Playboy

Playboy (real name unrevealed) is an incidental character who appeared in Season Four of Criminal Minds.

Background
The captain of a Phoenix street gang named The Twelves, Playboy's brother was killed in the crossfire when a drug bust performed by the Phoenix PD went bad. Enraged over his brother's death, Playboy vowed to kill every officer on the force, but this appeared to be an empty threat. When Playboy's lieutenant and best friend Bobby Q was murdered in 2008, Playboy had his name tattooed on his arm, to honor him.

Brothers in Arms
When a serial killer begins murdering police officers, the overburdened Phoenix PD brings Playboy in for questioning, convinced he is the killer, despite the BAU saying otherwise. Interviewing Playboy alongside Lieutenant Evans, Morgan tries getting on the gang leader's good side, saying the cop killer is making The Twelves look bad, running amok in their territory and making them look guilty. Managing to get Playboy to open up by saying he can help clear him in exchange for information, Playboy mentions he knows of someone who matches the profile of the serial killer, the man who murdered Bobby, who was shot in the neck with a .357 Magnum, just like the recently slain officers. Playboy was convinced Bobby's death wasn't gang related, but the police did not believe him, brushing him off. Shortly before Playboy is released, he tells Morgan that Bobby's killer took his gold chain, adding to the implication that Bobby's murderer and the serial killer the authorities are after is one and the same (the killer took the badges of the officers he killed, as trophies).

When the killer, only known as Animal, is finally caught in an ambush organized by the BAU and police, Playboy, as Animal is being led into the police station, rushes through the crowd of onlookers and shoots Animal in the chest, avenging Bobby's death. After killing Animal, Playboy is swarmed and arrested by the attending officers.

Appearances

 * Season Four
 * "Brothers in Arms"