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It's a bad carpenter that blames his hammer, yo.
~ Badger to Skinny Pete.


Brandon Meyhew, commonly referred to as Badger, is a supporting character in the crime drama series Breaking Bad and its 2019 sequel film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, and the deuteragonist of Breaking Bad: Original Minisodes.

He is a longtime friend of both Jesse Pinkman and Skinny Pete, as well as a low-level meth distributor for Walter White's drug empire. Following the collapse of the empire, he helps Jesse escape to Alaska by providing him a place to stay and later misleading the police.

He is portrayed by Matt Jones.

Personality[]

Badger is a fun-loving and dependable friend to Jesse and Skinny, though he can be a bit clueless at times. He enjoys partying and often gets high on drugs, particularly meth. While he is involved in the drug trade, he is not malicious and shows moral restraint in situations like being asked to distribute meth to rehab clients or intimidate Elliot and Gretchen Schwartz.

He is highly enthusiastic about science fiction, as shown when he spent five hours discussing Babylon 5 (a detail noted by Patrick Kuby during surveillance). His passion for sci-fi also includes writing Star Trek fan scripts and frequently quoting Star Wars. Additionally, Badger enjoys playing horror-themed video games, particularly Resident Evil and Left 4 Dead.

Biography[]

Background[]

Badger's first notable encounter with crime came during his participation in a youth intervention program where troubled teens lived alongside inmates for three weeks. During this experience, he met a skilled burglar who introduced him to lock-picking techniques, though notably, the lockpicks were stored in an unusual manner by his cellmate.

Breaking Bad[]

Badger is first introduced in the series working as a human billboard, wearing a dollar bill costume to fulfill his probation's employment requirements. He reconnects with Jesse, and they briefly collaborate on meth production using Badger's earnings to purchase supplies. Their partnership sours when Jesse repeatedly discards subpar batches to Badger's frustration, leading to a violent confrontation where Badger shoots a crossbow at Jesse's RV after being abandoned in the desert.

Their relationship eventually rekindles, with Badger helping Jesse relocate his meth lab and arranging storage for the RV through his cousin Clovis. Badger later joins the distribution network for Walter's product but faces arrest. Through lawyer Saul Goodman's intervention, he relocates to Fresno, California.

Badger later joins Jesse's scheme to sell drugs at NA meetings, but unexpectedly finds himself genuinely participating in the recovery program, albeit trailing behind Skinny in progress. Badger briefly relapses during a three-day party at Jesse's house, which he leaves to tend to his neglected cat.

Badger assists in acquiring lab equipment for Walter and Jesse's mobile operation. Later, he helps Walter intimidate the Schwartz using laser pointers to simulate sniper sights, ensuring Walter's money reaches his son. During this encounter, Badger reveals that Blue Sky meth remains in circulation, having assumed that it was Walt's doing.

Badger then plays a role in Jesse's escape after Walter's compound massacre. Together with Skinny, they help conceal Todd Alquist's El Camino and provide Jesse sanctuary. When the vehicle's LoJack system is activated, they execute an elaborate misdirection plan: Badger drives Skinny Pete's Thunderbird toward Mexico as a decoy while Jesse escapes in Badger's Fiero. This strategy proves successful, as revealed later when Francesca Liddy tells Saul that authorities found Jesse's abandoned car near the Mexican border, suggesting their plan to mislead law enforcement worked perfectly.

Trivia[]

  • Brandon was the lead singer of his, Jesse's & Paul Tyree's now defunct band, TwaüghtHammër.
  • Brandon is one of three characters (along with Steve Gomez and Skinny Pete) to appear in all five seasons of Breaking Bad, despite not being main cast members.
  • He and Skinny Pete are the only two supporting characters to appear in and survive all five seasons.

Navigation[]

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Walter's Family
Walter White Jr. | Hank Schrader

Officers
Hank Schrader | Steve Gomez | Detective Getz | Tim Roberts | Matt Ehrmantraut

Lawyers
Howard Hamlin | Kim Wexler | Bill Oakley | Ernesto |

Heisenberg's Empire
Jesse Pinkman | Skinny Pete | Badger

Other
Nacho Varga | Marion | Caldera | Casper

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