10 Best Villains In The Breaking Bad Universe
2. Lalo Salamanca
The newest addition to the Albuquerque drug scene, Eduardo "Lalo" Salamanca was hinted at all the way back in Breaking Bad season 2. Fans were wondering if and when he would pop up, and Better Call Saul finally paid off that tease in glorious fashion.
He hasn't committed the same acts of evil as, say, Tuco or Jack, but rest assured, his greatest feats of villainy undoubtedly lie ahead. Lalo stands apart from pretty much every other villain on this list -- with the exception of Don Eladio -- in that you could probably have a good time with him. You could invite him to a barbecue and he'd be the life of the party.
He's not like Gus, who is always cold and put-together. He's not like Tuco, who seems like he'd be the one to pull a gun during an innocent debate. Every time Lalo is on screen, he oozes charisma. He's a showman. He's funny. He's charming.
Despite all that, he can turn violent on a dime. Beneath all that charm and machismo, he is a cold-hearted enforcer who will happily kill an innocent person for stepping in his way. But at least he'd do it with charm.