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* TearJerker: The scene in "Almost Thirty Years" where she drinks the wine, and the scene in "In Dreams" when [[spoiler: Jacqueline's death is revealed]].
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* TearJerker: The scene in "Almost Thirty Years" where she drinks the wine, her [[spoiler: betrayal of Sloane, then her almost-escape and death scene]] in "Truth Takes Time" and the scene in "In Dreams" when [[spoiler: Jacqueline's death is revealed]].
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* HiddenDepths: Turns out Emily isn't just a BrokenBird victim of Sloane: [[spoiler: she helped Sloane fake her death, [[{{Fingore}} cut off her own finger]], and was prepared to betray him in exchange for his not receiving the death penalty. She stays loyal to him at the end, but [[ThePowerOfLove can you really blame her]]?]]
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Sydney and Will's best friend, who runs a catering company.
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Sydney and Will's best friend, who runs a catering company.
her own restaurant and worries about Sydney.
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* [[spoiler:CloningBlues: Francie is doubled by Project Helix, and it turns out that the Francie we've been watching for half a season is really the clone.]]
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* TheScrappy: Not that ''everyone'' hated Francie, but she was easily the most boring character on a show full of badasses and BadassNormals.
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* TheScrappy: Not that ''everyone'' hated Francie, but she was easily the most boring character on a show full of badasses and BadassNormals.{{Badass Normal}}s.
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* MsFanservice: Have you ''seen'' her biceps? S2 had her in tank tops, but her bra-and-panties scene in "Passage Pt. 1" and the leopard-print minidress from "A Dark Turn" definitely qualify as well.
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-->''Legally, he's right. Ethically, he's an ass.''
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* TrojanPrisoner: Played with. Irina was the CIA's prisoner for an entire season, and Jack suspected her of precisely this motive - however, she's really playing her own endgame and never overtly betrays the CIA while she's there or uses her intel to harm them after she escapes.
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* TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife: Literally, with her fiance, Danny. Figuratively with her and Vaughn, before SD-6 is taken down.
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* TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife: With Sydney in S1 to "Phase One".
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!! Dr. Judy Barnett (Patricia Wettig)
The CIA psychiatrist assigned to most of the main characters to assist them in dealing with the emotional impact of espionage.
* DatingCatwoman: Inversion; sleeps with Sloane and develops feelings for him, but he doesn't care about anything but Rambaldi.
* OnlySaneMan
* TheShrink: Effective, but underestimates the complexities of her patients' lives.
* ThereAreNoTherapists: Averts it.
The CIA psychiatrist assigned to most of the main characters to assist them in dealing with the emotional impact of espionage.
* DatingCatwoman: Inversion; sleeps with Sloane and develops feelings for him, but he doesn't care about anything but Rambaldi.
* OnlySaneMan
* TheShrink: Effective, but underestimates the complexities of her patients' lives.
* ThereAreNoTherapists: Averts it.
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** Another strong contender, from the same episode, is "my name is Marshall J. Flinkman, and I'm here to rescue you".
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* [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny Ears Analyst]]: Always comes through when you need him, whether it's hacking into a government facility at gunpoint or taking on a ''solo'' mission to save Sydney from being buried alive.
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* [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny Ears Analyst]]: Always comes through when you need him, whether it's hacking into a government facility at gunpoint or taking on a ''solo'' mission to save Sydney from being buried alive.
* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: "A Higher Echelon" and [[CrazyAwesome hacking into the world's most protected . . . game of PONG.]]
-->''You know where you can go, you freak? Any idea? How about straight to hell, my friend, STRAIGHT TO HELL!''
* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: "A Higher Echelon" and [[CrazyAwesome hacking into the world's most protected . . . game of PONG.]]
-->''You know where you can go, you freak? Any idea? How about straight to hell, my friend, STRAIGHT TO HELL!''
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!! Dr. Zhang "Suit and Glasses" Lee (Rik Young)
A torture expert on hire to pretty much any criminal organization who wants him. Tends to come out on the wrong ends of Crowning Moments Of Awesome, yet still completely terrifying.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Yanks out teeth and pours epoxy down people's throats.
* CompleteMonster
* FanNickname: Besides "Suit and Glasses", because we never got his name, TWOP was prone to calling him "the Sadistic Dentist of Asian Persuasion".
* FourEyesZeroSoul
* MutilationInterrogation
* TortureTechnician
* ToThePain
A torture expert on hire to pretty much any criminal organization who wants him. Tends to come out on the wrong ends of Crowning Moments Of Awesome, yet still completely terrifying.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Yanks out teeth and pours epoxy down people's throats.
* CompleteMonster
* FanNickname: Besides "Suit and Glasses", because we never got his name, TWOP was prone to calling him "the Sadistic Dentist of Asian Persuasion".
* FourEyesZeroSoul
* MutilationInterrogation
* TortureTechnician
* ToThePain
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* BigBadDuumvirate: With Sark.
* BlondesAreEvil: On this show, it's a guarantee.
* DarkActionGirl
* FemmeFatale
* MataHari
* [[{{Ptitlexda33nmd5rwm}} Mommy's Little Villain]]
* BlondesAreEvil: On this show, it's a guarantee.
* DarkActionGirl
* FemmeFatale
* MataHari
* [[{{Ptitlexda33nmd5rwm}} Mommy's Little Villain]]
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* CainAndAbel: With Irina, though they're a double-villain example. Irina is shown to be ''less' villainous than Elena.
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* TheHecateSisters: The Mother, to Elena's Crone and Katya's Warrior/Maiden.
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* TheHecateSisters: The Mother, to Elena's Crone and Katya's Warrior/Maiden.Warrior/Maiden, despite being the youngest of the Derevko sisters. Due to the importance of Sydney in both the show and to Rambaldi, Irina is definitely coded as the Mother.
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* NonActionGuy: Uses his brains, not his brawn.
* NonActionGuy: In season one.
* PromotionToOpeningTitles: In season two.
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* TriangRelations: Starts somewhat of a relationship with Jack in "Crossings", though she knows he's still in ''something'' over Irina.
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* TriangRelations: Starts #9, with Jack and Irina. Katya starts somewhat of a relationship with Jack in "Crossings", though she knows he's still in ''something'' over Irina.
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* TriangRelations: #9 with Irina and Katya (but not at the same time), #8 with Irina and Sloane (but ''not'' a triad situation, Irina was married to Jack but had an affair with Sloane, who was Jack's best friend).
* TheHecateSisters: The Mother, to Elena's Crone and Katya's Warrior/Maiden.
* TheMasochismTango: Irina marries Jack for his secrets, he [[spoiler:brainwashes their kid]], she fakes her own death, he becomes a bitter shell of a man, she betrays him, he [[spoiler:shoots her in the head]], she gets better and comes after him, he forces her out of a building at gunpoint . . . and so it goes.
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* TheMasochismTango: Irina marries Jack for his secrets, he [[spoiler:brainwashes their kid]], she fakes her own death, he becomes a bitter shell of a man, she betrays him, he [[spoiler:shoots her in the head]], she gets better and comes after him, he forces her out of a building at gunpoint . . . and so it goes.
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* TheMasochismTango: TriangRelations: #9 with Jack and Katya, #8 with Jack and Sloane (but ''not'' a triad situation, Irina marries was married to Jack for his secrets, he [[spoiler:brainwashes their kid]], she fakes but had an affair with Sloane, who was her own death, he becomes a bitter shell of a man, she betrays him, he [[spoiler:shoots her in the head]], she gets better and comes after him, he forces her out of a building at gunpoint . . . and so it goes.
husband's best friend).
* TheHecateSisters: The Crone, to Irina's Mother and Katya's Maiden/Warrior.
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The youngest of the Derevko sisters. Her alliances are often just as ambiguous as Irina's.
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!! Katya Yekaterina "Katya" Derevko (Isabella Rosselini)
Theyoungest middle of the Derevko sisters. Her alliances are often just as ambiguous as Irina's.
Irina's.
* [[AloofBigBrother Aloof Big Sister]]: To Irina.
* FemmeFatale
* TheHecateSisters: The Warrior/Maiden of the trio, to Irina's Mother and Elena's Crone.
* MataHari
* TriangRelations: Starts somewhat of a relationship with Jack in "Crossings", though she knows he's still in ''something'' over Irina.
* WomanInBlack
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* [[AloofBigBrother Aloof Big Sister]]: To Irina.
* FemmeFatale
* TheHecateSisters: The Warrior/Maiden of the trio, to Irina's Mother and Elena's Crone.
* MataHari
* TriangRelations: Starts somewhat of a relationship with Jack in "Crossings", though she knows he's still in ''something'' over Irina.
* WomanInBlack
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* {{Omniglot}}: Speaks at least as many languages as Sydney.
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* {{Omniglot}}: Speaks at least as many languages as Sydney.nine languages, but [[CrowningMomentOfFunny "techno isn't one of them"]].
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* [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny Ears Analyst]]: Always comes through when you need him, whether it's hacking into a government facility or taking on a ''solo'' mission to save Sydney from being buried alive.
* GibberingGenius
* GadgeteerGenius: The [[JamesBond Q]] of this universe, complete with MotorMouth tendencies out the wazoo.
* GibberingGenius
* GadgeteerGenius: The [[JamesBond Q]] of this universe, complete with MotorMouth tendencies out the wazoo.
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* [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny Ears Analyst]]: Always comes through when you need him, whether it's hacking into a government facility at gunpoint or taking on a ''solo'' mission to save Sydney from being buried alive.
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*GibberingGenius / GadgeteerGenius: The [[JamesBond Q]] of this universe, complete with MotorMouth tendencies out the wazoo.
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* TheScrappyTheScrappy: Marshall can be very funny and an integral part of the show, but his constant awkward yammering and Sloane/Jack/Dixon/Sydney/Vaughn/etc yelling "Marshall, get on with it!" got very, very annoying.
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!! Renee Rienne (Elodie Bouchez)
A former terrorist who once helped Vaughn investigate Prophet Five. Occasionally teams with Sydney to help take them down.
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* AscendedExtra: Was only meant to have a nonspeaking bit part in the pilot as a favor to Grunberg from his best friend, JJAbrams. He eventually became a recurring character in the second and third seasons, and a full-fledged regular in seasons four and five.
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* AscendedExtra: Was only meant to have a nonspeaking bit part in the pilot as a favor to Grunberg from his best friend, JJAbrams. He eventually became a recurring character in the second and third first two seasons, and a full-fledged regular in seasons four three and five.four.
* PromotionToOpeningTitles: Was upped to series regular in season three...
* PutOnABus: ...but left the show at the start of season five.
* PutOnABus: ...but left the show at the start of season five.
* FakeGuestStar: Despite appearing in nearly every episode of season two.
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* [[spoiler:SpiritAdvisor]]: To Sloane, after "Page 47".
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* [[spoiler:SpiritAdvisor]]: To Sloane, after "Page 47"."30 Seconds".
!! Rachel Gibson (Rachel Nichols)
Young agent who worked for The Shed before learning that it was really a branch of [[WesternTerrorists Prophet Five]]. Was rescued by Sydney and brought into APO.
Young agent who worked for The Shed before learning that it was really a branch of [[WesternTerrorists Prophet Five]]. Was rescued by Sydney and brought into APO.
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Brash, snarky agent who joins APO after Weiss leaves. His wife was killed years ago by an enemy agent.
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!! Katya Derevko (Isabella Rosselini)
The youngest of the Derevko sisters. Her alliances are often just as ambiguous as Irina's.
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* TearJerker: The scene in "Almost Thirty Years" where she drinks the wine, and the scene in "In Dreams" when [[spoiler: Jacqueline's death is revealed]].
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* TearJerker: The scene in "Almost Thirty Years" where she drinks the wine, and the scene in "In Dreams" when [[spoiler: Jacqueline's death is revealed]].
!! Katya Derevko (Isabella Rosselini)revealed]].
!! Katya Derevko (Isabella Rosselini)
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* BrutalHonesty: As a hilarious scene in the pilot first demonstrates.
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* BrutalHonesty: As [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0qaIvb3bGA&feature=related a hilarious scene in the pilot pilot]] first demonstrates.
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! CIA and/or SD-6 Agents (aka The Good Guys)
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* DeadpanSnarker: Even under ''torture''. Probably the MostTriumphantExample of this is her line in the pilot to Suit and Glasses:
-->''Okay, this is important. Write this down. E-M-E-T-I-B. Got that? Now reverse it.''
-->''Okay, this is important. Write this down. E-M-E-T-I-B. Got that? Now reverse it.''
* {{Determinator}}
* {{Omniglot}}: *deep breath* Is at least conversant in Russian, German, Greek, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Norwegian, Swedish, Romanian, Hungarian, Hebrew, Uzbek, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Indonesian, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Vietnamese, Polish, Serbian, Czech, Ukrainian, and Bulgarian.
* BerserkButton: Go ahead, [[PapaWolf threaten his only daughter]]. See where it gets you.
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** He and Sloane occasionally had these. There was a great one that zigzagged the trope all over the map in season three, when Jack helps Sloane fake his own death.
* GeniusBruiser
* GeniusBruiser
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** He and Sloane occasionally had these. There was a great one that zigzagged the trope all over the map in season three, when Jack helps Sloane fake his own death.
death and they share a bottle of the same wine Sloane [[spoiler: used to fake his wife's death two years ago]].
*GeniusBruiserGeniusBruiser: The best game-theorist and strategist in the world. Will totally lunge across the table and kick your ass, should he feel the need.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Has always been willing to do "whatever it takes" to protect his family. Irina's deception and faked death turned that UpToEleven.
*
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Has always been willing to do "whatever it takes" to protect his family. Irina's deception and faked death turned that UpToEleven.
* PerpSweating: Don't make Jack interrogate you. Just tell him what he needs to know.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Goes into kill mode when someone threatens Sydney.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Goes into kill mode when someone threatens Sydney.
* TheSpymaster
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* VitriolicBestBuds: With Weiss, to HoYay levels.
* CoolOldGuy: Does pretty well for himself as a field agent.
* {{Omniglot}}: Speaks at least as many languages as Sydney.
* TheSpymaster: Upon his promotion to JTF Director.
* [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny Ears Analyst]]: Always comes through when you need him, whether it's hacking into a government facility or taking on a ''solo'' mission to save Sydney from being buried alive.
* PhotographicMemory: A very useful thing to have for a computer and gadget genius.
* AffablyEvil
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes
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* LadyOfWar
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* {{Narm}}: Vaughn trapped in the compound in Taipei, during "Almost Thirty Years", complete with slo-mo drowning, and yelling at Sydney to leave.
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* TooDumbToLive: He survives, but standing there and looking at Sydney running from a wall of water in the season one finale was ''stupid''. It's his own fault he gets trapped.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Now known for playing [[BrothersAndSisters Saul Holden]].
* RetroactiveRecognition: Anders went on to play [[{{Heroes}} Adam Monroe]] and [[TheVampireDiaries John Gilbert]].
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Agent at the Shed with Rachel Gibson, eventually revealed to be a member of [[WesternTerrorists Prophet Five]].
* TheDragon: To Irina, in season five.
* EvilCounterpart: To Rachel, and by extension, Sydney.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Will forever be known as [[{{Angel}} Winifred Burkle]]. Or, depending on your flavor of [[JossWhedon Whedon]], [[{{Dollhouse}} Dr. Saunders]].
* VillainSue
* TheDragon: To Irina, in season five.
* EvilCounterpart: To Rachel, and by extension, Sydney.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Will forever be known as [[{{Angel}} Winifred Burkle]]. Or, depending on your flavor of [[JossWhedon Whedon]], [[{{Dollhouse}} Dr. Saunders]].
* VillainSue
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* CommutingOnABus: Goes into Witness Protection after [[spoiler: Evil Francie / Alison Doren tries to kill him]], returns once in season three and once in season five to go on one-off missions with Sydney.
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* EvilCounterpart / {{Foil}}: To Jack. Gets OutGambitted rather magnificently, though.
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** He and Sloane occasionally had these. There was a great one that zigzagged the trope all over the map in season three, when Jack helps Sloane fake his own death.
* BetterTheDevilYouKnow
* [[ArchnemesisDad Archnemesis Mom]]
* BetterTheDevilYouKnow
* BastardUnderstudy
* BreakoutVillain: Sark was supposed to be a one-off character, a gofer for K-Directorate or Irina or the Alliance. Fan reaction to David Anders was so great that he became more and more high-profile, eventually taking over the BigBad mantle [[spoiler: in the series finale flash-forward]].
* BreakoutVillain: Sark was supposed to be a one-off character, a gofer for K-Directorate or Irina or the Alliance. Fan reaction to David Anders was so great that he became more and more high-profile, eventually taking over the BigBad mantle [[spoiler: in the series finale flash-forward]].
** And later, DragonAscendant.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: See BreakoutVillain.
* BreakoutVillain: Because Gina Torres is just ''that'' deliciously evil.
* [[spoiler:GrandTheftMe: Anna purposefully becomes Sydney's double. It doesn't quite work out for her.]]
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The eldest of the Derevko sisters and the leader of the Covenant. Elena watched over Nadia in Argentina because she knew Nadia would become important. She also poisoned the water supply in Svogda and was eventually executed by Irina.
* [[ArchnemesisDad Archnemesis Aunt]]
* BigBad: Of season four.
* TheChessmaster: Gaining Nadia's trust, setting up Irina (or, [[spoiler:who she thought was Irina]]) to be killed by Jack, creating [[spoiler: Arvin Clone]], building the city-wide Mueller Device? Yeah, this woman is five steps ahead of everyone else.
* EvilMatriarch
* ManipulativeBitch
* [[ArchnemesisDad Archnemesis Aunt]]
* BigBad: Of season four.
* TheChessmaster: Gaining Nadia's trust, setting up Irina (or, [[spoiler:who she thought was Irina]]) to be killed by Jack, creating [[spoiler: Arvin Clone]], building the city-wide Mueller Device? Yeah, this woman is five steps ahead of everyone else.
* EvilMatriarch
* ManipulativeBitch
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Along with every other color under the sun, thanks to dye and wigs. One of Sydney's most iconic looks is her blue hair and fetish getup from the season one finale.
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* FriendshipMoment: Any time he figured out that Vaughn or Will or Marshall wasn't just a waste of space.
** One of the most heartwarming is his hugging Will in return after [[spoiler: trading a Rambaldi artifact for Will's life and saving Will from torture]]. It's still awkward and Jack doesn't quite like the guy, but he's important to Sydney and worth saving.
** One of the most heartwarming is his hugging Will in return after [[spoiler: trading a Rambaldi artifact for Will's life and saving Will from torture]]. It's still awkward and Jack doesn't quite like the guy, but he's important to Sydney and worth saving.
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* RecklessSidekick: In season one. He gets better.
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Sydney and Will's best friend, who runs a catering company.
* AlasPoorScrappy: The shot of [[spoiler: the dead Francie, after the double takes over]] is heartbreaking.
* [[spoiler:AntagonistsAssimilate]]
* BetaCouple: With Charlie, during season one.
* BlackBestFriend
* [[spoiler:CloningBlues: Francie is doubled by Project Helix, and it turns out that the Francie we've been watching for half a season is really the clone.]]
* [[spoiler:EvilTwin]]
* MomentKiller: A non-romantic version. Francie had ''horrible'' timing, and would constantly be calling Sydney at the most inopportune times - like the pilot, during an assassination attempt.
* TheScrappy: Not that ''everyone'' hated Francie, but she was easily the most boring character on a show full of badasses and BadassNormals.
* [[spoiler:SpotTheImposter: Apparently, the real Francie hates coffee ice cream. Oops?]]
* TokenMinority
* AlasPoorScrappy: The shot of [[spoiler: the dead Francie, after the double takes over]] is heartbreaking.
* [[spoiler:AntagonistsAssimilate]]
* BetaCouple: With Charlie, during season one.
* BlackBestFriend
* [[spoiler:CloningBlues: Francie is doubled by Project Helix, and it turns out that the Francie we've been watching for half a season is really the clone.]]
* [[spoiler:EvilTwin]]
* MomentKiller: A non-romantic version. Francie had ''horrible'' timing, and would constantly be calling Sydney at the most inopportune times - like the pilot, during an assassination attempt.
* TheScrappy: Not that ''everyone'' hated Francie, but she was easily the most boring character on a show full of badasses and BadassNormals.
* [[spoiler:SpotTheImposter: Apparently, the real Francie hates coffee ice cream. Oops?]]
* TokenMinority
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Arvin Sloane's beloved wife, who is dying of cancer. She reveals to Sydney that she's always known Sloane wasn't a businessman and knows about SD-6.
* BrokenBird: She's introduced as she's dying of stage-four lymphoma, and later, we learn [[spoiler: her and Sloane's daughter died in infancy]].
* IllGirl
* MoralityPet: For her husband. Every good thing Sloane ever does is either for or about her.
* ParentalSubstitute: Sydney says that she has always regarded Emily as a mother to her.
* TearJerker: The scene in "Almost Thirty Years" where she drinks the wine, and the scene in "In Dreams" when [[spoiler: Jacqueline's death is revealed]].
* BrokenBird: She's introduced as she's dying of stage-four lymphoma, and later, we learn [[spoiler: her and Sloane's daughter died in infancy]].
* IllGirl
* MoralityPet: For her husband. Every good thing Sloane ever does is either for or about her.
* ParentalSubstitute: Sydney says that she has always regarded Emily as a mother to her.
* TearJerker: The scene in "Almost Thirty Years" where she drinks the wine, and the scene in "In Dreams" when [[spoiler: Jacqueline's death is revealed]].
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* TookALevelInBadass: After the events of season two. A couple years and a demotion drive him to [[spoiler: kidnap Sydney]] and do what ''no one else in the series is apparently capable of - [[spoiler: tell her the complete ''truth'' about who he is, who he works for, and what happened to her during those missing two years]].
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* TookALevelInBadass: After the events of season two. A couple years and a demotion drive him to [[spoiler: kidnap Sydney]] and do what ''no one else in the series series'' is apparently capable of - [[spoiler: tell her the complete ''truth'' truth about who he is, who he works for, and what happened to her during those missing two years]].
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* TheChosenOne: Despite doing her best to tell Destiny to [[ScrewDestiny go screw itself]].
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* TheStoicTheStoic: Most of the time.
** NotSoStoic: When it comes to his daughter, and to a lesser extent, his wife.
** NotSoStoic: When it comes to his daughter, and to a lesser extent, his wife.
* TheDanza
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* ScaryBlackMan: Subverts it - Dixon is the most level-headed guy around.
* TokenMinority
* TokenMinority
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* GadgeteerGeniusGadgeteerGenius: The [[JamesBond Q]] of this universe, complete with MotorMouth tendencies out the wazoo.
* PluckyComicRelief
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* VerbalTic: Talks like JeffGoldblum.
* AscendedExtra: Was only meant to have a nonspeaking bit part in the pilot as a favor to Grunberg from his best friend, JJAbrams. He eventually became a recurring character in the second and third seasons, and a full-fledged regular in seasons four and five.
* {{Foil}}: To Vaughn, for much of seasons one and two.
* TookALevelInBadass: Apparently being shot by Irina Derevko was the last straw. Weiss stops being a NonActionGuy and becomes a BadassNormal.
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In charge of Operation "Bring Down the Alliance", he's something of an antagonist to Sydney due to his by the book approach.
* BaldOfAwesome: Evolves into this in S3.
* MrExposition: Nigh constantly. An entire ''episode'' is devoted to Kendall interrogating Sydney and recapping what we know about the series.
* PointyHairedBoss: Despite being bald, Kendall fits.
* RetroactiveRecognition: You may, in fact, know him better as [[{{Lost}} John Locke]].
* TookALevelInBadass: After the events of season two. A couple years and a demotion drive him to [[spoiler: kidnap Sydney]] and do what ''no one else in the series is apparently capable of - [[spoiler: tell her the complete ''truth'' about who he is, who he works for, and what happened to her during those missing two years]].
* BaldOfAwesome: Evolves into this in S3.
* MrExposition: Nigh constantly. An entire ''episode'' is devoted to Kendall interrogating Sydney and recapping what we know about the series.
* PointyHairedBoss: Despite being bald, Kendall fits.
* RetroactiveRecognition: You may, in fact, know him better as [[{{Lost}} John Locke]].
* TookALevelInBadass: After the events of season two. A couple years and a demotion drive him to [[spoiler: kidnap Sydney]] and do what ''no one else in the series is apparently capable of - [[spoiler: tell her the complete ''truth'' about who he is, who he works for, and what happened to her during those missing two years]].
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Sydney's long-lost sister, who grew up in an orphanage in Argentina and was secretly watched over by her Aunt Elena. Worked for Argentinian intelligence before joining APO.
* ActionGirl
* BetaCouple: With Weiss.
* ChangelingFantasy: Grew up as an orphan, but unfortunately, this comes true for her as an adult. Her mother is Irina Derevko and her father is Arvin Sloane.
* TheIngenue
* [[InstantOracleJustAddWater Instant Oracle Just Add Rambaldi Drugs]]
* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: Right down to the HeelFaceTurn.
* SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan: Apparently, only the child of two Rambaldi devotees can be a "direct conduit" to Rambaldi himself. Nadia is abused by both parents for this ability.
* [[spoiler:SpiritAdvisor]]: To Sloane, after "Page 47".
* WaifProphet
* TheWoobie: Oh god, where do you ''start'' with her? Crazy terrorist parents obsessed with using her as a telephone line to a 15th century prophet? Raised on the streets and in orphanages? People constantly trying to kill her or possess her for themselves?
* ActionGirl
* BetaCouple: With Weiss.
* ChangelingFantasy: Grew up as an orphan, but unfortunately, this comes true for her as an adult. Her mother is Irina Derevko and her father is Arvin Sloane.
* TheIngenue
* [[InstantOracleJustAddWater Instant Oracle Just Add Rambaldi Drugs]]
* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: Right down to the HeelFaceTurn.
* SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan: Apparently, only the child of two Rambaldi devotees can be a "direct conduit" to Rambaldi himself. Nadia is abused by both parents for this ability.
* [[spoiler:SpiritAdvisor]]: To Sloane, after "Page 47".
* WaifProphet
* TheWoobie: Oh god, where do you ''start'' with her? Crazy terrorist parents obsessed with using her as a telephone line to a 15th century prophet? Raised on the streets and in orphanages? People constantly trying to kill her or possess her for themselves?
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The ultimate BigBad of the series. First director of SD-6 and member of the Alliance, then allied with Sark and Irina, and headed up APO. An obsessive devotee of Milo Rambaldi, Sloane will do anything to further his own endgame.
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler: His fate is eternal life, but trapped alone and underground, unable to die. That's what you get when you try to [[OutGambitted out-gambit]] Jack Bristow.]]
* [[spoiler:ArtificialHuman: Has a double, [[FanNickname nicknamed "Arvin Clone"]].]]
* TheChessmaster: Second only to [[GuileHero Jack Bristow]] in terms of effectiveness.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor
* MagnificentBastard: Definitely counts.
* MoleInCharge: Of APO. No one really believes his intentions are good, but [[spoiler: poisoning the world's water supply]] in the name of keeping his cover is a bit too much devotion.
* MoralEventHorizon: Multiple times. Crosses it in the first episode by ordering the murder of Sydney's fiance, but keeps going. [[spoiler: Killing Dixon's family in retaliation for Dixon accidentally killing Emily]] is another. [[spoiler: Accidentally throwing Nadia through a glass table and killing her]] is a third.
* PetTheDog: Any of his scenes with Emily, whom he truly loved, and a few times with Nadia.
* SmugSnake
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler: His fate is eternal life, but trapped alone and underground, unable to die. That's what you get when you try to [[OutGambitted out-gambit]] Jack Bristow.]]
* [[spoiler:ArtificialHuman: Has a double, [[FanNickname nicknamed "Arvin Clone"]].]]
* TheChessmaster: Second only to [[GuileHero Jack Bristow]] in terms of effectiveness.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor
* MagnificentBastard: Definitely counts.
* MoleInCharge: Of APO. No one really believes his intentions are good, but [[spoiler: poisoning the world's water supply]] in the name of keeping his cover is a bit too much devotion.
* MoralEventHorizon: Multiple times. Crosses it in the first episode by ordering the murder of Sydney's fiance, but keeps going. [[spoiler: Killing Dixon's family in retaliation for Dixon accidentally killing Emily]] is another. [[spoiler: Accidentally throwing Nadia through a glass table and killing her]] is a third.
* PetTheDog: Any of his scenes with Emily, whom he truly loved, and a few times with Nadia.
* SmugSnake
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* [[spoiler:ArtificialHuman: Was "doubled" as part of Project Helix. Luckily, the Irina that Jack executes over her attempts to kill Sydney isn't the real one.]]
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* ManipulativeBitch: Has to have been, considering she lived a lie for eight years and then continued to twist just about everyone, up to and including world governments, around her little finger.
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* TerroristsWithoutACause: Sark's loyalties are to the highest bidder or Irina, whoever gets there first.
* WesternTerrorists
* WesternTerrorists
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Sydney's CIA handler, who very quickly falls for her. Vaughn's father was also an agent, killed by Irina Derevko on a mission he didn't even agree with.
* BoringInvincibleHero: At times, though he's not the hero.
* [[spoiler:DeadPersonImpersonation]]: We find out in season five that [[spoiler: Vaughn's real name is Andre Michaux, and his father wasn't working for the CIA, but rather, Prophet Five.]]
* TheHandler
* NiceGuy
* BoringInvincibleHero: At times, though he's not the hero.
* [[spoiler:DeadPersonImpersonation]]: We find out in season five that [[spoiler: Vaughn's real name is Andre Michaux, and his father wasn't working for the CIA, but rather, Prophet Five.]]
* TheHandler
* NiceGuy
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Sydney's partner on SD-6 missions, she struggles with lying to him the most when she becomes a double agent. When SD-6 falls, Dixon joins the real deal, and rises through the ranks to become Director of the CIA's Joint Task Force.
* GeniusBruiser
* TheMentor: To Sydney.
* OlderAndWiser
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
* GeniusBruiser
* TheMentor: To Sydney.
* OlderAndWiser
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
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The resident technical wizard for SD-6, and later, the CIA. Marshall's gadgets and knowhow make him a good guy to have around . . . if you can get him to stop babbling.
* GibberingGenius
* GadgeteerGenius
* MissionControl
* MotorMouth
* TheScrappy
* TheSmartGuy
* TechnoWizard
* GibberingGenius
* GadgeteerGenius
* MissionControl
* MotorMouth
* TheScrappy
* TheSmartGuy
* TechnoWizard
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Vaughn's best friend and an agent with the CIA. Great with a sarcastic quip in a crisis, and a loyal guy to have on your team.
* BadassNormal: While he is a CIA agent, Weiss is usually on backup support. Doesn't mean he can't or won't kick your ass.
* BetaCouple: With Nadia.
* DeadpanSnarker
* HollywoodPudgy
* NamesTheSame: His code name is "Houdini", a reference to Houdini's real name being "Erich Weiss". He also uses this fact to try and impress the ladies.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Vaughn, usually to HoYay levels.
* BadassNormal: While he is a CIA agent, Weiss is usually on backup support. Doesn't mean he can't or won't kick your ass.
* BetaCouple: With Nadia.
* DeadpanSnarker
* HollywoodPudgy
* NamesTheSame: His code name is "Houdini", a reference to Houdini's real name being "Erich Weiss". He also uses this fact to try and impress the ladies.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Vaughn, usually to HoYay levels.
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* DeadpanSnarker
* TheDragon: To Irina.
* DressedToKill
* TheDragon: To Irina.
* DressedToKill
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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: "Almost Thirty Years".
-->''One in five, you little bitch! ONE IN FIVE!''
-->''One in five, you little bitch! ONE IN FIVE!''
