Gilligan uses the development of Walt's narcissistic personality disorder as he gains more money as an allegory for those in society who are wealthy yet continue to be selfish. American Psychiatric Association.
The sides of his personality — sociopath and family man, scientist and killer, rational being and creature of impulse, entrepreneur and loser — are not necessarily as contradictory as we might have supposed. Or rather, if we insist on supposing that they are, it may be for our own sentimental reasons.
He's beaten, nearly killed multiple times, imprisoned, and suffers severe anxiety and depression as a result of his experiences. Throughout the entirety of Breaking Bad, things only get worse for Jesse before they ever get better.
Played by RJ Mitte, Walt Jr. is the son of protagonist Walter White and his wife Skyler. He has cerebral palsy, as manifested in speech difficulties and impaired motor control, for which he uses crutches. His younger sister is Holly White.
At the start of the show, you can tell that he's entirely different when he's got his signature hat on and his Heisenberg facade in effect. This is entirely undermined though as in the later seasons the two personalities really are embodied synchronously.
Walt, the trained scientist, calls himself “Heisenberg” after the Heisenberg Uncertainly Principle by the German physicist Werner Heisenberg, who posited that the location and momentum of a nuclear particle cannot be known at the same time.
145 is a good estimate of Walter White's IQ. That's just above genius level, which is 140. Somebody with an IQ of 145 is very capable of being a college professor or a chemist.
By examining the social and internal interactions of the character Walter White, it is clear that he could be clinically diagnosed with a narcissistic personality disorder.
His character, Gus, has autism spectrum disorder, which Marullo said was "what is so great about Tracy Beaker: it helps children understand that everyone is different".
In the premise of Breaking Bad, the protagonist, Walter White, finds out that he is diagnosed with lung cancer, thus culminating the events of him deciding to cook methamphetamine in order to secure his family's future before he dies.
Tuco Salamanca
Tuco was well-known for having a schizophrenic mentality, being unpredictable, and being prone to violent outbursts that were frequently fueled by his drug usage.
Numerous characters in television shows are informally described as psychopaths. Examples include Natalie Buxton in Bad Girls, Sean Slater and Michael Moon in EastEnders, Dexter Morgan in Dexter, Tuco Salamanca in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, and Frank Underwood in House of Cards.
Antisocial personality disorder
Sometimes he even exceeds normative morality to the point of altruism (like when he saves the twins' lives from Tuco's revenge in Season 1, how he takes exceptionally good care of his brother Chuck during his illness and how he risks his career to save his assistant Huell from jail).
Hank thought Walt was too meek and unintelligent to possibly be Heisenberg. Walt for the most part thought Hank was a loudmouth tough guy who had more brawns than brain.
After lying to his son that his injuries were the result of a fight that came out of his "gambling addiction", Walt breaks down in tears.
She and Walt eventually sparked a romance, fell deeply in love and were at one point engaged. However, after introducing Walt to her family at their home on a Fourth of July weekend, he abruptly left her without any explanation due to feelings of inferiority that her family's wealth and status stirred up in him.
Sheldon Cooper has long been speculated to have autism. However, according to the producers of The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon Cooper isn't actually autistic.
Like his character on the show, he has cerebral palsy. After moving to Hollywood in 2006, he began training with a personal talent manager. They sought acting opportunities where his disability would serve to educate viewers, which led him to audition for the role in Breaking Bad. Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Main signs of autism
finding it hard to understand what others are thinking or feeling. getting very anxious about social situations. finding it hard to make friends or preferring to be on your own. seeming blunt, rude or not interested in others without meaning to.
While Jesse Pinkman eventually relapses on drugs following the murder of Tomas Cantillo, he never does heroin again, having permanently gotten clean of it after being sent to rehab by Walter White.
Unfortunately, one bomb maker found Walter before he could find him, resulting in severe brain damage with a lasting and unexpected effect: Walter transformed from someone skilled at the standard recovery of people and things in wartime scenarios to someone – something – much more extraordinary: a Finder.
Jesse Pinkman is an ESFP personality type. He is warm and loves being in the spotlight. As an ESFP, he brings fun and spontaneity to people's lives. People of the ESFP personality type are naturals at putting on a show.
Walter White in 'Breaking Bad'
There's no denying that Walter White is a calculated genius when he isn't letting his ego get in his way.
Gustavo "Gus" Fring is a fictional character portrayed by Giancarlo Esposito in the Breaking Bad franchise, serving as the main antagonist of the crime drama series Breaking Bad and a major character in its prequel Better Call Saul.