History Characters / ThunderBirds

* BigBad

* KnightInShiningArmour

* AcePilot: All of them are aces at manning their own vehicles. They are skilled enough to fly each other's if need be, such as Alan piloting Thunderbird 1 and Virgil piloting Thunderbird 3.

Head of International Rescue.

The [[IncrediblyLamePun Brains]] of the team.

* AcePilot: All of them are aces at manning their own vehicles. They are skilled enough to fly each others if need be, such as Alan piloting Thunderbird 1 and Virgil piloting Thunderbird 3.

* {{Badass))

* LanternJawOfJustice

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[[folder: Jeff Tracy]]

* TeamDad
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[[folder: John Tracy]]

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[[folder: Virgil Tracy]]

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[[folder: Alan Tracy]]

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[[folder: Brains]]

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[[folder: Kyrano]]

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[[folder: Tin-Tin Kyrano]]

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[[folder: Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward]]

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[[folder: Aloysius "Nosey" Parker]]

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* EnglishRose

* ZombieInfectee: He ''never'' cares to tell anyone about his connection to The Hood. As the series was TooGoodToLast, the plotline never got resolved.

Principal pilot of Thunderbird 1

'''Kyrano'''

* TheMole - The Hood is his half-brother, and has psychic influence over him.

* YesMan - To Jeff Tracy
* ZombieInfectee - He ''never'' cares to tell anyone about his connection to The Hood. As the series was TooGoodToLast, the plotline never got resolved.

'''Tin-Tin Kyrano'''

* DistressedDamsel - From day one.
* FauxActionGirl - She is a full-blown member of IR and even has a uniform (seen twice). Even then, she usually ends up in need of rescue.
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage - To Alan.

'''Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward'''

* DrivesLikeCrazy - At first. She gets better.

* NotSoStoic - Stays calm in the face of danger. ''Loses it'' in the presence of [[EekAMouse mice]].

'''Aloysius "Nosey" Parker'''

* BritishAccents - Speaks in a thick Cockney accent. HilarityEnsues when he tries to sound posh.
* ButtMonkey - On the rare ocaasions the series needed one.

* TheRat - Still has many connections with the underworld that come in handy.

* TokenEvilTeammate - A mild example.

* YesMan - To Lady Penelope.

'''The Hood'''

* {{Greed}} - The very first words in the series, as spoken by him: "International Rescue... If only I knew their secrets, I would be the wealthiest man in the world!"

* LatexPerfection - Disguises himself perfectly, using rubber masks. To his credit, it must be a lot easier to pass off as a convincing ''puppet'' than as a human this way.

* MrExposition - By way of his constant monologuing to himself.
* PsychicLink - To Kyrano
* ThinkingOutLoud - ''Constantly''. This guy just ''won't'' shut up to himself. He peppers it up with [[EvilLaugh Evil Laughter]] and the occasional IncrediblyLamePun.

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'''Jeff Tracy'''

* {{Fiction500}} - Big time. All of International Rescue - the island, the vehicles, the world-wide spy network - was funded by his past exploits as an astronaut.

* OverprotectiveDad - A strange example for a man who routinely sends his kids into danger. Explored in ''Atlantic Inferno'', when he goes on vacation and temporarily hands leadership over to Scott. Scott does well enough, but he can't stop himself from constantly worrying and meddling.

'''Scott Tracy''' - Principal pilot of Thunderbird 1

* BashBrothers - With Virgil. A literal example.
* TheCaptain - While Dad is in overall charge, Scott takes the place of field leader.
* CaptainObvious - Occasionally. He is always first on the scene and has to bring his brothers up to speed, pointing out every obvious detail.

'''John Tracy''' - Operator of Thunderbird 5
* ADayInTheLimelight - He gets into action in a grand total of one episode: ''Danger At Ocean Deep''. Even then, he didn't do much.

* TheUnfavorite - To Gerry Anderson, no less.

'''Virgil Tracy''' - Principal pilot of Thunderbird 2

* BashBrothers - With Scott
* TheBigGuy - Not so much his character, as his plane: [=TB2=] was the powerhouse of IR.

* HiddenDepths - Likes literature, painting and playing piano.
* TheOtherDarrin - His VA was replaced after season one.

'''Gordon Tracy''' - Principal pilot of Thunderbird 4
* DeadpanSnarker - His "thing" was being a bit more mouthy than the other brothers.
* HotBlooded - Usually lighthearted, he tends to get pretty exited in action compared to his brothers. For instance, when [=TB2=] is grounded for repairs during an emergency, Gordon seriously proposes piloting [=TB4=] on a trans-oceanic trip and the rest of the family have to gang up on him to make him realize that idea is dangerous and completely impractical.

* TalkingToHimself - While this was all over the place in the series, Gordon is the most obious example, as he basically sounds like Brains without the stammer. His VA, David Graham, also did Kyrano, Parker and many one-off characters.
* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman - As the underwater craft and smallest Thunderbird, [=TB4=] was used only occasionally. He takes turns with Alan and Brains for backup on [=TB2=].

'''Alan Tracy''' - Principal pilot of Thunderbird 3

* DoggedNiceGuy - He has a crush on Tin-Tin, especially evident in ''End Of The Road''. The romance never really takes off, as the series had other things on its mind.

* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman - Suffers from this even more than Gordon, as [=TB3=] is the most rarely-seen Thunderbird. He gets compensation as he comes along with Virgil more often.

'''Brains'''
* BadassBookworm - As the series progresses, he comes along with the brothers more often, and proves to be as competent and fearless as they are. [[spoiler:He eventually becomes the pilot of Thunderbird 6.]]

* SpeechImpediment - Ah, ah, speaks with ah, ah, a bit of ah, ah, a s-s-stammer

* TheButlerDidIt

* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: Is invariably called out to every mission, no matter where in the world, despite specifically being the London agent. See the episode ''The Imposters'' for a good example of this.

* Expy: of [[{{Bonanza}} Ben Cartwright]]

** Arguably the most prominent example is in "Vault Of Death". Upon hearing there was an problem at the bank, he believes it to be a robbery conducted by an old cellmate (when Parker was convict) nicknamed Light Fingered Fred. Parker is unwilling to foil the plans of whom he considers an old friend and attempts to divert Penelope and Lord Silton away from the bank. [[spoiler: The actual emergency was that a member of staff, Lambert, was trapped in the vault with the air was being pumped out and the bank needed the one key that could open the vault. Even though he didn't know it, Parker's diversions could very nearly have costed Lambert his life.]]

* AntiHero: As mentioned below, his burglar days aren't quite past him. ''The Vault'' is a notable example of this.

* PunchClockHero - His days as a burglar aren't ''quite'' behind him.

* YesMan - To Lady P.

* AntiHero: Type I

* DrivesLikeCrazy - At fist. She gets better.

* TheBumblebee