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Other significant recurring characters on Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

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Love Interests

Vivian

Vivian Ludley

Portrayed By: Marilu Henner

A food author and friend of Holt and his husband who becomes romantically involved with Boyle, with whom she shares several similarities.

Age-Gap Romance: She's twenty years older than Charles and he's in his forties. Jake and the squad discuss it as unusual and somewhat weird, but ultimately they're happy for him because he was particularly unlucky in love before.
Birds of a Feather: With Boyle. They have many things in common, most notably great taste in food and a tendency to move too fast when starting a relationship.
Disposable Fiancé: In "Charges and Specs" she breaks off their relationship because he didn't want to move to Canada with her.
Fourth-Date Marriage: She and Charles get engaged extremely quickly.
Make-Out Kids: An older-couple version. Vivian and Charles need little provocation to start making out.
Sickeningly Sweethearts: She and Charles have a very loving relationship and their display of affection makes others a bit uncomfortable. It often involves their love of food and cooking.

Sophia

Sophia Perez

Portrayed By: Eva Longoria

A woman Jake meets in a bar and instantly develops a strong romantic attraction to. Things are complicated by the discovery that Sophia is a defense attorney, meaning she's often tasked with defending the people Jake has arrested during their trials.

Amoral Attorney: She has shades of this. She is not a bad person, but she is very willing to defend criminals who she knows are horrible people. Admittedly, it's still her job and even criminals still have the right to a lawyer. However, she is also genuinely offended when Jake arrests her boss after the latter was caught using cocaine, claiming that Jake did not have the right to do so. Further, it's worth remembering that she apparently has no problem working with all of the attorneys in her firm who are stereotypical immoral lawyers, brazen social climbers, and/or aggressive bullies who apparently vilify competent police officers.
Birds of a Feather: She and Peralta get along incredibly well because they share so many interests and ideas.
Cloud Cuckoolander: Comes with the territory of being Jake's Distaff Counterpart; she's as competitive and obsessed with Die Hard as he is.
Distaff Counterpart: Her interests and personality quirks match Jake's almost exactly.
Friendly Enemy: 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.
Hello, Attorney!: She's an attractive lawyer who serves as Jake's love interest for a portion of Season 2.
Love Interest: For Jake, and his first serious attempt at a relationship since getting rejected by Amy.
Nice Girl: She's shown to be good friends with Amy despite knowing that Jake used to have a crush on her until very recently. She doesn't even get mad when she finds out that the feeling was, and quite possibly still is, mutual, and despite obviously being upset is generally very mature and kind about the whole situation. She actually tries to help Amy handle her break-up with Teddy, despite suspecting that Jake might want to leave her once Amy was single. He didn't.
Romantic False Lead: For Jake with regards to Amy, essentially diverting him for the middle part of Season 2.
Working with the Ex: She and Jake each discovers what the other does for a living and learning that they will be attending the same trial on opposite 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.

Jocelyn

Jocelyn Price

Portrayed By: Cameron Esposito

Rosa's first girlfriend in-series.

Butch Lesbian: 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.
Satellite Love Interest: She dates Rosa and she's in cosmetology school. That's all viewers know about her.
Unseen No More: 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.

Criminals

Hoytsman

Geoffrey Hoytsman

Portrayed By: Chris Parnell

Sophia's boss at the Public Defender's office, who has issues with drugs.

Addled Addict: In his second appearance, which he spends the entirety of flying high on angel dust.
Functional Addict: At first he's able to hide his massive cocaine addiction. And it develops to Addled Addict.
The Gambling Addict: Initially, it seems that Geoffrey's vices are limited to the occasional weekend at Atlantic City, and he and Peralta initially bond over a series of increasingly ridiculous minor bets. Unfortunately, it quickly becomes clear that Geoffrey's addictions go much, much deeper.
Idiot Ball: Drugs do not do wonders for this man's intelligence. He was once able to be a competent district attorney. Next time he appears, he's an incoherent mess.
Jerkass: In addition to his massive drug addictions and resulting criminality, he apparently went the very cheap route for his father's funeral, fathered two illegitimate children with his cleaning lady only to sabotage her political asylum hearing, and appears to consider one of his children uglier than the others.
Knight of Cerebus: By the standards of this show, at least. While still played for laughs, his second appearance involves him taking Jake hostage and threatening to kill him, making it more of a Black Comedy than normal.
Mood-Swinger: 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.
Never My Fault: He blames Peralta for his life falling apart. A fairer look at the situation would suggest that Hoytsman's massive drug addictions and failure to take responsibility for them probably had more to do with it.
Saying Too Much: He has a tendency to cheerfully blurt out information about whatever he's currently high on, regardless of how inappropriate or unfortunate this is for him.
Took a Level in Dumbass: Whatever intelligence and sophistication he had in his first appearance is gone in his second. Justified due to his being utterly blasted on drugs.

Doug Judy

Doug Judy a.k.a. "The Pontiac Bandit"

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"Is it a crime to steal bread to feed your family? Or to sell weed so you can buy video games? Or to steal video games because you smoked all the weed?"

Portrayed By: Craig Robinson

An intelligent, happy-go-lucky thief and forger who exclusively steals Pontiac vehicles.

Abhorrent Admirer: He's attracted to Rosa and she hates him for being a criminal. He made a "song" about her called "Rosa", where he just sings her name repeatedly. One of his list of commands was to have Rosa call him "Big Sugar".
Actually, I Am Him: The Reveal in "The Pontiac Bandit" is that Doug Judy, who'd claimed to be a reformed ex-cahoot of the titular car thief, actually was the Bandit the whole time. Peralta and the rest of the 99 don't realize this until it's too late.
Actually, That's My Assistant: To rub salt in the wound re: the above trope, the man Judy claimed was the Pontiac Bandit was actually his hairdresser.
Affably Evil: Well, "evil" is probably a bit strong, but Judy is a notorious and unrepentant criminal who is also a pretty likable and charming guy. Seems to become more affable with each appearance, to the point where you actually WANT Peralta to fail.
Amazon Chaser: He's infatuated with Rosa and doesn't hesitate to flirt with her whenever he sees her.
Arch-Enemy: He's Jake Peralta's, a notorious criminal mastermind that Jake's been trying and failing to catch for years. Of course, given this is a more lighthearted cop show then most, their antagonism is less intense then you might expect.
The Bad Guy Wins: In nearly all of his appearances, Judy has come out on top over Peralta and the other cops.
Batman Gambit: Excels at these.
- Many of his escapes involve him accurately predicting Jake's tendency , such as letting Judy go to assure the success of Rosa's task force in Season 2, or focusing on Halloway instead of him in Season 5.
- His appearance in Season 7 could also qualify: he wanted to get rid of his crook friends before his marriage to please his fiancée. His solution? Throw a bachelor party with them in the same hotel as a Russian oligarch with a buttload of diamonds, expecting them to steal them, then invite Jake and expect him to be tricky and principled enough to get them to incriminate themselves and arrest them. And it worked!
Big Brother Instinct: Towards Trudy Judy, who he desperately tries to dissuade from pursuing a life of crime like him. He fails.
Big Fun: He's a full-figured gentleman, a ready wit and a talented entertainer.
Birds of a Feather: The reason why he gets along with Jake so well. They're both charming if a bit unusual, people for their profession, love goofing off during serious situations, are deceptively clever, and love their mother very much.
Bittersweet Ending: In his last appearance, Jake sneakily gives him a chance to escape his prison sentence, which was for a minor, non-violent crime. Judy seizes it and manages to flee to the Netherlands. While he's making a decent life there, it's unlikely he'll ever return to his country.
Bunny-Ears Lawyer: While he is like an easygoing and goofy criminal who just smokes weed and slacks the rest of the time, he's also a criminal mastermind who's managed to fool several intelligent detectives, including more than half of the Nine-Nine's best detectives (Jake, Rosa, Amy, Holt) and almost always managed to get away with his shenanigans scot-free on both sides of the law with charm and wit.
Calling Card: He only ever jacks Pontiacs, hence the name: The Pontiac Bandit.
The Chessmaster: He has a knack for pulling long cons over the cops in order to escape their custody.
Don't Tell Mama: His mother has no idea he's a criminal — she thinks he runs an architecture firm and helps out needy white people for charity. And that Rosa is his girlfriend.
Enemy Mine: Jake has this attitude towards him, protecting him on the cruise ship and helping him and his mom to swerve his adopted brother. In fact, most of Judy's appearances involve either him or Jake recruiting the other to help take down a far worse criminal.
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: 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. Later, he was blackmailed into robbing diamonds because another criminal was threatening her life.
Even Evil Has Standards: Judy turns down stealing cars to help distribute Giggle-Pig because he objects to the drug trade.
Judy: I said no, 'cause drugs are stupid. Except for weed and sex pills. Man has needs.
Friendly Enemy: 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 asks Jake to be the best man at his wedding.
Friendship Denial: Experiences this from Jake, who refuses to acknowledge their friendship early on. He eventually comes around.
Happily Married: We never see his wife, but all signs point to them being happy together. Settling down with her is what makes Doug finally go straight for good, to the point of disassociating with all his criminal contacts, and she goes with him when he becomes a fugitive and flees to Amsterdam. Given that she's a federal judge, leaving her home and career behind forever to be with a wanted felon is a remarkable sacrifice on her part.
It's All About Me: 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. 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 A Taste of Their Own Medicine. Later, Character Development 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.
Jerkass Realization: After getting betrayed by Trudy Judy in season 6, he describes himself as feeling "gutted" and then asks Jake, with genuine regret and sadness, if he made Jake feel this way after all his betrayals.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: 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. He even asks Jake to be the best man at his wedding.
Jerk with a Heart of Jerk: In most of his early appearances he ends up betraying Jake, despite considering him a friend.
Karma Houdini Warranty: Doug Judy always finds a way out of prison, either by striking up an Enemy Mine with the Nine-Nine or using Loophole Abuse, 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 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.
Late-Arrival Spoiler: The fact that he's the Pontiac Bandit is treated as a genuine twist at the end of his first appearance, but all his subsequent appearances naturally reference that fact.
List of Transgressions: Has a long one, including pet fraud.
Judy: I sold a guy a fake Pekingese... T'was a cat.
Lovable Rogue: Devious criminal he may be, you can't help but love the dude. And that includes Peralta, despite himself.
Nice, Mean, and In-Between: Of the three criminal Judy siblings he's nice. An Affably Evil Friendly Enemy to Jake, with a a long list of crimes he's unwilling to commit, who loves his family, wants what's best for his sister and eventually makes a Heel–Face Turn. Foster brother George is Mean, a ruthless murderer who repaid the family for taking him in by robbing them and burning down their house. Trudy is Inbetween, a Bitch in Sheep's Clothing who's dismissive of Doug and Jakes friendship and willing to scam her own brother but still loves her family and only commits non-violent crimes.
Once a Season: So far, Doug's turned up in one episode per season. (Technically, he has two appearances in season four, but both were in the same two-parter.) Lampshaded by Peralta, who noted to Captain Holt that they don't really need to search for him after a diamond heist, because he always shows up about once every twelve months anyway.
Opportunistic Bastard: How Judy typically pulls the wool over Jake and the cops' eyes: rather than have an elaborate plan, Judy usually keeps a straightforward target and escape route set up and waits for his moment. In the beginning when Jake is still suspicious of him he does absolutely nothing and goes along with whatever the cops want while slowly distracting Jake with friendship, goofball antics and often the promise of leading him to an eviller bad guy. Then, once the moment comes where Jake's attention is suitably drawn away from him - usually by said eviller bad guy - he simply slips away with his prize.
Shadow Archetype: Imagine if Jake grew up watching Ocean's Eleven instead of Die Hard and you have Doug Judy.
Shipper on Deck: He genuinely supports Jake's relationship with Amy.
Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: To Peralta, though since this is a police-based comedy he throws a little more of the dramatic counterpart trope Arch-Enemy into the mix, too.
So Proud of You: 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 applause from the other officers.
The Social Expert: 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 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.
The Stoner: Played with. He never gets high on screen, probably because he wants to keep a clear head while dealing with Peralta, but he does mention smoking weed constantly. In Season two, he mentions that he uses both weed and sex pills. Season three, he mentions that being in international waters means that he can smoke as much weed as he wants. In season four, he asks Holt if it's a crime to sell weed to buy video games, or if it's a crime to steal those video games because he smoked all the weed he was supposed to sell. It is.
Judy: Welcome... to the high seas.
Two First Names: "Judy" is also a common given name.
Villainous Crush: Since his debut appearance, he's been infatuated with Rosa Diaz.
Xanatos Speed Chess: No matter what happens, Doug Judy almost always finds a way to get away in the end.
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: He's afraid of outer space, which was apparently brought on by seeing the movie Gravity.

Bob

Bob Annderson

See Other Government Employees.

Figgis

Jimmy "The Butcher" Figgis

"You know, I'm bored. I'd love to kill you tonight."

Portrayed By: Eric Roberts

A notorious crime boss who's behind the attempt on Adrian Pimento's life. He also had two moles inside the FBI until the Nine-Nine discovered them. They destroy his operation, but he escapes and vows revenge.

Arc Villain: For the back half of Season 3 and first three episodes of Season 4.
The Dreaded: Absolutely everyone who's dealt with him or even heard of him is afraid of this guy, and with good reason. He's a ruthless monster who's almost untouchable.
Evil Old Folks: Figgis is in his later years, as would be expected of an experienced and powerful crime lord.
Faux Affably Evil: He's as easy-going as he is evil, maintaining a fairly playful and genial attitude as he talks about how he's going to kill Jake and Holt.
The Ghost: He doesn't appear on-screen until the last episode of his story arc, but his voice is heard on the phone in two episodes prior to that. In the meantime, his presence is heavily felt.
It's Personal: With Jake, Holt, Rosa and Pimento. Figgis holds Jake and Holt personally responsible for the collapse of his operation, and he's constantly after Pimento for being The Mole.
Knight of Cerebus: While the show's had their share of bad guys, Figgis is the first recurring villain who is treated with absolute dread by the 99. He lives up to his reputation by casually shooting a sheriff on camera.
Mooks: He sends several of them to the hospital to deal with the heroes.
Strange Minds Think Alike: He and Jake both hate the pizza in Florida. They put their stand-off on hold for a few seconds to talk about how much the pizza in Florida sucks. Figgis is also good at coming up with improbable, complex false names on the fly, just like Jake.

Maura

Maura Figgis

Portrayed By: Aida Turturro

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

Casting Gag: Certainly not the first time Aida Turturro has played a mob boss's hotheaded sister.
Hair-Trigger Temper: It does not take much to get her angry.
Single Woman Seeks Good Man: She really wants to date a good guy, as opposed to the creeps she was involved with before she went to prison.
Maura: Why can't I ever meet a nice guy?
Amy: ...Could be because you're in prison for murder.
Maura: Nah, that can't be it.

Hawkins

Melanie Hawkins

See Other Government Employees.

Caleb

Caleb John Gosche

Portrayed By: Tim Meadows

Jake's cellmate in prison, Caleb is an affable, good natured guy who just happens to be a serial cannibal.

Affably Evil: He may be a child-eating cannibal but he's generally pretty friendly. As long as you don't touch him.
Asshole Victim: Gets (non-fatally) stabbed defending Jake, but he is a child murderer so it's hard not to say he deserved it.
Black Comedy Cannibalism: Most of the jokes surrounding him rely on this trope.
Child Eater: He claims they're easier to subdue.
Cloudcuckoolander: He doesn't seem to grasp that people are disturbed by him casually bringing up cannibalism, and takes Jake's "tell that to my dick" comment literally.
Crosses the Line Twice: 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 counselor.
Does This Remind You of Anything??: Became a camp counselor when he needed to change identities due to his cannibalising spree catching up with him.
Dirty Coward: 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.
Dissonant Serenity: He is far too cheerful while describing his horrific actions, even making a light-hearted joke that he'll eat Jake's body if Romero kills him.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: A platonic example, but he truly considers Jake to be his best friend and genuinely cares about him. Jake, as disgusted as he is by Caleb's crimes, does appreciate it, and takes the time to say goodbye to him before leaving prison.
Even Evil Has Standards: Played for Laughs. He is disgusted by a serial killer who cuts people's hearts out but only because he prefers to eat "normal" parts like butts and thighs.
Faux Affably Evil: He's generally Affably Evil, but that he's secretly this is repeatedly Played for Laughs, as the minute anybody touches him he completely loses it and tries to eat them.
The Friend Nobody Likes: Played for Laughs, of course. Jake repeatedly tells him they are not friends because of his past. Subverted in Season Six, when Jake admits Caleb is his friend.
Hidden Depths: Invoked. He's a woodcarver by trade, and prefers to be defined by his work in the field rather than his cannibalism.
Hopeless with Tech: Due to having been in the prison system for so long, he has no idea how to operate modern technology.
I'm a Humanitarian: Was convicted for killing and eating nine people, but he implies those are only the ones the police could prove were him.
Insistent Terminology: He's not a cannibal, he's a woodcarver who just happens to have eaten some people.
Laughably Evil: He's an unrepentant cannibal, but the fact that he's so goddamn friendly and casual while he recounts his deeds makes him a riot.
Odd Couple: Is one with Jake.
Odd Friendship: Jake's a good cop, Caleb's, well... Caleb's a serial cannibal. Of children.
Holt: Perhaps we should pay your cannibal friend another visit.
Charles: I wouldn't say they're friends so much as ex-cellmates.
Jake: No, it's true. We're friends.
Charles: He ate kids!
Jake: Well, people are complicated.
Pet the Dog: 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. And then he tries to bite him.
- When he returns for the Season Six finale, he congratulates Jake for marrying Amy, and helps him out with a case. And then tries to bite him again.
Serial Killer: Was convicted of killing and eating nine people, though he implies the count is higher.
Would Hurt a Child: His victims were apparently children.

Murphy

Seamus Murphy

Portrayed By: Paul Adelstein

A local mobster. He assisted the Nine-Nine in exposing Hawkins' crimes, as the two sides saw Hawkins as a common threat. However, it came at the price of Captain Holt owing him a favor in return for the information to bring Hawkins down and free Jake and Rosa.

Arc Villain: The "favor" Holt owes him for his help in taking down Hawkins serves as a recurring source of conflict in Season 5.
Big, Screwed-Up Family: Only referred to in the context of "the Murphy crime family", of which he is at the head. Jake and Charles compare them to the cast of The Godfather and he proves them right by planning to either maim or kill his own nephew, to the point that the 99 has to put him in witness protection.
The Corrupter: He tries to get his hooks into Holt and the 99 by helping to expose Hawkins' crimes, and almost succeeds.
Faux Affably Evil: He can seem polite and reasonable, but do not cross him. If you do, his true nature will rear its ugly head.
I Gave My Word: He does keep his word when it comes to the favor Holt owes him, even though the heist he was planning didn't happen.
I Have Your Wife: He threatens Kevin's life when he realizes Holt screwed him over.
Laser-Guided Karma: After he tries to kill Kevin to get to Holt, he's ultimately brought down by Kevin himself, when the latter gets sick of this crap and runs Murphy's men over with a car, before punching Murphy himself in the throat.
Make Way for the New Villains: In his introductory episode he helps the 99 take down the previous seasons Final Boss, then holds it over Captain Holt's head, becoming the Arc Villain of the first half of season five.
No-Nonsense Nemesis: He doesn't have any comedic quirks, when 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 is told the squad is coming for him. Luckily, Jake revealed he was bluffing.

Davison

Dr. Philip Davison, DDS

Portrayed By: Sterling K. Brown

A dentist suspected to have murdered his business partner. Due to his clever and meticulous nature, Jake and Holt have their work cut out for them when trying to uncover proof of his crime.

Berserk Button: Don't underestimate his intelligence, and don't brush off his brilliant scheming as "luck." This proves to be his undoing.
Depraved Dentist: Not to his patients, so far as we know, but he brutally murdered his business partner and melted the murder weapon down again, having made it out of dental material so he could hide it in a patient's mouth.
Hoist by Their Own Petard: If he hadn't given in to Jake's needling, he would've gotten away scot-free.
Oh, Crap!: He has a quiet, understated one after his Villainous Breakdown, realizing he just confessed to murder and his goose is cooked. He seems resigned to his fate, knowing there's no getting out of this one.
One-Shot Character: Only appears in "The Box."
The Sociopath: Heavily implied. He's a remorseless, cold-blooded murderer, has an inflated ego, needs to be the smartest person in the room, enjoys messing with the detectives for laughs, and shows little emotion outside of smugness and anger.
Villainous Breakdown: He completely flips out when Jake paints him out to be a bumbling idiot who got lucky, and confesses just to make sure everyone knows how clever he is.

Trudy Judy (spoilers)

Trudy Judy

I WANT TO SMUSH!

Portrayed By: Nicole Byer

Doug Judy's younger sister. She's a conwoman who claims to be a nurse. In reality, she dropped out of nursing school after one class and has spent years as a scam artist. She got her hands on her brother's notes and began stealing cars using his MO. She goes on the run after Jake and Terry nearly catch her, betraying both them and her brother in the process.

All Women Are Lustful: She makes repeated passes at Terry and even takes a moment to rub his pecs. She even calls herself "an adult woman who's horny all the time." She later demands to see 14 butts in exchange for cooperating with Doug and Jake.
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: "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.
The Chessmaster: Possibly to an even greater extent than her brother. She's managed to fool him for years into thinking she was in nursing school while she was pulling scams, and tricks him into helping her escape from the police. Keep in mind, this is someone that Doug has known for his entire life.
Evil Counterpart: To Doug Judy, now that Doug Judy has seemingly gone totally straight. She also seems to be more dangerous than him, willing to use a car bomb as a distraction to make her escape.
False Innocence Trick: After getting caught as the Pontiac Bandit, Trudy pretends to be sweet and innocent and claims to have a good reason for her crimes - only to escape as soon as she can.
Nice, Mean, and In-Between: Of the three criminal Judy siblings she's Inbetween, a Bitch in Sheep's Clothing who's dismissive of Doug and Jakes friendship and willing to scam her own brother but still loves her family and only commits non-violent crimes. Doug is Nice, an Affably Evil Friendly Enemy to Jake, with a a long list of crimes he's unwilling to commit, who loves his family, wants what's best for his sister and eventually makes a Heel–Face Turn. Foster brother George is Mean, a ruthless murderer who who repaid the family for taking him in by robbing them and burning down their house.
Rhyming Names: Trudy Judy.
Karmic Trickster: 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.
"The Reason You Suck" Speech: 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.

Zumowski

Ernest "The Disco Strangler" Zumowski

Portrayed By: Kevin McDonald (Pilot), Richard Finkelstein (season 6, flashback), E.J. Callahan (season 6, present)

A serial killer who was brought to justice by Captain Holt. He was known as "the Disco Strangler" for both his groovy charms and his method of murder: strangling his victims with a yo-yo string. Though he was incarcerated in the 1980's, he escaped in the sixth season to plague Captain Holt again... or that was the plan, anyway.

Ascended Extra: He first appears as the subject of a short flashback in season one meant to establish Holt's backstory as a bad ass cop in the pilot. Come season 6, he's the antagonist of an episode's B-plot.
Calling Card: 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. Or so it seemed.
Cassandra Truth: Holt's insistence that he survived the transport crash is treated like this, until the discovery of his body shows he was indeed killed. But then it turns out Holt was right anyway.
Disco Dan: He wasn't during his original crime spree, but despite his assurances that both he and disco would never die, he's very much this by 2019.
Faking the Dead: Holt believes Zumowski did this using the wreck of a prison transport vehicle, but it seems he died in reality. Holt turns out to be exactly right.
Famed In-Story: By 2016, Holt has taken to sharing the story of his battle to arrest the Disco Strangler at every opportunity, to the point Boyle and Terry know the whole story by heart.
Kavorka Man: He's an ugly, shriveled up old man as of 2019. Somehow he's able to seduce a much younger woman into helping him fake his death and escape from prison. She couldn't resist his groovy voodoo.
Manipulative Bastard: He was known for seducing an accomplice to help with his crimes. He pulls this off even as an old man in order to escape.
The Other Darrin: His 80's-era self is played by Canadian actor Kevin McDonald in a voiceless appearance. Come season six, he's played instead by Richard Finklestein.
Pyrrhic Victory: Holt thought capturing him again would be a chance to relive his glory days. Unfortunately, when he finally confronts Zumowski, he's too deaf to understand anything Holt says.
Shout-Out: To The Eagles song "The Disco Strangler". It's his nickname.
Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: 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.
- To his (and Holt's) credit, it's worth remembering: Even though he was old, weak, and nearly deaf, he proved to be extremely intelligent, manipulative, and experienced as a criminal and assassin. He kept Holt's vengeance burning for decades, seduced a young woman, managed to escape from a high security prison, made highly skilled detectives think for sure he was dead, and was only found because Holt, knowing him all too well. , insisted on aerial surveillance and tracking . He was still dangerous in old age. If he had taken the time to plan his actions after he had escaped from prison, he would certainly have wreaked havoc.

Other Characters

Hank

Portrayed By: Kevin Dorff

The bartender of Shaw's Bar; the bar the Nine-Nine often visits.

The Bartender: Shouldn't it be obvious?

Bill

Portrayed By: Winston Story

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

Blue-and-Orange Morality: Commits acts that are both benign and absolutely horrific during his time on the show.
Bus Crash: He died in an accident offscreen sometime after his fifth season appearance. Subverted. Charles lied about this in order to gain an advantage during the Cinco de Mayo heist.
Butt-Monkey: So many things are horrible in Bill's life.
Cloud Cuckoo Lander: He's a weird guy, such as his having a mysteriously vibrating bag which he doesn't explain, casually talking about his sex life with Jake, and treating Jake like a client.
Dark and Troubled Past: Has one, particularly being abandoned as a child and having various odd jobs including prostitution, although it's usually Played for Laughs.
Faking the Dead: As part of Charles's scheme to win the sixth heist. It didn't work anyway.
Expy: He brings to mind Rickety Cricket from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Friendless Background: He describes Charles and Jake, who he sees max once a year, as his best friends. And they're just guys who hire him to pose in their fun schemes.
Hilariously Abusive Childhood: On top of being abandoned in a playground as a child and becoming a prostitute, he also has a hilariously abusive adulthood.
Identical Stranger: He's nearly identical to Boyle, which is how Jake initially takes note of him.
Laser-Guided Karma: Him becoming increasingly destitute is most likely karma acting out against him scamming Jake and Boyle into his Ponzi scheme.
Mistaken for Prostitute: Inverted. Jake doesn't realize he's a prostitute despite the signs until he spells it out.
New Job as the Plot Demands: Just in time for the fifth Halloween heist, it's revealed that he sells supplements for a "multitiered marketing entity" (read: Ponzi scheme) called Nutriboom.
Noodle Incident: In "Valloweaser," between Halloween and Valentine's Day, something really goes wrong for Bill that seems to ruin his life. By Easter, things have gotten even worse. Also, something happened to him at some point that reduced his number of belly buttons to zero.
Once a Season: Bill only appears once in one season (4). He appears twice in season 5, but Jake lampshades it nonetheless.
Bill! I thought we agreed we'd only meet once a year! For the Halloween Heist!
Platonic Prostitution: Jake hires him to aid in the fourth Halloween heist. Downplayed in that Jake didn't realize he's a prostitute at first.
Safe Word: Cabbage. He uses it when Jake starts buddying up to him to make Boyle jealous.
Scary Teeth: In later seasons his teeth become yellow and rotted. He doesn't seem too bothered by it.

Mlepnos

Mlepnos a.k.a. Mlep(clay)nos a.k.a. Jerry Barfralatistan a.k.a. Jerry Barkakanatsan

Portrayed By: Fred Armisen

A very strange citizen of New York. Jake and Amy encounter him in the first episode when they were interviewing people about a murder, and he somehow keeps showing up at various important moments throughout the series. His name is apparently spelled "Mlepclaynos" (the 'clay' is silent).

Blank Stare: There's something... wrong with the way he looks at people whenever they talk to him.
Bookends: He appears in the first episode, and in the last, both times being very strange and taking things from Jake or Amy that they did not intend to give him.
Cloudcuckoolander: He is a very, very weird guy. When Amy gives him a photo of a murder victim to look at, he thanks her and keeps it for himself.
Funny Foreigner: 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.
Hidden Depths: He is an extremely talented violinist (he calls it a 'Geetar'), and he played at Jake and Amy's wedding.
I Have Many Names: Maybe? It's hard to tell with Mlepnos, but in the final episode he denies his name is Mlepnos and is instead Jerry Barfralatistan or Jerry Barkakanatsan.
My Nayme Is: It's Mlep(clay)nos. The 'clay' is silent.^note

D.C. Parlov

Portrayed By: Fred Melamed

Author of Terry's favourite book series The Skyfire Cycle, at least two separate crimes involving him come to the attention of the Nine-Nine.

Broken Pedestal: Was Terry's favourite author, but both times the Nine-Nine encounter him his jerkish tendancies come to the fore, the first time he is being sent death threats because he slept with his former assistants wife. The second time he stole his main rivals manuscript (though his rival also stole Parlov's) and slept with said rival's wife. He also lied about remembering sending Terry a signed book and even revealed it wasn't him who signed his books when fans contacted him.
Manipulative Bastard: He uses Terry's love for his books and his desire for the approval of his writing to butter him and prevent him from finding out his and Lawson's fraud.
Really Gets Around: Quiet possibly because he is rich, but also because he has female fans who are turned on by sleeping with the author. Both episodes he appears in reference his sex life.
Kavorka Man: Somewhat overweight and balding, he still manages to have multiple stunning female cosplayers, amongs others. Partially this is the money, but also it may just be bragging rights to having banged their favourite author.
Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe: Amongst the multiple horrible things he's done to his main rival Landon Lawson is sleep with Lawson's wife, with the heavy implication that Lawson's son is actually Parlov's
No Celebrities Were Harmed: He's very clearly a parody of George R. R. Martin, right down to his appearance, and the contents of The Skyfire Cycle being very similar to A Song of Ice and Fire from what we hear of it. That said, Game of Thrones is also mentioned to exist multiple times in the series.

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