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* EvenTheLovingHeroHasHatedOnes: While Mukada does his best to help people and follow his faith, he finally decides to make an exception and write Timmy Kirk off as irredeemable.
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** While Mukada does his best to help people and follow his faith, he finally decides to make an exception and write Timmy Kirk off asirredeemable.irredeemable.
** Before Kirk, there was Richard L'Italien; Mukada offers his absolution, but it's very clear from the expression on his face that he really didn't like doing it.
** While Mukada does his best to help people and follow his faith, he finally decides to make an exception and write Timmy Kirk off as
** Before Kirk, there was Richard L'Italien; Mukada offers his absolution, but it's very clear from the expression on his face that he really didn't like doing it.
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* BadassBaritone: Has an impressively deep voice.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: He notes that the voters suspect he cheated on his wife in such a tone that implies that he takes offense at the accusation, even after admitting to being both a bully and dishonest. Exactly why he draws the line at infidelity is anyone's guess.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His comes when he makes his way past the press with polite platitudes, then berating Glynn and [=McManus=], [[AGodAmI comparing himself to Zeus]] while threatening them and casually admitting he thinks prisoners should be deprived of their basic rights, ordering [[TheAtoner Keane]]'s execution for PR, and demanding the prison be taken off lockdown for his PR while callously noting that he doesn't care if it results in a riot since Glynn will take the blame.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His comes when he makes his way past the press with polite platitudes, then berating Glynn and [=McManus=], [[AGodAmI comparing himself to Zeus]] while threatening them and casually admitting he thinks prisoners should be deprived of their basic rights, ordering [[TheAtoner Keane]]'s execution for PR, and demanding the prison be taken off lockdown for his PR while callously noting that he doesn't care if it results in a riot since Glynn will take the blame. He also lights up a cigarette and blows it in others' faces, despite having just passed a law banning smoking in prisons, showing that he views himself as above such rules and doesn't actually believe in them and showing just what an arrogant piece of shit he is.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: While he never outright expresses any racist or classist views, he views prisoners in general as a lower form of life, dismissing them as "animals", and undesefving of any fair treatment or chance at genuine improvement.
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* AntiVillain: He's not a bad guy all things considered, and his methods are very effective at maintaining prison discipline. However, the cost of his administration is the decline of prisoner welfare, killing any chance that any of them have for reformation, and effectively giving Adebisi control of Em City.
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* AntiVillain: He's not a bad guy all things considered, and his methods are very effective at maintaining prison discipline.discipline and avoiding bloodshed. However, the cost of his administration is the decline of prisoner welfare, killing any chance that any of them have for reformation, and effectively giving Adebisi control of Em City.
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* FriendlyEnemy: Of a sort with [=McManus=]. The two do not get along at all, but Querns admits that he admires Tim, and thinks Emerald City is a great idea.
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* FriendlyEnemy: Of a sort with [=McManus=]. The two do not get along at all, all and have polar opposite views on how to handle prisoners, but Querns admits that he admires Tim, and thinks Emerald City is a great idea.
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* PragmaticVillainy: His approach to running Em City. He makes a deal that he will allow Adebisi and other leaders to deal drugs freely and get up to other behavior as long as they keep it relatively contained and avoid violence of any kind.
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* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler: His exact fate is left ambiguous and we never see if he is held accountable for his crimes but the fact that Tim is still at the prison when Querns stated he was directed to fire him indicates that he's no longer in power.]]
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* PetTheDog: He takes a liking to Stanislofsky and allows him a bath.
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* PetTheDog: He takes a liking to Stanislofsky and allows him a bath. He also tells Tim in the finale that he thinks Emerald City is a good idea and implies he will do all he can to protect him from Devlin.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Dismisses [=McManus=]'s brave decision to make himself a hostage as stupidity.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His comes when he makes his way past the press with polite platitudes, then berating Glynn and [=McManus=], [[AGodAmI comparing himself to Zeus]] while threatening them and casually admitting he thinks prisoners should be deprived of their basic rights, ordering [[TheAtoner Keane]]'s execution, and demanding the prison be taken off lockdown for his PR while callously noting that he doesn't care if it results in a riot since Glynn will take the blame.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His comes when he makes his way past the press with polite platitudes, then berating Glynn and [=McManus=], [[AGodAmI comparing himself to Zeus]] while threatening them and casually admitting he thinks prisoners should be deprived of their basic rights, ordering [[TheAtoner Keane]]'s execution, and demanding the prison be taken off lockdown for his PR while callously noting that he doesn't care if it results in a riot since Glynn will take the blame.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Dismisses [=McManus=]'s brave decision to make himself a hostage as stupidity.
stupidity and often seems genuinely baffled by his desire to actually help prisoners to improve themselves and not end up back in prison.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His comes when he makes his way past the press with polite platitudes, then berating Glynn and [=McManus=], [[AGodAmI comparing himself to Zeus]] while threatening them and casually admitting he thinks prisoners should be deprived of their basic rights, ordering [[TheAtoner Keane]]'sexecution, execution for PR, and demanding the prison be taken off lockdown for his PR while callously noting that he doesn't care if it results in a riot since Glynn will take the blame.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His comes when he makes his way past the press with polite platitudes, then berating Glynn and [=McManus=], [[AGodAmI comparing himself to Zeus]] while threatening them and casually admitting he thinks prisoners should be deprived of their basic rights, ordering [[TheAtoner Keane]]'s
* {{Hypocrite}}: He looks down on the prisoners as a lower form of life when he is guilty of ''far'' worse crimes.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Even before his criminal activities were revealed, he was still a very unpleasant man.
* JerkassHasAPoint: For all the shit [=McManus=] likes to give him for what he views as malicious and draconian policy, those same policies still ultimately result in lower crime rates, higher income and employment figures, and the second highest literacy rate in the country. And these are all facts that Devlin delights in throwing back in [=McManus'=] face when he's feeling under attack.
* JerkassHasAPoint: For all the shit [=McManus=] likes to give him for what he views as malicious and draconian policy, those same policies still ultimately result in lower crime rates, higher income and employment figures, and the second highest literacy rate in the country. And these are all facts that Devlin delights in throwing back in [=McManus'=] face when he's feeling under attack.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Even before his criminal activities were revealed, he was still a very unpleasant man.
man who treats everyone around him like shit.
* JerkassHasAPoint: For all the shit [=McManus=] likes to give him for what he views as malicious and draconian policy, those same policies still ultimately result in lower crime rates, higher income and employment figures, and the second highest literacy rate in the country. And these are all facts that Devlin delights in throwing back in [=McManus'=] face when he's feeling under attack. Somewhat subverted in that it's acknowledged that his policies towards prisoners often kill any chance prisoners and other poor people have of improving their lives and often ending up back in prison, showing the short term gain and voter support he gets results in things being worse later. Devlin is far more interested in being "tough on crime".
* JerkassHasAPoint: For all the shit [=McManus=] likes to give him for what he views as malicious and draconian policy, those same policies still ultimately result in lower crime rates, higher income and employment figures, and the second highest literacy rate in the country. And these are all facts that Devlin delights in throwing back in [=McManus'=] face when he's feeling under attack. Somewhat subverted in that it's acknowledged that his policies towards prisoners often kill any chance prisoners and other poor people have of improving their lives and often ending up back in prison, showing the short term gain and voter support he gets results in things being worse later. Devlin is far more interested in being "tough on crime".
* SmallNameBigEgo: He's undeniably powerful, being Governor and all, but he tends to carry himself as though he were even greater, outright comparing himself to Zeus in his first scene.
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* StrawmanPolitical: He's identified as conservative (though his party is never identified) and has some of the more unpleasant right-wing tendencies. To be fair, its clear that he doesn't really care about it and its just a façade.
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* StrawmanPolitical: He's identified as conservative (though his party is never identified) and has some of the more unpleasant right-wing tendencies. To tendencies and his actions serve as a criticism of politicians in general who want to be fair, "tough on crime" even when it's proven that their policies don't actually make anyone better off. Though its clear that he doesn't really care about it and its just a façade.
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* PutOnABus: He quits his job to avoid Robson's retaliation, getting away scot-free.
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* PutOnABus: He quits his job to avoid Robson's retaliation, retaliation (though, even Robson's retaliation attempt goes awry), getting away scot-free.
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* BerserkButton: Anything involving Timmy Kirk. He even picked up smoking, a habit he previously discouraged, because of him.
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* BerserkButton: Anything involving Timmy Kirk. He even picked up smoking, a habit he previously discouraged, because of him.
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* TheGoodShepherd: Mukada is a good-natured man always trying to help inmates find redemption or at least peace.
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* PetTheDog: He takes a liking to Satnislofsky and allows him a bath.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Mukada does his damnedest to help the inmates and even risks his life to do so at one point, but unlike Sister Pete, he is viewed as a "hack in black" and a shill for the guards.
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A doctor put in charge of the medical ward after Devlin made a deal for private contractor Weigart to take over the medical care of prisoners.
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* CanonWelding: Weigert, the private contractor he works for, was previously featured on ''Series/StElsewhere''.
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* ArchEnemy: While he is an AllLovingHero who believes that anyone can be saved, Timmy Kirk is the only one he truly despises and views as irredeemable. His encounters with Kirk are always antagonist he's the only one who really makes Ray break his priestly visage by devolving into screaming and insults. It doesn't help that Kirk is responsible for most of his sufferings in Oz.
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* ArchEnemy: While he is an AllLovingHero who believes that anyone can be saved, Timmy Kirk is the only one he truly despises and views as irredeemable. His encounters with Kirk are always antagonist antagonistic in that he's the only one who really makes Ray break his priestly visage by visage, devolving into screaming and insults. It doesn't help that Kirk is responsible for most of his sufferings in Oz.
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* ChristianityIsCatholic: {{Deconstructed}}. Part of the reason Reverend Cloutier is successful at converting inmates is because Father Mukada is the only chaplain and legitimate Christian leader figure in OZ, meaning that Protestant inmates have been getting the short-shrift. A rivalry of sorts emerges as each tries to one-up the other, until both realize that they can help more inmates by working together.
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* ChristianityIsCatholic: {{Deconstructed}}. Part of the reason Reverend Cloutier is successful at converting inmates is because Father Mukada is the only chaplain and legitimate Christian leader figure in OZ, Oz, meaning that Protestant inmates have been getting the short-shrift. A rivalry of sorts emerges as each tries to one-up the other, until both realize that they can help more inmates by working together.
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* KnightInSourArmor: In Season 1. He hates his job in OZ and makes no secret about it to the administration, but he never once lets this show to any of the prisoners he works with and does his duties as a priest to the best of his ability. From Season 2 onward, this has compltely vanished, with the exception of certain prisoners he has a special contempt for, such as Timmy Kirk.
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* KnightInSourArmor: In Season 1. He hates his job in OZ Oz and makes no secret about it to the administration, but he never once lets this show to any of the prisoners he works with and does his duties as a priest to the best of his ability. From Season 2 onward, this has compltely completely vanished, with the exception of certain prisoners he has a special contempt for, such as Timmy Kirk.
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* MasochismTango: With Ryan O'Reilly. No matter how much she views his sociopathic version of love for her as twisted and hates him and his criminal actions involving her life, she cannot seem to stay away from him and sadly admits she returns his feelings despite knowing how wrong it is.
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* MasochismTango: With Ryan O'Reilly.O'Reily. No matter how much she views his sociopathic version of love for her as twisted and hates him and his criminal actions involving her life, she cannot seem to stay away from him and sadly admits she returns his feelings despite knowing how wrong it is.
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* TookALevelInBadass: After recovering from her rape, she's definitely got a tougher, take-no-mess attitude.
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* TookALevelInBadass: After recovering from her rape, she's definitely got a tougher, take-no-mess take-no-shit attitude.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Subverted. All of Devlin's law-and-order rhetoric is just a way to win votes. His hatred of the prisoners also seems to stem more from a personal dislike than contempt for thier their actions.
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* DemotedToExtra: He's a minor character in Season 3, serving mostly as an offscreen presence and only showing up twice.
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* DemotedToExtra: He's a minor character in Season 3, 3 and Season 5, serving mostly as an offscreen presence and only showing up twice.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:It's implied at the end that his corruption has finally tanked his political career, and his he may or may not have been prosecuted for his crimes.]]
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* OnlyFriend: He's one of the only people in the world who care about Alvarez.
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!!Eleanor O'Connor
-> '''Played By:''' Ellen [=McElduff=]
A liaison to Governor Devlin assigned to the prison administration in Season 5. She also happens to be [=McManus=]'s ex-wife, who he divorced so he could create Em City.
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!!Eleanor O'Connor
-> '''Played By:''' Ellen [=McElduff=]
A liaison to Governor Devlin assigned to the prison administration in Season 5. She also happens to be [=McManus=]'s ex-wife, who he divorced so he could create Em City.
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!!Floria Mills
-> '''Played By:''' Dena Atlantic
Glynn's secretary.
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[[folder:Faraj]]
!!Dr. Tariq Faraj
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/AasifMandvi
Oz's dentist.
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* DepravedDentist: A rare heroic version. He uses his skills as a dentist to give some richly deserved comeuppance to Robson.
* TheDogBitesBack: He ruins Robson's life to get back at him for his racist insults.
* TheGadfly: He replaces Robson's gums with those of a black man, then leaks this information in front of the entire prison.
* PutOnABus: He quits his job to avoid Robson's retaliation, getting away scot-free.
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-> '''Played By:''' Dena Atlantic
Glynn's secretary.
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!!Dr. Tariq Faraj
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/AasifMandvi
Oz's dentist.
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* TheDogBitesBack: He ruins Robson's life to get back at him for his racist insults.
* TheGadfly: He replaces Robson's gums with those of a black man, then leaks this information in front of the entire prison.
* PutOnABus: He quits his job to avoid Robson's retaliation, getting away scot-free.
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* TheScapegoat: She's blamed for the failure of the aging drugs in spite of having been ordered to test them on the prisoners.
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