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* BigBrotherInstinct: Casey swings between acting as a gruff father figure and an aloof older brother type towards Chuck (and sometimes Sarah), but generally he has a protective instinct towards Chuck that goes above and beyond orders. In fact at some points, he even defys orders just to keep him safe. He’s also regularly there to offer guidance and advice to Chuck, even if it is through gritted teeth.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Casey swings between acting as a gruff father figure and an aloof older brother type towards Chuck (and sometimes Sarah), but generally he has a protective instinct towards Chuck that goes above and beyond orders. In fact at some points, he even defys defies orders just to keep him safe. He’s also regularly there to offer guidance and advice to Chuck, even if it is through gritted teeth.
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* TheBigGuy: He's ''enormous'', played by the towering 6'4" Creator/AdamnBaldwin. And while this only puts him an inch taller than Levi, Baldwin is significantly more powerfully-built. Casey is, therefore, one of the physically largest characters ''in the entire series''. He's also one of the ''strongest'', having ripped a radiator out of a wall to use as a bludgeon in one episode.
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* TheBigGuy: He's ''enormous'', played by the towering 6'4" Creator/AdamnBaldwin.Creator/AdamBaldwin. And while this only puts him an inch taller than Levi, Baldwin is significantly more powerfully-built. Casey is, therefore, one of the physically largest characters ''in the entire series''. He's also one of the ''strongest'', having ripped a radiator out of a wall to use as a bludgeon in one episode.
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* TheBigGuy: Textbook example of a type 3.
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* TheBigGuy: Textbook example He's ''enormous'', played by the towering 6'4" Creator/AdamnBaldwin. And while this only puts him an inch taller than Levi, Baldwin is significantly more powerfully-built. Casey is, therefore, one of the physically largest characters ''in the entire series''. He's also one of the ''strongest'', having ripped a radiator out of a type 3.wall to use as a bludgeon in one episode.
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* [[TheGoodCaptain The Awesome Captain]]
* BadLiar: ''[[{{Understatement}} Ooooh lord]]...'' His cover story for helping Chuck out on a mission? He was jogging in a park. [[BlatantLies Where no cell phones were allowed.]] Then he sees a cat stuck in a tree, and checks if it needs medical attention. [[EpicFail Turns out it was a bear! And he had to wrestle with it, then cut off its head! He decapitated the bear. It was pretty grisly.]]
* BadLiar: ''[[{{Understatement}} Ooooh lord]]...'' His cover story for helping Chuck out on a mission? He was jogging in a park. [[BlatantLies Where no cell phones were allowed.]] Then he sees a cat stuck in a tree, and checks if it needs medical attention. [[EpicFail Turns out it was a bear! And he had to wrestle with it, then cut off its head! He decapitated the bear. It was pretty grisly.]]
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* {{Tsundere}}: Is still painfully in love with Roan, but his gallivanting and womanizing pisses her off to no end. She responds by torturing him....by making him work at the Buy More.
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* {{Tsundere}}: Is still painfully in love with Roan, but his gallivanting and womanizing pisses her off to no end. She responds by torturing him....him... by making him work at the Buy More.
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Charles Irving "Chuck" Bartowski is the main character of the American fiction television show Series/{{Chuck}}. A nerdy guy who works at the Buy More's Nerd Herd desk, he unwittingly downloaded the [[OmniscientDatabase Intersect]] into his brain, and has been dragged into the CIA world of espionage.
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Charles Irving "Chuck" Bartowski is the main character of the American fiction television show Series/{{Chuck}}.''Series/{{Chuck}}''. A nerdy guy who works at the Buy More's Nerd Herd desk, he unwittingly downloaded the [[OmniscientDatabase Intersect]] into his brain, and has been dragged into the CIA world of espionage.
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* TechnicalPacifist: For a guy who's so squeamish about killing, he sure doesn't shy away from using martial arts moves that likely lead to concussions and broken bones. Also, in one episode he storms an enemy compound, and while he uses only non-lethal KOs while inside, he also delivers a tracker that calls in a very lethal airstrike.
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* TechnicalPacifist: For a guy who's so squeamish about killing, he sure doesn't shy away from using martial arts moves that likely lead to concussions and broken bones. Also, in one episode he storms an enemy compound, and while he uses only non-lethal KOs [=KOs=] while inside, he also delivers a tracker that calls in a very lethal airstrike.
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** While it's not her birth name, "Sarah Walker" is revealed to be her legal name.
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* LikeFatherLikeSon: His dad was a brilliant computer scientist who MinoredInAssKicking and had a beautiful female superspy to fall in love with and marry him.
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* HollywoodNerd: Zachary Levi scrubs up far too well to make a believable nerd. However, this is TruthInTelevision, as he's OneOfUs.
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* HollywoodNerd: Zachary Levi scrubs up far too well to make a believable nerd. However, this is TruthInTelevision, as he's OneOfUs.JustForFun/OneOfUs.
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* BadBadActing: A rather...bizarre point of pride for him was playing Perchik in his middle school's production of FiddlerOnTheRoof. He was supposedly really good ([[UnreliableNarrator according to Morgan]]), but when he tries to disguise himself as an older Russian gentleman, Shaw immediately sees through the makeup and accent.
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* BadBadActing: A rather...bizarre point of pride for him was playing Perchik in his middle school's production of FiddlerOnTheRoof.''Theatre/FiddlerOnTheRoof''. He was supposedly really good ([[UnreliableNarrator according to Morgan]]), but when he tries to disguise himself as an older Russian gentleman, Shaw immediately sees through the makeup and accent.
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[[spoiler:Real (presumed birth) first name is Sam, middle name is Lisa.]] Sarah Bartowski (f/k/a ''Walker'') is a CIA special agent whose primary mission is to protect the Intersect, Chuck. Little is known about Sarah's past, but we do know that her father is an infamous and talented conman. She herself participated in many of her father's cons as a child.
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Colonel John Casey ([[spoiler:birth-name Alexander Coburn]]) is an NSA agent and pretty much the ultimate badass 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.
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Colonel John Casey ([[spoiler:birth-name (birth-name Alexander Coburn]]) Coburn) is an NSA agent and pretty much the ultimate badass 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.
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[[spoiler: As of Season 3, however, Morgan is finally an agent of Operation Bartowski. As of the end of Season 4, he's AN INTERSECT. It does come out eventually, though not without some side effects.]]
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Chuck's doting older sister. Ever since both of their parents up and abandoned them, the two have learned to take care of each other, a day they celebrate as "Mother's Day." [[spoiler:Ellie was the last person to find out about Chuck's secret, and did not take it well... especially given that Shaw killed their father right in front of her eyes...]]
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Ellie's boyfriend/fiancé/husband, and Chuck's brother-in-law, Awesome is well... an awesome guy. For most of the show, he's mainly stuck to secondary story-arcs, lending his awesomeness to any given situation. [[spoiler:However, upon discovering Chuck's identity, his very awesomeness was put to the test...]]
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Ellie's boyfriend/fiancé/husband, and Chuck's brother-in-law, Awesome is well... an awesome guy. For most of the show, he's mainly stuck to secondary story-arcs, lending his awesomeness to any given situation. [[spoiler:However, However, upon discovering Chuck's identity, his very awesomeness was put to the test...]]test.
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** Her attempts at "hanging out" with Morgan involved her playing with his [[StarWars Han and Chewie]] action figures, much to his embarrassment. It has to be seen to be believed.
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* CoolBigSis: In the final season, it's revealed that one of her first missions was to "extract" a package from a recently-murdered wealthy family. The package turned out to be a baby - the heiress of the family's fortune, and to protect the child from her dirty handler, she had her mother adopt her with a cooked identity. When Riker is taken care of, Sarah finally has the chance to be a big sister to her.
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* CoolBigSis: In the final season, it's revealed that one of her first missions was to "extract" a package from a recently-murdered wealthy family. The package turned out to be a baby - the heiress of the family's fortune, and to protect the child from her dirty handler, she had her mother adopt her with a cooked identity. When Riker is taken care of, Sarah finally has the chance to be a big sister to her. And sure enough, they immediately bond over stuffed animals and some MarioKart.
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* BadLiar: ''[[{{Understatement}} Ooooh lord]]...'' His cover story for helping Chuck out on a mission? He was jogging in a park. [[BlatantLies Where no cell phones were allowed.]] Then he sees a cat stuck in a tree, and checks if it needs medical attention. [[EpicFail Turns out it was a bear! And he had to wrestle with it, then cut off its head! He decapitated the bear. It was pretty grisly.]]
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'''Team Bartowski''' | [[Characters/ChuckBuyMore Buy More]] | [[Characters/ChuckCIAAndOtherSpies The CIA and Other Spies]] | [[Characters/ChuckFULCRUM FULCRUM]] | [[Characters/ChuckTheRing The Ring]] | Volkoff Industries | Everyone Else
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** She absolutely gushes and geeks out after she [[spoilers:uploads a defective Intersect 3.0]], and despite the danger admits that it's pretty much the coolest thing in the world.
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** She absolutely gushes and geeks out after she [[spoilers:uploads [[spoiler:uploads a defective Intersect 3.0]], and despite the danger admits that it's pretty much the coolest thing in the world.
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!!'''Operation Barowski / Carmichael Industry'''
When poor Chuck Bartowski ended up with the Intersect in his brain, the NSA and CIA sent their best agents to act as his handlers. From there, Operation Bartowski was born: Using Chuck's knowledge and Beckman's command, Casey and Sarah would stop various bad guys and unscrupulous individuals with nefarious plans. They quickly became the CIA's best team, made even better once Chuck became a field agent and Morgan joined the team.
After they quit the CIA (Season 4 finale), the team was rebranded as "Carmichael Industries", a private security contracting and consultation firm, doing pretty much what they've always been doing - though this time, their clients also tended to be bad guys on occasion.
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* BadassCrew: The CIA's best, natch. Even Casey admits as much in Season 2. From rogue splinter CIA agents, to nefarious crime syndicates, and even psychopathic arms dealers who are into world domination and ice cream, they've always come out on top.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Each member of the team has their quirks and eccentrics, and it's arguably because of this they're the best.
* HeroismWontPayTheBills: After Decker freezes their funds, they quickly learn that heroic (and broke!) PMC's aren't in season, so they start branching out and accept more shady clients.
* PrivateMilitaryContractors: With the beginning of Season 5, the team has officially rebranded themselves as this. With varying levels of success.
* TrueCompanions: They aren't just a team, they're a family.
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!!'''Operation Barowski / Carmichael Industry'''
When poor Chuck Bartowski ended up with the Intersect in his brain, the NSA and CIA sent their best agents to act as his handlers. From there, Operation Bartowski was born: Using Chuck's knowledge and Beckman's command, Casey and Sarah would stop various bad guys and unscrupulous individuals with nefarious plans. They quickly became the CIA's best team, made even better once Chuck became a field agent and Morgan joined the team.
After they quit the CIA (Season 4 finale), the team was rebranded as "Carmichael Industries", a private security contracting and consultation firm, doing pretty much what they've always been doing - though this time, their clients also tended to be bad guys on occasion.
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* BadassCrew: The CIA's best, natch. Even Casey admits as much in Season 2. From rogue splinter CIA agents, to nefarious crime syndicates, and even psychopathic arms dealers who are into world domination and ice cream, they've always come out on top.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Each member of the team has their quirks and eccentrics, and it's arguably because of this they're the best.
* HeroismWontPayTheBills: After Decker freezes their funds, they quickly learn that heroic (and broke!) PMC's aren't in season, so they start branching out and accept more shady clients.
* PrivateMilitaryContractors: With the beginning of Season 5, the team has officially rebranded themselves as this. With varying levels of success.
* TrueCompanions: They aren't just a team, they're a family.
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'''Rank/Job:''' Computer Technician / Special Agent\\
'''Affiliation''': CIA / Carmichael Industries / Buy More]
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Charles Irving "Chuck" Bartowski is the main character of the American fiction television show Series/{{Chuck}}. A nerdy guy who works at the Buy More's Nerd Herd desk, he unwittingly downloaded the [[OmniscientDatabase Intersect]] into his brain, and has been dragged into the CIA world of espionage.
Charles Irving "Chuck" Bartowski is the main character of the American fiction television show Series/{{Chuck}}. A nerdy guy who works at the Buy More's Nerd Herd desk, he unwittingly downloaded the [[OmniscientDatabase Intersect]] into his brain, and has been dragged into the CIA world of espionage.
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'''Affiliation''': CIA / Carmichael Industries / Wienerlicious / Orange Orange]
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* NiceGirl: Always tries to be nice to everyone. Becomes more evident as the series goes on. [[EveryoneHasStandards Though she does draw the line at Jeff and Lester.]]
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* PopCultureOsmosisFailure: Due to being utterly devoted to the CIA, she knows next to nothing about movies, books or music. While Chuck eases her into it, she's still very much green in this area. It's often PlayedForLaughs with how she's the most WrongGenreSavvy character.
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!!'''Charles Irving "Chuck" Bartowski'''
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'''Affiliation''': CIA / Carmichael Industries / Buy More]
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[[caption-width:177:"Don't freak out."]]
''Portrayed by Creator/ZacharyLevi''
Charles Irving "Chuck" Bartowski is the main character of the American fiction television show Series/{{Chuck}}. A nerdy guy who works at the Buy More's Nerd Herd desk, he unwittingly downloaded the [[OmniscientDatabase Intersect]] into his brain, and has been dragged into the world of espionage.
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Tropes associated with Chuck:
* ActionSurvivor: Chuck's been tranquilized, kidnapped, been held at gunpoint, tortured, etc... the list goes on.
** To Chuck's credit, though, this largely disappeared [[TookALevelInBadass once he knew kung-fu]]. Just look below.
* {{Adorkable}}: Possibly the greatest example in any TV show. He's as kind and nice as they get, a little awkward, and an absolute nerd.
* AlmightyJanitor: Chuck is really the one who runs Buy More. [[spoiler: As of the end of Season 4, quite literally, although nobody knows it.]]
* BadassNormal: Before the Intersect 2.0, this is what Chuck was all about. [[spoiler: Back to being this now that Morgan is the Intersect.]]
* BadassPacifist: Hates dangerous situations, and uses tranq guns instead of real ones. [[spoiler:Albeit, will fire a real gun when absolutely necessary.]]
* BeardOfSorrow: In "Chuck Versus the Pink Slip" he grows out a bushy beard and becomes addicted to....cheese balls. In case it hasn't be noted, the man is pure {{Adorkable}}.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Do not threaten Sarah. Just don't. Threatening anyone else from Team Bartowski is almost as unwise an idea.
* BodyguardCrush: Falls in love with Sarah despite knowing full well she is just his handler. But it turns out she feels the same way almost immediately, though it takes her a while to admit it to herself.
* CatchPhrase: "Don't freak out."
** PhraseCatcher: [[MadLibsCatchPhrase "Chuck, stay in the car!"]]
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: It only gets worse as the series progresses.
* CoolLoser: Is a very cool guy, but the series starts out with him as a complete social failure with no ambition and a dead-end job.
* DeadpanSnarker: Half of his dialogue is aimed at the various nonsense around him, especially at the Buy More.
* {{Expy}}: He initially looked like a grown up [[Series/TheOC Seth Cohen]].
* FishOutOfWater: Chuck is not a hardened spy like the rest. [[spoiler:Even after the Intersect 2.0 upload in the season two finale, he remains very much an amateur among his peers for quite a while.]]
* GoodIsNotDumb: Chuck's an all-around nice guy, but he's definitely no idiot.
* GracefulInTheirElement: Chuck is established as not being very successful at life in general (underemployed, no romantic life), and most of the action oriented parts of spy life are foreign and scary to him (at first). But put him anywhere near a computer no matter what persona he's in, be it home, work, or government, and he's an absolute powerhouse. His family and friends always knew it, the Buy More always knew it, and the CIA learns it really fast. Bad guys learn it the hard way.
** And as stated multiple times, Chuck is essentially just a really nice guy. He’s a good person, and he shines when around people. Its what makes him so great at the Buy More, and a major asset on missions. He empathizes with and tries to help just about everyone he comes across, be it angrey customers, stressed out friends, scared civilians, or (unfortunately) international terrorists.
* GuileHero: Seems to have established himself as this
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: Until the end of the series...]]
* HollywoodDateless: Everyone in Chuck Bartowski's life regularly acts like him getting a date of any kind, let alone one with a good-looking woman, is a minor miracle. This continues approximately through the end of the second season, despite the fact that in that space of time he dates two beautiful women and has a third one in love with him. For the most part the third season drops the facade, though.
** Although its pointed out in the very first episode that he hasn't had a date since getting dumped by Jill as ''every single time'' a girl asks him to ''tell me about yourself'' he ends up giving them a detailed account of his relationship with Jill, which as Ellie pointed out is a major turnoff. Everyone is usually just shocked that a guy that was dateless for ''five freaking years'' is suddenly swarmed by beautiful women. By the third season everyone's just used to it now.
* HollywoodNerd: Zachary Levi scrubs up far too well to make a believable nerd. However, this is TruthInTelevision, as he's OneOfUs.
* TheKlutz: He gets the team into as many scrapes as he gets them out of. Whether this trait will be overcome by the neo-Intersect remains to be seen.
* LovableNerd: For example, the pilot quickly establishes that he hasn't been in a relationship in a while, partly due to his conversational awkwardness driving women away. Soon after, a gorgeous woman flirtily approaches him at his job in the "Nerd Herd" (the electronics support team of a big-box retailer) right before a desperate father seeks his help because he "recorded" his daughter's dance recital footage with no tape in the camera. Chuck promptly puts the beautiful woman on hold to save the dad's bacon by setting up a spot for the little girl to re-perform and re-film her ballet routine right there in the store. Fortunately for him, the beautiful woman thinks it's lovable, too.
* LovedINotHonorMore: Essentially the reason why Chuck [[spoiler: doesn't run away with Sarah]] at the beginning of Season 3.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Carmichael. ''Charles Carmichael''.
* NerdsAreSexy: He's as nerdy as they come, and played by the very attractive Zachary Levi.
* NiceGuy: Definitely one of the nicest guys to appear in the entire series.
** One of the best examples occurs during the Pilot. After a customer realizes that he's failed to tape his daughter's ballet recital because he didn't realize he hadn't bought digital tape for his camera, instead of snarking at him for his stupidity, Chuck simply arranges for the Nerd Herd to record the ballet recital in the store, free of charge.
* OmniscientDatabase: Has (had) access to: Intersect 1.0 / FULCRUM Intersect / Intersect 2.0 / [[spoiler:Intersect 3.0]]
* OnlySaneEmployee: This is the main reason ''why'' Chuck is the one who runs the Buy More.
* PunnyName: play on Creator/CharlesBukowski.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: A rather specific RunningGag with him. If anything, girlish screams are alarm bells for Sarah and Casey to get into action-mode. This is also prevalent when he has bad dreams, much to the annoyance of Ellie and Awesome.
* TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife: Chuck tends to run afoul of this trope with love interests not known as 'Sarah Walker'.
** From Lou's perspective, the ubiquitous Sarah looks like a clingy ex-girlfriend who can't let go. (Scenario 1A)
** Jill's already deep into the spy game - and on the wrong side. (Scenario 3A)
** Hannah has the misfortune of entering Chucks life just as his spy life puts more and more demands on his time - and conscience. (Scenario 1B)
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Sensitive Guy (along with Morgan) to Casey's Manly Man.
* TookALevelInBadass: Cue the Intersect 2.0. Plus [[spoiler:shooting Shaw marks his first real kill.]]
** [[spoiler: As of Season 5, he's been kicking ass WITHOUT the Intersect. Just ask Shaw, a properly trained agent, who tried to fight Chuck one-on-one.]]
* {{UST}}: With Sarah; one of the major subplots (or arguably the main plot).
** TheyDo: "Chuck Versus the Other Guy". FINALLY.
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[[folder:Sarah Walker]]
!!'''Sarah [[spoiler:Bartowski, née]] Walker'''
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'''Rank/Job:''' Special Agent\\
'''Affiliation''': CIA / Carmichael Industries / Wienerlicious / Orange Orange]
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[[caption-width:177:"Do you ever just want to have a normal life? Have a family? Children?"]]
''Portrayed by Creator/YvonneStrahovski''
[[spoiler:Real (presumed birth) first name is Sam, middle name is Lisa.]] Sarah Bartowski (f/k/a ''Walker'') is a CIA special agent whose primary mission is to protect the Intersect, Chuck. Little is known about Sarah's past, but we do know that her father is an infamous and talented conman. She herself participated in many of her father's cons as a child.
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Tropes associated with Sarah:
* ActionDressRip: Often; [[{{Fanservice}} most]] [[DesignatedGirlFight notably]] in "Chuck Versus the Cougars", and then some in season two's "Chuck Versus the Ring".
* ActionGirl: The premiere example. More often than not, any action scene in the series involves her being a badass.
* ActionGirlfriend: And a violently protective one at that.
* {{Adorkable}}: When she gets flustered, she tends to ramble on in the same way Chuck does. Case in point? ''Male strippers.''
-->'''Sarah:''' ''[glances at stripper's pants uncomfortably close to her face]'' Is that a gun- ''[[OrAreYouJustHappyToSeeMe No]]''.
** When she starts to embrace the more normal and mundane aspects of her life, she ''really'' gets into it. Full on Bridezilla mode too, much to Ellie's dismay (and her wallet!).
** Her Valentine's Day surprise to Chuck? ''An adorable little dress with angel-wings.'' Her method of manipulating him into eloping? ''Belly-dancing outfit.'' She's evidently an adorable cosplayer.
** She absolutely gushes and geeks out after she [[spoilers:uploads a defective Intersect 3.0]], and despite the danger admits that it's pretty much the coolest thing in the world.
* AngerBornOfWorry: Toward Chuck for much of of first half of the series, and just dripping with {{UST}}; diluted thereafter.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Was susceptible to this until Chuck.
* BadassAdorable: Hardened badass? Check. Beautiful? Double check. Endearing? Triple check.
* BadassFamily: She and her father definitely have their moments.
* BecomingTheMask: A diluted example. Her assignment is to pose as Chuck's girlfriend. She quickly falls in love with him for real. Since Chuck's not an enemy, and indeed quickly accepts his new role as part-time hero, the moral questions and consequences of Sarah actually falling for him are not as severe as the usual trope (and actually an inversion of its usual usage).
* BerserkButton: If Chuck is [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge harmed]], [[RoaringRampageOfRescue kidnapped]], [[UnstoppableRage tortured]], or [[TranquilFury what have you]], Sarah will straight up kill you. No questions asked.
* BrokenBird: Both her childhood and her career have calloused her heart, and she feels she's damaged when compared to other people. Fortunately Chuck's influence softens her considerably.
* ComicallySerious: Especially as she [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosts]] in seasons 2 and 3, Chuck loves to playfully needle her about her ConsummateProfessional facade.
* ConsummateLiar: Lying is as natural to her as breathing. Even sodium pentathol has next to no effect on her.
* CriminalAmnesiac: [[spoiler: She falls into this at the conclusion of "Chuck Versus the Bullet Train", as Quinn convinces her that Chuck is a target to be killed.]]
* DarkActionGirl: [[spoiler: Due to the MindRape induced by Quinn and the faulty Intersect in the series' last three episodes, she becomes one.]]
** Indeed, even Sarah's normal heroic self has streaks of efficient ruthlessness and cold-blooded brutality that can be scary to behold.
* DeathGlare: If Chuck so much as notices another attractive woman he's going to get one of these from her. It has the power to quickly silence the usually chatty Chuck.
* DefrostingIceQueen: As Chuck says:
-->'''Chuck''': I knew you could be heartwarmed.
* EasyAmnesia: [[spoiler: Averted in the series finale. The faulty Intersect 3.0 virtually destroys her memory, and there is no way to restore it after Chuck uploads the sole remaining copy of the Intersect himself to save a theater full of people. Although there are fragments of memories remaining that strongly imply she could eventually recover some of what she lost, the series still ends on a somewhat ambiguous note over her future.]]
** WordOfGod has it that [[spoiler: Sarah's feelings for Chuck remain, providing some semblance of a happy ending regardless of whether the memories return]].
* EmotionlessGirl: Tries quite hard at first. Fails miserably.
* FishOutOfWater: She's not accustomed to being the girlfriend of a normal 9-5 kind of guy, not even for pretend. Family game nights, Thanksgiving dinners, Christmas get-togethers, a loving supportive family, loyal friends, and a place to call home are all sort of new and weird for her. She's a quick study, though.
* GenreBlind: Sarah is prone to not recognizing the genre conventions associated with the various situations the team finds themselves in even though Morgan, Chuck, and even ''Casey'' do. If one of the team is going to say [[TemptingFate "It can't get any worse"]] and get called for it, more than likely it will be Sarah. In one such instance she even exasperatedly asks if their attitude was because it was something they saw in a movie.
* GreenEyedEpiphany: Sarah manages to sell the idea that her feelings for Chuck are strictly professional ... until the arrival of Lou in Chuck's life in Season 1. The cracks in her facade are pretty obvious after that.
* GreenEyedMonster: [[spoiler: Before mid- Season 3]] Sarah has to contend with Chuck meeting Lou, Hannah, and rekindling with his ex Jill, none of whom she's happy to meet. Afterwards, she still gets annoyed if Chuck -however innocently - notices another woman. (See DeathGlare above)
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: Until she gets [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Mind Erased by the Intersect...]]]]
* HoneyTrap: A perpetually PG-13 rated version, but it's one of her go-to moves. She never actually sleeps with a mark (not canonically anyway) but she's ''very'' good at getting unwary men alone with her and vulnerable. Indeed, it's how she met Chuck.
* KnifeNut: Probably has a few of them [[VictoriasSecretCompartment on her]] at any given time, and will use them to dispatch enemies, [[MundaneUtility cut cheeseburgers]], and [[RingRingCRUNCH mute alarm clocks]].
* LittleMissConArtist: As a child and not at all played for laughs.
* MamaBear: Although she has no kids of her own, she did take personal responsibility of a baby girl to save her from her ex-handler after his FaceHeelTurn. She reacts to threats against the child about as [[SarcasmMode tolerantly as you'd expect]].
* MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: Sarah and Casey are both Chuck's bodyguards. Upon being captured, Fulcrum agent Mauser decided to mouth off about how he'd surely escape, and that it would be the end of Chuck when he did. Chuck would have ignored him. Casey might of slapped him around a bit. Sarah cold bloodedly shoots him.
** Later on, when she and Chuck are a steady BattleCouple, Chuck's preferred weapon is a tranquilizer pistol. Sarah's continues to be her S&W 5906.
* MsFanservice: She's not afraid to show off her body every other episode.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: [[OhCrap "It's the Giant Blonde She-male!"]]
* NoNameGiven: Sarah is most definitely NOT her real name. [[spoiler:Her presumed birth first name is 'Sam' and and her middle name is 'Lisa'.]]
* OmniscientDatabase: [[spoiler:Has (had) access to: Corrupted Intersect 3.0]].
* PantsPositiveSafety: She always keeps her S&W 5906 handy ... in the rear waistband of her shorts, slacks or jeans. We never see a holster.
* PopCultureOsmosisFailure: Due to being utterly devoted to the CIA, she knows next to nothing about movies, books or music. While Chuck eases her into it, she's still very much green in this area. It's often PlayedForLaughs with how she's the most WrongGenreSavvy character.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She falls ''hard'' for Chuck early on [[spoiler:even earlier then we think- She confesses to Chuck that it was during their date in the pilot]]. Chuck begins the show with nary a bad boy bone in his body.
** Most of Season 3 showcases her horror at the moral compromises Chuck must make as he becomes immersed int the spy world.
** She seemed slightly bewildered at whatever kind of woman would fall for Casey, the baddest boy (while still on the good guy side) on the show.
** It's also worth noting that her brief relationship with [[spoiler:Shaw]] was based on him having a lot of noble and heroic qualities. He was more ruthless then Chuck, sure, but still very much in the heroic camp. Chuck and Sarah even lampshade it later.
-->'''Chuck Bartowski''': In-in-in a heartwarming kind of way. Look, all I know is the guy carried you of Castle on his back while you were both dying. So if I have to see you with someone else, it might as well be a hero. Right?
-->'''Sarah Walker''': What can I say? I have a type.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Even after she warms up considerably, she still has a ruthless side that's frightening to behold. She's not afraid of showing it to Chuck when she wants something.
* {{UST}}: With Chuck. Resolved into a HappilyMarried OfficialCouple after several seasons.
* WithMyHandsTied: Disarms a man holding her at gunpoint with a high kick,then holds him down to the floor with her hands bound
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Not a good idea to kidnap/threaten/harm Chuck. See BerserkButton.
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[[folder:John Casey]]
!!'''John Casey / [[spoiler:Alexander Coburn]]'''
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'''Rank/Job:''' Green Shirt / Major (formerly) / Colonel\\
'''Affiliation''': NSA / U.S. Marine Corps / Carmichael Industries / Buy More]
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[[caption-width:177:"I don't kid about quiches."]]
''Portrayed by Creator/AdamBaldwin''
Colonel John Casey ([[spoiler:birth-name Alexander Coburn]]) is an NSA agent and pretty much the ultimate badass 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.
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Tropes associated with Casey:
* TheAce [[ColdSniper Sniper]]: Easily makes a shot that supposedly only five people in the world could make.
* AntiHero: Type III/IV. Ruthless and described as a "cold-school killer." That said he's still firmly a good guy and a good friend.
* BadassCreed: "Because the only thing I hate more than hippie and neo-liberal fascists and anarchists are the hypocrite fat cat suits they eventually grow up to become."
* BadassNormal: The only member of the team who never receives an Intersect, yet the show's premiere and eternal badass.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Casey swings between acting as a gruff father figure and an aloof older brother type towards Chuck (and sometimes Sarah), but generally he has a protective instinct towards Chuck that goes above and beyond orders. In fact at some points, he even defys orders just to keep him safe. He’s also regularly there to offer guidance and advice to Chuck, even if it is through gritted teeth.
* BigDamnHeroes: Happens a lot. A particularly great one? Swinging in with [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov]]'s [[MoreDakka Dakka]] and shooting basically everything except Chuck and Sarah, in what could have been a homage to the original BigDamnHeroes scene... also with Creator/AdamBaldwin hanging out of an airborne vehicle with a machine gun.
* TheBigGuy: Textbook example of a type 3.
* BondOneLiner: Surprisingly fond of these.
* TheChewToy: Casey is a MadeOfIron badass, but [[TheWorfEffect also suffers]] a ''lot'' of AmusingInjuries and just plain humiliation over the course of the series.
* ColonelBadass: His rank in the [=NSA=]
* ComicallySerious: The show gets quite a bit of comedy out of Casey's stoicness.
* CulturedBadass: Despite his hardcore badass persona not really being a persona, the man knows how to cook, enjoys classical music, and is fairly conversant with both popular culture and the more refined arts. This reaches an apex when he plans and executes a beach wedding for Ellie and Awesome.
* FatherToHisMen: Will always spread the credit for a success around to other members of his team when it is due.
* GunNut: To downright parody levels.
* HeartbrokenBadass: From having had to [[spoiler: walk away from his fiancée when he faked the dead]] to become John Casey
* ImNotHereToMakeFriends: Originally this. Now has become best friends with [[spoiler:Morgan]] of all people!
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Casey has clearly become this by the end of the second season, even if he refuses to admit it.
* MadeOfIron: Par for course. In ''Chuck Vs. The Undercover Lover'' a Russian thug injures his hand by ''punching him in the face''.
* MoreDakka: Almost religiously.
* NoodleIncident: Pretty much everyone at Buy More is scared shitless of Casey, but Morgan specifically cites a "volleyball incident" from their company picnic to straighten out his rebellious employees.
* OddFriendship: Eventually becomes one of ''Morgan's'' best friends, of all people. Chuck and Sarah are both weirded out by it, but come to accept it as yet another of Casey's quirks. They even become roommates later.
* OneManArmy
-->'''Shaw:''' (''overhearing [[MoreDakka gratuitous amounts of gunfire]] and screaming'') I see you brought Casey.
* OverprotectiveDad: [[spoiler:Casey found out about his daughter mid-season 3. Since then, he's shown strong signs of this whenever anyone wants to cause harm to her... or if their name is "Morgan Grimes".]]
-->'''Casey:''' [[spoiler:[[IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer You break her heart]], I break your ''everything''.]]
* OutOfCharacterIsSeriousBusiness: You know an episode has moved out of comedy and into the more dramatically serious territory if Casey has A) dropped his tough guy demeanor for his more emotional side, or B) started to defy orders.
* PapaWolf: After he finds out about his daughter, Casey becomes even ''more'' dangerous towards anyone who threatens her.
** In a more abstract example- messing with Team Bartowski, especially once you get past the first couple of seasons, is a very bad idea.
* 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.
** Not to mention, his favorite movie of all time is... ''Steel Magnolias''.
** And of course, he takes his mini quiches ''very'' [[SeriousBusiness seriously]].
* SemperFi: A hardened marine, and VERY proud of it.
* StrawmanPolitical: Played with. Casey has several portraits of UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan in his home, and is a notable supporter of gun rights. However, this is rarely referenced except in the background.
** Casey himself also invokes political strawmen on occasion, usually liberal stereotypes. See the BadassCreed above.
* TeamDad: As much as Casey moans and gripes about having to take care of Team Bartowski, he plays the reluctant father figure very often. In between complaining about how annoying an unprofessional they are, he often begrudingly dispenses advice and even emotional support to both Chuck and Sarah. He is even willing to defy orders just to keep them safe.
* ThatMakesMeFeelAngry: Pretty much everything.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Ultimately becomes this toward Chuck and Sarah - initially, he and Sarah just hated each other and he was contemptuous of Chuck. [[spoiler:Eventually it transfers over to Morgan.]]
* YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: A variant, as he approves of Chuck's somewhat more ruthless behavior in the third season, and Sarah is unsettled by this approval.
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[[folder:Morgan Grimes]]
!!'''Morgan Guillermo Grimes'''
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'''Rank/Job:''' Green Shirt / Assistant Manager / Manager / Special Agent\\
'''Affiliation''': Buy More / CIA / Carmichael Industries]
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[[caption-width:177:"No plan? Never stopped me before."]]
''Portrayed by Joshua Gomez''
Chuck's best friend since childhood, the two have been as close as brothers. (Of course, one of them is stuck with a super computer in his brain.) For the most part, Morgan is largely stuck at the Buy More dealing with (or starting) various nonsense and generally unaware of all the espionage his best friend has been up to, although coincidentally enough many of Morgan's misadventures run parallel to whatever Chuck is dealing with at the time.
[[spoiler: As of Season 3, however, Morgan is finally an agent of Operation Bartowski. As of the end of Season 4, he's AN INTERSECT. It does come out eventually, though not without some side effects.]]
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Tropes associated with Morgan:
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite Casey's own assessment, he proves to be one of CIA's finest with his insanely unorthodox and geeky approaches to...well, everything. As Beckman puts it, he's a diamond in the rough - VERY rough - [[SarcasmMode but she's certain Casey will make him sparkle.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:In season 5, having to do with the fact that the intersect he received was NOT sent by Beckman... He gets over it, due to ThePowerOfFriendship.]]
* BrassBalls: When [[spoiler: Casey was tasked with training Morgan for field work,]] he passed in spite of his incompetence and complete lack of experience, because he showed that he was willing to risk life [[spoiler: by using himself as bait to lure a live tiger away from his team, and continues the streak through out his field work.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: Starts out as a slacker and utter loser but starts to become a bit more responsible by mid second season. By the time the third and fourth seasons occur, he becomes significantly more competent and mature, if perhaps a bit of a BunnyEarsLawyer.
* CrazyAwesome: Acknowledged in-universe and among the cast, Morgan's speciality are plans CrazyEnoughToWork. His own enthusiasm over them also make them ''crazier.''
* CrazyPrepared: in Chuck Versus the Balcony, when Chuck gets his jacket dirty before [[spoiler:proposing to Sarah]], Morgan informs him that he placed a [[ProductPlacement Tide-to-Go pen]] in the pocket.
* FaceHeelTurn: Appears to be going through one [[spoiler:alongside MySkullRunnethOver]] starting in Season 5. [[spoiler:See BrainwashedAndCrazy above.]]
* GenreSavvy: Weaponized: Morgan's encyclopedic knowledge of kung-fu movies enables him to recognize Shaw's FaceHeelTurn when he even had ''Beckman'' fooled, by spotting that Shaw was only stage-fighting a group of Ring agents and pulling his punches.
** Later in season three, he's the first to believe Chuck's insistence Shaw is still alive after Chuck tells him the CIA NeverFoundTheBody, because he learned it from Creator/JohnCarpenter movies.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Chuck, and in a way, [[spoiler:Casey.]]
* IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten: While [[spoiler:disguised as a bad guy, Morgan tries to prove his evilness to the other bad guys in the room by pretending to be in a phone call with one of his henchmen, telling the henchman to [[ShootTheDog kill a puppy]] because it's too much of a hassle to feed.]]
* TheLancer: Once he joins the team, he becomes their go-to support and back-up guy.
* MissionControl: A variation. He knows more about Chuck than anyone else - meaning he can virtually track him down better than anyone else.
* NonActionGuy: [[spoiler:Morgan is officially a member of Chuck's team, but only proves useful in his smartness and yoga skills. That is, until Season 5, when ''he'' has the Intersect.]]
* OmniscientDatabase: [[spoiler:Has (had) access to: Corrupted Intersect 3.0]].
* OnlySaneMan: [[spoiler:From Season 4 onward, he becomes this for the Buy More.]]
* PluckyComicRelief: Starts out this way, and...pretty much remains this after he joins up.
* ProperlyParanoid: He freaks out after [[spoiler:Chuck finds out Shaw is alive.]] [[OhCrap Rightfully so.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: Once he got the Intersect.]]
* TookALevelInJerkass: In Season 5, SEVERAL LEVELS. [[spoiler: It's not his fault as the Intersect 3.0 was melting his brain.]]
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[[folder:Ellie Bartowski]]
!!'''Eleanor Fay "Ellie" Bartowski Woodcomb'''
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'''Rank/Job:''' Doctor of Neurology\\
'''Affiliation''': Westside Medical / Carmichael Industries]
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[[caption-width:177:"Morgan Grimes, the boy who took my pillow as his date to the junior prom, knows more about my family being spies than I do."]]
''Portrayed by Sarah Lancaster''
Chuck's doting older sister. Ever since both of their parents up and abandoned them, the two have learned to take care of each other, a day they celebrate as "Mother's Day." [[spoiler:Ellie was the last person to find out about Chuck's secret, and did not take it well... especially given that Shaw killed their father right in front of her eyes...]]
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Tropes associated with Ellie:
* BigDamnHeroes: Saves Chuck from Shaw, ''twice!'' First time was together with Morgan and Awesome, and then second time she [[spoiler:knocks him out with a toaster just as he was about to shoot Chuck!]]
* CoolBigSis: She pretty much raised Chuck on her own, and is always there for him.
* MyBelovedSmother: To Chuck, though it is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] as she and Chuck grew up with only each other to rely on.
* TheNotLoveInterest: Ellie pretty much plays the same role as "the wife" in most television shows.
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Despite knowing Morgan since childhood and acknowledging him as Chuck's brother, she ''loathes'' him. It took all of the first season for her to warm up to him.
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: Is always the voice of reason when things get crazy.
* PromotionToParent: As the result of a MissingMom and a DisappearedDad, Ellie has had to be a mother to Chuck since childhood.
* RedOniBlueOni: Professionally, she's the Blue Oni (as a neurosurgeon) to Awesome's Red Oni (Cardiovascular surgeon).
* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler:Unfortunately, this only happens after she was fed a mis-secret, with disastrous consequences.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: After discovering Chuck's secret and witnessing the murder of their father, Ellie stops messing around!
* [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend Violently Protective Big Sis/Wife]] Although not as combat capable as Sarah, it's still a bad idea to threaten Chuck or Awesome when she's around. Casey, Shaw and Evil!Sarah each learn this the painful way.
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[[folder:Captain Awesome]]
!!'''Devon Christian "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb'''
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'''Rank/Job:''' Cardiovascular Surgeon
'''Affiliation''': Westside Medical]
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[[caption-width:177:"Way to go, Chuck! That's awesome."]]
''Portrayed by Ryan [=McPartlin=]''
Ellie's boyfriend/fiancé/husband, and Chuck's brother-in-law, Awesome is well... an awesome guy. For most of the show, he's mainly stuck to secondary story-arcs, lending his awesomeness to any given situation. [[spoiler:However, upon discovering Chuck's identity, his very awesomeness was put to the test...]]
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Tropes associated with Awesome:
* TheAce:
-->'''Jeff:''' Have you ever had a dream that didn't come true?
-->'''Awesome:''' (''{{Beat}}'') No.
-->'''Awesome:''' I get it dude. You know, there was a time in my life that I didn't have a lot going on either. Dead-end job, no girl.
-->'''Casey:''' (''{{Beat}}'') Really?
-->'''Awesome:''' Well, no John. No.
* [[TheGoodCaptain The Awesome Captain]]
* BigBrotherMentor: Thinks he's this to Morgan, and to a bigger (but actually ''lesser'') extent, to Chuck.
--> '''Devon:''' Well, ever since we've been dating [Ellie], I've come to think of you as a little brother I never had.
-->'''Chuck:''' ...Don't you have two younger brothers?
-->'''Devon:''' [[AnalogyBackfire Indeed. Indeed.]]
* CatchPhrase: Awesome! (That's how he got his nickname.)
** Subverted in "Chuck vs. The Truth" when Ellie said if everything is awesome then everything is mediocre.
* 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 wife.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Morgan once asks him about his day, the lengthy descriptions of what he does to make Ellie happy, including getting fresh fruit and making smoothies, running baths, etc, makes Morgan swoon.
* TheEveryman: Funnily enough, despite his awesomeness in nearly everything he's one of the most grounded characters.
* HotBlooded: He's a very energetic man.
* JerkJock Averted. He's one of the friendliest characters on the show.
* NiceGuy: An absolute teddy-bear of a man, this even gets him into trouble a few times. That said....he does draw the line with Jeff and Lester.
* NonActionGuy: Ironically enough, despite being ''extremely'' fit (strong enough to take down [[OneManArmy Casey]] with a punch) and jumping at a chance for more action in his life, it becomes quickly apparent he's ''not'' at all cut out for the spy life. It's the one thing he's just not awesome at.
* ProperlyParanoid: [[spoiler:His desire for "excitement" of the spy life...had side effects.]]
* RedBaron: He's so awesome, that's what they call him!
* RedOniBlueOni: Professionally, he's the Red Oni (as a Cardiovascular surgeon) to Ellie's Blue Oni (neurosurgeon).
* StereotypeFlip: A beefcake bodybuilder who is also a skilled surgeon and knows how to tango--basically, a white version of [[Series/{{Scrubs}} Turk]]. Hell, it just continues the perception from Scrubs that the surgeons are the jocks.
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:Since his involvement with Premier Goya and Daniel Shaw.]]
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[[folder:General Beckman]]
!!'''Diane Beckman'''
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'''Rank/Job:''' Brigadier General / Director / Manager\\
'''Affiliation''': NSA / Buy More]
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[[caption-width:177:"He's a spy until I say he isn't!"]]
''Portrayed by Bonita Friedericy''
Operation Bartowski's commanding officer, Beckman is a decorated General and head of the NSA. Originally had a different approach to the Intersect compared to Langston Graham, ever since his death, she had to take on the more direct command over it. A role that took quite a long, long time for her to become comfortable with...
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Tropes associated with Beckman:
* TheComicallySerious: ''Much'' fun is had with Beckman's perpetually serious demeanor. One episode finds her scowling at Chuck and Sarah while wearing a ''cocktail dress''.
* DeadpanSnarker: The more she de-frosts, the more snarky and less mean-spirited she becomes.
* DefrostingIceQueen: At first, she was more than happy to have Casey [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness ice]] Chuck, but the long road eventually made her care for the entire team.
* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Quite literally, as Chuck was very surprised with how tiny she is.
* HeroesWantRedheads: Her on-again, off-again relationship with Roan Montgomery.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: The tiny girl to Graham's huge guy in the first season.
* LadyOfWar: She's a hardened soldier, and as such always thinks like one at first.
* MissionControl: The only responsible for giving most of the team's missions.
* TheOtherDarrin: Maybe. The NSA's (unnamed in the episode) representative in the pilot was played by Wendy Mackenna, who was replaced by Bonita Friedericy from Episode 2 onwards. WordOfGod is undecided if they're the same person.
* TalkingHeads: Ninety percent of the time only shows up through a video feed. Whenever she shows up in person you know things are going to go ''down''.
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!!'''Charles Irving "Chuck" Bartowski'''
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'''Rank/Job:''' Computer Technician / Special Agent\\
'''Affiliation''': CIA / Carmichael Industries / Buy More]
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[[caption-width:177:"Don't freak out."]]
''Portrayed by Creator/ZacharyLevi''
Charles Irving "Chuck" Bartowski is the main character of the American fiction television show Series/{{Chuck}}. A nerdy guy who works at the Buy More's Nerd Herd desk, he unwittingly downloaded the [[OmniscientDatabase Intersect]] into his brain, and has been dragged into the world of espionage.
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Tropes associated with Chuck:
* ActionSurvivor: Chuck's been tranquilized, kidnapped, been held at gunpoint, tortured, etc... the list goes on.
** To Chuck's credit, though, this largely disappeared [[TookALevelInBadass once he knew kung-fu]]. Just look below.
* {{Adorkable}}: Possibly the greatest example in any TV show. He's as kind and nice as they get, a little awkward, and an absolute nerd.
* AlmightyJanitor: Chuck is really the one who runs Buy More. [[spoiler: As of the end of Season 4, quite literally, although nobody knows it.]]
* BadassNormal: Before the Intersect 2.0, this is what Chuck was all about. [[spoiler: Back to being this now that Morgan is the Intersect.]]
* BadassPacifist: Hates dangerous situations, and uses tranq guns instead of real ones. [[spoiler:Albeit, will fire a real gun when absolutely necessary.]]
* BeardOfSorrow: In "Chuck Versus the Pink Slip" he grows out a bushy beard and becomes addicted to....cheese balls. In case it hasn't be noted, the man is pure {{Adorkable}}.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Do not threaten Sarah. Just don't. Threatening anyone else from Team Bartowski is almost as unwise an idea.
* BodyguardCrush: Falls in love with Sarah despite knowing full well she is just his handler. But it turns out she feels the same way almost immediately, though it takes her a while to admit it to herself.
* CatchPhrase: "Don't freak out."
** PhraseCatcher: [[MadLibsCatchPhrase "Chuck, stay in the car!"]]
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: It only gets worse as the series progresses.
* CoolLoser: Is a very cool guy, but the series starts out with him as a complete social failure with no ambition and a dead-end job.
* DeadpanSnarker: Half of his dialogue is aimed at the various nonsense around him, especially at the Buy More.
* {{Expy}}: He initially looked like a grown up [[Series/TheOC Seth Cohen]].
* FishOutOfWater: Chuck is not a hardened spy like the rest. [[spoiler:Even after the Intersect 2.0 upload in the season two finale, he remains very much an amateur among his peers for quite a while.]]
* GoodIsNotDumb: Chuck's an all-around nice guy, but he's definitely no idiot.
* GracefulInTheirElement: Chuck is established as not being very successful at life in general (underemployed, no romantic life), and most of the action oriented parts of spy life are foreign and scary to him (at first). But put him anywhere near a computer no matter what persona he's in, be it home, work, or government, and he's an absolute powerhouse. His family and friends always knew it, the Buy More always knew it, and the CIA learns it really fast. Bad guys learn it the hard way.
** And as stated multiple times, Chuck is essentially just a really nice guy. He’s a good person, and he shines when around people. Its what makes him so great at the Buy More, and a major asset on missions. He empathizes with and tries to help just about everyone he comes across, be it angrey customers, stressed out friends, scared civilians, or (unfortunately) international terrorists.
* GuileHero: Seems to have established himself as this
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: Until the end of the series...]]
* HollywoodDateless: Everyone in Chuck Bartowski's life regularly acts like him getting a date of any kind, let alone one with a good-looking woman, is a minor miracle. This continues approximately through the end of the second season, despite the fact that in that space of time he dates two beautiful women and has a third one in love with him. For the most part the third season drops the facade, though.
** Although its pointed out in the very first episode that he hasn't had a date since getting dumped by Jill as ''every single time'' a girl asks him to ''tell me about yourself'' he ends up giving them a detailed account of his relationship with Jill, which as Ellie pointed out is a major turnoff. Everyone is usually just shocked that a guy that was dateless for ''five freaking years'' is suddenly swarmed by beautiful women. By the third season everyone's just used to it now.
* HollywoodNerd: Zachary Levi scrubs up far too well to make a believable nerd. However, this is TruthInTelevision, as he's OneOfUs.
* TheKlutz: He gets the team into as many scrapes as he gets them out of. Whether this trait will be overcome by the neo-Intersect remains to be seen.
* LovableNerd: For example, the pilot quickly establishes that he hasn't been in a relationship in a while, partly due to his conversational awkwardness driving women away. Soon after, a gorgeous woman flirtily approaches him at his job in the "Nerd Herd" (the electronics support team of a big-box retailer) right before a desperate father seeks his help because he "recorded" his daughter's dance recital footage with no tape in the camera. Chuck promptly puts the beautiful woman on hold to save the dad's bacon by setting up a spot for the little girl to re-perform and re-film her ballet routine right there in the store. Fortunately for him, the beautiful woman thinks it's lovable, too.
* LovedINotHonorMore: Essentially the reason why Chuck [[spoiler: doesn't run away with Sarah]] at the beginning of Season 3.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Carmichael. ''Charles Carmichael''.
* NerdsAreSexy: He's as nerdy as they come, and played by the very attractive Zachary Levi.
* NiceGuy: Definitely one of the nicest guys to appear in the entire series.
** One of the best examples occurs during the Pilot. After a customer realizes that he's failed to tape his daughter's ballet recital because he didn't realize he hadn't bought digital tape for his camera, instead of snarking at him for his stupidity, Chuck simply arranges for the Nerd Herd to record the ballet recital in the store, free of charge.
* OmniscientDatabase: Has (had) access to: Intersect 1.0 / FULCRUM Intersect / Intersect 2.0 / [[spoiler:Intersect 3.0]]
* OnlySaneEmployee: This is the main reason ''why'' Chuck is the one who runs the Buy More.
* PunnyName: play on Creator/CharlesBukowski.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: A rather specific RunningGag with him. If anything, girlish screams are alarm bells for Sarah and Casey to get into action-mode. This is also prevalent when he has bad dreams, much to the annoyance of Ellie and Awesome.
* TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife: Chuck tends to run afoul of this trope with love interests not known as 'Sarah Walker'.
** From Lou's perspective, the ubiquitous Sarah looks like a clingy ex-girlfriend who can't let go. (Scenario 1A)
** Jill's already deep into the spy game - and on the wrong side. (Scenario 3A)
** Hannah has the misfortune of entering Chucks life just as his spy life puts more and more demands on his time - and conscience. (Scenario 1B)
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Sensitive Guy (along with Morgan) to Casey's Manly Man.
* TookALevelInBadass: Cue the Intersect 2.0. Plus [[spoiler:shooting Shaw marks his first real kill.]]
** [[spoiler: As of Season 5, he's been kicking ass WITHOUT the Intersect. Just ask Shaw, a properly trained agent, who tried to fight Chuck one-on-one.]]
* {{UST}}: With Sarah; one of the major subplots (or arguably the main plot).
** TheyDo: "Chuck Versus the Other Guy". FINALLY.
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[[folder:Sarah Walker]]
!!'''Sarah [[spoiler:Bartowski, née]] Walker'''
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'''Rank/Job:''' Special Agent\\
'''Affiliation''': CIA / Carmichael Industries / Wienerlicious / Orange Orange]
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[[caption-width:177:"Do you ever just want to have a normal life? Have a family? Children?"]]
''Portrayed by Creator/YvonneStrahovski''
[[spoiler:Real (presumed birth) first name is Sam, middle name is Lisa.]] Sarah Bartowski (f/k/a ''Walker'') is a CIA special agent whose primary mission is to protect the Intersect, Chuck. Little is known about Sarah's past, but we do know that her father is an infamous and talented conman. She herself participated in many of her father's cons as a child.
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Tropes associated with Sarah:
* ActionDressRip: Often; [[{{Fanservice}} most]] [[DesignatedGirlFight notably]] in "Chuck Versus the Cougars", and then some in season two's "Chuck Versus the Ring".
* ActionGirl: The premiere example. More often than not, any action scene in the series involves her being a badass.
* ActionGirlfriend: And a violently protective one at that.
* {{Adorkable}}: When she gets flustered, she tends to ramble on in the same way Chuck does. Case in point? ''Male strippers.''
-->'''Sarah:''' ''[glances at stripper's pants uncomfortably close to her face]'' Is that a gun- ''[[OrAreYouJustHappyToSeeMe No]]''.
** When she starts to embrace the more normal and mundane aspects of her life, she ''really'' gets into it. Full on Bridezilla mode too, much to Ellie's dismay (and her wallet!).
** Her Valentine's Day surprise to Chuck? ''An adorable little dress with angel-wings.'' Her method of manipulating him into eloping? ''Belly-dancing outfit.'' She's evidently an adorable cosplayer.
** She absolutely gushes and geeks out after she [[spoilers:uploads a defective Intersect 3.0]], and despite the danger admits that it's pretty much the coolest thing in the world.
* AngerBornOfWorry: Toward Chuck for much of of first half of the series, and just dripping with {{UST}}; diluted thereafter.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Was susceptible to this until Chuck.
* BadassAdorable: Hardened badass? Check. Beautiful? Double check. Endearing? Triple check.
* BadassFamily: She and her father definitely have their moments.
* BecomingTheMask: A diluted example. Her assignment is to pose as Chuck's girlfriend. She quickly falls in love with him for real. Since Chuck's not an enemy, and indeed quickly accepts his new role as part-time hero, the moral questions and consequences of Sarah actually falling for him are not as severe as the usual trope (and actually an inversion of its usual usage).
* BerserkButton: If Chuck is [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge harmed]], [[RoaringRampageOfRescue kidnapped]], [[UnstoppableRage tortured]], or [[TranquilFury what have you]], Sarah will straight up kill you. No questions asked.
* BrokenBird: Both her childhood and her career have calloused her heart, and she feels she's damaged when compared to other people. Fortunately Chuck's influence softens her considerably.
* ComicallySerious: Especially as she [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosts]] in seasons 2 and 3, Chuck loves to playfully needle her about her ConsummateProfessional facade.
* ConsummateLiar: Lying is as natural to her as breathing. Even sodium pentathol has next to no effect on her.
* CriminalAmnesiac: [[spoiler: She falls into this at the conclusion of "Chuck Versus the Bullet Train", as Quinn convinces her that Chuck is a target to be killed.]]
* DarkActionGirl: [[spoiler: Due to the MindRape induced by Quinn and the faulty Intersect in the series' last three episodes, she becomes one.]]
** Indeed, even Sarah's normal heroic self has streaks of efficient ruthlessness and cold-blooded brutality that can be scary to behold.
* DeathGlare: If Chuck so much as notices another attractive woman he's going to get one of these from her. It has the power to quickly silence the usually chatty Chuck.
* DefrostingIceQueen: As Chuck says:
-->'''Chuck''': I knew you could be heartwarmed.
* EasyAmnesia: [[spoiler: Averted in the series finale. The faulty Intersect 3.0 virtually destroys her memory, and there is no way to restore it after Chuck uploads the sole remaining copy of the Intersect himself to save a theater full of people. Although there are fragments of memories remaining that strongly imply she could eventually recover some of what she lost, the series still ends on a somewhat ambiguous note over her future.]]
** WordOfGod has it that [[spoiler: Sarah's feelings for Chuck remain, providing some semblance of a happy ending regardless of whether the memories return]].
* EmotionlessGirl: Tries quite hard at first. Fails miserably.
* FishOutOfWater: She's not accustomed to being the girlfriend of a normal 9-5 kind of guy, not even for pretend. Family game nights, Thanksgiving dinners, Christmas get-togethers, a loving supportive family, loyal friends, and a place to call home are all sort of new and weird for her. She's a quick study, though.
* GenreBlind: Sarah is prone to not recognizing the genre conventions associated with the various situations the team finds themselves in even though Morgan, Chuck, and even ''Casey'' do. If one of the team is going to say [[TemptingFate "It can't get any worse"]] and get called for it, more than likely it will be Sarah. In one such instance she even exasperatedly asks if their attitude was because it was something they saw in a movie.
* GreenEyedEpiphany: Sarah manages to sell the idea that her feelings for Chuck are strictly professional ... until the arrival of Lou in Chuck's life in Season 1. The cracks in her facade are pretty obvious after that.
* GreenEyedMonster: [[spoiler: Before mid- Season 3]] Sarah has to contend with Chuck meeting Lou, Hannah, and rekindling with his ex Jill, none of whom she's happy to meet. Afterwards, she still gets annoyed if Chuck -however innocently - notices another woman. (See DeathGlare above)
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: Until she gets [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Mind Erased by the Intersect...]]]]
* HoneyTrap: A perpetually PG-13 rated version, but it's one of her go-to moves. She never actually sleeps with a mark (not canonically anyway) but she's ''very'' good at getting unwary men alone with her and vulnerable. Indeed, it's how she met Chuck.
* KnifeNut: Probably has a few of them [[VictoriasSecretCompartment on her]] at any given time, and will use them to dispatch enemies, [[MundaneUtility cut cheeseburgers]], and [[RingRingCRUNCH mute alarm clocks]].
* LittleMissConArtist: As a child and not at all played for laughs.
* MamaBear: Although she has no kids of her own, she did take personal responsibility of a baby girl to save her from her ex-handler after his FaceHeelTurn. She reacts to threats against the child about as [[SarcasmMode tolerantly as you'd expect]].
* MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: Sarah and Casey are both Chuck's bodyguards. Upon being captured, Fulcrum agent Mauser decided to mouth off about how he'd surely escape, and that it would be the end of Chuck when he did. Chuck would have ignored him. Casey might of slapped him around a bit. Sarah cold bloodedly shoots him.
** Later on, when she and Chuck are a steady BattleCouple, Chuck's preferred weapon is a tranquilizer pistol. Sarah's continues to be her S&W 5906.
* MsFanservice: She's not afraid to show off her body every other episode.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: [[OhCrap "It's the Giant Blonde She-male!"]]
* NoNameGiven: Sarah is most definitely NOT her real name. [[spoiler:Her presumed birth first name is 'Sam' and and her middle name is 'Lisa'.]]
* OmniscientDatabase: [[spoiler:Has (had) access to: Corrupted Intersect 3.0]].
* PantsPositiveSafety: She always keeps her S&W 5906 handy ... in the rear waistband of her shorts, slacks or jeans. We never see a holster.
* PopCultureOsmosisFailure: Due to being utterly devoted to the CIA, she knows next to nothing about movies, books or music. While Chuck eases her into it, she's still very much green in this area. It's often PlayedForLaughs with how she's the most WrongGenreSavvy character.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She falls ''hard'' for Chuck early on [[spoiler:even earlier then we think- She confesses to Chuck that it was during their date in the pilot]]. Chuck begins the show with nary a bad boy bone in his body.
** Most of Season 3 showcases her horror at the moral compromises Chuck must make as he becomes immersed int the spy world.
** She seemed slightly bewildered at whatever kind of woman would fall for Casey, the baddest boy (while still on the good guy side) on the show.
** It's also worth noting that her brief relationship with [[spoiler:Shaw]] was based on him having a lot of noble and heroic qualities. He was more ruthless then Chuck, sure, but still very much in the heroic camp. Chuck and Sarah even lampshade it later.
-->'''Chuck Bartowski''': In-in-in a heartwarming kind of way. Look, all I know is the guy carried you of Castle on his back while you were both dying. So if I have to see you with someone else, it might as well be a hero. Right?
-->'''Sarah Walker''': What can I say? I have a type.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Even after she warms up considerably, she still has a ruthless side that's frightening to behold. She's not afraid of showing it to Chuck when she wants something.
* {{UST}}: With Chuck. Resolved into a HappilyMarried OfficialCouple after several seasons.
* WithMyHandsTied: Disarms a man holding her at gunpoint with a high kick,then holds him down to the floor with her hands bound
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Not a good idea to kidnap/threaten/harm Chuck. See BerserkButton.
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[[folder:John Casey]]
!!'''John Casey / [[spoiler:Alexander Coburn]]'''
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'''Rank/Job:''' Green Shirt / Major (formerly) / Colonel\\
'''Affiliation''': NSA / U.S. Marine Corps / Carmichael Industries / Buy More]
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[[caption-width:177:"I don't kid about quiches."]]
''Portrayed by Creator/AdamBaldwin''
Colonel John Casey ([[spoiler:birth-name Alexander Coburn]]) is an NSA agent and pretty much the ultimate badass 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.
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Tropes associated with Casey:
* TheAce [[ColdSniper Sniper]]: Easily makes a shot that supposedly only five people in the world could make.
* AntiHero: Type III/IV. Ruthless and described as a "cold-school killer." That said he's still firmly a good guy and a good friend.
* BadassCreed: "Because the only thing I hate more than hippie and neo-liberal fascists and anarchists are the hypocrite fat cat suits they eventually grow up to become."
* BadassNormal: The only member of the team who never receives an Intersect, yet the show's premiere and eternal badass.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Casey swings between acting as a gruff father figure and an aloof older brother type towards Chuck (and sometimes Sarah), but generally he has a protective instinct towards Chuck that goes above and beyond orders. In fact at some points, he even defys orders just to keep him safe. He’s also regularly there to offer guidance and advice to Chuck, even if it is through gritted teeth.
* BigDamnHeroes: Happens a lot. A particularly great one? Swinging in with [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov]]'s [[MoreDakka Dakka]] and shooting basically everything except Chuck and Sarah, in what could have been a homage to the original BigDamnHeroes scene... also with Creator/AdamBaldwin hanging out of an airborne vehicle with a machine gun.
* TheBigGuy: Textbook example of a type 3.
* BondOneLiner: Surprisingly fond of these.
* TheChewToy: Casey is a MadeOfIron badass, but [[TheWorfEffect also suffers]] a ''lot'' of AmusingInjuries and just plain humiliation over the course of the series.
* ColonelBadass: His rank in the [=NSA=]
* ComicallySerious: The show gets quite a bit of comedy out of Casey's stoicness.
* CulturedBadass: Despite his hardcore badass persona not really being a persona, the man knows how to cook, enjoys classical music, and is fairly conversant with both popular culture and the more refined arts. This reaches an apex when he plans and executes a beach wedding for Ellie and Awesome.
* FatherToHisMen: Will always spread the credit for a success around to other members of his team when it is due.
* GunNut: To downright parody levels.
* HeartbrokenBadass: From having had to [[spoiler: walk away from his fiancée when he faked the dead]] to become John Casey
* ImNotHereToMakeFriends: Originally this. Now has become best friends with [[spoiler:Morgan]] of all people!
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Casey has clearly become this by the end of the second season, even if he refuses to admit it.
* MadeOfIron: Par for course. In ''Chuck Vs. The Undercover Lover'' a Russian thug injures his hand by ''punching him in the face''.
* MoreDakka: Almost religiously.
* NoodleIncident: Pretty much everyone at Buy More is scared shitless of Casey, but Morgan specifically cites a "volleyball incident" from their company picnic to straighten out his rebellious employees.
* OddFriendship: Eventually becomes one of ''Morgan's'' best friends, of all people. Chuck and Sarah are both weirded out by it, but come to accept it as yet another of Casey's quirks. They even become roommates later.
* OneManArmy
-->'''Shaw:''' (''overhearing [[MoreDakka gratuitous amounts of gunfire]] and screaming'') I see you brought Casey.
* OverprotectiveDad: [[spoiler:Casey found out about his daughter mid-season 3. Since then, he's shown strong signs of this whenever anyone wants to cause harm to her... or if their name is "Morgan Grimes".]]
-->'''Casey:''' [[spoiler:[[IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer You break her heart]], I break your ''everything''.]]
* OutOfCharacterIsSeriousBusiness: You know an episode has moved out of comedy and into the more dramatically serious territory if Casey has A) dropped his tough guy demeanor for his more emotional side, or B) started to defy orders.
* PapaWolf: After he finds out about his daughter, Casey becomes even ''more'' dangerous towards anyone who threatens her.
** In a more abstract example- messing with Team Bartowski, especially once you get past the first couple of seasons, is a very bad idea.
* 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.
** Not to mention, his favorite movie of all time is... ''Steel Magnolias''.
** And of course, he takes his mini quiches ''very'' [[SeriousBusiness seriously]].
* SemperFi: A hardened marine, and VERY proud of it.
* StrawmanPolitical: Played with. Casey has several portraits of UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan in his home, and is a notable supporter of gun rights. However, this is rarely referenced except in the background.
** Casey himself also invokes political strawmen on occasion, usually liberal stereotypes. See the BadassCreed above.
* TeamDad: As much as Casey moans and gripes about having to take care of Team Bartowski, he plays the reluctant father figure very often. In between complaining about how annoying an unprofessional they are, he often begrudingly dispenses advice and even emotional support to both Chuck and Sarah. He is even willing to defy orders just to keep them safe.
* ThatMakesMeFeelAngry: Pretty much everything.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Ultimately becomes this toward Chuck and Sarah - initially, he and Sarah just hated each other and he was contemptuous of Chuck. [[spoiler:Eventually it transfers over to Morgan.]]
* YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: A variant, as he approves of Chuck's somewhat more ruthless behavior in the third season, and Sarah is unsettled by this approval.
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[[folder:Morgan Grimes]]
!!'''Morgan Guillermo Grimes'''
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'''Rank/Job:''' Green Shirt / Assistant Manager / Manager / Special Agent\\
'''Affiliation''': Buy More / CIA / Carmichael Industries]
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[[caption-width:177:"No plan? Never stopped me before."]]
''Portrayed by Joshua Gomez''
Chuck's best friend since childhood, the two have been as close as brothers. (Of course, one of them is stuck with a super computer in his brain.) For the most part, Morgan is largely stuck at the Buy More dealing with (or starting) various nonsense and generally unaware of all the espionage his best friend has been up to, although coincidentally enough many of Morgan's misadventures run parallel to whatever Chuck is dealing with at the time.
[[spoiler: As of Season 3, however, Morgan is finally an agent of Operation Bartowski. As of the end of Season 4, he's AN INTERSECT. It does come out eventually, though not without some side effects.]]
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Tropes associated with Morgan:
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite Casey's own assessment, he proves to be one of CIA's finest with his insanely unorthodox and geeky approaches to...well, everything. As Beckman puts it, he's a diamond in the rough - VERY rough - [[SarcasmMode but she's certain Casey will make him sparkle.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:In season 5, having to do with the fact that the intersect he received was NOT sent by Beckman... He gets over it, due to ThePowerOfFriendship.]]
* BrassBalls: When [[spoiler: Casey was tasked with training Morgan for field work,]] he passed in spite of his incompetence and complete lack of experience, because he showed that he was willing to risk life [[spoiler: by using himself as bait to lure a live tiger away from his team, and continues the streak through out his field work.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: Starts out as a slacker and utter loser but starts to become a bit more responsible by mid second season. By the time the third and fourth seasons occur, he becomes significantly more competent and mature, if perhaps a bit of a BunnyEarsLawyer.
* CrazyAwesome: Acknowledged in-universe and among the cast, Morgan's speciality are plans CrazyEnoughToWork. His own enthusiasm over them also make them ''crazier.''
* CrazyPrepared: in Chuck Versus the Balcony, when Chuck gets his jacket dirty before [[spoiler:proposing to Sarah]], Morgan informs him that he placed a [[ProductPlacement Tide-to-Go pen]] in the pocket.
* FaceHeelTurn: Appears to be going through one [[spoiler:alongside MySkullRunnethOver]] starting in Season 5. [[spoiler:See BrainwashedAndCrazy above.]]
* GenreSavvy: Weaponized: Morgan's encyclopedic knowledge of kung-fu movies enables him to recognize Shaw's FaceHeelTurn when he even had ''Beckman'' fooled, by spotting that Shaw was only stage-fighting a group of Ring agents and pulling his punches.
** Later in season three, he's the first to believe Chuck's insistence Shaw is still alive after Chuck tells him the CIA NeverFoundTheBody, because he learned it from Creator/JohnCarpenter movies.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Chuck, and in a way, [[spoiler:Casey.]]
* IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten: While [[spoiler:disguised as a bad guy, Morgan tries to prove his evilness to the other bad guys in the room by pretending to be in a phone call with one of his henchmen, telling the henchman to [[ShootTheDog kill a puppy]] because it's too much of a hassle to feed.]]
* TheLancer: Once he joins the team, he becomes their go-to support and back-up guy.
* MissionControl: A variation. He knows more about Chuck than anyone else - meaning he can virtually track him down better than anyone else.
* NonActionGuy: [[spoiler:Morgan is officially a member of Chuck's team, but only proves useful in his smartness and yoga skills. That is, until Season 5, when ''he'' has the Intersect.]]
* OmniscientDatabase: [[spoiler:Has (had) access to: Corrupted Intersect 3.0]].
* OnlySaneMan: [[spoiler:From Season 4 onward, he becomes this for the Buy More.]]
* PluckyComicRelief: Starts out this way, and...pretty much remains this after he joins up.
* ProperlyParanoid: He freaks out after [[spoiler:Chuck finds out Shaw is alive.]] [[OhCrap Rightfully so.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: Once he got the Intersect.]]
* TookALevelInJerkass: In Season 5, SEVERAL LEVELS. [[spoiler: It's not his fault as the Intersect 3.0 was melting his brain.]]
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[[folder:Ellie Bartowski]]
!!'''Eleanor Fay "Ellie" Bartowski Woodcomb'''
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'''Rank/Job:''' Doctor of Neurology\\
'''Affiliation''': Westside Medical / Carmichael Industries]
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[[caption-width:177:"Morgan Grimes, the boy who took my pillow as his date to the junior prom, knows more about my family being spies than I do."]]
''Portrayed by Sarah Lancaster''
Chuck's doting older sister. Ever since both of their parents up and abandoned them, the two have learned to take care of each other, a day they celebrate as "Mother's Day." [[spoiler:Ellie was the last person to find out about Chuck's secret, and did not take it well... especially given that Shaw killed their father right in front of her eyes...]]
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Tropes associated with Ellie:
* BigDamnHeroes: Saves Chuck from Shaw, ''twice!'' First time was together with Morgan and Awesome, and then second time she [[spoiler:knocks him out with a toaster just as he was about to shoot Chuck!]]
* CoolBigSis: She pretty much raised Chuck on her own, and is always there for him.
* MyBelovedSmother: To Chuck, though it is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] as she and Chuck grew up with only each other to rely on.
* TheNotLoveInterest: Ellie pretty much plays the same role as "the wife" in most television shows.
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Despite knowing Morgan since childhood and acknowledging him as Chuck's brother, she ''loathes'' him. It took all of the first season for her to warm up to him.
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: Is always the voice of reason when things get crazy.
* PromotionToParent: As the result of a MissingMom and a DisappearedDad, Ellie has had to be a mother to Chuck since childhood.
* RedOniBlueOni: Professionally, she's the Blue Oni (as a neurosurgeon) to Awesome's Red Oni (Cardiovascular surgeon).
* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler:Unfortunately, this only happens after she was fed a mis-secret, with disastrous consequences.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: After discovering Chuck's secret and witnessing the murder of their father, Ellie stops messing around!
* [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend Violently Protective Big Sis/Wife]] Although not as combat capable as Sarah, it's still a bad idea to threaten Chuck or Awesome when she's around. Casey, Shaw and Evil!Sarah each learn this the painful way.
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[[folder:Captain Awesome]]
!!'''Devon Christian "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb'''
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'''Rank/Job:''' Cardiovascular Surgeon
'''Affiliation''': Westside Medical]
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[[caption-width:177:"Way to go, Chuck! That's awesome."]]
''Portrayed by Ryan [=McPartlin=]''
Ellie's boyfriend/fiancé/husband, and Chuck's brother-in-law, Awesome is well... an awesome guy. For most of the show, he's mainly stuck to secondary story-arcs, lending his awesomeness to any given situation. [[spoiler:However, upon discovering Chuck's identity, his very awesomeness was put to the test...]]
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Tropes associated with Awesome:
* TheAce:
-->'''Jeff:''' Have you ever had a dream that didn't come true?
-->'''Awesome:''' (''{{Beat}}'') No.
-->'''Awesome:''' I get it dude. You know, there was a time in my life that I didn't have a lot going on either. Dead-end job, no girl.
-->'''Casey:''' (''{{Beat}}'') Really?
-->'''Awesome:''' Well, no John. No.
* [[TheGoodCaptain The Awesome Captain]]
* BigBrotherMentor: Thinks he's this to Morgan, and to a bigger (but actually ''lesser'') extent, to Chuck.
--> '''Devon:''' Well, ever since we've been dating [Ellie], I've come to think of you as a little brother I never had.
-->'''Chuck:''' ...Don't you have two younger brothers?
-->'''Devon:''' [[AnalogyBackfire Indeed. Indeed.]]
* CatchPhrase: Awesome! (That's how he got his nickname.)
** Subverted in "Chuck vs. The Truth" when Ellie said if everything is awesome then everything is mediocre.
* 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 wife.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Morgan once asks him about his day, the lengthy descriptions of what he does to make Ellie happy, including getting fresh fruit and making smoothies, running baths, etc, makes Morgan swoon.
* TheEveryman: Funnily enough, despite his awesomeness in nearly everything he's one of the most grounded characters.
* HotBlooded: He's a very energetic man.
* JerkJock Averted. He's one of the friendliest characters on the show.
* NiceGuy: An absolute teddy-bear of a man, this even gets him into trouble a few times. That said....he does draw the line with Jeff and Lester.
* NonActionGuy: Ironically enough, despite being ''extremely'' fit (strong enough to take down [[OneManArmy Casey]] with a punch) and jumping at a chance for more action in his life, it becomes quickly apparent he's ''not'' at all cut out for the spy life. It's the one thing he's just not awesome at.
* ProperlyParanoid: [[spoiler:His desire for "excitement" of the spy life...had side effects.]]
* RedBaron: He's so awesome, that's what they call him!
* RedOniBlueOni: Professionally, he's the Red Oni (as a Cardiovascular surgeon) to Ellie's Blue Oni (neurosurgeon).
* StereotypeFlip: A beefcake bodybuilder who is also a skilled surgeon and knows how to tango--basically, a white version of [[Series/{{Scrubs}} Turk]]. Hell, it just continues the perception from Scrubs that the surgeons are the jocks.
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:Since his involvement with Premier Goya and Daniel Shaw.]]
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[[folder:General Beckman]]
!!'''Diane Beckman'''
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'''Rank/Job:''' Brigadier General / Director / Manager\\
'''Affiliation''': NSA / Buy More]
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[[caption-width:177:"He's a spy until I say he isn't!"]]
''Portrayed by Bonita Friedericy''
Operation Bartowski's commanding officer, Beckman is a decorated General and head of the NSA. Originally had a different approach to the Intersect compared to Langston Graham, ever since his death, she had to take on the more direct command over it. A role that took quite a long, long time for her to become comfortable with...
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Tropes associated with Beckman:
* TheComicallySerious: ''Much'' fun is had with Beckman's perpetually serious demeanor. One episode finds her scowling at Chuck and Sarah while wearing a ''cocktail dress''.
* DeadpanSnarker: The more she de-frosts, the more snarky and less mean-spirited she becomes.
* DefrostingIceQueen: At first, she was more than happy to have Casey [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness ice]] Chuck, but the long road eventually made her care for the entire team.
* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Quite literally, as Chuck was very surprised with how tiny she is.
* HeroesWantRedheads: Her on-again, off-again relationship with Roan Montgomery.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: The tiny girl to Graham's huge guy in the first season.
* LadyOfWar: She's a hardened soldier, and as such always thinks like one at first.
* MissionControl: The only responsible for giving most of the team's missions.
* TheOtherDarrin: Maybe. The NSA's (unnamed in the episode) representative in the pilot was played by Wendy Mackenna, who was replaced by Bonita Friedericy from Episode 2 onwards. WordOfGod is undecided if they're the same person.
* TalkingHeads: Ninety percent of the time only shows up through a video feed. Whenever she shows up in person you know things are going to go ''down''.
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