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| “ | You're a serial killer and I'm more fucked up than you are. | „ |
| ~ Debra to her brother Dexter. |
Debra Charlotte "Deb" Morgan is the deuteragonist of the crime drama series Dexter, the tritagonist in its sequel series Dexter: New Blood, and a major character in its prequel series Dexter: Original Sin.
She is the adoptive sister of Dexter Morgan, the biological daughter of Doris and Harry Morgan, and a detective-turned-lieutenant in Miami Metro Homicide. Debra begins her career as a troubled but well-intentioned officer working under her superior Maria LaGuerta, and frequently helps catch prolific serial killers.
However, after initially being distraught upon discovering that her brother Dexter is a vigilante serial killer himself, she eventually supports and conspires with him due to her unconditional loyalty and love. She is ultimately shot dead by serial killer Oliver Saxon, after which Dexter drops her body in the Atlantic Ocean. Following Dexter's move to Iron Lake, Debra frequently appears in his mind as a hallucination and serves as his inner conscience.
She was portrayed by Jennifer Carpenter. In Original Sin, she is portrayed by Molly Brown.
Personality[]
Initially, as a law enforcement officer starting in vice, Debra had a strong sense of integrity and a will to gain respect and prove herself, motivated partly by seeking posthumous validation from her emotionally distant adoptive father, who had focused primarily on Dexter during her childhood. She is very intelligent and capable of solving complex cases and recognizing patterns or clues when others in the department cannot; however, she would often act impulsively rather than strategically or procedurally, which sometimes created friction.
Debra is also tomboyish, headstrong, assertive, and speaks rashly without a filter: she is well-known for frequently using profanity and vulgar language, even at work or in professional environments. This confident and tough exterior, however, is meant to cover up her insecurity, as she doubts her abilities, morals, and place in the homicide department. As a result of this amid stressful circumstances, she has numerous emotional and turbulent outbursts in front of others and difficulty maintaining relationships or welcoming others into her life, even familiar colleagues, friends, and family just trying to help.
Debra is very protective of other people, including the victims of the killers she pursues, but most notably her brother Dexter, to whom she is unwaveringly loyal. Throughout most of the series, Debra viewed him as the only thing keeping her going, which is why learning about his secret life as a killer overwhelms her yet ultimately leads her to protect him anyway, stating herself that she could not stand the idea of her brother facing life in prison or worse. After the revelation, she begins to compromise her ethics and fall into a downward trajectory, failing to report Dexter, covering up the murder of serial killer Travis Marshall, beginning to mildly internalize Dexter's motivations, and culminating when she executes Maria LaGuerta solely to protect Dexter from arrest. Due to extreme guilt and remorse, she begins self-destructing, leaving Miami Metro to become a private investigator, drinking non-stop, and executing a hitman named El Sapo primarily to lash out after falling apart. At one point, she attempts to turn herself in and admit to murdering LaGuerta in an emotional breakdown, though she is stopped by Dexter. Eventually, with the help of her brother and colleagues, Debra manages to regain elements of her original personality and returns to Miami Metro, though she still assists Dexter.
Biography[]
Background[]
Debra Morgan was born on December 7, 1979 as the daughter of Doris and Harry Morgan, and the adoptive sister to Dexter. Throughout her childhood, Debra sought her father's attention, feeling jealous of the time Harry spent with Dexter and trying to match her brother's abilities. She was unaware that these private sessions were actually Harry teaching Dexter to manage his homicidal impulses and avoid detection, instead viewing it as the fault of her own.
At age sixteen, Debra lost her mother Doris to cancer, which only served to worsen her existing feelings of abandonment. She attempted to gain Harry's approval by teaching herself to shoot with his gun without permission. When Dexter revealed this to Harry, she was punished and confronted Dexter about betraying her confidence: she then told Dexter in anger she sometimes wished Harry hadn't adopted him, though she quickly apologized for this. Dexter then showed her a can punctured her own bullet holes, acknowledging that she was skilled in marksmanship.
Harry's eventual death, falsely reported as a heart failure, would deeply affect Debra. His distinguished and respected career in law enforcement inspired her to become a police officer herself. She specifically aimed to become a Homicide Detective like her father, hoping to prove herself worthy of his legacy even after his death. In 2001, she joined the police department, spending three years in patrol before moving to Vice in 2004.
Season 1[]
TBA
Victims[]
| Victims of Debra Morgan |
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Kills[]Debra Morgan was responsible for three deaths throughout the series, though she once incorrectly stated she had killed only two people in "A Little Reflection." This discrepancy likely stems from excluding Carlos Fuentes, as his death was ruled a justified shooting.
Attempted Victims[]
Arrests[]
Overall[]
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External Links[]
- Debra Morgan on the Heroes Wiki
- Debra Morgan on the Dexter Wiki
- Debra Morgan on the Wikipedia
