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* {{Bookends}}: He appears in the first episode, and [[spoiler:in the last]], both times being very strange and taking things from Jake or Amy that they did not intend to give him.



* {{Bookends}}: He appears in the first episode, and [[spoiler:in the last]], both times being very strange and taking things from Jake or Amy that they did not intend to give him.
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A very strange citizen of New York. Jake and Amy encounter him in the first episode when they were interviewing neighbors, and at various important moments throughout the series, he somehow keeps showing up. His name is actually spelled Mlep(clay)nos (the 'clay' is silent).

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A very strange citizen of New York. Jake and Amy encounter him in the first episode when they were interviewing neighbors, and he somehow keeps showing up at various important moments throughout the series, he somehow keeps showing up.series. His name is actually spelled Mlep(clay)nos (the 'clay' is silent).
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!!Mlepnos
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/FredArmisen

A very strange citizen of New York. Jake and Amy encounter him in the first episode when they were interviewing neighbors, and at various important moments throughout the series, he somehow keeps showing up. His name is actually spelled Mlep(clay)nos (the 'clay' is silent).
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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He is a very, very weird guy. When Amy gives him a photo of a suspect, he thanks her and keeps it for himself.
* {{Bookends}}: He appears in the first episode, and [[spoiler:in the last]], both times being very strange and taking things from Jake or Amy that they did not intend to give him.
* FunnyForeigner: He claims to be from a country called Leirkrakeegovnia (although a song he sings that is supposedly from his home country is actually in Estonian), and he's easily one of the funniest recurring characters in the entire series.
* HiddenDepths: He is an extremely talented violinist (he calls it a 'Geetar'), and he played at Jake and Amy's wedding.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: It's Mlep(clay)nos. The 'clay' is silent.[[note]]There is some speculation that he might have wanted to say 'k' instead of 'clay', so his name might actually be spelled 'Mlepknos'[[/note]]
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* NotSoDifferent: Both Doug and Peralta are rather kooky, affable pop-culture fixated guys who excel at their chosen professions and, discounting their standing on opposite sides of the law, mesh rather well personality-wise.

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* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler: Despite all of his extensive and effective planning to escape, he's caught by surveillance efforts relative quickly, and his manhunt ends almost instantly due to the fact that he's extremely old and hasn't gotten very far as a result. Furthermore, he's become half deaf, which means he can barely hear Captain Holt's taunts, which sours what Holt thought would be a final stand off.]]


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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: [[spoiler: Despite all of his extensive and effective planning to escape, he's caught by surveillance efforts relative quickly, and his manhunt ends almost instantly due to the fact that he's extremely old and hasn't gotten very far as a result. Furthermore, he's become half deaf, which means he can barely hear Captain Holt's taunts, which sours what Holt thought would be a final stand off.]]

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A male prostitute who gets roped into the Nine-Nine's shenanigans. He has a vague resemblance to Charles and was hired by Jake to be used as a stand-in during a Halloween heist, and in subsequent episodes.

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A male prostitute man who gets roped into the Nine-Nine's shenanigans. He has a vague shenanigans due to his resemblance to Charles and Charles. He was hired by Jake to be used as a stand-in during a the Halloween heist, Heists, and in subsequent episodes. has an odd job that sounds like he's a male prostitute.



%% * BlueAndOrangeMorality: Appears to have this.
* BusCrash: He died in an accident offscreen sometime after his fifth season appearance. [[spoiler: Subverted. Charles [[DeathFakedForYou lied about this]] in order to gain an advantage during the Cinco de Mayo heist.]]
%% * ButtMonkey: So many things are horrible in Bill's life.

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%% * BlueAndOrangeMorality: Appears to have this.
Commits acts that are both benign and absolutely horrific during his time on the show.
* BusCrash: He died in an accident offscreen sometime after his fifth season appearance. [[spoiler: Subverted. Charles [[DeathFakedForYou lied about this]] in order to gain an advantage during the Cinco de Mayo heist.]]
%% * ButtMonkey: So many things are horrible in Bill's life.



%% * DarkAndTroubledPast: Has one, although it's PlayedForLaughs.

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%% * DarkAndTroubledPast: Has one, particularly being abandoned as a child and having various odd jobs including prostitution, although it's usually PlayedForLaughs.



%% * {{Jerkass}}: He's rather rude to a uniformed officer of the 99th who mistakes him for Boyle.



%% * {{Streetwalker}}: A male example.

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* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: He does seem to genuinely care about his mother, hiding his shady dealings from her and stopping to see her one last time before he vanishes.

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* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: He does seem to genuinely care about his mother, hiding his shady dealings from her and stopping to see her one last time before he vanishes. [[spoiler:Later, he was blackmailed into robbing diamonds because another criminal was threatening her life]].



* ItsAllAboutMe: This trope may as well be called The Doug Judy. Doug Judy only looks out for himself in early seasons, willing to throw criminal contacts under the bus for his benefit and betray Jake with no remorse. [[spoiler:It's revealed that Trudy Judy is the only person who can make him act selflessly, that he puts his life on the line to steer her away from prosecution for car theft. When she pulls a fast one over him, Doug Judy is shocked to get ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine. Later, CharacterDevelopment kicks in when he marries a judge and at her request wants to truly turn over a new leaf, while uninviting his criminal friends from their wedding]].



* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Doug Judy always finds a way out of prison, either by striking up an EnemyMine with the Nine-Nine or using LoopholeAbuse, as well as various criminal contacts to run away. He also betrays Jake's trust on a regular basis, to the point that Rosa compares him to a scorpion in a fairy tale her father told her, where the scorpion stings a frog trying to escort him across a river and they both drown. That doesn't last in season 6; he explains that [[spoiler:he had to fake his death because he was accused of stealing Pontiacs from a mob boss, who put out a hit on him. It turns out his little sister was the actual thief, who played him, Jake, and Terry for fools. Doug Judy is ''rocked'' that his own flesh and blood would betray him the same way he's betrayed Jake so many times and asks Jake if this is how it feels every time Doug Judy pulls a fast one over him. Come the next season, he wants to marry a judge but she hates his criminal background and motivates him to ask Jake for help in removing his criminal buddies from the wedding]].



* SoProudOfYou: In his second appearance, when Peralta captures him and brings him into the precinct, Doug admits that he's actually proud of him when he gets an applause from the other officers.

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* SoProudOfYou: In his second appearance, when Peralta captures him and brings him into the precinct, Doug admits that he's actually proud of him when he gets an applause from the other officers.



The sister of notorious gangster Jimmy "The Butcher" Figgis. She leads a prison gang in a maximum security women's penitentiary in Texas.

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The sister of notorious gangster Jimmy "The Butcher" Figgis. She leads a prison gang in a maximum security maximum-security women's penitentiary in Texas.



* CrossesTheLineTwice: His whole backstory is full of this. He eats people. And they were children. Because they couldn't fight back. He repeatedly moved across the country to pursue killing. And he worked as a camp counsellor.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything?: Became a ''camp counsellor'' when he needed to change identities due to his cannibalising spree catching up with him.

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* CrossesTheLineTwice: His whole backstory is full of this. He eats people. And they were children. Because they couldn't fight back. He repeatedly moved across the country to pursue killing. And he worked as a camp counsellor.counselor.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything?: Became a ''camp counsellor'' counselor'' when he needed to change identities due to his cannibalising spree catching up with him.



* EvenEvilHasStandards: PlayedForLaughs. He is disgusted by a serial killer who cuts peoples hearts out but only because he prefers to eat "normal" parts like butts and thighs.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: PlayedForLaughs. He is disgusted by a serial killer who cuts peoples people's hearts out but only because he prefers to eat "normal" parts like butts and thighs.



* BitchInSheepsClothing: "Bitch" might be pushing it, but she's not as goody-goody as her brother thinks, and she's doesn't even think twice about double-crossing him and making off with the money.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: "Bitch" might be pushing it, but she's not as goody-goody as her brother thinks, and she's doesn't even think twice about double-crossing him and making off with the money. In fact, she tells him she hasn't been an innocent girl for years and he has to stop treating her like a kid.



* KarmicTrickster: Not her intention, but she ends up betraying Doug Judy the way he has betrayed Jake multiple times over. Doug Judy is stunned that his scams had emotional consequences for the man he considers his best friend.



* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: She delivers one to Doug Judy after she's escaped police custody. She tells him she's fed up with his overprotectiveness and him treating her like she's still a child;.

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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: She delivers one to Doug Judy after she's escaped police custody. She tells him she's fed up with his overprotectiveness and him treating her like she's still a child;. child.



* CallingCard: His is a yo yo string left at the scene of the crime. Holt thinks that the discovery of one at the wreck of his prisoner transport vehicle is a sign he faked his death, but it turns out to be part of his fall risk bracelet. [[spoiler: Or so it seemed.]]

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* CallingCard: His is a yo yo yo-yo string left at the scene of the crime. Holt thinks that the discovery of one at the wreck of his prisoner transport vehicle is a sign he faked his death, but it turns out to be part of his fall risk bracelet. [[spoiler: Or so it seemed.]]
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* TheSocialExpert: The biggest difference between him and Jake — Judy, being an accomplished con-artist, knows how to charm people, work a crowd, roll with punches, and improvise on the spot. Meanwhile, Jake sunk all his skill points into being a detective, and therefore has a level of [[NoSocialSkills social awkwardness]] that Judy doesn’t have. For proof, the only time Judy was ever in a socially-awkward moment was when Jake said something weird.
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%% * {{Adorkable}}: Despite being far more professional than Jake while working, in her off-hours it's clear that she has just as childish a sense of humor.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: In most of his early appearances he ends up betraying Jake, despite considering him a friend.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Like any good mobster, he has a mistress.
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Marilu Henner

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->'''Portrayed By''': Cameron Esposito

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->'''Portrayed By:''' Aida Turturro

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->'''Portrayed By:''' Aida Turturro
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Tim Meadows

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->'''Portrayed By:''' Tim Meadows
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Paul Adelstein

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->'''Portrayed by:''' Nicole Byer

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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/KevinMcDonald (Pilot), Richard Finkelstein (season 6, flashback), E.J. Callahan (season 6, present)

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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/KevinMcDonald (Pilot), Richard Finkelstein Creator/RichardFinkelstein (season 6, flashback), E.J. Callahan Creator/EJCallahan (season 6, present)

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%% * CloudCuckoolander: Comes with the territory of being Jake's DistaffCounterpart.

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%% * CloudCuckoolander: Comes with the territory of being Jake's DistaffCounterpart.DistaffCounterpart; she's as competitive and obsessed with ''Film/DieHard'' as he is.



%% * RomanticFalseLead: For Jake with regards to Amy, essentially diverting him for the middle part of Season 2.

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%% * RomanticFalseLead: For Jake with regards to Amy, essentially diverting him for the middle part of Season 2.









%% * BigBad: For the back half of Season 3 and first three episodes of Season 4.

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%% * BigBad: ArcVillain: For the back half of Season 3 and first three episodes of Season 4.




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* IGaveMyWord: He ''does'' keep his word when it comes to the favor Holt owes him, even though the heist he was planning didn't happen.
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* AffablyEvil: He may be a child-eating cannibal but he's generally pretty friendly.

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* AffablyEvil: He may be a child-eating cannibal but he's generally pretty friendly. [[SchmuckBait As long as you don't touch him]].
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* OddFriendship: Jake's a good cop, Caleb's, well... Caleb's a serial cannibal. [[CrossesTheLineTwice Of '''children'''.]]

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* OddFriendship: Jake's a good cop, Caleb's, well... Caleb's a serial cannibal. [[CrossesTheLineTwice Of '''children'''.]]'''[[CrossesTheLineTwice children]]'''.
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* OddFriendship: Jake's a good cop, Caleb's, well... Caleb's a serial cannibal. Of '''children'''.

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* OddFriendship: Jake's a good cop, Caleb's, well... Caleb's a serial cannibal. [[CrossesTheLineTwice Of '''children'''.]]

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%% * OddCouple: Is one with Jake.
* OddFriendship: Jake's a good cop, Caleb's, well... Caleb's a serial cannibal.

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%% * OddCouple: Is one with Jake.
* OddFriendship: Jake's a good cop, Caleb's, well... Caleb's a serial cannibal. Of '''children'''.



* PetTheDog: When he returns for the Season Six finale, he congratulates Jake for marrying Amy, and helps him out with a case.

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* PetTheDog: Takes a knife for Jake so he can clear his name and get back to his life and friends. It lands him in the infirmary, but he tells Jake it was worth it to get him home. [[MoodWhiplash And then he tries to bite him.]]
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%% * BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Trudy Judy.

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%% * BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Trudy Judy. Judy, who he desperately tries to dissuade from pursuing a life of crime like him. [[spoiler: He fails.]]



* FriendlyEnemy: Doug is a criminal who seems to genuinely like his archnemesis cop Jake Peralta (although he likes making a fool out of him more), and even after being betrayed and humiliated by him, Jake has a hard time staying mad at him. In "The Fugitive Part 2", Jake has stopped considering him an "enemy" and openly acknowledges Judy as his friend. In "The Takeback", Doug [[spoiler:ask Jake to be the best man at his wedding.]]

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* FriendlyEnemy: Doug is a criminal who seems to genuinely like his archnemesis cop Jake Peralta (although he likes making a fool out of him more), and even after being betrayed and humiliated by him, Jake has a hard time staying mad at him. In "The Fugitive Part 2", Jake has stopped considering him an "enemy" and openly acknowledges Judy as his friend. In "The Takeback", Doug [[spoiler:ask [[spoiler:asks Jake to be the best man at his wedding.]]



%% * FriendshipDenial: Experiences this from Jake, who refuses to acknowledge their friendship early on.

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%% * FriendshipDenial: Experiences this from Jake, who refuses to acknowledge their friendship early on.on. He eventually comes around.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: For all his criminality and his gleeful running rings around him, Judy seems to sincerely like Jake and, in "The Cruise", seems genuinely invested in helping him with his relationship with Amy.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: For all his criminality and his gleeful running rings around him, Judy seems to sincerely like Jake and, in "The Cruise", seems genuinely invested in helping him with his relationship with Amy. [[spoiler: He even asks Jake to be the best man at his wedding.]]



%% * XanatosSpeedChess: No matter what happens, Doug almost always finds a way to win in the end.

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%% * XanatosSpeedChess: No matter what happens, Doug Judy almost always finds a way to win get away in the end.
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Kevin [=McDonald=] (Pilot), Richard Finkelstein (season 6, flashback), E.J. Callahan (season 6, present)

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->'''Portrayed by:''' Kevin [=McDonald=] Creator/KevinMcDonald (Pilot), Richard Finkelstein (season 6, flashback), E.J. Callahan (season 6, present)
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Chris Parnell

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->'''Portrayed By:''' Chris Parnell
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* BusCrash: He died in an accident offscreen sometime after his fifth season appearance. [[spoiler: Subverted. Charles [[FakingTheDead lied about this]] in order to gain an advantage during the Cinco de Mayo heist.]]

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* BusCrash: He died in an accident offscreen sometime after his fifth season appearance. [[spoiler: Subverted. Charles [[FakingTheDead [[DeathFakedForYou lied about this]] in order to gain an advantage during the Cinco de Mayo heist.]]
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A prostitute who gets roped into the Nine-Nine's shenanigans.

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A male prostitute who gets roped into the Nine-Nine's shenanigans.shenanigans. He has a vague resemblance to Charles and was hired by Jake to be used as a stand-in during a Halloween heist, and in subsequent episodes.
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* NoNonsenseNemesis: He doesn't have any comedic quirks, when [[spoiler: his plans are foiled by the 99, he immediately threatens Kevin to get back on Holt and decide to kill Jake and Holt when they're kidnapped right after he learns the squad is coming for him.]]
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* DirtyCoward: He targeted kids because there was no chance of them fighting back. Jake outright calls him a cowardly cannibal.

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* DirtyCoward: He targeted kids because there was no chance of them fighting back. Jake outright calls him a cowardly cannibal. He grows out of it when he stands up to Romero for Jake, but unfortunately, this was the only thing that stopped him from trying to eat people that got in biting range.

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* FriendlyEnemy: Doug seems to genuinely like Peralta (although he likes making a fool out of him more), and even after being betrayed and humiliated by him Peralta has a hard time staying mad at him. In "The Cruise", he and Amy also get along very well.
** As of his appearance in "The Fugitive Part 2," even Peralta has stopped considering him an "enemy" and openly acknowledges Judy as his friend.
** "The Takeback" brings this trope to its natural conclusion by having Doug [[spoiler:ask Jake to be the best man at his wedding.]]

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* FriendlyEnemy: Doug is a criminal who seems to genuinely like his archnemesis cop Jake Peralta (although he likes making a fool out of him more), and even after being betrayed and humiliated by him Peralta him, Jake has a hard time staying mad at him. In "The Cruise", he and Amy also get along very well.
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** Then "The Takeback" completely cements this trope by having Doug [[spoiler:ask Jake to be the best man at his wedding.]]

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%% * ActuallyIAmHim: Inverted. The mob boss that she and Terry met was her associate.
%% * AffablyEvil: Just like her brother.
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* FriendlyEnemy: With Jake, as they're on opposite sides when Jake testifies against the people he arrests.

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* FriendlyEnemy: With Jake, as they're on opposite sides when Jake testifies against the people he arrests. She is a defense attorney trying to defend those accused of committing the crime.



* RomanticFalseLead: She is this for Jake with regards to Amy, essentially diverting him for the middle part of Season 2.
* WorkingWithTheEx: She and Jake react this way once each discovers what the other does for a living and learning that they will be attending the same trial on opposite sides. However, they'd only had a one-night stand at that point, and eventually decide to continue with their relationship.

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%% * RomanticFalseLead: She is this for For Jake with regards to Amy, essentially diverting him for the middle part of Season 2.
* WorkingWithTheEx: She and Jake react this way once each discovers what the other does for a living and learning that they will be attending the same trial on opposite sides.sides. They are not pleased. However, they'd only had a one-night stand at that point, and eventually decide to continue with their relationship.




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* SatelliteLoveInterest: She's in cosmetology school. That's about it.

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* SatelliteLoveInterest: She's She dates Rosa and she's in cosmetology school. That's all viewers know about it.her.



* MoodSwinger: Very much so, due to his copious drug use. He swings wildly from being fairly amiable to being a furious madman. At times, he outright forgets what his evil plan is or why he's mad at Jake.

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* MoodSwinger: Very much so, due Due to his copious drug use. He use, he swings wildly from being fairly amiable to being a furious madman. At times, he outright forgets what his evil plan is or why he's mad at Jake.

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%% * RomanticFalseLead: Appears to be this for Jake with regards to Amy.

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%% * RomanticFalseLead: Appears to be She is this for Jake with regards to Amy.Amy, essentially diverting him for the middle part of Season 2.



[[folder:Jocelyn]]

!!Jocelyn Price
->'''Portrayed By''': Cameron Esposito

Rosa's first girlfriend in-series.

* ButchLesbian: It isn't made clear if she's gay or bisexual, but she's only shown with Rosa, and she has very short hair and a masculine way of dressing.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: She's in cosmetology school. That's about it.
* UnseenNoMore: Jocelyn is referred to a lot around the time Rosa comes out as bisexual halfway through Season 5, but she doesn't actually appear until episode 11 of Season 6.

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%% * FunctionalAddict: At first. And it develops to AddledAddict.

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%% * FunctionalAddict: At first.first he's able to hide his massive cocaine addiction. And it develops to AddledAddict.



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%% * IdiotBall: Drugs do not do wonders for this man's intelligence.intelligence. He was once able to be a competent district attorney. Next time he appears, he's an incoherent mess.

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