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There were many great characters in Breaking Bad, with all of them serving a purpose, however small. However, as with every TV show, some characters were better than others. It wasn’t just the regular characters, cameo characters who served a purpose were also well-received by fans. Walt is one of the most sinister evil scientists on TV, and his interactions with other characters provided fans with plenty of great moments and compelling dialogue.
10 Marie Schrader
The wife of Hank and sister to Skylar, Marie Schrader was a funny character who had her own faults and quirks throughout the show.
Though she didn’t always have much to do in terms of the main storyline, Marie was important as a side character and member of the main family who was always present when it counted and acted as a source of support for both Skylar and Hank. Fans of Marie will know that she gave one of the best Breaking Bad cameos in Better Call Saul.
9 Tuco Salamanca
Tuco was the first major villain of the Breaking Bad series and was frighteningly erratic. A meth user who had his own empire answering to the Mexican Cartel (made up of his family), he was Walt and Jesse’s first look at the big time.
Tuco eventually met his end after a shootout against Hank. His death was a shocking and unexpected one that left a vacuum in the criminal world, eventually being replaced by Walt and Jesse but also allowing Gus to maneuver his way into a stronger position.
8 Todd Alquist
Todd started off as a quiet, interested young man who didn’t seem to pose any threat to Walt and Jesse despite being a pretty capable criminal.
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As time went on, Todd increasingly shows psychopathic signs and ended up being responsible, along with his Neo-Nazi family, for the prolonged torture of Jesse. Todd was a scary character for just how off he was, and was brilliant in his return in the El Camino movie.
7 Skyler White
Skyler starts off a character who the audience seemed to hate before it is made clear that she was yet another victim of Walter and was actually a well-rounded, decent enough person in comparison.
Though her actions weren’t perfect and she does plenty wrong, fans can forgive her for the way she was being when considering everything that Walt and his career as a criminal put her through.
6 Gustavo Fring
One of the major villains of the Breaking Bad series, Gus Fring is a brilliant character who is one of the audience’s favorite. Cunning, calculated, and unpredictable - Gus is one of the major players in Alburqueque’s drug scene and employs Walt, Jesse, and Mike.
There are so many great moments for the character over the course of the show with plenty of feuds with other characters. The character returned to Better Call Saul where he made a massive impact also.
5 Jesse Pinkman
One of the main characters along with Walt, Jesse Pinkman is an interesting and layered character that goes onto cook meth with his high school chemistry teacher.
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More street smart than Walt, Jesse is often unfairly made to look like the sidekick to Walt. Jesse brings his own strengths to the duo and had many iconic moment across the show.
4 Mike Ehrmantraut
Mike is one of the best characters across both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, owing to a brilliant, consistent performance by Jonathan Banks as well as brilliant characterization by the writing team.
A bodyguard of Gus’, Mike is responsible at many times for dealing with Walt and Jesse and feeding through information down by Gus. Over the course of the show we learn more of his backstory and that he’s a former police officer who’s only a criminal to pay for his granddaughter’s future. This makes his ending all the more tragic in one of Breaking Bad’s best episodes.
3 Hank Schrader
Everyone’s favorite DEA agent, Hank Schrader is a brilliant character who has some of the best scenes in Breaking Bad. Viewers saw him deal with Tuco, the Twins, and even Walt, Jesse, and the Neo-Nazi gang at one point. There are many who believe Hank should be the next character to get a Breaking Bad spin-off show.
A funny character who’s very larger-than-life, his near-misses discovering Walt provided a lot of drama throughout the seasons and eventually culminated in a big way.
2 Saul Goodman
An electric character that was so good he was given his own spin-off, Saul Goodman is one of the best characters in Breaking Bad. The criminal lawyer of both Walt and Jesse, right from his entrance the character steals nearly every scene he’s in and turns out to be an important part of Heisenberg’s operation.
Saul is a character with so much more to give even by the end of Breaking Bad. Even with so much mystery shrouding his past and why he is the way he is compared to other characters on the show, he still proves to be one of its best. There are plenty of Better Call Saul moments that add extra context to Breaking Badwhile also providing fans with more screentime with Jimmy.
1 Walter White
Walter is perhaps one of the best characters in any TV show, not solely Breaking Bad. An ordinary if repressed family man who faces cancer and the end of his life turns into one of America’s most notorious criminals of all time.
As the show progresses, viewers learn more and more about Walt’s background, helping to make him more understandable. By the end of the show, Walt has alienated everybody against him and dies despite beating the cancer that set his personality shift off in the first place.
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