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* TheAce: Intelligent, accomplished university teacher? Check. Expert fighter with developed skill in numerous marital arts? Check. Attractive and a good people person? Check.

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* TheAce: Intelligent, She is an intelligent, accomplished university teacher? Check. Expert teacher who doubles as a fighter with developed skill in numerous marital arts? Check. Attractive arts, and is very [[MsFanservice attractive]] and a good people person? Check.person.
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* {{Catfight}}: Often subverted when it comes to Sydney. Most of her fights tend to be [[DesignatedGirlFight taken seriously]] and can be quite brutal. One example being the battle she had in the jungle with an amazonian looking woman, or with WWE wrestler Sable in "Nine Lives". Played Straight in "Transformation", however, which is an actual mud fight.
* CoolTeacher: Sydney is a very dynamic and unorthodox teacher, doing things such as re-enacting tribal rituals in class in full tribal attire. Also helps she doubles as a HotTeacher, which makes her very popular with her students.

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* {{Catfight}}: Often subverted when it comes to Sydney. Most of her fights tend to be [[DesignatedGirlFight taken seriously]] and can be quite brutal. One example being the battle she had in the jungle with an amazonian looking amazonian-looking woman, or with WWE wrestler Sable in "Nine Lives". Played Straight PlayedStraight in "Transformation", however, which is an actual mud fight.
* CoolTeacher: Sydney is a very dynamic and unorthodox teacher, doing things such as re-enacting reenacting tribal rituals in class in full tribal attire. Also helps she doubles as a HotTeacher, which makes her very popular with her students.



* MsFanservice: The show like to emphasize her sex appeal, she's often wearing very tight fitting and revealing clothing and the plot often requires her to take them off.

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* MsFanservice: The show like to emphasize her sex appeal, she's often wearing very tight fitting tight-fitting and revealing clothing and the plot often requires her to take them off.



* StupidSexyFriend: For Nigel, while they're relationship isn't romantic he is hardly immune to Sydney's sex appeal and is in a constant state of sexual frustration over her ShamelessFanserviceGirl antics.

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* StupidSexyFriend: For Nigel, Nigel; while they're their relationship isn't romantic romantic, he is hardly immune to Sydney's sex appeal and is in a constant state of sexual frustration over her ShamelessFanserviceGirl antics.



* ThrillSeeker: Part of the reason she works as a relic hunter, she enjoys the rush of a dangerous mission.

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* ThrillSeeker: Part of the reason she works as a relic hunter, hunter: she enjoys the rush of a dangerous mission.



** A more subtle example could be shown in episode 7 between Sydney and Turley, the female villain of that episode who Sydney had a mud fight with. Look at their respective reactions when they enter ThePigPen and begin fighting. Sydney quickly begins comfortable fighting in mud, while Turley is visibly disgusted with getting dirty.
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Her appearance is very feminine, but she still acts like a Tomboy a lot of times probably due to being RaisedByDudes.

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** A more subtle example could be shown in episode 7 between Sydney and Turley, the female villain of that episode who with whom Sydney had a mud fight with.fight. Look at their respective reactions when they enter ThePigPen and begin fighting. Sydney quickly begins becomes comfortable fighting in mud, while Turley is visibly disgusted with getting dirty.
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Her appearance is very feminine, but she still acts like a Tomboy a lot of times times, probably due to being RaisedByDudes.



* SexySecretary: Works as a secretary for Sydney in season 3. She's not above to use her looks to help Sydney with her work.

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* SexySecretary: Works as a secretary for Sydney in season 3. She's not above to use using her looks to help Sydney with her work.



* VaporWear: She generally seems to be bra-less.

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* VaporWear: She generally seems to be bra-less.
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* MsFanservice: Much more sexed up than Claudia. The [[MaleGaze camera]] certainly loves to focus on her AbsoluteCleavage.

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* MsFanservice: Much more sexed up than Claudia. The [[MaleGaze camera]] certainly loves to focus on her AbsoluteCleavage.cleavage.
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* PomPomGirl: In one episode, AdventureArchaeologist Sidney mentions that she was a cheerleader in high-school, causing her assistants to curiously look at her high school yearbook once she leaves the room.
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* SexySpectacles: Sometimes she wears these when in her office.
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-->'''Played by:''' Creator/TiaCarrere

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-->'''Played by:''' Creator/ChristienAnholt

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-->'''Played by:''' Creator/LindyBooth

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'''Played by:''' Creator/TanjaReichert

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'''Played by:''' Creator/TiaCarrere

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'''Played by:''' Creator/ChristienAnholt

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'''Played by:''' Creator/LindyBooth

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* In "Out of the Past" she has visions about a past life related to a relic they want.

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* ** In "Out of the Past" she has visions about a past life related to a relic they want.
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* {{Adorkable}}: A lot of his LoveInterest are draw to his nervous dorky behavior.


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* EndearinglyDorky: A lot of his LoveInterest are draw to his nervous dorky behavior.
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* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Replaces Claudia as Sydney's blonde secretary in season 3, nut unlike Claudia, Karen comes from a poorer background, needs the job and is actually good at it.

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* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Replaces Claudia as Sydney's blonde secretary in season 3, nut unlike Unlike Claudia, Karen comes from a poorer background, needs the job and is actually good at it.
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** In "Gypsy Jigsaw" she accompanies them on a case largely due to having a knowledge of tarots cards and fortune teller lore thant is useful (which she uses to figure out which boys to date).

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** In "Gypsy Jigsaw" she accompanies them on a case largely due to having a useful knowledge of tarots cards and fortune teller lore thant is useful (which she uses to figure out which boys to date).



** In "M.I.A." She gets more screen time helprin with clues to rescue Sydney.

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** In "M.I.A." She gets more screen time helprin helping with clues to rescue Sydney.



* DumbBlonde: She's at the very least BookDumb. At one point she confuses astrology and astronomy. Another episode (where she's holding an artifact that forces people to be honest) has her admit to her boyfriend that she's only dating him to get someone to do her homework for her.

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* DumbBlonde: She's at the very least BookDumb. At one point she confuses astrology and astronomy. Another episode (where she's holding an artifact that forces people to be honest) has her admit to her boyfriend study buddy that she's only dating offering date him to get someone to do her homework for her.



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: There are a cruel season two episodes ( "M.I.A." and "Run Sydney, Run") where Sydney and/or Nigel are in danger and Claudia puts aside her usual shallowness to be genuinely frightened for them and dedicated to working to help save them.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: There are a cruel couple season two episodes ( "M.I.A." and "Run Sydney, Run") where Sydney and/or Nigel are in danger and Claudia puts aside her usual shallowness to be genuinely frightened for them and dedicated to working to help save them.



* StreetSmart: Was raised in a much more humble background than most characters at university and learned how to handle herself on her own. It helps greatly with her job.

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* StreetSmart: Was raised in a much more humble background than most characters at the university and learned how to handle herself on her own. It helps greatly with her job.
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** In "The Maze of the Myth" she's sent ahead of Sydney to Greece to do some advance work for her and thus gets caught up in the rest of the mystery.
** In "Gypsy Jigsaw" she accompanies them on a case largely due to having a knowledge of tarots cards and fortune teller lore thant is useful (which she uses to figure out which boys to date).
** In "Roman Holiday" she goes to the airport with another academic and ends up on a plane to Rome, before becoming a kidnapping victim.
** In "M.I.A." She gets more screen time helprin with clues to rescue Sydney.
* In "Out of the Past" she has visions about a past life related to a relic they want.


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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: There are a cruel season two episodes ( "M.I.A." and "Run Sydney, Run") where Sydney and/or Nigel are in danger and Claudia puts aside her usual shallowness to be genuinely frightened for them and dedicated to working to help save them.

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* GotVolunteered: Sydney often drags him along on missions without Nigel wanting to come.



* DumbBlonde: She's at the very least BookDumb. At one point she confuses astrology and astronomy.

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* DumbBlonde: She's at the very least BookDumb. At one point she confuses astrology and astronomy. Another episode (where she's holding an artifact that forces people to be honest) has her admit to her boyfriend that she's only dating him to get someone to do her homework for her.



* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Replaces Claudia as Sydney's blonde secretary in season 3, nut unlike Claudia, Karen comes from a poorer background, needs the job and is actually good at it.



* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: She's a sweet, mature woman and about a third of her outfits have at least some purple.



* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Replaces Claudia as Sydney's blonde secretary in season 3, nut unlike Claudia, Karen comes from a poorer background, needs the job and is actually good at it.




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* VaporWear: She generally seems to be bra-less.
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* TheAce: Intelligent, accomplished university teacher? Check. Expert fighter with developed skill in numerous marital arts? Check. Attractive and a good people person? Check.


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* {{Catfight}}: Often subverted when it comes to Sydney. Most of her fights tend to be [[DesignatedGirlFight taken seriously]] and can be quite brutal. One example being the battle she had in the jungle with an amazonian looking woman, or with WWE wrestler Sable in "Nine Lives". Played Straight in "Transformation", however, which is an actual mud fight.


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* DoesNotLikeGuns: Sydney once delivered a lecture about why she's this trope to Reiner.


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* OutdoorsyGal: Obviously, given the nature of her job, Sydney spends a lot of time outdoors and in more wild environments.


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* SexySilhouette: In "The Emperor's Bride", Nigel (as well as the audience) is treated to Sydney giving us one of these, as we see a view of her undressing from outside her tent.
* SexySpectacles: Sometimes she wears these when in her office.


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* TankTopTomboy: Sydney often wears these when out adventuring.


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* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Sydney, the ActionGirl who was RaisedByDudes and is a ThrillSeeker, is the tomboy to both her office secretaries (Karen and Claudia's) girly girls, as one was a DitzySecretary and TheFashionista while the other was a SexySecretary and often a DamselInDistress.
** A more subtle example could be shown in episode 7 between Sydney and Turley, the female villain of that episode who Sydney had a mud fight with. Look at their respective reactions when they enter ThePigPen and begin fighting. Sydney quickly begins comfortable fighting in mud, while Turley is visibly disgusted with getting dirty.
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The titular "Relic Hunter", Sydney is a ancient studies professor but primarily hunts for ancient artifacts around the globe.

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The titular "Relic Hunter", Sydney is a an ancient studies professor but primarily hunts for ancient artifacts around the globe.



* {{Expy}}: Has a lot in common with both [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/TombRaider Lara Croft]] and Franchise/IndianaJones.

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* {{Expy}}: Has a lot in common with both [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/TombRaider [[Franchise/TombRaider Lara Croft]] and Franchise/IndianaJones.



* MsFanservice: The show like to emphasize her sex appeal, she's often wearing very tight fitting and revealing clothing and the plot often requires her to taken them off.

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* MsFanservice: The show like to emphasize her sex appeal, she's often wearing very tight fitting and revealing clothing and the plot often requires her to taken take them off.



* TheProtagonist: Sydney is the titular [[JobTitle Relic Hunter]] and main character of the show.

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* TheProtagonist: Sydney is the titular [[JobTitle Relic Hunter]] and the main character of the show.
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! Main Characters

[[folder:Sydney]]

!!'''Sydney Fox'''
'''Played by:''' Creator/TiaCarrere
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The titular "Relic Hunter", Sydney is a ancient studies professor but primarily hunts for ancient artifacts around the globe.

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* ActionGirl: Sydney is an expert in hand-to-hand combat, being trained in Tai Chi Chuan and a variety of other martial arts styles.
* AdventurerArchaeologist: Works as a globe-trotting "relic hunter" who hunts for ancient treasures and artifacts so that she can bring them to their her university’s museum or the descendants of the original owner. In a few episodes, she is actually shown conducting conventional archaeological excavations.
* BadassBookworm: She's an accomplished university teacher ''and'' an expert in many martial arts.
* BrainyBrunette: She has long brown hair and is an archeologist who lectures at the American University Trinity College.
* CoolTeacher: Sydney is a very dynamic and unorthodox teacher, doing things such as re-enacting tribal rituals in class in full tribal attire. Also helps she doubles as a HotTeacher, which makes her very popular with her students.
* DaddysGirl: Her mother died young, so she was raised by her father. She spent her youth traveling with him around the globe and her love for history and adventure come from him.
* {{Expy}}: Has a lot in common with both [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/TombRaider Lara Croft]] and Franchise/IndianaJones.
* ForGreatJustice: Her work as a "relic hunter" is driven not by monetary gain, but by a passion for history and culture. She will take on seemingly lower profile cases for people if she sympathizes with them.
* TheGadfly: She enjoys getting a rise out of people, Nigel being her favorite target.
* HotLibrarian: Technically not a librarian, but gives off this looks at the university when she wears glasses and a PrimAndProperBun.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The masculine girl to Nigel's feminine boy.
* MissingMom: Her mother passed away when she was very young.
* MsFanservice: The show like to emphasize her sex appeal, she's often wearing very tight fitting and revealing clothing and the plot often requires her to taken them off.
* {{Omniglot}}: Sydney speaks multiple languages fluently.
* TheProtagonist: Sydney is the titular [[JobTitle Relic Hunter]] and main character of the show.
* RaisedByDudes: Was raised by her father and his roughneck, adventurous friends.
* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: Sydney is very comfortable with her body and has no problems taking communal showers or walking around in a state of undress, and seems to be even [[TheGadfly amused by the awkwardness it can cause others]].
* StupidSexyFriend: For Nigel, while they're relationship isn't romantic he is hardly immune to Sydney's sex appeal and is in a constant state of sexual frustration over her ShamelessFanserviceGirl antics.
* ThrillSeeker: Part of the reason she works as a relic hunter, she enjoys the rush of a dangerous mission.
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Her appearance is very feminine, but she still acts like a Tomboy a lot of times probably due to being RaisedByDudes.

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[[folder:Nigel]]

!!'''Nigel Bailey'''
'''Played by:''' Creator/ChristienAnholt
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Sydney's British teaching assistant who's far more reserved. Often accompanies her on her travels whilst searching for the relics.

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* {{Adorkable}}: A lot of his LoveInterest are draw to his nervous dorky behavior.
* ButtMonkey: Terrible things tend to happen to him and he's usually the butt of the joke for other characters.
* DistressedDude: Nigel often finds himself in trouble and needs Sydney's help to get out of them.
* ChickMagnet: Attracts many girls with his boyish charms.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: His character is second only to Sydney as the show's focus.
* FormerlyFat: Used to be fat in his youth, with his brother still calling him "Podge" many years later.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The feminine boy to Sydney's masculine girl.
* NonActionGuy: He's not at all adventurous or athletic and is often times hopelessly out of his element when accompanying Sydney in her relic hunts.
* SiblingRivalry: With his older brother Preston, who is [[SuccessfulSiblingSyndrome far more successful than him]] and who he has competed with since childhood.
* {{Sidekick}}: He's Sydney's teaching assistant, assisting her both academically and out in the field.
* SpeechImpediment: Very prone to stammering when nervous.

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[[folder:Claudia]]

!!'''Claudia'''
'''Played by:''' Creator/LindyBooth
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Sydney's office secretary who often helps out Sydney and Nigel from the campus back home whilst they are abroad.

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* ADayInTheLimelight: Usually stays back at the university while Sydney and Nigel are out adventuring, but accompanies them in a few episodes.
* DitzySecretary: Works as a secretary for Sydney in season 1 and 2. A ''very'' incompetent one.
* DumbBlonde: She's at the very least BookDumb. At one point she confuses astrology and astronomy.
* TheFashionista: She's an expert on fashion trends.
* OnlyOneName: The only main character not to get a last name.
* PutOnABus: After season 2 she gets replaced by Karen as Sydney's secretary. Sydney mentions she got a "dream job" in New York.
* RichBitch: Downplayed, but she's a vain rich girl that solves her problem's with her father's money and she can be very mean.
* SnarkToSnarkCombat: Usually engages on this with Niles.
* ValleyGirl: Despite being the secretary of a famous relic hunter, the only history Claudia cares about concerns the auspicious roots of alternative music, high fashion and body piercing.
-->'''Sydney:''' For her, history starts with Marilyn.\\
'''Nigel:''' [[Creator/MarilynMonroe Monroe?]]\\
'''Sydney:''' [[Music/MarilynManson Manson.]]

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[[folder:Karen]]

!!'''Karen Petrushky'''
'''Played by:''' Creator/TanjaReichert
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Sydney's office secretary for the final season, replacing Claudia.

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* DamselInDistress: Has a habit of getting kidnapped.
* FavorsForTheSexy: Acts flirtatious with some of the university's administrators to get funding for Sydney.
* GirlFriday: She's far more competent than Claudia, and manages things at the university while Sydney is off adventuring.
* MsFanservice: Much more sexed up than Claudia. The [[MaleGaze camera]] certainly loves to focus on her AbsoluteCleavage.
* SexySecretary: Works as a secretary for Sydney in season 3. She's not above to use her looks to help Sydney with her work.
* StreetSmart: Was raised in a much more humble background than most characters at university and learned how to handle herself on her own. It helps greatly with her job.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Replaces Claudia as Sydney's blonde secretary in season 3, nut unlike Claudia, Karen comes from a poorer background, needs the job and is actually good at it.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Nigel.

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