History Characters / FargoSeries

* BigFun: One of the most consistently cheerful and witty characters in the series.

* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:His final fate is being taped down to a chair unable to say anything as the police shoot him to death.]]

* EvilMentor: To Lester. Under Malvo's guidance Lester ends up killing his wife. [[spoiler:This [[GoneHorriblyRight backfires terribly]], as Lester grows devious enough to outsmart Lorne himself, directly leading to his death.]]

* NumberOneDime: He has a red ice scraper framed in his office. The same kind used to mark the location of the briefcase full of money in the movie. [[spoiler:Which turns out to be the mark for the ''other'' briefcase of money.]]

A Duluth police officer, Gus isn�t the kind of cop who dreams of solving the big case. A single father to a twelve year old girl, all Gus wants to do is to punch the clock in the morning and go home at night. But his life is complicated one night when he pulls over Lorne Malvo. Feeling threatened, Gus lets Malvo go. It is a decision that haunts him and when fate brings Malvo back into his life, Gus will be forced to confront his worst fears.

->'''Played By:''' Keith Carradine

* CassandraTruth: The fact that no one believes it motivates the whole plot.

* CheshireCatGrin: Seen forming one at the end of Buridan's Ass.

->'''Played By:''' Glenn Howerton

->'''Played By:''' Billy Bob Thornton

* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Malvo considers himself an animal, a predator outside of the human race. He is killed by Gus, who worked in animal control - put down like a dangerous animal]]

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* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler:Numbers is stabbed by Lorne with limited buildup.]]

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* {{Likeanoldmarriedcouple}}: The actors were told to interact with each other like one, and their argument in the diner certainly comes off this way.

* {{Likeanoldmarriedcouple}}: The actors were told to interact with each other like one, and their argument in the diner certainly comes off this way

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Malvo does not operate like a normal human being, likely due to him being a twisted sociopath.

* NamesTheSame: As Marge's bumbling deputy in the film; although the series is a StealthSequel, we never get any hint as to whether they're the same guy.
** Unlikely considering Lou was in the State Police, whereas the Lou from the movie was a deputy at the local Brainerd police department.

* GunNut: Has an affinity for guns, and practically worships his brand new [[{{BFG}} M249 SAW]].

* DiesWideOpen