Line #36 Characters/SonsOfAnarchyLawEnforcement


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8	[[folder:Tyne Patterson]]
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10	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/patterson_tyne_9448.jpg]]
11	[[caption-width-right:350:''"Giving up the Sons of Anarchy is going to be a very popular get-out-of-jail free card."'']]
12	->'''Played By:''' Creator/CCHPounder
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14	->''"Whatever decisions happen here today, the outcome lands on you. Are you willing to let your family pay the price for your mistakes?"''
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16	The San Joaquin County District Attorney from Stockton assigned to aggressively address the violence plaguing Charming, specifically from a school shooting resulting in the deaths of four children using a gun acquired from the Sons of Anarchy motorcycle club. To do so, she works with former U.S. Marshal Lee Toric to investigate the Sons. She and Galen O'Shey serve as the main antagonists of Season 6.
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18	* AntiHero: Goes to some extreme lengths to accomplish her goals, but never crosses the MoralEventHorizon.
19	* BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler:Unlike Barosky and Marks, she escapes with her life, though her reputation will undoubtedly take a hit in the process.]]
20	* BigBadEnsemble: Of Season 6 alongside Galen O'Shay.
21	* BlackBossLady: In her capacity as the San Joaquin County District Attorney.
22	* EvilCostumeSwitch: Sort of. After Toric's death she takes off her wig, revealing her DreadlockWarrior-esque hairdo and reveals her real personality.
23	* TheGhost: She is referenced by her title as early as the Pilot, and a number of times after that over the next five seasons, but she doesn't actually appear until Season 6.
24	* HeroAntagonist: She's trying to shut down the Club, which is...actually a pretty reasonable goal. She also seems genuinely interested in helping Tara get out if she can, though of course it does help her agenda.
25	* IronLady: Tyne Patterson is unflinching and authoritative.
26	* KnightTemplar: ''"In my book [Tara Knowles] is bad until she does something good."'' She even attempts to blackmail Barosky.
27	* SilkHidingSteel: Patterson is well-dressed and highly educated, but it would be a mistake to think she isn't a badass.
28	* SympathyForTheHero: She understood Jax's pain after [[spoiler: Tara was brutally killed]], having lost her son and a nephew to senseless acts of violence. She also understands what is Jax's obvious next move when is released from prison to the point that she [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it very well:
29	-->'''Patterson:''' That's a natural reaction. The desire for revenge, it's a part of grieving. The difference is in my world, I knew that those violent desires would never become real. In yours, it's a very likely outcome.
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32	[[folder:Assistant U.S. Attorney Lincoln "Linc" Potter]]
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34	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/potter_lincoln_8456.jpg]]
35	[[caption-width-right:350:''"I really don't like people very much."'']]
36	->'''Played By:''' Creator/RayMcKinnon
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38	->''"Whoever or whatever you believe in: may it grant you safety and speed."''
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40	An Assistant U.S. Attorney operating out of Charming. He headed a joint agency task force targeting the Sons of Anarchy's arms trafficking business under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. He and Clay Morrow serve as the main antagonists of Season 4.
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42	* BigBadEnsemble: Initially set up as one alongside Clay Morrow in Season 4 before turning out to be a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]]. When first introduced, Potter appears to be a DirtyCop similar to Stahl, working the Sons of Anarchy for his own ruthless ends. However, after the CIA ruins his RICO investigation, he reveals his true colors by thanking Roosevelt for his hard work, covering for Juice with SAMCRO, and undermining Hale's development project -- not because any of this brings him anything, but because the CIA's interference has made things worse for Charming. He does what little he can to make them better as he goes.
43	* BunnyEarsLawyer: Prone to philosophize and even does ballet moves on top of the table when left alone in his Secret Room. And eat candy while Otto reads the deal to sell out the club. And smoking while hanging upside down.
44	* TheChessmaster: He's a master at making it utterly impossible for anyone to go against his wishes.
45	* ConsummateLiar: He doesn't even need to lie as much as he does, it just seems to amuse him. Only Otto ever picks up on it.
46	* CreepyGood: Potter is a strange, antisocial weirdo who seems almost inebriated at times. And yet, he's actually very moral, and quite firm in trying to do the right thing.
47	* DeadpanSnarker: Emphasis on the deadpan.
48	* GoodIsNotNice: He's weird, creepy and and cold...but he's actually on the side of the angels.
49	* HellbentForLeather: His trademark leather jacket.
50	* HeroAntagonist: In Season 4. Throughout the season, he oversees a RICO investigation that threatens to shut down SAMCRO's criminal operations for good.
51	* ManipulativeBastard: Potter manipulates the club rather expertly, and it's only due to the CIA's eleventh-hour involvement that his plan to take them down doesn't come to fruition.
52	* UnknownRival: Though he poses a major threat to SAMCRO, the club as a whole is never aware of his existence. The only Sons he ever meets are Juice and Otto.
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55	[[folder:Agent Grad Nicholas]]
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57	->'''Played By:''' Creator/DavidReesSnell
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59	An FBI Agent assigned to investigating the SAMCRO's arms trafficking business. He works closely with Assistant U.S. Attorney Lincoln Potter, often by his side during various points in the investigation.
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61	* HeroAntagonist: Like his boss, Potter.
62	* TheLancer: To Lincoln Potter.
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65	[[folder:Lee Toric]]
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67	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/toric_lee_6155.jpg]]
68	[[caption-width-right:350:''"These next few months will be the most excruciatingly painful time of your sick and miserable life."'']]
69	->'''Played By:''' Creator/DonalLogue
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71	A former U.S. Marshall who was forced into retirement for a variety of reasons including excessive use of force and racial profiling. After his sister is killed by Otto Delaney, he makes it his mission to take down the Sons of Anarchy.
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73	* AntiVillain: Seems poised to become type III or IV.
74	* BigBad: For Season 6. [[DiscOneFinalBoss Subverted]] with his death at Otto's hands in "Wolfsangel" just four episodes into the sixth season.
75	* CowboyCop: When he was a U.S. Marshal, now he's more of a [[RabidCop Rabid ExCop]].
76	* CulturedBadass: At the end of "Darthy", he's seen reading "Watchfiends and Rack Screams" by French poet and theatre innovator AntoninArtaud.
77	* DeadpanSnarker: Upon seeing Otto bite his own tongue off, he deadpans, "way to commit, Otto." Even before his death, with his FinalWords being "I didn't see that coming", which doubles as a Lampshade.
78	* DiscOneFinalBoss: He was set up to be the main antagonist for season six, but he was killed by Otto in the season's fourth episode.
79	* DisposableSexWorker: He accidentally shoots an escort (whom he'd just spent the night having sex with) when she sneaks up behind him while he's looking out the window. Although the wound wasn't fatal, he immediately decides to kill her by shooting her in the head. He then plants evidence to make it look like Nero was the one responsible for killing the girl.
80	* FanDisservice: His nude scene in the Season 6 premiere.
81	* FateWorseThanDeath: Promises this to Otto after he kills Lee's sister. In Season 6 he delivers, having Otto go through to daily beatings and rapings.
82	* FunctionalAddict: Heroin. And pills.
83	* KarmicDeath: He is brutally killed by Otto; the man he had been tormenting for weeks.
84	%%* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique
85	* ManipulativeBastard: He's hurt the club deeply and is still working to hurt it, regardless of who gets in his way, but has been working mostly behind the scenes and through outcasts like Otto and Clay.
86	%%* HeWhoFightsMonsters
87	* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: On Otto.
88	* RetiredBadass: Former U.S. Marshall.
89	* {{Sadist}}: Having Otto beaten and raped everyday until his execution definetly makes him this. The way he cruelly taunts Otto after being raped just confirms it. Even if he's avenging his sister, the extreme nature of his actions makes it clear that he enjoys causing others pain.
90	* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: He makes frequent allusions to his 'favors' but also notes that they are finite.
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93	* ZippingUpTheBodybag: Unlike Otto, we don't see Toric zipped up - But we see his bag ''unzipped'' by Patterson.
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96	[[folder:Macky]]
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98	->'''Played By:''' Creator/JackConley
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100	A corrupt prison guard loyal to the One-Niners.
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102	* AssholeVictim: He is responsible for [[spoiler: Opie's death]] and ends up being killed by SAMCRO in a similar fashion.
103	* TheBrute: A corrupt prison guard working for the One-Niners.
104	* DirtyCop: Like Goodman, he works for Pope.
105	* DirtyCoward: When his wife shows up to defend him with a shotgun, he takes the chance to run away.
106	%%* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes
107	* EvilSoundsDeep: Due to Jack Conley's deep baritone voice.
108	* JustFollowingOrders: The justification he gives for causing the death of Opie.
109	%%* SmugSnake
110	* VillainousBreakdown: After his wife is killed in front of him, Macky loses it completely.
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113	[[folder:Goodman]]
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115	->'''Played By:''' Creator/DerekAnthony
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117	A Detective in Oakland, under Damon Pope's employment.
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119	* BaldOfEvil: Goodman is bald and a more-than-willing employee of Damon Pope.
120	* TheBrute: For Pope, within the law. He's later dismissed by Pope as being 'sloppy'.
121	* DirtyCop: He's on Pope's payroll.
122	%%* ScaryBlackMan
123	* SmugSnake: Goodman is much more confident than he has a right to be. It gets him killed.
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