Which Breaking Bad Character Are You?

Nobody watches Breaking Bad and thinks, I'd love to live like that. The show is a slow-motion disaster about a chemistry teacher who makes nearly every wrong choice available to him. Yet people still argue for hours about which character they'd be, because the cast is built from very recognizable personality types placed under a ridiculous amount of pressure. Pride, loyalty, charm, patience, stubbornness, caution. Strip away the desert and the crime, and you'll find those traits in your coworkers, your family and probably your mirror.

Quick note before we start: this is a fun personality quiz about fictional characters, not a comment on anyone's real life, and nobody's getting a criminal record here. It's about the traits, not the plot.

Walter and Jesse, the Odd Couple

Walter White types are brilliant and proud. Walt was a high school chemistry teacher who knew he was smarter than the life he'd ended up with, and that frustration drove the whole series. Walter types are precise, ambitious and allergic to being underestimated. The danger is ego. When pride starts running the show, everything else gets crowded out.

Jesse Pinkman types have the biggest heart in the room, even when they're making a mess. Jesse said "yo" more than anyone in television history, built a tiny wooden box in shop class with real care and looked out for kids whenever he could. Jesse types feel everything, act on instinct and stay loyal long after they probably should.

Who Do You Call When Things Go Wrong?

Saul Goodman types are fixers with a grin. Saul had a strip mall office, cheesy TV commercials and a solution for every problem, legal or otherwise. Saul types are charming, quick and funny, and they could sell sand in the desert. You'd want one on your side, and you'd want to read the fine print.

Mike Ehrmantraut types are the quiet professionals. Mike said very little, cleaned up other people's disasters without complaint and adored his granddaughter more than anything. Mike types are calm, competent and deeply unimpressed by drama. They'd much rather do a job properly the first time than explain why it went wrong. Ask one for a long speech and you'll get a short sentence and a stare.

The Man Behind the Counter

Gus Fring types are patient planners. Gus ran a chain of fried chicken restaurants, smiled at every customer and kept the same calm face no matter what was going on behind the scenes. Gus types are organized, controlled and always five steps ahead. They believe in preparation, and they never raise their voice, because they never need to.

Hank, the Loudest Guy at the Barbecue

Hank Schrader types are big, loud and loyal. Hank told terrible jokes, brewed his own beer in the garage, collected minerals (not rocks, Marie) and never stopped chasing the truth. Under all the bravado, he was one of the most decent people in the story. Hank types protect their family, love a cookout and are much sharper than their jokes suggest.

How the Questions Work

You'll be asked how you'd handle a broken car, what you'd bring to a barbecue, how you react to pressure and what kind of boss you'd be. There are no right answers, and no chemistry homework either. Just pick the option that sounds most like your average Tuesday and see which resident of Albuquerque matches you best.