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| “ | I don't do no paperwork. | „ |
| ~ Emilio just before entering Saul Goodman's office. |
| “ | I say we cap 'em both. | „ |
| ~ Emilio to Krazy-8 about Walt and Jesse, as well as his last words. |
Emilio Koyama is a minor antagonist in Breaking Bad and its prequel Better Call Saul.
He was Jesse Pinkman's original partner in the meth business, and the cousin and right-hand man of the dealer Domingo "Krazy 8" Molina.
He was portrayed by John Koyama.
Biography[]
Background[]
According to Jesse, the two met in elementary school, and the two become partners in the meth trade at some point later. Jesse also mentions that Saul Goodman provided Emilio legal representation on at least two occasions, getting him acquitted both times despite much evidence against him.
Breaking Bad[]
In Season 1, Emilio is arrested during a raid on a house in which the DEA is looking for a meth supplier who goes by the street name "Captain Cook". Emilio makes bail and suspects that his partner, Jesse Pinkman, ratted him out to the police (which turned out to have been Krazy-8 as a DEA informant) and forces Jesse to lead him and Krazy 8, in Emilio's 1980 Buick Regal, to his new partner, Walter White. Emilio recognizes Walt from his arrest and suggests killing both Walt and Jesse. Walt is able to convince them to spare their lives if he teaches them his meth formula.
While the three are in the RV in the desert, Walt deliberately causes a chemical explosion and flees, trapping Emilio and Krazy 8 inside the RV with deadly phosphine gas, killing Emilio immediately. Jesse subsequently disposes of Emilio's corpse by dissolving it in hydrofluoric acid in his bathtub. However, the corrosive acid eats through the bathtub and the floor, splattering Emilio's liquified remains on the floor for Walt and Jesse to later clean.
He is mentioned in Season 2 by Jesse Pinkman, stating that Saul Goodman got him off twice. In Season 5, Hank Schrader is going through old evidence, with a mugshot of Emilio being among them.
Better Call Saul[]
During the Season 6 episode "Waterworks", Saul is busy with many clients, as a lot of them are packed in the waiting room. Kim Wexler calls in one of the clients for Saul, who happens to be Emilio. When Kim asks where Emilio's paperwork is, Emilio angrily responds, "I don't do no paperwork." before entering Saul's office.
As this episode (and most of the show) takes before the events of Breaking Bad, the viewer sees a small fraction of Saul Goodman interacting with Emilio, which would later lead to Goodman getting Emilio's charges dropped/reduced one of two times - reflecting a statement that Jesse Pinkman made in Breaking Bad.
Personality[]
A petty thug, Emilio was stupid and aggressive in equal measure. His childhood friendship with Jesse meant very little to him, given that he was quick to suggest killing him out of the mere suspicion that he could be a snitch. Likewise, he was willing to stupidly risk getting himself, Walt, and Krazy 8 killed by smoking around volatile chemicals, and proved to be unreasonably petty by spitefully blowing smoke in Walt's face when he told him to put his cigarette out.
Trivia[]
- After Jesse puts Emilio's body in the tub, he can be seeing blinking briefly after Jesse throws Emilio's gun into the tub.
- Emilio's surname is the same as his actor's.
- After Victor's death, Walt and Jesse dispose of Victor's body by dissolving it and placing the remains in a plastic barrel. This echoes a similar event earlier in the show, when Walt and Jesse were disposing of Emilio's corpse in the exact same way.
Gallery[]
External Link[]
- Emilio Koyama on the Breaking Bad Wiki.
