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* [[The Quiet One]]: Walt starts out as a man of few words and even fewer actions, but subverts this later on when he becomes comfortable with his new lifestyle.
* [[Sarcastic Confession]]: To Hank in the season 3 premiere.
* [[Science Hero|Science Anti-Hero]]: Think if MacGyver turned evil.
{{quote|'''Tuco:''' What ''was'' that stuff?
'''[[Secret Identity|Heisenberg]]:''' Fulminated mercury... a little tweak of chemistry. }}
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{{quote|'''Jesse:''' "I'm the bad guy."}}
** Subverted by the end of the season.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: {{spoiler|In the season 4 premiere he has one after killing Gale, being so shocked at what he's done that he can't even seem to drive away from the apartment complex. Afterwards he sits in stunned silence for most of the episode.}}
* [[Hidden Depths]]: Is surprisingly kindhearted.
* [[The Igor]]
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* [[Dumb Blonde]]: Far from it, but she knows how [[The Power of Acting|to play]] [[Obfuscating Stupidity|the part]].
* [[Hot Mom]]
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: Along with her [[The Power of Acting|ability to fake distress when she needs sympathy]], it's one of her best weapons, as she proves in season 4 when she {{spoiler|1=tricks an IRS agent investigating Beneke Fabricators for fraudulent accounting into thinking the company's bookkeeping was flawed due to incompetence rather than criminal intent}}.
* [[The Power of Acting]]: Turns out to be one of Skyler's best weapons. Whether she's faking contractions to bail her sister out of her shoplifting problems, making up a story about Walt's gambling addiction on the fly, or convincing a locksmith that Walt's condo is her home, Skyler can sell it.
* [[Precision F-Strike]]: {{spoiler|"I fucked Ted."}}
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** Actually, given that for all his brilliance as a chemist and meth cook Walt does things like {{spoiler|suggest to Hank that Gale wasn't Heisenberg}} and {{spoiler|buy Walt Jr. a flashy, expensive, attention-grabbing car when the family is supposed to be strapped for cash}}, both of which Skyler immediately points out are incredibly stupid things to have done, it's quite arguable that she is just as smart as he is, or at the very least more prudent.
* [[Wham! Line]]: {{spoiler|"I know you're a drug dealer Walt."}}
** Not to mention {{spoiler|"I fucked Ted."}}
* {{spoiler|[[Villain Protagonist]]}}: Might be on her way to becoming one of these {{spoiler|since she's now taking a more active role in her husband's business.}}
* [[Villainy Free Villain]]: {{spoiler|For the first two seasons.}}
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* [[Bald of Awesome]]
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: In the second episode of season 2 he unknowingly saves Walt and Jesse from Tuco.
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: Acts like one, but it's [[Stepford Smiler|mostly to cover up]] his [[Hidden Depths|inner doubts and fears]].
* [[Broken Ace]]: {{spoiler|Hasn't been the same ever since the taskforce bombing in season 2.}}
** {{spoiler|Now literally broken after getting shot by one of the Twins.}}
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* [[Genius Bruiser]]: Arguably, in is connection of {{spoiler|Gale's murder}} with Gus Fring.
** This is an important part of Hank's growing characterization. While he initially might have come off as a loud, overbearing dumb cop, he's actually a very skilled investigator.
*** This is actually shown very early on, when he's is able to find the hidden stash of meth hidden in Krazy-8's car, which Gomez couldn't locate earlier.
* [[Hero Antagonist]]: Becomes one once he makes catching the elusive "Heisenberg" his goal; unusually for this trope, he's unaware that the [[Villain Protagonist]] he's pursuing is [[Hidden Villain|right under]] [[Devil in Plain Sight|his nose]].
* [[Hidden Depths]]: For the first season Hank seems mostly to be a textbook [[Boisterous Bruiser]] but in season 2 {{spoiler|after he kills Tuco}} we begin to see that Hank secretly feels a lot of anxiety and fear about his job.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Though loud and obnoxious he is generous to and protective of his family and devoted to his job.
* [[Nice Guy]]: By Season 4, He has evolved to be possibly the only genuinely likeable main character on the show.
* [[Noble Bigot with a Badge]]: Subverted. Though he's not very politically correct and frequently makes racially insensitive jokes to his Mexican-American partner, he doesn't appear to be genuinely bigoted or racist.
* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]]: {{spoiler|Gives one to Jesse in season 3.}}
* [[N-Word Privileges]]: Tends to assume he has them with his Hispanic colleagues, which is one thing that makes him [[Jerkass|so obnoxious]].
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* [[Devil in Plain Sight]]: See [[Villain with Good Publicity]]
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Invoked in "Full Measures" when he insists he would never order the death of a child. {{spoiler|Subverted. He later threatens to kill Walt's entire family including his son and his infant daughter.}}
* [[Evil Gloating]]: Generally he's too [[Dangerously Genre Savvy|cautious and smart]] to indulge in it; the one exception is his propensity for psychologically torturing the mute and crippled Hector. {{spoiler|This proves to be [[Fatal Flaw|the weakness]] that allows Walter to [[Flaw Exploitation|finally get the better of him]].}}
* {{spoiler|[[Face Death with Dignity]]: After a bomb literally blows half his face off, Gus walks calmly out the door, straightens his tie, then falls over dead.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Facial Horror]]: Walks away after an explosion and straightens his tie with ''half his face blown off'' right before he dies.}}
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A sleazy lawyer Walt and Jesse hire as their legal council. Saul has vast connections, and is the one who introduces Walt and Jesse to Gus. Saul also helps them with other criminal activities, like helping Walter buy a carwash to launder his money with. While he initially likes the money Walt and Jesse bring in, later appearences mostly consist of Saul exasperated at the bigger messes Walt and Jesse get into. [http://www.bettercallsaul.com/ Has his own website.]
* [[Absentee Actor]]: Noticeable in the season 2 finale when bizarrely we see Mike talking to the phone with Saul but never hear Saul's voice or see him on the other end despite both occurring during an earlier episode where's Saul's only appearance was in a phone call scene.
* [[Ain't Too Proud to Beg]]: In his first appearance when Walt and Jesse kidnap him.
* [[Ambulance Chaser]]
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* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Better call Saul!"
* [[Comic Relief]]: Despite being a surprisingly skilled lawyer, pretty much every other word out of Saul's mouth is hilarious.
* [[The Consigliere]]: Saul is more than just a lawyer. He acts as Walt and Jesse's advisor and handles all of their business arrangements.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: If there's a sarcastic line said, there's a ninety-seven percent chance Saul is the one saying it.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Was unwilling to give up Walt and Jesse to Gus, only doing so when Mike threatened to break his legs.
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* [[The Ace]]: Pulls off all assignments given to him by Gus flawlessly.
* [[Affably Evil]]: A nice guy and a loving grandfather, but he'll kill you without hesitation if it's his job.
* [[Ascended Extra]]: Seen once in the season 2 finale, seemingly as a simple PI for Saul, but his role grows in importance as it's revealed that he's actually Gus's primary enforcer.
* [[Badass Grandpa]]
* [[Bald of Evil]]
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The first of Jesse's three friends introduced, and one of his dealers. Not the smartest person around, but is very upbeat.
* [[Artistic License: Law]]: Badger is tricked into believing the urban myth that undercover cops have to identitfy themselves as such when asked.
* [[Book Dumb]]: Enough to make Jesse look like [[The Chessmaster]] by comparison.
* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]
* [[The Ditz]]: Described by the creators as "Jesse's Jesse".
* [[Dumbass Has a Point]]: Badger is able to spot a number of tell-tale signs that a particular drug deal is a sting. He doesn't listen to his own advice, however, and makes the deal anyway.
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* {{spoiler|[[Dropped a Bridge on Him]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[We Hardly Knew Ye]]}}
{{quote|'''Walt:''' Which one is Combo?}}
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* [[Bald of Evil]]
* [[Chekhov's Boomerang]]: Tio seems to be a relatively unimportant character until he's brought back in season 3, then plays an even bigger role in season 4.
* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]
* {{spoiler|[[Driven to Suicide]] / [[Death Equals Redemption]]: Blows himself up with Walt's bomb and takes Gus and Tyrus with him.}}
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* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]
* [[Dogged Nice Guy]]: Towards Skyler.
* {{spoiler|[[Dropped a Bridge on Him]]: [[Black Comedy|Comically]] so.}}
* [[Foil]]: For Walt.
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
* [[Justified Criminal]]: Is cooking the books at Beneke Fabricators, but only doing so 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 SL instead of paying off the debts.
* {{spoiler|[[Too Dumb to Live]]}}
* [[White Collar Crime]]: In contrast to the more working-class variety practiced by Walt and Jesse.
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* [[Bad Boss]]: Forces cashiers to do menial labour. He tries to [[Justified Trope|justify]] his actions by explaining that "a boss has to be tough."
* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]: There are almost no episodes he appears where the characters don't call attention to his freakish eyebrows.
* [[The Bus Came Back]]: After disappearing early in season 1 he comes back in season 4.
* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: At the beginning of the series he's the [[Jerkass|obnoxious boss]] at Walt's second job, but he comes back in a big way.
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