History Series / TheChampions

* KilledOffForReal: [[Spoiler: Richard, though it's not permanent; he's brought BackFromTheDead a few minutes later by Sharon's HealingHands.]]

* HealingFactor: A power shared by the Champions.

* ChickMagnet: Quite, though he's certainly not of the unaware or clueless sort. However, unlike Craig, he's not one for flirting on the job and tends to put off romantic interest until a mission is finished.

* BadassBookworm

* AngstWhatAngst: After the pilot episode her murdered husband is never mentioned again, nor does she ever show any signs of grieving after that.

While Richard is the best of the lot, Craig gets some good ones too (usually at Richard's expense).
* LiteralistSnarking: The usual way that he conveys snark, and which is usually the only method to both annoy Richard and beat Richard in snark.

* DeadpanSnarker: While Richard is the best of the lot, Craig gets some good ones too (usually at Richard's expense).

* CulturedBadass: Loves classical music, highly appreciative of good food and alcoholic beverages (he even risked being discovered that he wasn't unconscious to push a glass of good alcohol out of the way so the people who had attacked him and were trying to kidnap him wouldn't spill it), and is known for dressing in tasteful high-end clothes... And he does more badassery than would be practical to list here.

* CulturedBadass: Loves classical music, highly appreciative of good food and alcoholic beverages (he even risked being discovered that he wasn't unconscious to push a glass of good alcohol out of the way so the people who had attacked him and were trying to kidnap him wouldn't spill it), and is known for dressing in tasteful high-end clothes.

* DemolitionsExpert: Each of them have varying levels of expertise with defusing bombs (and different expertise with different sorts of bombs, though Richard probably has the most training and enjoys planting bombs (while waiting at a rendezvous point with an ally, the ally wonders whether they'd be able to see the explosion from the bombs Richard designed and is planting; Craig assures him that, knowing Richard, you'd be able to see it from the moon).

!!!Craig Stirling (Stuart Damon)

!!!Sharron Macready (Alexandra Bastedo)

!!!Richard Barrett (William Gaunt)

!!Tropes shared by The Champions

!!Craig Stirling (Stuart Damon)

!!Sharron Macready (Alexandra Bastedo)

!!Richard Barrett (William Gaunt)

!!Tremayne

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Tremayne

* CulturedBadass

!!Craig Stirling (

* HotScientist: Sharron.
* HypnoticEyes: Richard develops powers over the series to control the weak-minded and even make them [[LaserGuidedAmnesia forget something that happened in the last couple of minutes]] if he can get them to look into his eyes.
* IGaveMyWord: Richard will not break his word once he has given it [[spoiler: [[HonorBeforeReason even at the expense of Craig's friendship]] ]].
* ImpliedLoveInterest: Sharron and Craig.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Craig is a mild version of this.

* {{Omniglot}}: Implied that before he gained his powers, Richard studied different languages, but now that he has increased intelligence on top of his already not inconsiderable one and his ability to find patterns, he just learns new languages and alphabets for fun.
* PowerTrio: The main heroes.
* PhotographicMemory: One of their powers. Craig isn't as good at utilizing it as his companions.
* PsychicPowers: The three main characters have them to various degrees. Richard's is, perhaps, the most advanced as he can make someone forget something that happened within the last couple of minutes and [[MindControl control the weak-minded]] with simple commands. Sharron can hypnotise the weak-minded into telling her what she wants to know (not that she needs much help in that area, at least when it comes to men). Craig doesn't have anything specific to himself. Powers shared by Craig and Richard are feeling phantom pains when the other is in literally in [[ColdBloodedTorture great pain]]. Powers shared by the three is knowing when the others are in life-threatening trouble.
* PurelyAestheticGlasses: All the Champions wear them at some point or another, despite having beyond perfect eyesight.

* RedOniBlueOni: Craig (compulsive, extraverted, emotional, prone to be rash and use [[IndyPloy Indy Ploys]]) as the red, and Richard (intellectual, calm, planner and uses [[BatmanGambit Batman Gambits]]) as the blue.
* ShamgriLa: Where the heroes got their powers.
* TheSmartGuy: Richard was a genius code-breaker before joining NEMESIS, apart from Sharron (who actually is a scientist) can convincingly pull off a scientist cover, can dismantle a hydrogen bomb while he's got amnesia, constructs explosives, figured out how to break in and out of a booby-trapped safe with the information, and can reel off pages of English history.
* SpotOfTea: Richard and Sharron love their tea. Lampshaded by the very American Craig who doesn't understand their love of the beverage.

* SuperSpeedReading: Also another power the Champions share.
* SuperStrength: The heroes get this as well as PsychicPowers from their saviors.

* TranquilFury: What happens when you push Richard too far.
* UndercoverAsLovers: Craig and Sharron often masquerade as this.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Craig and Richard.

!!Tropes:

* BadassAdorable: Sharron
* BadassBookworm: Sharron and Richard
* BadassDamsel: Sharron.
* BadassInANiceSuit: Craig and Richard usually (Richard occasionally adds a WaistcoatOfStyle).
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Sharron might be a sweet and thoughtful woman, but if you get on her bad side, you are in for one heck of an asskicking.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Richard might appear to be an easy-going jokester who's always compulsively quipping, but he is, in fact, an incredible strategist and fighter, and if you make him angry, do not expect any mercy.
* BreakTheCutie: "Autokill" is mostly about this being done to Richard.
* ButtMonkey: Oddly enough a heroic example in Richard, who is the most capable of the three. Expect that if anything humiliating, very painful, or just unlucky is going to happen to one of the three, it's usually Richard. The universe is just jealous of Richard's capability for badassery.

* ColdBloodedTorture: Happens to Richard and Craig.
* ColdWar: The Red Chinese are the villains in some episodes.
* CombatPragmatist: All three of the Champions
* CulturedBadass: Richard
* DemolitionsExpert: Each of them have varying levels of expertise with defusing bombs, though Richard probably has the most training and enjoys planting bombs (while waiting at a rendezvous point with an ally, the ally wonders whether they'd be able to see the explosion from the bombs Richard designed and is planting; Craig assures him that, knowing Richard, you'd be able to see it from the moon).
* {{Determinator}}: Craig and Richard.
* DeadpanSnarker: Richard is the best of the lot, but Craig gets a few good ones too (usually at Richard's expense).
* ElectricTorture
* {{Fauxreigner}}: Craig (an American) will often play being an amusing or stupid tourist while in Britain to get villains or people under suspicion to think him harmless. He is actually, over all, quite adjusted to British life and culture.
* FictionalCounterpart: Nemesis is one to Interpol, which makes the heroes the fictional counterpart of {{Interpol Special Agent}}s.
* FightingYourFriend: What happens when [[spoiler: Richard is [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashed via drugs into believing Craig is his worst enemy]] ]]
* FriendToAllChildren: Richard seems to love and get on very well with kids.
* GallowsHumor: Richard seems to do this compulsively, occasionally garnering annoyance from Craig who thinks Richard should be taking the situation more seriously.
* GentlemanSnarker: Richard.

* HeyItsThatGuy: What's [[Series/DoctorWho The Brigadier]] think he's doing pretending to be a doctor?

* HeyItsThatGuy: What's [[DoctorWho The Brigadier]] think he's doing pretending to be a doctor?