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* CrazyJealousGirl: He instantly becomes arch enemies with whoever Ilsa's current lover is. Some examples include Rommel and Khrushchev.

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* CrazyJealousGirl: CrazyJealousGuy: He instantly becomes arch enemies with whoever Ilsa's current lover is. Some examples include Rommel and Khrushchev.
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The team's leader. He prefers to solve all problems with as much violence as possible. Has the head of an eagle, and dresses exactly like Creator/PatrickMcGoohan on ''Series/ThePrisoner''.

* BadBoss: He silences his troops with gunfire and openly admits he's going to take the credit for Danger 5's exploits once they beat Hitler.
* CatchPhrase: "Kill Hitler."

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The team's leader. He prefers to solve all problems with as much violence as possible. Has the head of an eagle, and dresses exactly like Creator/PatrickMcGoohan on ''Series/ThePrisoner''.

''Series/ThePrisoner1967''.

* BadBoss: He silences his troops with gunfire gunfire, bullies Claire, and openly admits he's going to take the credit for Danger 5's exploits once they beat Hitler.
* CatchPhrase: "Kill Hitler."Hitler!"
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* KarmaHoudini: Almost never suffers any comeuppance for her amoral actions and [[spoiler: is the only member of the team to get an unambiguously happy ending in series 2, where she becomes Empress of Russia.]]

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* KarmaHoudini: Almost never suffers any comeuppance for her amoral actions and [[spoiler: is the only member of the team to get an unambiguously happy ending in series 2, where she becomes Empress of Russia.Russia, though we get a sense she finds it LonelyAtTheTop.]]
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* SmartPeoplePlayChess: In one episode, he is seen playing chess with a small manekineko statue. And ''losing''.
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* {[Manchild}}: Despite being an adult, he draws dicks on a chalkboard like a teen delinquent.

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* {[Manchild}}: {{Manchild}}: Despite being an adult, he draws dicks on a chalkboard like a teen delinquent.
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[[spoiler: She is killed by Carlos Mendez in the first episode of series 2, and her severed head is carried around by Tucker for the remainder of the season.]]

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* DamselInDistress: Gets kidnapped in almost every episode.



* DistressedDamsel: Gets kidnapped in almost every episode.

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* PuttingTheBandBackTogether: After toppling the Third Reich and going theri separate ways, the team are forced to reasemble when Hitelr resurfaces and kills the Colonel.

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* PuttingTheBandBackTogether: After toppling the Third Reich and going theri their separate ways, the team are forced to reasemble when Hitelr Hitler resurfaces and kills the Colonel.



* TwoGirlsToATeam: Series 1 had Claire and Ilsa. [[spoiler: Holly joins the team in Series 2, right after Claire is killed off.]]



%%* CrusadingWidower: [[spoiler: In series 2.]]

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%%* * CrusadingWidower: [[spoiler: In He becomes this in series 2.2 when claire is murdered. Played for BlackComedy when he carries her decaptiated head around like a tragic keepsake.]]



* ItsAllAboutMe:

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* RealMenWearPink: He reluctantly becomes Danger Pink in the series 2 finale. [[spoiler: This foreshadows his realization of his sexuality.]]

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* RealMenWearPink: He reluctantly becomes Danger Pink in the series 2 finale. [[spoiler: This foreshadows his realization realisation of his sexuality.]]



* TwoGirlsToATeam: Series 1 had Claire and Ilsa. [[spoiler: Holly joins the team in Series 2, right after Claire is killed off.]]



* AmbiguouslyBrown: Pierre's nationality is fairly vague, but is generally assumed to be somewhere Mediterranean - Aldo Mignone, as you can probably tell from his name, is of Italian descent. Taken up a notch in series 2, where Pierre is now African [[note]]Pacharo Mzembe grew up in Australia, but he was born in Zimbabwe, and his ancestry is Malawian[[/note]].

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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Pierre's nationality is fairly vague, but is generally assumed to be somewhere in the Mediterranean - Aldo Mignone, as you can probably tell from his name, is of Italian descent. Taken up a notch in series 2, where Pierre is now African [[note]]Pacharo Mzembe grew up in Australia, but he was born in Zimbabwe, and his ancestry is Malawian[[/note]].



* TheDragon: To Hitler in Series 2. He's Hitler's most competent enforcer and follows him everywhere in Series 2.

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* TheDragon: To Hitler in Series 2. He's Hitler's most competent enforcer and follows him everywhere in Series 2.
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* DarkChick: He's in charge of the media and performing arts, as opposed to the more tech and military-based minions of Hitler.

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* BadassCrew: It took only these five agents to overthrow the Third Reich.
* BirdsOfAFeather:
** Tucker and Claire are the most uptight members of the team and they share a mutual attraction.
** Jackson and Ilsa are more hedonistic and have plenty of sexual tension.
* BlueIsHeroic: Their uniforms are blue.
* CustomUniform: The team all wear their uniforms in unique styles that indicate their personality types.
* {{Fanservice}}: All five members are ridiculously attractive, enjoy a series of sexual escapades and end up baring skin due to either ClothingDamage or GogoEnslavement.
* TheFellowshipHasEnded: The team went theri separate ways after Series 1, but regrouped for Series 2. They split up on a more permanent note afterwards, due to [[spoiler: Claire and Pierre dying for good while the remainder of the team settle back into their civilian lives]].
* FiveTokenBand: An bisexual American, an Englishwoman, an Australian, a Russian and whatever Pierre is. While the team are all white in Series 1, that's mainly due to the Allied Forces at the time being from nations where white people were the dominant race.
* NationalStereotypes:
** Australian Tucker is viewed as somethiing of a HufflepuffHouse among the team. His identity is tied towards impressing the British Claire and his sense of culture is fairly lacking.
** British Claire has a snooty upper-class disposition and an aversion to sexual activity.
** American Jackson is violent, competitive and loaded with insecurity.
** Russian Ilsa is amoral, assertive and speaks in her native tongue in contrast to the other English-speaking teammates who all originate from Western civilisation.
** European Pierre is an effete, fun-loving man of culture whose accent doesn't give much hint to which part of Europe he's from.
* NiceMeanAndInbetween:
** Among the men, Pierre is Nice, Jackson is Mean and Tucker is Inbetween.
** For the women, Claire is Nice, Ilsa is Mean and Holly is Inbetween.
* PuttingTheBandBackTogether: After toppling the Third Reich and going theri separate ways, the team are forced to reasemble when Hitelr resurfaces and kills the Colonel.
* RedOniBlueOni: Tucker, Jackson and Ilsa are the Red to Pierre and Claire's Blue.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Tucker and Pierre are the sensitive guys to Jackson's manly man.
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* BirdsOfAFeather: He and Claire are the most uptight members of the team and both are attracted to the other.



* BlackComedyAnimalCruelty: He killed his neighbour's dog in a misguided attempt at showing off his ninja skills. [=McKenzie=] doesn't approve.



* EdibleThemeNaming: "Tucker" is Australian slang for food.



* ItsAllAboutMe:



* RedOniBlueOni: The red oni to Claire's blue.



* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Sensitive guy to Jackson's manly man.



* BirdsOfAFeather: She and Tucker are the two most uptight members of the team and are both attracted to the other.



* RedOniBlueOni: The blue oni to Tucker's red.



* BiWildered: Jackson reluctantly comes to terms with his latent bisexuality in Series 2.



* {[Manchild}}: Despite being an adult, he draws dicks on a chalkboard like a teen delinquent.



%%* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Pierre's blue.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Manly man to both Pierre and Tucker's sensitive guy.



%%* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Ilsa.

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%%* * UnresolvedSexualTension: With Ilsa.Ilsa. In Series 2 [[spoiler: Isla ultimately writes him off as just a friend, which causes Jackson to have a nervous breakdown]].



* PunchClockHero: Ilsa doesn't give much of a damn about saving the world. She's just on the team because she hates Nazis.



* TokenEvilTeammate: Perhaps not quite evil, but she's only motivated by her own interests and does some ''very'' reprehensible things over the course of the show.

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* TokenEvilTeammate: Perhaps not quite evil, evil (more apathetic if anything), but she's only motivated by her own interests and does some ''very'' reprehensible things over the course of the show.show.
* TwoGirlsToATeam: Series 1 had Claire and Ilsa. [[spoiler: Holly joins the team in Series 2, right after Claire is killed off.]]



* MeetYourEarlyInstallmentWeirdness: When the team go back in time in Series 2, Pierre encounters his Series 1 self, who doesn't question the fact that his future self has an unexplained RaceLift.



* {{Irony}}: After spending all of Series 1 telling Danger 5 to kill Hitler, he ends up getting killed by Hitler.



* CharacterSchilling: The team treat Kilroy like he's a lovable and valued member, which is obviously meant to compensate for his complete lack of charisma.
* LimitedAnimation: Kilroy's animated in a send-up of the Hanna-Barbera style, which means the only movement he exhibits is his mouth moving while he talks, occasionally in sync with his dialogue.



* BigGuyFatalitySyndrome: A martial arts expert who is infected by nazi zombies and is mercifully executed.



* TheMentor: [=McKenzie=] trains Tucker in the art of ninjutsu.



* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She seriously considered going to the prom with Hitler just because he defied the school.



* TagalongKid: The youngest member of the team who is nowhere near competent enough to fill [[spoiler: Claire's]] shoes.



* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: He can't drown.



* SuperNotDrowningSkills: He can't drown.



* YouAreWhatYouHate: While going undercover at school, Hitler defies his teachers and all the rules. Being the leader of the Third Reich, you'd think he would have some appreciation for hierarchies.



-->Women don't talk.

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-->Women -->"Women don't talk."


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* EvilCounterpart: To his fellow beast-man [=McKenzie=]. Both are experts in Japanese combat disciplines, with Skorzeny being a shogun while [=McKenzie=] is a ninja. Skorzeny is a wolf - which are viewed as barbaric - while [=McKenzie=] is a lion - which are seen as majestic.

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* ChristmasCake: Her fear that she has become one is her running story arc throughout series 2.
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* TheAllAmericanBoy: He loves lady liberty, sports, his universe's equivalent of Disney Land and weapons and hates Nazis and Commies.

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* TheAllAmericanBoy: He loves lady liberty, Art/LadyLiberty, sports, his universe's equivalent of Disney Land and weapons and hates Nazis and Commies.

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* TheChick: The most emotional member of the team and the only one with a positive relationship with every other member.



* TheHeart: He's the glue that holds the team together.

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* TheHeart: He's the glue that holds the team together.together, the most emotional, and the only one to get along with everyone.

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