History Characters / TheRookie2018

* BreakingTheCycleOfBadParenting: Unlike his own father who abandoned him when he was young, John is very active in his son's life, even dropping out of college so he could get a job as a contractor to support him and Sarah, and pays Henry's college tuition. In contrast to his mother, he has remained amicable with his ex, tries to be the responsible who can provide his son with advice when needed.

** Despite being the oldest rookie, John has the advantage of being able to see situations from a different perspective thanks to his age and life experiences. It was the reason Captain Anderson allowed him to become a rookie despite his older age, as she saw the value in having a cop who (unlike the younger rookies) came with life experience and the ability to see situations differently.

** This trope actually results in him being placed with Harper in Season 2, as Grey notes that she would ''destroy'' a younger rookie whereas John is more willing to stand up to her and speak out when she goes too far.

* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: She is this for Tamara, from giving her a place to live, helping her with her education, and making sure she is well fed.

* LikeBrotherAndSister: Has this going on with Jackson when they share an apartment together. He even gives her a family heirloom, a charm necklace given to each generation of his family that becomes a cop, as a gift for leveling up in her police career as a token of their friendship. She says the gift was far better than any medal or badge. [[spoiler: When Jackson dies, she takes months to properly grieve her loss and adjust to life without him.]]

* NiceGirl: She's one of the nicest people you'll meet.

* When she was a teenager, she had a fight with her boyfriend one night and left a party early, and later on that same night her boyfriend died in a brutal car accident that required a closed-casket funeral. She's felt guilt-ridden ever since and still has emotional baggage years later.

* AmicableExes: His marriage to Sarah ended badly, with both agreeing that the relationship was over years before they divorced. Although he ended up reeling after the split, John and Sarah eventually worked things out to become friends.

* BreakingTheCycleOfBadParenting: Unlike his own father who abandoned him when he was young, John is very active in his son's life, eve dropping out of college so he could get a job to support him and Sarah, and pays Henry's college tuition. In contrast to his mother, he has remained amicable with his ex, tries to be the responsible who can provide his son with advice when needed.

* DisappearedDad: Nolan's father abandoned his mother and him when he was only 11 years ol.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Hasn't been seen since Season 3, with his reaction to Jackson's death not being seen.

* KarmaHoudini: On her first day as a T.O. she almost got Nolan killed by going into a dangerous situation without waiting for backup, then when Nolan wanted to report Armstrong to InternalAffairs, she talked him out of it, practically guaranteeing that he would never get a promotion. Not only did she receive no punishment (other than a the same letter of reprimand as Nolan, which in her position was meaningless), she was assigned another rookie. She also cheated on her boyfriend with her ex-husband, and never got caught.

* ColdBloodedTorture: She tortured all of her victims before killing them, which include pouring boil oil down one's throat, peeling the skin off a woman's face, extracting the teeth from an anesthesiologist, and her trademark of cutting off her victims' hands and feet.