Gus Grimly is a Main Character in Fargo Season 1. He is the Tritagonist of Season 1.
He is a Bemidji mailman and former Duluth Police Deputy. After he stopped Lorne Malvo while out on patrol in Duluth, Gus became involved with Molly Solverson and her investigation of the Nygaard incident. Gus became a mailman after he shot Molly in a gunfight during a snowstorm. He later married Molly and they had a son together.
Depending on the viewers' perspective, Gus is the main antagonist to Lorne Malvo.
Description[]
A Duluth police officer, Gus isn't the kind of cop who dreams of solving the big case. A single father to a twenty-year-old girl, all Gus wants to do is to punch the clock in the morning and go home at night. But his life is complicated one night when he pulls over Lorne Malvo. Feeling threatened, Gus lets Malvo go. It is a decision that haunts him and when fate brings Malvo back into his life, Gus will be forced to confront his worst fears.
History[]
Early life[]
Gus married a woman and produced a daughter Greta with her. However, his wife passed away.
Season 1[]
"The Crocodile's Dilemma"[]
On the night of January 20, 2006 Gus was sitting in a patrol car on the side of a Duluth freeway. He was talking to his daughter, Greta via walkie-talkie receiving updates on the Vikings football game. AsLorne Malvo past him he turned on his lights and pulled him over.
After a minute Gus exited the patrol car and asked for Lorne's license and registration. Lorne overheard Greta calling on the radio and threatened Gus to either press the issue and face death or allow him to leave and live. Gus chose the latter and returned shaken to his car.
"The Rooster Prince"[]
Gus is seen at a briefing at the Duluth Police Department about investigating the murders in Bemidji. Before leaving, he is put on animal control due to the other officer being sick. After a day of work, Gus returns home to his daughter Greta, who is talking with a friend over the walkie-talkie. In his room, he looks across the alleyway to see a neighbor in another apartment undressing. She notices him watching, but continues anyway. He later sits down to dinner with Greta, where she talks about a school assembly about self-defense against bullies. Greta didn't really buy into it, saying that going to someone for help isn't always an option. Gus tells her sometimes there is more than one right thing to do, thinking about his confrontation with Lorne.
"A Muddy Road"[]
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"Eating the Blame"[]
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"The Six Ungraspables"[]
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"Buridan's Ass"[]
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"Who Shaves the Barber?"[]
To be added.
"The Heap"[]
To be added.
"A Fox, A Rabbit, and A Cabbage"[]
To be added.
"Morton's Fork"[]
To be added.
Episode Appearances[]
Season 1[]
- 101 - The Crocodile's Dilemma
- 102 - The Rooster Prince
- 103 - A Muddy Road
- 104 - Eating the Blame
- 105 - The Six Ungraspables
- 106 - Buridan's Ass
- 107 - Who Shaves the Barber?
- 108 - The Heap
- 109 - A Fox, A Rabbit, and A Cabbage
- 110 - Morton's Fork
Season 2[]
- 210 - Palindrome (dream)
Trivia[]
- Gus is the only main character to kill another main character in season 1.
| Season 1 characters | |
|---|---|
| Main | Lorne Malvo • Molly Solverson • Gus Grimly • Lester Nygaard |
| Recurring | Ben Schmidt • Bill Budge • Bill Oswalt • Bo Munk • Burt Canton • Chaz Nygaard • Don Chumph • Gina Hess • Grady Numbers • Greta Grimly • Ida Thurman • Jemma Stalone • Kitty Nygaard • Knudsen • Linda Park • Lou Solverson • Max Gold • Pearl Nygaard • Stavros Milos • Vern Thurman • Wally Semenchko • Webb Pepper • Wes Wrench |
| All characters | |