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25 characters · TV Series

Walter /WAWL-ter/ A high school chemistry teacher who turns to cooking methamphetamine to secure his family's future after being diagnosed with cancer. Jesse /JESS-ee/ Walter's former student and reluctant partner in the methamphetamine business. Skyler /SKIE-ler/ Walter's wife, who becomes increasingly suspicious of his activities and eventually becomes complicit in his crimes. Hank /HANK/ Walter's brother-in-law and a DEA agent who is determined to bring down the meth kingpin Heisenberg. Marie /muh-REE/ Hank's wife, Skyler's sister, and a kleptomaniac with a penchant for purple. Saul /SAWL/ A criminal lawyer with questionable ethics who becomes Walter and Jesse's legal counsel. Gustavo /goo-STAH-voh/ A Chilean-American businessman who owns Los Pollos Hermanos and is a major distributor of methamphetamine. Mike /MIKE/ A former Philadelphia police officer who becomes Gus Fring's right-hand man and a cleaner for Walter and Jesse. Junior /JOON-yer/ Walter and Skyler's son, who has cerebral palsy. Todd /TOD/ An employee of Vamonos Pest Control who becomes involved in Walter and Jesse's meth operation. Badger /BA-jer/ Jesse's friend and a small-time drug dealer. Skinny /SKIN-ee PEET/ Another of Jesse's friends and a small-time drug dealer. Tuco /TOO-koh/ A volatile and dangerous meth distributor. Hector /HEK-ter/ A ruthless drug kingpin and Tuco's uncle, later confined to a wheelchair and unable to speak. Huell /HYOO-el/ Saul Goodman's bodyguard and accomplice. Gretchen /GRET-chen/ Walter's former girlfriend and business partner, who co-founded Gray Matter Technologies. Lydia /LID-ee-uh/ A Madrigal Electromotive executive with connections to Gus Fring's drug operation. Andrea /AHN-dray-uh/ Jesse's girlfriend and the mother of Brock. Combo /KOM-boh/ One of Jesse's drug dealing friends. Brock /BROK/ Andrea's young son. Jane /JAYN/ A tattoo artist and former addict who becomes romantically involved with Jesse Pinkman. She represents a chance at redemption for Jesse but tragically dies of an overdose in Season 2, becoming a turning point in Walter's darker descent. Gale /GAYL/ A brilliant chemist and opera enthusiast kidnapped by Walter and Jesse to cook methamphetamine. His purity and moral compass starkly contrast with Walter's ruthlessness and ambition. Domingo /doh-MING-go/ An early antagonist and drug dealer who becomes one of Walter's first homicide victims. His death serves as a pivotal moment where Walter definitively crosses the moral threshold into becoming a true killer. Donald /DON-uld/ An air traffic controller and Jane's grieving father who becomes a tragic figure after his daughter's overdose. His guilt and despair ultimately contribute to a devastating airport collision that kills over 160 people. Wendy /WEN-dee/ A methamphetamine-addicted prostitute who appears throughout the series as a symbol of the drug epidemic's human cost. She maintains an unlikely friendship with Jesse despite their dangerous and tragic circumstances.

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