Jason Gideon

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Jason Gideon

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Character information
Name: Jason Gideon
Series: Criminal Minds
Tier: Mastermind
Role: Lead Mastermind

Jason Gideon is a Senior Supervisory Special Agent in the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit in the television series Criminal Minds.

Modus operandi

As a criminal profiler, Gideon uses behavioral analysis in order to uncover the identity and predict the actions of violent criminals. He is also particularly skilled in applying his profiling abilities when face-to-face with criminals, for example during interrogations or when talking them down from a hostage situation. In such cases, Gideon is able to use insults, flattery or bluffs as the situation requires and depending on the killer's psychology, in order to manipulate them. Occasionally, he will also engineer elaborate deceptions in order to get an unsub to incriminate themselves or reveal critical information.

Notable Tricks

  • "Tiny Tim" Trick (Season 1, Episode 1)
  • Claiming to know the cause of the Footpath Killer's stutter in order to buy time, then provoking his stutter in order to destabilize him. (Season 1, Episode 2)