Green-Eyed Monster: Over Kate. Despite being the one who ended the relationship whenever Kate gets close to another man he gets jealous. It becomes obvious even to him with Kate's first relationship with Jim and comes to a head with 2Dads' rumour about Buffer and Kate.
This isn't a mission so I'm not briefing you. [Proceeds to instruct them on gathering information ashore on a human trafficking operation that Hammersley isn't tasked with investigating.]
Uptight Loves Wild: Has reputation as a cowboy and falls for by-the-book Kate.
Kate 'XO' McGregor (Lisa McCune)
I am the only logical choice for this mission, and you know that.
Action Girl/Damsel out of Distress: Whenever she's in trouble, all the bad guys tend to forget that she's in the Navy and leads a team of manly men who respect her. The number of times she's in danger and can't handle it can be counted on one hand.
Defrosting Ice Queen: When first posted to Hammersley, she has some trouble fitting in because she's used to the more formal culture of larger warships.
Good with Numbers: Is a qualified navigator and taught an advanced course in the subject.
It's Personal: has an affair with a merchant ship captain who turns out to be the Big Bad in Season 1, and goes after him with a vengeance when she realizes what he's up to.
Love Martyr: Is left by Mike before the series begins without an explanation when she seems to have fallen half in love with him and is still bitter about it when she is posted to Hammersley. She suffers a huge Heroic BSOD when he seems to have been blown up in the series 4 final and has to hold it together for the crew. Mike is found to be alive, but ends up staying on Hammersley and when she applies for a promotion it is hinted that she is turned down because of their relationship. She ends the relationship for Mike's benefit. By this time Mike has fallen for her completely and is aware of the damage he is doing to her and tries to make up for it.
Number Two: "XO" stands for "executive officer." Often shortened to "X."
Meaningful Name: As revealed in the first episode, Kate and Mike had a romantic relationship that ended before she was posted to Hammersley, so Mike's "X" is also his "ex."
Uptight Loves Wild: Is a by-the-book ice queen who falls for cowboy Mike.
It's Personal: very much wants to hold the Robsons and Campbell Fulton responsible for ET's death.
Tsundere: She loves ET, but they can't act on the relationship because of rules against fraternization between shipmates. ET's reputation and antics drive her nuts.
It's Personal: After Ray Walsman orders one of his mercenaries to kill Buffer, Buffer is very invested in bringing him down.
Papa Wolf: To the crew. Mike has to make it clear occasionally (when they've got the person who's involved with the injury) that they can't get bruises from falling down the stairs. Particularly protective of Nav.
Sergeant Rock: "Buffer" is slang for "bosun," the most senior NCO on the ship.
Subordinate Excuse: Sort of. The majority of women he shows interest are all officers. In particular, has an unrequited crush on Nav.
Andy 'Charge' Thorpe (John Batchelor)
You steer the ship, I'll take care of the engines.
Beware the Nice Ones: Is one of the nicest members of the crew, but when he gets angry or someone he likes is in danger or hurt, watch out...
The Engineer: in his role as Chief Marine Technician, he is responsible for the ship's engines and mechanical systems. "Charge" is the slang term for this role.
When You Coming Home, Dad?: regrets that his job took him away from his children and led to failure of his marriage.
Chris 'Swain' Blake (Matthew Holmes)
The Driver: "Swain" is short for "coxswain," the main person behind the ship's wheel.
Happily Married: The birth of his child is a first-season subplot.
The Medic: Pulls double duty as the ship’s primary medic.
Robert 'RO' Dixon (Kristian Schmid)
Abusive Parents: When RO seems to have little reaction to the word his father has died, Kate and Mike assume he's in denial. When confronted, Robert reveals he's actually relieved as his father was an abusive drunk and refuses to attend the man's funeral.
Ambiguous Disorder: He has a very black and white view of the world, and when asked if this was true he responded "I'm not racist." Then there's his believing Bomber fancied him after she gave him a peck on the cheek, and him not wanting to take credit for saving her life because she told him not to go near her.
Badass Bookworm: Might be the least physical man on the boat, but don't cross him.
Camp Cook: When Chefo (season 1) or Bomber (seasons 2-3) are away. Anything the regular cook might have done wrong is instantly forgiven.
Three months working in a cafe in Darlinghurst doesn’t qualify me to feed these morons.
Cunning Linguist: Has picked up bits and pieces after years of working on patrol boats.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Isn't willing to go out of his way to help people when he easily can, is blunt to the point of rudeness and doesn't socialize easily. However, he repeatedly shows that he has a heart and after a while his lack of social interaction with the rest of the crew worries him enough that he begins to improve.
Loners Are Freaks: Has a problem with this perception though he doesn't do much to discourage it.
Kate: For a communicator he's strangely uncommunicative.
The Charmer: Has a well-deserved reputation for multiple affairs—so much so that he has to give Nav a vow of celibacy to show her he's serious about their relationship.
Mr. Fixit: "ET" is short for "electronics technician."
Toby 'Chefo' Jones (Josh Lawson)
I'm only going to give this advice once. Do not throw up in your mask.
Put on a Bus: not part of the crew after season 1.
The Medic: also trained as a medic; backs up Swain in this role.
Butt-Monkey: Gets a lot of teasing as the newest member of the crew. Also gets a lot of grief from X after she discovers Spider dressed up as her at Chefo's bachelor party.
Naïve Newcomer: Has only been in the Navy 4 weeks when posted to Hammersley at the beginning of Season 1.
Too Dumb to Live: Yeah Spider, go and change the biggest badass' tattoo choice to "XO" in a heart when he's asleep. You're lucky Buffer just put your head into the washing machine.
Rebecca 'Bomber' Brown (Kirsty Lee Allan)
Charge, this is real man’s quiche – bacon, sausage, barbeque sauce, splash of Tabasco. Put whickers on your whiskers. Or in Spider’s case, it may bring on puberty.
Put on a Bus: Because of her romance with 2Dads, she's transferred from Hammersley.
The Squadette: Among the NCOs during the second and third seasons.
Kate: 2 Dads, I can’t think of anyone on the ship dumber than you are, but clearly there is someone.
Establishing Character Moment: Is able to tell that a stall owner is selling stolen property just by looking at it and then uses dud money to buy their monkey to smuggle it back to Australia without going through customs on the Hammersley.
The Gambling Addict: Always finds a poker game but cheats occasionally which is when his problems start.
Hero-Worshipper: 2Dads has some of this to Dutchy in series 4.
Malicious Slander: Spreads a rumour about Kate and Buffer after a deservedly harsh dressing down.
