Breaking Bad characters: the iconic crime drama
Breaking Bad premiered in 2008 and quickly became a cultural phenomenon, captivating audiences with its intense drama and compelling characters. The show's unique blend of crime, tragedy, and dark comedy has made it one of the most iconic and critically acclaimed TV dramas in history. At the heart of the show's success is its diverse and complex cast of characters, each with their own motivations, fears, and flaws. Breaking Bad's characters are unforgettable, multidimensional, and have become synonymous with the show itself.
The show follows Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher who turns to cooking and selling methamphetamine to secure his family's financial future after being diagnosed with cancer. Alongside him is Jesse Pinkman, a former student and small-time drug dealer who becomes Walter's partner in crime. The show's other characters include Hank Schrader, Walter's DEA agent brother-in-law, Skyler White, Walter's wife, and Gus Fring, a ruthless drug lord. Each character is expertly crafted, with their own unique arcs and motivations, adding to the show's overall depth and complexity.
Breaking Bad character types
Which character personality quiz
This fun project is inspired by crowdsourced ratings of character personalities collected by the Open Psychometrics website, namely by over 3 million volunteers of the Statistical "Which Character" Personality Quiz to rate characters on descriptive adjectives and other properties, which can be aggregated to create profiles that users can be matched to as part of a personality test. For more information please check out Open Psychometrics.
This data was obtained from under a Creative Commons license and Gyfted’s tests are non-commercially available in open source form.