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* NotSoStoic: When he mind-melds with Picard, getting to see that part of his father Sarek that was shared with the captain during their previous meld, Spock almost bursts into tears.

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* NotSoStoic: When he mind-melds with Picard, getting to see that part of his father Sarek that was shared with the captain during their previous meld, Spock almost bursts into tears. Even before this while Spock seems to react to the news of his father's death with indifference, it becomes clear that he's not as stoic about it as he makes it first look - expressing his regret at never mind melding with his father.

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* FamedInStory: By the 32nd Century, Spock is revered on Nivar (the reunited Vulcan and Romulan homeworld) for having accomplished the impossible and bringing two old enemies together.



* FantasticRacism: On Vulcan, there were very few who were accepting of him due to his human heritage, and had to constantly prove himself as one of them. Being in Starfleet has allowed him to relax.
* FatalFlaw: Internally, he fears his two sides being at constant war with one another are this, as he has a nightmare of the two halves engaging in a traditional Vulcan duel that his Vulcan side handily wins.
* FreakyFridayFlip: While trying to strengthen his relationship with T'Pring, the two somehow accidentally swap bodies during a Vulcan ritual--and the timing couldn't have been worse, as a group of ambassadors who are prospecting joining the Federation need to speak to him, while T'Pring needs to meet up with a client to discuss rehabilitation. M'Benga is able to undo it.



* IOweYouMyLife: [[spoiler:He deduces that Captain Pike's recent actions in "A Quality of Mercy" saved his life, though he's not sure how. With this debt of gratitude, Spock repays it by the time of "The Menagerie" by taking the crippled Pike to Talos IV to allow his old Captain to live out his days in peace.]]



* MadeOfIron: After Hemmer's funeral, an angry Spock slams his fist into one of the ''Enterprise'''s hulls, yet his fist is none the worse for wear.



** In "Spock Amok", while in his betrothed's body, he decks a prospective client of hers because [[FantasticRacism he hates humans]], and was chewing into Spock!T'Pring for bringing Nurse Chapel along for support. Admittedly, T'Pring deems this logical.



* UnstoppableRage: Displays this when fighting the Gorn hatchling and letting go of his emotions. Unfortunatel, Spock cant easily reign it back in once he's done, at least till Chapel gives him a CooldownHug.

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* PersonaNonGrata: [[spoiler:His half-brother Sybok is currently serving a sentence in a rehabilitation colony for rejecting traditional Vulcan teachings, setting the stage for when [[Film/StarTrekVTheFinalFrontier he emerges in search of God himself.]]]] In true Spock tradition, he doesn't talk about him until the situation becomes relevant.
* SavedByCanon: In "A Quality of Mercy", Pike tries to warn the cadets of the fate that awaits them in the training accident when he meets one of the two he didn't save. [[spoiler:A future version of Pike appears and shows his younger self that if he does that, the events of "Balance of Terror" play out with the Federation once again at war with the Romulans, and Spock being subjected to the same fate meant for Pike. As a consequence, Spock's work to reunify Vulcan and Romulus never happens, and millions die. Not wanting to trade Spock's life for his own, the Vulcan is spared from a gruesome future...largely because his death comes [[Film/StarTrekBeyond in another timeline]], while his mission [[Series/StarTrekDiscovery will succeed by the 32nd Century]].]]
* TheSpock: He's slowly growing into the TropeNamer he will become by Kirk's time. Though he does have some trouble reining in his emotions, Spock is still the most logically minded of the ''Enterprise'' crew. [[spoiler:An alternate version of him in "A Quality of Mercy" has fully embraced this, though [[AndIMustScream he sadly doesn't get to experience things like his Prime self would.]]]]
* UnstoppableRage: Displays this when fighting the Gorn hatchling and letting go of his emotions. Unfortunatel, Unfortunately, Spock cant can't easily reign it back in once he's done, at least till Chapel gives him a CooldownHug.

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* HurtingHero: He admits to Pike that traveling to space makes him miss his sister a bit more each time.

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He admits to Pike that traveling to space makes him miss his sister a bit more each time.time.
** When doing a mind meld with La'an she rapidly picks up on Spock's grief for his sister. When she asks, Spock abruptly suggests they should end the mind meld.
** Spock admits to T'Pring that his life on Vulcan isn't easy, between bullying he endured as a child, and the feel that he constantly had to prove his Vulcan-ness.
** When he releases his emotions, what comes out is mostly pain and rage, and he's seen punching a dent into one of the ''Enterprise's'' walls.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In "Children of the Comet", Spock lets out a burst of laughter after he's able to communicate once he's able to move the asteroid off its planet-destroying path. This prompts Pike to ask him if he's okay.

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In "Children of the Comet", Spock lets out a burst of laughter after he's able to communicate once he's able to move the asteroid off its planet-destroying path. This prompts Pike to ask him if he's okay.okay.
** When facing the Gorn hatchlings in ''All Those Who Wander'', he is forced to release his emotional control for a moment, entering an UnstoppableRage that leaves all those who witness it perturbed. Even hours later at [[spoiler:Hemmer's funeral]] Spock's visibly not shaken off the rage, something Chapel picks up on, and follows him out of concern.
* UnstoppableRage: Displays this when fighting the Gorn hatchling and letting go of his emotions. Unfortunatel, Spock cant easily reign it back in once he's done, at least till Chapel gives him a CooldownHug.

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* {{Revision}}: The series reveals Spock apparently enjoyed drawing as a child, and continued drawing as an adult, something not seen in previous portrayals.

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The series reveals Spock apparently enjoyed drawing as a child, and continued drawing as an adult, something not seen in previous portrayals.portrayals.
** More is revealed about Spock's relationship with his father with the added context of Michael Burnham. It wasn't simply a disagreement over Spock's choice to pursue a career in Starfleet that caused their long estrangement, as TOS implied. Sarek chose, [[PoorCommunicationKills without telling anyone]], to give Spock an opportunity to join the Vulcan Science Academy instead of Michael. But Spock wasn't as interested and ultimately declined admission, whereas Michael was crushed at being rejected. Sarek couldn't bring himself to tell the truth and carried the guilt of this mistake for years, his relationship with both of his children suffering as a result.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: “Amok Time” has him try to create feelings for Chapel when they aren’t any, “The Naked Time” has him ashamed of his friendship for Kirk much like someone hating themselves for being gay, and of all people, Mudd seems to get it the most, telling Spock that he’s ill-equipped to appreciate the beauty of women.

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* AmbiguouslyGay: “Amok Time” has him try to create feelings for Chapel when they there aren’t any, “The Naked Time” has him ashamed of his friendship for Kirk much like someone hating themselves for being gay, and of all people, Mudd seems to get it the most, telling Spock that he’s ill-equipped to appreciate the beauty of women.
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* MysteriousPast: {{Downplayed|Trope}}, as there have been plenty of glimpses into his personal history, but Spock as a character has a reputation for reticence, especially when it comes to his family. It comes as a shock even to his best friend, Jim Kirk, that his father is Sarek, that he is betrothed to another Vulcan, or that he has a half-brother. (In Sybok's case, Spock doesn't even mention his relationship until after Sybok had hijacked the ''Enterprise'' and thrown them in the brig.) ''Discovery'' continues this tradition by giving him another sibling that he never talks about unless absolutely necessary. [[ExpansionPackPast It's anyone's guess if there are still others.]]
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* MrFanservice: In his appearance in this show, Spock is shown half-naked, ready to have sex with T'Prim when Pike interrupts him.

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* MrFanservice: In his first appearance in this show, Spock is shown half-naked, ready to have sex with T'Prim T'Pring when Pike interrupts him.
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Click [[SelfDemonstrating/{{Spock}}} here]] for his own take on himself.

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Click [[SelfDemonstratinng/Spock here]] for his own take on himself.

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* MrFanservice: In his appearance in this show, Spock is shown half-naked, ready to have sex with T'Prim when Pike interrupts him.
-->'''Pike:''' Spock... are you naked?
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* BeYourself: Spock tells T'Pring that this is the reason he enjoys his work at Starfleet so much - on Vulcan he spent most of his time trying to prove to everyone that he was a Vulcan despite his mixed blood. In Starfleet, he's just "Spock" to everyone, who accepts him as he is and have no preconceived notions about him.

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* BeYourself: Spock tells T'Pring that this is the reason he enjoys his work at Starfleet so much - on Vulcan he had spent most of his time trying to prove to everyone that he proving his Vulcan-ness, and any deviation was a Vulcan despite his mixed blood. seen as proof he did not belong. In Starfleet, he's just "Spock" "quite simply, Spock" to everyone, who accepts him as he is and have no preconceived notions about him.
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* BeYourself: Spock tells T'Pring that this is the reason he enjoys his work at Starfleet so much - on Vulcan he spent most of his time trying to prove to everyone that he was a Vulcan despite his mixed blood. In Starfleet, he's just "Spock" to everyone, who accepts him as he is and have no preconceived notions about him.
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* TheSmartGuy: He offers logical choices to Kirk and has been known to be very brilliant, as well as being a HollywoodNerd and speaking SesquipedalianLoquaciousness. This makes him stand out as ''the'' smart guy on a team of doctors, engineers, and other highly intelligent officers.

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* TheSmartGuy: He offers logical choices to Kirk and has been known to be very brilliant, as well as being a HollywoodNerd nerd and speaking SesquipedalianLoquaciousness. This makes him stand out as ''the'' smart guy on a team of doctors, engineers, and other highly intelligent officers.
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* TheComicallySerious: The show gets much humor out of Spock's constant stoic, deadpan reaction to everything.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In "Children of the Comet", Spock lets out a burst of laughter after he's able to communicate once he's able to move the asteroid off its planet-destroying path. This prompts Pike to ask him if he's okay.
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* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: When his genetic alterations fade in the pilot, he states in his usual flat tone "Captain I feel unbearable pain", to Pike's confusion. Subverted later as when his alterations finally vanish he curls over and lets out a loud scream.
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A science officer aboard the ''Enterprise''.

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A The chief science officer aboard the ''Enterprise''.

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[[caption-width-right:292:''"One can begin to reshape the landscape with a single flower."'']]



[[caption-width-right:350:''"Live long and prosper."'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Live long and prosper.[[caption-width-right:350:''"Whatever our lives might have been, if the time continuum was disrupted, our destinies have changed."'']]
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* BadassBaritone: This version of Spock is noticably deeper voiced than any other we've seen.

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* BadassBaritone: This version of Spock is noticably noticeably deeper voiced than any other we've seen.seen. He also has mad ''suus-mahna'' skills and super brain that one would expect of a Vulcan.

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I am not being hyperbolic when I say the future of the galaxy is at stake."'']]




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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I am not being hyperbolic when I say the future of the galaxy is at stake."'']]


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* BatmanGrabsAGun: That one rare exception mentioned? [[spoiler:Telling the younger Spock about Khan, the man who in the Prime Timeline, was responsible for his original death.]]

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* BatmanGrabsAGun: That one rare exception mentioned? [[spoiler:Telling the younger Spock about Khan, the man who in the Prime Timeline, Timeline was responsible for his original death.]]
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* BadassBaritone: This version of Spock is noticably deeper voiced than any other we've seen.

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* TheConfidant: The trailers show him as being this to Captain Pike, with the captain telling Spock about his vision of the future and his fears over how it will affect him in the present.

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* TheConfidant: The trailers show him as being He's this to Captain Pike, with the captain telling Spock about his vision of the future and his fears over how it will affect him in the present.present.
* DoomedByCanon: Not him, but his romance to T'Pring, as the audience knows it will fall apart by "Amok Time".
* HurtingHero: He admits to Pike that traveling to space makes him miss his sister a bit more each time.
* RankUp: Spock, a Lieutenant in his last appearance in ''Star Trek Discovery,'' has been promoted to Lieutenant Commander as of the first episode of ''Strange New Worlds.''
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Gives a speech to Pike about the knowledge of his death, telling him that such knowledge will allow him to be a better captain in the time he has left.


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-->'''Played by:''' Creator/EthanPeck
A science officer aboard the ''Enterprise''.
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* TheConfidant: The trailers show him as being this to Captain Pike, with the captain telling Spock about his vision of the future and his fears over how it will affect him in the present.
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Strange New Worlds promo posters reveals his full name


* OnlyOneName: Spock's full name is never officially revealed. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gMVrQ4Zq3M As he stated to one of his girlfriends]] in the series, [[TheUnpronouncable "You couldn't pronounce it."]]

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* OnlyOneName: Spock's full name is never officially revealed.was unrevealed for nearly 60 years real-time. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gMVrQ4Zq3M As he stated to one of his girlfriends]] in the original series, [[TheUnpronouncable "You couldn't pronounce it."]]"]] ''Strange New Worlds'' finally reveals his full name to be S’Chn T’Gai Spock.
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* TokenNonHuman: He's the only regular in the cast who is visibly nonhuman. (The [[WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries animated series]] averted this since there was no make-up budget in the way.

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* TokenNonHuman: He's the only regular in the cast who is visibly nonhuman. (The [[WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries animated series]] averted this since there was no make-up budget in the way.)
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** This is also his reasoning in supplementary material as to why he helped the Romulans out in the first place, as Vulcan was uninterested in aiding them, and why he promptly (to the best of his abilities, [[MyGreatestFailure sadly]]) left to help Romulus of his own accord instead.

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* HumanMomNonHumanDad: His mother is a human named Amanda. His dad is Sarek, a Vulcan.



* HalfHumanHybrid: Half-human and half-Vulcan.

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* HalfHumanHybrid: Half-human His mother was Amanda Grayson (human) and half-Vulcan.his father is Sarek (Vulcan).



* HumanMomNonhumanDad: His mother was Amanda Grayson (human) and his father is Sarek (Vulcan).

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