History Characters / ChuckCIAAndOtherSpies

* PyschoSupporter: Bryce is/was Chuck's friend. However, Bryce has spent the last few years being a professional spy which has left him willing to do things that Chuck would never even consider.

** Greta 1 is introduced in a SexyWalk with a [[MaleGaze slow pan]] up her [[LegFocus legs]].

* PoisonousFriend: Bryce is/was Chuck's friend. However, Bryce has spent the last few years being a professional spy which has left him willing to do things that Chuck would never even consider.

* UnknownRival: The sudden and chaotic nature of his return in Season 1 means he doesn't realise until "Chuck Versus the Break-Up" in Season 2 that he is competing with Chuck for Sarah's affection.

* OnlyFriend: Tragically, how he views Chuck, as he is the only person in the world he will always unquestionably trust to be a good person and do the right thing.

* BettyAndVeronica: He and Chuck are this for Sarah. He is the cool, capable, and confident Veronica to Chuck's Betty. [[spoiler: She choses Chuck when she refuses to leave with at the end of Season 2, much to his dismay.]]

** Greta 1 is introduced in a SexyWalk with a [[MaleGaze slow pan]] up her [[ShesGotLegs rather nice stems]].

* KnifeNut: Greta 4 ''really'' likes her knife, being seen wickedly sharpening it while giving {{Death Glare}}s to people.

* HollywoodNerd: He protected the Intersect images with a password inspired by ''Zork'', plays Videogame/EverQuest, and speaks fluent Klingon. It's their shared passion for geeky subjects that helped him and Chuck bond at Stanford

* InnocentlyInsensitive: When he reunites with Chuck he questions why the ambitious friend he remembered is now working a dead-end job and still living with his sister, not realising that getting Chuck kicked out of Stanford is what crushed all self-confidence Chuck had. To his credit, after realizing he's the cause of Chuck's misery, he never teases him about his situation from then on and even tries to show an interest in how Chuck's day working at Buy More was in "Chuck Versus the Break-Up".

!!!''Portrayed by Creator/OliviaMunn (Greta 1), Creator/IsaiahMustafa (Greta 2), Wrestling/StacyKeibler (Greta 3), Creator/SummerGlau (Greta 3)''

''Portrayed by Creator/TonyTodd''

He was killed at the beginning of Season 2 after the rebuilt Intersect was sabotaged by Fulcrum.

Tropes associated with Graham:

''Portrayed by Creator/MattBomer''

Tropes Associated with Bryce:

''Portrayed by Creator/JohnLarroquette''

Was one of the best spies in the US government and known for his legendary exploits with the ladies, but is now....past his expiration date. Has a historical relationship with Gen. Beckman.

Tropes Associated with Roan:

''Portrayed by Creator/OliviaMunn (Greta 1), Creator/IsaiahMustafa (Greta 2), Wrestling/StacyKeibler (Greta 3), Creator/SummerGlau (Greta 3)''

Eventually, it is revealed that the Gretas were candidates for a new NCS project in which they were candidates vying to be new Intersect Agents. Greta-2 and Greta-3 and became the first members of this program, before a nearly catastrophic disaster resulted in the program being taken under Chuck's lead, and the two Gretas are subsequently de-Intersected.

Tropes Associated with the Gretas:

''Portrayed by Creator/RichardBurgi''

Described as the CIA's toughest and most ruthless agent, Decker was hell-bent on getting rid of Volkoff and foiling Chuck. In the final season, along with a team of corrupt CIA agents, he was once more determined to destroy Carmichael Industries and eliminate Chuck, for rather mysterious reasons. Those reasons were blackmail: Daniel Shaw discovered traces of his corruption, and used it to blackmail him into acting as his lackey. He was killed by Verbanski.

Tropes Associated with Decker:
* AssholeVictim: Probably the most despicable character in the series. Absolutely no one wept for him when Verbanski blew his ass up. Even [[spoiler:Shaw]] saw him as little more than a "slug" and a means to an end.

''Portrayed by Creator/RobinGivens''

Tropes associated with Bentley:

''Portrayed by Creator/MiniAnden''

Tropes Associated with Carina:

''Portrayed by Creator/JonathanCake''

Tropes associated with Barker:

''Portrayed by Creator/ScottBakula''

He was later shot and killed by Daniel Shaw.

Tropes associated with Stephen:

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Courtesy of Daniel Shaw.]]

''Portrayed by Creator/LindaHamilton''

Eventually it's revealed that her original mission of infiltrating Volkoff Industries is still her primary goal, due to her husband's Intersect project being responsible for turning the previously harmless Hartley Winterbottom into the AxeCrazy Alexei Volkoff.

Tropes associated with Mary:

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[[folder:Clyde Decker]]
!!'''Clyde Decker'''
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->''"I'm not afraid to be the bad guy."''

''Portrayed by Creator/RichardBurgi''

Described as the CIA's toughest and most ruthless agent, Decker was hell-bent on getting rid of Volkoff and foiling Chuck. In the final season, along with a team of corrupt CIA agents, he was once more determined to destroy Carmichael Industries and eliminate Chuck, for rather mysterious reasons. Those reasons were blackmail: Daniel Shaw discovered traces of his corruption, and used it to blackmail him into acting as his lackey. He was killed by Verbanski.
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Tropes Associated with Decker:
* AssholeVictim: Probably the most despicable character in the series. Absolutely no one wept for him when Verbanski blew his ass up. Even [[spoiler:Shaw]] saw him as little more than a "slug" and a means to an end.
* BigBad: Of the first half of the final season. [[spoiler: Subverted. He's TheDragon to Shaw.]]
* TheDragon: To [[spoiler:Shaw]]. Though he WAS blackmailed, he still very much enjoyed tormenting Chuck.
* TheDreaded: Has a fierce reputation as a serious task master - even ''Casey'' is wary of him.
* HateSink: ''Intensely'' unlikable and is an absolute bastard to pretty much everyone around him. Even Beckman despises him.
* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: Debuts as a major antagonist in the final episode of Season 4, and has a much bigger role throughout the final season.
* ManipulativeBastard: Uses every trick in the book to get what he wants.
* SmugSnake: Every bad thing he does, he does with glee and satisfaction. He ''really'' likes to gloat especially.

[[folder:Orion]]
!!'''Stephen J. Bartowski / Orion'''
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->''"Maybe we should...wait until dark, they're...they're tracking my every move. Rat bastards..."''

''Portrayed by Creator/ScottBakula''

Chuck and Ellie's estranged father, he is later revealed to have been a CIA spy, engineer, and creator of the Intersect - codenamed Orion. After discovering what the Intersect was truly capable of, he abandoned Chuck and Ellie to protect them from Fulcrum and The Ring.

He was later shot and killed by Daniel Shaw.

Tropes associated with Stephen:
* ActorAllusion: Done twice in Stephen's first appearance.
** A very familiar CatchPhrase shows up quite early in the episode.
---> '''Ellie''' (in shock at seeing her father): [[CallBack I want pancakes.]]\\
'''Stephen''' (equally shocked at her reaction): [[Series/QuantumLeap Oh boy!]]
** A meta example occurred in the network lead-in to the episode, done by Bakula in which he mentions feeling like he's "been here before." ''Series/QuantumLeap'' aired on NBC (though regrettably for the reference, never on the Mondays at 8pm Eastern Time slot Chuck occupied at the time).
* TheAtoner: He feels really bad about abandoning his kids.
** He also seems to have spent years trying to atone for [[spoiler:turning his best friend, Hartley Winterbottom into the ax crazy arms dealer Alexei Volkroff, and convincing his wife (a CIA agent) to go rogue to look after him.]]
* BadassBookworm: The man was on the run from the government and Fulcrum for ten years and regularly kicks the crap out of secret agents.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Eccentric and little air-headed, certainly, but no less capable.
* CatchPhrase: "Aces, Charles".
* DisappearedDad: A good chunk of the show's drama is Chuck and Ellie coming to terms with his leaving them when they were young, and that was after their own mom left. He needed to run to protect them from Ted Roark.
* IAlwaysWantedToSayThat: "This disk will self-destruct in 5 seconds".
* IronicNickname: Orion the Hunter yet he has spent most of his adult life being the hunted.
** Makes more sense with the backstory revealed in season four. [[spoiler:Seeing how he spent years keeping track of his best friend Hartley, (AKA Alexei Volkroff) who he accidentally turned into an ax crazy arms dealer, and his wife, who took it upon herself to look after Hartley.]]
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Courtesy of Daniel Shaw.]]
* MinoredInAsskicking: He's a TechnoWizard first and foremost, but can most ''definitely'' hold his own in a fight. He knocked out and incapacitated Vincent and his goons without much effort, and it's implied he had to do this ''regularly'' while on the run.
* OmniscientDatabase: A beta version of the Intersect is in his head. When we see his flashes, the images move much more slowly than they do when Chuck flashes.
* ProperlyParanoid: He thinks that "the bastards are watching [his] every move". He says that in a room with [[TheMenInBlack Sarah]], and he's completely right.
** Of course he ''knew'' Sarah was CIA all along, and only allowed her to find him in the first place because he allowed her to.
* SuperWristGadget: He has one of these of [[TechnoWizard his own creation]], which seems to have the capabilities of a supercomputer. It first appears in "Chuck Vs The Predator", before we know who he is, where he uses it to hack a Predator drone. It reappears in "Chuck Vs The Dream Job", where he uses it to hack the security at [[EvilInc Roark Instruments]], revealing him as Orion. He later gives it to Chuck in the season finale, though the latter [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse apparently forgets he has it]], as it never shows up again.
* TechnoWizard: Whether it's a computer, a phone or a microwave, there's NOTHING this guy can't do with technology.

[[folder:Langston Graham]]
!!'''Langston Graham'''
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->''"At least they ''(the intersect)'' weren't sent to his friend."''

''Portrayed by Creator/TonyTodd''

Graham was the Director of the CIA, and the direct supervisor of the Intersect Project, along with Sarah's superior. He recruited Sarah when she was in high school after he apprehended her father for conning a dangerous individual - claiming he [[WellIntentionedExtremist saved]] them both. It is assumed he is the only other person to have known Sarah's real full name.

He was killed at the beginning of Season 2 after the rebuilt Intersect was sabotaged by Fulcrum.
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Tropes associated with Graham:
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: A {{Jerkass}} who is always a ConsummateProfessional, he's nevertheless amused when he receives a Fedex package from Chuck... [[RefugeInAudacity with a priceless diamond used to fund terrorism just bouncing around inside]].
* DaChief: The director of the CIA.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's essentially Beckman without any of the sympathetic qualities.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Dies in an explosion in the Season 2 premiere.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: If his interactions with Sarah were any indicator, he's ''very'' fond of using emotional blackmail to get people to do what he wants.
* TheMentor: He mentored Sarah in the CIA, after her father got arrested.
* MissionControl: Shared this role along with Beckman in season 1, giving the agents their briefings on the mission of the week.
* PosthumousCharacter: He plays a role in the story even after his death, since his actions played a large role on why [[spoiler:Daniel Shaw joined the Ring, as he was the one who arranged the hit on Eve Shaw.]]
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Graham was supposed to have survived longer than intended, but his death came about due to Creator/TonyTodd appearing on ''Series/TwentyFour'' that same year.
* TheStoic: Has a perpetual poker-face that he only shed twice: When Chuck mailed him a priceless diamond in a Fedex box, [[OhCrap and when he was blown up by FULCRUM]].
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Seems to have this attitude even more than Beckman. The ''only'' thing that saved Chuck's life was Graham's own demise - and the destruction of the Intersect with him.

[[folder:Cole Barker]]
!!'''Cole Barker'''
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->''"Well, who'd have thought it. Cole Barker loses the girl to Chuck Bartowski."''

''Portrayed by Creator/JonathanCake''

Barker is a [=MI6=] agent who infiltrated the ranks of Fulcrum as one of their top operatives - only to have his cover blown by Chuck & crew after a case of mistaken identity. Throughout his stay in Castle, some static was caused between him and Chuck, with Barker shamelessly hitting on Sarah at every chance he got. Regardless, he proved he was ultimately a good guy, and a dependable agent.

[[folder:Carina Miller]]
!!'''Carina Miller'''
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->''"You idiot. The reason Sarah is being so cold is because she loves you. Now get your head out of your ass and be a spy."''

''Portrayed by Creator/MiniAnden''

One of Sarah's old spy buddies (they were part of a [[AmazonBrigade four-woman team]] called the CAT Squad), Carina is a spy who is equally comfortable with either kicking ass or seducing unwitting marks.

Tropes Associated with Carina:
* AccidentalMisnaming: It's a RunningGag that Carina never refers to Morgan by his name and always calls him "Martin". It later turns into an AffectionateNickname after she knows better.
* ActionGirl: Carina is able to hold her own in a fight against Sarah.
* BadassInDistress: She's made a hostage by "her husband" after Chuck blows her cover.
* BigDamnHeroes: Pulls one in the Season 4 finale.
* ClassyCatBurglar: Not ''as'' classy as some examples, but she ''is'' a master thief when one is needed.
* ClingyJealousGirl: She genuinely seems to have a crush for Morgan in Season 4, but doesn't handle it too maturely when Morgan keeps proving to her that he loves Alex. She gets over it eventually.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Towards Morgan. Originally she couldn't even remember his name, and shows very little respect for him. She warms up to him significantly after he stands up to her, [[spoiler: and even sleeps with him]].
* FemmeFatale: Her main modus operandi is seduction. She's so good at it that she's even able to get ''Casey'' to drop his guard, even when he's ''completely aware of her intentions''. [[SchmuckBait She's done this TWICE.]]
* TheGadfly: She loves messing with people, Casey, in particular, seems to be her favorite target.
* IndyPloy: She's prone to improvising or coming up with plans on the fly, much to Sarah's and Casey irritation.
* HoneyTrap: Her HeroicSeductress skill makes this her specialty. Her second appearance even has her {{Marrying|TheMark}} the VillainOfTheWeek, as part of her assignment.
* MsFanservice: She is a HeadTurningBeauty and spends a ''lot'' of her appearances in [[LingerieScene her underwear]], swimsuits, and sexy cocktail dresses, and very much [[HeroicSeductress uses her appearance to advantage]].
* NoodleIncident: Her and Casey had an "incident" in Prague that never gets elaborated on, but it apparently involved her sleeping with him and leaving him ChainedToABed.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: When she and Sarah first talk in "Chuck Versus the Wookiee", Sarah asks her what her current cover is and she answers "Carina", which implies that Carina might not be her real name.
* RejectionAffection: She takes an interest in Morgan when he turns her down after she plays him one time too many.
-->'''Carina:''' No one ever said "no" to me before...
* SexGoddess: Casey is ''very'' willing to sleep with her, despite being fully aware she's playing him. Morgan is shown to be overwhelmed after sleeping with her.
* SexyScandinavian: She seems to share her actress's Swedish background, as Morgan calls her "[[StatuesqueStunner almost six feet]] of pure Swede".
* ShipperOnDeck: For Sarah/Chuck. She's the first person that tells Chuck that his feelings for Sarah aren't one-sided.
* SleepsInTheNude: Morgan is shocked to find her sleeping naked in ''his'' bed when she visits Chuck and Sarah for their engagement part, [[ModestyBedsheet all wrapped up in his goofy bedsheets]].
* StatuesqueStunner: She's a HeadTurningBeauty and very tall, as her actress is 5' 10".
* TheTease: She acts flirtatious even outside of her spy life, apparently just enjoying getting a rise out of men.
* UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo: In her first appearance Morgan is a HopelessSuitor to her. In her second she sleeps with him just for having the gall to say "no" to her, and in her third appearance she tries hooking up with him again but he turns her down since he's in a relationship with Alex.
* VitriolicBestBuds: She had no qualms double-crossing Sarah to make herself look better to the government.
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[[folder:Agent Greta]]
!!'''Greta / Richard Noble / Victoria Dunwoody'''
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->''"I have a way with dealing with annoyances. It's very pleasant. But only to me."''

''Portrayed by Creator/OliviaMunn (Greta 1), Creator/IsaiahMustafa (Greta 2), Wrestling/StacyKeibler (Greta 3), Creator/SummerGlau (Greta 3)''

An agent(s) under Beckman's direct orders who is stationed at the rebuilt, CIA-run Buy More. Many different individuals assume the identity of Greta, for mission ambiguity and other...unclear purposes.

Eventually, it is revealed that the Gretas were candidates for a new NCS project in which they were candidates vying to be new Intersect Agents. Greta-2 and Greta-3 and became the first members of this program, before a nearly catastrophic disaster resulted in the program being taken under Chuck's lead, and the two Gretas are subsequently de-Intersected.
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Tropes Associated with the Gretas:
* TheAce: The Greta agents are some of the CIA's finest, but it's taken to ''absurd'' levels with Greta 2. He makes being a Buy More employee look ''awesome''.
* ActorAllusion:
** [[{{Series/Firefly}} A subtle one]] with Creator/SummerGlau's incarnation when Casey stands up for his operation after Greta criticizes it.
** Isaiah Mustafa also plays his version of Greta as very similar to Advertising/TheManYourManCouldSmellLike.
** Wrestling/StacyKeibler has a brief rematch with Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin.
* AxCrazy: Greta 4 is a little ''too'' kill-crazy, though to be fair, she ''was'' [[EveryoneHasStandards aiming for Jeff and Lester.]] And [[TooDumbToLive they were being way more obnoxious than usual.]]
* EmotionlessGirl: Greta 1 doesn't display any emotion aside from vague disdain towards [[AbhorrentAdmirer Morgan flirting with her]].
* GutturalGrowler: Greta 4 has a mean grunt, though not ''quite'' as impressive as Casey's as demonstrated in their grunt-off.
* HeadTurningBeauty: A trait shared by all agents. Many people at the Buy More are seen EatingTheEyeCandy whenever they're around. Lester and Jeff actually start becoming suspicious of how they always have hot new employees named Greta.
* KnifeNut: Greta 4 ''really'' likes her knife, being seen wickedly sharpening it while giving {{Death Glare}}s to people.
* LegacyCharacter: There are four of them.
%%* MissionControl
* MrFanservice: Greta #2 is just as ridiculously attractive as the last one, to the point that [[EvenTheGuysWantHim even Morgan is into him]].
* MsFanservice: All the female Gretas are played for {{fanservice}}.
** Greta 1 is introduced in a SexyWalk with a [[MaleGaze slow pan]] up her [[ShesGotLegs rather nice stems]].
** Greta 3 gets a similar FeetFirstIntroduction that gives [[MaleGaze a slow pan up to her figure]].
** Greta 4 also has the obligatory [[MaleGaze pan up shot]] of her body when Jeff and Lester are stalking her around the But More, and she also gets a scene with her EroticEating a subway sandwich.
* NoNameGiven: Of the four Gretas, two are eventually named: [[spoiler:Isaiah Mustafa's Greta-2 (Richard Noble) and Stacey Keibler's Greta-3 (Victoria Dunwoody)]].
* NotSoStoic: Greta 4 is the only Greta that ever breaks the façade in the Buy More. It seems not even a spy trained to control their emotions can deal with the annoyance that is Jeff and Lester.
* OmniscientDatabase: [[spoiler:Agents Noble and Dunwoody had access to the Intersect 2.0]].
* StealthHiBye: Greta 4 is a master of this. Lampshaded by Lester who gets suspicious about her repeatedly disappearing into thin air. She even scares Morgan by doing this at one point. Casey later makes up a story to Lester and Jeff that she was a thief that was using old walkway behind the walls in the HTR for electrical repairs.
* TwoferTokenMinority: TheOneGuy is also the only African-American.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/OliviaMunn's incarnation of Greta was intended to have been a recurring role, however other commitments forced her to reluctantly drop out after her first appearance. It was then decided to rotate different actors into the role each appearance rather than drop the character.
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[[folder:Roan Montgomery]]
!!'''Roan Montgomery'''
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->''"The first rule of being a spy: never fall in love."''

''Portrayed by Creator/JohnLarroquette''

Was one of the best spies in the US government and known for his legendary exploits with the ladies, but is now....past his expiration date. Has a historical relationship with Gen. Beckman.
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Tropes Associated with Roan:
* TheAlcoholic: Loves his martinis far too much.
* ButtMonkey: Beckman fully enjoys torturing him....[[FateWorseThanDeath by making his next assignment be a Buy More employee]]. That's not even the first humiliation he goes through.
* BrokenAce: Despite his reputation and abilities he's a JadedWashout.
* TheCasanova: For God and Country, there is no woman on the planet he ''won't'' have sex with.
* CoolOldGuy: Tries to be one, but it's clear his glory days are behind him.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSestZIAdZw "65 Bars And A Taste Of Soul" by Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band]].
** The theme ''perfectly'' fits him, AND the song ''actually accompanies Chuck's intersect flash of him''. Yes. His own personal theme song is ''inside the Intersect database''.
* TheMentor: Roan taught his own class in seduction when he was in the CIA.
* NonActionGuy: He has yet to display his spy skills aside from pointing his gun.
* SharpDressedMan: So much so, he's never worn cotton in his life. He hates how the Buy More green shirt chafes.
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[[folder:Director Bentley]]
!!'''Jane Bentley'''
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->''"You know what your problem is? You want people to like you too much. A true leader shouldn't care about that."''

''Portrayed by Creator/RobinGivens''

NCS Director in charge of the GRETA project to find field agents to imprint with the Intersect. After the project was scrapped, she was demoted to work directly under Chuck himself, much, ''much'' to her displeasure.
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Tropes associated with Bentley:
* DefrostingIceQueen: By the end, she warms up to Chuck and his unorthodox methods.
* HeroicSacrifice: Subverted in that Chuck saves her when she was prepared to die.
* JerkAss: Casey calls her "...our Beckman but without the sparkling personality".
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's still loyal to her country, but getting on her good side is...challenging.
* SmugSnake: Is she ever. Or was anyway.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: ''Despises'' Chuck and gleefully antagonizes him at every chance she gets. She finally gets over it after he saves her life.
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[[folder:Clyde Decker]]
!!'''Clyde Decker'''
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->''"I'm not afraid to be the bad guy."''

''Portrayed by Creator/RichardBurgi''

Described as the CIA's toughest and most ruthless agent, Decker was hell-bent on getting rid of Volkoff and foiling Chuck. In the final season, along with a team of corrupt CIA agents, he was once more determined to destroy Carmichael Industries and eliminate Chuck, for rather mysterious reasons. Those reasons were blackmail: Daniel Shaw discovered traces of his corruption, and used it to blackmail him into acting as his lackey. He was killed by Verbanski.
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* TheAce: The Greta agents are some of the CIA's finest, but it's taken to ''absurd'' levels with Greta 3. He makes being a Buy More employee look ''awesome''.

* BettyAndVeronica: He and Chuck are this for Sarah. He is the cool, capable, and confident Veronica to Chuck's {{Adorkable}} Betty. [[spoiler: She choses Chuck when she refuses to leave with at the end of Season 2, much to his dismay.]]

''Portrayed by Creator/JohnLaroquette''

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: A {{jerkass}} who is always a consummate professional, he's nevertheless amused when he receives a Fedex package from Chuck... [[RefugeInAudacity with a priceless diamond used to fund terrorism just bouncing around inside]].

* ManipulativeBastard: If his interactions with Sarah were any indicator, he's ''very'' font of using emotional blackmail to get people to do what he wants.

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Seems to have this attitude even more than Beckman. The ''only'' thing that saved Chuck's safe was Graham's own demise - and the destruction of the Intersect with him.

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* ArchEnemy: Casey's. The two weren't very fond of each other before, but Casey shooting him and damn near killing him really soured it. Their immediate reactions to seeing one another is to immediately pull a gun and shoot to kill.

* [[spoiler: DiesWideOpen]]: In his final appearance.
* {{Foil}}: He and Chuck were very similar in both skills, background and personality in Stanford and despite outward appearances are surprisingly similar in their geeky interests, taste in women, and UndyingLoyalty. It would'nt have been hard for them to both end up in the same place, however, Bryce always had the will to do what he felt needed to be done and make the hard calls whilst Chuck was always too much of a NiceGuy. Interestingly, the show makes it clear that Bryce's way of doing things isn't necessarily a good thing; it ruined Chuck's life.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: When he reunites with Chuck he questions why the ambitious friend he remembered is now working a dead-end job and still living with his sister, not realising that getting Chuck kicked out of Stanford is what crushed all self-confidence Chuck had.
** To his credit, after realising he's the cause of Chuck's misery, he never teases him about his situation from then on and even tries to show an interest in how Chuck's day working at Buy More was in "Chuck Versus the Break-Up".

* LoveIsAWeakness: An interesting case, he clearly loves Sarah but his TheNeedsOfTheMany mentality means that he won't let it get in the way of saving the world and doing the right thing. However, when he finally realises that Sarah is in love with Chuck he warns her that her feelings could jeopardise national security because he doesn't trust her to choose her duty over Chuck.

* UndyingLoyalty: Love and loyalty for country is fine and all, but Bryce's loyalty will always be to Sarah, Chuck and most of all [[spoiler: Orion]].

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---> '''Ellie''' (in shock at seeing her father): [[CallBack I want pancakes.]]
--->'''Stephen''' (equally shocked at her reaction): [[Series/QuantumLeap Oh boy!]]

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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: A {{jerkass}} who is always a consummate professional, he's nevertheless amused when he receives a Fedex package from Chuck....[[RefugeInAudacity with a priceless diamond used to fund terrorism just bouncing around inside]].

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Graham was supposed to have survived longer than intended, but his death came about due to Tony Todd appearing on ''Series/TwentyFour'' that same year.

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''Portrayed by Jonathan Cake''

* AntiHero

* HumbleHero: A big deal out is made out of the fact he took out nine FULCRUM agents after enduringing ColdBloodedTorture. He later reveals it was actually ''twelve'' but he didn't want to boast about it.

* MrFanservice: He is shirtless for the majority of his scenes.

-->'''Cole''': ''"Just doing my job, General. Actually, Chuck showed great courage on this mission. He got injured in the line of duty."''
-->'''[[DeadpanSnarker Casey]]''': ''"He got clipped by a window sill. It's as pathetic as it sounds."''

* RunningGag: He unintentionally starts one of the shows most reoccuring ones by giving Chuck an innocent bit of advice on how to take down an assailant.
--> '''Cole''': ''"Always go for the knee."''
--> '''Chuck''': ''"You mean like [[Film/TheKarateKid "sweep the leg?"]]"''
* TakingTheBullet: Does this for Sarah.
* UndercoverCopReveal: Introduced as a FULCRUM agent, he is later revealed to have spent the last eighteen months undercover within their organisation to obtain vital information in taking them down.
* {{UST}}: Has a lot with Sarah.

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Mary is Chuck and Ellie's mother. She disappeared when they were children, leaving Ellie to raise Chuck after Stephen left as well. She first appears in "Chuck Versus the Anniversary" where she is a prisoner of Marco, an agent of Volkoff. She escapes, effortlessly killing her captors. Though at first its a mystery as to who she's working for and who she's loyal to, the one thing that's clear is that she doesnot want to hurt [[MoralityPet her family]].

Eventually its revealed that her original mission of infiltrating Volkoff Industries is still her primary goal, due to her husband's Intersect project being responsible for turning the previously harmless Hartley Winterbottom into the AxeCrazy Alexei Volkoff.

* ParentalAbandonment: Abandoned her children and Stephen to wedge herself deeper into Volkoff's operation. She considered it obligation and guilt out of what she and her husband did to him.
* [[DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou Mommy Had A Good Reason For Abandoning You]]: Protecting her kids from a monster she and Stephen created.

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One of Sarah's old spy buddies (they were part of a four-woman team called the CAT Squad), Carina is a spy who is equally comfortable with either kicking ass or seducing unwitting marks.

* ClingyJealousGirl: She genuinely falls for Morgan in Season 4, but doesn't handle it too maturely when Morgan keeps proving to her that he loves Alex. She gets over it eventually.

* MsFanservice: She spends a ''lot'' of her appearances in her underwear, swimsuits, and sexy cocktail dresses, and very much uses her appearance to advantage.
* StatuesqueStunner: Her actress is 5' 10".

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''Portrayed by Creator/OliviaMunn, [[Advertising/TheManYourManCouldSmellLike Isaiah Mustafa]], Wrestling/StacyKeibler, Creator/SummerGlau (pictured right)''

* TheAce: The Greta agents are some of the CIA's finest, but it's taken to ''absurd'' levels with Richard Noble. He makes being a Buy More employee look ''awesome''.

** [[{{Series/Firefly}} A subtle one]] with Summer Glau's incarnation when Casey stands up for his operation after Greta criticizes it.

** Stacy Kiebler has a brief rematch with Stone Cold Steve Austin.
* AxCrazy: Summer Glau's Greta is a little ''too'' kill crazy, though to be fair, she ''was'' [[EveryoneHasStandards aiming for Jeff and Lester.]] [[TooDumbToLive And they were being way more obnoxious than usual.]]
* EmotionlessGirl: Munn's portrayal of Greta.
* GutturalGrowler: Glau's Greta has a mean grunt, though not ''quite'' as impressive as Casey's as demonstrated in their grunt-off.
* KnifeNut: Summer's Portrayal of Greta ''really'' likes her knife.

* MissionControl
* MrFanservice: Mustafa's portrayal.
* MsFanservice: The ''other'' Gretas. Olivia Munn's Greta is even introduced with a [[MaleGaze slow pan]] up her [[ShesGotLegs rather nice stems]].

* NotSoStoic: The Creator/SummerGlau Greta is the only Greta that ever breaks the façade in the Buy More. It seems not even a spy trained to control their emotions can deal with the annoyance that is Jeff and Lester.

* StealthHiBye: The Creator/SummerGlau Greta is a master.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Olivia Munn's incarnation of Greta was intended to have been a recurring role, however other commitments forced her to reluctantly drop out after her first appearance. It was then decided to rotate different actors into the role each appearance rather than drop the character.

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''Portrayed by John Laroquette''

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''Portrayed by Robin Givens''

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''Portrayed by Richard Burgi''

''Portrayed by Mini Anden''

* CruelToBeKind: The master of this. He framed Chuck for cheating on his exams, stole his girlfriend, and got him kicked out of Stanford all in the hope that [[spoiler: it'd prevent Chuck from getting dragged into the unscrupulous espionage world, afraid it would break his kind-hearted friend.]]

* BettyAndVeronica: He and Chuck are this for Sarah. He is the cool, capable, and confident Veronica to Chuck's {{Adorkable}} Betty.

* CruelToBeKind: He ruined Chuck's life. He framed him for cheating on his exams, stole his girlfriend, and got him kicked out of Stanford all in the hope that [[spoiler: his friend would be spared from getting dragged into the unscrupulous espionage world, afraid it would break his kind-hearted friend.]]

* {{Foil}}: He and Chuck started in the same place and despite outward appearances are surprisingly similar in their geeky interests, taste in women, and UndyingLoyalty. It would'nt have been hard for them to both end up in the same place, however, Bryce always had the will to do what he felt needed to be done and make the hard calls whilst Chuck was always too much of a NiceGuy. Interestingly, the show makes it clear that Bryce's way of doing things isn't necessarily a good thing; it ruined Chuck's life.

* HeroicSacrifice: Is killed by Miles just before he had a chance to destroy the Intersect 2.0 as a final request to Orion.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: When he reunites with Chuck he questions why the ambitious friend he remembered is now working a dead-end job and still living with his sister, not realising that his own role in getting Chuck kicked out of Stanford [[spoiler: even if it was in an attempt to save him from a life of espionage]] is what crushed all self-confidence Chuck had.
** To his credit, after realising the state Chuck's life is in, he never teases him about his situation from then on and even tries to show an interest in how Chuck's day working at Buy More was in "Chuck Versus the Break-Up".

* LoveIsAWeakness: An interesting case, he clearly loves Sarah but his TheNeedsOfTheMany mentality means that he won't let it get in the way of saving the world and doing the right thing. When he finally realises that Sarah is in love with Chuck he knows that she doesn't share his view and would jeopardise national security if it meant saving Chuck.

* TheNeedsOfTheMany: In "Chuck Versus the Break-Up", the one time he's willing to leave Chuck to get be captured - and possibly killed - by a FULCRUM agent so he can stop a microchip containing the secret identities of everyone on the Intersect project from falling into FULCRUM's hands. It's clear he'd rather save them both but prioritising the microchip over his friend is another thing that sets him apart from Chuck and Sarah who follow a NoOneGetsLeftBehind way of working.

* PoisonousFriend: Bryce is/was Chuck's friend. However, Bryce has spent the last few years being a professional spy which has left him willing to do things that Chuck would never even stop to consider.

--> '''Chuck''': ''"You mean like [[Film/KarateKid "sweep the leg?"]]"''

--> '''Chuck''': ''"You mean like [[Franchise/KarateKid "sweep the leg?"]]"''

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Comes off like a womanizing wanker, but he's a very good friend to have nonetheless.