Detective Amelia "Amy" Santiago is the tritagonist of the police procedural sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
She is the most competitive and intelligent agent in the NYPD, who aims to become the captain of the detective agency, and also has to look after Peralta who she initially can't stand, but then also falls in love with him. Despite her arrogant supervisor attitude, she is actually good-natured and thinks of her friends as her, even if she has some love problems.
She is portrayed by Melissa Fumero.
Personality[]
Amy is a very determined person in what she does. She has spent her whole life studying to become a chief detective cop, even admiring her father who was one and because of this she often gets easily irritated or annoyed by every single thing that is around her. Shown that she is also a bit of a control freak and gets anxiety attacks and stress if things don't go the way she wants, and to relax she has become addicted to smoking, which she is deeply ashamed of. She is unable to break the rules and because of her "goody-two shoes" she is often made fun of by many, but despite this she has a lot of respect for her superiors, especially Captain Holt, who desperately tries to resemble them, to such an extent to become clumsy and obsessive, to disappoint herself. The reason she shows so much admiration for Captain Holt is because her old captain used to harass her and therefore, she wants a better mentor.
For the fact that Amy is often bullied by others, it was what made her stronger and because of this she became one of the most talented and competent detectives in the 99th precinct, even as chief, as everyone says if she could pass the sergeant exam to become one, she would have been an excellent sergeant. Her ambition has never been an obstacle, in fact she has been one of her biggest motivators.
Amy also has a very skeptical attitude that makes her very sensitive, which makes her an easy victim of bullying, especially by Gina. Amy would really like to have friends, but the standards she sets for herself make her a bit bossy. Amy is actually kind, loyal, altruistic and caring, she helps all her colleagues when they need her, and she knows how to defend them as well as herself by becoming very aggressive, learned from the fact that she was the most popular victim of bullying. During the series she also falls in love with Jake who is always by her side.
Relationships[]
See Also[]
- Amy Santiago on the Brookyln 99 Wiki