being caused by Muslim extremists. Adding to that that no one else witnessed the shooting, and it'sbecause easy to understand where she's coming from.
* KarmaHoudini: If shewas genuinely traumatized by being raped by some of did harass Danny and damage her property, then she gets away scot-free with it and even helps her get temporarily fired.
* WhatTheHellHero: Repeatedly calls out Danny for shooting her husband and her unsympathetic attitude towards hisclassmates because he had told them she "likes it rough" and casually slut-shamed her.
* FalseRapeAccusation: Played with. She ''was'' raped, but it wasn't by Aceveda. She blames him because he had spread rumors about her "liking it rough" and slut-shaming her, which inspired some of his friendsplight prior to actually rape her.
* MisplacedRetribution: Aceveda didn't actually rape her, but she blames him anyway because he was friends of the rapists and his slut-shaming of her was what inspired them to go after her.it.
* AntiVillain:
* JerkassHasAPoint: She's vindictive and spiteful towards Danny, but Danny did nothing to help her husband with a slew of racist harassment from his neighbor and victim-blamed him for it due to 9/11 being caused by Muslim extremists. Adding to that that no one else witnessed the shooting, and it's
* KarmaHoudini: If she
* WhatTheHellHero: Repeatedly calls out Danny for shooting her husband and her unsympathetic attitude towards his
* FalseRapeAccusation: Played with. She ''was'' raped, but it wasn't by Aceveda. She blames him because he had spread rumors about her "liking it rough" and slut-shaming her, which inspired some of his friends
* MisplacedRetribution: Aceveda didn't actually rape her, but she blames him anyway because he was friends of the rapists and his slut-shaming of her was what inspired them to go after her.
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[[folder:Zayed Al-Thani]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I am not a terrorist!"'']]
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/NavidNegahban
A Syrian immigrant harassed by an Islamaphobic neighbor.
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* AntiVillain: He's eventually driven to pull a gun on his neighbor, but considering he had death with constant harassment from her up to that point and Danny had done nothing to help and even sided with said neighbor, it's easy to sympathize with him.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He's killed off in the same episode he's introduced in, but his death at Danny's hands impacts her storyline throughout Season 2.
* TooDumbToLive: He refuses to drop his gun when Danny demands him too and continues waving it around in the air. Unsurprisingly it gets him shot.
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[[folder:Emma Prince]]
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-> '''Played By:''' Marguerite [=MacIntyre=]
The head of a women's shelter who has an affair with Vic.
----
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's blonde, and a fairly virtuous person.
* NiceGirl: She's sweet and good-natured to a fault. She runs a women's shelter to help fellow abuse victims, expresses nothing but empathy to everyone around her, and only has an affair with Vic because she believes he's divorced.
* WhatTheHellHero: She calls out Vic for forcing an abused woman into her shelter against her will, pointing out the woman needs to leave at her own pace and that it's to satisfy Vic's need for control more than anything else.
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[[folder:Teresa Varela]]
-> '''Played By:''' Sandra Purpuro
An investigative reporter with a vendetta against Aceveda.
----
* GoodIsNotNice: She's harsh, confrontational, and blunt, but she genuinely believes she's taking down a CorruptPolitician and rapist.
* HeroAntagonist: She isn't exactly pleasant, but she genuinely believes that Aceveda raped Maureen Wilmore and wants to see him punished accordingly.
* IntrepidReporter: At great personal risk to herself, she tries to bring down Aceveda for what she believes is a rape he committed.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Her quest to bring down Aceveda results in her being fired from her job. Admittedly he didn't rape Maureen Wilmore, but Teresa undoubtedly believed he did and genuinely wanted to see justice done.
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[[folder:Maureen Wilmore]]
-> '''Played By:''' Katy Boyer
Aceveda's college ex-girlfriend who accuses him of rape.
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* AntiVillain: She accuses Aceveda of rape, but it's because she was genuinely traumatized by being raped by some of his classmates because he had told them she "likes it rough" and casually slut-shamed her.
* FalseRapeAccusation: Played with. She ''was'' raped, but it wasn't by Aceveda. She blames him because he had spread rumors about her "liking it rough" and slut-shaming her, which inspired some of his friends to actually rape her.
* MisplacedRetribution: Aceveda didn't actually rape her, but she blames him anyway because he was friends of the rapists and his slut-shaming of her was what inspired them to go after her.
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!Families
[[folder:Corrine Mackey]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"She's told me more in the past ten minutes than you've told me in the past ten years."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Cathy Cahlin Ryan
Vic's wife. Corrine resents her husband for his aggressive and neglectful attitude, and spends much of the series unsuccessfully trying to escape hkm.
[[folder:Corrine Mackey]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"She's told me more in the past ten minutes than you've told me in the past ten years."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Cathy Cahlin Ryan
Vic's wife. Corrine resents her husband for his aggressive and neglectful attitude, and spends much of the series unsuccessfully trying to escape hkm.
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[[folder:Lanie Kellis]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"She's told me more in the past ten minutes than you've told me in the past ten years."'']]
->'''Played By:'''
Vic's wife. Corrine resents her husband
->''"When I ask for
A civilian auditor appointed by the City Council to supervise the Barn's activities following the events of Season 1. She and
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* GenreSavvy: She very much realizes that any deal with Vic is inherently a DealWithTheDevil and that he's an inherently corruptive influence on anyone around him, and does her best to stay out of his vicinity entirely. Unfortunately, Vic refuses to let her leave.
* MamaBear: The first season finale, where she took the kids and ran, proved this in spades. She's extremely protective of her children, and she does her damnedest to get them the best education possible and keep them away from Vic's influence.
* NiceGirl: She's never anything less than polite and kind towards most people. She's much more abrupt with Vic, but she still gives him a lot of second chances.
* OnlySaneMan: Quite possibly the smartest character in the series. Even before she realizes what a monster Vic really is, Corrine is well-aware of how toxic he is and is one of the few to realize that the best option is to stay out of Vic's orbit entirely. Not that Vic lets her leave, that is.
* StepfordSmiler: She acts polite and like a content housewife for the most part, but she clearly hates Vic and is deeply troubled by both his actions and his attitude.
* WhatTheHellHero: She rightfully calls Vic on keeping Armadillo's hit on the Strike Team a secret from her, since he had put her into danger without even letting her know and resulting in one of Quintero's men invading their ho,e.
* MamaBear: The first season finale, where she took the kids and ran, proved this in spades. She's extremely protective of her children, and she does her damnedest to get them the best education possible and keep them away from Vic's influence.
* NiceGirl: She's never anything less than polite and kind towards most people. She's much more abrupt with Vic, but she still gives him a lot of second chances.
* OnlySaneMan: Quite possibly the smartest character in the series. Even before she realizes what a monster Vic really is, Corrine is well-aware of how toxic he is and is one of the few to realize that the best option is to stay out of Vic's orbit entirely. Not that Vic lets her leave, that is.
* StepfordSmiler: She acts polite and like a content housewife for the most part, but she clearly hates Vic and is deeply troubled by both his actions and his attitude.
* WhatTheHellHero: She rightfully calls Vic on keeping Armadillo's hit on the Strike Team a secret from her, since he had put her into danger without even letting her know and resulting in one of Quintero's men invading their ho,e.
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* GenreSavvy: AmbitionIsEvil: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]]. She very much realizes that any deal commits some pretty heinous actions just for the sake of scoring points with Vic her superiors in the City Council.
* BigBadEnsemble: Of Season 2 alongside Armadillo Quintero. Throughout the season, the Barn isinherently a DealWithTheDevil and that he's an inherently corruptive influence on anyone compelled to maneuver around him, and does her best to stay intrusive supervision while carrying out of his vicinity entirely. Unfortunately, Vic refuses to let its law enforcement duties before ultimately weathering the fallout from her leave.
overly damning report after it's leaked to the press.
*MamaBear: The BitchInSheepsClothing: When first season finale, where introduced, she took the kids and ran, proved this in spades. She's extremely protective of her children, and she does her damnedest to get them the best education possible and keep them away from Vic's influence.
* NiceGirl: She's never anything less thanacts very polite and kind respectful towards most people. She's much more abrupt with Vic, but she still gives him a lot of second chances.
* OnlySaneMan: Quite possiblythe smartest character in the series. Even before she realizes what a monster Vic really is, Corrine is well-aware of how toxic he is and is one police officers of the few to realize that Barn. However, she quickly turns nasty and overbearing when they are less than prompt in providing her with the best option is information she requests.
* DrunkWithPower: Upon being appointed by the L.A. City Council tostay out of Vic's orbit entirely. Not that Vic lets supervise the Barn's activities, she becomes a petty tyrant who routinely coerces law enforcement officers into giving her leave, that is.
* StepfordSmiler: She acts politetheir unwavering attention and like obedience even when they are engaged in vital police work and threatens to use her authority to ruin their livelihoods if they don't.
* HeroAntagonist: Downplayed. Kellis is acontent housewife for the most part, but she {{Jerkass}} and an ObstructiveBureaucrat clearly hates Vic and is deeply troubled drunk on her own authority, but she's largely motivated by both his actions and his attitude.
* WhatTheHellHero: She rightfully calls Vic on keeping Armadillo's hit onher realizatiom that the Strike Team a secret from her, since he had put are corrupt and Aceveda is aiding them and her into danger without even letting desire to expose them.
* JerkAss: When she drops the [[FauxAffablyEvil "polite civil servant" routine]], she is insufferably arrogant and condescending towards those around her.
* JerkassHasAPoint: As she points out, while herknow report ignores a lot of the competence of the Barn's staff, the Strike Team are prone to PoliceBrutality and Aceveda's given them free rein to go hog wild and kept Claudette LockedOutOfTheLoop when she tried raising her concerns about them multiple times, ultimately resulting in one them orchestrating [[spoiler:Armadillo's death in custody]]. While her report jeopardizes the staff's livelihoods, she's still not ''wrong'' in her assessment.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: She never does personally atone for the harm she does to the Barn.]]
* LawfulStupid: Shows shades ofQuintero's men invading this. She's more concerned with minor infractions and following the letter of the law rather than the spirit of it.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: She expects all officers to halt all theirho,e.work until complying with her "requests" ('''even''' when citizens' lives are at stake) and inserts herself into '''''EVERY''''' aspect of Farmington's police business merely for the sake of digging up dirt on Aceveda.
* PrinciplesZealot: As far as PR is concerned.
* BigBadEnsemble: Of Season 2 alongside Armadillo Quintero. Throughout the season, the Barn is
*
* NiceGirl: She's never anything less than
* OnlySaneMan: Quite possibly
* DrunkWithPower: Upon being appointed by the L.A. City Council to
* StepfordSmiler: She acts polite
* HeroAntagonist: Downplayed. Kellis is a
* WhatTheHellHero: She rightfully calls Vic on keeping Armadillo's hit on
* JerkAss: When she drops the [[FauxAffablyEvil "polite civil servant" routine]], she is insufferably arrogant and condescending towards those around her.
* JerkassHasAPoint: As she points out, while her
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: She never does personally atone for the harm she does to the Barn.]]
* LawfulStupid: Shows shades of
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: She expects all officers to halt all their
* PrinciplesZealot: As far as PR is concerned.
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[[folder:Mara Vendrell]]
->'''Played By:''' Michele Hicks
Mrs. Shane Vendrell.
->'''Played By:''' Michele Hicks
Mrs. Shane Vendrell.
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->'''Played By:'''
Mrs. Shane Vendrell.
->''"Why is it that the guy with the conscience always gets caught holding the bag? And we don't ever want that guy, do we? We want the guy that put him into motion."''
An IAD officer who goes after Vic Mackey and the Strike Team.
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* DotingParent: In spite of her general irritability, she's nothing but completely sweet with her son Jackson.
* FreudianExcuse: Considering how utterly callous, controlling, and unpleasant her mother is shown to be, it's not at all surprising that Mara carries as much emotional baggage as she does. Additionally, the speech she gives to Vic during the third season heavily implies that she's suffered in numerous bad romantic relationships prior to Shane.
* JerkAss: Though not to the degree that her husband does, Mara also demonstrates a quick temper and a great deal of possessiveness.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Vic during the third season.
* UndyingLoyalty: Deconstructed, Mara's devotion to Shane is so strong that she ends up committing crimes in attempts to protect him, ranging from [[spoiler: assaulting Tavon and nearly killing him during his fight with her husband, becoming Shane's accomplice when he turns fugitive and refusing to protect herself and her son from the consequences of his actions even after both Claudette and Shane himself offered the chance to turn herself in, and even accidentally killing a women in an attempt to save Shane from a gang of ex-contacts of his.]]
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: [[spoiler: clocks Tavon on the head with an Iron when he gets into a fight with Shane. During the penultimate episode of the series, she even shoots at a group of Shane's ex-contacts when they threaten him, and inadvertently kills an innocent woman in the process.]]
* FreudianExcuse: Considering how utterly callous, controlling, and unpleasant her mother is shown to be, it's not at all surprising that Mara carries as much emotional baggage as she does. Additionally, the speech she gives to Vic during the third season heavily implies that she's suffered in numerous bad romantic relationships prior to Shane.
* JerkAss: Though not to the degree that her husband does, Mara also demonstrates a quick temper and a great deal of possessiveness.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Vic during the third season.
* UndyingLoyalty: Deconstructed, Mara's devotion to Shane is so strong that she ends up committing crimes in attempts to protect him, ranging from [[spoiler: assaulting Tavon and nearly killing him during his fight with her husband, becoming Shane's accomplice when he turns fugitive and refusing to protect herself and her son from the consequences of his actions even after both Claudette and Shane himself offered the chance to turn herself in, and even accidentally killing a women in an attempt to save Shane from a gang of ex-contacts of his.]]
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: [[spoiler: clocks Tavon on the head with an Iron when he gets into a fight with Shane. During the penultimate episode of the series, she even shoots at a group of Shane's ex-contacts when they threaten him, and inadvertently kills an innocent woman in the process.]]
to:
* DotingParent: In spite of her general irritability, she's nothing but completely sweet with her son Jackson.
* FreudianExcuse: Considering how utterly callous, controlling, and unpleasant her mother is shown to be, it's notAntiVillain: Type III. Forest Whitaker name checked this trope in at all surprising that Mara carries as much emotional baggage as she does. Additionally, least one interview.
* ArchEnemy: To thespeech she gives to Vic during the third season heavily implies that she's suffered in numerous bad romantic relationships prior to Shane.Strike Team, especially Mackey.
*JerkAss: Though not to BerserkButton: Watching his meticulously crafted plans end in failure and anything involving his ex-wife, Claudia.
* BigBad: Of Season 5. He starts off thedegree season as an arrogant but [[HeroAntagonist principled officer trying to bring a thoroughly crooked cop like Vic to justice]]. It's the [[WellIntentionedExtremist means he resorts to in pursuit of this end that her husband does, Mara also demonstrates a quick temper ultimately lead him to become an outright villain]].
* ByTheBookCop: Initially; he refused to bend the rules for his partner or even his ex-wife.
* DrivenToMadness: Attempting to take down Vic anda great deal of possessiveness.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Vic duringthe third season.
* UndyingLoyalty: Deconstructed, Mara's devotionStrike Team takes a toll on his sanity and morality, and eventually becomes [[HeWhoFightsMonsters just as bad as bad as they are]], but he eventually [[HeelRealization realizes]] this and decides to Shane is so strong that she ends up committing face justice for his crimes.
* EntertaininglyWrong: Some of his theories about the Strike Team’s crimesin attempts to protect him, ranging from are only a few degrees off. In particular, he concludes that [[spoiler: assaulting Tavon Lem wasn’t hit by the Salvadorans, but by Vic because [[HeKnowsTooMuch he knew too much]]. He’s almost correct, only it was Shane who killed Lem, not Vic.]]
* FallenHero: [[spoiler:Became corrupt when he tried to take down Vic.]]
* FatalFlaw: His obsessiveness andnearly killing him during intense drive to win at all costs is ultimately what dooms him. He stoops to similar lows as Vic in order to get what he wants. But unlike Vic, he [[HeelRealization realizes]] what he's done and ultimately decides to face justice for his fight crimes.
* {{Foil}}: To Vic. As much as they are enemies, they are both alike. They are both very driven to do what they think is right, and stoop to dirty tactics in order to get what they want, and both are eventually screwed over because of their obsession withher husband, their work. The difference is that Kavanaugh [[HeelRealization realizes]] that he is becoming Shane's accomplice when he no better than Vic, and turns fugitive and refusing to protect herself and her son from the consequences of his actions even after both Claudette and Shane himself offered the chance to turn herself in, and even accidentally killing a women in an attempt to save Shane from a gang of ex-contacts of his.]]
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend:while keeping his dignity intact, while Vic [[spoiler: clocks Tavon on gets Shane to kill his pregnant wife, son, and himself]], [[spoiler: sells Ronnie out to save his own ass]], and loses everyone and everything that he cares about.
* GoodIsNotNice: While he is genuinely committed to bringing down crooked cops like Vic Mackey, he is also arrogant, vindictive, and obsessed with winning at all costs. [[spoiler: It is these qualities that ultimately drive him to [[JumpingOfftheSlipperySlope jump off the slippery slope]] just for the sake of "beating" Mackey.]]
* GracefulLoser: He loses his private war with Mackey, but is able to hold his head high after turning himself in. When Mackey visits him in jail, he's at peace, intending to serve his time and rebuild his life, confident that karma will take care of Vic eventually.
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler: Realizes just how far he's fallen and decides to confess to his crimes.]]
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: [[spoiler: After being outmaneuvered one too many times by Vic Mackey, he resorts to targeting the Strike Team's family members and conspiring withan Iron when he murderous thugs like Antwon Mitchell to bring Vic down.]]
* HeroAntagonist: The ''Hero'' part gets muddled as the season goes on.
* InternalAffairs: He's a lieutenant who works for IAD.
* ItsPersonal: What starts as a professional case to bust the Strike Team for corruption soon spirals into afight private war between him and Vic Mackey, especially after Vic has sex with Shane. During his ex-wife.
* JerkassHasAPoint: He's an unpleasant and manipulative bully at thepenultimate episode best of times and his time trying to bring down the Strike Team brings out his worst qualities. Nonetheless, he is absolutely correct that Vic is a reprehensible excuse for a police officer and that it's disgraceful that he has been allowed to get away with all of his various crimes, including murdering other cops.
%%* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Realising he can't bring in Mackey without breaking the law himself, he calls it quits and confesses to planting evidence and intimidating a witness.
* ManipulativeBastard: He certainly tries, but often times his machinations fall short and he has to resort to intimidation or threats.
* MarriedToTheJob: His ex-wife explicitly describes him as such.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Seeing what he's done to Emolia, and realizing how many moral compromises he's made trying to bring in Vic and the Strike Team give him a full on HeelRealization, leading him to confess his crimes to Claudette.
* RulesLawyer: Comes with being an IAD officer.
* SanitySlippage: He becomes more and more unhinged as he becomes more obsessed with nailing the Strike Team.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: He has the ear of theseries, she Chief of Police, so he can get away with things no other IAD investigator could.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Kavanaugh is zealously committed to bringing corrupt cops to justice [[TheUnfettered by any means necessary.]] Indeed, the one thing that keeps him sympathetic is that he's ''completely'' correct about Vic and co.
* WorthyOpponent: Although he hates Vic and the Strike Team by extension for their continued allegiance, Kavanaugh does exhibit some respect for both Ronnie and Lem. Praising the former for how capably and thoroughly he has covered his tracks, Kavanaugh evenshoots at a group encourages Ronnie to get out of Shane's ex-contacts when they threaten him, the Team's grasp while he can, pointing out that their recklessness will land him in trouble he's too clever to get entangled in. In the case of the latter, he eventually expresses sincere regret over how much misfortune his investigation into the Strike Team has caused Lem, and inadvertently kills an innocent woman in the process.]][[spoiler: following his death, he explicitly calls out Vic for corrupting him]].
* FreudianExcuse: Considering how utterly callous, controlling, and unpleasant her mother is shown to be, it's not
* ArchEnemy: To the
*
* BigBad: Of Season 5. He starts off the
* ByTheBookCop: Initially; he refused to bend the rules for his partner or even his ex-wife.
* DrivenToMadness: Attempting to take down Vic and
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Vic during
* UndyingLoyalty: Deconstructed, Mara's devotion
* EntertaininglyWrong: Some of his theories about the Strike Team’s crimes
* FallenHero: [[spoiler:Became corrupt when he tried to take down Vic.]]
* FatalFlaw: His obsessiveness and
* {{Foil}}: To Vic. As much as they are enemies, they are both alike. They are both very driven to do what they think is right, and stoop to dirty tactics in order to get what they want, and both are eventually screwed over because of their obsession with
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend:
* GoodIsNotNice: While he is genuinely committed to bringing down crooked cops like Vic Mackey, he is also arrogant, vindictive, and obsessed with winning at all costs. [[spoiler: It is these qualities that ultimately drive him to [[JumpingOfftheSlipperySlope jump off the slippery slope]] just for the sake of "beating" Mackey.]]
* GracefulLoser: He loses his private war with Mackey, but is able to hold his head high after turning himself in. When Mackey visits him in jail, he's at peace, intending to serve his time and rebuild his life, confident that karma will take care of Vic eventually.
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler: Realizes just how far he's fallen and decides to confess to his crimes.]]
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: [[spoiler: After being outmaneuvered one too many times by Vic Mackey, he resorts to targeting the Strike Team's family members and conspiring with
* HeroAntagonist: The ''Hero'' part gets muddled as the season goes on.
* InternalAffairs: He's a lieutenant who works for IAD.
* ItsPersonal: What starts as a professional case to bust the Strike Team for corruption soon spirals into a
* JerkassHasAPoint: He's an unpleasant and manipulative bully at the
%%* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Realising he can't bring in Mackey without breaking the law himself, he calls it quits and confesses to planting evidence and intimidating a witness.
* ManipulativeBastard: He certainly tries, but often times his machinations fall short and he has to resort to intimidation or threats.
* MarriedToTheJob: His ex-wife explicitly describes him as such.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Seeing what he's done to Emolia, and realizing how many moral compromises he's made trying to bring in Vic and the Strike Team give him a full on HeelRealization, leading him to confess his crimes to Claudette.
* RulesLawyer: Comes with being an IAD officer.
* SanitySlippage: He becomes more and more unhinged as he becomes more obsessed with nailing the Strike Team.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: He has the ear of the
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Kavanaugh is zealously committed to bringing corrupt cops to justice [[TheUnfettered by any means necessary.]] Indeed, the one thing that keeps him sympathetic is that he's ''completely'' correct about Vic and co.
* WorthyOpponent: Although he hates Vic and the Strike Team by extension for their continued allegiance, Kavanaugh does exhibit some respect for both Ronnie and Lem. Praising the former for how capably and thoroughly he has covered his tracks, Kavanaugh even
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!Other Professionals
[[folder:Rebecca Doyle]]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/LauraElenaHarring
A criminal defense attorney retained by Vic to represent the Strike Team in the face of Kavanaugh's investigation.
[[folder:Rebecca Doyle]]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/LauraElenaHarring
A criminal defense attorney retained by Vic to represent the Strike Team in the face of Kavanaugh's investigation.
to:
[[folder:Rebecca Doyle]]
->'''Played
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/297949ec_30c3_43e4_ad06_11024e2e99be.jpeg]]
-> '''Played By:'''
A criminal defense attorney retained by Vic
An IAD officer assigned to
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%%* CrusadingLawyer
* HelloAttorney: It's a given being played Laura Elena Harring.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She completely buys Vic's line about how the Strike Team are basically good cops being made into patsies by the brass.
%%* UnwittingPawn
* HelloAttorney: It's a given being played Laura Elena Harring.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She completely buys Vic's line about how the Strike Team are basically good cops being made into patsies by the brass.
%%* UnwittingPawn
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* FailureHero: Both times she appears, she fails to successfully charge the Strike Team with corruption.
* FlatCharacter: She doesn't get much personality outside of being
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She
%%* UnwittingPawn
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[[folder:Olivia Murray]]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/LaurieHolden
A special agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement who helps Vic bust TheCartel...and becomes his last hope for a lifeline when his web of lies and crimes starts to unravel.
->'''Played By:''' Creator/LaurieHolden
A special agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement who helps Vic bust TheCartel...and becomes his last hope for a lifeline when his web of lies and crimes starts to unravel.
to:
->'''Played
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fbde486d_cbdf_49f0_87d7_8f6047fb1480.jpeg]]
-> '''Played By:'''
A
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* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:She's the one who really puts the screws to Vic and ensures his deal turns into an IronicHell.]]
* FairCop: Being played by Laurie Holden certainly qualifies.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She even lampshades it in the GrandFinale. But she scores a monster payback.
* LoopholeAbuse: When she realizes that Vic's immunity deal [[ExactWords doesn't specify]] what he is to do while serving with ICE for three years. She makes it her personal mission to make Vic's time at ICE as unpleasant as possible.
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: She's one of Pezuela's many blackmail victims and jumps at the chance to take him down.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When Vic unveils the true extent of his evil... just after [[spoiler:she gave him total immunity for his crimes]].
* UnwittingPawn: One of many to Vic; see above.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gordie Liman]]
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/MarkRolston
A private detective Vic hires to find Corrine and his children.
* FairCop: Being played by Laurie Holden certainly qualifies.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She even lampshades it in the GrandFinale. But she scores a monster payback.
* LoopholeAbuse: When she realizes that Vic's immunity deal [[ExactWords doesn't specify]] what he is to do while serving with ICE for three years. She makes it her personal mission to make Vic's time at ICE as unpleasant as possible.
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: She's one of Pezuela's many blackmail victims and jumps at the chance to take him down.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When Vic unveils the true extent of his evil... just after [[spoiler:she gave him total immunity for his crimes]].
* UnwittingPawn: One of many to Vic; see above.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gordie Liman]]
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/MarkRolston
A private detective Vic hires to find Corrine and his children.
to:
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:She's the one who really puts the screws to Vic and ensures his deal turns into an IronicHell.]]
* FairCop: Being played by Laurie Holden certainly qualifies.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She even lampshades itDragonInChief: To Gilroy. He is undeniably culpable in the GrandFinale. But she scores real estate scam, but it's implied Sedona came up with the idea.
* KarmaHoudini: Thanks to making amonster payback.
* LoopholeAbuse: When she realizes that Vic's immunityplea deal [[ExactWords doesn't specify]] what he is to do while serving with ICE for three years. She makes it Aceveda, she's able to avoid prosecution and flees the country with most of her personal mission to make Vic's time at ICE as unpleasant as possible.
and Gilroy's money.
*MinionWithAnFInEvil: ManipulativeBitch: She's one of Pezuela's many blackmail victims able to play Gilroy like a fiddle, and jumps at gets off scot-free by making a plea deal with Aceveda since she knows that out of the chance to take him down.
two of them, taking down Gilroy would do far better for Aceveda's political career.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone:When Vic unveils She's implied to be ashamed of having betrayed Gilroy, hiding when he's hauled into the true extent Barn in handcuffs so he won't know she sold him out. She still ultimately leaves town with most of his evil... just their money, so it likely wound up being an IgnoredEpiphany.
* PutOnABus: She leaves town with most of her and Gilroy's money after[[spoiler:she gave him total immunity the events of Season 1.
* TheStarscream: She turns on Gilroy and makes a plea deal with Aceveda in exchange forhis crimes]].
* UnwittingPawn: One of many to Vic; see above.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gordie Liman]]
-> '''Playedher freedom once it becomes clear their scheme is doomed.
[[/folder]]
!Families
[[folder:Corrine Mackey]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3a532a4e_2989_429b_9e07_3bcaf68a0540.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"She's told me more in the past ten minutes than you've told me in the past ten years."'']]
->'''Played By:'''Creator/MarkRolston
A private detective Vic hires to findCathy Cahlin Ryan
Vic's wife. Corrine resents her husband for his aggressive andhis children.neglectful attitude, and spends much of the series unsuccessfully trying to escape hkm.
* FairCop: Being played by Laurie Holden certainly qualifies.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She even lampshades it
* KarmaHoudini: Thanks to making a
* LoopholeAbuse: When she realizes that Vic's immunity
*
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
* PutOnABus: She leaves town with most of her and Gilroy's money after
* TheStarscream: She turns on Gilroy and makes a plea deal with Aceveda in exchange for
* UnwittingPawn: One of many to Vic; see above.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gordie Liman]]
-> '''Played
[[/folder]]
!Families
[[folder:Corrine Mackey]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3a532a4e_2989_429b_9e07_3bcaf68a0540.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"She's told me more in the past ten minutes than you've told me in the past ten years."'']]
->'''Played By:'''
A private detective Vic hires to find
Vic's wife. Corrine resents her husband for his aggressive and
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* GutturalGrowler: He speaks with a raspy, gravelly voice.
* NiceGuy: He's extremely understanding of Vic's predicament and does his best to give him advice and comfort him. He also warns Vic that buying a high-tech security system from him is going to put him in debt, and only goes ahead with it when Vic confirms it.
* PrivateDetective: He's a private investigator, and a rather well-off one too given his numerous employees and access to high-tech security systems.
* NiceGuy: He's extremely understanding of Vic's predicament and does his best to give him advice and comfort him. He also warns Vic that buying a high-tech security system from him is going to put him in debt, and only goes ahead with it when Vic confirms it.
* PrivateDetective: He's a private investigator, and a rather well-off one too given his numerous employees and access to high-tech security systems.
to:
* GutturalGrowler: He speaks GenreSavvy: She very much realizes that any deal with Vic is inherently a raspy, gravelly voice.
DealWithTheDevil and that he's an inherently corruptive influence on anyone around him, and does her best to stay out of his vicinity entirely. Unfortunately, Vic refuses to let her leave.
*NiceGuy: He's MamaBear: The first season finale, where she took the kids and ran, proved this in spades. She's extremely understanding protective of her children, and she does her damnedest to get them the best education possible and keep them away from Vic's influence.
* NiceGirl: She's never anything less than polite and kind towards most people. She's much more abrupt with Vic, but she still gives him a lot of second chances.
* OnlySaneMan: Quite possibly the smartest character in the series. Even before she realizes what a monster Vic really is, Corrine is well-aware of how toxic he is and is one of the few to realize that the best option is to stay out of Vic'spredicament and does his best to give him advice and comfort him. He also warns Vic orbit entirely. Not that buying Vic lets her leave, that is.
* StepfordSmiler: She acts polite and like ahigh-tech security system content housewife for the most part, but she clearly hates Vic and is deeply troubled by both his actions and his attitude.
* WhatTheHellHero: She rightfully calls Vic on keeping Armadillo's hit on the Strike Team a secret fromhim is going to her, since he had put him in debt, her into danger without even letting her know and only goes ahead with it when Vic confirms it.
* PrivateDetective: He's a private investigator, and a rather well-offresulting in one too given his numerous employees and access to high-tech security systems.of Quintero's men invading their home.
*
* NiceGirl: She's never anything less than polite and kind towards most people. She's much more abrupt with Vic, but she still gives him a lot of second chances.
* OnlySaneMan: Quite possibly the smartest character in the series. Even before she realizes what a monster Vic really is, Corrine is well-aware of how toxic he is and is one of the few to realize that the best option is to stay out of Vic's
* StepfordSmiler: She acts polite and like a
* WhatTheHellHero: She rightfully calls Vic on keeping Armadillo's hit on the Strike Team a secret from
* PrivateDetective: He's a private investigator, and a rather well-off
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!!Civilians
[[folder:Joe Clark]]
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/CarlWeathers
Vic's mentor and former partner, who was fired from the LAPD after beating a suspect.
[[folder:Joe Clark]]
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/CarlWeathers
Vic's mentor and former partner, who was fired from the LAPD after beating a suspect.
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[[folder:Joe Clark]]
-> '''Played
->'''Played By:'''
Vic's mentor and former partner, who was fired from the LAPD after beating a suspect.
Mrs. Shane Vendrell.
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* CoolOldGuy: Subverted. He initially gives off this vibe, but it becomes increasingly clear that Joe's washed-up, bitter, and has nothing left in his life but old grudges.
* TheCorrupter: It's heavily implied that Joe's influence is what turned Vic into the DirtyCop he is today.
* NeverMyFault: He was fired after being sued by a suspect who he assaulted unprovoked. While the man was a legitimate criminal involved in gun smuggling, Joe had no evidence of such and refuses to admit he could've been at fault, placing the blame entirely on him,.
* RetiredBadass: Completely averted. Joe is a washed-up loser barely making ends meet since he lost his pension, and makes his living off of sketchy and questionable legal jobs.
* ShadowArchetype: He represents what Vic will become should he continue his corrupt antics: a broken man who's lost his family, friends, and job. Vic does recognize it to an extent, but chooses to ignore it.
* TheCorrupter: It's heavily implied that Joe's influence is what turned Vic into the DirtyCop he is today.
* NeverMyFault: He was fired after being sued by a suspect who he assaulted unprovoked. While the man was a legitimate criminal involved in gun smuggling, Joe had no evidence of such and refuses to admit he could've been at fault, placing the blame entirely on him,.
* RetiredBadass: Completely averted. Joe is a washed-up loser barely making ends meet since he lost his pension, and makes his living off of sketchy and questionable legal jobs.
* ShadowArchetype: He represents what Vic will become should he continue his corrupt antics: a broken man who's lost his family, friends, and job. Vic does recognize it to an extent, but chooses to ignore it.
to:
* CoolOldGuy: Subverted. He initially gives off this vibe, but it becomes increasingly clear that Joe's washed-up, bitter, and has DotingParent: In spite of her general irritability, she's nothing left in his life but old grudges.
completely sweet with her son Jackson.
*TheCorrupter: It's FreudianExcuse: Considering how utterly callous, controlling, and unpleasant her mother is shown to be, it's not at all surprising that Mara carries as much emotional baggage as she does. Additionally, the speech she gives to Vic during the third season heavily implied implies that Joe's influence is what turned she's suffered in numerous bad romantic relationships prior to Shane.
* JerkAss: Though not to the degree that her husband does, Mara also demonstrates a quick temper and a great deal of possessiveness.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Vicinto during the DirtyCop third season.
* UndyingLoyalty: Deconstructed, Mara's devotion to Shane is so strong that she ends up committing crimes in attempts to protect him, ranging from [[spoiler: assaulting Tavon and nearly killing him during his fight with her husband, becoming Shane's accomplice when heis today.
* NeverMyFault: He was firedturns fugitive and refusing to protect herself and her son from the consequences of his actions even after being sued by a suspect who he assaulted unprovoked. While both Claudette and Shane himself offered the man was a legitimate criminal involved in gun smuggling, Joe had no evidence of such chance to turn herself in, and refuses even accidentally killing a women in an attempt to admit he could've been at fault, placing save Shane from a gang of ex-contacts of his.]]
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: [[spoiler: clocks Tavon on theblame entirely on him,.
* RetiredBadass: Completely averted. Joe is a washed-up loser barely making ends meet sincehead with an Iron when he lost his pension, gets into a fight with Shane. During the penultimate episode of the series, she even shoots at a group of Shane's ex-contacts when they threaten him, and makes his living off of sketchy and questionable legal jobs.
* ShadowArchetype: He represents what Vic will become should he continue his corrupt antics: a broken man who's lost his family, friends, and job. Vic does recognize it toinadvertently kills an extent, but chooses to ignore it.innocent woman in the process.]]
*
* JerkAss: Though not to the degree that her husband does, Mara also demonstrates a quick temper and a great deal of possessiveness.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Vic
* UndyingLoyalty: Deconstructed, Mara's devotion to Shane is so strong that she ends up committing crimes in attempts to protect him, ranging from [[spoiler: assaulting Tavon and nearly killing him during his fight with her husband, becoming Shane's accomplice when he
* NeverMyFault: He was fired
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: [[spoiler: clocks Tavon on the
* RetiredBadass: Completely averted. Joe is a washed-up loser barely making ends meet since
* ShadowArchetype: He represents what Vic will become should he continue his corrupt antics: a broken man who's lost his family, friends, and job. Vic does recognize it to
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[[folder:Jorge Machado]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bcb11130_3357_4f7e_a883_20980c9d7ed3.jpeg]]
-> '''Played By:''' Efrain Figueroa
An influential investor and developer who offers to back Aceveda's campaign in exchange for potential favors.
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-> '''Played By:''' Efrain Figueroa
An influential investor and developer who offers to back Aceveda's campaign in exchange for potential favors.
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-> '''Played
[[folder:Rebecca Doyle]]
->'''Played By:'''
An influential investor and developer who offers
A criminal defense attorney retained by Vic to
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* CorruptPolitician: He has a habit of making friendships with potentially influential people in exchange for favors. While some of them are benign (such as investigating the murder of his maid's husband), others are not (such as covering up a friend's sexual assault charges).
* ProperlyParanoid: He expected some sort of scandal to happen during Aceveda's election, so he's prepared when Lanie Kellis's report drops and causes an uproar against him. Of course, his solution is to start a smear campaign against the competition, something Aceveda rejects.
* ProperlyParanoid: He expected some sort of scandal to happen during Aceveda's election, so he's prepared when Lanie Kellis's report drops and causes an uproar against him. Of course, his solution is to start a smear campaign against the competition, something Aceveda rejects.
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%%* CrusadingLawyer
*CorruptPolitician: He has HelloAttorney: It's a habit of making friendships with potentially influential people in exchange for favors. While some of them given being played Laura Elena Harring.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She completely buys Vic's line about how the Strike Team arebenign (such as investigating basically good cops being made into patsies by the murder of his maid's husband), others are not (such as covering up a friend's sexual assault charges).
* ProperlyParanoid: He expected some sort of scandal to happen during Aceveda's election, so he's prepared when Lanie Kellis's report drops and causes an uproar against him. Of course, his solution is to start a smear campaign against the competition, something Aceveda rejects.brass.
%%* UnwittingPawn
*
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She completely buys Vic's line about how the Strike Team are
* ProperlyParanoid: He expected some sort of scandal to happen during Aceveda's election, so he's prepared when Lanie Kellis's report drops and causes an uproar against him. Of course, his solution is to start a smear campaign against the competition, something Aceveda rejects.
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[[folder:Yassirah Al-Thani]]
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-> '''Played By:''' Veena Bishada
A Syrian immigrant who launches a lawsuit against Danny for shooting her husband.
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-> '''Played By:''' Veena Bishada
A Syrian immigrant who launches a lawsuit against Danny for shooting her husband.
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* AmbiguousSituation: During the same time as Yassirah's lawsuit, Danny is subject to crank calls, has her car vandalized, and has marijuana planted in her car for IAD to find. Danny suspects Yassirah of doing it to harass her, but it's never directly stated if she did.
* AntiVillain: Can be interpreted as such if you view Danny's shooting as justified, as Danny made several Islamophobic remarks and Zayed's breakdown was caused by a slew of racist harassment.
* JerkassHasAPoint: She's vindictive and spiteful towards Danny, but Danny did nothing to help her husband with a slew of racist harassment from his neighbor and victim-blamed him for it due to 9/11 being caused by Muslim extremists. Adding to that that no one else witnessed the shooting, and it's easy to understand where she's coming from.
* KarmaHoudini: If she did harass Danny and damage her property, then she gets away scot-free with it and even helps her get temporarily fired.
* WhatTheHellHero: Repeatedly calls out Danny for shooting her husband and her unsympathetic attitude towards his plight prior to it.
* AntiVillain: Can be interpreted as such if you view Danny's shooting as justified, as Danny made several Islamophobic remarks and Zayed's breakdown was caused by a slew of racist harassment.
* JerkassHasAPoint: She's vindictive and spiteful towards Danny, but Danny did nothing to help her husband with a slew of racist harassment from his neighbor and victim-blamed him for it due to 9/11 being caused by Muslim extremists. Adding to that that no one else witnessed the shooting, and it's easy to understand where she's coming from.
* KarmaHoudini: If she did harass Danny and damage her property, then she gets away scot-free with it and even helps her get temporarily fired.
* WhatTheHellHero: Repeatedly calls out Danny for shooting her husband and her unsympathetic attitude towards his plight prior to it.
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* AmbiguousSituation: During TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:She's the same one who really puts the screws to Vic and ensures his deal turns into an IronicHell.]]
* FairCop: Being played by Laurie Holden certainly qualifies.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She even lampshades it in the GrandFinale. But she scores a monster payback.
* LoopholeAbuse: When she realizes that Vic's immunity deal [[ExactWords doesn't specify]] what he is to do while serving with ICE for three years. She makes it her personal mission to make Vic's time at ICE asYassirah's lawsuit, Danny is subject to crank calls, has her car vandalized, and has marijuana planted in her car for IAD to find. Danny suspects Yassirah of doing it to harass her, but it's never directly stated if she did.
* AntiVillain: Can be interpretedunpleasant as such if you view Danny's shooting as justified, as Danny made several Islamophobic remarks and Zayed's breakdown was caused by a slew of racist harassment.
possible.
*JerkassHasAPoint: MinionWithAnFInEvil: She's vindictive one of Pezuela's many blackmail victims and spiteful towards Danny, but Danny did nothing jumps at the chance to help her husband with a slew take him down.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When Vic unveils the true extent ofracist harassment from his neighbor and victim-blamed evil... just after [[spoiler:she gave him total immunity for it due to 9/11 being caused by Muslim extremists. Adding to that that no one else witnessed the shooting, and it's easy to understand where she's coming from.
* KarmaHoudini: If she did harass Danny and damage her property, then she gets away scot-free with it and even helps her get temporarily fired.
* WhatTheHellHero: Repeatedly calls out Danny for shooting her husband and her unsympathetic attitude towardshis plight prior crimes]].
* UnwittingPawn: One of many toit.Vic; see above.
* FairCop: Being played by Laurie Holden certainly qualifies.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She even lampshades it in the GrandFinale. But she scores a monster payback.
* LoopholeAbuse: When she realizes that Vic's immunity deal [[ExactWords doesn't specify]] what he is to do while serving with ICE for three years. She makes it her personal mission to make Vic's time at ICE as
* AntiVillain: Can be interpreted
*
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When Vic unveils the true extent of
* KarmaHoudini: If she did harass Danny and damage her property, then she gets away scot-free with it and even helps her get temporarily fired.
* WhatTheHellHero: Repeatedly calls out Danny for shooting her husband and her unsympathetic attitude towards
* UnwittingPawn: One of many to
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[[folder:Zayed Al-Thani]]
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-> '''Played By:''' Creator/NavidNegahban
A Syrian immigrant harassed by an Islamaphobic neighbor.
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-> '''Played By:''' Creator/NavidNegahban
A Syrian immigrant harassed by an Islamaphobic neighbor.
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-> '''Played By:'''
A
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* AntiVillain: He's eventually driven to pull a gun on his neighbor, but considering he had death with constant harassment from her up to that point and Danny had done nothing to help and even sided with said neighbor, it's easy to sympathize with him.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He's killed off in the same episode he's introduced in, but his death at Danny's hands impacts her storyline throughout Season 2.
* TooDumbToLive: He refuses to drop his gun when Danny demands him too and continues waving it around in the air. Unsurprisingly it gets him shot.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He's killed off in the same episode he's introduced in, but his death at Danny's hands impacts her storyline throughout Season 2.
* TooDumbToLive: He refuses to drop his gun when Danny demands him too and continues waving it around in the air. Unsurprisingly it gets him shot.
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* AntiVillain: GutturalGrowler: He speaks with a raspy, gravelly voice.
* NiceGuy: He'seventually driven to pull a gun on extremely understanding of Vic's predicament and does his neighbor, but considering he had death best to give him advice and comfort him. He also warns Vic that buying a high-tech security system from him is going to put him in debt, and only goes ahead with constant harassment from her up to that point and Danny had done nothing to help and even sided with said neighbor, it's easy to sympathize with him.
it when Vic confirms it.
*SmallRoleBigImpact: PrivateDetective: He's killed off in the same episode he's introduced in, but a private investigator, and a rather well-off one too given his death at Danny's hands impacts her storyline throughout Season 2.
* TooDumbToLive: He refuses to drop his gun when Danny demands him toonumerous employees and continues waving it around in the air. Unsurprisingly it gets him shot.access to high-tech security systems.
* NiceGuy: He's
*
* TooDumbToLive: He refuses to drop his gun when Danny demands him too
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[[folder:Emma Prince]]
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-> '''Played By:''' Marguerite [=MacIntyre=]
The head of a women's shelter who has an affair with Vic.
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-> '''Played By:''' Marguerite [=MacIntyre=]
The head of a women's shelter who has an affair with Vic.
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[[folder:Joe Clark]]
-> '''Played By:'''
The head of a women's shelter
Vic's mentor and former partner, who
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's blonde, and a fairly virtuous person.
* NiceGirl: She's sweet and good-natured to a fault. She runs a women's shelter to help fellow abuse victims, expresses nothing but empathy to everyone around her, and only has an affair with Vic because she believes he's divorced.
* WhatTheHellHero: She calls out Vic for forcing an abused woman into her shelter against her will, pointing out the woman needs to leave at her own pace and that it's to satisfy Vic's need for control more than anything else.
* NiceGirl: She's sweet and good-natured to a fault. She runs a women's shelter to help fellow abuse victims, expresses nothing but empathy to everyone around her, and only has an affair with Vic because she believes he's divorced.
* WhatTheHellHero: She calls out Vic for forcing an abused woman into her shelter against her will, pointing out the woman needs to leave at her own pace and that it's to satisfy Vic's need for control more than anything else.
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's blonde, CoolOldGuy: Subverted. He initially gives off this vibe, but it becomes increasingly clear that Joe's washed-up, bitter, and a fairly virtuous person.
* NiceGirl: She's sweet and good-natured to a fault. She runs a women's shelter to help fellow abuse victims, expresseshas nothing left in his life but empathy to everyone around her, and only has an affair with old grudges.
* TheCorrupter: It's heavily implied that Joe's influence is what turned Vicbecause she believes he's divorced.
* WhatTheHellHero: She calls out Vic for forcing an abused womaninto her shelter against her will, pointing out the woman needs to leave at her own pace DirtyCop he is today.
* NeverMyFault: He was fired after being sued by a suspect who he assaulted unprovoked. While the man was a legitimate criminal involved in gun smuggling, Joe had no evidence of such andthat it's refuses to satisfy Vic's need for control more than anything else.admit he could've been at fault, placing the blame entirely on him,.
* RetiredBadass: Completely averted. Joe is a washed-up loser barely making ends meet since he lost his pension, and makes his living off of sketchy and questionable legal jobs.
* ShadowArchetype: He represents what Vic will become should he continue his corrupt antics: a broken man who's lost his family, friends, and job. Vic does recognize it to an extent, but chooses to ignore it.
* NiceGirl: She's sweet and good-natured to a fault. She runs a women's shelter to help fellow abuse victims, expresses
* TheCorrupter: It's heavily implied that Joe's influence is what turned Vic
* WhatTheHellHero: She calls out Vic for forcing an abused woman
* NeverMyFault: He was fired after being sued by a suspect who he assaulted unprovoked. While the man was a legitimate criminal involved in gun smuggling, Joe had no evidence of such and
* RetiredBadass: Completely averted. Joe is a washed-up loser barely making ends meet since he lost his pension, and makes his living off of sketchy and questionable legal jobs.
* ShadowArchetype: He represents what Vic will become should he continue his corrupt antics: a broken man who's lost his family, friends, and job. Vic does recognize it to an extent, but chooses to ignore it.
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[[folder:Teresa Varela]]
-> '''Played By:''' Sandra Purpuro
An investigative reporter with a vendetta against Aceveda.
-> '''Played By:''' Sandra Purpuro
An investigative reporter with a vendetta against Aceveda.
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-> '''Played By:'''
An
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* GoodIsNotNice: She's harsh, confrontational, and blunt, but she genuinely believes she's taking down a CorruptPolitician and rapist.
* HeroAntagonist: She isn't exactly pleasant, but she genuinely believes that Aceveda raped Maureen Wilmore and wants to see him punished accordingly.
* IntrepidReporter: At great personal risk to herself, she tries to bring down Aceveda for what she believes is a rape he committed.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Her quest to bring down Aceveda results in her being fired from her job. Admittedly he didn't rape Maureen Wilmore, but Teresa undoubtedly believed he did and genuinely wanted to see justice done.
* HeroAntagonist: She isn't exactly pleasant, but she genuinely believes that Aceveda raped Maureen Wilmore and wants to see him punished accordingly.
* IntrepidReporter: At great personal risk to herself, she tries to bring down Aceveda for what she believes is a rape he committed.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Her quest to bring down Aceveda results in her being fired from her job. Admittedly he didn't rape Maureen Wilmore, but Teresa undoubtedly believed he did and genuinely wanted to see justice done.
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* GoodIsNotNice: She's harsh, confrontational, CorruptPolitician: He has a habit of making friendships with potentially influential people in exchange for favors. While some of them are benign (such as investigating the murder of his maid's husband), others are not (such as covering up a friend's sexual assault charges).
* ProperlyParanoid: He expected some sort of scandal to happen during Aceveda's election, so he's prepared when Lanie Kellis's report drops andblunt, but she genuinely believes she's taking down causes an uproar against him. Of course, his solution is to start a CorruptPolitician and rapist.
* HeroAntagonist: She isn't exactly pleasant, but she genuinely believes thatsmear campaign against the competition, something Aceveda raped Maureen Wilmore and wants to see him punished accordingly.
* IntrepidReporter: At great personal risk to herself, she tries to bring down Aceveda for what she believes is a rape he committed.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Her quest to bring down Aceveda results in her being fired from her job. Admittedly he didn't rape Maureen Wilmore, but Teresa undoubtedly believed he did and genuinely wanted to see justice done.rejects.
* ProperlyParanoid: He expected some sort of scandal to happen during Aceveda's election, so he's prepared when Lanie Kellis's report drops and
* HeroAntagonist: She isn't exactly pleasant, but she genuinely believes that
* IntrepidReporter: At great personal risk to herself, she tries to bring down Aceveda for what she believes is a rape he committed.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Her quest to bring down Aceveda results in her being fired from her job. Admittedly he didn't rape Maureen Wilmore, but Teresa undoubtedly believed he did and genuinely wanted to see justice done.
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[[folder:Maureen Wilmore]]
-> '''Played By:''' Katy Boyer
Aceveda's college ex-girlfriend who accuses him of rape.
-> '''Played By:''' Katy Boyer
Aceveda's college ex-girlfriend who accuses him of rape.
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-> '''Played By:'''
Aceveda's college ex-girlfriend
A Syrian immigrant who
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* AntiVillain: She accuses Aceveda of rape, but it's because she was genuinely traumatized by being raped by some of his classmates because he had told them she "likes it rough" and casually slut-shamed her.
* FalseRapeAccusation: Played with. She ''was'' raped, but it wasn't by Aceveda. She blames him because he had spread rumors about her "liking it rough" and slut-shaming her, which inspired some of his friends to actually rape her.
* MisplacedRetribution: Aceveda didn't actually rape her, but she blames him anyway because he was friends of the rapists and his slut-shaming of her was what inspired them to go after her.
* FalseRapeAccusation: Played with. She ''was'' raped, but it wasn't by Aceveda. She blames him because he had spread rumors about her "liking it rough" and slut-shaming her, which inspired some of his friends to actually rape her.
* MisplacedRetribution: Aceveda didn't actually rape her, but she blames him anyway because he was friends of the rapists and his slut-shaming of her was what inspired them to go after her.
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* AmbiguousSituation: During the same time as Yassirah's lawsuit, Danny is subject to crank calls, has her car vandalized, and has marijuana planted in her car for IAD to find. Danny suspects Yassirah of doing it to harass her, but it's never directly stated if she did.
* AntiVillain:She accuses Aceveda Can be interpreted as such if you view Danny's shooting as justified, as Danny made several Islamophobic remarks and Zayed's breakdown was caused by a slew of rape, racist harassment.
* JerkassHasAPoint: She's vindictive and spiteful towards Danny, but Danny did nothing to help her husband with a slew of racist harassment from his neighbor and victim-blamed him for it due to 9/11 being caused by Muslim extremists. Adding to that that no one else witnessed the shooting, and it'sbecause easy to understand where she's coming from.
* KarmaHoudini: If shewas genuinely traumatized by being raped by some of did harass Danny and damage her property, then she gets away scot-free with it and even helps her get temporarily fired.
* WhatTheHellHero: Repeatedly calls out Danny for shooting her husband and her unsympathetic attitude towards hisclassmates because he had told them she "likes it rough" and casually slut-shamed her.
* FalseRapeAccusation: Played with. She ''was'' raped, but it wasn't by Aceveda. She blames him because he had spread rumors about her "liking it rough" and slut-shaming her, which inspired some of his friendsplight prior to actually rape her.
* MisplacedRetribution: Aceveda didn't actually rape her, but she blames him anyway because he was friends of the rapists and his slut-shaming of her was what inspired them to go after her.it.
* AntiVillain:
* JerkassHasAPoint: She's vindictive and spiteful towards Danny, but Danny did nothing to help her husband with a slew of racist harassment from his neighbor and victim-blamed him for it due to 9/11 being caused by Muslim extremists. Adding to that that no one else witnessed the shooting, and it's
* KarmaHoudini: If she
* WhatTheHellHero: Repeatedly calls out Danny for shooting her husband and her unsympathetic attitude towards his
* FalseRapeAccusation: Played with. She ''was'' raped, but it wasn't by Aceveda. She blames him because he had spread rumors about her "liking it rough" and slut-shaming her, which inspired some of his friends
* MisplacedRetribution: Aceveda didn't actually rape her, but she blames him anyway because he was friends of the rapists and his slut-shaming of her was what inspired them to go after her.
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-> '''Played By:''' Creator/NavidNegahban
A Syrian immigrant harassed by an Islamaphobic neighbor.
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* AntiVillain: He's eventually driven to pull a gun on his neighbor, but considering he had death with constant harassment from her up to that point and Danny had done nothing to help and even sided with said neighbor, it's easy to sympathize with him.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He's killed off in the same episode he's introduced in, but his death at Danny's hands impacts her storyline throughout Season 2.
* TooDumbToLive: He refuses to drop his gun when Danny demands him too and continues waving it around in the air. Unsurprisingly it gets him shot.
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[[folder:Emma Prince]]
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-> '''Played By:''' Marguerite [=MacIntyre=]
The head of a women's shelter who has an affair with Vic.
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's blonde, and a fairly virtuous person.
* NiceGirl: She's sweet and good-natured to a fault. She runs a women's shelter to help fellow abuse victims, expresses nothing but empathy to everyone around her, and only has an affair with Vic because she believes he's divorced.
* WhatTheHellHero: She calls out Vic for forcing an abused woman into her shelter against her will, pointing out the woman needs to leave at her own pace and that it's to satisfy Vic's need for control more than anything else.
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[[folder:Teresa Varela]]
-> '''Played By:''' Sandra Purpuro
An investigative reporter with a vendetta against Aceveda.
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* GoodIsNotNice: She's harsh, confrontational, and blunt, but she genuinely believes she's taking down a CorruptPolitician and rapist.
* HeroAntagonist: She isn't exactly pleasant, but she genuinely believes that Aceveda raped Maureen Wilmore and wants to see him punished accordingly.
* IntrepidReporter: At great personal risk to herself, she tries to bring down Aceveda for what she believes is a rape he committed.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Her quest to bring down Aceveda results in her being fired from her job. Admittedly he didn't rape Maureen Wilmore, but Teresa undoubtedly believed he did and genuinely wanted to see justice done.
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[[folder:Maureen Wilmore]]
-> '''Played By:''' Katy Boyer
Aceveda's college ex-girlfriend who accuses him of rape.
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* AntiVillain: She accuses Aceveda of rape, but it's because she was genuinely traumatized by being raped by some of his classmates because he had told them she "likes it rough" and casually slut-shamed her.
* FalseRapeAccusation: Played with. She ''was'' raped, but it wasn't by Aceveda. She blames him because he had spread rumors about her "liking it rough" and slut-shaming her, which inspired some of his friends to actually rape her.
* MisplacedRetribution: Aceveda didn't actually rape her, but she blames him anyway because he was friends of the rapists and his slut-shaming of her was what inspired them to go after her.
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!Families
[[folder:Corrine Mackey]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"She's told me more in the past ten minutes than you've told me in the past ten years."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Cathy Cahlin Ryan
Vic's wife. Corrine resents her husband for his aggressive and neglectful attitude, and spends much of the series unsuccessfully trying to escape hkm.
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* GenreSavvy: She very much realizes that any deal with Vic is inherently a DealWithTheDevil and that he's an inherently corruptive influence on anyone around him, and does her best to stay out of his vicinity entirely. Unfortunately, Vic refuses to let her leave.
* MamaBear: The first season finale, where she took the kids and ran, proved this in spades. She's extremely protective of her children, and she does her damnedest to get them the best education possible and keep them away from Vic's influence.
* NiceGirl: She's never anything less than polite and kind towards most people. She's much more abrupt with Vic, but she still gives him a lot of second chances.
* OnlySaneMan: Quite possibly the smartest character in the series. Even before she realizes what a monster Vic really is, Corrine is well-aware of how toxic he is and is one of the few to realize that the best option is to stay out of Vic's orbit entirely. Not that Vic lets her leave, that is.
* StepfordSmiler: She acts polite and like a content housewife for the most part, but she clearly hates Vic and is deeply troubled by both his actions and his attitude.
* WhatTheHellHero: She rightfully calls Vic on keeping Armadillo's hit on the Strike Team a secret from her, since he had put her into danger without even letting her know and resulting in one of Quintero's men invading their ho,e.
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[[folder:Mara Vendrell]]
->'''Played By:''' Michele Hicks
Mrs. Shane Vendrell.
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* DotingParent: In spite of her general irritability, she's nothing but completely sweet with her son Jackson.
* FreudianExcuse: Considering how utterly callous, controlling, and unpleasant her mother is shown to be, it's not at all surprising that Mara carries as much emotional baggage as she does. Additionally, the speech she gives to Vic during the third season heavily implies that she's suffered in numerous bad romantic relationships prior to Shane.
* JerkAss: Though not to the degree that her husband does, Mara also demonstrates a quick temper and a great deal of possessiveness.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Vic during the third season.
* UndyingLoyalty: Deconstructed, Mara's devotion to Shane is so strong that she ends up committing crimes in attempts to protect him, ranging from [[spoiler: assaulting Tavon and nearly killing him during his fight with her husband, becoming Shane's accomplice when he turns fugitive and refusing to protect herself and her son from the consequences of his actions even after both Claudette and Shane himself offered the chance to turn herself in, and even accidentally killing a women in an attempt to save Shane from a gang of ex-contacts of his.]]
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: [[spoiler: clocks Tavon on the head with an Iron when he gets into a fight with Shane. During the penultimate episode of the series, she even shoots at a group of Shane's ex-contacts when they threaten him, and inadvertently kills an innocent woman in the process.]]
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!Other Professionals
[[folder:Rebecca Doyle]]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/LauraElenaHarring
A criminal defense attorney retained by Vic to represent the Strike Team in the face of Kavanaugh's investigation.
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%%* CrusadingLawyer
* HelloAttorney: It's a given being played Laura Elena Harring.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She completely buys Vic's line about how the Strike Team are basically good cops being made into patsies by the brass.
%%* UnwittingPawn
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[[folder:Olivia Murray]]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/LaurieHolden
A special agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement who helps Vic bust TheCartel...and becomes his last hope for a lifeline when his web of lies and crimes starts to unravel.
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* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:She's the one who really puts the screws to Vic and ensures his deal turns into an IronicHell.]]
* FairCop: Being played by Laurie Holden certainly qualifies.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She even lampshades it in the GrandFinale. But she scores a monster payback.
* LoopholeAbuse: When she realizes that Vic's immunity deal [[ExactWords doesn't specify]] what he is to do while serving with ICE for three years. She makes it her personal mission to make Vic's time at ICE as unpleasant as possible.
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: She's one of Pezuela's many blackmail victims and jumps at the chance to take him down.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When Vic unveils the true extent of his evil... just after [[spoiler:she gave him total immunity for his crimes]].
* UnwittingPawn: One of many to Vic; see above.
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[[folder:Gordie Liman]]
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/MarkRolston
A private detective Vic hires to find Corrine and his children.
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* GutturalGrowler: He speaks with a raspy, gravelly voice.
* NiceGuy: He's extremely understanding of Vic's predicament and does his best to give him advice and comfort him. He also warns Vic that buying a high-tech security system from him is going to put him in debt, and only goes ahead with it when Vic confirms it.
* PrivateDetective: He's a private investigator, and a rather well-off one too given his numerous employees and access to high-tech security systems.
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!!Civilians
[[folder:Joe Clark]]
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/CarlWeathers
Vic's mentor and former partner, who was fired from the LAPD after beating a suspect.
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* CoolOldGuy: Subverted. He initially gives off this vibe, but it becomes increasingly clear that Joe's washed-up, bitter, and has nothing left in his life but old grudges.
* TheCorrupter: It's heavily implied that Joe's influence is what turned Vic into the DirtyCop he is today.
* NeverMyFault: He was fired after being sued by a suspect who he assaulted unprovoked. While the man was a legitimate criminal involved in gun smuggling, Joe had no evidence of such and refuses to admit he could've been at fault, placing the blame entirely on him,.
* RetiredBadass: Completely averted. Joe is a washed-up loser barely making ends meet since he lost his pension, and makes his living off of sketchy and questionable legal jobs.
* ShadowArchetype: He represents what Vic will become should he continue his corrupt antics: a broken man who's lost his family, friends, and job. Vic does recognize it to an extent, but chooses to ignore it.
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[[folder:Jorge Machado]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bcb11130_3357_4f7e_a883_20980c9d7ed3.jpeg]]
-> '''Played By:''' Efrain Figueroa
An influential investor and developer who offers to back Aceveda's campaign in exchange for potential favors.
----
* CorruptPolitician: He has a habit of making friendships with potentially influential people in exchange for favors. While some of them are benign (such as investigating the murder of his maid's husband), others are not (such as covering up a friend's sexual assault charges).
* ProperlyParanoid: He expected some sort of scandal to happen during Aceveda's election, so he's prepared when Lanie Kellis's report drops and causes an uproar against him. Of course, his solution is to start a smear campaign against the competition, something Aceveda rejects.
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[[folder:Yassirah Al-Thani]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/b4b968d2_62a2_4760_832d_be751eb27aac.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[WhatTheHellHero You killed my husband!]]"'']]
-> '''Played By:''' Veena Bishada
A Syrian immigrant who launches a lawsuit against Danny for shooting her husband.
----
* AmbiguousSituation: During the same time as Yassirah's lawsuit, Danny is subject to crank calls, has her car vandalized, and has marijuana planted in her car for IAD to find. Danny suspects Yassirah of doing it to harass her, but it's never directly stated if she did.
* AntiVillain: Can be interpreted as such if you view Danny's shooting as justified, as Danny made several Islamophobic remarks and Zayed's breakdown was caused by a slew of racist harassment.
* JerkassHasAPoint: She's vindictive and spiteful towards Danny, but Danny did nothing to help her husband with a slew of racist harassment from his neighbor and victim-blamed him for it due to 9/11 being caused by Muslim extremists. Adding to that that no one else witnessed the shooting, and it's easy to understand where she's coming from.
* KarmaHoudini: If she did harass Danny and damage her property, then she gets away scot-free with it and even helps her get temporarily fired.
* WhatTheHellHero: Repeatedly calls out Danny for shooting her husband and her unsympathetic attitude towards his plight prior to it.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Zayed Al-Thani]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I am not a terrorist!"'']]
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/NavidNegahban
A Syrian immigrant harassed by an Islamaphobic neighbor.
----
* AntiVillain: He's eventually driven to pull a gun on his neighbor, but considering he had death with constant harassment from her up to that point and Danny had done nothing to help and even sided with said neighbor, it's easy to sympathize with him.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He's killed off in the same episode he's introduced in, but his death at Danny's hands impacts her storyline throughout Season 2.
* TooDumbToLive: He refuses to drop his gun when Danny demands him too and continues waving it around in the air. Unsurprisingly it gets him shot.
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[[folder:Emma Prince]]
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-> '''Played By:''' Marguerite [=MacIntyre=]
The head of a women's shelter who has an affair with Vic.
----
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's blonde, and a fairly virtuous person.
* NiceGirl: She's sweet and good-natured to a fault. She runs a women's shelter to help fellow abuse victims, expresses nothing but empathy to everyone around her, and only has an affair with Vic because she believes he's divorced.
* WhatTheHellHero: She calls out Vic for forcing an abused woman into her shelter against her will, pointing out the woman needs to leave at her own pace and that it's to satisfy Vic's need for control more than anything else.
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[[folder:Teresa Varela]]
-> '''Played By:''' Sandra Purpuro
An investigative reporter with a vendetta against Aceveda.
----
* GoodIsNotNice: She's harsh, confrontational, and blunt, but she genuinely believes she's taking down a CorruptPolitician and rapist.
* HeroAntagonist: She isn't exactly pleasant, but she genuinely believes that Aceveda raped Maureen Wilmore and wants to see him punished accordingly.
* IntrepidReporter: At great personal risk to herself, she tries to bring down Aceveda for what she believes is a rape he committed.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Her quest to bring down Aceveda results in her being fired from her job. Admittedly he didn't rape Maureen Wilmore, but Teresa undoubtedly believed he did and genuinely wanted to see justice done.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Maureen Wilmore]]
-> '''Played By:''' Katy Boyer
Aceveda's college ex-girlfriend who accuses him of rape.
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* AntiVillain: She accuses Aceveda of rape, but it's because she was genuinely traumatized by being raped by some of his classmates because he had told them she "likes it rough" and casually slut-shamed her.
* FalseRapeAccusation: Played with. She ''was'' raped, but it wasn't by Aceveda. She blames him because he had spread rumors about her "liking it rough" and slut-shaming her, which inspired some of his friends to actually rape her.
* MisplacedRetribution: Aceveda didn't actually rape her, but she blames him anyway because he was friends of the rapists and his slut-shaming of her was what inspired them to go after her.
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!Families
[[folder:Corrine Mackey]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"She's told me more in the past ten minutes than you've told me in the past ten years."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Cathy Cahlin Ryan
Vic's wife. Corrine resents her husband for his aggressive and neglectful attitude, and spends much of the series unsuccessfully trying to escape hkm.
----
* GenreSavvy: She very much realizes that any deal with Vic is inherently a DealWithTheDevil and that he's an inherently corruptive influence on anyone around him, and does her best to stay out of his vicinity entirely. Unfortunately, Vic refuses to let her leave.
* MamaBear: The first season finale, where she took the kids and ran, proved this in spades. She's extremely protective of her children, and she does her damnedest to get them the best education possible and keep them away from Vic's influence.
* NiceGirl: She's never anything less than polite and kind towards most people. She's much more abrupt with Vic, but she still gives him a lot of second chances.
* OnlySaneMan: Quite possibly the smartest character in the series. Even before she realizes what a monster Vic really is, Corrine is well-aware of how toxic he is and is one of the few to realize that the best option is to stay out of Vic's orbit entirely. Not that Vic lets her leave, that is.
* StepfordSmiler: She acts polite and like a content housewife for the most part, but she clearly hates Vic and is deeply troubled by both his actions and his attitude.
* WhatTheHellHero: She rightfully calls Vic on keeping Armadillo's hit on the Strike Team a secret from her, since he had put her into danger without even letting her know and resulting in one of Quintero's men invading their ho,e.
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[[folder:Mara Vendrell]]
->'''Played By:''' Michele Hicks
Mrs. Shane Vendrell.
----
* DotingParent: In spite of her general irritability, she's nothing but completely sweet with her son Jackson.
* FreudianExcuse: Considering how utterly callous, controlling, and unpleasant her mother is shown to be, it's not at all surprising that Mara carries as much emotional baggage as she does. Additionally, the speech she gives to Vic during the third season heavily implies that she's suffered in numerous bad romantic relationships prior to Shane.
* JerkAss: Though not to the degree that her husband does, Mara also demonstrates a quick temper and a great deal of possessiveness.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Vic during the third season.
* UndyingLoyalty: Deconstructed, Mara's devotion to Shane is so strong that she ends up committing crimes in attempts to protect him, ranging from [[spoiler: assaulting Tavon and nearly killing him during his fight with her husband, becoming Shane's accomplice when he turns fugitive and refusing to protect herself and her son from the consequences of his actions even after both Claudette and Shane himself offered the chance to turn herself in, and even accidentally killing a women in an attempt to save Shane from a gang of ex-contacts of his.]]
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: [[spoiler: clocks Tavon on the head with an Iron when he gets into a fight with Shane. During the penultimate episode of the series, she even shoots at a group of Shane's ex-contacts when they threaten him, and inadvertently kills an innocent woman in the process.]]
[[/folder]]
!Other Professionals
[[folder:Rebecca Doyle]]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/LauraElenaHarring
A criminal defense attorney retained by Vic to represent the Strike Team in the face of Kavanaugh's investigation.
----
%%* CrusadingLawyer
* HelloAttorney: It's a given being played Laura Elena Harring.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She completely buys Vic's line about how the Strike Team are basically good cops being made into patsies by the brass.
%%* UnwittingPawn
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Olivia Murray]]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/LaurieHolden
A special agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement who helps Vic bust TheCartel...and becomes his last hope for a lifeline when his web of lies and crimes starts to unravel.
----
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:She's the one who really puts the screws to Vic and ensures his deal turns into an IronicHell.]]
* FairCop: Being played by Laurie Holden certainly qualifies.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She even lampshades it in the GrandFinale. But she scores a monster payback.
* LoopholeAbuse: When she realizes that Vic's immunity deal [[ExactWords doesn't specify]] what he is to do while serving with ICE for three years. She makes it her personal mission to make Vic's time at ICE as unpleasant as possible.
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: She's one of Pezuela's many blackmail victims and jumps at the chance to take him down.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When Vic unveils the true extent of his evil... just after [[spoiler:she gave him total immunity for his crimes]].
* UnwittingPawn: One of many to Vic; see above.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gordie Liman]]
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/MarkRolston
A private detective Vic hires to find Corrine and his children.
----
* GutturalGrowler: He speaks with a raspy, gravelly voice.
* NiceGuy: He's extremely understanding of Vic's predicament and does his best to give him advice and comfort him. He also warns Vic that buying a high-tech security system from him is going to put him in debt, and only goes ahead with it when Vic confirms it.
* PrivateDetective: He's a private investigator, and a rather well-off one too given his numerous employees and access to high-tech security systems.
[[/folder]]
!!Civilians
[[folder:Joe Clark]]
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/CarlWeathers
Vic's mentor and former partner, who was fired from the LAPD after beating a suspect.
----
* CoolOldGuy: Subverted. He initially gives off this vibe, but it becomes increasingly clear that Joe's washed-up, bitter, and has nothing left in his life but old grudges.
* TheCorrupter: It's heavily implied that Joe's influence is what turned Vic into the DirtyCop he is today.
* NeverMyFault: He was fired after being sued by a suspect who he assaulted unprovoked. While the man was a legitimate criminal involved in gun smuggling, Joe had no evidence of such and refuses to admit he could've been at fault, placing the blame entirely on him,.
* RetiredBadass: Completely averted. Joe is a washed-up loser barely making ends meet since he lost his pension, and makes his living off of sketchy and questionable legal jobs.
* ShadowArchetype: He represents what Vic will become should he continue his corrupt antics: a broken man who's lost his family, friends, and job. Vic does recognize it to an extent, but chooses to ignore it.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jorge Machado]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bcb11130_3357_4f7e_a883_20980c9d7ed3.jpeg]]
-> '''Played By:''' Efrain Figueroa
An influential investor and developer who offers to back Aceveda's campaign in exchange for potential favors.
----
* CorruptPolitician: He has a habit of making friendships with potentially influential people in exchange for favors. While some of them are benign (such as investigating the murder of his maid's husband), others are not (such as covering up a friend's sexual assault charges).
* ProperlyParanoid: He expected some sort of scandal to happen during Aceveda's election, so he's prepared when Lanie Kellis's report drops and causes an uproar against him. Of course, his solution is to start a smear campaign against the competition, something Aceveda rejects.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Yassirah Al-Thani]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/b4b968d2_62a2_4760_832d_be751eb27aac.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[WhatTheHellHero You killed my husband!]]"'']]
-> '''Played By:''' Veena Bishada
A Syrian immigrant who launches a lawsuit against Danny for shooting her husband.
----
* AmbiguousSituation: During the same time as Yassirah's lawsuit, Danny is subject to crank calls, has her car vandalized, and has marijuana planted in her car for IAD to find. Danny suspects Yassirah of doing it to harass her, but it's never directly stated if she did.
* AntiVillain: Can be interpreted as such if you view Danny's shooting as justified, as Danny made several Islamophobic remarks and Zayed's breakdown was caused by a slew of racist harassment.
* JerkassHasAPoint: She's vindictive and spiteful towards Danny, but Danny did nothing to help her husband with a slew of racist harassment from his neighbor and victim-blamed him for it due to 9/11 being caused by Muslim extremists. Adding to that that no one else witnessed the shooting, and it's easy to understand where she's coming from.
* KarmaHoudini: If she did harass Danny and damage her property, then she gets away scot-free with it and even helps her get temporarily fired.
* WhatTheHellHero: Repeatedly calls out Danny for shooting her husband and her unsympathetic attitude towards his plight prior to it.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Zayed Al-Thani]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1ead1b69_43a4_4cd0_8409_c7370de79ff0.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"I am not a terrorist!"'']]
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/NavidNegahban
A Syrian immigrant harassed by an Islamaphobic neighbor.
----
* AntiVillain: He's eventually driven to pull a gun on his neighbor, but considering he had death with constant harassment from her up to that point and Danny had done nothing to help and even sided with said neighbor, it's easy to sympathize with him.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He's killed off in the same episode he's introduced in, but his death at Danny's hands impacts her storyline throughout Season 2.
* TooDumbToLive: He refuses to drop his gun when Danny demands him too and continues waving it around in the air. Unsurprisingly it gets him shot.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Emma Prince]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8043b6b1_f174_42a6_930b_1eb46dab3833.jpeg]]
-> '''Played By:''' Marguerite [=MacIntyre=]
The head of a women's shelter who has an affair with Vic.
----
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's blonde, and a fairly virtuous person.
* NiceGirl: She's sweet and good-natured to a fault. She runs a women's shelter to help fellow abuse victims, expresses nothing but empathy to everyone around her, and only has an affair with Vic because she believes he's divorced.
* WhatTheHellHero: She calls out Vic for forcing an abused woman into her shelter against her will, pointing out the woman needs to leave at her own pace and that it's to satisfy Vic's need for control more than anything else.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Teresa Varela]]
-> '''Played By:''' Sandra Purpuro
An investigative reporter with a vendetta against Aceveda.
----
* GoodIsNotNice: She's harsh, confrontational, and blunt, but she genuinely believes she's taking down a CorruptPolitician and rapist.
* HeroAntagonist: She isn't exactly pleasant, but she genuinely believes that Aceveda raped Maureen Wilmore and wants to see him punished accordingly.
* IntrepidReporter: At great personal risk to herself, she tries to bring down Aceveda for what she believes is a rape he committed.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Her quest to bring down Aceveda results in her being fired from her job. Admittedly he didn't rape Maureen Wilmore, but Teresa undoubtedly believed he did and genuinely wanted to see justice done.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Maureen Wilmore]]
-> '''Played By:''' Katy Boyer
Aceveda's college ex-girlfriend who accuses him of rape.
----
* AntiVillain: She accuses Aceveda of rape, but it's because she was genuinely traumatized by being raped by some of his classmates because he had told them she "likes it rough" and casually slut-shamed her.
* FalseRapeAccusation: Played with. She ''was'' raped, but it wasn't by Aceveda. She blames him because he had spread rumors about her "liking it rough" and slut-shaming her, which inspired some of his friends to actually rape her.
* MisplacedRetribution: Aceveda didn't actually rape her, but she blames him anyway because he was friends of the rapists and his slut-shaming of her was what inspired them to go after her.
[[/folder]]
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