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[[Characters/BreakingBadWaltsFamily Walt's Family]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White]]), [[Characters/BreakingBadHeisenbergsEmpire Heisenberg's Empire]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadJessePinkman Jesse Pinkman]], [[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman Saul Goodman]]), '''DEA and Police''', [[Characters/BreakingBadJuarezCartel Juarez Cartel]], [[Characters/BreakingBadSalamancaFamily Salamanca Family]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadHectorSalamanca Hector Salamanca]]), [[Characters/BreakingBadLosPollosHermanos Los Pollos Hermanos]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadGustavoFring Gustavo Fring]], [[Characters/BreakingBadMikeEhrmantraut Mike Ehrmantraut]]), [[Characters/BreakingBadMadrigalElectromotive Madrigal Electromotive]], [[Characters/BreakingBadAryanBrotherhood Aryan Brotherhood]], [[Characters/BreakingBadOtherCriminals Other Criminals]], [[Characters/BreakingBadOtherCivilians Other Civilians]]-]]]]]
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[[Characters/BreakingBadWaltsFamily Walt's Family]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White]]), [[Characters/BreakingBadHeisenbergsEmpire Heisenberg's Empire]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadJessePinkman Jesse Pinkman]], [[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman ([[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman Saul Goodman]]), '''DEA and Police''', [[Characters/BreakingBadJuarezCartel Juarez Cartel]], [[Characters/BreakingBadSalamancaFamily Salamanca Family]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadHectorSalamanca Hector Salamanca]]), [[Characters/BreakingBadLosPollosHermanos Los Pollos Hermanos]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadGustavoFring Gustavo Fring]], [[Characters/BreakingBadMikeEhrmantraut Mike Ehrmantraut]]), Hermanos]], [[Characters/BreakingBadMadrigalElectromotive Madrigal Electromotive]], [[Characters/BreakingBadAryanBrotherhood Aryan Brotherhood]], [[Characters/BreakingBadOtherCriminals Other Criminals]], [[Characters/BreakingBadOtherCivilians Other Civilians]]-]]]]]
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* {{Foil}}: To Hank. Both of them are highly respected people within the DEA and are determined to get Heisenberg's Blue Sky meth off the streets at any cost. However, while Hank is a CowboyCop who bends and later outright ''breaks'' several laws to try to bring in who he thinks is involved with the case, Merkert is a strict ConsummateProfessional who acts logically and rationally for the most part. It's further contrasted in their two {{Internal Reveal}}s: when Hank finds out who Heisenberg really is, he goes off the deep end just so he can capture his brother-in-law himself despite knowing that it will destroy his career, whereas Merkert resigns in disgrace because he's so ashamed of being completely fooled by Gustavo Fring's public persona.
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* {{Foil}}: To Hank. Both of them are highly respected people within the DEA and are determined to get Heisenberg's Blue Sky meth off the streets at any cost. However, while Hank is a CowboyCop who bends and later outright ''breaks'' several laws to try to bring in who he thinks is involved with the case, Merkert is a strict ConsummateProfessional who acts logically and rationally for the most part. It's further contrasted in their two {{Internal Reveal}}s: when Hank finds out who Heisenberg really is, he goes off the deep end just so he can capture his brother-in-law himself despite knowing that it will destroy his career, whereas Merkert simply resigns in disgrace because he's so ashamed of being completely fooled by Gustavo Fring's public persona.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: As much of an ObstructiveBureaucrat as he is by telling Hank to stop looking into the Heisenberg case, he does rightly point out that Hank continuing to personally oversee one case is having a detrimental impact on the other cases his office handles. As the head of the Albuquerque DEA office, Hank has to oversee all their investigations, not get personally involved in his old one.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: As much of The audience may perceive him as an ObstructiveBureaucrat as he is by telling Hank to stop looking into the Heisenberg case, but he does rightly point out that Hank continuing to personally oversee one case is having a detrimental impact on the other cases his office handles. As the head of the Albuquerque DEA office, Hank has to oversee all their investigations, not get personally involved in his old one.
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* ManlyFacialHair: Sports a nice goatee in the later seasons.
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* BadassBeard: Sports a nice goatee in later seasons.
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[[Characters/BreakingBadWaltsFamily Walt's Family]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White]]), [[Characters/BreakingBadHeisenbergsEmpire Heisenberg's Empire]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadJessePinkman Jesse Pinkman]], [[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman Saul Goodman]]), '''DEA and Police''', [[Characters/BreakingBadJuarezCartel Juarez Cartel]], [[Characters/BreakingBadSalamancaFamily Salamanca Family]], Family]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadHectorSalamanca Hector Salamanca]]), [[Characters/BreakingBadLosPollosHermanos Los Pollos Hermanos]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadGustavoFring Gustavo Fring]], [[Characters/BreakingBadMikeEhrmantraut Mike Ehrmantraut]]), [[Characters/BreakingBadMadrigalElectromotive Madrigal Electromotive]], [[Characters/BreakingBadAryanBrotherhood Aryan Brotherhood]], [[Characters/BreakingBadOtherCriminals Other Criminals]], [[Characters/BreakingBadOtherCivilians Other Civilians]]-]]]]]
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* BadassBeard: Sports a nice goatee in later seasons.
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* HateSink: They certainly give off the vibes of being antagonistic and sadistic to Jesse during both his interrogations and all but admit outright that they want Jesse to give them an excuse.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Does not appear again after Season 2 aside from an offhand mention by Tim Roberts in mid Season 4.
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!!!Drug Enforcement Administration
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!!!Drug Enforcement Administration (El Paso)
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Michael Shamus Wiles
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* {{Foil}}: To Hank. Both of them are highly respected people within the DEA and are determined to get Heisenberg's Blue Sky meth off the streets at any cost. However, while Hank is a CowboyCop who bends and later outright ''breaks'' several laws to try to bring in who he thinks is involved with the case, Merkert is a strict ConsummateProfessional who acts logically and rationally for the most part. It's further contrasted in their two {{Internal Reveals}}s: when Hank finds out who Heisenberg really is, he goes off the deep end just so he can capture his brother-in-law himself despite knowing that it will destroy his career, whereas Merkert resigns in disgrace because he's so ashamed of being completely fooled by Gustavo Fring's public persona.
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* {{Foil}}: To Hank. Both of them are highly respected people within the DEA and are determined to get Heisenberg's Blue Sky meth off the streets at any cost. However, while Hank is a CowboyCop who bends and later outright ''breaks'' several laws to try to bring in who he thinks is involved with the case, Merkert is a strict ConsummateProfessional who acts logically and rationally for the most part. It's further contrasted in their two {{Internal Reveals}}s: Reveal}}s: when Hank finds out who Heisenberg really is, he goes off the deep end just so he can capture his brother-in-law himself despite knowing that it will destroy his career, whereas Merkert resigns in disgrace because he's so ashamed of being completely fooled by Gustavo Fring's public persona.
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* BenevolentBoss: He's good to those who work under him and is respected in return. They are clearly saddened to see him scapegoated about Gus and Hank even makes clear they aren't letting him go without a farewell party.
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* BenevolentBoss: He's good to those who work under him and is respected in return. They His employees are clearly saddened to see him scapegoated about Gus Gustavo Fring and Hank even makes clear they aren't letting him go without a farewell party.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: His relationship with Gus is extremely similar to Hank's with Walt, leading Hank to assume that arresting Walt would lead inevitably to Hank's dismissal.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: His relationship with Gus Gustavo is extremely similar to Hank's with Walt, leading Hank to assume that arresting Walt would lead inevitably to Hank's dismissal.
* {{Foil}}: To Hank. Both of them are highly respected people within the DEA and are determined to get Heisenberg's Blue Sky meth off the streets at any cost. However, while Hank is a CowboyCop who bends and later outright ''breaks'' several laws to try to bring in who he thinks is involved with the case, Merkert is a strict ConsummateProfessional who acts logically and rationally for the most part. It's further contrasted in their two {{Internal Reveals}}s: when Hank finds out who Heisenberg really is, he goes off the deep end just so he can capture his brother-in-law himself despite knowing that it will destroy his career, whereas Merkert resigns in disgrace because he's so ashamed of being completely fooled by Gustavo Fring's public persona.
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* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: He's shocked to discover that his long-time friend and pillar of the community Gus Fring was the biggest drug kingpin in Albuquerque.
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* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: He's shocked to discover that his long-time friend and pillar of the community Gus Gustavo Fring was the biggest drug kingpin in Albuquerque.
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Karma Houdini is more about people who get away with doing bad things which I don't think almost toppling a Meth distributors qualifies
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* KarmaHoudini: He gets no comeuppance for lying about a fake law in the constitution to get Badger arrested and putting Walt and Jesse through hell to keep Badger from going to prison or having their drug business ruined.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: As much of an ObstructiveBureaucrat as he is by telling Hank to stop looking into the Heisenberg case, he does rightly point out that Hank continuing to personally oversee one case is having a detrimental impact on the other cases his office handles. As the head of the Albuquerque DEA office, Hank has to oversee all their investigations, not get personally involved in his old one.
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[[Characters/BreakingBadWaltsFamily Walt's Family]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White]]), [[Characters/BreakingBadHeisenbergsEmpire Heisenberg's Empire]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadJessePinkman Jesse Pinkman]], [[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman Saul Goodman]]), '''DEA and Police''', [[Characters/BreakingBadJuarezCartel Juarez Cartel]], [[Characters/BreakingBadSalamancaFamily Salamanca Family]], [[Characters/BreakingBadLosPollosHermanos Los Pollos Hermanos]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadGustavoFring Gustavo Fring]], [[Characters/BreakingBadMikeEhrmantraut Mike Ehrmantraut]]), [[Characters/BreakingBadMadrigalElectromotive Madrigal Electromotive]], [[Characters/BreakingBadAryanBrotherhood Aryan Brotherhood]], [[Characters/BreakingBadOtherCriminals Other Criminals]], [[Characters/BreakingBadOtherCivilians Other Civilians]] | -]]]]]Civilians]]-]]]]]
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* HappilyMarried: The few times we hear about his life outside of work (plus a few cast and crew interviews), we get this impression.
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* HappilyMarried: The few times we hear about his life outside of work (plus a few cast and crew interviews), we get this impression. [[spoiler: In the ''Better Call Saul'' series finale, it's revealed that before his death, he had three children, and we finally see his wife.]]
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* ForgottenFallenFriend: [[spoiler:Refreshingly averted. With only a few exceptions, every time Hank is mentioned after his death, Gomez is mentioned as well, including when Walt gives Skyler the lottery ticket that has the coordinates of his burial site.]]
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* ForgottenFallenFriend: [[spoiler:Refreshingly averted. With only a few exceptions, every time Hank is mentioned after his death, Gomez is mentioned as well, including when Walt gives Skyler the lottery ticket that has the coordinates of his burial site. When Saul Goodman is eventually prosecuted for helping Walt in the ''Better Call Saul'' series finale, the viewers not only see Marie return but are also introduced to Gomez's widow Blanca for the first time in-person, revealing the two of them are there together to seek justice for their husbands' murders.]]
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