History Characters / TheBoondocksRecurringCharacters

* KarmaHoudini: Much of the point of his character is that, being the embodiment of TheMan, there's very little anyone in the cast can do to permanently harm him, and in many episodes, he comes out at the very least ahead of when he started. [[spoiler:You know you're one when even '''the President''' ''personally phones'' the agent holding you at gunpoint to tell him to stand down.]]

* TheMan: Wuncler's main role is to embody the ideal of the rich white businessman: cozy with the establishment, immune to consequences, and driven solely by profit and a desire to keep others in their place.

* GreaterScopeVillain: It's not explored in too much detail, but Wuncler is personally involved in much of the social corruption that pervades Woodcrest (and the rest of America, if not the world). He's the personification of "TheMan" that Huey despises so much.

* ActorAllusion: In his first appearance, he quotes his famous "What?" speech from ''Film/PulpFiction'' practically line-for-line.

* BerserkButton: He hates it if anyone dares to take "his" space in a public parking lot, which is what sparked his Nigga Moment with Robert in the first place.

Riley's new favorite rapper, who moves into a huge mansion just across the street. In Season 3, [[RichesToRags he becomes broke]] while his music career ends, so he has to take a job as a UPS driver.

* CondemnedByHistory: [[invoked]] In-Universe; he goes from one of the biggest rappers in America to a universally derided has-been reduced to delivering packages for a living.

* AffablyEvil: At least in his first few appearances, he is rather polite and cordial, on top of being honest about his greedy nature. He also treats Robert well enough, inviting him to his party, not holding anything against him when his grandson is shot, and providing him a shop (although that last one may have been all part of his evil plan). He more or less loses this in “The Block Is Hot.”
BadBoss: Not surprisingly, he treats all his employees like crap.

* BadBoss: Not surprisingly, he treats all his employees like crap.

** CampGay: But in his second episode, he starts to display some more overtly homosexual stereotypes. For example his [[HoYay homoerotic]] "Homies Over Hoes" song and music video; and he also starts promoting a fashion line of [[{{Crossdresser}} very feminine-looking clothing]], which his fans are completely oblivious to.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: His lighter skin and long, straight hair makes him look as though he might be partially white or Native American, though it's very likely that he just straightened his hair much like A Pimp Named Slickback, especially since Season 3 confirms he actually was a pimp prior to his rap career.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed / TakeThat: He's an unflattering lampooning of Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, who have both often criticized ''The Boondocks'' comics and show (particularly the MLK episode).

* CondemnedByHistory: [[invoked]] In-Universe; he goes from one of the biggest rappers in America to a universally derided has-been reduced to delivering packages for a living.
* ConspicuousConsumption: His house is a white-and-gold mansion with multiple statues of himself modeled after sculptures of Greek gods. Spending money like water eventually comes back to bite him when his career stalls and he ends up in debt with the IRS breathing down his neck.

** When he visits a record producer for help with his failing career he ends up instantly getting another chance just from simply asking. The thing though is that he brought [[AxCrazy Ed Wuncler III]] with him, since he thought it was a drug deal. When Ed realized he wasn't getting any money out of it... yeah.
* NWordPrivileges: Being a black rapper after all.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: His lighter skin and long, straight hair makes him look as though he might be partially Native American, though it's very likely that he just straightened his hair much like A Pimp Named Slickback, especially since Season 3 confirms he actually was a pimp prior to his rap career.

* {{Workaholic}}: He works so much when Thugnificent goes broke in the third season that you hardly see him out of his [[BadJobWorseUniform Wendy's uniform]].

* TokenWhite: One of the few white characters in the show, besides Jazmine's mother.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Sort of. That song "Booty Butt Cheeks" which you hear throughout Season 1? He made that. Though he doesn't make his actual debut until Season 2 however.

* IMinoredInTropology: In the episode "The Story of Thugnificant," the title character congratulated Huey for his enjoyment of reading. Huey thought it wasn't a big deal, but what he didn't know was that Thugnificent has a bachelor's degree in communications, meaning he does understand the importance of education. Which makes sense considering Thugnificent grew up in an impoverished, crime-ridden slum of a town. If the rap game didn't last long term, he still has a college degree to fall back on.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Gets Flonominal fired from his job, due to NoSuchThingAsHR.
** And again when he visits a record producer for help with his failing career, and instantly got it just from simply asking. The thing though is that he brought [[AxCrazy Ed Wuncler III]] with him, since he thought it was a drug deal. When Ed realized he wasn't getting any money out of it... yeah.

* {{Nominal|Hero}} PunchClockHero: Bushido's nature is very far from being altruistic or generous. He's a professional bodyguard who [[OnlyInItForTheMoney demands a high paycheck]] if you want his protection. No money, no help.

* FatalFlaw: Sloth. His complacency as a popular rapper in the beginning of Season 2 begins to slowly bite away at his rapping career, and hints at his eventual fall from grace are dropped in The Story of Gangstalicious, Part 2. By Season 3, everything Thugnificent worked for goes down the drain thanks to his complacency.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Subverted-while he has bailed his grandson out of trouble on multiple occasions, it's obviously more out of concern for his own image than love for his grandson.

Ed Wuncler I is the wealthiest businessman in Woodcrest. [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Not surprisingly, his greed and amorality are insatiable.]]

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Subverted-while he has bailed his grandson out of trouble on multiple occasions, it's obviously out of concern for his own image than love for his grandson.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Ed may be a very destructive and tempermental as well as being a very violent individual but at the end of the day he is still caring at times especially with his best friend Gin Rummy whom he often hangs out with. He's also taken a liking to Riley and forms a big brother-like relationship with him. [[ToxicFriendInfluence Even though he isn't the best influence]], he still cares for him and his family whenever they need help.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: He's best friends with Ed III. Although the "heterosexual" part [[AmbiguouslyGay might be questionable]].

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: A lot of his dialogue and character is a mockery of Donald Rumsfeld (it's in the name), the Secretary of Defense for most of George W. Bush's administration. His poor planning abilities and overconfidence are references to Rumsfeld's bungling of the Iraq invasion, with him quoting Rumsfeld at points when trying to justify his own idiocy (i.e. "unknown unknowns" and "absence of evidence is not evidence of absence").

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He's the third son of a wealthy conservative family, was groomed for greatness from the start, had a brief and unimpressive military career, his symbol is a "W", he's best friends with a guy named Rummy, and he's more or less treated as an incompetent buffoon who escapes consequences due to his family connections and blaming things on terrorists, suggesting him to be a ''[[TakeThat very]]'' unflattering portrait of a young UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He's the third son of a wealthy conservative family, was groomed for greatness from the start, had a brief and unimpressive military career, and is more or less treated as an incompetent buffoon who escapes consequences due to connections and the War on Terror, suggesting him to be a ''[[TakeThat very]]'' unflattering portrait of a young UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush. He also wears a medallion of a big "W", and is best friends with a guy named "Rummy" (Donald Rumsfeld).

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He's the third son of a wealthy conservative family, was groomed for greatness from the start, had a brief and unimpressive military career, and is more or less treated as an incompetent buffoon who escapes consequences due to connections and the War on Terror, suggesting him to be a ''[[TakeThat very]]'' unflattering portrait of a young UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush.

* FromCamouflageToCriminal: He's an Army veteran turned career criminal, who often uses military gear in his crimes. However, his background doesn't make him very competent for some reason.

* HotBlooded: Not only is Ed very tempermental but he is also very loud and often acts like a raging wildfire filled with a lot of passion behind each and everyone of his very impulsive actions.

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:You know you're one when even '''the President''' ''personally phones'' the agent holding you at gunpoint to tell him to stand down.]]

* ThoseTwoBadGuys: With Rummy.

* LovableCoward: He ''will not'' die for his chain.

* LaughablyEvil: He may be a misogynistic pimp but has an eccentric personality and tons of memorable remarks.