History Characters / CHUCK

He was knocked out a total of three times by Chuck during the flight, and was apprehended in Paris. He is set to return in Season 4.

* AbhorrentAdmirer: Admires and wants to stalk [[Squick Chuck]] of all people... All women, especially overweight housewifes shopping for Beastmasters, should also beware...

* BigBad: Arguably, for Season 1.

* NoNameGiven: YouShouldKnowThisAlready; Sarah is most definitely NOT her real name. [[spoiler:She's so far said that it's 'Sam'.]]

* CompleteMonster: Lampshaded by the man himself: "Alright, alright. I'm not a monster! Maybe...[[DangerouslyGenreSavvy I'm a little bit of a monster."]]

* ButtMonkey: Should be the poster-boy for this trope. Vincent was, in direct order: Blown up, shot, poisoned, shot again, beaten up by Stephen, run over by a car, knocked out by Sarah, then finally blown up by an air strike.

* BadassNormal / Also Counts as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome: He ''knocks the hell'' out of Leader when Casey was cornered.

The Director is the [[IncrediblyLamePun direct]] head of The Ring - of seemingly equal authority as The Elders, he is the driving force of many, if not all of their operations. He has somehow obtained survailance footage of Sarah's red test, and was directly responsible for Shaw's HeelFaceTurn.

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! Daniel Shaw

* [[spoiler:BackFromTheDead: DoubleSubversion. Morgan {{lampshades}} his NeverFoundTheBody death, and then Chuck and Sarah learn that the Ring was after his will-thing so they assume he is dead. And suddenly, TheStinger: we see Shaw, downloading the Intersect into his brain. Consider for a moment that this makes him a MagnificentBastard with [[MagicalDatabase all of Chuck's superpowers]], and then let out the requisite OhCrap.]]
* [=~Chekhov's Gunman~=]: He is first introduced as a silent figure whom Beckman talks to as he walks away, and appears as a CIA agent targeted by the Ring not long after.
* CrazyPrepared: After he [[spoiler:has Chuck shoot him in his first appearance]], he reveals that there is a medical kit with supplies that can save him. [[FridgeLogic Although, if the Ring had sent someone besides Devan...]]
** He probably prepared that way ''because'' it was Devon... he probably would have ad another plan had it been someone else...
* [[spoiler:TheDeterminator: Not only does he survive a triple-tap to the chest and [[NeverFoundTheBody falling into a river]], but he also brushes off a rocket explosion with little more than a mild KO.]]
* [[spoiler:TheDragon]]
** [[spoiler:DragonInChief: As of ''Chuck vs. The Living Dead'', he has an Intersect.]]
* [[spoiler:EvilCounterpart: To Chuck, as of ''Chuck vs. The Living Dead''.]]
* [[spoiler:EvilIsCool: A lot of his HateDom liked him a ''lot'' more after his FaceHeelTurn. Probably why he is coming BackFromTheDead...]]
* [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn: After learning that [[IKnewIt Sarah's red test was to kill his wife]].]]
* LawfulGood [[spoiler:--> NeutralEvil]]
* [[spoiler:MagicalDatabase: Well, the Ring just got an Intersect agent. OhShit.]]
* [[spoiler:MagnificentBastard: After his FaceHeelTurn.]]
* [[spoiler:OhCrap: The reaction to seeing him downloading the Intersect into his brain during TheStinger of ''Chuck vs. The Living Dead''.]]

* ReplacementScrappy: [[FanDumb Some fans]] see him as a knockoff of Bryce Larkin written in to cover Matt Bomer leaving to do ''WhiteCollar'', and not much else. Ignore his almost completely different relationships with all of the characters. [[spoiler:And his FaceHeelTurn.]]

* [[spoiler:RivalTurnedEvil:]] A variant on the theme
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Largely averted, although he did come in very conveniently after [[spoiler:Bryce's death]]. His relationships with the other characters are quite different.
** [[spoiler: With the exception of fulfilling Bryce's role of [[ShipToShipCombat getting in the way of SarahXChuck]].]]
* TheVoice: His first appearance only.
* [[spoiler:TheyPlottedAPerfectlyGoodWaste: The BoringInvincibleHero variety, to make his FaceHeelTurn that much more shocking.]]

* [[spoiler:{{Yandere}}: Over his deceased wife.]]

Charles Irving "Chuck" Bartowski is the main character of the American fiction television show {{Chuck}} on NBC. He is portrayed by Zachary Levi. A nerdy guy who works at the Buy More's Nerd Herd desk, he unwittingly downloaded the [[MagicalDatabase Intersect]] into his brain, and has been dragged into the world of espionage.

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!Bryce Larkin

! Daniel Shaw

* TheAce
* [[spoiler:BackFromTheDead: DoubleSubversion. Morgan {{lampshades}} his NeverFoundTheBody death, and then Chuck and Sarah learn that the Ring was after his will-thing so they assume he is dead. And suddenly, TheStinger: we see Shaw, downloading the Intersect into his brain. Consider for a moment that this makes him a MagnificentBastard with [[MagicalDatabase all of Chuck's superpowers]], and then let out the requisite OhCrap.]]
* [=~Chekhov's Gunman~=]: He is first introduced as a silent figure whom Beckman talks to as he walks away, and appears as a CIA agent targeted by the Ring not long after.
* CrazyPrepared: After he [[spoiler:has Chuck shoot him in his first appearance]], he reveals that there is a medical kit with supplies that can save him. [[FridgeLogic Although, if the Ring had sent someone besides Devan...]]
** He probably prepared that way ''because'' it was Devon... he probably would have ad another plan had it been someone else...
* [[spoiler:TheDeterminator: Not only does he survive a triple-tap to the chest and [[NeverFoundTheBody falling into a river]], but he also brushes off a rocket explosion with little more than a mild KO.]]
* [[spoiler:TheDragon]]
** [[spoiler:DragonInChief: As of ''Chuck vs. The Living Dead'', he has an Intersect.]]
* [[spoiler:EvilCounterpart: To Chuck, as of ''Chuck vs. The Living Dead''.]]
* [[spoiler:EvilIsCool: A lot of his HateDom liked him a ''lot'' more after his FaceHeelTurn. Probably why he is coming BackFromTheDead...]]
* [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn: After learning that [[IKnewIt Sarah's red test was to kill his wife]].]]
* LawfulGood [[spoiler:--> NeutralEvil]]
* [[spoiler:MagicalDatabase: Well, the Ring just got an Intersect agent. OhShit.]]
* [[spoiler:MagnificentBastard: After his FaceHeelTurn.]]
* [[spoiler:OhCrap: The reaction to seeing him downloading the Intersect into his brain during TheStinger of ''Chuck vs. The Living Dead''.]]
* OmniscientMoralityLicense: His plans tend to rely on an obscene amount of luck, and generally put Chuck in far more danger than someone with his lack of training is accustomed to.
* ReplacementScrappy: [[FanDumb Some fans]] see him as a knockoff of Bryce Larkin written in to cover Matt Bomer leaving to do ''WhiteCollar'', and not much else. Ignore his almost completely different relationships with all of the characters. [[spoiler:And his FaceHeelTurn.]]
** In a somewhat hilarious coincidence, Shaw is played by Brandon Routh who came on board SupermanReturns when Bryan Singer took over for Brett Ratner. Ratner's choice to play Clark Kent/Superman? Matthew Bomer (Bryce Larkin).
* [[spoiler:RivalTurnedEvil:]] A variant on the theme
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Largely averted, although he did come in very conveniently after [[spoiler:Bryce's death]]. His relationships with the other characters are quite different.
** [[spoiler: With the exception of fulfilling Bryce's role of [[ShipToShipCombat getting in the way of SarahXChuck]].]]
* TheVoice: His first appearance only.
* [[spoiler:TheyPlottedAPerfectlyGoodWaste: The BoringInvincibleHero variety, to make his FaceHeelTurn that much more shocking.]]
* XanatosRoulette: Most of his plans; see OmniscientMoralityLicense above.
* [[spoiler:{{Yandere}}: Over his deceased wife.]]

! Steven Bartowski [[spoiler:AKA Orion]]

Chuck's [[DisappearedDad long-absent father]]. [[spoiler:Better known and has more plot relevance for being Orion, the chief developer of the Intersect.]]

* IKnewIt: [[spoiler:He invented the Intersect]]. [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready You Should (probably) Know This Already]].
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]

* ProperlyParanoid: He thinks that "the bastards are watching [his] every move". He says that in a room with [[{{MIB}} Sarah]], and [[spoiler:he's completely right.]]

* TheNeidermeyer / TheUmbridge

Manager of the Burbank Buy More, he rules his store with an iron fist...or pretents he does. There's a reason why it has ammassed its particular collection of freaks. He enjoys fishing, and taking thieves.

* Abhorrent Admirer: A variation. While he's nowhere near that ugly, he's terrifyingly creepy towards all of his stalkees.

* Abhorrent Admirer: Admires and wants to stalk [[Squick Chuck]] of all people... All women, especially overweight housewifes shopping for Beastmasters, should also beware...

* Cloudcuckoolander: A very, very creepy variant.

* Squick: A living incarnation of it.

[[folder:Buy More)]]

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!Bryce Larkin
* TheAce
* AntiHero: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type three or four]].
* EstrogenBrigadeBait
* GuileHero: He plays Chuck like a harp.
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]
* ThePaolo
* LawfulGood

! Daniel Shaw

* TheAce
* [[spoiler:BackFromTheDead: DoubleSubversion. Morgan {{lampshades}} his NeverFoundTheBody death, and then Chuck and Sarah learn that the Ring was after his will-thing so they assume he is dead. And suddenly, TheStinger: we see Shaw, downloading the Intersect into his brain. Consider for a moment that this makes him a MagnificentBastard with [[MagicalDatabase all of Chuck's superpowers]], and then let out the requisite OhCrap.]]
* [=~Chekhov's Gunman~=]: He is first introduced as a silent figure whom Beckman talks to as he walks away, and appears as a CIA agent targeted by the Ring not long after.
* CrazyPrepared: After he [[spoiler:has Chuck shoot him in his first appearance]], he reveals that there is a medical kit with supplies that can save him. [[FridgeLogic Although, if the Ring had sent someone besides Devan...]]
** He probably prepared that way ''because'' it was Devon... he probably would have ad another plan had it been someone else...
* [[spoiler:TheDeterminator: Not only does he survive a triple-tap to the chest and [[NeverFoundTheBody falling into a river]], but he also brushes off a rocket explosion with little more than a mild KO.]]
* [[spoiler:TheDragon]]
** [[spoiler:DragonInChief: As of ''Chuck vs. The Living Dead'', he has an Intersect.]]
* [[spoiler:EvilCounterpart: To Chuck, as of ''Chuck vs. The Living Dead''.]]
* [[spoiler:EvilIsCool: A lot of his HateDom liked him a ''lot'' more after his FaceHeelTurn. Probably why he is coming BackFromTheDead...]]
* [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn: After learning that [[IKnewIt Sarah's red test was to kill his wife]].]]
* LawfulGood [[spoiler:--> NeutralEvil]]
* [[spoiler:MagicalDatabase: Well, the Ring just got an Intersect agent. OhShit.]]
* [[spoiler:MagnificentBastard: After his FaceHeelTurn.]]
* [[spoiler:OhCrap: The reaction to seeing him downloading the Intersect into his brain during TheStinger of ''Chuck vs. The Living Dead''.]]
* OmniscientMoralityLicense: His plans tend to rely on an obscene amount of luck, and generally put Chuck in far more danger than someone with his lack of training is accustomed to.
* ReplacementScrappy: [[FanDumb Some fans]] see him as a knockoff of Bryce Larkin written in to cover Matt Bomer leaving to do ''WhiteCollar'', and not much else. Ignore his almost completely different relationships with all of the characters. [[spoiler:And his FaceHeelTurn.]]
** In a somewhat hilarious coincidence, Shaw is played by Brandon Routh who came on board SupermanReturns when Bryan Singer took over for Brett Ratner. Ratner's choice to play Clark Kent/Superman? Matthew Bomer (Bryce Larkin).
* [[spoiler:RivalTurnedEvil:]] A variant on the theme
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Largely averted, although he did come in very conveniently after [[spoiler:Bryce's death]]. His relationships with the other characters are quite different.
** [[spoiler: With the exception of fulfilling Bryce's role of [[ShipToShipCombat getting in the way of SarahXChuck]].]]
* TheVoice: His first appearance only.
* [[spoiler:TheyPlottedAPerfectlyGoodWaste: The BoringInvincibleHero variety, to make his FaceHeelTurn that much more shocking.]]
* XanatosRoulette: Most of his plans; see OmniscientMoralityLicense above.
* [[spoiler:{{Yandere}}: Over his deceased wife.]]

! Steven Bartowski [[spoiler:AKA Orion]]

Chuck's [[DisappearedDad long-absent father]]. [[spoiler:Better known and has more plot relevance for being Orion, the chief developer of the Intersect.]]

* TheAtoner: He feels really bad about abandoning his kids.
* BadassBookworm: The man was on the run from the government and Fulcrum for ten years and regularly kicks the crap out of secret agents.
* ChaoticGood
* ChekhovMIA
* CrazyAwesome: See ProperlyParanoid below.
* DisappearedDad
* EnsembleDarkhorse: He has a lot of fans, but has so far appeared only in a string of episodes.
* EpilepticTrees: [[IKnewIt Everyone knows]] that [[spoiler:he is Orion]]. Bryce also mentions that [[spoiler:he befriended Chuck in college because he owed Orion a favor]]. Since Bryce is responsible for Chuck receiving the Intersect, [[spoiler:is Orion the one really behind that part of the plot? Yeah, he denies it... but it seems HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS.]]
* [=~Hey, It's That Guy!~=]: [[StarTrekEnterprise Scott]] [[QuantumLeap Bakula]].
* HotDad: I guess we know where Chuck and Ellie got it from.
* IKnewIt: [[spoiler:He invented the Intersect]]. [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready You Should (probably) Know This Already]].
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]
* TechnoWizard
* ProperlyParanoid: He thinks that "the bastards are watching [his] every move". He says that in a room with [[{{MIB}} Sarah]], and [[spoiler:he's completely right.]]

! Lester Patel

! Jeff Barnes

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: A very, very creepy variant.

!Anna Wu
* GiveGeeksAChance: with Morgan

! Emmett Milbarge
* [[spoiler:AlasPoorScrappy: For some.]]
* [[spoiler:AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: For everyone else.]]

* TheNeidermeyer/ TheUmbridge
* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal]]
* TheScrappy: It is very, very hard ''not'' to hate this guy. [[strike:Probably]] definitely [[TheyPlottedAPerfectlyGoodWaste deliberate]].
* ShooOutTheClowns: [[spoiler:More accurately, Shoot The Clowns Dead]]

! "Big Mike" Tucker
* BaldBlackLeaderGuy
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* MrViceGuy: Is a pretty greedy businessman and somewhat lazy, but ultimately a good guy

! Hannah

* [[spoiler:TheSmurfettePrinciple: After Anna Wu was PutOnABus for budget reasons, Hannah becomes the token female Nerd Herder.]]

* NeutralGood or LawfulGood

* TheEveryman

* spoiler:SecretKeeper: Unfortunately, this only happens after she was fed a mis-secret, with disastrous consequences.

[[spoiler:Real name is Alexander Coburn.]], A [[BadAss]]. Colonel John Casey is an NSA agent that is sent to protect Chuck after he gets the Intersect implanted in his brain. Casey has a bit of a short temper and often gets frustrated with Chuck, but is absolutely a man he can count on.

!Charles Irving "Chuck" Bartowski
* {{Adorkable}}: His primary appeal.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Is a very emotional, kind, and geeky man that simultaneously manages to be a great and effective spy.

** PhraseCatcher: [[WaitHere "Chuck, stay in the]] [[MadLibsCatchPhrase [MODE OF TRANSPORTATION]."]]
* CrazyAwesome: Sometimes all the things that make him unqualified at being a spy end up being the things that save his ass.
* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:Really, the entire scene where he puts Intersect 2.0 into his head. He ([[{{Wangst}} FINALLY]]) accepts the whole spy thing, and gets a supercomputer that [[IKnowKungFu knows kung fu]]. Then proceeds to deck five Fulcrum agents.]] Also a ShoutOut, as [[spoiler:the entire choreography was taken from ''TheMatrix'', including the IKnowKungFu line.]] Leave it to ''Chuck'''s writing staff to deliver a ShoutOut CMoA.
** Topped by the Season 3 finale: [[spoiler:[[PreAssKickingOneLiner "I just needed to reboot."]]]]

* FatalFlaw: His trustful nature.
* FishOutOfWater: Chuck is not a spy. [[spoiler:Although, this seems to be changing, with Intersect 2.0 and a reference to [[IKnowKungFu a specific Matrix quote]].]]
* TheHero: Especially in Season 3.

* TheSmartGuy

** [[spoiler:TheyDo: Mid-Season-3. '''[+[[BoldInflation FINALLY]]+]'''.]]

! Sarah Walker
* TheAce: Though she's not the only one, she's a talented fighter, skilled liar, gifted seductress, and has a good handle on technology too, good thing it's always [[ShowyInvincibleHero fun]] to see her do her stuff.
* ActionDressRip: Often; [[{{Fanservice}} most]] [[DesignatedGirlFight notably]] in "Chuck Versus the Cougars" and "Chuck Versus the Ring."
* ActionGirl: [[{{Understatement}} Oh yes.]]
* ActionGirlfriend: Well, it's a cover relatioship [[spoiler: at first]] but this is her role in her Relation to Chuck.
* BadassAdorable
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Well, it suffers ClothingDamage but her most vicious fights leave her with a bloody nose and ''maybe'' a black eye.
* BerserkButton: Threatening Chuck? Bad idea.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: This woman violates the laws of physics on a day by day basis.
** ConsummateLiar: She can resist TruthSerum.
** GunsAkimbo: Fire two guns simultaneously.
** SheFu: Jump around like a gymnast.
* FanNickname: Yvonne Strahotski.
* HelloNurse: Pretty much every man in the series has oggled her, the only recurring characters that haven't are, Captain Awesome (Who's engaged), Big Mike (Who's never interacted with her) and John Casey (Who's...something).
* HotAmazon
* KnifeNut: If she doesn't already have one [[VictoriasSecretCompartment somewhere on her body]], she will find one. [[spoiler:An example would be in the season two finale, when she opens Elle and Awesome's wedding gifts looking for a knife set.]]
* TheLancer: In Season 3, once Chuck falls solidly into the role of TheHero.

* NeutralGood or LawfulGood: And most of her conflict is her trying to figure out which one she is.
* NoNameGiven: YouShouldKnowThisAlready; Sarah is most definitely NOT her real name. [[spoiler:So far she's said that her first name is 'Sam' and her middle name is 'Lisa.']]

!Major/[[spoiler:Colonel/Mr./Colonel again]] John Casey

* AntiHero
* BadAss: No amount of "{{Understatement}}" {{Pot Hole}}s could possibly explain the amount of BadAss which is Casey.
** Hell, in a recent episode he put out a cigar...''using the palm of his hand!'' He's definitely heading into CrazyAwesome territory...

* TheBigGuy: ...yeah.
* BloodKnight: Enjoys fighting, a lot.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Started out worn down and tired, though maybe its just his current mission has relight his fire, so to speak.
* CoolCar: Don't deny it: you want Casey's Crown Vic.
** [[spoiler:Now that the Season 3 finale has revealed its being equipped with a "James Bond" options package - targeting computer and FREAKIN' MISSLES - HELL, YEAH!!!]]
* CulturedBadass: Keeps great care of his bonsai trees.
* ColdSniper: A prodigy.
* [[spoiler:ColonelBadass]]
* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]: Started as a cold and cynical jackass, remains that way, but has proven that he has a heart beneath it.
* {{Determinator}}: This guy is made of HeroicWillpower, he's been shot, tranquilized, tortured, poisoned, stabbed, but it never, ever slows him down.
* EstrogenBrigadeBait: All women, [[EvenTheGuysWantHim and men]] are attracted to his utter {{GAR}}-ness.
* [[spoiler:[=~He's Back~=]: How long did you ''really'' expect the show to go without Casey getting his credentials back?]]
* [[spoiler: HotDad]]
* GeniusBruiser: Despite his growling, violent persona, he's quite clever and has a knack for gadgets.
* GutturalGrowler: Just adding on to the badass factor.
* IronWoobie /JerkassWoobie: He's fought in hundreds of wars, given up any chance for a normal life, is probably psychologically scarred beyond all repair. How does he respond? By keeping a steady face and acting like a gigantic asshole to everybody.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Casey has clearly become this by the end of the second season, even if he refuses to admit it.

* MemeticBadass: "God made Eve out of Adam's rib, because that was all that was left after John Casey was done with him."

--> '''Shaw''': (''hears gunfire and screaming, then, without even turning to look'') I see you've brought Casey.
* RealMenWearPink: He used to be a choir boy [[spoiler:and helped design Devon and Ellie's wedding at the end of the second season.]] And yet, he is unquestionably the most badass character on the show.
* SmokingIsCool: Averted, he hates smoking, but still remains very, very cool.
* StalkerWithACrush: How [[spoiler: Devon, Lester and Jeff saw his relationship with Chuck, the crazy part, it all fits.]]

* [[spoiler:TurnInYourBadge: Briefly.]]

* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs?: Whenever Team Bartowski goes on an operation Casey goes undercover, the jobs he's had: Waiter, Bartender, Chauffeur, Maître d'. [[FridgeLogic One wonders]] how he keeps on getting and dropping these jobs with such speed, you can't exactly reveal to your employers that you're using the job as a cover.
* YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: [[spoiler: a variant, as he approves of Chuck's somewhat more ruthless behavior in the third season, and Sarah is unsettled by this approval]]

!Brigadier General Diane Beckman
* DaChief
* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Quite literally.
* LawfulNeutral
* MissionControl
* RedHeadedHero

!Bryce Larkin
* TheAce
* AntiHero: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type three or four]].

! Morgan Grimes
* CharacterDevelopment: Starts out as a slacker and utter loser but starts to become a bit more responsible by mid second season
* [[spoiler:TheChick: Once he joins Team Bartowski.]]
* HeterosexualLifePartners
* [[spoiler:NonActionGuy: Morgan is officially a member of Chuck's team, but he is not very useful as of yet...]]
* [[spoiler:SecretKeeper]]

! Devon Christian "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb
* TheAce: --> Jeff "Have you ever had a dream that didn't come true."
--> Devon <{{Beat}}> "No."
* CatchPhrase: Awesome (X)!
* ChivalrousPervert: Talks about sex a lot, much to Ellie's consternation since he talks about either her brother having sex, or the two of them having sex in front of her brother, he however, is a very honorable and decent guy who would never cheat on his fiance/[[spoiler: wife]].
* EstrogenBrigadeBait
* [[TheGoodCaptain The Awesome Captain]]
* HotBlooded: He's a very energetic man.
* JerkJock: Subverted.
* LargeHam
* NiceGuy
* RedBaron: Captain Awesome.
* [[spoiler:SecretKeeper]]
* StereotypeFlip: A beefcake bodybuilder who is also a skilled surgeon and knows how to tango.
** He's basically a white version of [[{{Scrubs}} Turk]]. Hell, it just continues the perception from Scrubs that the surgeons are the jocks.

! Eleanor Fay "Ellie" Bartowski/[[spoiler:Woodcomb]]
* [[spoiler:BadassNormal: After discovering Chuck's secret and witnessing the murder of their father, Ellie becomes this so very much.]]
* CoolBigSis
* MyBelovedSmother: To Chuck, though it is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] as she and Chuck grew up with only each other to rely on.
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]
* TheNotLoveInterest: Ellie pretty much plays the same role as "the wife" in most television shows.
* PromotionToParent: As the result of a MissingMom and a DisappearedDad, Ellie has had to be a mother to Chuck since childhood.
* [[spoiler:SecretKeeper: Unfortunately, this only happens after she was fed a mis-secret, with disastrous consequences.]]
* TallDarkAndBishoujo: The tallest regular female character and very attractive.

* [[spoiler:TheSmurfettePrinciple: After Anna Wu was PutOnABus for budget reasons, Hannah becomes the token female Nerd Herder.]]

* ActionGirl: [[{{Understatement}} Ohyes.]]

* TheAce: Though she's not the only one, she's a talented fighter, skilled liar, gifted seductress, and has a good handle on technology too, good thing it's always [[FlashyInvincibleHero fun]] to see her do her stuff.

* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: The women violates the laws of physics on a day by day basis.

* NeutralGood or LawfulGood

* ShallowLoveInterest: She doesn't have half the personality of the male characters.

* TheAce

* [[ThePaolo The Paola]]

* RedBaron: Captain Awesome.