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-->'''Andropov:''' I AM THE ONLY QUALIFIED ASTRONAUT AND I'M SAVING YOUR AMERICAN ASS!
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* WeNamedTheMonkeyJack: Karl, the astronomer who discovers the asteroid, gave it his wife's name as a very deliberate insult to her ("She's a vicious, life-suckin' bitch from which [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt there is no escape]]”). The human Dottie is touched about it… for the two seconds before Karl explains to Truman why he chose the name.
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-->"I know the President's Scientific Advisor. We were at MIT together, and trust me you really don't want to take the advice of someone who got a C- in Astro Physics."

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-->"I know the President's Scientific Advisor. We were at MIT together, and trust me you really don't want to take the advice of someone who got a C- in Astro Physics.Astrophysics."
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-->'''Voiced By:''' Dulce Guerrero (Latin American Spanish)

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-->'''Voiced By:''' Dulce Guerrero Creator/DulceGuerrero (Latin American Spanish)

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* NiceGuy: He's always very polite and respectful to Harry and his men and treats those who work with him well.



* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's incredibly accommodating to Stamper and his crew, knowing that they are the planet's best shot.

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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's incredibly accommodating to Stamper and his crew, knowing that they are the planet's best shot.shot, and treats them very respectfully.


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* JerkassHasAPoint: He's not nice about it but he's right to be skeptical of the mission and the crew given the stakes and the improbability of getting them ready in such a short space of time.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his initial hostility and somewhat abrasive attitude, he comes around to the crew and supports Dan's plan, even buying them time to succeed.
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* ScientistVsSoldier: He is the face of the "soldier" part of the equation in this sub-plot. His EstablishingCharacterMoment is snarking about launching every nuke in the world at the asteroid before Quincy makes clear that unless the nuke is placed deep inside of the asteroid this is not going to work, and when the President makes the decision to detonate the nuke prematurely, Kimsey is the one who [[DayOfTheJackboot takes over Mission Control]].
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** If you pay attention in the wedding, the camera takes in all of the fallen crew's portraits, then pans ''away'' from Freddie's. Poor guy.
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* BenevolentBoss: He's very kind to Harry and his men, even giving them the night off before the launch, and is similarly good to those he works with at NASA, never even losing his temper despite dealing with a situation which would be unimaginably stressful even for a man of his experience.
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-->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/CarlosSegundo (Latin American Spanish)


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* BadassBaritone: Duncan's own.

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* BadassBaritone: Naturally so; he's played by Keith David, after all.

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* BadassBaritone: Naturally so; he's played by Keith David, after all.
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-->'''Karl the amateur astronomer:''' I'd like to name it after my wife, Dottie. ''[Dottie looks touched]'' Because it's a vicious, life-suckin' bitch from which there is no escape. ''[Dottie stops looking touched and [[FlippingTheBird flips him off]]]''
-->'''Dan Truman:''' ''[awkwardly]'' That's...that's sweet, Karl.

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-->'''Karl the amateur astronomer:''' I'd like to I wanna name it her Dottie after my wife, Dottie. wife. ''[Dottie looks touched]'' Because it's She's a vicious, life-suckin' bitch from which there is no escape. ''[Dottie stops looking touched and [[FlippingTheBird flips him off]]]''
-->'''Dan Truman:''' ''[awkwardly]'' That's...that's That's–that's sweet, Karl.

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* UndyingLoyalty: To Harry. They've worked together for twenty years and Chick makes clear that he is with him all the way.



* BunnyEarsLawyer: His snark and eccentricities are tolerated because he really is as smart as he believes himself to be.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: For all his snark and ego, he's a good guy at heart and cares deeply about the other drillers.



* GentleGiant / NiceGuy: In typical Michael Clarke Duncan form; he's easily the most good-hearted member of Harry's crew.

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* GentleGiant / NiceGuy: In typical Michael Clarke Duncan form; he's easily both the biggest and the most good-hearted member of Harry's crew.




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* SouthernFriedGenius: He's played by the famously southern Billy Bob Thornton and is the head of NASA, a position which requires no shortage of intellect.


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* DeadpanSnarker: As expected given [[Creator/JasonIsaacs who he's played by]], Quincy is quite snarky, most notably in his description of the President's Scientific Advisor. His British accent just makes it even more cutting.


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* InsufferableGenius: He's described by Dan as "pretty much the smartest person on the planet" and he knows it but he quickly shows he is absolutely deserving of such a description.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Quincy shares the InsufferableGenius trait with Rockhound, but usually only when he really needs to really get the attention.
-->"Do you really want to trust this decision with someone who got Cs in astrophysics?"

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* JerkassHasAPoint: Quincy shares the InsufferableGenius trait with Rockhound, but usually only when he really needs to really get the attention.
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attention, such as when Gen. Kimsey suggests simply nuking the rock on the word of the President's Scientific Advisor.
-->"I know the President's Scientific Advisor. We were at MIT together, and trust me
you really don't want to trust this decision with take the advice of someone who got Cs a C- in astrophysics?" Astro Physics."
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-->'''Rockhound:''' This place is like Dr. Seuss's worst nightmare.

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-->'''Rockhound:''' This place is like Dr. Seuss's Seuss' worst nightmare.
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* EldritchLocation: Fitting with above, the massive iron rock large enough to build a small country on, formed somewhere in the farthest reaches of deep space, has a terrifying appearance, with tall jagged twisting spires and massive equally gnarly canyons.
-->'''Rockhound:''' This place is like Dr. Seuss's worst nightmare.
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* TheAce: Of the deep core drilling profession. Pretty much every other drilling company on the planet suggests Harry Stamper as the man to call for the mission. He even designed the mobile drilling rig that NASA pilfered the patents for so they could put them on the Armadillos.

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