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* {{Badass}}: You have to hand it to him: he rarely shows fear when faced with terrifying prospects.
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* TooDumbToLive: She is deeply and powerfully stupid. Nicole has made it her mission to unite supernatural creatures in the name of racial harmony, but to do this she confronts a group of werewolf rednecks, talks down to them and videotapes them while making it clear she intends to 'out' them whether they like it or not.
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!!Reverend Theodore Newlin

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!!Reverend !!Rev. Theodore Newlin



The father of Steve Newlin

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The father Reverend of Steve Newlin
the Fellowship of the Sun church outside of Dallas, Texas.



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* {{Foil}}: Shown opposing Nan Flanagan

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* WeHardlyKnewYe: He was KillfOffForReal by Stan Baker

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* FamilyValuesVillain
* WeHardlyKnewYe: He was KillfOffForReal murdered by Stan Baker
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: He's an antagonist to our characters, but we've yet to see him operate outside of the law and considering the recent vampire attacks, it's tough to blame him for being so hardline in dealing with them.[[spoiler: This is just a facade, having created a death camp for vampires and planning on infecting the entire vampire population with True Blood laced with Hepatitis V]]

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* AmbiguouslyEvil: He's an antagonist to our characters, but we've yet to see him operate outside of the law and considering the recent vampire attacks, it's tough to blame him for being so hardline in dealing with them.[[spoiler: This [[spoiler:This is just a facade, having created a death camp for vampires and planning on infecting the entire vampire population with True Blood laced with Hepatitis V]]

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* [[spoiler:GroinAttack: Eric rips his genitals out with his bare hands and leaves him to bleed out.]]




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* [[spoiler:YourHeadASplode: When Bill finds him bleeding to death from the GroinAttack, he finishes him off by stomping his head to pulp.]]



* [[spoiler:FaceDeathWithDignity: When Eric threatens to kill him, he says he doesn't care because he will have the satisfaction of having slept with Pam. Pam then kills him.]]



* CatFight: Against Sarah Newlin

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* CatFight: Against Sarah NewlinNewlin.



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[[spoiler:TooDumbToLive: Literally. If she had only taken off her shoes]]

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[[spoiler:TooDumbToLive: Literally. If she had only taken off her shoes]]shoes.]]

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[[spoiler:TooDumbToLive: Literally. If she had only taken off her shoes]]
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!!Reverend Theodore Newlin
->'''Played By:''' Randy Oglesby

The father of Steve Newlin

*BaldOfEvil
*FantasticRacism
*{{Foil}}: Shown opposing Nan Flanagan
* TheFundamentalist
*KnightTemplar
*FamilyValuesVillain
*WeHardlyKnewYe: He was KillfOffForReal by Stan Baker



* TheBigGuy

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* TheBigGuyTheBigGuy[=/=]TheBrute



* TheDragon

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* TheDragonTheDragon: To Steve Newlin



* NightmareFetishist:[[spoiler: Gets excited at the prospect of Eric and Pam killing each other, when Eric and Pam kill a camp guard instead he gets even more excited.]]

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* NightmareFetishist:[[spoiler: Gets excited at the prospect of Eric and Pam killing each other, and when Eric and Pam kill a camp guard instead he gets even more excited.]]
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!!Morris
->'''Played By:''' Mark Withers

* BitPartBadGuy
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!!Finn

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!!Finn!!Dr. Finn
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* BrokenHeel: This becomes both her handicap and the reason for her death.
* CatFight: Against Sarah Newlin
* GroinAttack: To Sarah Newlin. It doesn't stop her.
* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal]]
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* PutOnABus
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* PutOnABus
PutOnABus: She's returned in season 6 for a brief appearance.
* SurpriseIncest
SurpriseIncest: With Bill, who's distantly related to her.



* {{Hypocrite}}

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* {{Hypocrite}}{{Hypocrite}}: He's anti-gay and anti-vampire...despite being a gay vampire-blood user himself.



* {{Golddigger}}

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* {{Golddigger}}{{Golddigger}}: Accused of being such by Eric.



* DirtyCoward

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* DirtyCowardDirtyCoward: She makes a run for it when things start going wrong.



* TheManBehindTheMan: To Bud Dearborne and the 'Obamas'.



* TheManBehindTheMan

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* TheManBehindTheMan



* OnlySaneMan

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* OnlySaneManOnlySaneMan: He sets the Authority straight on just how much they've screwed themselves, and how fragile the alliance between human and vampire was.



* WideEyedIdealist: She thinks that she'll unite all supernatural creatures and that they'll do this willingly.

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* WideEyedIdealist: She thinks that she'll unite all supernatural creatures and that they'll do this willingly. Even the average person living in the show's world should know how incredibly stupid this idea is, especially considering how she goes about it.



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* FantasticDrug: They deal in vampire blood.
* FantasticRacism: Against vampires, seeing them as sources of V and nothing else.




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* StarterVillain: They're the first antagonists to appear in the series.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Mack and Denise are dispatched fairly quickly, although nobody's going to mourn them.



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-->'''Played ->'''Played By''' Tamlyn Tomita



* OneSceneWonder



* RapeAsBackstory

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* RapeAsBackstoryRapeAsBackstory: She was once raped by a co-worker, and helps Tara get over her own experience with Franklin.



* BloodMagic
* BuryYourGays: He's KilledOffForReal in the fourth season finale

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* BloodMagic
BloodMagic: What his grandfather trained him in.
* BuryYourGays: He's KilledOffForReal in the fourth season finalefinale.



* DeadPersonConversation

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* DeadPersonConversationDeadPersonConversation: With Lafayette.



* AssholeVictim

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* AssholeVictimAssholeVictim: Only Marnie is upset when Eric rips his heart out, and it's more out of horror than actual grief.



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* HotWitchHotWitch: Bill certainly thinks so, although she's only a wiccan as opposed to a full witch like Marnie or Jesus.

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!!Truman Burrell

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!!Truman !!Governor Truman Burrell



* AmbiguouslyEvil: He's an antagonist to our characters, but we've yet to see him operate outside of the law and considering the recent vampire attacks, it's tough to blame him for being so hardline in dealing with them.

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* AmbiguouslyEvil: He's an antagonist to our characters, but we've yet to see him operate outside of the law and considering the recent vampire attacks, it's tough to blame him for being so hardline in dealing with them.[[spoiler: This is just a facade, having created a death camp for vampires and planning on infecting the entire vampire population with True Blood laced with Hepatitis V]]
*[[spoiler:BaldOfEvil]]



* KnightTemplar: [[spoiler:a concentration camp for vampires]].

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* KnightTemplar: [[spoiler:a [[spoiler:KnightTemplar: a concentration camp for vampires]].vampires]].
*NightmareFetishist:[[spoiler: Gets excited at the prospect of Eric and Pam killing each other, when Eric and Pam kill a camp guard instead he gets even more excited.]]
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!!SomChai

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!!SomChai!![=SomChai=]

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* VillainousCrush: On [[spoiler:Pam.]]

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!!Sarah Newlin
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Sarah_7248.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"We want to see the best in others so badly that sometimes we overlook the worst."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Anna Camp

->''"Don't bullshit a bullshitter. I'm in politics now."''

The wife of Rev. Steve Newlin. She claims to have originally supported vampire rights, but that she had an epiphany after her fangbanger sister disappeared. She argues with her husband frequently because he will not give her more of a leadership role in the Fellowship of the Sun. She has a strong attraction to Jason Stackhouse, and moves him from the Fellowship camp into her home so that she can be close to him.

* AsTheGoodBookSays: Like her husband, she's quick to use Bible quotes to back up her political beliefs.
* TheBeard: Unknowingly for Steve Newlin.
* BerserkButton: '''Hates''' being called ex-wife of Steve Newlin.
* [[spoiler: BigBadDuumvirate]]: From the humans' side in Season 6 with Truman Burrell.
* BlondeRepublicanSexKitten
* TheBusCameBack: For season 6.
* CrisisOfFaith
* [[spoiler:DragonAscendant: After Burrell's death she plots to keep his death in secret and takes control of the vampire death camp]]
* DiscriminateAndSwitch
* DrivesLikeCrazy
* DumbBlonde: Although she isn't exactly 'dumb' she's not particularly savvy or intelligent. When stopped in her tracks in a TV debate with Nan Flanagan, the best retort she can summon up is, 'I hate your hair.'
* FreudianExcuse: Her sister was killed by vampires when they were both crusading for vamp equal rights.
* GroinAttack: Gives one to Jason, courtesy of a paintball gun.
* {{Jerkass}}: In Season 6.
* LadyInRed: As of season 6.
* LadyMacbeth: To Truman Burrell.
* MissionFromGod
* MsFanservice: Her introduction involves an extended fantasy sequence of her behaving seductively.
* NeedAHandOrAHandjob: She gives Jason a hand while he's in the bath.
* OffScreenBreakup: Between seasons, she and Steve get divorced due to a possible combination of her adultery, his homosexuality, and basically the hollow disaster that their marriage is.
* StepfordSmiler
* TookALevelInJerkass: In Season 6
* YourCheatingHeart: She sleeps with Jason while married to Steve.
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!!SomChai
->'''Played By:''' Danielle Yu

A beautiful Thai woman who lets vampires feed on her to get them to coöperate in therapy.
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* [[DragonAscendant: After Burrell's death she plots to keep his death in secret and takes control of the vampire death camp]]

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* [[DragonAscendant: After Burrell's death she plots to keep his death in secret and takes control of the vampire death camp]]



* KnightTemplar: Though he has set up [[spoiler:a concentration camp for vampires]].

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* KnightTemplar: Though he has set up [[spoiler:a concentration camp for vampires]].



* OnlyInItForTheMoney: [[spoiler:His reason for the "government bailout" for the True Blood company.]]

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* OnlyInItForTheMoney: [[spoiler:His His reason for the "government bailout" for the True Blood company.]][[spoiler: except that his true goal is to spread True Blood laced with Hepatitis V]]
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!!Ms. Suzuki
-->'''Played By''' Tamlyn Tomita

A businesswoman working for the Japanese corporation responsible for the production of Tru Blood. She made a deal with Governor Burrell to invest in the company.

* OneSceneWonder

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%%The trope Killed Off For Real only applies in series where characters regularly come back from life! Therefore DO not use it for this series.



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* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal]]
** [[spoiler:OffWithHisHead: Courtesy of Bill.]]

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* KilledOffForReal: By Bill.

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* KilledOffForReal: By Bill.



* KilledOffForReal: By Eric.



* KilledOffForReal: By Bill.

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* KilledOffForReal: By Bill.



* KilledOffForReal



* KilledOffForReal



* KilledOffForReal: By Luis under the control of Martonia.



* KilledOffForReal: By his pregnant wife.
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* [[NiceGirl Nice Witch]]

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* [[NiceGirl Nice Witch]][[NiceGirl]]
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* [[spoiler: BigBadDuumvirate]]: From the humans' side in Season 6 with Steve Newlin.

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* BerserkButton: '''Hates''' being called ex-wife of Steve Newlin.
* [[spoiler: BigBadDuumvirate]]: From the humans' side in Season 6 with Steve Newlin.Truman Burrell.
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* [[spoiler: BigBadDuumvirate]]: From the humans' side in Season 6.6 with Steve Newlin.

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* BigBadDuumvirate: From the humans' side in Season 6 with [[spoiler: Sarah Newlin]]
** [[spoiler: DiscOneFinalBoss]]

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* {{Badass}}: He shows absolutely no fear of [[spoiler:Billith, accepting his death with defiance.]]
* BigBadDuumvirate: From the humans' side in Season 6 with [[spoiler: Sarah [[spoiler:Sarah Newlin]]
** [[spoiler: DiscOneFinalBoss]][[spoiler:DiscOneFinalBoss]]



* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Genuinely loves his daughter and was mortified when [[spoiler: she became a vampire]]. He still loved her very much.

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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Genuinely loves his daughter and was mortified when [[spoiler: she [[spoiler:she became a vampire]]. He still loved her very much.



* [[spoiler: KarmicDeath]]

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* [[spoiler: BigBadDuumvirate]]: From the humans' side in Season 6.



* {{Jerkass}}: In Season 6.



* BigBadDuumvirate: From the humans' side in Season 6 with [[spoiler: Sarah Newlin]]
** [[spoiler: DiscOneFinalBoss]]



* FantasticRacism: He's very much against vampires. Unless they pay taxes
* KnightTemplar: Though he has set up [[spoiler:a concentration camp for vampires]]
* [[spoiler:OffWithHisHead: Courtesy of Bill.]]
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: [[spoiler:His reason for the "government bailout" for the Tru Blood company.]]

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* [[spoiler: DefiantToTheEnd]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Genuinely loves his daughter and was mortified when [[spoiler: she became a vampire]]. He still loved her very much.
* FantasticRacism: He's very much against vampires. Unless they pay taxes
taxes.
* [[spoiler: KarmicDeath]]
* KnightTemplar: Though he has set up [[spoiler:a concentration camp for vampires]]
vampires]].
* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal]]
**
[[spoiler:OffWithHisHead: Courtesy of Bill.]]
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: [[spoiler:His reason for the "government bailout" for the Tru True Blood company.]]]]
* PapaWolf

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!!Sarah Newlin
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Sarah_7248.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"We want to see the best in others so badly that sometimes we overlook the worst."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Anna Camp

->''"Don't bullshit a bullshitter. I'm in politics now."''

The wife of Rev. Steve Newlin. She claims to have originally supported vampire rights, but that she had an epiphany after her fangbanger sister disappeared. She argues with her husband frequently because he will not give her more of a leadership role in the Fellowship of the Sun. She has a strong attraction to Jason Stackhouse, and moves him from the Fellowship camp into her home so that she can be close to him.

* AsTheGoodBookSays: Like her husband, she's quick to use Bible quotes to back up her political beliefs.
* TheBeard: Unknowingly for Steve Newlin.
* BlondeRepublicanSexKitten
* TheBusCameBack: For season 6.
* CrisisOfFaith
* DiscriminateAndSwitch
* DrivesLikeCrazy
* DumbBlonde: Although she isn't exactly 'dumb' she's not particularly savvy or intelligent. When stopped in her tracks in a TV debate with Nan Flanagan, the best retort she can summon up is, 'I hate your hair.'
* FreudianExcuse: Her sister was killed by vampires when they were both crusading for vamp equal rights.
* GroinAttack: Gives one to Jason, courtesy of a paintball gun.
* LadyInRed: As of season 6.
* LadyMacbeth: To Truman Burrell.
* MissionFromGod
* MsFanservice: Her introduction involves an extended fantasy sequence of her behaving seductively.
* NeedAHandOrAHandjob: She gives Jason a hand while he's in the bath.
* OffScreenBreakup: Between seasons, she and Steve get divorced due to a possible combination of her adultery, his homosexuality, and basically the hollow disaster that their marriage is.
* StepfordSmiler
* TookALevelInJerkass: In Season 6
* YourCheatingHeart: She sleeps with Jason while married to Steve.



[[folder:Other Humans]]

!!Sheriff Bud Dearborne
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Bud_830.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"This town's a hell of a mess and I'm man enough to know I can't shoulder it myself."'']]
->'''Played By:''' William Sanderson

->''"Every time we clear one murder, two more spring up. It's like crab grass."''

The sheriff of Renard Parish and an old friend of Sookie and Jason's deceased parents. While he is well respected in the town of Bon Temps, he goes out of his way to show his distaste for vampires and vocally objects to Sookie's relationship with Bill.

* [[spoiler:AdaptationalVillainy]]: [[spoiler:He returns as TheDragon for his mistress' BigBad in a plot to kill all shifters in season 5. In the books, he was pretty much a bit character dropping by to comment on things, who never retired and was mostly GoodIsNotNice.]]
* [[spoiler: BackForTheDead]]
* ByTheBookCop
* CluelessDetective: Though usually just because he doesn't understand the full scope of the situation.
** Was more inclined than Andy to think the serial killing of fang bangers was the work of vampires despite the fact that [[IdiotBall none of the killings resembled vampire attacks.]]
* CynicalMentor: To Andy Bellefleur in the first season though eventually gives up on it because he's getting too old for this.

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!!Sheriff Bud Dearborne
[[folder:Burrell Camp]]

!!Sarah Newlin
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Bud_830.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Sarah_7248.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"This town's a hell of a mess and I'm man enough [[caption-width-right:350:''"We want to know I can't shoulder it myself.see the best in others so badly that sometimes we overlook the worst."'']]
->'''Played By:''' William Sanderson

->''"Every time we clear one murder, two more spring up. It's like crab grass.
Anna Camp

->''"Don't bullshit a bullshitter. I'm in politics now.
"''

The sheriff wife of Renard Parish and Rev. Steve Newlin. She claims to have originally supported vampire rights, but that she had an old friend epiphany after her fangbanger sister disappeared. She argues with her husband frequently because he will not give her more of Sookie and Jason's deceased parents. While he is well respected a leadership role in the town Fellowship of Bon Temps, he goes out of his way the Sun. She has a strong attraction to show his distaste Jason Stackhouse, and moves him from the Fellowship camp into her home so that she can be close to him.

* AsTheGoodBookSays: Like her husband, she's quick to use Bible quotes to back up her political beliefs.
* TheBeard: Unknowingly
for Steve Newlin.
* BlondeRepublicanSexKitten
* TheBusCameBack: For season 6.
* CrisisOfFaith
* DiscriminateAndSwitch
* DrivesLikeCrazy
* DumbBlonde: Although she isn't exactly 'dumb' she's not particularly savvy or intelligent. When stopped in her tracks in a TV debate with Nan Flanagan, the best retort she can summon up is, 'I hate your hair.'
* FreudianExcuse: Her sister was killed by
vampires when they were both crusading for vamp equal rights.
* GroinAttack: Gives one to Jason, courtesy of a paintball gun.
* LadyInRed: As of season 6.
* LadyMacbeth: To Truman Burrell.
* MissionFromGod
* MsFanservice: Her introduction involves an extended fantasy sequence of her behaving seductively.
* NeedAHandOrAHandjob: She gives Jason a hand while he's in the bath.
* OffScreenBreakup: Between seasons, she
and vocally objects Steve get divorced due to Sookie's relationship a possible combination of her adultery, his homosexuality, and basically the hollow disaster that their marriage is.
* StepfordSmiler
* TookALevelInJerkass: In Season 6
* YourCheatingHeart: She sleeps
with Bill.Jason while married to Steve.

!!Truman Burrell
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/burrell_truman_9619.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"It's time for humans to bite back!"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Arliss Howard

A 'good ol' boy' politician with a bigoted vendetta against vampires. Governor Burrell is a politically savvy and perhaps overly ambitious man who tends to let his personal aspirations overshadow his humanity. Like virtually all right-wing conservative politicians, he sees vampires are monsters and does not see them as people despite knowing that they were once human.


* [[spoiler:AdaptationalVillainy]]: [[spoiler:He returns as TheDragon AmbiguouslyEvil: He's an antagonist to our characters, but we've yet to see him operate outside of the law and considering the recent vampire attacks, it's tough to blame him for being so hardline in dealing with them.
* AmbitionIsEvil: According to
his mistress' BigBad in a plot to kill all shifters in season 5. In the books, he was pretty much a bit character dropping by to comment on things, who never retired and was mostly GoodIsNotNice.]]
* [[spoiler: BackForTheDead]]
* ByTheBookCop
* CluelessDetective: Though usually just because he doesn't understand the full scope of the situation.
** Was more inclined than Andy to think the serial killing of fang bangers was the work of vampires despite the fact that [[IdiotBall none of the killings resembled vampire attacks.]]
* CynicalMentor: To Andy Bellefleur in the first season though eventually gives up on it because he's getting too old for this.
description.



* FantasticRacism: He's very much against vampires. Unless they pay taxes
* KnightTemplar: Though he has set up [[spoiler:a concentration camp for vampires]]
* [[spoiler:OffWithHisHead: Courtesy of Bill.]]
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: [[spoiler:His reason for the "government bailout" for the Tru Blood company.]]
* RousingSpeech: As seen in the promotional videos.
* SouthernGentleman: Part of his political image, but it isn't only that. He's a 'good ol' boy'.
* [[spoiler:SurprisinglySuddenDeath: Delivered by Bill midway through season 6.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: His methods may be extreme, but his loyalty appears to be to the people of Louisiana.
* YourCheatingHeart: According to Willa, [[spoiler:his wife had an affair with a vampire.]]

!!Dr. Overlark
->'''Played By:''' John Fleck

A ruthless advisor to Governor Burrell.

* FauxAffablyEvil
* FourEyesZeroSoul
* TheEvilGenius
* SmugSnake: He's very pleased to be cutting into vampire test subjects.
* SouthernFriedGenius: Has a very pronounced Southern accent.
* TortureTechnician

!!Finn
->'''Played By:''' Pruitt Taylor Vince

A psychiatrist who works at Truman Burrell's 'vampire camp'.

* AffablyEvil: He's well-spoken, understanding and keeps his word.
* NightmareFetishist: He gets a huge charge out of watching [[spoiler:Pam kill a guard.]]
* TheShrink: His role within the vampire camp.

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[[folder:Other Humans]]

!!Sheriff Bud Dearborne
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Bud_830.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"This town's a hell of a mess and I'm man enough to know I can't shoulder it myself."'']]
->'''Played By:''' William Sanderson

->''"Every time we clear one murder, two more spring up. It's like crab grass."''

The sheriff of Renard Parish and an old friend of Sookie and Jason's deceased parents. While he is well respected in the town of Bon Temps, he goes out of his way to show his distaste for vampires and vocally objects to Sookie's relationship with Bill.

* [[spoiler:AdaptationalVillainy]]: [[spoiler:He returns as TheDragon for his mistress' BigBad in a plot to kill all shifters in season 5. In the books, he was pretty much a bit character dropping by to comment on things, who never retired and was mostly GoodIsNotNice.]]
* [[spoiler: BackForTheDead]]
* ByTheBookCop
* CluelessDetective: Though usually just because he doesn't understand the full scope of the situation.
** Was more inclined than Andy to think the serial killing of fang bangers was the work of vampires despite the fact that [[IdiotBall none of the killings resembled vampire attacks.]]
* CynicalMentor: To Andy Bellefleur in the first season though eventually gives up on it because he's getting too old for this.
* DeadpanSnarker



!!Truman Burrell
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/burrell_truman_9619.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"It's time for humans to bite back!"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Arliss Howard

A 'good ol' boy' politician with a bigoted vendetta against vampires. Governor Burrell is a politically savvy and perhaps overly ambitious man who tends to let his personal aspirations overshadow his humanity. Like virtually all right-wing conservative politicians, he sees vampires are monsters and does not see them as people despite knowing that they were once human.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: He's an antagonist to our characters, but we've yet to see him operate outside of the law and considering the recent vampire attacks, it's tough to blame him for being so hardline in dealing with them.
* AmbitionIsEvil: According to his character description.
* DeadpanSnarker
* FantasticRacism: He's very much against vampires. Unless they pay taxes
* KnightTemplar: Though he has set up [[spoiler:a concentration camp for vampires]]
* [[spoiler:OffWithHisHead: Courtesy of Bill.]]
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: [[spoiler:His reason for the "government bailout" for the Tru Blood company.]]
* RousingSpeech: As seen in the promotional videos.
* SouthernGentleman: Part of his political image, but it isn't only that. He's a 'good ol' boy'.
* [[spoiler:SurprisinglySuddenDeath: Delivered by Bill midway through season 6.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: His methods may be extreme, but his loyalty appears to be to the people of Louisiana.
* YourCheatingHeart: According to Willa, [[spoiler:his wife had an affair with a vampire.]]



!!Dr. Overlark
->'''Played By:''' John Fleck

A ruthless advisor to Governor Burrell.

* FauxAffablyEvil
* FourEyesZeroSoul
* TheEvilGenius
* SmugSnake: He's very pleased to be cutting into vampire test subjects.
* SouthernFriedGenius: Has a very pronounced Southern accent.
* TortureTechnician



!!Finn
->'''Played By:''' Pruitt Taylor Vince

A psychiatrist who works at Truman Burrell's 'vampire camp'.

* AffablyEvil: He's well-spoken, understanding and keeps his word.
* TheShrink: His role within the vampire camp.
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!!Sarah Newlin
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"We want to see the best in others so badly that sometimes we overlook the worst."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Anna Camp

->''"Don't bullshit a bullshitter. I'm in politics now."''

The wife of Rev. Steve Newlin. She claims to have originally supported vampire rights, but that she had an epiphany after her fangbanger sister disappeared. She argues with her husband frequently because he will not give her more of a leadership role in the Fellowship of the Sun. She has a strong attraction to Jason Stackhouse, and moves him from the Fellowship camp into her home so that she can be close to him.

* AsTheGoodBookSays: Like her husband, she's quick to use Bible quotes to back up her political beliefs.
* TheBeard: Unknowingly for Steve Newlin.
* BlondeRepublicanSexKitten
* TheBusCameBack: For season 6.
* CrisisOfFaith
* DiscriminateAndSwitch
* DrivesLikeCrazy
* DumbBlonde: Although she isn't exactly 'dumb' she's not particularly savvy or intelligent. When stopped in her tracks in a TV debate with Nan Flanagan, the best retort she can summon up is, 'I hate your hair.'
* FreudianExcuse: Her sister was killed by vampires when they were both crusading for vamp equal rights.
* GroinAttack: Gives one to Jason, courtesy of a paintball gun.
* LadyInRed: As of season 6.
* LadyMacbeth: To Truman Burrell.
* MissionFromGod
* MsFanservice: Her introduction involves an extended fantasy sequence of her behaving seductively.
* NeedAHandOrAHandjob: She gives Jason a hand while he's in the bath.
* OffScreenBreakup: Between seasons, she and Steve get divorced due to a possible combination of her adultery, his homosexuality, and basically the hollow disaster that their marriage is.
* StepfordSmiler
* TookALevelInJerkass: In Season 6
* YourCheatingHeart: She sleeps with Jason while married to Steve.

!!Luke [=McDonald=]
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/LukeMacDonald_9749.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Right up there with incest and bestiality--all of them ain't half as bad as if you did it to a vampire..."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Wes Brown

A dedicated fanatic member of the Fellowship of the Sun. Desperate to please and to come out on top, he becomes viciously jealous of Jason Stackhouse.

* BookDumb
* BrainwashedAndCrazy
* ChurchMilitant
* FantasticRacism
* TheFundamentalist
* {{Jerkass}}
* KilledOffForReal
* KnightTemplar
* SuicideAttack: He wraps himself in silver and detonates in a vampire meeting.
* UndyingLoyalty: To the Fellowship of the Sun.
* UnknownRival: To Jason.
* WellIntentionedExtremist

!!Gabe
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Gabe_1278.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Greg Collins

A mercenary who helps train and lead the Soldiers of the Sun, Rev. Steve Newlin's secret, paramilitary unit of the Fellowship of the Sun.

* AssholeVictim
* BaldOfEvil
* TheBigGuy
* ChurchMilitant
* TheDragon
* FantasticRacism
* TheFundamentalist
* {{Jerkass}}
* KilledOffForReal
* KnightTemplar
* NeckSnap
* PsychoForHire
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Subverted. He may care about killing vamps but he is a maniac who will kill and rape anything given the chance.

!!Orry Dawson
->'''Played By:''' Michael Bofshever

A member and representative of the Fellowship of the Sun, and one of Rev. Theodore Newlin's closest advisers.

* AmoralAttorney
* MouthOfSauron
* SharpDressedMan

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!!Sheriff Bud Dearborne
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"This town's a hell of a mess and I'm man enough to know I can't shoulder it myself."'']]
->'''Played By:''' William Sanderson

->''"Every time we clear one murder, two more spring up. It's like crab grass."''

The sheriff of Renard Parish and an old friend of Sookie and Jason's deceased parents. While he is well respected in the town of Bon Temps, he goes out of his way to show his distaste for vampires and vocally objects to Sookie's relationship with Bill.

* [[spoiler:AdaptationalVillainy]]: [[spoiler:He returns as TheDragon for his mistress' BigBad in a plot to kill all shifters in season 5. In the books, he was pretty much a bit character dropping by to comment on things, who never retired and was mostly GoodIsNotNice.]]
* [[spoiler: BackForTheDead]]
* ByTheBookCop
* CluelessDetective: Though usually just because he doesn't understand the full scope of the situation.
** Was more inclined than Andy to think the serial killing of fang bangers was the work of vampires despite the fact that [[IdiotBall none of the killings resembled vampire attacks.]]
* CynicalMentor: To Andy Bellefleur in the first season though eventually gives up on it because he's getting too old for this.
* DeadpanSnarker
* [[spoiler:DeathByAdaptation]]
* DirtyOldMan
* [[spoiler:TheDragon: To Sweetie Des Arts, whose nickname is ironically "The Dragon".]]
* [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn: See AdaptationalVillainy.]]
* GenreSavvy: Or at least demonstraits it on a few occasions.
** "Every time I solve one murder two more pop up, it's like crab grass!"
* HeyItsThatGuy: [[{{Newhart}} Sherrif Larry should have appointed his brother Daryl and his other brother Daryl deputies.]]
** [[Film/BladeRunner Or built a few replicants to round out the Bon Temps police department.]]
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]
* [[spoiler:LoveMakesYouCrazy]]
* NobleBigotWithABadge: In Season 1, came across as nicer and more reasonable than Andy.
* OnlySaneMan: Is the only person who actually seems to notice the unusually frequency with which murders occur in Bon Temps.
* PutOnABus
** TheBusCameBack
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
* TheSheriff: Literally.
* [[spoiler:WellIntentionedExtremist: At the end, he wanted to wipe out all vampires and other "supes" like shifters so that normal humans wouldn't have to fear being their victims any more. With vampires you can sort of see why he'd eventually get frustrated enough to turn into a full-blown bigot, since he'd seen his share of vampire-committed crimes. With the others, not so much.]]
* YourCheatingHeart

!!Maxine Fortenberry
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Don’t you 'ma’am' me Andy Bellefleur! I taught you in vacation bible school. Actin’ like you don’t even know who I am…"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Dale Raoul

A resident of Bon Temps and the mother of Hoyt Fortenberry. She's characterized by her over-protective and possessive relationship with her son and (despite his age) treats him as though he's a child. She is threatened by any other women in his life, and he still lives at home with her despite being in his late 20s.

* AbusiveParent
* BitchInSheepsClothing
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: In season 2.
* ControlFreak
* EvilMatriarch
* LargeHam: Especially when she was under Mary-Ann's spell.
* MamaBear
* MyBelovedSmother: She's the Smother in question.
* PetTheDog: Genuinely loved Tommy and came to his funeral and consoled Sam.
* RacistGrandma
* ReplacementGoldfish: Tries to replace Hoyt with Tommy.

!!Lettie Mae Daniels (née Thornton)
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"You can't come home. I'm not gonna let you."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Adina Porter

* AbusiveParent
* AlcoholicParent
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Granted, we see the bitch first. But as soon as her 'demon' is gone, she's going to church in fancy hats and looking down on her daughter...whom she mercilessly abused.
* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve
* TheFundamentalist
* HolierThanThou
* HotForPreacher
* {{Hypocrite}}
* {{Jerkass}}
* IHaveNoDaughter: Disowns Tara after finding out she's a vampire, ultimately choosing her social standing as a preacher's wife over a relationship with her daughter.
* ItsAllAboutMe
* KarmaHoudini
* MoralMyopia: It's perfectly fine to viciously and violently abuse your daughter and treat her like garbage, but it's acceptable to hold moral superiority over everybody else including said daughter.
* NeverMyFault

!!Dep. Kevin Ellis
->'''Played By:''' John Rezig

* DeadpanSnarker
* NiceGuy
* ThoseTwoGuys: with Kenya.

!!"Eggs" Benedict Talley
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Benedict_7348.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"We're all luckier than we can imagine."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Mehcad Brooks

->''"You know it took me a long time to stop looking over my shoulder too. But there's good people in this world. Sometimes, good shit happens."''

* TheAtoner: It doesn't work out, and we never find out about the details of his troubled past either.
* BoomHeadshot
* BrainwashedAndCrazy
* ButtMonkey
* DarkAndTroubledPast
* [[spoiler:DeathByAdaptation]]
* TheDragon: For Maryanne.
* {{Gang Banger|s}}: Before Maryanne took him in.
* KilledOffForReal
* MindControlEyes
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He's horrified when he discovers that Maryanne used him to do her dirty work, even though everyone--even the police--insist that he isn't a killer and was acting under her mind control.
* MysteriousPast
* NiceGuy
* SuicideByCop

!!Ginger
->'''Played By:''' Tara Buck

* ButtMonkey
* ChewToy
* DumbBlonde
* HystericalWoman
* PluckyComicRelief
* RunningGag
* TookALevelInBadass: Helping to kill [[spoiler: Elijah.]]

!!Dep. Kenya Jones
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Well, I guess the only way to get a promotion in this town is to drink like a fish, hallucinate farm animals, and kill a black man."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Tanya Wright

* DeadpanSnarker
** ServileSnarker: to Bud and Andy.
* DrowningMySorrows: A light-hearted version, where she's seen drinking after Andy gets promoted to Sheriff.
* GenreSavvy
* HyperCompetentSidekick
* [[MetaGuy Meta Girl]]
* SassyBlackWoman: Although she's more 'dry' than 'sassy'.
* SoreLoser: Mildly, over Andy getting the promotion.
* ThoseTwoGuys: with Kevin.
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!!Jane Bodehouse
->'''Played By:''' Patricia Bethune

* TheAlcoholic
* TheDitz
* {{Fingore}}

!!Adele Stackhouse
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/AdeleStackhouse_2728.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"You are a man in this family, but I am the oldest person here and this is my house. You better respect me boy."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Lois Smith

->''"You're always careful, Sookie, about what counts and I can depend on that."''

Jason and Sookie's paternal grandmother. She raised Jason and Sookie following their parents' deaths. Sookie keeps living with her after becoming an adult and later inherits Gran's house. She is portrayed as a very kind-hearted, motherly figure, with even Tara Thornton's mother crediting her for raising Tara when she couldn't.

* {{Badass}}
** BadassGrandma
** BadassNormal
* CoolOldLady
* DeadpanSnarker
* DeadPersonConversation
* GrannyClassic
* KilledOffForReal
* KindHeartedCatLover
* MamaBear: Toward Sookie and Jason.
* NeverMessWithGranny
* PromotionToParent

!!Patrick Devins
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Patrick_3521.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Scott Foley

An Iraq war veteran who was Sgt. to Private Terry Bellefleur.

* ArbitrarySkepticism: In a world flooded with vampires, he chooses not to believe in the existence of [[spoiler: a rampaging fire demon even though he saw it with his own eyes.]]
* BadBoss
* BitchInSheepsClothing
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Ho boy.
* DirtyCoward
* FalseReassurance: Blaming what happened in Iraq on other things such as the situation they were in and the drugs they had taken.
* GreyAndGreyMorality
* IHaveYourWife
* JustFollowingOrders
* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal]]
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero[=/=]PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He seems prejudiced about Muslims, claiming that 'suicide is for Muslims'.
* ShellShockedVeteran

!!Karl
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Karl_5312.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Adam Leadbeater

Maryann's assistant who serves her as an all-purpose domestic worker. He functions as a cook, chauffeur, house keeper, and masseur.

* AlasPoorVillain
* BaldOfEvil
* BoomHeadshot
* ButtMonkey
* The ChewToy
* ChurchMilitant
* TheFundamentalist
* KilledOffForReal
* MinionWithAnFInEvil
* MysteriousPast
* UndyingLoyalty: to Maryann.

!!Nancy [=LeVoir=] AKA Miss Jeanette
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->'''Played By:''' Aisha Hinds

A drugstore clerk but also performs fake exorcisms on the side to support her family.

* BaldWoman
* [[ConMan Con Woman]]
* KilledOffForReal
* OnlyInItForTheMoney
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!!Joe Lee Mickens
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Joe_Lee_267.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Don't ever get married, Sam. The second you do, that's when they start to 'woman' you!"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Cooper Huckabee

Sam's biological father, who was serving time in jail when Sam was born. He is also the father of Tommy, and husband to Melinda. He tries to use Sam for money while pretending to be a caring father. He tries to hide from Sam the fact that he forces Tommy in to dogfights in order to make money.

* AbusiveParent
* TheAlcoholic
* DomesticAbuser
* FanDisservice: Spends a lot of time in his underwear for whatever reason.
* ItsAllAboutMe
* {{Jerkass}}
* KarmicDeath
* KilledOffForReal
* ManipulativeBastard: He's not exactly good at it, but he certainly has his hooks into Melinda, and by their powers combined both of them are hooked into Tommy.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain

!!Amy Burley
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I am an organic vegan and my carbon footprint is miniscule."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Lizzy Caplan

Jason's bohemian, V-addicted love interest. Hailing from Storrs, Connecticut, she meets Jason in vampire bar Fangtasia. After learning he is looking for more V to use, she comes to his house and uses V together with him. She starts a relationship with Jason, who thinks that she might be "the one", and becomes a waitress at Merlotte's.

* BitchInSheepsClothing
* DeathIsDramatic: Her death is pretty important to the plot, is it give evidence for Jason [[MistakenForMurderer as the murderer]]
* FunctionalAddict: At first, then we really see how far she's willing to go to fulfill her addiction.
** FantasticDrug: She's addicted to "V" or Vampire Blood.
* GranolaGirl
* {{Hypocrite}}
* IvyLeagueForEveryone: She went to the really fancy-shmancy Wellesley College.
* KilledOffForReal
* MysteriousPast: We really have no idea why she was hanging around Bon Temps in the first place, or if anything she said about her past was true.
* TheSociopath: She exhibits all the symptoms.

!!Summer
->'''Played By:''' Melissa Raunch

A sweet girl-next-door who has had a crush on Hoyt for a long time. After his breakup with Jessica, she, with help from Maxine, becomes his new girlfriend. She is shown to be opposed to vampires, hence attaining Maxine's approval.

* HugeGuyTinyGirl: with Hoyt.
* ReplacementGoldfish

!!Dawn Green
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/DawnGreen_8025.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Lynn Collins

A waitress at Merlotte's, previously in a relationship with Jason.

* DeadpanSnarker
* KilledOffForReal
* MaleGaze
* MauveShirt
* MsFanservice
* StuffedIntoTheFridge
* WeHardlyKnewYe
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!!Ruby Jean Reynolds
->'''Played By:''' Alfre Woodard

The mother of Lafayette Reynolds, aunt of Tara Thornton, and also a medium.

* AbusiveParent
* AxCrazy
* {{Jerkass}}
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Possibly. It seems her homophobia is just a product of her insanity as opposed to genuine hatred.
* SanitySlippage: Actually, sanity has slipped.

!!Portia Bellefleur
->'''Played By:''' Courtney Ford

Andy Bellefleur's sister, and a successful attorney. She has business dealings with Bill Compton, which develop into a sexual relationship.

* HelloAttorney
* MsFanservice
* PutOnABus
* SurpriseIncest

!!David Finch
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/s1stills__2811429_9497.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' John Prosky

A leading right-wing politician and later congressman. In spite of his anti-vampire and anti-gay politics, he is both secretly homosexual and a user of V, which he buys from Lafayette.

* {{Blackmail}}: What he faces from Lafayette.
* CorruptPolitician
* FunctionalAddict
* {{Hypocrite}}
* StraightGay
* SleazyPolitician
* YouAreWhatYouHate

!!Yvetta
->'''Played By:''' Natasha Alam

An immigrant from Estonia and exotic dancer at Fangtasia.

* BiTheWay: She has sex with both Eric and Pam.
* ButtMonkey
* TheDogBitesBack: See KarmaHoudini.
* {{Golddigger}}
* KarmaHoudini: Gets away after stealing all the money from Fangtasia and chaining Pam with silver chains after getting fed up of constant humiliation from her.
* MsFanservice
* ObfuscatingStupidity
* WomanScorned
* WorthlessForeignDegree

!!Naomi
->'''Played By:''' Vedette Lim

Tara's cage-fighting girlfriend from New Orleans.

* ActionGirl: Comes with being a cage fighter.
* {{Badass}}
* ButchLesbian
* HotBlooded
* PutOnABus: Tara makes her leave Bon Temps to protect her.

!!Hugo Ayres
->'''Played By:''' Christopher Gartin

The human lover of Isabel Beaumont.

!!Rev. Daniels
->'''Played By:''' Gregg Daniel

Lettie Mae and Tara's pastor.

* TheDanza
* {{Hypocrite}}
* LargeHam
* YourCheatingHeart: Cheats on his wife with Lettie Mae, who he later marries.

!!Sweetie Des-Arts
->'''Played By:''' Jennifer Hasty

The "Dragon", the leader, of an anti-supernatural hate group called the Obamas. They are nicknamed after the masks they used to conceal their identities.

* BigBadEnsemble: In Season 5. She is the BigBad of the shapeshifter-murder arc. Ironically her nickname was "The Dragon". Along with her, there is the Vampire Authority, Russell and of all people, Bill.
* BrawnHilda
* DiscOneFinalBoss: Taken down fairly quickly once she was discovered.
* DirtyCoward
* FatBastard
* FatGirl
* FantasticRacism: Against shifters, for which she has a very [[EvilIsPetty petty]] FreudianExcuse (a shifter girl once stole her man).
** In the books, her FreudianExcuse was [[spoiler:having been bitten by a werewolf.]]
* FryingPanOfDoom
* InNameOnly: Her book counterpart was Sookie's colleague, a cook and former stripper. This was likely changed, because it's similar to the season 1 storyline, where another of Sookie's trusted associates turned out to be a murderer.
* LadyMacbeth: Bud Dearborne probably would've had nothing against shifters and other supes if not for her influence.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: She doesn't get far however, thanks to Luna.
* TapOnTheHead
* TeethFlying: Luna knocks some teeth out of her head.
* TheManBehindTheMan

!!Barlett Hale
->'''Played By:''' Cheyenne Wilbur

The brother of Adele Stackhouse and great uncle of Jason and Sookie Stackhouse.

* TheAtoner: He left everything to Sookie out of guilt for molesting her.
* DirtyOldMan: He molested Sookie when she was a toddler.
* KarmicDeath: When Sookie tells Bill about how she was abused, Bill almost instantly decides to kill him in retribution.
* KilledOffForReal: By Bill.

!!General Cavanaugh
->'''Played By:''' Phil Reeves

A general within the Pentagon. He was working with Roman Zimojic and the Authority to keep the peace between humans and vampires.

* {{Badass}}: He's an older military general and shows absolutely no fear of the Authority, calmly asserting his own authority and letting them know exactly how crazy he thinks they are.
** FourStarBadass
** BadassGrandpa
** BadassNormal
* CoolOldGuy
* DeadpanSnarker
* KilledOffForReal: By Eric.
* NeckSnap: How Eric kills him.
* OnlySaneMan
* WeHardlyKnewYe: He only appears at the beginning of one episode before being killed.
* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: He tells the Authority in no uncertain terms just what will be unleashed if they choose all-out war with humanity.

!!Truman Burrell
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/burrell_truman_9619.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"It's time for humans to bite back!"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Arliss Howard

A 'good ol' boy' politician with a bigoted vendetta against vampires. Governor Burrell is a politically savvy and perhaps overly ambitious man who tends to let his personal aspirations overshadow his humanity. Like virtually all right-wing conservative politicians, he sees vampires are monsters and does not see them as people despite knowing that they were once human.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: He's an antagonist to our characters, but we've yet to see him operate outside of the law and considering the recent vampire attacks, it's tough to blame him for being so hardline in dealing with them.
* AmbitionIsEvil: According to his character description.
* DeadpanSnarker
* FantasticRacism: He's very much against vampires. Unless they pay taxes
* KnightTemplar: Though he has set up [[spoiler:a concentration camp for vampires]]
* [[spoiler:OffWithHisHead: Courtesy of Bill.]]
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: [[spoiler:His reason for the "government bailout" for the Tru Blood company.]]
* RousingSpeech: As seen in the promotional videos.
* SouthernGentleman: Part of his political image, but it isn't only that. He's a 'good ol' boy'.
* [[spoiler:SurprisinglySuddenDeath: Delivered by Bill midway through season 6.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: His methods may be extreme, but his loyalty appears to be to the people of Louisiana.
* YourCheatingHeart: According to Willa, [[spoiler:his wife had an affair with a vampire.]]

!!Nicole Wright
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wright_nicole_6279.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"They're coming for you next!"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Jurnee Smollett-Bell

A key member of a band of well-meaning (if TooDumbToLive) liberal advocates. The gang models itself after the civil rights activist Freedom Riders of the 1960s, a group of progressive protesters who rode buses from state to state, challenging racial segregation and Jim Crow travel laws.

* ButNotTooBlack: Justified due to being being the granddaughter of an interracial marriage.
* MessyHair: As the picture shows. The werewolves even remember her as "the one with the crazy hair."
* NiceGirl
* WideEyedIdealist: She thinks that she'll unite all supernatural creatures and that they'll do this willingly.
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!!Dr. Overlark
->'''Played By:''' John Fleck

A ruthless advisor to Governor Burrell.

* FauxAffablyEvil
* FourEyesZeroSoul
* TheEvilGenius
* SmugSnake: He's very pleased to be cutting into vampire test subjects.
* SouthernFriedGenius: Has a very pronounced Southern accent.
* TortureTechnician

!!Doug
->'''Played By:''' Jayden Lund

The construction manager of the parking garage built above the entombed Russell Edgington.

* ButtMonkey: He's dragged into bad situations, glamoured, and eventually killed.
* InelegantBlubbering: He's constantly in a state of distress.
* NervousWreck: His default mode.

!!Hido Takahashi
->'''Played By:''' KeoneYoung

The first man to synthesize human blood into Tru Blood.

* DirtyOldMan: He has a reputation for leering at his female students.
* ForcedIntoEvil: By Bill. Takahashi wants no part of his plan, but is being held captive.
* HotForStudent: Part of his reputation. Jessica uses this to lure him in.

!!Mack & Denise Rattray
->'''Played By:''' James Parks & Karina Logue

Local drug dealers in Bon Temps, specializing in V.

* BaldOfEvil: Mack.
* {{Jerkass}}: Both of them are rude, crass and violent.
* KilledOffForReal: By Bill.

!!Finn
->'''Played By:''' Pruitt Taylor Vince

A psychiatrist who works at Truman Burrell's 'vampire camp'.

* AffablyEvil: He's well-spoken, understanding and keeps his word.
* TheShrink: His role within the vampire camp.

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[[folder:Other Witches]]
!!Holly Cleary
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/HollyCleary_5511.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"There ain't no spell that can't be undone if you got the juice."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Lauren Bowles

A waitress at Merlotte's in the third season. She is very friendly and a single mother of two. She is also a devoted Wiccan.

* {{Badass}}
** TookALevelInBadass
* DeadpanSnarker
* {{Determinator}}: Never gave up when trapped by Marnie.
* HotMom
* HotWitch
* [[NiceGirl Nice Witch]]
* RapeAsBackstory
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight
* TheStoner

!!Jesus Velasquez
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"You can’t trade magic like fucking pokemon cards!"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Kevin Alejandro

A brujo of Mexican origin, he was employed as a medical nurse for Lafayette's mother Ruby Jean. He discovered that Lafayette was "powerful" and carefully introduced him to witchcraft, magic and mediumship.

* [[AbusiveParents Abusive Abuelo]]
* {{Badass}}
** BadassGay
* BetaCouple: With Lafayette
* BloodMagic
* BuryYourGays: He's KilledOffForReal in the fourth season finale
* DeadpanSnarker
* DeadPersonConversation
* EthnicMagician: He was trained as a witch by his grandfather.
* TheHeart
* HospitalHottie: He's a nurse working at the psychiatric center where Lafayette's mom lives. And he's hot.
* HotWitch
* KilledOffForReal
* MeaningfulName: Blood magic or no blood magic, he's one of the few members of the cast who is consistently kind, loving, and compassionate. He then allows himself to be sacrificed in the hopes that doing so will keep a then-possessed Lafayette from being harmed. And then he returns as a spirit, still just as full of love and compassion as ever.
* TheMedic
* NiceGuy
* SexyMentor: He is trying to get Lafayette to use his powers as a medium.
* StraightGay: You wouldn't know he's gay unless he's making out with Lafayette.
* TwoferTokenMinority: Actually a threefer, being gay, Latino, and Wiccan.

!!Roy
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->'''Played By:''' Dean Chekvala

A humble, yet mentally disturbed wiccan. As a member of Marnie Stonebrook's coven, he was the only faithful and loyal companion of Marnie/Antonia.

* AssholeVictim
* BeardOfEvil
* TheDragon: To Marnie.
* EvilRedhead
* KilledOffForReal
* PsychoSidekick: To Marnie. He loves seeing vampires die almost as much as her, but he's never been really wronged by them.
* StupidSacrifice: He stands in front of Marnie to protect her, is instantly killed, and Marnie dies seconds later.
* TooDumbToLive: Standing up to Eric and Bill when the battle was clearly over.
* UndyingLoyalty: For Marnie, who he sticks by all the way.

!!Katerina Pelham
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->'''Played By:''' Alexandra Breckinbridge

An undercover agent, wiccan, and former member of Marnie Stonebrook's coven. Under the king's orders, Katerina infiltrates Marnie's coven at the Moon Goddess Emporium in order to determine if they pose a danger to vampires.

* {{Badass}}
** CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass
* HotWitch
* KilledOffForReal: By Luis under the control of Martonia.
* TheMole: is actually a member of Bill's security team who's been sent to infiltrate Marnie's coven
* PunchClockVillain: She's only doing her job, working for Bill.
* SexySpectacles

!!Don Bartolo
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->'''Played By:''' Del Zamora

The grandfather to Jesus, and a brujo or shaman, who lives in Mexico. Don Bartolo attempted to teach Jesus the ways of being a brujo, but Jesus' mother would not allow it, and Jesus was never allowed to see his grandfather again.

* [[AbusiveParent Abusive Abuelo]]: He forced Jesus into a brujo livestyle, and now dismisses him as 'weak'. He also desecrates his grandson's corpse for a ritual.
* BeardOfEvil: He has a thick beard and
* BlackMagic[=/=]BloodMagic: The source of his power.
* DirtyOldMan: He has a very young, and pregnant, wife who despises him and he seems to care little for.
* EvilSorcerer: He's motivated only by self-interest and power.
* KilledOffForReal: By his pregnant wife.
* MayDecemberRomance: His pregnant wife is young enough to be his granddaughter.

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