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Villain Overview

I am not turning down the money. I am turning down you! You get it?! I want nothing to do with you! Ever since I met you, everything I have ever cared about, is gone! Ruined, turned to shit, dead, ever since I hooked up with the great Heisenberg! I have never been more alone! I have NOTHING! NO ONE! Alright, it's all gone! Get it?! No... no, no, why... why would you... get it?! What do you even care, as long as you get what you want?! Right? You don't give a shit about me. You said I was no good. I'm nothing! Why would you want me, huh?! You said my meth is inferior! Right? Right? Hey! You said my cook was GARBAGE! Hey, screw you, man! Screw you...
~ Jesse turns down Walt's offer while at the hospital.

Jesse Bruce Pinkman is the deuteragonist of the crime drama series Breaking Bad, the main protagonist of its 2019 sequel film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie and a minor character in its prequel/sequel series Better Call Saul.

He is a small-time methamphetamine cook and dealer in Albuquerque, New Mexico, who partners with his high school chemistry teacher Walter White to make and distribute an incredibly pure form of meth of Walt's creation. While Walt often treats Jesse like a foolish child in constant need of stern correction, they actually have a deep bond of loyalty for each other. Like Walt, Jesse is highly horrified by the brutality of the higher levels of the drug trade, but always does what he thinks to be necessary. He struggles with his feelings of guilt and sorrow over the deaths that result from his and Walt's crimes, especially those of both of his girlfriends, Jane Margolis and Andrea Cantillo.

As the series progresses, Jesse becomes more troubled and sympathetic, while Walt becomes more ruthless and violent. In the second half of Season 5, Jesse goes to war with Walt upon learning from Saul Goodman that Walt tricked him into helping him bring down drug kingpin Gustavo Fring by poisoning his girlfriend's son, Brock. As a result, Jesse teams up with DEA agent Hank Schrader, Walt's brother-in-law, to bring Walt down. They are almost successful in arresting Walt in a desert but are stopped by Jack Welker and his gang. Jesse is later taken prisoner by the gang and forced into slavery as their meth cook. He is freed by Walt after the latter kills off the gang, allowing Jesse to escape.

Following his escape, Jesse becomes a national fugitive while suffering PTSD from his entrapment, planning to flee to Alaska. After killing Neil Kandy, who was involved with his enslavement, he manages to finally move on with his life with the help of Ed Galbraith, who gave him a new identity as Mr. Driscoll, now finding peace by starting anew in Alaska.

He was portrayed by Aaron Paul, who also played Francis Stillo in The Last House on the Left, Cyrus in Tron Uprising and Phil Stanton in Central Intelligence.

Personality[]

A poor student, Jesse flunked out of Walter White's chemistry class and barely managed to pass high school. He hung out with people who were either drug-addicts or drug-dealers, and seemed uninterested, initially, in getting a real job. Jesse Pinkman was a clever, yet reckless and irresponsible petty criminal and drug dealer. Although he was not stupid, as he often demonstrates creativity and problem-solving skills, his impulsive behavior and quick temper led to him making many poor decisions over the course of the show. Generally speaking, Jesse has a laid-back, sarcastic, rebellious attitude, and his speech is often peppered with street slang.

Initially upon meeting him, Walter meets a Jesse with an impertinent, irreverent and often disinterested attitude (just as he knew him while he was his student). It should also be noted that many times, despite his arrogant attitude, he can be seen submissive and even fearful before authority figures or high-ranking bosses, such is the case with Krazy-8 or Tuco Salamanca. However, he becomes more assertive and confident by standing up for himself over the course of the series.

During the series it can be seen that Jesse is, despite being involved in business and drug use, a person with moral boundaries and a conscious, as he suffered serious remorse over the deaths of Gale and Drew Sharp. Jesse is also a person who exhibits great concern and empathy for children, considering his reaction to the neglected young son of two drug addicts and the case of Tomás Cantillo.

In some cases, you get to see Walter's influence on Jesse and his personality by changing some aspects of him, especially in his way of cooking methamphetamine, even going so far as to instill in him great respect for the importance of hygiene and discipline at work.

Quotes[]

Bitch!
~ Jesse's catchphrase.

Season 1

Yo 148, 3-to-the-3-to-the-6-to-the-9. Representin' the ABQ. What up, biatch?! Leave it at the tone.
~ Jesse's former voicemail.
Oh, well, heil Hitler, bitch!
~ Jesse's famous quote when arguing with Walt.

Season 2

What? Come on! Man, you're smart. You made poison out of beans, yo. Look, we got, we got an entire lab right here. Alright? How about you pick some of these chemicals and mix up some rocket fuel? That way you could just send up a signal flare. Or you make some kind of robot to get us help, or a homing device, or build a new battery, or... Wait. No. What if we just take some stuff off of the RV and build it into something completely different? You know, like a... Like a dune buggy. That way, we can just dune buggy or... What? Hey? What is it? What?
~ Jesse motivating Walt.
So you do have a plan? Yeah, Mr. White! Yeah, science!
~ Jesse to Walt, one of his most famous lines.
Aaaaahh, wire.
~ Jesse's famous quote when completely misunderstanding Walt's question.
I woke up, I found her, that's all I know.
~ The story Jesse gives to the cops about his girlfriend's death, on orders from Mike.

Season 3

You either run from things, or you face them, Mr. White.
~ Jesse.
Nurse: Sir, if you'd like to smoke, you need to be another 20 feet from the door.
Jesse: So roll me further, bitch.
~ Jesse to a nurse.
Look, I like making cherry product, but let’s keep it real, alright? We make poison for people who don’t care. We probably have the most unpicky customers in the world.
~ Jesse to Walt.
This is my own private domicile and I will not be harassed! Bitch!
~ One of Jesse's most famous quotes.
What good is being an outlaw when you got responsibilities?
~ Jesse.

Season 5

Is a meth empire really something to be proud of?
~ Jesse.
YEAH, BITCH! MAGNETS, OH!
~ Jesse's famous quote after finding out his magnets plan worked.
Look– look, you two guys are just… guys, okay? Mr. White... he's the devil. You know, he is– he is smarter than you, he is luckier than you. Whatever–whatever you think is supposed to happen– I'm telling you, the exact reverse opposite of that is gonna happen, okay?
~ Jesse to Hank and Gomez.
Jesse: Say the words! Say YOU WANT THIS! Nothing happens until I hear you say it!
Walter: I want this.
Jesse: Then do it yourself.
~ Jesse's last words in the show, telling Walt that if he wants to die, he must do it himself.

El Camino

Sean, Kyle, Colin. I know where you live. You tell the cops about me, and I am coming for every goddamn one of you. You understand?
~ Jesse intimidating three Neo-Nazis.
I was thinking about that thing you said about the universe. Going where the universe takes you? Right on. I think it's a cool philosophy.
~ Jesse's last words in the movie (flashback).

Victims[]

Victims killed by Jesse Pinkman

Breaking Bad[]

El Camino[]

Overall[]

  • Total - 5

Trivia[]

  • Aaron Paul has been widely praised for his performance, winning three Emmy awards.
  • Jesse would have originally been portrayed by Penn Badgley (who is famous for his portrayal of Joe Goldberg, the main protagonist of the Netflix series You), but he didn't make the final cut .
  • The only main character Jesse never personally meets is Walt's son, Walter White Jr. However, Jesse seemingly mentions him to Krazy-8 during the time he is held in captivity by Walter White.
  • Along with Walter White, Jesse is one of the two characters to appear in every episode of the series.
  • The character was originally intended to be killed at the end of the first season, but the series' creator Vince Gilligan saw Aaron Paul's acting potential, deciding to keep him instead.
  • Jesse's counterpart in Metástasis, the Colombian remake of Breaking Bad, is José Miguel Rosas.

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