History Characters / ChuckBuyMore

* BrainyBrunette: She's a smart brunette, who's clearly overqualified for her job at the Buy More.
* ClingyJealousGirl: She's clearly not found of Chuck being in contact with his ex while they're dating.

* TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife: Chuck realises there are parts of his life he will never be able to share with Hannah and decides to break up with her. She interprets this as him dumping her after sleeping with her. When he can't give her a straight answer as to why he's breaking up with her she assumes he was a BitchInSheepsClothing, terminating their relationship on very unpleasant terms.
* MsFanservice: She's very pretty and is often played for {{Fanservice}}, being one of the many characters to do a SexyWalk when entering the Buy More.
* NakedFirstImpression: {{Downplayed}}, she has an awkward first meeting with Ellie, who catches her coming out of Chuck's shower dressed only a ModestyTowel.

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* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: He's big, he's black, he's bald, [[BlatantLies and everyone in the Buy More knows he's the boss.]]

''Portrayed by Creator/MarkChristopherLawrence''

Tropes associated with Big Mike:

''Portrayed by Creator/CSLee''

A loud, short-tempered salesman at the Buy More during Season 1. He is Chuck's main rival for the position of assistant manager, which Chuck loses due to his duties as a spy. Harry and Chuck strongly dislike each other and when Harry becomes assistant manager, he does whatever he can to make Chuck's job harder. After he accidentally finds out that Chuck, Casey, and Sarah are spies, he and his wife are relocated to Oahu, Hawaii where he is made into the manager of a pineapple plant and appears to be quite happy. However, he believes that Casey has recruited him as a spy and that his new job is just a cover.

Tropes associated with Harry Tang:

''Portrayed by Creator/TonyHale''

Tropes associated with Emmett:

''Portrayed by Creator/VikSahay''

Tropes associated with Lester:

''Portrayed by Creator/ScottKrinsky''

Fellow Nerd-Herder from the Buy More, Jeff works under Chuck, and with his best friend Lester. He plays the instruments and edits the videos for their band, Jeffster! He's also an Apple specialist, and quite possibly the creepiest guy in the world. Turns out, he's actually a very intelligent, sensitive and sweet guy. His peculiar behavior was the result of constant carbon monoxide poisoning and Lester's toxic influence, who IS the creepiest guy in the world.

Tropes associated with Jeff:

''Portrayed by Creator/JuliaLing''

Another Nerd-Herder from the Buy-More, Anna Wu is Morgan's ex-girlfriend. She gives off a very prostitute-y vibe, and has a rather colorful relationship history.

Tropes associated with Anna:

''Portrayed by Creator/KristinKreuk''

Troped associated with Hannah:

* OnlySaneEmployee: During her brief tenure as a Nerd Herder, she definitely gets the impression she's this. And her impression includes Chuck, who normally fits into the role.

* RomanticFalseLead: Was a LoveInterest for Chuck for a couple of episodes. Sure, [[HeadTurningBeauty she's hot]], but did you really expect her to get in the way of Chuck and Sarah permanently?

!!'''Harold Tiberius "Harry" Tang'''

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!!'''Lester Patel'''
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->''"Repulsion is our business..."''

''Portrayed by Creator/VikSahay''

Fellow Nerd-Herder from the Buy More, Lester works under Chuck, and with his best friend Jeff. He is the lead-singer of their band, Jeffster!, is a specialist in Apple products, and is proud of his talent as a professional stalker.

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!!'''Emmett Milbarge'''
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->"Do all your friends give your mother urinary tract infections?"''

''Portrayed by Creator/TonyHale''

An efficiency expert sent from Buy More corporate, Emmett was quickly promoted to Big Mike's assistant manager. His massive douchebaggery shined through as he used Morgan to get Big Mike demoted to a simple green-shirt.

Six months after his promotion, [[spoiler:he was shot and killed by Javier Cruz.]]

Tropes associated with Emmett:
* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: Everybody is overjoyed to have seen the back of him when he "takes a job with Large Mart in Anchorage, Alaska."
* AssholeVictim: Emmett was ''never'' a pleasant man to be around, but his six months spent ruling over the Buy More inflated his ego and caused his delusions of authority to make him abandon any illusion of decency he had previously upheld. He aggressively taunts and torments those he views as inferior and takes glee in (seemingly) giving Chuck a panic attack. So, when he [[spoiler:gets murdered by an assassin that he provoked with his insults]] it's very hard to feel too bad about it.
* BoisterousWeakling: In Season 3, he begins to grows especially aggressive in his taunting, such as telling Chuck that he'd kick his ass and [[spoiler: calling a random dangerous stranger in the parking lot a "pussy."]]
* CampStraight: Big Mike has some serious doubts over what Emmett's [[UnusualEuphemism "affliation"]] is, although, Emmett has always claimed from his first appearance to have a girlfriend called Henrietta from Buy More Ontario's internal corporate branch.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Chuck is sometimes tardy to work or has to leave to save the world. Despite this, everyone that isn't in-the-loop about his espionage life - including his actual boss, Big Mike - is willing to let it go because Chuck is indisputably the most competent employee at the Buy More. Emmett, however, takes personal offense at the thought Chuck would ever consider anything more important than his dead-end job and so makes it his personal mission to make Chuck's life miserable.
* EffeminateMisogynisticGuy: Despite some effeminate traits, he shows a generally low opinion of women.
** In "Chuck Versus Tom Sawyer", he assumes Anna is a prostitute when she tries to flirt with him.
** In "Chuck Versus the Fat Lady", Emmett calls Sarah a [[DumbBlonde "bimbo"]] and refers to Jill as [[ItIsDehumanizing "it"]] despite never having actually spoken to either of them.
** When he learns that Morgan's mother is sleeping with [[spoiler: Big Mike]] he takes delight in taunting Morgan with some very graphic verbal descriptions of what might be going on.
* EnemyMine: He works together with Jeff, Lester, and Morgan to [[YouNeedToGetLaid "help"]] Big Mike after his wife divorces him in "Chuck Versus the Suburbs".
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Not a lot of screaming, but definitely got shot in the eye.]]
* FatalFlaw: [[spoiler:His delusions of authority]].
* {{Jerkass}}: By far one of the most unpleasant characters of the series.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:He's killed by an assassin after he calls him a pussy.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: He manipulated Morgan on the promise of being promoted out of Buy More, only to be promoted to Big Mike's position and knocking Big Mike down to a green shirt.
* MuggingTheMonster:
** [[spoiler: Threatening one of the most dangerous, pissed-off assassins in the world with mace and calling him a pussy usually doesn't end well...]]
** Before that, he harassed a depressed Chuck to the point Chuck had a 2.0 flash (which generally happens when Chuck is in danger), then taunts and threatens him after Chuck has what looks like a panic attack as he tries to suppress the urge to kick his ass. [[spoiler:He's lucky that it was the armed assassin who snapped and not Chuck, [[CurbStompBattle given what Chuck could have done to him]].]]
* ProfessionalButtKisser: He buys Big Mike donuts and generally tries to suck up to him, all the while [[TheStarscream plotting to take his job]].
* SecretChaser: In his efforts to destroy Chuck, he grows suspicious of why Chuck goes on so many service calls and interrogates Lester, Jeff, and Morgan to gain any information he can use against Bartowski.
* SitcomArchNemesis: A beat for beat replacement for Harry Tang. That said, unlike Harry, Emmett is a genuine thorn for both Morgan and Chuck.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Running the Buy More for six months elevates Emmett's ego to an insane degree.
* SoundtrackDissonance: [[spoiler:Shot while "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips plays in the background.]]
* TheSociopath: His egotistical demeanor, enjoyment of making people feel as horrible and humiliated as he can make them ([[KickTheDog especially his treatment of Big Mike]], even though Mike actually ''liked'' him), willingness to emotionally manipulate people who trust him, general disregard for other human beings, and his lack of care for the safety of the people in the Buy More during a hostage situation, all point to him having some serious sociopathic leanings.
* TheStarscream: Manipulates Morgan all in an effort to betray Big Mike and snatch the manager's position.
* SmugSnake: Even though he made himself the manager of Buy More, his delusions of authority and petty nature almost constantly threaten to undo his position. [[spoiler: His death was a natural conclusion of his inabilities to not twist the knife along with keeping his mouth shut.]]
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For Harry Tang. Both are tyrannical SmugSnake assistant managers who take pleasure in making all their employees miserable. However, they aren't identical. Harry's rivalry was always mainly with [[TheSlacker Morgan]] due to their contrasting personalities and only bothered Chuck when they were competing for the same job position. Emmett, meanwhile, wants to end Chuck's career because he's so beloved by the other employees and will go after Morgan just because Chuck isn't around. Also, Harry Tang always knew when to swallow his pride and keep his head down when he met anyone remotely dangerous. Emmett meanwhile...
* TooDumbToLive: One really wonders what was going on in his head when he decided to [[spoiler: call the intimidating man who threatens him a “pussy”. Even if the guy isn’t an assassin it was still a fundamentally idiotic decision.]]
* TyrantTakesTheHelm: The majority of the Season 2 story arc revolves around his pathetic machinations. Eventually he does succeed in taking over the managerial position at the Buy More, ousting Big Mike.
* TragicMistake: [[spoiler:Don't pick fights with shady looking guys behind the Buy More!]]
* WeCanRuleTogether: When he takes over the Buy More he forces Morgan into being his assistant manager so he can boss him around and call him "Ass Man."
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!!'''Hannah'''
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->''"Any idea what she's doing here, other than trying to make you jealous with that ridiculously good looking date of hers?"''

''Portrayed by Creator/KristinKreuk''

A cute, spunky computer expert whom Chuck met on a plane to Paris. Being fired from her job, Chuck offered her to work with him at the Nerd Herd - an offer she accepted. But, with Chuck being a super-spy who has to lie about every little thing to her, their building romantic relationship was very short-lived.
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Soon after his promotion, he was shot and killed by Javier Cruz.

* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: For pretty much everyone else.
* AssholeVictim
* BoisterousWeakling: In Season 3 especially, he begins to grows especially aggressive in his taunting, such as telling Chuck that he'd kick his ass and [[spoiler: calling a random dangerous stranger in the parking lot a "pussy."]]
* CampStraight: Big Mike has some serious doubts over what Emmett's [[UnusualEuphemism "affliation"]] is, although, Emmett has always claimed from his first appearance to have a girlfriend called Henrietta from Buy More Ontario's internal corporate branch

** Before that, he harassed a depressed Chuck to the point Chuck had a 2.0 flash (which generally happens when Chuck is in danger), then taunt and threaten him after Chuck has what looks like a panic attack as he tries to suppress the urge to kick his ass. [[spoiler: He's lucky that it was the armed assassin who snapped and not Chuck, [[CurbStompBattle given what Chuck could have done to him]].]]

* SitcomArchNemesis: A beat for beat replacement for Harry. That said, unlike Harry, Emmett is a genuine thorn for both Morgan and Chuck.

* TheSociopath: His egotistical demeanor, enjoyment of making people feel as horrible and humiliated as he can make them ([[KickTheDog especially his treatment of Big Mike]], even though Mike actually ''liked'' him), willingness to emotionally manipulate people who trust him, general disregard for other human beings, and his lack of care for the safety of the people in the Buy More during a hostage situation, all point to him having some serious Sociopathic leanings. Had a more serious villain demonstrated any of the same traits, he'd be

* TyrantTakesTheHelm: The majority of the Season 2 story arc revolves around his pathetic machinations.
* TragicMistake: [[spoiler:Don't pick fights with shady looking guys behind the Buy More]]!

* WillTheyOrWontThey: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]]. Her relationship with Morgan is an on-off arrangement [[MoodSwinger depending on her mood that changes practically every week]].

* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: He's big, he's black, and he's big, [[BlatantLies and everyone in the Buy More knows he's the boss.]]

* ThoseTwoGuys: With Lester

* YourCheatingHeart: He slept with [[spoiler: Harry Tang's wife]] in Season 1. In "Chuck Versus the Suburbs" during Season 2, we're informed that his wife Gladys "The Lady Big Mike" Tucker just delivered him divorce papers. Despite his sleeping around, he is heartbroken... until he meets Morgan's mom.

* SoGladToBeAliveSex: Her and Chuck sleep together shortly after he saved her life in "Chuck Versus the Mask".

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''Portrayed by Mark Christopher Lawrence''

* BatterUp: Keeps a aluminium baseball bat in a violin case that he refers to as his "Fiddle."

* BerserkButton: You do NOT mess with this man's Buy More. See BadassNormal for the consequences.

--> '''Emmett''': "We nearly lost our dear leader today, and to what? One tiny, little, carb-filled donut."
--> '''Morgan''': "Please. We lost Big Mike to donuts years ago."
* IBangedYourMom: When he first started dating Morgan's mom, Morgan was not thrilled. Now he and Morgan are quite close.

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''Portrayed by [[Series/{{Dexter}} C.S. Lee]]''

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Nobody likes Harry and the only one who doesn't realise this is Harry himself. Even the evaluator from HR who has a single brief meeting with the man expresses pity for the workers who'll have to work under him.

* PutOnABus: Due to C.S. Lee's commitments with ''Dexter''.

* SmallNameBigEgo: Acts like he's king of an entire kingdom when really he's only an assistant manager of an electronics store. He does his utmost to reign supreme over all employees and make their lives miserable.
** However, whenever actual danger appears he's smart enough to realise how little power he actually has and to try to keep his head down. Which is more than can be said for his replacement, [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute Emmett Milbarge]]...
** Casey gets Harry to go along with being reassigned to Hawaii by convincing him that Chuck was only a "small potato" to bring in Harry, who is actually the "big potato."

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''Portrayed by Vik Sahay''

* AbhorrentAdmirer: A variation. While he's nowhere near that ugly, he's terrifyingly creepy towards all of his stalkees.
** Also, when Jeff is brought ''up'' to normal by Awesome, Lester tries to MurderTheHypotenuse of ''Jeff's brain!''.

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''Portrayed by Scott Krinsky''

-->''"I like pineapples. My Dad used to throw them at me.''"

-->''"I am....Spartacus!"''
* CasanovaWannabe: He's Lester minus the cuteness, so needless to say his luck with the ladies is even worse.
** That being said, he still gets kissed by a woman (completely '''willingly''') before Lester. This woman? [[spoiler: ''ELLIE'']].

** After he's prescribed a good night sleep in season 5, he stops being this, and more of a normal person, much to Lester's shock. It's implied that his... eccentricity was caused by the fact that he didn't get any REM sleep, due to living in his van.
*** With it running while he slept, implying carbon monoxide poisoning

* IAmSpartacus: Literally says this after he chugs ''12 cans of beer.... at once!''

* StalkerWithACrush: He is one for Anna. He even made a music video compliation of all the pictures he's taken of her without her permission. Anna is aware of Jeff's creepy affection for her and disgusted by it, but no more than she and everyone else is disgusted by everything else Jeff does and says.

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''Portrayed by Julia Ling''

* AsianAndNerdy: Subverted. Whilst she is asian and a member of the ''Nerd Herd'' she is the least stereotypically "nerdy" member of the group. Her nerdiness really only extending to her being knowledgable about repairing electronic appliances.
* ButNotTooBi: She still seems to prefer guys, if Morgan is an indicator.

* MsFanservice: Anna wears plenty of outfits that show off skin. She even breaks the dress codes of the Buy More to make her usual Nerd Herder uniform as revealing as possible.
** In "Chuck Versus Tom Sawyer", she wears a hula girl outfit.
** In "Chuck Versus Santa Claus", she wears a raunchy christmas-themed costume.

* WillTheyOrWontThey: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]]. Her relationship with Morgan is an on-off arrangement depending on her mood that changes practically every week.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Chuck is sometimes tardy to work or has to leave to save the world. Despite this, everyone that isn't in-the-loop about his espionage life - including his actual boss, Big Mike - is willing to let it go because Chuck is indisputably the most competent employee at the Buy More. Emmett, however, takes personal offence at the thought Chuck would ever consider anything more important than his dead-end job and so makes it his personal mission to make Chuck's life miserable.

** [[spoiler:Threatening one of the most dangerous, pissed-off assassins in the world with mace and calling him a pussy usually doesn't end well...]]
** Before that, he harassed a depressed Chuck to the point Chuck had a 2.0 flash (which generally happen when Chuck is in danger), then taunt and threaten him after Chuck has what looks like a panic attack as he tries to suppress the urge to kick his ass. [[spoiler: He's lucky that it was the armed assassin who snapped and not Chuck, [[CurbStompBattle given what Chuck could have done to him]].]]

* TheSociopath: His egotistical demeanour, enjoyment of making people feel as horrible and humiliated as he can make them ([[KickTheDog especially his treatment of Big Mike]], even though Mike actually ''liked'' him), willingness to emotionally manipulate people who trust him, general disregard for other human beings, and his lack of care for the safety of the people in the Buy More during a hostage situation, all point to him having some serious Sociopathic leanings. Had a more serious villain demonstrated any of the same traits, he'd be

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For Harry Tang. Both are tyrannical SmugSnake assistant managers who take pleasure in making all their employees miserable.
** However, they aren't identical. Harry's rivalry was always mainly with [[TheSlacker Morgan]] due to their contrasting personalities and only bothered Chuck when they were competing for the same job position. Emmett, meanwhile, wants to end Chuck's career because he's so beloved by the other employees and will go after Morgan just because Chuck isn't around. Also, Harry Tang always knew when to swallow his pride and keep his head down when he met anyone remotely dangerous. Emmett meanwhile...

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A cute, spunky computer expert whom Chuck met on a plane to Paris. Being fired from her job, Chuck offered her to work with him at the Nerd Herd - an offer she accepted. But, with Chuck being a super-spy who has to lie about every little thing to her, their building romantic relationship was very short lived.

* RomanticFalseLead: Sure, she's hot, but did you really expect her to get in the way of Chuck and Sarah permanently?
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: After Anna Wu was PutOnABus for budget reasons, Hannah becomes the token female Nerd Herder.

* BiTheWay: Apparently has a ''very'' colorful history with relationships. That said...

* ThePeteBest: For a short time in 1988 was part of Music/EarthWindAndFire as "Rain."

* TwoferTokenMinority: Asian, female and bisexual.

* LethalChef: After learning that Morgan loves Ellie's cooking she attempts to cook for Thanksgiving to [[ThroughHisStomach win him over]]. Her efforts do more to give him food poisoning than enamour him to her, although, she considers it a SecretTestOfCharacter.

* TwoferTokenMinority: Asian and female.

* YourCheatingHeart: Morgan eventually leaves her for good after she cheats on him with the Benihana Chef he was training under in Hawaii.

* ParentalSubstitute: After he begins sleeping with Morgan's mother, he views Morgan as his surrogate son and takes him under his wing.

* SitcomArchNemesis: A beat for beat replacement for Harry. That said, unlike Harry, Emmett is a genuine thorn for both Morgan and Casey.

* SitcomArchNemesis: Tries to be this to Chuck at work, but because Chuck has bigger problems he usually comes off as an UnknownRival.

* CampStraight: Despite having a quite effeminate voice he has a girlfriend called Henrietta from Buy More Ontario's internal corporate branch.

* YourCheatingHeart: He slept with [[spoiler: Harry Tang's wife]] in Season 1. In "Chuck Versus the Suburbs" during Season 2, we're informed that his wife "The Lady Big Mike" just delivered him divorce papers. Despite his sleeping around, he is heartbroken.

* GirlfriendInCanada: Claims to have a girlfriend in the interior branch of Buy More Corporate called Henrietta whose a real "tigress". We never see her and he doesn't mention her again so there's no way to be sure if he's telling the truth.

* YourCheatingHeart: He slept with [[spoiler: Harry Tang's wife]] in Season 1. In "Chuck Versus the Suburbs" during Season 2, we're informed that his wife just delivered him divorce papers.

** In "Chuck Versus the Fat Lady", Emmett calls Sarah a [[DumbBlonde "blonde bimbo"]] and refers to Jill as [[ItIsDehumanizing "it"]] despite never having actually spoken to either of them.