Line #290 Characters/BreakingBadOtherCriminals


1	[[WMG:[[center:[-'''[[Characters/BreakingBad Main Character Index]] \| [[Characters/BetterCallSaul Better Call Saul]]'''\
2	[[Characters/BreakingBadWaltsFamily Walt's Family]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White]]), [[Characters/BreakingBadHeisenbergsEmpire Heisenberg's Empire]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman Saul Goodman]]), [[Characters/BreakingBadDEAAndPolice DEA and Police]], [[Characters/BreakingBadJuarezCartel Juarez Cartel]], [[Characters/BreakingBadLosPollosHermanos Los Pollos Hermanos]], [[Characters/BreakingBadMadrigalElectromotive Madrigal Electromotive]], [[Characters/BreakingBadAryanBrotherhood Aryan Brotherhood]], '''Other Criminals''', [[Characters/BreakingBadOtherCivilians Other Civilians]]-]]]]]
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4	[[foldercontrol]]
5
6	!!!Addicts
7
8	[[folder:Wendy]]
9	!!Wendy
10	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wendy_8042.jpg]]
11	[[caption-width-right:250:''"Hey, I ain't holding, okay?"'']]
12	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JuliaMinesci
13	!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/BreakingBad'' \| ''Series/BetterCallSaul''
14
15	A meth-addicted street prostitute, who associates with Jesse Pinkman and is featured in the online promotional material as one of Saul Goodman's clients.
16	----
17	* ButtMonkey: She tends to get made fun of, picked on, and hassled whenever she shows up.
18	* {{Butterface}}: Years of meth addiction have not been kind to her.
19	* ChekhovsGunman: Ultimately subverted; she reappears in Season 3 as part of Jesse's plot to kill the dealers who murdered Combo but doesn't end up going through with it.
20	* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Not quite a heart of gold, perhaps, but she is pretty nice to Jesse.
21	* OnceASeason: She has shown up to play a small but somewhat crucial role in the first three seasons.
22	* OnlyOneName: Her last name is not revealed.
23	* PutOnABus: Never appears again after the third season.
24	* SingleMomStripper: She says she has a son and she does "all kinds of things for him".
25	* {{Streetwalker}}: Wendy isn't exactly catering to a high class of clients.
26	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: She has a fondness for Mug Rootbeer and constantly demands it from the cops interrogating her.
27	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Disappears after Jesse's plot to poison the rival drug dealers through her is discovered. Whether the drug dealers in question learned from Gus she was planning to poison them, and whether they did anything to her in response, is never addressed.
28	[[/folder]]
29
30	[[folder:Spooge]]
31	!!Spooge
32	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2x6_spooge_2879.png]]
33	[[caption-width-right:250:''"It's a victimless crime!"'']]
34	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DavidUry
35	!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/BreakingBad'' \| ''Series/BetterCallSaul''
36
37	A drug addict who steals meth from Skinny Pete at knifepoint. Jesse later accosts Spooge in the latter's home as an effort to retrieve the stolen drugs and/or a cash payment.
38	----
39	* AbusiveParents: Spooge and his lady neglect the boy who lives with them, presumably their son.
40	* AssholeVictim: He's a meth-head who constantly insults and denigrates his lady, and horribly mistreats his young (possible) son, and also has killed a shopkeeper to steal an ATM. It's hard to feel sorry for him when his woman crushes his head with the ATM, [[TooDumbToLive while repeatedly calling her a skank.]]
41	* AtrociousAlias: "Spooge?" Seriously? He must have been completely spun when he came up with that name.
42	* AxCrazy: It's quite obvious from his first appearance that he's incredibly deranged and violent.
43	* BeardOfEvil: A scraggly beard from being an unshaven mess in general.
44	* BlatantLies: Spooge tells Jesse that his theft of the ATM went "smooth as silk" and was "a victimless crime". In truth, a clerk was brutally murdered during the robbery.
45	* CallForward: He has a brief appearance in ''Better Call Saul'' as one of Saul's clients in 2004. He's wearing expensive clothes and is much more clean-cut than he is when Jesse meets him four years later.
46	* DirtyCoward: When Jesse has a gun on him, he's whiny and submissive.
47	* HateSink: He has absolutely no redeemable or likable traits, and is meant to garner as much of the audience's disgust and revulsion as possible.
48	* HiddenDepths: He's well-aware of accurate medical terminology. [[WordOfSaintPaul David Ury has speculated that Spooge used to be an EMT.]]
49	* {{Jerkass}}: Between his abusive neglect of a very young child, his willingness to commit petty murders to facilitate idiotic thefts, and calling his girlfriend/wife a 'skank' over and over again (when it is clear that this infuriates her), Spooge is a pretty nasty fellow.
50	* KarmicDeath: He dies when his head gets crushed by the same ATM that he had stolen (and murdered someone to do so), just after he had finished verbally abusing his girlfriend (who kills him out of anger).
51	* TooDumbToLive: He repeatedly insults his lady while working underneath a big heavy ATM, constantly riling her up. He's also boosted [=ATMs=] six times and never got one open, yet steals another due to the 'law of averages'.
52	* UnfortunateNames: Jesse expresses disbelief at Skinny Pete getting robbed by someone named Spooge.
53	* YourHeadAsplode: He gets his head absolutely smooshed under an ATM.
54	[[/folder]]
55
56	[[folder:Spooge's Lady]]
57	!!Spooge's Lady
58	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/s_lady_4755.png]]
59	[[caption-width-right:250:''"Call me a bad mother? I'll show you a bad mother!"'']]
60	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DaleDickey
61	!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/BreakingBad''
62
63	A drug addict who stole meth from Skinny Pete at knifepoint with help from her partner Spooge.
64	----
65	* AbusiveParents: She and Spooge neglect the boy who lives with them, presumably their son.
66	* AxCrazy: When she is shown crushing Spooge's head it proves just how murderous she really is.
67	* BerserkButton: Do NOT call her a skank. Or a bad mother. At best she'll knock you out cold, at worst she'll ''pulverize your head with an ATM machine''.
68	* TheDogBitesBack: When Spooge repeatedly insults her by calling her a skank (even when she tells him to quit calling her that), she has enough and crushes Spooge's head with the ATM he's working under.
69	* EvilLaugh: Has a very disturbing cackle when she and Spooge rob Skinny Pete.
70	* HateSink: She's just as nasty as Spooge.
71	* ParentalNeglect: Although her neglectful attitude toward her son would be this trope, she is greatly offended when Jesse calls her a bad mother.
72	* NoNameGiven: Only ever known as 'Spooge's Lady'. According to Skinny Pete, it's something "incomprehensible".
73	* PreMortemOneLiner: She says "I ain't no skank" before and after killing Spooge.
74	[[/folder]]
75
76	[[folder:Scary Skell]]
77	!!Scary Skell
78	[[quoteright:239:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cfwwtbp.png]]
79	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DamonHerriman
80	!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/BreakingBad''
81
82	A dangerous drug addict. As part of the cartel's war with Gus, he came into possession of a Los Pollos Hermanos bucket containing a batch of blue meth, forcing Jesse and Mike to retrieve it.
83	----
84	* AxCrazy: He is ''deep'' down the hole of meth addiction, and as a result, he's impulsively violent and paranoid.
85	* NoIndoorVoice: [[LargeHam He literally shouts all his lines.]]
86	* TheParanoiac: He's violently paranoid about everything as a result of his meth addiction.
87	* RightForTheWrongReasons: He's right to distrust Jesse, but it's the meth that's making him paranoid as opposed to any good instincts.
88	* SayMyName: '''TUCKER!'''
89	* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: He brandishes a shotgun 24/7 as a result of his paranoia, making him a legitimate threat compared to Tucker.
90	* TheShutIn: Aggressively orders Tucker to shut the door immediately. Apparently, his meth addiction has made him sensitive to sunlight.
91	[[/folder]]
92
93	[[folder:Tucker]]
94	!!Tucker
95	[[quoteright:233:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bgmr91t.png]]
96	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/BlakeBerris
97	!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/BreakingBad''
98
99	Scary Skell's "friend." He's supposed to keep a lookout for intruders but barely seems to be aware of his surroundings.
100	----
101	* ZeroEffortBoss: Although he's noted to a potential obstacle by Mike, Jesse effortlessly walks by him upon realizing he's so out there in the head that he poses no real threat at all.
102	[[/folder]]
103
104	!!!Other Criminals
105
106	[[folder:Ted Beneke]]
107	!!Theodore "Ted" Beneke
108	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/beneke_ted_7000.jpg]]
109	[[caption-width-right:250:''"Being that rock takes everything you’ve got."'']]
110	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/ChristopherCousins
111	!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/BreakingBad''
112
113	The president and owner of Beneke Fabricators. He gives Skyler her old job back as an accountant during the second season.
114	----
115	* AssholeVictim: He deserves a lot of what happens to him. Sure, he's not a killer or drug kingpin and not as bad as Walt or Gus or Jack, but he's still a sleazy, selfish white-collar criminal who makes terrible decisions and considers himself a genius.
116	* BlackComedy: His near-death is probably one of the best examples of this in the show's history. It helps that it feels like a scene that would feel right at home in a [[Creator/TheCoenBrothers Coen Brothers]] flick like ''Film/{{Fargo}}''.
117	* 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 in 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.
118	* BreakTheHaughty: He dismisses Skyler when she tells him to pay off his debts to the IRS, but after the incident with Huell and Kuby leaves him paralyzed he starts singing a different tune. When Skyler visits him in the hospital, he's clearly aware that she ordered the pair to intimidate him and is quite scared of her and Walt, promising he will keep his mouth shut.
119	* ButtMonkey: Poor guy has all kinds of bad stuff befall him. Granted, a lot of it is his fault for being such a cowardly and selfish fool.
120	* ChekhovsGunman: Comes back in late season 4 when the IRS indicts him for tax fraud.
121	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: He uses his position as president of Beneke Fabrications to embezzle money from the company.
122	* DirtyCoward: Ted slept with Skyler and hid from her husband when confronted instead of facing him like a man. His actions would have had negative repercussions for others, yet Ted would always try to save his own skin before others. Finally, after being forced to sign the check, he attempts to run from Huell and Kuby which results in him tripping and crippling himself.
123	* EpicFail: He gets spooked when Huell and Kuby intimidate him into paying off his tax debt and attempts to flee. ''Where'' he intended to flee isn't made clear, because Ted doesn't make it ten steps before he trips on a rug and slams his face into a counter, breaking his neck and paralyzing himself. Note that successfully escaping would not have accomplished anything anyway, since he had already signed the cheque and given it to Kuby, and neither Kuby nor Huell made even a trivial attempt to stop him in the first place.
124	* {{Foil}}: He and Walt share a great deal of similarities - both men regard themselves as {{Justified Criminal}}s doing their lawbreaking activities for the sake of some greater good (Walt's being his family's financial future, Ted's being his employees' livelihoods), but are really in it for their own selfish reasons (Walt for his ego and pride, Ted for continuing to maintain his own luxurious lifestyle) and are really terrible at thinking things through in the long term and tend to make [[ManChild immature decisions]].
125	* HandsomeLech: 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.
126	* HateSink: In contrast to other criminals that at least have some cool, intimidating charm, Ted grows more and more loathsome and pathetic in each of his appearances. First, he has an affair with Skyler. Then it's revealed he's been committing tax fraud that also puts Skyler and Walt at risk, while carelessly buying a car with unaccounted money when he's very close to being arrested. He even claims he's "doing the right thing" refusing to pay the IRS with their money and won't acknowledge that he'll be sent to prison, which Skyler interprets as him blackmailing her. Saul's goons then force him to write the check, after which he runs away and trips and falls, paralyzing himself.
127	* {{Jerkass}}: While he makes the fair case that paying off the IRS will not simply solve all his problems, he also knows that when he doesn't pay them they will inevitably audit Skyler and Walt for her hand in his business, and the two will go to jail along with him.
128	* 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. In his mind, there's no difference between imprisonment and bankruptcy.
129	* LaserGuidedKarma: Ted spends most of his time spending his money on anything he wants in order to continue his lavish lifestyle, even if it puts him in danger of being audited by the IRS. His final moments on the series show him permanently crippled in a hospital bed thanks to his own incompetence, thus ensuring that whatever privileged life he had before is ''long'' gone.
130	* {{Manchild}}: Despite being well into middle age, his actions seem more that of a clueless teenager than a grown adult.
131	* MoneyDumb: He seems almost pathologically incapable of being fiscally responsible and 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 about having as much money to do so, even if it could be used to avoid really bad things like imprisonment for tax fraud, and would rather refuse an incredibly generous offer if it's only meant to pay his debts.
132	* NotQuiteDead: Granted, it was left a bit ambiguous whether he died or not when he tripped, but a lot of people assumed he was dead until the season 5 premiere proved otherwise.
133	* PetTheDog: For all of his problems, he loves his daughters. After getting crippled by Huell and Kuby, he covers up their involvement out of fear that they would go after his daughters next.
134	* PostVictoryCollapse: Discussed. When Skyler wonders why she doesn't feel happier after Walt goes into remission, Ted recalls that when he got some good news about his dad's cancer, all it took was the flu to knock him flat.
135	* 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 the neck 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.
136	* SmallRoleBigImpact: By roping Skyler into tax evasion, he forces her to give him much of Walt's money to get the IRS off their backs. However, unbeknownst to Skyler, Walt has landed himself in hot water with his boss and needs that money to escape. With that option gone, Walt is forced to stay and fight Gus in a last-ditch attempt to save his family, [[CorneredRattlesnake which he emerges victorious and becomes the strongest druglord standing]]. This event boosts his ego so much that Walt officially goes on the warpath and builds himself the greatest American drug empire in the next season, allowing him to finally live up to his reputation as the great Heisenberg.
137	* SmugSnake: He's a sleazebag who has an affair with Skyler and seems to think he's smooth even though he commits tax fraud while claiming he won't be penalized. He takes the money Skyler gives him and buys a new car even though he's this close to being arrested for unpaid back taxes.
138	* 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 a lengthy prison sentence and he ''throws it away''. While siphoning money from the fund to further spend on himself.
139	* TooDumbToLive: After Huell and Kuby force him to write the check to the IRS, all he had to do was sit tight for a few days until the check cleared; there was literally no threat to his life or well-being once the paperwork was signed. Ted decides to make a run for it, slips and trips over a rug, slams facefirst into the kitchen counter, and cripples himself.
140	* UnexpectedInheritance: {{Subverted}}, Skyler gets Saul to give Ted some of Walt's drug money by pretending that it's an inheritance from his "great aunt Birgit" in UsefulNotes/{{Luxembourg}} in order to pay off his tax debt and stop any further investigation by the IRS. Ted, being an utter moron, has no idea it's a scheme and plays it straight InUniverse: he marvels at his sudden good luck, ignores the fact that he has no idea who this "great aunt Birgit" is, and considers it a "sign from above" to re-open operations at Beneke Fabricators rather than pay his tax debt.
141	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: His terrible business management and refusal to pay the IRS is what leads Walt to not have 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]]...
142	* 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.
143	* WhiteCollarCrime: In contrast to the black-market variety practiced by Walt and Jesse, Ted cooked the books to keep his lavish lifestyle afloat.
144	[[/folder]]
145
146	[[folder:Lawson]]
147	!!Lawson
148	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a1cfw2s.png]]
149	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JimBeaver
150	!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/BreakingBad'' \| ''Series/BetterCallSaul''
151
152	->''"A man steps to you intent on doing bodily harm, you got every right to plant your feet and shoot to kill."''
153	Walt's, and previously Mike's, gun dealer.
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155	* AffablyEvil: Polite, respectful and honorable despite being a black market gun dealer.
156	* AlmightyJanitor: Very qualified with his field of work and also helps as a sniper spotter for Mike when the latter buys a rifle from him.
157	* ArmsDealer: He illegally sells weapons.
158	* TheCameo: Jim Beaver is a pretty well known character actor but his part is rather minor given that his character only exists in ''Breaking Bad'' to provide Walt with a revolver and the M60, and in ''Better Call Saul'' to provide Mike with sniper rifles.
159	* CelebrityParadox: As with Creator/AnnaGunn (Skyler), Lawson's actor Jim Beaver plays a medium-sized role in ''Series/{{Deadwood}}'', which exists in the ''Breaking Bad'' universe.
160	* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:After selling Walt a revolver, he turns up in season 5 and sells Walt an M60 that kills all the occupants of Jack's Nazi funhouse.]]
161	* ConsummateProfessional: He knows his product, he doesn't take anything personally, and he makes clear that he feels the best thing he can do is keep a friendly and professional demeanor in order to encourage repeat business. He goes above and beyond for the customer and is so aware of forensics techniques that he not only files serial numbers of his guns but obscures where they once were with a stippling machine.
162	** On seeing how inexperienced Walt is, he suggests he buy a handgun legally, which would be cheaper and save ''him'' the felony of being caught with an illegal firearm. He also makes sure to provide Walter with a printed copy of the manual for the M60 he later sells him.
163	** When Mike initially refuses to buy any of the sniper rifles and wants to give Lawson money for wasting his time, he refuses and says it's on the house. And sure enough Mike does end up purchasing one of his rifles.
164	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Lawson may sell guns to people who ''really'' shouldn't have them, but he's up-front and honest with clients even to the point of recommending they do things that would lose him money.
165	** For example, he tells Walt that if he wants to buy a gun for legal self-defense purposes (as is the case with the revolver), he could save a lot of money ''and avoid committing a felony'' by just purchasing one from a legitimate source like a gun shop.
166	** Later, he won't sell Walt the M60 until he has his assurance it won't be crossing the border into Mexico.
167	** When Mike decides not to buy any of his wares, Lawson turns down Mike's offer to pay him just for Lawson's time and trouble. He might sell criminals the guns they use to hurt people, but he won't take a penny if he doesn't feel that he's earned it.
168	[[/folder]]
169
170	[[folder:Old Joe]]
171	!!Old Joe
172	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/40s1ich.png]]
173	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/LarryHankin
174	!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/BreakingBad'' \| ''Film/ElCamino''
175
176	The owner of a junkyard where Walt takes the RV to be crushed. He later helps Walt, Jesse, and Mike with their plan to use a magnet in order to destroy Gus' computer at the APD.
177	----
178	* TheBusCameBack: After a brief, but memorable appearance in Season 3 where he thwarts Hank's attempt to break into Jesse's RV, he comes back to play a rather pivotal role in the first half of Season 5. He returns again when Jesse calls him in ''Film/ElCamino''.
179	* CoolOldGuy: He might have 'old' in his official casting name, but he's a smart and helpful guy.
180	* DeusExMachina: A smart and helpful CoolOldGuy, just what Walt and Jesse need when Hank is about to bust the RV wide open.
181	* 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 Gustavo Fring's laptop.
182	* KnowWhenToFoldEm: While Joe may know his legal rights and is willing to stand up to a DEA agent overstepping his bounds, [[spoiler:he immediately hightails it when Todd's stolen El Camino is activated, as it's clear that no legal expertise is gonna save him from an FBI raid. Considering they sent dozens of police cars and a couple ''armored trucks'' to Skinny Pete's house, Joe's reaction is more than justified.]]
183	* NotSoAboveItAll: [[spoiler:When reuniting with Jesse in ''Film/ElCamino'', Joe notes that he found Jesse's magnet trick and subsequent LargeHam celebration over pulling it off to be legitimately entertaining at the time, hence why he decides to help the man (though it doesn't last long)]]
184	* NotSoStoic: [[spoiler:Joe very quickly panics and bails on helping Jesse once he realizes the authorities have got a lock on Jesse's stolen El Camino.]]
185	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: We don't even know if Joe is his real first name.
186	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Throughout all of ''Series/BreakingBad'', Joe is incredibly calm when dealing with highly illegal situations, even standing his ground when Hank Schrader is badgering him. [[spoiler:But when Todd's Lo-Jack tracker is activated by the police in ''Film/ElCamino'', Joe immediately freaks out and drives off, as he knows just how high the heat is.]]
187	* PetTheDog: Subverted. [[spoiler:Old Joe returns in ''Film/ElCamino'' and plans to help Jesse get rid of the titular car for free, as he genuinely likes him and figures that with helping him is the least he can do given Jesse's situation. Unfortunately the police activate a tracking signal within the car right as Joe’s inspecting it, resulting in him taking off before he’s caught as a known associate.]]
188	* RulesLawyer: Invokes this where Hank is concerned.
189	* 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.]]
190	[[/folder]]
191
192	[[folder:Clovis]]
193	!!Clovis
194	[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ngbf4hv.jpg]]
195	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/TomKiesche
196	!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/BreakingBad''
197
198	Badger's jackass cousin. He operates a vehicle towing and repair service.
199	----
200	* CountryCousin: To Badger. While not exactly "rural" he is living out in the boonies and operates a towing and repair service.
201	* DumbMuscle: Relies on his physical presence to intimidate customers while not taking any adequate security procedures, allowing Jesse to break in and steal back the RV after Clovis already caught him after breaking just minutes earlier.
202	* HonestJohnsDealership: In addition to hiding evidence from a drug manufacturing ring, he also sells Jesse a used car. Given how at ease he is dealing with this, it seems likely that he has some history dealing with criminals.
203	* {{Jerkass}}: He might be Badger's cousin, but he still treats both him and Jesse with disdain and demands high payment.
204	* JerkassHasAPoint: Nonetheless, the police are currently looking for the RV he's being asked to hide and considering the "cargo" enclosed within, he's taking a considerable risk taking it in.
205	* PutOnABus: After Jesse makes a deal with him to hide the RV on his lot, he doesn't appear again until he makes a brief cameo in Season 3 and is never seen again after that.
206	[[/folder]]
207
208	[[folder:James Kilkelly]]
209	!!James 'Jimmy In-'N-Out' Kilkelly
210	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/w0wibrt.jpg]]
211	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JimmyDaniels
212	!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/BreakingBad''
213
214	James Edward Kilkelly, better known as Jimmy In-'N-Out, is a lifelong criminal who's made a profit by going to jail for other peoples' crimes. After Badger gets arrested, Jimmy gets set up as the fall guy for Heisenberg.
215	----
216	* BaldOfEvil: Which helps convince APD that he's Heisenberg. Hank doesn't buy it, however.
217	* BitCharacter: Doesn't even have any dialogue, but his memorable backstory left enough of an impression to be included.
218	* FallGuy: He's a professional fall guy. He's institutionalized and willingly goes into prison.
219	* InSeriesNickname: He's known as 'Jimmy In-'N'Out' due to constantly getting in and out of prison.
220	* NotUsedToFreedom: Naturally having spent too much time in prison makes modern-day America inconvenient for him.
221	* OffOnATechnicality: Saul assures Walt and Jesse that he'll get Jimmy a reduced sentence.
222	* TheOldCon: Due to being in prison for most of his life, he's a frequent face on the inside.
223	[[/folder]]
224
225	[[folder:Olive Oil]]
226	!!Olive Oil
227	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8ijwdey_8.png]]
228	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Jesus Mayorga
229	!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/BreakingBad''
230
231	A frequent immigrant from Mexico to the US and back again. He ends up running into trouble when conversing with the Cousins during a trip to America.
232	----
233	* HeKnowsTooMuch: When noticing the boots that the Cousins are wearing, recognizing them as being part of the cartel, Olive Oil 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).
234	* TheIllegal: He has been smuggled across Mexico to Texas plenty of times as part of his job, which is to paint cars for Mexican gangsters, and is on his way to do the same for his cousin's body shop in the US.
235	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Olive Oil (or "aceite de oliva" in his native language) has been tasked with painting cars that end up looking quite slick, which is how he got his nickname. Whatever his actual name is, he doesn't say.
236	* TheresNoKillLikeOverkill: 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.
237	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Him finding out that the Cousins are dangerous Cartel members gets him killed, in addition with the deaths of almost a dozen others, with their bodies blown to smithereens.
238	* WeHardlyKnewYe: Has quite a captivating introduction, with plenty of background information, only to be killed in the same scene.
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240
241	[[folder:Ira]]
242	!!Ira
243	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mol.PNG]]
244	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/FrancRoss
245	!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/BreakingBad'' \| ''Series/BetterCallSaul''
246
247	A burglar that Jimmy enlists to help him steal a Hummel figurine. He later becomes the owner of a pest control company called Vamonos Pest, which Walt and Jesse use as a front for their meth-cooking operation.
248	----
249	* AffablyEvil: Ira is an experienced criminal, but he's also a pretty affable guy who can generally be trusted.
250	* AscendedExtra: Though he still isn't a major player, he has far more screen-time in ''Better Call Saul'' than ''Breaking Bad''.
251	* TheBusCameBack: He returns in the prequel series as a burglar hired by Jimmy.
252	* ButtMonkey: Downplayed, but Ira doesn't exactly have the easiest time stealing that Hummel figurine. What ''should'' have been a quick and easy snatch-n'-grab turns into something ''much'' less pleasant when Neff, the guy he was hired to rob, ends up sleeping in his own office because his wife kicked him out. As a result, poor Ira is forced to hide under his desk, listening to him argue with his wife, play self-help tapes ad nauseam, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking play solitaire in actual solitaire]], with the slowly accumulating hours likely feeling like ''days.''
253	* HonorAmongThieves: The Hummel figurine he stole at Jimmy's behest ended up selling for a lot more than what Jimmy had estimated. Ira could have pocketed the difference without Jimmy ever knowing or even suspecting, but he still split the take evenly.
254	* PetTheDog: Splits the take evenly in response to Jimmy's PetTheDog moment of rescuing him.
255	* SavedByCanon: His appearance in ''Breaking Bad'' indicates he'll survive the events of ''Better Call Saul''.
256	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Implied. Francesca mentions to Gene that Ira disappeared after Heisenberg became Public Enemy Number 1 in the U.S, much like Saul Goodman's other criminal associates.
257
258	[[/folder]]
259
260	[[folder:Ed Galbraith]]
261	!!Ed Galbraith
262	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ed_vrg_7275.jpg]]
263	[[caption-width-right:300:''"Seems to me just the spot for a man to rest up, think on things. If you look around... it's kind of beautiful."'']]
264	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/RobertForster
265	!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/BreakingBad'' \| ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' \| ''Film/ElCamino''
266
267	A vacuum cleaner repairman. He secretly offers the service of taking people and giving them new lives and identities.
268	----
269	* AffablyEvil: Stoicism aside, Ed is accomodating, helpful, and professional. But if you try and ask for a discount, or beg him for special treatment, he will rat you to the police, as Jesse finds out.
270	* AlmightyJanitor: Saul thinks that the "vacuum repair shop" is just an euphemism or a cover at least. Ed is really a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin vacuum repair man]].
271	* BeingPersonalIsntProfessional: [[spoiler:Walter offers $10,000 just for an hour of his time for a game of cards. He also demands Jesse pay his past dues and refuses to give Jesse a slight discount despite knowing about his imprisonment.]]
272	* BrutalHonesty: [[spoiler:When Walt asks whether he can trust Ed to take the rest of his millions and give it to his family back in Albuquerque, the salty old crook just gives him a weary glance and asks if he'd believe him if he told him yes.]]
273	* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:Walt tries to use his services, but didn't have the funds in Season 4. Jesse is convinced to use him, but backs down in Season 5 when he figures out that Walt poisoned Brock. However, Walt and Saul finally use him and gain new identities in "Granite State".]] [[spoiler: Jesse peruses his services again to escape Alberqueque and gain a new identity in ''Film/ElCamino''.]]
274	* ConsummateProfessional: [[spoiler:He works in a very straight-forward way, with no corners cut and earns every dollar relocating Saul and Walt. He also refuses to close his store for anyone, even lucrative clients, and will not forgive past debts or lower his price for Jesse despite his troubles.]]
275	* {{Fauxshadow}}: Gene does call him onscreen in ''Better Call Saul'', but he [[spoiler:never actually uses his services after reaching Omaha.]]
276	* TheGhost: Despite being mentioned in Season 4, he does not appear visibly [[spoiler:until "Granite State"]].
277	* HonorAmongThieves: He could have easily robbed Walt of all his money but he is too much of a professional for that. [[spoiler:He also doesn't hold a grudge towards Jesse, even when he initially spurned his service and later forced him to call the police to get him to leave his shop.]]
278	* IncrediblyLameFun: To keep Walt occupied in a cabin far from society, what kind of entertainment did Ed buy for him to watch? 2 copies of ''Film/MrMagoriumsWonderEmporium''!
279	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler:He's a total hardass who has no sympathy on Jesse's torture sob story, but he covers for Jesse and visibly has his heartstrings pulled when he reads Jesse's goodbye letter to Brock.]]
280	* MysteriousPast: Absolutely no information is given on Ed Galbraith's history within the franchise. Who he is beyond just a vacuum cleaner repairman to how he came to run his disappearing side business is completely unknown.
281	* NotSoStoic: Despite his ConsummateProfessional attitude towards Jesse throughout the entirety of ''El Camino'' and his ambivalence for all the tragedy he's gone through, Ed is visibly touched by Jesse's letter to Brock Cantillo when he reads it. He promises him to mail it to him from Mexico City.
282	* PetTheDog:
283	** [[spoiler:When Jesse forces him to call the cops, Ed has mercy and gives the cops a completely fabricated description of him. Of course, [[PragmaticVillainy he also was doing it to prevent the cops realizing what kind of business he actually runs.]]]]
284	** Unlike Saul and Walter, Ed also allows Jesse to choose where he wants to disappear to, which is a pretty rare luxury given that he's the most wanted man in America at the moment.[[note]]Though Jesse asked to disappear to Alaska, a vast frigid land with very low population density, and Ed would have accepted that as a convenient location to lay low.[[/note]] He also promises to send Brock Jesse's letter from Mexico City so that the kid knows what happened to his mother.
285	* PragmaticVillainy: [[spoiler:After a tense stand-off with Jesse in ''El Camino'' after Jesse ends up short on the funding needed for his services, Ed actually returns the money that Jesse also owes him since he rationalizes that trying to fight him over it would cause more problems than he needs.]]
286	* PunchClockVillain: Even though he works to make criminals (or any high-paying customer) disappear, he is honest, accommodating, and reasonable.
287	* PutOnABus: Invoked, as he is the one who runs the literal bus station.
288	* SecretKeeper: The final scene of ''El Camino'' implies that Ed Galbraith is the only man outside of Jesse who knows the circumstances behind Andrea Cantillo's murder, since he read the letter Jesse wanted to send to Brock.
289	* SpySpeak: To solicit his identity-erasing services, clients call his shop and specifically ask for a dust filter for a "Hoover Max Extract Pressure Pro, Model 60," at which point they are asked "how hot" to denote the immediacy at which they need to be picked up. [[AluminumChristmasTrees In reality]], said product is actually a ''carpet cleaner'' that wouldn't require a dust filter, ensuring that [[CrazyPrepared only people requesting his services would ever ask for it]].
290	* TheStoic: Aside from some mild sarcasm, he's a non-judgmental professional who isn't affected by his clients.
291	* VisualPun: Ed, the vacuum repair man, drives a red Pontiac Trans Sport, a minivan more commonly known as the "Dust Buster."
292
293	[[/folder]]

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