History Characters / ThunderbirdsAreGo

* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Scott in the Original Series was mostly just a professional, being very serious-minded and focused on his job. Scott in TAG is still this, but also is noted as carrying a much greater burden due to having to [[ChainsOfCommanding continue his role in addition to leading International Rescue in place of his father.]] He's noticeably more short-tempered when people don't listen to him, and is willing to get incredibly violent if someone threatens his family.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: TAG Alan is basically night and day compared to his original counterpart. Whereas the original was older, broodier and prone to getting moody and snippy when things didn't go his way, TAG's version is high on energy, enthusiastic and basically acts like the young teen that he is. While not without the occasional thoughtless comment or not really being above whining about something he finds boring, he's overall ''much'' more pleasant by comparison.

* AnOddPlaceToSleep: Even though Alan has his own room and his own bed, the littlest Tracy seems to like sleeping on the floor instead. Alan also has a unique ability to fall asleep ''anywhere'', whether it be in space, upside down on the couch, or even standing up.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: TAG Alan is basically night and day compared to his original counterpart. Whereas the original was older, broodier and prone to getting moody and snippy when things didn't go his way, TAG's version is high on energy, enthusiastic and basically acts like the young teen that he is. While not without the occasional thoughtless comment, he's also ''much'' more pleasant by comparison.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Scott is a very relaxed guy off duty. On duty, he once walked in on a shady archeologist practicing a eulogy speech for the trapped Penelope, Parker and Gordon, and would have attacked him had Virgil not intervened.

* DemotedToExtra: Zig-zagged. After her HeelFaceTurn She barely appears outside of supporting John in Skyhook, although her camera eye can be seen around Thunderbird 5 on several occasions. However, given that she appeared as an original character halfway through the series, her limited screentime as an extra is better described as a ''promotion''.

* SitcomArchnemesis: He and Penelope's pug Sherbert do not care for each other, though it's more on Parker's side.

* AccidentalMisnaming: A RunningGag is his inability to remember anyone's names except for Jeff Tracy at first. He pretty much gets every Tracy boy's name wrong or mixed up, even when given a list for it. He's rather aware of this by the time he decides to spend the remainder of his life on Mars, asking for a list of every colonist's names just in case.

** His CIRRUS station lacked any safety redundancies and even basic weather protection, causing it to build up electrical discharge that '''fried Thunderbird 2'''. To put things into perspective, a Season 2 episode had Thunderbird 2 get hit by ''high powered plasma beams'' that didn't do that level of damage despite being fired from a overcharged solar collector. Only the ''Mechanic's'' mecha drones cause anywhere near the same level of damage, and that's doing so ''deliberately'' compared to Fischler's near lethal accidents.

* AdaptationalNameChange: Much like the 2004 movie before it, Brains' alias in the original series would be turned into his real name in the TAG series, alongside his RaceLift.

* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Brains has a certain habit of only referring to [[spoiler: Jeff Tracy as "Mr. Tracy" and has never deviated from this habit for the entirety of their friendship. This ends up exposing The Hood when he tries to deceive them during his sabotage attempt in the GrandFinale, since he calls Jeff Tracy "Jeff'' instead.]]

* GoodOldWays: Even in the 2060s, she'd rather use a map, guidebook, and compass to find her way around than one of Brains's newfangled gadgets. This comes in handy during ''Unplugged''.

* SecretKeeper: She is the only one who knows that Kayo is the Hood's niece.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: In his final appearance after the events of the episode, he seems to have finally found a job that he's good with (overseer of a seed vault), noting that they were able to save a vial of the growth serum from an earlier episode. Even after Gladys is killed by the vault's defense mechanisms, he had the foresight to put one of her seeds in a vault, ensuring it'd ultimately be alright.

* CharacterCatchphrase: Some variation of "*likely illegal or shady actions tied to his days as a criminal that proves very useful or related to the current situation*, allegedly." is a rather common one for him.

A gravelly voiced astronaut first met on Moonbase Shadow Alpha 1, Captain Lee Taylor was a close friend of Jeff Tracy, with a talent for engineering...and minimal ability to remember anyone's names.

* {{Catchphrase}}: "Well that's rather distressing." or some variation of that.

* {{Catchphrase}}: Some variation of "*likely illegal or shady actions tied to his days as a criminal that proves very useful or related to the current situation*, allegedly." is a rather common one for him.

* {{Foil}}: Has a bit of this dynamic with Kayo. Both are the secret operatives of International Rescue, but tend to go about it very differently. Lady Penelope plays the role of the ProperLady, using it as a cover for her work as a secret agent and relying on social norms and connections to find out what she needs to find, often letting Parker handle the physical work and driving if need be, while Kayo is the more physically inclined ActionGirl with a preference for direct action, subterfuge and sabotage, alongside being the pilot of Thunderbird Shadow.

* LightFeminineDarkFeminine: Has a bit of this dynamic with Kayo. Both are the secret operatives of International Rescue, but tend to go about it very differently. Lady Penelope plays the role of the ProperLady, using it as a cover for her work as a secret agent and relying on social norms and connections to find out what she needs to find, often letting Parker handle the physical work and driving if need be, while Kayo is the more physically inclined ActionGirl with a preference for direct action, subterfuge and sabotage, alongside being the pilot of Thunderbird Shadow.

* Catchphrase: Some variation of "*likely illegal or shady actions tied to his days as a criminal that proves very useful or related to the current situation*, allegedly." is a rather common one for him.

* LightFeminineDarkFeminine: Has a bit of this dynamic with Kayo. Both are the secret operatives of International Rescue, but tend to go about it very differently. Lady Penelope plays the role of the ProperLady, using it as a cover for her work as a secret agent and relying on social norms and connections to find out what she needs to find, often letting Parker handle the physical work and driving if need be, while Kayo is the more physically inclined ActionGirl with a preference for direct action, subterfuge, and usage of Thunderbird Shadow.

* EvilDetectingDog: If Bertie starts growling at someone, there's a good likelihood that person is not trustworthy. Even when the Hood disguised himself as Professor Moffat, Bertie sees through it near immediately.

* SitcomArchnemesis: Sherbert and Parker did ''not'' get along with each other (more on Parker's end) for reasons never revealed, especially in earlier seasons. They do ultimately put this aside as time goes on, to the point of Sherbert often being as likely to be Parker's partner in crime as he is Lady Penelope's beloved pet.

* AmplifiedAnimalAptitude: Sherbert is a ''very'' intelligent dog, being smart enough to notice the trustworthiness (or untrustworthiness) of people around him, and even manages to play a huge part in the capture of two of Parker's former criminal friends when they steal FAB1.
* DogSensingEvil: If Bertie starts growling at someone, there's a good likelihood that person is not trustworthy. Even when the Hood disguised himself as Professor Moffat, Bertie sees through it near immediately.

Chauffeur and manservant to Lady Penelope.

!Captain Lee Taylor
--> '''Voiced by:''' Rich Hall
A gravelly voiced astronaut first met on Moonbase Shadow Alpha 1, Captain Lee Taylor was a close friend of Jeff Tracy, with a talent for engineering...and minimal ability to remember anyone's names.

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* {{Foil}}: To Jeff Tracy. Both of them are extremely intelligent and skilled individuals who have immense charisma and ability to rally those to their causes, and are extremely famous individuals as a result. However, Jeff Tracy is TheParagon, beloved for his humanitarian efforts and whom is fondly remembered by everyone who knew him and those he inspired, especially his sons and adoptive daughter Kayo. The Hood by contrast is infamous as a dangerous criminal mastermind and one of the most wanted men on the planet, who eventually broke off his friendship with Jeff due to his immoral desires. Rather than inspiring people, he instead prefers to control and browbeat those who follow him, not being above discarding them when they've failed him.

* {{Foil}}: To Brains. Both are brilliant inventors and engineers who provide much of the machinery in their respective organizations [[spoiler: at least until the Hood betrayed the Mechanic]]. However, Brains prefers to create mostly non-lethal machines aimed primarily at the betterment of humankind and for rescue operations, and is very soft-spoken, kind, and loyal to those he considers his friends. The Mechanic tends to employ more aggressive machines based on various animals, and while relatively quiet is absolutely ruthless when it comes to getting what he wants, regardless of whom or what is in his path. He mostly works alone [[spoiler: in large part due to being under the control of the Hood, and it takes him until the end of Season 2 to even consider anyone except himself to be worthwhile to trust.]]

* TheBrute: Compared to his sister, he isn't anywhere near as cunning and can be a bit simple-minded, preferring straightforward strength and power to solve his problems. That said, he's had his moments of intelligence.