History Characters / BetterCallSaulOmaha

[[Characters/BetterCallSaulLawyers Lawyers]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman Jimmy [=McGill=]/Saul Goodman]], [[Characters/BetterCallSaulKimWexler Kim Wexler]], [[Characters/BetterCallSaulChuckMcGill Chuck McGill]], [[Characters/BetterCallSaulHowardHamlin Howard Hamlin]]), [[Characters/BetterCallSaulLawEnforcement Law Enforcement]], [[Characters/BetterCallSaulCartel Juarez Cartel]] ([[Characters/BetterCallSaulNachoVarga Nacho Varga]], [[Characters/BreakingBadHectorSalamanca Hector Salamanca]], [[Characters/BetterCallSaulLaloSalamanca Lalo Salamanca]]), [[Characters/BetterCallSaulLosPollosHermanos Los Pollos Hermanos]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadMikeEhrmantraut Mike Ehrmantraut]], [[Characters/BreakingBadGustavoFring Gustavo Fring]]), '''Omaha''', [[Characters/BetterCallSaulPettyCriminals Petty Criminals]], [[Characters/BetterCallSaulOtherCharacters Other Characters]]-]]]]]

* FoodAsBribe: Gene brings him and Nick regular Cinnabon deliveries. He times Frank every time he eats to see how long he ignores the security cameras as part of his heist planning.

* SpottingTheThread: Marion realizes that Gene isn't really who he says he is when she notices from his phone call that he's also lived in Albuqerque.

[[Characters/BetterCallSaulLawyers Lawyers]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman Jimmy [=McGill=]/Saul Goodman]], [[Characters/BetterCallSaulKimWexler Kim Wexler]], [[Characters/BetterCallSaulChuckMcGill Chuck McGill]], [[Characters/BetterCallSaulHowardHamlin Howard Hamlin]]), [[Characters/BetterCallSaulLawEnforcement Law Enforcement]], [[Characters/BetterCallSaulCartel Juarez Cartel]] ([[Characters/BetterCallSaulNachoVarga Nacho Varga]], [[Characters/BetterCallSaulLaloSalamanca Lalo Salamanca]]), [[Characters/BetterCallSaulLosPollosHermanos Los Pollos Hermanos]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadMikeEhrmantraut Mike Ehrmantraut]], [[Characters/BreakingBadGustavoFring Gustavo Fring]]), '''Omaha''', [[Characters/BetterCallSaulPettyCriminals Petty Criminals]], [[Characters/BetterCallSaulOtherCharacters Other Characters]]-]]]]]

->'''Played by:''' Krista Kendall, Raquel Pino & Samantha Benavides

->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JimOHeir

->'''Portrayed by:''' Nathaniel Auguston

->'''Portrayed by:''' Kelsey Scott

->'''Played by:''' Creator/DonHarvey (Seasons 4 and 5), Pat Healy (Season 6)

->'''Portrayed by:''' Max Bickelhaup

->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/CarolBurnett

!!Alfred Hawthorne Hill
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Devin Ratray
A man Viktor identifies as a potential mark for a scam in a Nebraska bar.
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!!Lingk
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Kevin Sussman
Another mark identified by Viktor. He suffers from cancer, though Viktor has no qualms of mugging him.
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See Characters/BetterCallSaulOtherCharacters

Omaha is where Jimmy [=McGill=], now known as Gene Takavic, resides in exile after the events of ''Breaking Bad''. Be warned that as the story in Omaha encapsulates the final stretches of ''Better Call Saul'', everything on this page is a massive spoiler.

Employees at the Cinnabon where Jimmy works after fleeing New Mexico.

* OnePhoneCall: Krista is the recipient of [[spoiler:Jimmy's following his arrest]], asking her to both sort out a new schedule and to [[spoiler:let Cinnabon know they're going to need a new manager]].

The manager of a department store at the mall where Jimmy works.

* ActorRoleConfusion: Inverted and Invoked by Jimmy when they meet in Cinnabon, claiming that Jeff just has "Gene" confused for someone else. Unfortunately for him, Jeff doesn't buy it.
* {{Blackmail}}: [[AllThereInTheManual According to the]] [[https://youtu.be/vWWOI0i3u4Q script]] for ''[[Recap/BetterCallSaulS5E1MagicMan Magic Man]]'', this is what Jimmy [[AmbiguousSituation fears]] he'll be doing and that's what he attempts to prevent by getting Jeff in the "game".

* {{Jerkass}}: He is pretty irritable and doesn't seem to have a sense of space. He aggressively hounds Jimmy to say his catchphrase, over and over upon finding him at the mall.

* ArmorPiercingResponse: [[spoiler:As Jimmy finds himself at the tail end of his descent to villainy and is about to strangle Marion to preserve his identity, in a distraught voice she says "I trusted you". Hearing that from a defenseless old woman seems to have awakened the last bit of integrity within the man that was once a proud elder law specialist, as he loosens his grip, lets her inform the authorities and runs off.]]

* CoolOldLady: Despite being reluctant to accept help, she is very nice to 'Gene' after the two get acquainted, even inviting him over for dinner. [[spoiler: She further proves her merit by withstanding Jimmy's ImpliedDeathThreat long enough to alert the police that he's in Omaha.]]

* LetsGetDangerous: Spends multiple episodes as the comic relief character, falling for Jimmy's charms and being swayed by watching cat videos on the laptop he got for her. [[spoiler: But after Jeff's arrest, Marion starts putting things together, using the laptop to search for Saul, and is ultimately the one to alert the authorities to Jimmy's presence in Omaha.]]
* NervesOfSteel: [[spoiler:Doesn't flinch a bit when Jimmy tries to intimidate her, even coming close to physically threatening her. She simply stands her ground and uses her medic alert device to call for help.]]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Despite her relatively late introduction to the series, [[spoiler: she's ultimately the one who puts the police on Jimmy's trail.]]

* ActorRoleConfusion: Inverted and Invoked by Saul when they meet in Cinnabon, claiming that Jeff just has "Gene" confused for someone else. Unfortunately for him, Jeff doesn't buy it.
* {{Blackmail}}: [[AllThereInTheManual According to the]] [[https://youtu.be/vWWOI0i3u4Q script]] for ''[[Recap/BetterCallSaulS5E1MagicMan Magic Man]]'', this is what Saul [[AmbiguousSituation fears]] he'll be doing and that's what he attempts to prevent by getting Jeff in the "game".

* {{Jerkass}}: He is pretty irritable and doesn't seem to have a sense of space. He aggressively hounds Saul to say his catchphrase, over and over upon finding him at the mall.

Omaha is where Saul Goodman, now known as Gene Takavic, resides in exile after the events of ''Breaking Bad''. Be warned that as the story in Omaha encapsulates the final stretches of ''Better Call Saul'', everything on this page is a massive spoiler.

* BefriendingTheEnemy: He doesn't like 'Gene' at first because 'Gene' warned a shoplifter to lawyer up, but 'Gene' eventually becomes friends with him by persistently offering him sweets.

* Expy: To Jesse. A younger companion to Jeff and Gene with a beanie hat and somewhat of a sense of morality.

* ArmorPiercingResponse: [[spoiler:As Jimmy finds himself at the taił end of his descent to villainy and is about to strangle Marion to preserve his identity, in a distraught voice she says "I trusted you". Hearing that from a defenseless old woman seems to have awakened the last bit of integrity within the man that was once a proud elder law specialist, as he loosens his grip, lets her inform the authorities and runs off.]]

Omaha is where Saul Goodman, now known as Gene Takavoic, resides in exile after Walter White ruined his life. Be warned that as the story in Omaha encapsulates the final stretches of ''Better Call Saul'', everything on this page is a massive spoiler.

* MeaningfulName: He is unnamed (other than going by "Ricky" while posing as a delivery driver) at first and doesn't have much characterization besides being Jeff's friend, so it's fitting that his name is later revealed to be "Buddy".

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In earlier flashforwards, Jeff is somewhat of a loud and creepy fellow, but after Gene strongarms his way into his life, he becomes a meek man simply looking out for his mother. This is justified by Jeff being a wannabe who didn't understand the depth and scope of Gene's criminal misdeeds at first.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In earlier flashforwards, Jeff is somewhat of a loud and creepy fellow, but after Gene strongarms his way into his life, he becomes a meek man simply looking out for his mother.

[[Characters/BetterCallSaulLawyers Lawyers]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman Jimmy [=McGill=]/Saul Goodman]], [[Characters/BetterCallSaulKimWexler Kim Wexler]], [[Characters/BetterCallSaulChuckMcGill Chuck McGill]], [[Characters/BetterCallSaulHowardHamlin Howard Hamlin]]), [[Characters/BetterCallSaulLawEnforcement Law Enforcement]], [[Characters/BetterCallSaulCartel Juarez Cartel]] ([[Characters/BetterCallSaulNachoVarga Nacho Varga]], [[Characters/BetterCallSaulLaloSalamanca Lalo Salamanca]]), [[Characters/BetterCallSaulLosPollosHermanos Los Pollos Hermanos]] ([[Characters/BreakingBadMikeEhrmantraut Mike Ehrmantraut]], [[Characters/BreakingBadGustavoFring Gustavo Fring]]), '''Omaha''', [[Characters/BetterCallSaulPettyCriminals Petty Criminals]], [[Characters/BetterCallSaulOtherCharacters Other Characters]] | -]]]]]

* SmallRoleBigImpact: Despite her relatively recent introduction to the series, [[spoiler: she's ultimately the one who puts the police on Jimmy's trail.]]

* LetsGetDangerous: Spends multiple episodes as the comic relief character, falling for Jimmy's charms and being swayed by watching cat videos on the laptop he got for her. [[spoiler: But after Jeff's arrest, Marion starts putting things together, using the laptop to search for Saul, and is ultimately the one to alter the authorities to Jimmy's presence in Omaha.]]