History Characters / BreakingBadOtherCriminals

* CleanupCrew: [[spoiler:Is implied to have disposed of Mike's body after Walt shot him.]]

* {{Manchild}}: Despite well into middle-age, his actions seem more that of a clueless teenager than a grown adult.

* HiddenDepths: You wouldn't expect it, but Joe's legal savviness comes in handy when Hank comes to try to bust into the RV. He also seems to have a decent knowledge of engineering, helping rig the magnet that destroys Gus Fring's laptop.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: In ''Film/ElCamino'', [[spoiler: Joe promptly gets the hell away from Skinny Pete's house once he realizes the tracker in the El Camino was activated, leaving Jesse, Badger, and Pete to deal with the incoming cops but warns them to flee as well.]]

* PutOnABus: After making one last appearance in the hospital in the season 5 premiere, he is never seen again, with Walt later telling Marie that he was left paralyzed from waist-down and not likely to recover anytime soon, if ever (though it's not clear how truthful Walt's being). He did reassure Skyler of his silence, so there's that....

The owner of a junkyard where Walt takes the RV to be totaled. He later helps Walt, Jesse, and Mike with their plan to use a magnet in order to destroy Gus' computer at the APD.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Likely the meth addiction at work, but he is completely oblivious to anything going on around him and spends all his screentime mindlessly digging a hole with a shovel.

%% Doesn't explainw hat the reaction is. * Berserk Button: Do NOT call her a skank. Or a bad mother.

* PreMortemOneLiner [=/=] BondOneLiner: She says "I ain't no skank" before and after killing Spooge.

* BerserkButton: Do NOT call her a skank. Or a bad mother.

* ConsummateProfessional: He's been in the business for thirty years. On seeing how jittery and inexperienced Walt is, he suggests he buy legally, which would be cheaper and save ''him'' the risk of his product being found in some kind of shoot-out.
** He also makes sure to provide Walter with a printed copy of an internet manual for the M60.

[[Characters/BreakingBadWaltsFamily Walt's Family]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White]]), [[Characters/BreakingBadHeisenbergsEmpire Heisenberg's Empire]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadJessePinkman Jesse Pinkman]], [[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman Saul Goodman]]), [[Characters/BreakingBadDEAAndPolice 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]], '''Other Criminals''', [[Characters/BreakingBadOtherCivilians Other Civilians]] | -]]]]]

| '''Individuals:''' [[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White]], [[Characters/BreakingBadJessePinkman Jesse Pinkman]], [[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman Saul Goodman]], [[Characters/BreakingBadMikeEhrmantraut Mike Ehrmantraut]], [[Characters/BreakingBadGustavoFring Gustavo Fring]] | '''Groups:''' [[Characters/BreakingBadWaltsFamily Walt's Family]], [[Characters/BreakingBadHeisenbergsEmpire Heisenberg's Empire]], [[Characters/BreakingBadDEAAndPolice DEA and Police]], [[Characters/BreakingBadJuarezCartel Juarez Cartel]], [[Characters/BreakingBadSalamancaFamily Salamanca Family]], [[Characters/BreakingBadLosPollosHermanos Los Pollos Hermanos]], [[Characters/BreakingBadMadrigalElectromotive Madrigal Electromotive]], [[Characters/BreakingBadAryanBrotherhood Aryan Brotherhood]], Other Criminals, [[Characters/BreakingBadOtherCivilians Other Civilians]] | -]]]]]

* ParentalNeglect: Although her neglectful attitude towards her son would be this trope, she is greatly offended when Jesse calls her a bad mother.

* NoIndoorVoice: He shouts all his lines.

* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: He brandishes a shotgun 24/7 as a result of his paranoia, making him a legitimate threat.

| '''Individuals:''' [[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White]], [[Characters/BreakingBadJessePinkman Jesse Pinkman]], [[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman Saul Goodman]], [[Characters/BreakingBadMikeEhrmantraut Mike Ehrmantraut]], [[Characters/BreakingBadGustavoFring Gustavo Fring]] | '''Groups:''' [[Characters/BreakingBadWaltsFamily Walt's Family]], [[Characters/BreakingBadHeisenbergsEmpire Heisenberg's Empire]], [[Characters/BreakingBadDEAAndPolice DEA and Police]], [[Characters/BreakingBadJuarezCartel Juarez Cartel]], [[Characters/BreakingBadSalamancaFamily Salamanca Family]], [[Characters/BreakingBadLosPollosHermanos Los Pollos Hermanos]], [[Characters/BreakingBadMadrigalElectromotive Madrigal Electromotive]], [[Characters/BreakingBadAryanBrotherhood Aryan Brotherhood]], [[Characters/BreakingBadOtherCriminals Other Criminals]], [[Characters/BreakingBadOtherCivilians Other Civilians]] | -]]]]]

A paranoid drug addict.

* AxCrazy: He is ''deep'' down the hole of meth addiction, and as a result, he's impulsively violent.

A paranoid drug addict.

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Being that rock takes everything you’ve got."'']]

* AffablyEvil: Polite, respectful and honourable, he's also a black market gun dealer.

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Hey, I ain't holding, okay?"'']]
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JuliaMinesci

* RealSongThemeTune: Subverted. The Association's "Everybody Knows It's Windy" is played music video-style as a ColdOpen to ADayInTheLife of Wendy. It's a harsh and abbreviated look at the life of a methhead prostitute; she later claims to do everything for her son, but he's not seen once during this.

* TradeMarkFavoriteFood: She has a fondness for Mug Rootbeer and constantly demands it from the cops interrogating her.

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"It's a victimless crime!"'']]
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DavidUry

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Call me a bad mother? I'll show you a bad mother!"'']]
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DaleDickey

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DamonHerriman

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/BlakeBerris

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/ChristopherCousins

* BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord: The creators themselves have stated that [[ShrugOfGod they can't decide]] whether Ted was attempting to blackmail Skyler during their final encounter in Season 4. Whether he intended it to come off the way it did or not, either way he made it clear to Skyler that he felt there was no point to paying the IRS unless he could pay off his other debts, and he was aware that when he didn't pay them off they would inevitably audit Skyler and Walt and all three of them would go to jail.
* ButtMonkey: Poor guy has all kinds of bad stuff befall him. Granted, a lot of it is his fault for being such a cowardly, selfish and spineless fool.

* MoneyDumb: He doesn't seem to understand that he can't just spend any money that goes into his hand on endless luxuries, even when someone else tells him the consequences. He's also very adamant in having as much money to do so, even it could be used to avoid worse punishments like imprisonment, and would rather refuse an incredibly generous offer if it's only meant to pay his debts. In his mind, there's no difference between imprisonment and bankruptcy.

* PutOnABus: After making one last appearance in the hospital in the season 5 premiere, he is never seen again, with Walt later telling Marie that he was left paralysed from waist-down and not likely to recover anytime soon, if ever (though it's not clear how truthful Walt's being). He did reassure Skyler of his silence, so there's that....
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He plays a decisive role in Walt's descent into Heisenberg. By getting Skyler roped into tax evasion, she is forced to give him a giant chunk of Walt's money to pay off the IRS and get them off her back. Unbeknownst to her, Walt needs said money in order to disappear and hide from Gus. With that option gone, Walt has no other choice but to confront Gus, which he then emerges victorious and goes down a darker path. Had Walt been able to run, he would have most likely left the meth business behind forever and never embraced the Heisenberg side.

* StupidCrooks: To just an absurd degree, given he's in white-collar crime, where at least ''some'' degree of smarts is a prerequisite. He inherited his dad's business, which he not only ran to the ground, but also siphoned money along the way for his spend-thrift lifestyle. He then cooked his books - and badly. Eventually, he's granted a "Get out of jail free" card in the form of Skyler secretly giving him loads of money to pay off the IRS... and he's dumb enough to turn that down, openly saying how there's no difference between going to prison for a decade for tax evasion and fraud as opposed to simple bankruptcy. And when he does get the exact amount of money needed to pay off the IRS from an "inheritance fund", he immediately leases a luxury coupe with it. Let's repeat this: the man has a chance to avoid lengthy prison sentence and he ''throws it away''. While siphoning money from the fund to further spend on himself.
* TooDumbToLive: After Huell and Kuby force him to write the check to the IRS, all he has to do is sit tight for a few days until the check clears; there was literally no threat to his life or well-being once the paperwork was signed. Ted decides to make a run for it, trips and cripples himself.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: His terrible business management and refusal to pay the IRS is what leads Walt to not having enough money to take his family into hiding. Thus, Walt instead kills Gus and re-enters the drug trade, and [[TraumaCongaLine season 5]] [[FromBadToWorse happens]]...

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JimBeaver

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/LarryHankin

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/TomKiesche

Badger's cousin who operates a vehicle towing and repair service.

[[folder:Jimmy In-'N-Out]]

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JimmyDaniels

* BaldOfEvil: Which helps convince APD that he's Heisenberg. Hank doesn't buy it however.

!Addicts

!Other Criminals

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Jesus Mayorga

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Seems to me just the spot for a man to rest up, think on things. If you look around... it's kind of beautiful."'']]
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/RobertForster

A vacuum cleaner repairman who also offers the service of taking people and giving them new lives and identities.

This page is for the criminals in ''Series/BreakingBad'' that don't fit anywhere else. For the main page, see [[Characters/BreakingBad here]].

* DeaderThanDead: After being shot to death, along with the other passengers (plus the driver), the Cousins have the hay truck that was transporting them set on fire. It ends up exploding, incinerating the others' bodies, and an evidence photo in the next episode shows the charred remains in the wreck.

* HeKnowsTooMuch: When noticing the boots that the Cousins are wearing, recognizing them as being part of the cartel, Jesus quickly shuts up and stops trying to be friendly with them. Unfortunately, this is enough for the Cousins to simultaneously realize that he is too risky for him to know, and he is gunned down by them (along with the others in the truck for bearing witness).

[[folder:Ed Galbraith]]
!!Ed Galbraith
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Seems to me just the spot for a man to rest up, think on things. If you look around... it's kind of beautiful."'']]
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/RobertForster

A vacuum cleaner repairman who also offers the service of taking people and giving them new lives and identities.

* MoneyDumb: He doesn't seem to understand he can't just spend any money that goes into his hand on endless luxuries, even when someone else tells him the consequences. He's also very adamant in having as much money to do so, even it could be used to avoid worse punishments like imprisonment, and would rather refuse an incredibly generous offer if it's only meant to pay his debts.

* BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord: [[WordOfGod The creators themselves]] have stated that [[ShrugOfGod they can't decide]] whether Ted was attempting to blackmail Skyler during their final encounter in Season 4. Whether he intended it to come off the way it did or not, either way he made it clear to Skyler that he felt there was no point to paying the IRS unless he could pay off his other debts, and he was aware that when he didn't pay them off they would inevitably audit Skyler and Walt and all three of them would go to jail.

* DoggedNiceGuy: Towards Skyler, seemingly.
* HandsomeLech: Also towards Skyler. In the past, he got drunk at an office party and groped her. In the present...well, watch his eyes whenever he's talking to Skyler. They're generally not aimed at her face.

* JustifiedCriminal: In his own mind, he is only cooking the books at Beneke Fabricators to save his father's company and the jobs of the people it employs. Becomes much less justified when he uses the obviously dirty money he receives through Saul to buy a Mercedes SL550 instead of paying off the debts, making it clear that he's actually siphoning money meant to be used for taxes and using it instead on his own lifestyle. He seems almost pathologically incapable of being fiscally responsible.

* UpperClassTwit: Rare non-comedic variant. Ted is profoundly stupid. He inherited his father's business and ran it into the ground. He then cooked the books-- badly-- to cover up his ineptitude. He considers the ensuing IRS audit some minor annoyance instead of a criminal investigation. Suddenly receives enough money to get himself out of trouble with the IRS? "Time to buy a CoolCar!" It's hard to overstate just how much of an idiot this guy is.

* JustifiedCriminal: In his own mind, he is only cooking the books at Beneke Fabricators to save his father's company and the jobs of the people it employs. Becomes much less justified when he uses the obviously dirty money he receives through Saul to buy a Mercedes SL instead of paying off the debts, making it clear that he's actually siphoning money meant to be used for taxes and using it instead on his own lifestyle. He seems almost pathologically incapable of being fiscally responsible.

* StupidCrooks: To just absurd degree, given he's in white-collar crime, where at least ''some'' degree of smarts is a prerequisite. He inherited his dad's business, which he not only ran to the ground, but also siphoned money along the way for his spend-thrift lifestyle. He then cooked his books - and badly. Eventually, he's granted a "Get out of jail free" card in the form of Skyler secretly giving him loads of money to pay off the IRS... and he's dumb enough to turn that down, openly saying how there's no difference between going to prison for a decade for tax evasion and fraud, as opposed to simple bankruptcy. Let's repeat this: the man has a chance to avoid lengthy prison sentence and he ''throws it away''. While siphoning money from the fund to further spend on himself.

[[folder:Ted]]

* SmallRoleBigImpact: He plays a decisive role in Walt's descent into Heisenberg. By getting Skylar roped into tax evasion, she is forced to give him a giant chunk of Walt's money to pay off the IRS and get them off her back. Unbeknownst to her, Walt needs said money in order to disappear and hide from Gus. With that option gone, Walt has no other choice but to confront Gus, which he then emerges victorious and goes down a darker path. Had Walt been able to run, he would have most likely left the meth business behind forever and never embraced the Heisenberg side.

* StupidCrooks: To just absurd degree, given he's in white-collar crime, where at least ''some'' degree of smarts is a prerequisite. He inherited his dad's business, which he not only ran to the ground, but also siphoned money along the way for his spend-thrift lifestyle. He then cooked his books - and badly. Eventually, he's granted a "Get out of jail free" card in the form of Skylar secretly giving him loads of money to pay off the IRS... and he's dumb enough to turn that down, openly saying how there's no difference between going to prison for a decade for tax evasion and fraud, as opposed to simple bankruptcy. Let's repeat this: the man has a chance to avoid lengthy prison sentence and he ''throws it away''. While siphoning money from the fund to further spend on himself.

The owner of a junkyard where Walt takes the RV to be totaled. He later helps Walt, Jesse, and Mike with their plan to use a magnet in order to destroy Gus's computer at the APD.