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13	[[center: [- [[Characters/{{Dexter}} Main Character Index]] \| [[Characters/DexterDexterMorgan Dexter Morgan]] \| [[Characters/DexterMainCharacters Main Characters]] \| [[Characters/DexterLawEnforcement Law Enforcement]] \| [[Characters/DexterDextersFamily Dexter’s Family]] \| [[Characters/DexterRecurringCharacters Recurring Characters]] \| [[Characters/DexterAntagonists Antagonists]] \| '''Supporting Antagonists''' \| [[Characters/DexterDextersVictims Dexter’s Victims]] \| [[Characters/DexterBarrelGirlGang Barrel Girl Gang]] \| [[Characters/DexterTheDoomsdayKillers The Doomsday Killers]] \| [[Characters/DexterTheKoshkaBrotherhood The Koshka Brotherhood]] \| [[Characters/DexterIronLakeResidents Iron Lake Residents]]-]]]
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15	'''Beware of {{spoiler}}s''', only spoilers from the '''seventh and eighth seasons''' are meant to be blacked out. All character sheets contain major spoilers. Proceed reading at your own risk.[[note]]As per wiki's policy, all trope names should be visible which may indicate if the character died or if they are deceiving.[[/note]]
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21	[[folder:Paul Bennett]]
22	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/BennettPaul_6574.jpg]]
23	[[caption-width-right:350: ''"I'm Paul Bennett. Father on parole."'']]
24	->'''Played by''': Creator/MarkPellegrino
25
26	->''"Just making sure dear Dexter is dealing decently with his dead dad."''
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28	Rita's abusive, violent ex-husband and father of Astor and Cody.
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30	* AdaptationalHeroism: Heroism is ''definitely'' too strong a word, but television Paul is at least a loving father while his book counterpart (who was TheGhost and thus received little characterization) was specifically stated to have violently abused Cody and Astor along with Rita.
31	* AssholeVictim: To get him out of the picture without killing him, Dexter frames him for drug usage while on parole. Paul protests his innocence when he’s sent back to prison, but no one buys it. He’s eventually killed in a prison fight.
32	* AttemptedRape: After Paul leaves prison, he arrives to his house and tries to rape Rita, but she’s able to fight back.
33	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Tries to act nice and welcoming, but doesn't take long for him to get angry with Dexter and Rita.
34	* CassandraTruth: Tells Rita about Dexter being a bad guy. She doesn't believe him obviously.
35	%% * DeadpanSnarker
36	* DomesticAbuse: He beat and raped Rita while they were married, often coming close to killing her.
37	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: His single redeeming quality is his love for his children.
38	* FootDraggingDivorcee: Paul blocks all attempts to finalize the divorce from Rita until she starts getting tough.
39	%% * HairTriggerTemper
40	* {{Jerkass}}: He's a violent man and used to treat Rita very badly. The main reason why Rita idolizes Dexter as the perfect man is because she compares him to a {{Jerkass}} like Paul.
41	* MirrorCharacter: With Dexter, occasionally. Both exhibit a harmless facade (which Dexter is better at maintaining) but have violent impulses. Both of them care for the children.
42	* MoreHateableMinorVillain: The BigBad of Season One is the Ice Truck Killer, a SerialKiller who killed prostitutes, drained them of their blood, and publicly displayed their bodies. Despite the gruesome nature of his crimes, he is given a sympathetic backstory and even forms a bond with VillainProtagonist Dexter. On the other hand, there's Paul, Rita's abusive ex-husband. He tries to get custody of his kids from Rita and even frames her for assault after she hit him in self-defense. Despite never murdering anyone, he's given far less sympathy than the Ice Truck Killer and is portrayed as more of a nuisance than a threat to Dexter.
43	* MuggingTheMonster: Tries to intimidate Dexter. Doesn't work. It's implied that this is also how he meets his eventual end, by starting a fight with some much tougher and more violent inmates when he gets pissed off that Rita has disposed of evidence that could potentially gotten him acquitted.
44	* WouldHitAGirl: As to be expected from a violently abusive husband.
45	[[/folder]]
46
47	[[folder:Neil Perry]]
48	[[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/neil_perry_20471_7336.jpg]]
49	->'''Played by''': Creator/SamWitwer
50
51	A computer analyst who’s arrested as a likely suspect in the Ice Truck Killer case. He later turns out to be a fake, hungry for fame.
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53	* BigBadWannabe: In order to make a name for himself, he consciously obstructs a murder investigation by claiming to be the Ice Truck Killer.
54	* DirtyCoward: As soon as [=LaGuerta=] shows him a severed head, he breaks down sobbing and admits that he's not really the murderer. On top of that, despite his claims that his StartOfDarkness was murdering his abusive mother, it turns out he was too cowardly to even do ''that'', meaning that the only crime he actually had the nerve to commit was social security fraud, by continuing to cash her pension checks after she died.
55	%%* FourEyesZeroSoul
56	* FreudianExcuse: As a child, he was regularly abused by his mother but did not retaliate. Considering that he mutilated her corpse immediately following her death, it’s apparent that his relationship with her was not beneficial to his psyche.
57	* MyBelovedSmother: It's revealed that his mother was abusive and controlled every aspect of his life, to the point where he couldn't even work up the nerve to murder her.
58	* SmallNameBigEgo: He views himself as a [[MagnificentBastard sinister mastermind]] destined for fame when in fact he's little more than an unscrupulous poseur ([[NotSoHarmless albeit a violently unstable one]])
59	* VillainousBreakdown: Once [=LaGuerta=] shows him a severed head, he starts crying like a baby and owns up that he is not the Ice Truck Killer.
60	%% * SmugSnake
61	[[/folder]]
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63	[[folder:Alfonso "Little Chino" Concepcion]]
64	[[quoteright:314:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chinovwx2013_2047.jpg]]
65	->'''Played by''': Creator/MattWillig
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67	Alfonso "Little Chino" Concepcion was a very big member of a gang called the Twenty-Ninth Street Kings who uses a machete to kill any witness of his gang's crimes. For every kill he makes, he has a teardrop of blood tattooed on his arm. Because of his massive structure and build, Dexter Morgan views him as the perfect target following his depressive state after the killing of his brother, Brian Moser.
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69	* AssholeVictim: An enforcer for a Latino gang who [[WouldHitAGirl has no problem killing women who get in his gang's way]] and [[WouldHurtAChild tries to kill a young kid]] before Dexter stops him.
70	* AuthenticationByNewspaper: Blatantly uses this to create an alibi.
71	* BeardOfEvil: A thin goatee.
72	* TheBrute: He's the chief enforcer for a Hispanic gang. While he's [[DumbMuscle not as dumb as his size would indicate]] his value to them stems largely from his strength and willingness to commit violent acts.
73	* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Inverted. He makes a point to mention to never have killed a kid like the one in one of the photos Dexter shows him, Dexter points out the kid was still one of his victims because he ruined her life by killing her mother. (Not too mention when Dexter caught him he was about to brutally murder a kid for snitching.)
74	* CutHimselfShaving: The excuse he gives Doakes for his wound caused by Dexter.
75	* DeadpanSnarker: Snarks at the police, knowing they don't have evidence on him.
76	* IronicNickname: "Little" Chino is quite massive.
77	* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: "It's Alive!" ends with him escaping from Dexter. The following episode, "Waiting To Exhale", ends with Dexter killing him.
78	* KarmicDeath: Stabbed with his own trademark machete.
79	* MacheteMayhem: Machetes are his weapon of choice.
80	* SerialKiller: Personally responsible for at least ten murders.
81	* SmugSnake: During his police interview. They know he's guilty, he knows they know, and delights in knowing they can't prove anything.
82	* TattooedCrook: He gets tattoos for all his victims.
83	* WouldHurtAChild: He tries to kill a young witness.
84	[[/folder]]
85
86	[[folder:Carlos Guerrero]]
87	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carlosguerrero.png]]
88	->'''Played by''': Creator/RudolfMartin
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90	Carlos Guerrero is featured as a major antagonist for Sergeant James Doakes, one of the main characters for that season. Dexter Morgan originally investigates Guerrero but decides that his world is not one that he needs to participate in (he'd rather just stick to other killers). Regardless of that fact, Guerrero is still someone that deserves to be on Dexter's table.
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92	* BadBoss: Unless something can actually be traced to him, he's calm as can be when one of his henchmen is arrested...but to keep them from talking, he's quick to have another assassin kill them. This shows that he's exactly what a drug kingpin on top of the world would be like...he's arrogant, thinks he's above the law and capture, and cares nothing for his subordinates.
93	* TheDon: He's this for his drug ring in Miami.
94	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Like some drug lords, he does place his loyalty in family and especially his daughter who he cares for severely.
95	[[/folder]]
96
97	[[folder:Santos Jimenez]]
98	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/santos_jiminez_7605_3_9598.jpg]]
99	->'''Played by''': Creator/TonyAmendola
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101	A violent drug dealer who also killed Dexter's mom. Dexter makes his end extra gruesome.
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103	* AssholeVictim: He butchered [[ItsPersonal Dexter's mother]] and several others with a chainsaw in front of two young children.
104	%% * BaldOfEvil
105	* TheBartender: Of a small bar where Dexter finds him.
106	%% * BeardOfEvil
107	* ButForMeItWasTuesday: He has no idea who Dexter is when they meet. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], as Dexter was a young child when Santos killed his mother and he does remember Laura Moser when prompted.
108	* KarmicDeath: Killed in his drug cabin by the son of his victim with the weapon that killed said victim's mother.
109	* RetiredMonster: A violent drug dealer who still moves a little coke on the side.
110	* SmallRoleBigImpact: While he only takes an active role in two episodes, he's obviously significant in the show's backstory, seeing how he was the one who murdered Dexter's mother. Additionally, while his shack in the Everglades initially just acts as a handy place to kill him, it ends up being an important location for the remainder of Season 2.
111	[[/folder]]
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114	[[folder:Christine Hill]]
115	[[quoteright:260:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/christinehill_9339.jpg]]
116	->'''Played by''': Creator/CourtneyFord
117
118	A young reporter who forms a relationship with Quinn while pumping him for information. She's later revealed to be Arthur Mitchell's daughter from a previous relationship, and Lundy's killer.
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120	* AteHerGun: She commits suicide by sticking her gun into her mouth and blowing her brains out.
121	* BrokenBird: She's consumed with guilt over killing Lundy and obsessed with earning her father's approval. By the time she dies, Christine has become a shuddering, teary-eyed wreck.
122	* DaddysLittleVillain: Everything she does is for her father, Arthur. He would prefer is she didn't meddle, because she puts ''his'' cover in danger. He gets furious when she tells him she tries to protect him.
123	* DrivenToSuicide: With the police closing in and Arthur having abandoned her, she shoots herself.
124	* ManipulativeBitch: She uses her sex appeal to seduce Quinn into divulging important details regarding police investigations in order to protect her father, Arthur Mitchell. She also gets a few hot news and exclusive articles.
125	* MsFanservice: She has plenty of nude moments and explicit sex scenes.
126	* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Her murder of Lundy and shooting of Debra put Dexter, and later Miami [=PD=] hot on Trinity's trail, leading to his death at Dexter's hands. Ironic that she killed Lundy to protect Arthur.
127	* TheUglyGuysHotDaughter: Nobody guessed she could be the daughter of Arthur.
128	* SmugSnake: She puts this on for her police interview, mocking Debra and staying impassive.
129	* WellDoneDaughterGirl: Towards Arthur, AKA The Trinity Killer. She protects because she wants his serial killer approval.
130	* {{Yandere}}: For her father. She takes it very badly when he even slightly criticizes her.
131	[[/folder]]
132
133	[[folder:Johnny Rose & Nikki Wald AKA The Vacation Murderers]]
134	[[quoteright:254:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/johnny_rosepng.png]]
135	[[caption-width-right:254:Johnny Rose]]
136	[[quoteright:254:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nikki_wald.png]]
137	[[caption-width-right:267:Nikki Wald]]
138	->'''Played by''': Creator/AliciaLagano (Nikki Wald) / Unknown (Johnny Rose)
139
140	A pair of meth-addicts who began robbing and killing tourists.
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142	* AssholeVictim: Johnny Rose not only committed violent murders, he also cheated on his girlfriend who was helping him with them.
143	* AxCrazy: When Nikki gets arrested, she's out of her mind on meth, hallucinating that Johnny is still alive and ranting about how they were going to go to Bermuda.
144	* LoveForgivesAllButLust: Nikki had no problem robbing and murdering tourists with Johnny until she found out he was cheating on her.
145	* OutlawCouple: The two of them rob and kill people so they can use their money to go to Bermuda together.
146	* SanitySlippage: Nikki is arrested while out of her mind on meth, ranting at Johnny's corpse about going to Bermuda.
147	* VillainousBreakdown: Nikki suffers one, combined with SanitySlippage, after finding out that Johnny was cheating on her. She shoots him dead, runs out into the street and starts ranting about how they were going to Bermuda, all while hallucinating that Johnny is still alive and talking to her.
148	-->'''Nikki:''' Did you hear that, Johnny? What about the boat? What about Bermuda, Johnny? Wasn't that the plan? You piece of shit!
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151	[[folder:Zoey Kruger]]
152	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Zoey_Kruger_2177.jpg]]
153	->'''Played by''': Creator/ChristinaCox
154
155	A highly skilled cop who killed her daughter, husband and the crook she framed for the job.
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157	* ArentYouGoingToRavishMe: Suspects that Dexter has this planned along with killing her. Dexter of course, only has the second goal in mind.
158	* AssholeVictim: She [[PaterFamilicide kills her family]] because she wants some space, frames and then kills a random guy and threatens to frame Dexter for rape and shoot him in cold blood when he investigates her.
159	* BitchInSheepsClothing: She's friendly to Dexter during the house opening, but it's clear to both Dexter and the audience that this is just a façade.
160	%% * DarkActionGirl
161	%% * DirtyCop
162	%% * FairCop
163	* FalseRapeAccusation: She tells Dexter that she would claim he attempted to rape her, which would justify killing him in a gas station when she confronted him. Dexter points out that the method that she would do it would only [[RevealingCoverup end up raising more questions]], which causes her to back down.
164	%% * ImprobableAimingSkills
165	* ItsAllAboutMe: Murdered her husband and daughter because she simply grew tired of them and wanted her own space.
166	* KarmicDeath: Killed in her daughter's room.
167	* KillerCop: She's a police officer who resorted to murdering her own family, and hiding the crime by killing the main suspect, after she got bored with them. Her professional experience made her considerably more difficult to take down for Dexter.
168	* [[PaterFamilicide Mater Familicide]]: She offed her daughter and husband just because she was tired of them.
169	* MirrorCharacter: When researching her life, and speaking to her before he kills her, Dexter realizes that the main concern with her old life; being trapped by the demands of others, is the same problem he is facing. However, during the killing ritual, Dexter realizes despite this, he rather have his family than lose them.
170	* MuggingTheMonster: She finds out Dexter is investigating her and assumes he's a harmless lab geek who's gotten in over his head by trying to blackmail her, thinking she can kill him. Needless to say, she's ''very'' wrong.
171	* MurderersAreRapists: She assumes that Dexter is going to rape her when he ties her up in plastic. This was the ''second'' time that she brought this up, leading Dexter to get frustrated and ask her what her obsession with being raped is about.
172	* OffingTheOffspring: She murdered her young daughter.
173	* TheSociopath: Manipulative and charming with no regard for anyone but herself. When Dexter asks her why she killed her husband and daughter in their own beds, she explains that it was so she could be free of care again.
174	* WouldHurtAChild: She killed her own child who was still a ''very'' young girl.
175	* WorthyOpponent: To Dexter. He really enjoys hunting her in a little cat-and-mouse game.
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178	[[folder:Carlos & Marco Fuentes]]
179	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carlos.jpg]]
180	[[caption-width-right:250: Carlos]]
181	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/marcofuentes.jpg]]
182	[[caption-width-right:250:''Marco'']]
183	->'''Played by''': Creator/JosephJulianSoria (Carlos Fuentes) & Creator/JosueAguirre (Marco Fuentes)
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185	A pair of criminal brothers, known for murdering their enemies with machetes.
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187	%% * AxCrazy
188	* BoomHeadshot: Carlos is shot in the head by Debra.
189	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: After "Circle Us", they are never seen again. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] with Carlos, who is dead, but Marco is still alive and at large and yet the department just stops looking for him after he escapes.
190	* EvilIsPetty: What's their master plan that necessitates brutal murders of innocent people? Get enough money to pay for VIP membership of a club.
191	* HotBlooded: Carlos is very violent and easy to anger...when Cira Manzon rejects his advance, he quickly becomes angered and both brothers pull out their firearms, killing an associate of theirs (Yasmin Aragon) and attempting their escape..
192	* KarmaHoudini: Marco escapes following Carlos' death.
193	%%* MacheteMayhem
194	* PutOnABus: After Carlos is killed, Marco disappears from the series and is yet to be seen again.
195	* TheQuietOne: Marco, who has no speaking role.
196	* SerialKiller: They kill and mutilate several people.
197	%%* SmugSnake: Carlos.
198	%% * TheSociopath
199	* TemptingFate: Carlos, who takes a hostage and taunts Debra to shoot him. This is after he succeeded in taunting Debra in the same situation before.
200	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Marco's fate after he escaped from arrest is left unknown.
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203	[[folder:Stan Liddy]]
204	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/liddy_stan_4800.jpg]]
205	[[caption-width-right:350:''"You fuck with the bull, you get the horn."'']]
206	->'''Played by''': Creator/PeterWeller
207
208	A DirtyCop who is recruited by Quinn to investigate Dexter. However, he quickly gets out of control...
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210	* TheAlcoholic: Liddy drinks tequila heavily almost any time he appears onscreen, and at one point invites Quinn out for a beer... at 7:00 in the morning.
211	* AssholeVictim: Dexter kills him partly out of self-defense, as Liddy is preparing to torture him to extract a confession.
212	* DeadpanSnarker: With great frequency, spouting off one-liners in his appearances.
213	* DirtyCop: He was fired from the force for corruption, ruining his pension in the process.
214	* TheDragon: To Quinn, at first, who hires him to dig up dirt on Dexter.
215	* DragonAscendant: After Quinn tries to back out, he decides to use Dexter to get his job back, make a name for himself and embarrass his ex-employers.
216	* EvilOldFolks: Despite his age, he still outwitted and tased the hell out of Dexter. He was close to retirement when he was fired for corruption.
217	* FourEyesZeroSoul: He's sometimes seen with a pair of reading glasses.
218	* HeroAntagonist: Despite being a DirtyCop, he already endured his punishment for that when he's kicked off the force. Being a crass loudmouth really doesn't compare to Dexter's many, many murders.
219	* ItsAllAboutMe: All he cares about is being seen as a hero and being vindicated of his DirtyCop status, even if the methods he uses are plenty dirty.
220	* {{Jerkass}}: He's a crude, snarky and corrupt old bastard who looks out for himself.
221	* ShaggyDogStory: After a season spent watching Dexter [[spoiler:Dexter kills him while he tries to torture a confession out of him and nothing comes of Quinn being accused of the murder]].
222	* SmugSnake: When he's nabbed Dexter, he's utterly thinks he's won, taunting him.
223	* WildCard: Quinn very quickly realizes he can't be controlled. He soon stops following Quinn's orders once he starts to think that Dexter could be a big catch.
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225
226	[[folder:Nick]]
227	->'''Played by''': Creator/GermaineDeLeon
228	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nick2brighter.jpg]]
229	A drug-addicted ex-convict who Brother Sam attempts to redeem. It doesn't work.
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231	* AssholeVictim: He killed Brother Sam and showed no remorse about it. No wonder Dexter wanted to drown him.
232	* DeathByIrony: Dexter drowns him at the same beach where Brother Sam had him baptized.
233	* KickTheDog: He first appears to be a SympatheticMurderer, and it looks like Dexter will spare him at Brother Sam's request. Then he starts laughing about how he got away with everything.
234	* RedemptionRejection: Twice. First when Brother Sam tries to turn him into a good man, and again when Dexter offers him forgiveness for killing Sam. The second time gets him killed.
235	* SympatheticMurderer: Subverted. At first it looks like he's genuinely sorry for shooting Brother Sam, but then he finds out that Dexter doesn't intend to go to the police and it's revealed [[CrocodileTears it was all just an act]].
236	* TemptingFate: "I can't believe how well this worked out!"
237	* UngratefulBastard: Brother Sam only tries to help him, and Nick shoots him for his trouble.
238	[[/folder]]
239
240	[[folder:Raymond "Ray" Speltzer]]
241	->'''Played by''': Creator/MattGerald
242	[[quoteright:316:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rayface1_9051.jpg]]
243	[[caption-width-right:316:"''You look strong. I like 'em when they're strong.''"]]
244	A groundskeeper at a cemetery who kills women and keeps their earrings as trophies. Likes to hunt his victims in some sort of a ''Franchise/{{Saw}}''-like maze using a bullhorned helmet before killing them.
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246	* AssholeVictim: Speltzer is a psychotic maniac who traps women in mazes and hunts and kills them. He's also an enormous SmugSnake who mocks Deb when she's unable to charge him and ''attends the funeral of his victim'' to mock her grieving relatives. [[spoiler:Dexter killing him is what gets Deb to accept that what Dexter does is necessary.]]
247	%% * AxCrazy
248	* CreepySouvenir: He keeps the earrings of his victims.
249	* DisposableSexWorker: His usual victims are prostitutes, partly because they're easier to lure into his home but also because they disgust him as much as his mother did when she brought over customers.
250	* DumbMuscle: He's a steroid popping body builder strong enough and tough enough that it takes four cops to bring him down... but he's considerably lacking in the brains department compared to Dexter's previous adversaries (The Ice Truck Killer, Trinity, etc.).
251	-->'''Dexter:''' Speltzer may have a lizard brain like me, but his shortcoming is he doesn't have much of a ''human'' brain.
252	* EvilIsPetty: Goes to the funeral of one of his victims just to mock her relatives.
253	* FreudianExcuse: As a child, he was traumatized by the experience of having his mother bring "customers" home while she earned money as a prostitute. So, every time he invites a girl home and she complies, he is reminded of his mother.
254	* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: With a bullhorned helmet no less.
255	%% * TheHunterBecomesTheHunted
256	%% * {{Jerkass}}
257	* MommyIssues: Murders women who come home with him because they remind him of his mother, who he [[PrimalScene had to hear having sex with men]] during his childhood.
258	%% * NotSoHarmlessVillain
259	* OffOnATechnicality: He gets acquitted of murder after his lawyer is able to produce footage from an arresting officer's bodycam, showing firstly that the officers who arrested him beat him for an excessive length of time, and secondly that he didn't confirm his acceptance of the MirandaRights. This renders the only evidence the police had against him, namely a MotiveRant he gave while being interrogated by Deb, inadmissible.
260	* PrimalScene / RightThroughTheWall: His backstory involves regularly having to listen to his mother having sex with men in the next room.
261	* SerialKiller: He murders multiple women in his maze.
262	%% * SlasherSmile
263	* SmugSnake: He attends the funeral of his own victim.
264	* SonOfAWhore: His mother was a prostitute who brought men over while he was in another room. This fueled his rage to prostitutes in general.
265	* WickedCultured: Has an affinity for [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minotaur certain]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth aspects]] of Greek mythology.
266	[[/folder]]
267
268	[[folder:Phantom Arsonist]]
269	[[quoteright:306:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/phantomarsonistvwx2013_7227.jpg]]
270	->[[spoiler:'''Played by''': Creator/MikeFoy]]
271
272	A serial killer who burns people alive before leaving behind the phrase “It was Bobby” at the crime scene. His real name is [[spoiler:Joe Jensen]].
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274	* AxCrazy: Repeat; SerialKiller who ''burns people alive''.
275	* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:He’s introduced as an unsuspecting janitor called in for questioning merely to ascertain whether he witnessed any suspicious behavior at the scene of the crime where he worked.]]
276	* CreatureOfHabit: Leaves the scrawled message , "It was Bobby" at all the scenes of his crimes.
277	* EnfanteTerrible: [[spoiler:He nearly burned down his school when he was only 12 years old.]]
278	* InsaneTrollLogic: [[spoiler:He attributes blame for all his murders to his childhood friend, Bobby, who died 14 years ago.]]
279	%% * FreudianExcuse
280	* NeverMyFault: Completely blames the murders he commits on Bobby, [[spoiler:a friend of his who died years ago]].
281	* {{Pyromaniac}}: His whole schtick is killing the hell out of everyone with fire.
282	* WouldHurtAChild: He burns a 6 year-old girl alive in a public restroom.
283	[[/folder]]
284
285	[[folder:Clint [=McKay=]]]
286	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Clint_McKay_8166.jpg]]
287	[[caption-width-right:350:''"It's sink or swim, sonny-boy."'']]
288	->'''Played by''': Creator/JimBeaver
289
290	Hannah's cruel and abusive father.
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292	* AbusiveParents: He was quite abusive of Hannah. No wonder she ran away at an early age.
293	%%* AintTooProudToBeg
294	%%* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: While he may not be a killer his death is richly deserved courtesy of his JerkAss behavior]].
295	* TheAtoner: Subverted as he says he's trying to atone for his past mistakes, but really he's just after more money.
296	%% * BaldOfEvil
297	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Very polite and affable at the start until Hannah refuses to give him money.
298	* {{Blackmail}}: What he tries against Hannah.
299	* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:He shamelessly abuses his own daughter for purposes of extortion and/or [[ForTheEvulz for his own amusement]]. However, he pleads for his life when he realizes Dexter is about to kill him.]]
300	* DirtyOldMan: He shamelessly leers over Jaime, making her uncomfortable.
301	* TheGamblingAddict: One of Hannah's earliest memories of him is how he left her in a hotel room for at least 3 days while going on a gambling binge. Additionally, the sole reason he tries to reconnect with Hannah in "The Dark....Whatever" is to obtain money to pay his gambling debts (presumably so he can repeat the cycle all over again).
302	%% * ItsAllAboutMe
303	%% * {{Jerkass}}
304	* KickTheDog: A lot, anything that have to do with Hannah.
305	* LackOfEmpathy: It becomes clear that he has [[ItsAllAboutMe no regard for any one or anything aside from himself]] and harbors no shame for the pain and suffering he's left in his wake. He even tries to extort money from his own daughter without the slightest hint of remorse.
306	* ManipulativeBastard: He callously exploits any lingering affection his daughter has towards him for all it's worth.
307	* OnlyInItForTheMoney: The entire reason he seeks out Hannah is to get cash from her; he's spent a long time making money off her 'fame'.
308	%% * SmugSnake
309	* TheSociopath: His "talents" as a con man are due in large part to his complete indifference to the well-being of those around him including his own daughter, Hannah, whom he routinely manipulates and abuses to get what he wants. Additionally, he has a pronounced lack of impulse control as evidenced when he almost immediately drops his kindly demeanor and explodes into a rage when Hannah expresses reluctance over giving him money. Furthermore, he shows a highly pronounced [[{{Sadist}} sadistic streak]] if [[AbusiveParents his abusive treatment of Hannah as a child]] and [[DirtyOldMan undisguised ogling of Jaime]] is any indication.
310	* WeHardlyKnewYe: He only appears in one episode before being dispatched by Dexter.
311	[[/folder]]
312
313	[[folder:Hector Estrada]]
314	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hectorestradaface.png]]
315	->'''Played by''': Creator/NestorSerrano
316
317	A Drug Kingpin and the man who ordered the death of Dexter's mother.
318	----
319	* AssholeVictim: A crime lord who ordered Laura Moser to be butchered in front of her children.
320	* TheBait: Used several times as an unwitting lure in Season 7.
321	* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Recalls the killing of Laura Moser but doesn't remember Dexter's name, referring to him as 'Dickie Moser'.
322	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He's still in contact with his wife, who wears her wedding ring decades after he went to prison.
323	* GreaterScopeVillain: If he hadn't had Laura Moser killed, Dexter wouldn't have grown up to be a serial killer and the entire show wouldn't have happened.
324	%% * {{Jerkass}}
325	%% * NotSoHarmlessVillain
326	* SmallRoleBigImpact: Hector is debatably Dexter's most important kill in the series, following Santos Jimenez (who was directly responsible for Laura's death), though he killed her under coercion from Hector, making Hector the most urgent kill in the series, because of the trauma he inflicted on both Dexter and his brother Brian Moser's lives.
327	* YouKilledMyFather: Dexter's life goes full circle when he finally avenged his mother.
328	[[/folder]]
329
330	[[folder:Miles Castner]]
331	[[quoteright:236:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/milescastervwx2013_5835.jpg]]
332	->'''Played by''': Creator/JulianSands
333
334	A wealthy international casino owner who is married to Hannah [=McKay=] in Season 8.
335	----
336	* AssholeVictim: He is controlling, jealous and obsessive, has Dexter threatened and beaten up and [[spoiler:[[AttemptedRape tries to rape Hannah]]. Killing him costs her no sympathy]].
337	* AttemptedRape: [[spoiler:He tries to force himself on Hannah, which gets him killed without Dexter having to lift a finger.]]
338	* BitchInSheepsClothing: At the beginning of their marriage, Hannah initially believed him to be a very generous man after he provides her with a false identity to elude authorities and lavishes her with all the luxuries his money can buy. However, he ultimately reveals himself to be a violently possessive egomaniac hellbent on dominating every aspect of her life.
339	* CrazyJealousGuy: He is extremely possessive of Hannah to the point of having her followed wherever she goes and having Dexter brutally beaten after learning that they met with one another in secret.
340	* ControlFreak: He has Hannah followed and wants to control every aspect of her life.
341	%%* EvilBrit
342	* {{Fiction500}}: His wealth is revealed to be '''at least''' in the millions.
343	%%* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice
344	* MayDecemberRomance: With the much younger Hannah.
345	%%* VillainWithGoodPublicity:
346	* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:He only appears in one episode before being killed by Hannah.]]
347	[[/folder]]
348
349	[[folder:Albert "AJ" Yates]]
350	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yates2.png]]
351	->'''Played By''': Creator/AaronMcCusker
352
353	Albert J. Yates (or simply "A.J.") was a former patient of Dr. Evelyn Vogel, he worked as an all-around electronics technician specializing in cable, internet, and other appliances for Solray Communications. In his spare time, however, he was shown to be a very careful and paranoid individual with various security cameras situated inside of his house, to protect his "secret".
354	----
355	* AbusiveMom: His mother; he hid under the bed to get away from her, but she'd always find him.
356	* AssholeVictim: He's a SerialKiller of women [[spoiler:and we're led to believe he's the Brain Surgeon, so Dexter [[ImpaledWithExtremePredjudice impaling him with a curtain rod]] is extremely satisfying]].
357	* CrazyPrepared: His home is wired with security cameras.
358	* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Initially, the show is led to believe he’s the Brain Surgeon, but is later shown not to be.]]
359	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:With a curtain rod.]]
360	* MommyIssues: His mother was horrifically abusive to him, leading him to be a killer of women.
361	* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Is not the Brain Surgeon.]]
362	* SerialKiller: He takes women home and breaks their toes before murdering them.
363	[[/folder]]
364
365	[[folder:El Sapo]]
366	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/guzman.jpg]]
367	->'''Played By''': Creator/NickGomez
368
369	Javier Guzman is a hitman who goes by the alias "El Sapo" and targets Andrew Briggs after Briggs robs a jewelry store owned by Guzman's employers.
370	----
371	* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:He's a hitman trying to kill Deb's boyfriend so killing him costs her no sympathy.]]
372	* ProfessionalKiller: [[spoiler:Deb thinks he’s a Fence when he turns out to be this]].
373	* PunchClockVillain: [[spoiler:Won't kill unless he’s assigned a target. He even looks annoyed at Deb constantly trying to attack him and is forced to hit her.]]
374	* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: [[spoiler:Killed by Deb in a fit of rage by shooting him once in the head and twice in the chest.]]
375	[[/folder]]

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