History Characters / CodeBlack

* SecretKeeper: He's the only one who knows that [[spoiler:Angus essentially murdered someone and swears that the two of them will take the secret to their graves.]]

->''You want me to perform major surgery on a 13-year-old girl, and yet I don't see a pediatric referral, no pre-op work-up, no chest X-rays, EKGs, blood work. Should I keep going?''

An emergency resident who grew up in a rough neighborhood in New York City and who sees ER medicine as his way out of his background. Much more aloof than his colleagues, he prefers to do things his way and steamrollers anyone who gets in his way. He slowly begins to loosen up, but retains his snarky personality.

* IJustWantToBeNormal: "I appreciate what you're trying to do, but I've been treated special my whole life. I don't want that here."

* MeatgrinderSurgery: She understands, better than most, that the ER's primary goal is to keep patients alive no matter how crude the methods. Surgeons like Dr. Campbell complain that her treatments tend to create secondary problems that need to be fixed in the operating theater but others appreciate the pressures the ER is under. It doesn't matter to Rorish because she's unapologetic about what she does.

** He was also uncharacteristically soft and sweet with Roseline, the Haitian girl with a spinal tumor seen in Season 1.

* BirdsOfAFeather: She gets on famously with Ethan Willis right from the get-go, due to their shared 'cowboy' attitude to medicine, and the two develop an almost sibling-like, teasing friendship and mutual trust as the episodes go on.

* FriendlyEnemy: Leanne has fierce debates with CEO Ed Harbert (her only true equal seen on the show) about administration, what she wants for her ER, and hospital policy, but she also exhibits a warmth with him that she shows to few other people. (Though he's far more 'antagonist' than 'enemy', being a truly good man with the hospital's welfare his foremost concern, he ''does'' get in Leanne's way quite a bit.)

* PlatonicLifePartners: With Leanne, particularly in the aftermath of her accident. He is her closest friend in the world and chief source of emotional support.

* BaitAndSwitchTyrant: It takes awhile, and he still clashes regularly with the ER doctors, but he eventually proves to be pretty darn good at his job.

* InterserviceRivalry: He genuinely despises emergency medicine and speaks down to everyone in the ER no matter their seniority. Fortunately, as Leanne predicted, serving as the ER Director humbles him and gives him much more respect for the people who work there.

* MissingMom: His wife walked out on him and their daughter after she couldn't cope with their daughter having ''spina bifida'' and the stresses of dealing with a condition that could kill their child at any moment.

* IronWoobie: He had to head a Board inquiry into his girlfriend's violent murder (''in his hospital!'') while remaining calm, cool, collected, and impartial. Just to make it worse, nobody knew they were involved, so the ER staff being interviewed hated him a little bit for doing his job.

* SecretRelationship: He was romantically involved with locum ER Director Dr. Gina Perello, a fact which only comes out after her death. Leanne runs into him quite by accident while visiting Gina's grave, and realizes that he is genuinely distraught at losing her. Given what Leanne herself has been through, her condolences are utterly heartfelt and understanding.

* NiceToTheWaiter: A primary indication that he isn't actually a terrible human being is the fact that he clearly respects his nurses, both in the OR and in Trauma One.

* LikeBrotherAndSister: He develops this dynamic with Leanne; there's no evident physical attraction between them, but they clearly care very deeply for each other and trust each other implicitly.

* TraumaCongaLine: her Season 1 arc: her ex-lover dies of inoperable cancer (after giving birth), and then she gets attacked and stabbed by a stalker.

* HappilyAdopted: After Leanne permanently takes her in. Their love for each other is obvious and [[EarnYourHappyEnding hard-won]].

* HappilyAdopted: After a ''very'' rocky few years, Ariel finally settles happily into life with Leanne. Their love for each other is obvious and [[EarnYourHappyEnding hard-won]].

* BirdsOfAFeather: She gets on famously with Ethan Willis right from the get-go, due to their shared 'cowboy' attitude to medicine, and the two develop an almost sibling-like, teasing friendship as the episodes go on.

* DrJerk: She's very abrasive towards her colleagues and brutal towards her residents. Neal notes that this is actually a fairly recent development and that she was much friendlier and warmer prior to her accident.

* LikeBrotherAndSister: She develops this dynamic with Ethan Willis, who becomes a close friend and confidante of hers.

* MeatgrinderSurgery: She understands, better than most, that the ER's primary goal is to keep patients alive no matter how crude the methods. Surgeons like Dr. Campbell complain that her treatments tend to create secondary problems that need to be fixed in the operating theater but others appreciate the pressures the ER is under. Not that it matters to Rorish because she's unapologetic about what she does.

* PlatonicLifePartners: Jesse is her rock and her main source of support, and easily the most important person in her life after the fatal accident that killed her family. Neal Hudson actually has to remind her that there ''are'' other people she can count on.

* SugarAndIcePersonality: Usually distant and icy, she can also be incredibly warm and nurturing -- but don't point it out, or she'll snap right back to ice again.

* VitriolicBestBuds: With Jesse. They constantly snark at and insult each other to keep each other motivated.

* ReassignedToAntarctica: When asked if he's been sent to Angels as a punishment or a reward, Wills says that it's a mixture of both.

* ShroudedInMyth: when asked a question about his personal background, he gives an enigmatic one-sentence response. He eventually opens up to Dr. Nolan (Angels' staff psychiatrist).

* MeaningfulEcho: When Ariel has to be taken into the "hot zone" in quarantine, Leanne desperately cries "I'm not leaving her!" (though she's eventually forced to let her go). When Leanne herself later falls ill, Ariel echoes the line, begging to stay with Leanne -- and she does.

* MeaningfulEcho: When Ariel first has to be taken into the "hot zone" in quarantine, Leanne desperately cries "I'm not leaving her!" (though she's eventually forced to let her go). When Leanne herself later falls ill, Ariel echoes the line, begging to stay with Leanne -- and she does.

* TheBusCameBack: Ariel wasn't expected to be seen again after the pilot, but she makes an unexpected return in season 2.

The daughter of a patient in the pilot episode, Ariel loses both her father and mother before she's twelve years old. Her return in the season 2 finale reveals that she's been in and out of juvie and essentially on her own, struggling to deal with her grief and find a stable home. She initially stays with Leanne until DCS can find her a group foster home, but a series of events results in Leanne taking her in for good.

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Ariel is more than a little bratty in season 2, but when she realizes she's going into quarantine, she throws herself into Leanne's arms and holds on until other doctors have to pull them apart, and when Leanne falls ill, Ariel is desperately worried about her and [[PleaseDontLeaveMe begs her not to die]]. Leanne, for her part, is a bit frustrated with Ariel's behavior but is incredibly tender with her nevertheless, even gently kissing her forehead at one point and being far more concerned for Ariel than for herself in quarantine.

* ParentalSubstitute: She becomes this to Ariel Braeden, the daughter of a patient in the pilot episode who comes back into her life in season 2 and whom Leanne eventually ends up [[FosterKid taking in permanently]].

* BrokenBird: Very, ''very'' broken after losing her husband and two children, though she does start to heal eventually. Season 2 sees a much less prickly and more emotionally stable Leanne, though she never loses her no-nonsense demeanor.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Her first season character arc focuses on her coming to terms with her family's deaths and opening up to other people. Her taking in Ariel at the end of season two is a major signpost that she's ready to truly ''live'' again, instead of living in her memories.

* DefrostingIceQueen: Her first season character arc focuses on her coming to terms with her family's deaths and opening up to other people.

* ParentalSubstitute: She becomes this to Ariel Braeden, the daughter of a patient in the pilot episode who comes back into her life in season 2 and whom Leanne eventually ends up taking in and [[FosterKid fostering]].

!!Dr. Heather Pinkney (Jillian Murray)

A surgical resident under Dr. Campbell's instruction, and one who is ''very'' good at her job. She is much friendlier than her mentor but almost always takes his side in an interdepartmental dispute. She's somewhat promiscuous and has had simultaneous sexual relationships with Campbell and Savetti and is implied to be sleeping with others as well.

* {{Blackmail}}: She uses the bedroom selfies from her affair with Campbell as leverage against him.
* BreakTheHaughty: When her blind ambition gets to be too much to bear, Dr. Campbell promptly cuts her off at the knees and relegates her to the most basic of tasks until she's suitably cowed.
* FunctionalAddict: She is apparently dependent on Adderall but, unlike Angus, appears to still be able to do her job... so far.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She is ruthlessly ambitious and can be quite cruel, but she also has a much softer side; for instance, she gives Angus Adderall out of a genuine desire to help him, and she sincerely reassures Campbell when his daughter has to undergo surgery.
* ReallyGetsAround: She was explicitly sleeping with Campbell and Savetti around the same time and is implied to be sleeping with a number of other people as well.
* SmallNameBigEgo: She is an excellent surgical resident and knows it, resulting in an overinflated ego. She is blatantly careerist, to the point of neglecting her duties to run off and take part in a dangerous rescue operation because she thought she could get a juicy research paper out of it. Dr. Campbell finally has enough and punishes her until she realizes that her responsibilities to her patients trump her ambitions as a doctor.

* BreakTheHaughty: Dr. Rorish immediately sees his superiority complex and makes a point of knocking him down a few pegs whenever possible because it's impossible to be a ER doctor if everyone else hates your guts. The lesson is ''very'' slowly getting through.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: When a young resident, he came home one night to find his infant twins and his wife near death from a [=CO2=] leak. He was able to revive his son Cole, but not his daughter Lola. The experience scarred him emotionally, and his wife eventually committeed suicide out of grief. He blamed himself for being unable to save Lola or to recognize that his wife had become suicidal, and this also affected his relatonship with his son.]]

* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: When a young resident, he came home one night to find his infant twins and his wife near death from a CO2 leak. He was able to revive his son Cole, but not his daughter Lola. The experience scarred him emotionally, and his wife eventually committeed suicide out of grief. He blamed himself for being unable to save Lola or to recognize that his wife had become suicidal, and this also affected his relatonship with his son.]]

* RealMenLoveJesus: He is a deeply spiritual person and takes a position as Angels Memorial's chaplain when his hand tremors prevent him from practicing medicine.

* RealMenLovesJesus: He is a deeply spiritual person and takes a position as Angels Memorial's chaplain when his hand tremors prevent him from practicing medicine.

* HidingTheHandicap: he keeps his Parkinson's secret from the rest of the ER, but Malaya and Jesse figure out what's going on.