Breaking Bad Confirms Mike Keeps His Final Promise To Nacho
Caution: spoilers ahead for Better Call Saul season 6, episode 3
Better Call Saul doesn't explicitly confirm whether Mike Ehrmantraut keeps his final promise to Nacho Varga, but a glance toward Breaking Bad should assure concerned viewers that the cartel fix-it man remains true to his word. Not since the legendary «Ozymandias» and the death of Hank Schrader has the world of Breaking Bad left viewers as shell-shocked as Better Call Saul season 6's «Rock & Hard Place.» Having betrayed the Salamanca family on behalf of Gustavo Fring, Nacho Varga finds himself hunted on both sides — the Salamancas wanting revenge, and Gus wanting a loose end cut. As Nacho continues to prove a slippery customer, Mike convinces Gus to bring the mole in and strike a bargain.
In order to avert the cartel's suspicion, Gus needs Nacho to spin the Salamancas a yarn… then take a bullet. Nacho agrees on the condition that his father (whom both Gus and the Salamancas targeted in the past) is protected. Fring agrees to the deadman's terms, but Nacho asks for assurances, prompting Mike to step forward and boldly promise anyone gunning for Mr. Varga will need to go through him first. As the one person he trusts in Better Call Saul, Nacho accepts Mike's word and goes through with the plan.
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Since Nacho is barely referenced in Breaking Bad, it's impossible to say for certain whether Mike keeps his promise to protect Manuel Varga, but in lieu of concrete confirmation, relations between specific characters during Breaking Bad provide a pretty clear answer. From the moment Jonathan Banks' Mike debuts in Breaking Bad season 2, right up until Gus Fring's explosive death in «Face Off,» the
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