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-> Played by Creator/HughDillion

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-> Played by Creator/HughDillion
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adorkable cleanup, now it's YMMV. removing misuse and ZCE, and moving appropriate examples to YMMV


* {{Adorkable}}
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-> Played by Jessica Steen

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-> Played by Jessica Steen
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-> Played by Enrico Colantoni

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-> Played by Enrico Colantoni
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-> Played by Hugh Dillion

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-> Played by Hugh Dillion
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-> Played by David Paetkau

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-> Played by David Paetkau
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-> Played by Sergio Di Zio

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-> Played by Sergio Di Zio
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-> Played by Michael Cram

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-> Played by Michael Cram
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* FollowInMyFootsteps: He has inspirations to be a cop, just like his father. However, Parker wants Dean to think about it more before making a decision.

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* FollowInMyFootsteps: He has inspirations aspirations to be a cop, just like his father. However, Parker wants Dean to think about it more before making a decision.
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* CareerEndingInjury: He's forced to retire after his climactic shootout in the series finale leaves him with crippling injuries.

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* NumberTwo: Under the SRU's team structure, Ed is designated Team Leader but is still second-in-command to Greg. This means Ed makes operational decisions on the ground while Greg takes a big-picture view of the situation.



* ColdSniper: Unlike Ed or Jules, who are first and foremost cops, Sam is a former soldier who has no problem taking a life when necessary.



* FriendlySniper


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* NumberTwo: He naturally falls into becoming Ed's number two in the field and steps up whenever Ed's unavailable.
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* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: In the first part of the series finale. Not only is Donna killed by a bomb (M112 demolition charge in a 'suicide vest' worn by Anson Holt), it was also a 'dirty' bomb. Even if she had somehow survived the initial blast, the radioactive contamination (if untreated) would also have been fatal.]]

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* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: In the first part of the series finale. Not only is Donna killed by a bomb (M112 demolition charge in a 'suicide vest' worn by Anson Holt), it was also a 'dirty' bomb. Even if she had somehow survived the initial blast, the radioactive contamination (if untreated) would also have been fatal.almost certainly fatal even with immediate treatment.]]
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* TheAce: He is technically very skilled, being a former special forces soldier, but he lacks the experience of being a police officer (trained to defend the peace) over a soldier (trained to fight a war). In the first season, he explains that one of the reasons that he left the military is because he accidentally [[FriendOrFoe shot a friend]] who was in his kill zone, because he was so far away that he was unable to recognize the target. That is, he was ''so far away'' that he could ''barely'' see the target and nailed it on the first shot. And he did that on a regular basis.

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* TheAce: He is technically very skilled, being a former special forces soldier, but he lacks the experience of being a police officer (trained to defend the peace) over a soldier (trained to fight a war). In the first season, he explains that one of the reasons that he left the military is because he accidentally [[FriendOrFoe shot a friend]] who was in his kill zone, because he was so far away that he was unable to recognize the target. That is, he was ''so far away'' that he could ''barely'' see the target and nailed it on the first shot. And he did that on a regular basis.basis, it's just that he usually only hit bad guys, but this time the intel was wrong.
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* TheAce: He is technically very skilled, being a former special forces soldier, but he lacks the experience of being a police officer (trained to defend the peace) over a soldier (trained to fight a war). In the first season, he explains that one of the reasons that he left the military is because he accidentally shot a friend who was in his kill zone, because he was so far away that he was unable to recognize the target. That is, he was ''so far away'' that he could ''barely'' see the target and nailed it on the first shot.

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* TheAce: He is technically very skilled, being a former special forces soldier, but he lacks the experience of being a police officer (trained to defend the peace) over a soldier (trained to fight a war). In the first season, he explains that one of the reasons that he left the military is because he accidentally [[FriendOrFoe shot a friend friend]] who was in his kill zone, because he was so far away that he was unable to recognize the target. That is, he was ''so far away'' that he could ''barely'' see the target and nailed it on the first shot. And he did that on a regular basis.
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** He finally comes apart completely in "Fit For Duty", though it's clearly been a long time coming. It's implied that, however painful it is in the moment, this is ultimately a good thing, because by finally facing his feelings instead of bottling things up, he'll be able to start dealing with these emotions in a better way.

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** He finally comes apart completely in "Fit For Duty", though it's clearly been a long time coming. It's implied that, however painful it is in the moment, this is ultimately a good thing, because by finally facing his feelings instead of bottling things everything up, he'll be able to finally start dealing with these emotions things in a better healthy way.
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** His eventual breakdown comes in "Fit For Duty". It's implied that, however painful it is in the moment, this is ultimately a good thing, because by finally facing his feelings instead of bottling things up, he'll be able to start dealing with these emotions in a better way.

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** His eventual breakdown He finally comes apart completely in "Fit For Duty".Duty", though it's clearly been a long time coming. It's implied that, however painful it is in the moment, this is ultimately a good thing, because by finally facing his feelings instead of bottling things up, he'll be able to start dealing with these emotions in a better way.
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** His eventual breakdown comes in "Fit For Duty". It's implied that, however painful it is in the moment, this is ultimately a good thing, because by finally facing his feelings instead of bottling things up, he'll be able to start dealing with these emotions in a better way.
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* TheAce: He is technically very skilled, being a former special forces soldier, but he lacks the experience of being a police officer (trained to defend the peace) over a soldier (trained to fight a war). In the first season, he explains that one of the reasons that he left the military is because he accidentally shot a friend who was in his kill zone, because he was so far away that he was unable to recognize the target. That is, he was ''so far away'' that he could ''barely'' see the target and nailed it on the first shot.
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-> Played by Amy Jo Johnson

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-> Played by Amy Jo Johnson
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-> Played by Rachel Skarsten

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-> Played by Rachel Skarsten
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* ActionGirl: Surprisingly, Jules only takes one killshot over the course of the series, but she's consistently depicted as one of the more competent team members and skilled negotiators. Also, former Pink Ranger.

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* ActionGirl: Surprisingly, Jules only takes one killshot over the course of the series, but she's consistently depicted as one of the more competent team members and skilled negotiators. Also, [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers former Pink Ranger.Ranger]].

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* CakeEater: Although his age isn't stated, Sam is visibly younger than Jules, who's 36.
** David Paetku is only two years younger than Amy Jo Johnson in real life...
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** TheBusCameBack: Returned in the fifth season.

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** TheBusCameBack: Returned in the fifth season.season (the explanation that her family was affected by the Haiti earthquake and she had to go help them out).

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* HeroicBSOD: In the pilot episode, he has one when [[spoiler:he thought he had killed the hostage taker's son who had ran into the line of fire just as Ed pulled the trigger. The effects of this remain a ''long'' time]].

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* HeroicBSOD: In the pilot episode, he has one when [[spoiler:he thought he had killed the hostage taker's son who had ran into the line of fire just as Ed pulled the trigger. He is also disturbed by having to kill the man as well. The effects of this remain a ''long'' time]].




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*** See also HeroicBSOD.


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* ColdSniper: Averted. She clearly shows regret when forced to shoot a man in one episode (even though the man she kills is openly engaging her team in a firefight).


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* TruthInTelevision: As noted above, during the entire run of the series, Jules uses her sniper training to kill a grand total of one man. This is closer to the reality of law enforcement where, despite recent controversies over police shootings, most officers, even those involved in a specialized unit such as SWAT, will rarely actually need to use deadly force. And they certainly don't stack up a large body count as often depicted in film and TV.

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* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Jules and Spike especially

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* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Jules and Spike especiallyespecially.
* CatchPhrase: The "Right there! Right there!" Ed uses to emphasize an order to drop a weapon or get on the ground is practically a OnceAnEpisode thing starting with Season 3.



* TheStoic: for the most part, this is his role. He's the only member of Team One who can beat a polygraph because no matter what, his reactions are controlled.

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* TheStoic: for For the most part, this is his role. He's the only member of Team One who can beat a polygraph because no matter what, his reactions are controlled.



* ActionGirl

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* ActionGirlActionGirl: Surprisingly, Jules only takes one killshot over the course of the series, but she's consistently depicted as one of the more competent team members and skilled negotiators. Also, former Pink Ranger.



* CommutingOnABus: After he [[spoiler:is diagnosed with Parkinson's Syndrome]] and is transferred out of the SRU in the fourth season, he still shows up regularly as a member of the "Guns and Gangs" department.

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* CommutingOnABus: After he [[spoiler:is diagnosed with Parkinson's Syndrome]] and is transferred out of the SRU in the fourth season, he still shows up regularly as a member of the "Guns and Gangs" department.department and at private stuff like team cookouts.
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* CatchPhrase: "Team One, gear up! Hot call!"

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* [[LackOfEmpathy Full Of Empathy]]

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* [[LackOfEmpathy Full Of Empathy]]Empathy]]: Greg's main gift. He can empathise with almost any subject and form a connection.



* TeamDad

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* TeamDadTeamDad:
* TheTeetotaler: Because he's a recovering alcoholic.
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* AmazonChaser: Makes it clear that Jules being a "sniper chick" is part of her appeal to him.
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* HotDad



* HotDad
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* HeroOfAnotherStory: After her stint substituting for Jules, she transfers to and eventually leads SRU Team Three (odd parallel to the original TropeNamer, who was the leader of SG-3 when [[StargateSG1 the show]] was about SG-1).

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* HeroOfAnotherStory: After her stint substituting for Jules, she transfers to and eventually leads SRU Team Three (odd parallel to the original TropeNamer, who was the leader of SG-3 when [[StargateSG1 [[Series/StargateSG1 the show]] was about SG-1).
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* HotMom
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* HeroOfAnotherStory: After her stint substituting for Jules, she transfers to and eventually leads SRU Team Three.

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* HeroOfAnotherStory: After her stint substituting for Jules, she transfers to and eventually leads SRU Team Three.Three (odd parallel to the original TropeNamer, who was the leader of SG-3 when [[StargateSG1 the show]] was about SG-1).
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* {{UST}}: With Sam. [[spoiler: It gets resolve.]]

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* {{UST}}: With Sam. [[spoiler: It gets resolve.resolved.]]



** David Paetku is only two years younger than Any Jo Johnson in real life...

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** David Paetku is only two years younger than Any Amy Jo Johnson in real life...
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* NotAfraidToDie: Somewhere between this and DeathSeeker... Spike's not reckless, per se, but he seems to place a low value for his own life. Seen first in "One Wrong Move" when [[spoiler: he's willing to probably die in an attempt to save Lew; Lew realizes this and steps off the landmine so Spike won't have to try his plan, which has a slim chance of working]]. Seen later in "Shockwave" and "Blue on Blue." Spike will do anything to save his loved ones/ do his job, even if it involves a high probability of death.
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* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: In the first part of the series finale. Not only is Donna killed by a M112 demolition charges, it was also a 'dirty' bomb. Even if she had somehow survived the initial blast, the radiactive contamination, if untreated, would also have been fatal.]]

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* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: In the first part of the series finale. Not only is Donna killed by a M112 bomb (M112 demolition charges, charge in a 'suicide vest' worn by Anson Holt), it was also a 'dirty' bomb. Even if she had somehow survived the initial blast, the radiactive contamination, if untreated, radioactive contamination (if untreated) would also have been fatal.]]

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