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Calvinball entry.
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* Calvinball: In the pilot, we're introduced to Jojo by watching her play a game of skill and reflexes. We never find out any details of the game.
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* AndStarring: Creator/LindaHunt gets "And" billing in the opening.
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Five Man Band is undergoing a wick-cleaning project. Examples with incorrect format and examples featuring groups of more than five, will be deleted.
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* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Captain John Boone is the brooding and unkempt but charismatic leader with a hint of LovableRogue. Understandably pragmatic in the circumstances, he nevertheless gets the job done and keeps his team safe while doing it.
** TheLancer: Doc Krueger fills this role, cheerfully complaining every step of the way in a gravelly voice. [[ShorterMeansSmarter Short]] and stout, with his budget cyborg replacement parts constantly giving him trouble, he'll nevertheless back his team without hesitation when the chips are down. His complaining notwithstanding, he may actually be the most optimistic member of the group.
** TheSmartGuy: Mimmer is the Techie and the Booksmart Guy with a touch of MadScientist. [[ShorterMeansSmarter Short]], slim, balding, physically unimposing, has a squeaky voice and wears the geekiest [[TheShortGuyWithGlasses pair of glasses]] you'll ever want to see. But he keeps the team's equipment in order and supports them with [[GadgeteerGenius whatever gadgets they need]] to complete their missions. He also helps repair and maintain Doc's cybernetic replacement parts.
** TheBigGuy: Zylyn, full stop. He comes from a race of warriors: of the team he's physically the strongest, most aggressive, and he has extensive weapons and hand-to-hand combat training. He voluntarily wears a suppressive collar ("represser yoke") to keep his violence in check when he's not in battle.
--> '''Boone:''' He's doing much better. He left our heads on.
** TheChick: Jojo is a badass, [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] ActionGirl version.
** The SixthRanger: Daniel Kincaid, wet behind the ears and more straightlaced than the older members of Boone's team, was added long after they had formed a dynamic[[note]]in-universe; in reality, he joined during the show's pilot[[/note]]. Nevertheless he's proving to be a valuable supportive member. Also doubles as a second [[TheLancer Lancer]].
** TheLeader: Captain John Boone is the brooding and unkempt but charismatic leader with a hint of LovableRogue. Understandably pragmatic in the circumstances, he nevertheless gets the job done and keeps his team safe while doing it.
** TheLancer: Doc Krueger fills this role, cheerfully complaining every step of the way in a gravelly voice. [[ShorterMeansSmarter Short]] and stout, with his budget cyborg replacement parts constantly giving him trouble, he'll nevertheless back his team without hesitation when the chips are down. His complaining notwithstanding, he may actually be the most optimistic member of the group.
** TheSmartGuy: Mimmer is the Techie and the Booksmart Guy with a touch of MadScientist. [[ShorterMeansSmarter Short]], slim, balding, physically unimposing, has a squeaky voice and wears the geekiest [[TheShortGuyWithGlasses pair of glasses]] you'll ever want to see. But he keeps the team's equipment in order and supports them with [[GadgeteerGenius whatever gadgets they need]] to complete their missions. He also helps repair and maintain Doc's cybernetic replacement parts.
** TheBigGuy: Zylyn, full stop. He comes from a race of warriors: of the team he's physically the strongest, most aggressive, and he has extensive weapons and hand-to-hand combat training. He voluntarily wears a suppressive collar ("represser yoke") to keep his violence in check when he's not in battle.
--> '''Boone:''' He's doing much better. He left our heads on.
** TheChick: Jojo is a badass, [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] ActionGirl version.
** The SixthRanger: Daniel Kincaid, wet behind the ears and more straightlaced than the older members of Boone's team, was added long after they had formed a dynamic[[note]]in-universe; in reality, he joined during the show's pilot[[/note]]. Nevertheless he's proving to be a valuable supportive member. Also doubles as a second [[TheLancer Lancer]].
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-->-- ''Jojo Thorson''
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'''Jojo Thorson'''
This American futuristic space adventure series, created by Pen Densham and Trilogy Entertainment Group, aired briefly onCBS Creator/{{CBS}} in 1993.
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After reviewing the tropes, I think this one fits better. It's also ready-made.
* SpaceWestern: The Rangers are a military unit based at the edge of an expansion frontier at a station called Fort Hope.
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* TheWestern: [[RecycledINSPACE IN SPAAAAACE!!!]] The Rangers are a military unit based at the edge of an expansion frontier at a station called Fort Hope.
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Single names. Also, Ringer.
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* HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: Ringer was nicknamed by Jojo and only ever referred to as Ringer after that, including in the credits. Presumably, as a robot, he never actually had a name until then.
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* OnlyOneName:
** Zylyn, as far as we know.
** Mimmer is never referred to by anything else. We don't know if it's a given name, a surname, or his only name.
** A number of aliens apparently only have single names.
** Zylyn, as far as we know.
** Mimmer is never referred to by anything else. We don't know if it's a given name, a surname, or his only name.
** A number of aliens apparently only have single names.
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... A military unit, specifically.
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* TheWestern: [[RecycledINSPACE IN SPAAAAACE!!!]] The Rangers are based at the edge of an expansion frontier at a station called Fort Hope.
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* TheWestern: [[RecycledINSPACE IN SPAAAAACE!!!]] The Rangers are a military unit based at the edge of an expansion frontier at a station called Fort Hope.
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* CustomUniformOfSexy: Jojo's outfit fits this trope.
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* OfCorsetsSexy: Jojo wears what appears to be a corset as part of her uniform, for no apparent reason aside from some minor {{Fanservice}}.
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* PetTheDog: After saving a deaf boy, Doc lends him his cyborg ear just in time to hear his mother calling.[[note]]In real life, it takes time to integrate new senses -- ask any infant -- and he would likely have perceived an overwhelming cacophany. But hey, RuleOfCool.[[/note]] Doc shrugs and gifts it to him, saying he can get another one any time.
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* AdamWesting: in ''To Be... Or Not To Be'' Creator/BuddyHackett playes washed-up comedian Lenny Hacker. In an odd twist of TheDanza, Hackett's character is actually named ''directly'' after himself -- Buddy Hackett is a stage name. His birth name is Leonard Hacker.
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* AdamWesting: in ''To "To Be... Or Not To Be'' Be" Creator/BuddyHackett playes washed-up comedian Lenny Hacker. In an odd twist of TheDanza, Hackett's character is actually named ''directly'' after himself -- Buddy Hackett is a stage name. His birth name is was Leonard Hacker.
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** Instead of standing, sitting or reclining, the pilot lies prone[[note]]that's face down[[/note]] on a cushion, with many of the control panels above her to the front and either side. Probably done simply to appear [[RuleOfCool unique]] -- and it succeeds, but mostly due to the fact that the position would tire the arms and make it awkward to do anything other than steer -- not to mention the neck strain.[[note]]In other words, nobody else would do it this way because it's nonsense.[[/note]]
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The series didn't last long enough to see any major changes[[note]]or, indeed, many minor ones[[/note]], but there were a few between the pilot and second episode.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The series didn't last long enough to see any major changes[[note]]or, indeed, many minor ones[[/note]], almost any changes at all[[/note]], but there were a few between the pilot and second episode.
* MilitaryBrat: Kincaid's father is a serving general. Kincaid comes with the usual emotional baggage.
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* PenalColony: The planet Catraz in ''To Be... Or Not To Be''.
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* PenalColony: The planet Catraz in ''To "To Be... Or Not To Be''.Be".
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* WellDoneSonGuy: General Kincaid to his son at the end of "To Be... Or Not To Be".
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* TheAlcatraz: A PenalColony planet called "Catraz".[[note]]Subtle.[[/note]]
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* PenalColony: The planet Catraz in ''To Be... Or Not To Be''.
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* AdamWesting: in ''To Be... Or Not To Be'' Creator/BuddyHackett playes washed-up comedian Lenny Hacker. In an odd twist of TheDanza, Hackett's character is actually named ''directly'' after himself -- Buddy Hackett is a stage name. His birth name is Leonard Hacker.
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** TheChick: Jojo is a {{badass}}, [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] ActionGirl version.
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** TheChick: Jojo is a {{badass}}, badass, [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] ActionGirl version.
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* RubberForeheadAliens: A few examples. The SuperSmoke alien's face is framed in ridges. Zylyn's race gives it a light touch. Occasionally you'll see an alien missing features we take for granted, such as the nose or ears. Skin colors are played with. The show at least makes an effort to increase the sense of alienness by introducing strange tics or odd speaking mannerisms in addition to the makeup.
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* RubberForeheadAliens: A few examples. The SuperSmoke An ongoing trope. One alien's face is framed in ridges.ridges, though most are more restrained. Zylyn's race gives it a light touch. Occasionally you'll see an alien missing features we take for granted, such as the nose or ears. Skin colors are played with. The show at least makes an effort to increase the sense of alienness by introducing strange tics or odd speaking mannerisms in addition to the makeup. Averted for the Banshees, which are an insectoid race.
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* TheWestern: [[RecycledINSPACE IN SPAAAAACE!!!]] The Rangers are based at the edge of an expansion frontier in a space station called Fort Hope.
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** TheBigGuy: Zylyn, full stop. He comes from a race of warriors: of the team he's physically the strongest, most aggressive, and he has extensive weapons and hand-to-hand combat training. He voluntarily wears a suppressive collar ("repressor yoke") to keep his violence in check when he's not in battle.
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** TheBigGuy: Zylyn, full stop. He comes from a race of warriors: of the team he's physically the strongest, most aggressive, and he has extensive weapons and hand-to-hand combat training. He voluntarily wears a suppressive collar ("repressor ("represser yoke") to keep his violence in check when he's not in battle.
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* NewMeat: Daniel Kincaid is the new recruit. When introduced to Boone, he stands at attention and quotes his training scores. He mellows out pretty quickly, though.
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* InSeriesNickname: Doc is often called "Tin Man" due to his extensive cybernetics.
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* CreepyBlueEyes: Alien version: Zylyn's race has pale yellow irises rimmed in red.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Space Rangers (1993)]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Space Rangers (1993)]]
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->''"If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a guy who can't hold his ammunition."''
-->-- ''Jojo Thorson''
This American futuristic space adventure series, created by Pen Densham and Trilogy Entertainment Group, aired briefly on CBS in 1993.
Set in 2104, it depicts a force of quasi-military police, known as the "Space Rangers Corp.", which defend the colonists of Fort Hope against crime and the perils of space exploration. The TV series focuses on Ranger Slingship #377 and its misfit team.
Due to poor scheduling and scripting problems, it was cancelled after six episodes -- only four of which were aired in the U.S., and out of order at that. In spite of this it was well-received internationally, has turned into a cult TV show, and has since become available on VHS and DVD.
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!!All the Banshees in the universe won't stop us from bringing you these tropes:
* ActionGirl: Jojo is a member of a race whose men abandoned their planet when threatened; the women fought and survived. She's fit, has exceptional reflexes and can hold her own in a fight.
* AwesomeButImpractical:
** Instead of standing, sitting or reclining, the pilot lies prone[[note]]that's face down[[/note]] on a cushion, with many of the control panels above her to the front and either side. Probably done simply to appear [[RuleOfCool unique]] -- and it succeeds, but mostly due to the fact that the position would tire the arms and make it awkward to do anything other than steer -- not to mention the neck strain.
** Jojo [[RuleOfSexy looks good]] in a corset, but in real life corsets tend to restrict motion and interfere with breathing. It's especially impractical when she's suffering from cracked ribs ("The Replacements").
* BerserkButton: PlayedForLaughs: Don't insult Doc's music.
--> '''Doc:''' Screechin'? I'll give her screechin'! She's the one that's screechin'! What the hell's she know about music anyway?
* CreepyBlueEyes: Alien version: Zylyn's race has pale yellow irises rimmed in red.
* {{Cyborg}}: Many parts of Doc's body have been replaced; he opted for mechanical instead of biological replacements to avoid the paperwork the latter would entail, which would in turn trigger forced retirement.
* DeadpanSnarker: Nearly everybody has their moments, but Jojo does it best.
--> '''Jojo:''' I like him! We'll call him "Ringer". As in "Dead".
* DeathGlare: Zylyn. Pretty much all the time.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The series didn't last long enough to see any major changes[[note]]or, indeed, many minor ones[[/note]], but there were a few between the pilot and second episode.
** There were some changes to the uniforms; most notably Cmdr. Chennault's.
** Jojo's eyebrows were black and bushy in the pilot; in subsequent episodes they were merely [[UnusualEyebrows swooped]].
** The special effects enjoyed a ''notable'' upgrade between the pilot and the second episode.
* TheEngineer: Doc maintains the ship's systems and the team's conventional weaponry.
* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Captain John Boone is the brooding and unkempt but charismatic leader with a hint of LovableRogue. Understandably pragmatic in the circumstances, he nevertheless gets the job done and keeps his team safe while doing it.
** TheLancer: Doc Krueger fills this role, cheerfully complaining every step of the way in a gravelly voice. [[ShorterMeansSmarter Short]] and stout, with his budget cyborg replacement parts constantly giving him trouble, he'll nevertheless back his team without hesitation when the chips are down. His complaining notwithstanding, he may actually be the most optimistic member of the group.
** TheSmartGuy: Mimmer is the Techie and the Booksmart Guy with a touch of MadScientist. [[ShorterMeansSmarter Short]], slim, balding, physically unimposing, has a squeaky voice and wears the geekiest [[TheShortGuyWithGlasses pair of glasses]] you'll ever want to see. But he keeps the team's equipment in order and supports them with [[GadgeteerGenius whatever gadgets they need]] to complete their missions. He also helps repair and maintain Doc's cybernetic replacement parts.
** TheBigGuy: Zylyn, full stop. He comes from a race of warriors: of the team he's physically the strongest, most aggressive, and he has extensive weapons and hand-to-hand combat training. He voluntarily wears a suppressive collar ("repressor yoke") to keep his violence in check when he's not in battle.
--> '''Boone:''' He's doing much better. He left our heads on.
** TheChick: Jojo is a {{badass}}, [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] ActionGirl version.
** The SixthRanger: Daniel Kincaid, wet behind the ears and more straightlaced than the older members of Boone's team, was added long after they had formed a dynamic[[note]]in-universe; in reality, he joined during the show's pilot[[/note]]. Nevertheless he's proving to be a valuable supportive member. Also doubles as a second [[TheLancer Lancer]].
* {{Hustler}}: In Jojo's intro scene she's shown losing badly at a game that requires skill and reflexes. After tricking her opponent into betting heavily on a second round, she reveals herself to be one of a race of supremely skilled warrior women, at which point she beats him handily.
* JobStealingRobot: Ringer is brought in to help the team when resources are thin, and he's better at everybody's job than they are. Lampshaded by Doc. [[spoiler:(As it turns out, he's actually intended as a spearhead for replacing the entire Ranger force with robots.)]] It ends abruptly when it turns out Ringer [[spoiler:is [[LogicBomb unable to cope with a situation outside his programming]], which sends him into a cybernetic seizure.]]
--> '''Doc:''' Are you this good with everybody's job?
* LargeHam: It's obvious the cast are having far too much fun, but especially:
** Zylyn, pretty much in every scene he's in. Especially in the pilot. Somewhat justified in that he's an alien psychic rage warrior.
** Weiss also frequently pulls out the stops.
* NewMeat: Daniel Kincaid is the new recruit. When introduced to Boone, he stands at attention and quotes his training scores. He mellows out pretty quickly, though.
* PermaStubble: Boone has this. Doc's is long enough to be a scruffy beard. Averted with Kincaid, who is ''always'' clean-shaven.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Zylyn. In case you had to ask.
* PsychicPowers: Zylyn has the ability to sense both the present and residual presence of nearby beings, though it works better when he removes his yoke. The former is more useful tactically, while the latter is more useful forensically.
* RubberForeheadAliens: A few examples. The SuperSmoke alien's face is framed in ridges. Zylyn's race gives it a light touch. Occasionally you'll see an alien missing features we take for granted, such as the nose or ears. Skin colors are played with. The show at least makes an effort to increase the sense of alienness by introducing strange tics or odd speaking mannerisms in addition to the makeup.
* StatuesqueStunner: At 6' (183cm) Jojo is taller than most of the rest of the main cast.
* SuperSmoke: One of the alien smugglers in "The Replacements" can change his form to a group of liquid blobs. In this form he's able to pass through solid objects, including walls. He uses this to escape capture and to engineer an apparent prison suicide, but it leaves behind a detectable amount of [[TechnoBabble ultraviolet radiation]].
* TeamMom: Cmdr. Chennault.
* TemptingFate: Dealing with a stowaway makes the crew lose valuable time. Jojo complains:
--> '''Jojo:''' We're wasting time; I'd have been happier to see a [[HordeOfAlienLocusts Banshee]]. ''*sudden flashes of light*'' '''''BANSHEES!'''''
* TooKinkyToTorture: Zylyn tries to take revenge on Mimmer by stuffing him into the clothes washer. When they open the door he's covered in suds:
--> '''Mimmer:''' Wow! You guys gotta try this!
* TheWestern: [[RecycledINSPACE IN SPAAAAACE!!!]] The Rangers are based at the edge of an expansion frontier in a space station called Fort Hope.
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-->-- ''Jojo Thorson''
This American futuristic space adventure series, created by Pen Densham and Trilogy Entertainment Group, aired briefly on CBS in 1993.
Set in 2104, it depicts a force of quasi-military police, known as the "Space Rangers Corp.", which defend the colonists of Fort Hope against crime and the perils of space exploration. The TV series focuses on Ranger Slingship #377 and its misfit team.
Due to poor scheduling and scripting problems, it was cancelled after six episodes -- only four of which were aired in the U.S., and out of order at that. In spite of this it was well-received internationally, has turned into a cult TV show, and has since become available on VHS and DVD.
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!!All the Banshees in the universe won't stop us from bringing you these tropes:
* ActionGirl: Jojo is a member of a race whose men abandoned their planet when threatened; the women fought and survived. She's fit, has exceptional reflexes and can hold her own in a fight.
* AwesomeButImpractical:
** Instead of standing, sitting or reclining, the pilot lies prone[[note]]that's face down[[/note]] on a cushion, with many of the control panels above her to the front and either side. Probably done simply to appear [[RuleOfCool unique]] -- and it succeeds, but mostly due to the fact that the position would tire the arms and make it awkward to do anything other than steer -- not to mention the neck strain.
** Jojo [[RuleOfSexy looks good]] in a corset, but in real life corsets tend to restrict motion and interfere with breathing. It's especially impractical when she's suffering from cracked ribs ("The Replacements").
* BerserkButton: PlayedForLaughs: Don't insult Doc's music.
--> '''Doc:''' Screechin'? I'll give her screechin'! She's the one that's screechin'! What the hell's she know about music anyway?
* CreepyBlueEyes: Alien version: Zylyn's race has pale yellow irises rimmed in red.
* {{Cyborg}}: Many parts of Doc's body have been replaced; he opted for mechanical instead of biological replacements to avoid the paperwork the latter would entail, which would in turn trigger forced retirement.
* DeadpanSnarker: Nearly everybody has their moments, but Jojo does it best.
--> '''Jojo:''' I like him! We'll call him "Ringer". As in "Dead".
* DeathGlare: Zylyn. Pretty much all the time.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The series didn't last long enough to see any major changes[[note]]or, indeed, many minor ones[[/note]], but there were a few between the pilot and second episode.
** There were some changes to the uniforms; most notably Cmdr. Chennault's.
** Jojo's eyebrows were black and bushy in the pilot; in subsequent episodes they were merely [[UnusualEyebrows swooped]].
** The special effects enjoyed a ''notable'' upgrade between the pilot and the second episode.
* TheEngineer: Doc maintains the ship's systems and the team's conventional weaponry.
* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Captain John Boone is the brooding and unkempt but charismatic leader with a hint of LovableRogue. Understandably pragmatic in the circumstances, he nevertheless gets the job done and keeps his team safe while doing it.
** TheLancer: Doc Krueger fills this role, cheerfully complaining every step of the way in a gravelly voice. [[ShorterMeansSmarter Short]] and stout, with his budget cyborg replacement parts constantly giving him trouble, he'll nevertheless back his team without hesitation when the chips are down. His complaining notwithstanding, he may actually be the most optimistic member of the group.
** TheSmartGuy: Mimmer is the Techie and the Booksmart Guy with a touch of MadScientist. [[ShorterMeansSmarter Short]], slim, balding, physically unimposing, has a squeaky voice and wears the geekiest [[TheShortGuyWithGlasses pair of glasses]] you'll ever want to see. But he keeps the team's equipment in order and supports them with [[GadgeteerGenius whatever gadgets they need]] to complete their missions. He also helps repair and maintain Doc's cybernetic replacement parts.
** TheBigGuy: Zylyn, full stop. He comes from a race of warriors: of the team he's physically the strongest, most aggressive, and he has extensive weapons and hand-to-hand combat training. He voluntarily wears a suppressive collar ("repressor yoke") to keep his violence in check when he's not in battle.
--> '''Boone:''' He's doing much better. He left our heads on.
** TheChick: Jojo is a {{badass}}, [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] ActionGirl version.
** The SixthRanger: Daniel Kincaid, wet behind the ears and more straightlaced than the older members of Boone's team, was added long after they had formed a dynamic[[note]]in-universe; in reality, he joined during the show's pilot[[/note]]. Nevertheless he's proving to be a valuable supportive member. Also doubles as a second [[TheLancer Lancer]].
* {{Hustler}}: In Jojo's intro scene she's shown losing badly at a game that requires skill and reflexes. After tricking her opponent into betting heavily on a second round, she reveals herself to be one of a race of supremely skilled warrior women, at which point she beats him handily.
* JobStealingRobot: Ringer is brought in to help the team when resources are thin, and he's better at everybody's job than they are. Lampshaded by Doc. [[spoiler:(As it turns out, he's actually intended as a spearhead for replacing the entire Ranger force with robots.)]] It ends abruptly when it turns out Ringer [[spoiler:is [[LogicBomb unable to cope with a situation outside his programming]], which sends him into a cybernetic seizure.]]
--> '''Doc:''' Are you this good with everybody's job?
* LargeHam: It's obvious the cast are having far too much fun, but especially:
** Zylyn, pretty much in every scene he's in. Especially in the pilot. Somewhat justified in that he's an alien psychic rage warrior.
** Weiss also frequently pulls out the stops.
* NewMeat: Daniel Kincaid is the new recruit. When introduced to Boone, he stands at attention and quotes his training scores. He mellows out pretty quickly, though.
* PermaStubble: Boone has this. Doc's is long enough to be a scruffy beard. Averted with Kincaid, who is ''always'' clean-shaven.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Zylyn. In case you had to ask.
* PsychicPowers: Zylyn has the ability to sense both the present and residual presence of nearby beings, though it works better when he removes his yoke. The former is more useful tactically, while the latter is more useful forensically.
* RubberForeheadAliens: A few examples. The SuperSmoke alien's face is framed in ridges. Zylyn's race gives it a light touch. Occasionally you'll see an alien missing features we take for granted, such as the nose or ears. Skin colors are played with. The show at least makes an effort to increase the sense of alienness by introducing strange tics or odd speaking mannerisms in addition to the makeup.
* StatuesqueStunner: At 6' (183cm) Jojo is taller than most of the rest of the main cast.
* SuperSmoke: One of the alien smugglers in "The Replacements" can change his form to a group of liquid blobs. In this form he's able to pass through solid objects, including walls. He uses this to escape capture and to engineer an apparent prison suicide, but it leaves behind a detectable amount of [[TechnoBabble ultraviolet radiation]].
* TeamMom: Cmdr. Chennault.
* TemptingFate: Dealing with a stowaway makes the crew lose valuable time. Jojo complains:
--> '''Jojo:''' We're wasting time; I'd have been happier to see a [[HordeOfAlienLocusts Banshee]]. ''*sudden flashes of light*'' '''''BANSHEES!'''''
* TooKinkyToTorture: Zylyn tries to take revenge on Mimmer by stuffing him into the clothes washer. When they open the door he's covered in suds:
--> '''Mimmer:''' Wow! You guys gotta try this!
* TheWestern: [[RecycledINSPACE IN SPAAAAACE!!!]] The Rangers are based at the edge of an expansion frontier in a space station called Fort Hope.
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