Over three seasons, Better Call Saul has become one of the best shows on TV, an involving family drama against the backdrop of New Mexico legal procedure. But, of course, it's also a prequel to Breaking Bad, charting the rise (or fall, depending on how you look at it) of the well-meaning Jimmy McGill from conman doing good to sleazy criminal lawyer Saul Goodman, and so is full of connections and characters to the Walter White crime odyssey.

Obviously you have Bob Odenkirk in the lead and Jonathan Banks a series regular as Mike Ehrmantraut, and Season 3 has put a spotlight on the conflict between cartel faction leaders Gus Fring and Hector Salamanca, but that's far from the limit. Better Call Saul is chock full of Breaking Bad cameos; so many, in fact, that they're easy to miss. We count twenty-five overall, so here's a definitive breakdown of every single one.

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Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman

Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill in Better Call Saul

This one's obvious as it's his show, but for completion it's worth citing. We actually see Odenkirk's character in three different guises - mainly as Jimmy McGill slowly evolving into the Saul Goodman we know, but also him in hiding following the events of Breaking Bad as Gene, working in a Cinnabon.

While the show has finally seen him start using the Saul moniker (a play on the phrase "S'all good, man"), we're yet to see him use it for lawyering or bring in many of his close associates from the show. Two, however, have appeared.

Francesca Liddy

Franchesca Liddy in Better Call Saul

Saul Goodman's secretary in Breaking Bad, Francesa Liddy (Tina Parker) was a constant presence in his offices throughout the show. Although she definitely got more than she bargained for, she came out of the whole affair safe (and $25000 richer after getting money out of Walt for smashing down Saul's door).

Liddy returned in Better Call Saul Season 3 as the shared receptionist for Jimmy and Kim Wexler, hired by the former after a very brief interview for her can-do attitude. She's already started going above and beyond, helping Jimmy in his court case against brother Chuck, and at this point is one of the few close people to Jimmy who will stand by him.

Huell Babineaux

Heull in Better Call Saul

Everybody loves Huell (Lavell Crawford). He's one of the biggest (literally and figuratively) fan favorites from Breaking Bad. Introduced as Saul's bodyguard, he became a regular in the lawyer's schemes, remarkable for his size and opposite demeanour. While mostly harmless, Huell eventually is used by the DEA into giving up the location of Walt's millions.

Huell returned in Better Call Saul Season 3 as part of Jimmy's plan against Chuck. Hired through the same vet with criminal contacts that Mike uses to find jobs, the apparently deft enforcer planted a charged phone battery in the electromagnetic hypersensitivity sufferer's pocket. As he wasn't hired for full-time protection until Walt's scheming ramped up, it's unclear if we'll see him again before the show wraps up.

Mike Ehrmantraut

Mike in Better Call Saul

When it comes to Breaking Bad connections, most of these come through Mike Ehrmantraut and his increasing involvement with the Albuquerque crime scene. In the parent show, Mike was an associate of Saul but ultimate enforcer for Gus Fring, pragmatic muscle who clashed with Walt's power grabs.

Obviously through him experience the cartel story in Better Call Saul, but we also learn his tragic origins - he was a bent cop who learned to regret his past after his righteous son Matt was murdered.

Stacey and Kaylee Ehrmantraut

Stacey and Kaylee in Better Call Saul

Mike's daughter-in-law and granddaughter are the main motivation in his life of crime. Stacey (Kerry Condon) and Kaylee only appeared briefly in Breaking Bad (the former appeared only once), but have been an essential part of Better Call Saul, with Mike trying hard to build a relationship with them after Matt's death. Due to the timeline, Kaylee has been recast for the prequel and actually played by two actresses in the show.

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Gus Fring in Better Call Saul

Gus Fring

Although he was killed off a season before the end, there's no doubt that Gus Fring was the big villain of Breaking Bad, slowly revealed across three years as a criminal mastermind with a monstrous form lurking beneath his calm, procured exterior. He also has the best death of the series bar none.

After being teased heavily, Giancarlo Esposito finally returned in Better Call Saul Season 3. By the actor's own admission this is Gus earlier in his development, with the series detailing his conflict with the Salamancas and rise to dominance, something long since laid to rest by the time of Breaking Bad. What's interesting is that while we're seeing his expansion of Los Pollos Hermanos, it's underpinned with the knoweldge that his real plan is to overthrow his cartel overlords.

Victor and Tyrus

Victor and Tyrus Better Call Saul

Victor (Jeremiah Bitsui) was in Breaking Bad for a good couple of seasons, serving as Gus' key right-hand man and handler for Walter, but is probably best remembered for his box cutter death. He was replaced in the organization by Tyrus (Ray Campbell), who first tries to make meth himself before becoming Walt's overseer and generally helping his boss, who he dies alongside.

Both characters are present in Better Call Saul Season 3 as Gus' muscle, silently backing Fring up as Mike gets entangled in his world.

Barry Goodman

Barry Goodman in Better Call Saul

No relation to Saul, Barry Goodman (JB Blanc) is one of Gus' team south of the border. A doctor, he saves Gus and Mike after Fring's attack on the cartel in Breaking Bad Season 4, but with his massive collection of samples on both his patients and Jesse Pinkman clearly has some other hidden talents.

His Better Call Saul role is a little less involved, with him providing the package of cocaine that Mike uses to alert the border patrol to the Salamanca trucks.

Lydia Rodarte-Quayle

Lydia at her desk in Better Call Saul

In Breaking Bad, it eventually emerged that Los Pollos Hermanos and the rest of Gus' operation was part of conglomerate Madrigal Electromotive GmbH who were - to some degree - enabling his drug business expansion. They came to the fore after his death, with Lydia Rodarte-Quayle (Laura Fraser) stepping up to try and set up a new sales avenue for Walt's meth and eventually turning onto the neo Nazis. She's eventually killed by Walt using the long-standing ricin MacGuffin.

Lydia made a very unexpected return in Better Call Saul Season 3 when she was seen scouting out a location for a potential meth lab and latter helping launder money for Mike, revealing that Fring was already working with Madrigal and planning to move his operation fully into the US.

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Hector Salamanca in Breaking Bad

Hector Salamanca

Hector Salamanca (Mark Margolis) was introduced in Breaking Bad's second season as a bell-ringing invalid cared for by Tuco, but as the show went on it emerged he was a former major power in the New Mexico underworld and the cartel, something only ended by an unexpected stroke. Walter White eventually learned of a rivalry with Gus Fring and used that as a way to bring his nemesis down in explosive fashion.

Across Better Call Saul's second and third season we've seen the genesis of that conflict, with Fring's streamlined operation putting the Salamanca's to shame and causing a lot of heat, while his less-than-content associate Nacho is slowly building up to the stroke that has him wheelchair bound throughout the original show.

Tuco Salamanca

Tuco in Better Call Saul

The first big bad Walt and Jesse come up against in Breaking Bad was Tuco Salamanca (Raymond Cruz), Hector's nephew, who gradually revealed himself to be an increasingly violent, volatile presence until being killed by Hank Schrader.

He returned at the end of Better Call Saul's premiere as Jimmy's first run-in with Albuquerque's underground and returned in Season 2 as part of Mike's story, with the former cop agreeing to work with Nacho to get him sent down, as with Walt starting an involvement with both Hector and Gus.

The Cousins

The Cousins in Better Call Saul

The silent but oh-so-deadly cousins (twin brothers Leonel and Marco Salamanca, played by Daniel and Luis Moncada respectively) were sent to America to avenge Tuco's death and kill "Heisenberg". After Gus' interference they turned their focus to Hank, but he offed Marco and later Mike killed Leonel on Fring's orders.

While the Salamanca clan have been a key part of Better Call Saul, the cousins have had a minimal presence, used by Hector to threaten Mike into dropping the gun possession charges against Tuco.

Gonzo and No-Doze

No Doze Gonzo and Jimmy in Better Call Saul

Gonzo (Jesus Payan) and No-Doze (Cesar Garcia) were two of Tuco's most trusted henchmen at the time Walter White began his criminal ascension, backing him up as the chemistry teacher started his transformation into Heisenberg. And, like many other henchmen, they found themselves on the wrong side of the boss; No-Doze was beaten to a pulp by Tuco, while Gonzo was crushed and trapped by a car while trying to hide the body, two events that led the DEA to Salamanca.

In Better Call Saul's first season revealed that they'd been working with Tuco since at least 2003, with the duo taking Jimmy and the Lindholm twins to the desert. Even in this early case, however, No-Doze was seen getting on the wrong side of his boss.

Domingo "Krazy-8" Molina

Krazy-8 in Better Call Saul

Before Tuco, the first drug dealer that Walt tried to funnel his product was Krazy-8 (Maximino Arciniega). A fittingly unhinged criminal, he tried to take advantage of Walt and Jesse, only finding himself gassed and tied up in Pinkman's basement. He tried to take advantage of the clearly inexperienced Walter and a broken plate to escape but was eventually strangled with a bike lock.

Krazy-8 had a blink-and-you'd-miss-it cameo in Better Call Saul Season 2 delivering payment to Hector while Mike observed the ice cream parlour, and had a more prominent part in Season 3 as a drug dealer light on payments who found himself on the wrong side of Nacho's fists.

Don Eladio Vuente and Juan Bolsa

Eladio Vuente and Juan Bolsa in Better Call Saul

As Breaking Bad expanded, we gradually got to see a bigger and bigger criminal empire - the Juárez Cartel - headed up by Don Eladio (Steven Bauer). At first this was through enforcer Juan Bolsa (Javier Grajeda), who tried to tighten a noose around Gus' expanding meth network but was killed in the wake of the Cousin's murders. Gus then turned his sights on Eladio, killing him and all associates with poisoned tequila. It was later revealed that the Cartel had killed Gus' business (and possibly personal) partner Max, and that his entire expanding empire was a form of revenge.

Better Call Saul shows the early stages of this plan as Gus enters as the cartel's golden boy, outclassing the Salamancas at every turn. Bolsa and Eladio have only appeared in a single scene, but it's clear that - at this point - they're delighted with their new associate.

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Giancarlo Esposito Bob Odenkirk and Jonathan Banks in Better Call Saul Season 3

Other Obscure Characters

For all the major, memorable and important faces making a return in Better Call Saul, perhaps the most fun to spot are the obscure ones. Here's a rundown of all the random, remaining cameos.

Ken

Ken Better Call Saul

No man is perhaps more accidentally important to the rise of both Heisenberg and Saul Goodman than rich guy Ken (Kyle Bornheimer). He had a brief but memorable part in Breaking Bad's fourth ever episode as the stuck-up businessman constantly screaming on his bluetooth headset who steals Walt's parking space, but later gets his comeuppance when White blew up his BMW.

Saul's attack was less devastating but just as targeted; Ken was the subject of his and Kim's favorite con of tricking rich people into buying them drinks by creating the illusion of a strong business opportunity.

Lawson

Lawson in Better Call Saul

A running plot element in Breaking Bad's final two part season was the machine gun in Walt's car, teased in the premiere flashforward. This would later be used to gun down the neo nazis in the finale, and originated from Lawson (Jim Beaver), an Albuquerque arms dealer referenced to him by Saul.

Lawson had a small recurring role in Better Call Saul Season 2 where he provided Mike with the sniper rifle he almost shot Hector with, inadvertently revealing where Saul go the contact.

Officer Saxton

Officer Saxton in Better Call Saul

Saxton (Stoney Westmoreland) appeared for one scene in Breaking Bad Season 3 as the APD officer called out to calm the domestic disturbance caused when Walt "broke into" his house when he and Skylar were separated.

He had a previous tangential run-in with the deep crime underworld in Better Call Saul; he was one of the officers called to Daniel Wormald's house when he was robbed by Nacho who discovered there was more to the secret drug peddler than met the eye.

Fran

Fran The Waitress in Better Call Saul

Talk about deep cuts. Fran (Debrianna Mansini) was the waitress in the diner where Mike and Lydia discussed the future of Gus Fring's empire whose most notable element was having a slight rapport with Ehrmantraut.

She returned in Better Call Saul when Mike visited the same diner, first serving Hector coffee and later chatting with Mike, revealing he's been a regular since the early 2000s.

Stephanie Doswell

Stephanie Doswell in Better Call Saul

During Hank's long, mineral-obsessed recovery from his attack in Breaking Bad, wife Marie developed a fit of kleptomania, stealing household possessions from open houses. She was only caught when estate agent Stephanie Doswell (Jennifer Hasty) spotted her at recurring events.

Doswell appeared in Better Call Saul in the same profession but a different haircut when Stacey Ehrmantraut was buying her ABQ house.

Hank Schrader

Hank Schrader Breaking Bad

We really have saved the best for last, mainly because as awesome as this cameo is, at the time of writing it's unverified. Hank was a main character throughout Breaking Bad, a DEA agent who loved minerals and (eventually) uncovered his brother-in-law's meth empire. Out of all the major players from the show, he was the one most likely to fit in the prequel by nature of his job, and while we're yet to see him we may have heard him.

At the opening of Better Call Saul Season 3's fourth episode, Hector Salamanca's ice cream store front is raided by the DEA. During the bust, a voice is heard over the radio saying "Did he get out the truck yet?" that sounds remarkably similar to Dean Norris. It's not confirmed in the episode's credits, but Hank was working for the DEA at this time, so it's very possible he could have been involved in this big bust. If true, this is a very effective way to have a cameo without having to actually bring Norris back. Although it would be cool if it's laying the groundwork for an in-the-flesh appearance down the line. Maybe in Season 4?