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ThoseTwoGuys: Whenever they appear together. They usually alternate episodes.
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* PhotographicMemory: NZT lets Brian access every memory he has, including all the school lessons he was only half-listening to.
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** When Brian sets off the catch the FBI's Top 10 Most Wanted, she can't help but be giddy at how the Bruntouchables, and the CJC by extension, managed to one-up the entire Bureau, leading her to provide Brian with his own office space (albeit and H.Q. and not a [[InsistentTerminology Headquarters!]] like he wanted).
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** When Brian sets off the catch the FBI's Top 10 Most Wanted, she can't help but be giddy at how the Bruntouchables, and the CJC by extension, managed to one-up the entire Bureau, leading her to provide Brian with his own office space (albeit and called an H.Q. and not a [[InsistentTerminology Headquarters!]] like he wanted).
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* NotSoAboveItAll: She's serious most of the time, though even she can't resist making a jab at ADIC Johnson's [[TeenyWeenie little problem]].
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** She's serious most of the time, though even she can't resist making a jab at ADIC Johnson's [[TeenyWeenie littleproblem]].problem]].
**When Brian sets off the catch the FBI's Top 10 Most Wanted, she can't help but be giddy at how the Bruntouchables, and the CJC by extension, managed to one-up the entire Bureau, leading her to provide Brian with his own office space (albeit and H.Q. and not a [[InsistentTerminology Headquarters!]] like he wanted).
** She's serious most of the time, though even she can't resist making a jab at ADIC Johnson's [[TeenyWeenie little
**When Brian sets off the catch the FBI's Top 10 Most Wanted, she can't help but be giddy at how the Bruntouchables, and the CJC by extension, managed to one-up the entire Bureau, leading her to provide Brian with his own office space (albeit and H.Q. and not a [[InsistentTerminology Headquarters!]] like he wanted).
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* TheChessmaster: He reveals to Brian, in the sequel series, that he has to play a very long game and wait for pieces to fall into place before he can debut revolutionary developments (like a strain of rice that would end world hunger) because the average human is too stupid to comprehend the true value of such things and would reject them outright.
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* TheChessmaster: He reveals to Brian, in the sequel series, that he has to play a very long game and wait for pieces to fall into place before he can debut revolutionary developments (like a strain of rice that would end world hunger) because the average human is too stupid to comprehend the true value of such things and would reject them outright.out of a fear of the unknown.
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!!Eddie Morra
A struggling writer who is introduced to a drug called NZT-48. The pill allows him to access his entire brain and he uses this ability to make himself incredibly wealthy and powerful.
He returns in the film's sequel series, having become a US Senator with potential to become the next President of the United States. His machinations form an overarching arc for the TV show.
* BrilliantButLazy: He is conflicted about making a run for the presidency because senators receive an obscene amount of time off.
* TheChessmaster: He reveals to Brian, in the sequel series, that he has to play a very long game and wait for pieces to fall into place before he can debut revolutionary developments (like a strain of rice that would end world hunger) because the average human is too stupid to comprehend the true value of such things and would reject them outright.
* CommutingOnABus: Due to Creator/BradleyCooper's movie career, Morra can only make occasional appearances on the sequel series.
* PhotographicMemory: NZT allows Morra to access ''everything'' he's ever experienced. He even likes to revisit his time as a fetus in his mother's womb because he finds the memories relaxing.
A struggling writer who is introduced to a drug called NZT-48. The pill allows him to access his entire brain and he uses this ability to make himself incredibly wealthy and powerful.
He returns in the film's sequel series, having become a US Senator with potential to become the next President of the United States. His machinations form an overarching arc for the TV show.
* BrilliantButLazy: He is conflicted about making a run for the presidency because senators receive an obscene amount of time off.
* TheChessmaster: He reveals to Brian, in the sequel series, that he has to play a very long game and wait for pieces to fall into place before he can debut revolutionary developments (like a strain of rice that would end world hunger) because the average human is too stupid to comprehend the true value of such things and would reject them outright.
* CommutingOnABus: Due to Creator/BradleyCooper's movie career, Morra can only make occasional appearances on the sequel series.
* PhotographicMemory: NZT allows Morra to access ''everything'' he's ever experienced. He even likes to revisit his time as a fetus in his mother's womb because he finds the memories relaxing.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: After having one of his attacks Brian offered to come home to take care of him. With no malice in his words he asked Brian "what could you do?" This made Brian realize there wasn't anything he could do and if his dad died he would never see his son as having accomplished anything.
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* Disappeared Dad: He vanished for most of her life due to being an addict. When he did reappear it was only briefly; he seemed like he had cleaned up his act, but he had actually begun using NZT. And shortly after that he disappeared again, and didn't reappear until after his death.
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* Disappeared Dad: DisappearedDad: He vanished for most of her life due to being an addict. When he did reappear it was only briefly; he seemed like he had cleaned up his act, but he had actually begun using NZT. And shortly after that he disappeared again, and didn't reappear until after his death.
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* NeverMyFault: A character trait that dates back to when he was a child. To his credit, it often wasn't his fault but he still has a tendency to blame others for his misfortunes and use emotional crutches to make himself feel better.
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!!Dennis Finch
Brian's father. A retired lawyer who used to work with the ACLU. He dearly loves his son but also wishes that Brian would try something with his own abilities rather than chase after dreams while blaming everyone else for his misfortunes.
* PapaWolf: Outright states that he'd die for Brian if it would mean keeping his son safe. He also threatens to go after Naz with everything he has if she lets any harm fall on Brian.
* RulesLawyer: He uses the legal concept of ''Parens Patriae'' (that the State has an obligation to ensure the welfare of its citizens, especially those who can't take care of themselves) to argue that the CJC and the FBI must take care of Brian rather than simply exploit his son's abilities while on NZT. If Brian does get hurt in any way, Dennis says that he will use this argument to go after everyone involved for criminal negligence.
Brian's father. A retired lawyer who used to work with the ACLU. He dearly loves his son but also wishes that Brian would try something with his own abilities rather than chase after dreams while blaming everyone else for his misfortunes.
* PapaWolf: Outright states that he'd die for Brian if it would mean keeping his son safe. He also threatens to go after Naz with everything he has if she lets any harm fall on Brian.
* RulesLawyer: He uses the legal concept of ''Parens Patriae'' (that the State has an obligation to ensure the welfare of its citizens, especially those who can't take care of themselves) to argue that the CJC and the FBI must take care of Brian rather than simply exploit his son's abilities while on NZT. If Brian does get hurt in any way, Dennis says that he will use this argument to go after everyone involved for criminal negligence.
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* TheStoner: His habit got him kicked out of college and he continues to smoke. It's depicted as being more of a crush and an excuse rather than recreational, though.
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* ICallItVera: He named his bong "Sinbad".
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* TheStoner: His habit got him kicked out of college and he continues to smoke. It's depicted as being more of a crush and an excuse rather than recreational, though.
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!!Sands
One of Eddie Morra's agents and the go between for Morra and Brian.
* TheHeavy: To Morra.
* JustFollowingOrders: He will follow any order given to him by Morra.
* KnightOfCerebus: Anytime he shows up the episode is about to make a dark turn.
* ShameIfSomethingHappened: How he usually talks to Brian to get him to do what he wants.
* WickedCultured: Always dressed in a nice suit and always complains that Brian never has any good scotch.
One of Eddie Morra's agents and the go between for Morra and Brian.
* TheHeavy: To Morra.
* JustFollowingOrders: He will follow any order given to him by Morra.
* KnightOfCerebus: Anytime he shows up the episode is about to make a dark turn.
* ShameIfSomethingHappened: How he usually talks to Brian to get him to do what he wants.
* WickedCultured: Always dressed in a nice suit and always complains that Brian never has any good scotch.
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* MamaBear: She seems to think as Brian as a energetic child, but when he was illegally taken to be used for the CIA she reassures Brian this would never happen again and goes to the top to find out who did this.
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* CarpetOfVirility: Mike has an impressively hairy chest.
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* CarpetOfVirility: Mike has an impressively hairy chest. [[BrainBleach Much to the disgust of the rest of the team who see a close up of it]].
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* NonActionGuy: He's had some training in unarmed combat but his handlers make a point of keeping him out of harm's way and he'd prefer talking his way out of trouble than resorting to violence.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: Brian is, by nature, a fast talker and a meddler who can't help but insert himself into events. This invariably leads to others' intricate plans to go awry.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: As she starts to better understand Brian, she finds herself a little more willing to indulge his idiosyncrasies in order to make the drudge work of criminal investigations a little more palatable for him.
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* NonIdleRich: She's revealed to come from money and is seen to be able to afford a palatial apartment in New York but she's also in charge of an elite group of agents and is seen working extremely long hours.
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* ButtMonkey: Ike was the bottom of his class and immediately stationed in Alaska, where he washed out and was subsequently sent to be Brian's bodyguard. In "Headquarters!" Brian sends him to a research outpost in Greenland (while Mike gets to go to Cuba) where he spends two weeks without realizing that [[spoiler: he's been ''living'' with the criminal he was sent to catch]].
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* ButtMonkey: Ike was the bottom of his class and immediately stationed in Alaska, where he washed out and was subsequently sent to be Brian's bodyguard. In "Headquarters!" Brian sends him to a research outpost in Greenland (while Mike gets to go to Cuba) Costa Rica) where he spends two weeks without realizing that [[spoiler: he's been ''living'' with the criminal he was sent to catch]].
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** Mike is cool, stoic, and mildly threateningthreatening.
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* WrongGenreSavvy: Played with. Brian likes to imagine that he is in a superhero story and tries to act accordingly. However, he is actually in a political thriller with multiple factions trying to use him as a pawn in their schemes. It is not clear if Brian is deluding himself or if he is actually intentionally trying to force a GenreShift.
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* FlatCharacter: Initially they had very little characterization beyond the fact that they resent their current assignment and only do it out of the hope that it'll put them in line for promotion. Brian didn't even bother learning their names, even while on NZT (which should give him perfect recall). Later episodes give them more definitive character traits - Mike is cool, stoic, and mildly threatening, whereas Mike is friendly, meek, and a ButtMonkey.
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* CarpetOfVirility: Mike has an impressively hairy chest.
* FlatCharacter: Initially they had very little characterization beyond the fact that they resent their current assignment and only do it out of the hope that it'll put them in line for promotion. Brian didn't even bother learning their names, even while on NZT (which should give him perfect recall). Later episodes give them more definitive charactertraits - traits
** Mike is cool, stoic, and mildlythreatening, whereas Mike threatening
** Ike is friendly, meek, and a ButtMonkey.
* FlatCharacter: Initially they had very little characterization beyond the fact that they resent their current assignment and only do it out of the hope that it'll put them in line for promotion. Brian didn't even bother learning their names, even while on NZT (which should give him perfect recall). Later episodes give them more definitive character
** Mike is cool, stoic, and mildly
** Ike is friendly, meek, and a ButtMonkey.
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* ButtMonkey: Ike was the bottom of his class and immediately stationed in Alaska, where he washed out and was subsequently sent to be Brian's bodyguard. In "Headquarters!" Brian sends him to a research outpost in Alaska (while Mike gets to go to Cuba) where he spends two weeks without realizing that [[spoiler: he's been ''living'' with the criminal he was sent to catch]].
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* ButtMonkey: Ike was the bottom of his class and immediately stationed in Alaska, where he washed out and was subsequently sent to be Brian's bodyguard. In "Headquarters!" Brian sends him to a research outpost in Alaska Greenland (while Mike gets to go to Cuba) where he spends two weeks without realizing that [[spoiler: he's been ''living'' with the criminal he was sent to catch]].
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[[AC: Played by Jake [=McDorman=]]]
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A FBI agent who comes across Brian while investigating a murder. She becomes Brian's handler and advocates that he be studied to see why he doesn't exhibit any of the negative symptoms associated with NZT use.
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[[AC: Played by Jennifer Carpenter]]
A FBI agent who comes across Brian while investigating a murder. She becomes Brian's handler and advocates that he be studied to see why he doesn't exhibit any of the negative symptoms associated with NZTuse.
use. She's also begun investigating NZT due to her father dying under mysterious circumstances shortly after he began using it.
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* Disappeared Dad: He vanished for most of her life due to being an addict. When he did reappear it was only briefly; he seemed like he had cleaned up his act, but he had actually begun using NZT. And shortly after that he disappeared again, and didn't reappear until after his death.
* FlatCharacter: She hasn't had much development other than looking for her father and reigning Brian in, despite being the female lead.
* FlatCharacter: She hasn't had much development other than looking for her father and reigning Brian in, despite being the female lead.
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* ByTheBookCop: Or FBI Agent. He is not fond of having Brian around, even when he gets the job done. For one he's an untrained civilian, and furthermore his presence means the possibility that all his training may be for naught since the FBI might decide to just start giving everyone NZT.
* FlatCharacter:Never contributed much Doesn't contribute to the plot in much other than being fed-up with Brian.
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Or somewhere, rather. His grandmother was the firstplace, but he's begun in his family to receive less screen time than even Mike & Ike.
graduate from Spelman College.
* NotSoAboveItAll: He begrudgingly adds Brian's much-desired exclamation point (on a post-it note) to the H.Q. label on his headquarters at the end of "Headquarters!"
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* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Or somewhere, rather. His grandmother was the first
* NotSoAboveItAll: He begrudgingly adds Brian's much-desired exclamation point (on a post-it note) to the H.Q. label on his headquarters at the end of "Headquarters!"
[[AC: Played by Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She's willing to put up with (most) of Brian's shenanigans, so long as they're not interfering with anything important. She also went out of her way to ensure that whoever put him in harms way when the CIA kidnapped him was found out.
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* FlatCharacter: They have very little characterization beyond the fact that they resent their current assignment and only do it out of the hope that it'll put them in line for promotion. They're so flat, in fact, that Brian has never bothered to learn anything about them (even their names) when on NZT.
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* ButtMonkey: Ike was the bottom of his class and immediately stationed in Alaska, where he washed out and was subsequently sent to be Brian's bodyguard. In "Headquarters!" Brian sends him to a research outpost in Alaska (while Mike gets to go to Cuba) where he spends two weeks without realizing that [[spoiler: he's been ''living'' with the criminal he was sent to catch]].
* FlatCharacter:They have Initially they had very little characterization beyond the fact that they resent their current assignment and only do it out of the hope that it'll put them in line for promotion. They're so flat, in fact, that Brian has never bothered to learn anything about them (even didn't even bother learning their names) when names, even while on NZT.NZT (which should give him perfect recall). Later episodes give them more definitive character traits - Mike is cool, stoic, and mildly threatening, whereas Mike is friendly, meek, and a ButtMonkey.
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* NoNameGiven: Brian cares so little for them that he never bothered to learn their names.
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* NoNameGiven: Brian cares so little for them that he never bothered to learn their names. Rebbecca starts to address Ike as "Mr. -" but the name itself is cut off by Brian asking Ike to "save the red ones" (they were sharing a box of Mike and Ikes).
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* {{Omniglot}}: He's able to learn languages almost instantly when on NZT, which means he has the potential to become this. At the very least he can speak Arabic and every language in the South China Sea area.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: She's serious most of the time, though even she can't resist making a jab at ADIC Johnson's [[TeenyWeenie little problem]].
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* InSeriesNickname: There names aren't actually Mike and Ike, but Brian has called them such so often that other agents (or at least Rebecca) have taken to it as well.
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* PunishmentDetail: Implied for both of them since the beginning. Ike later tells Brian that he was bottom of his class at Quantico and assigned to the Alaska branch immediately, and was summarily sent back to handle Brian after he kept falling asleep during the stakeouts.
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* ThoseTwoGuys
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* SherlockScan: Brian becomes able to do this when on NZT because the drug makes him hyperaware of his surroundings. There are limits to this ability, though. Because he isn't a trained investigator the things he considers to be noteworthy might not necessarily be considered relevant to the FBI agents he's working with.
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* SherlockScan: Brian becomes able to do this when on NZT because the drug makes him hyperaware of his surroundings. There are limits to this ability, though. Because he isn't a trained investigator the things he considers to be noteworthy might not necessarily be considered relevant to the FBI agents he's working with.with, and vice versa.
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* SecretTestOfCharacter: She brought Rebecca into her unit with the hope that she could eventually read Rebecca into a top secret project. Brian's arrival and trouble-making nature puts a kink in her plans.
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* SecretTestOfCharacter: She [[spoiler:She brought Rebecca into her unit with the hope that she could eventually read Rebecca into a top secret project. Brian's arrival and trouble-making nature puts a kink in her plans.
plans.]]
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Brian stands out from other NZT users because he's not primarily motivated by greed. While he's happy to indulge in the abilities the drug gives him, he's more concerned with helping other people and goes out of his way to make sure that those he cares about are safe.
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Two junior FBI agents who shadow Brian and provide him with his daily NZT pill. They also provide assistance when Brian's doing the more mundane legwork associated with criminal investigations.
* FlatCharacter: They have very little characterization beyond the fact that they resent their current assignment and only do it out of the hope that it'll put them in line for promotion. They're so flat, in fact, that Brian has never bothered to learn anything about them (even their names) when on NZT.
* NoNameGiven: Brian cares so little for them that he never bothered to learn their names.
!!Mike and Ike
Two junior FBI agents who shadow Brian and provide him with his daily NZT pill. They also provide assistance when Brian's doing the more mundane legwork associated with criminal investigations.
* FlatCharacter: They have very little characterization beyond the fact that they resent their current assignment and only do it out of the hope that it'll put them in line for promotion. They're so flat, in fact, that Brian has never bothered to learn anything about them (even their names) when on NZT.
* NoNameGiven: Brian cares so little for them that he never bothered to learn their names.
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* WellDoneSoneGuy: Brian's father clearly loves him and has made peace with the fact that his son will constantly struggle through life while trying to find some sort of meaningful calling. Brian, on the other hand, sincerely wants his father to be proud of him and decides that becoming a FBI consultant will be a good way to do it.
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!!Brian Finch
A wannabe rocker who's been drifting through life for the better part of a decade. He becomes caught up in a conspiracy and ends up helping out the FBI as a consultant after a chance encounter with a former bandmate gets him hooked on NZT.
* InstantExpert: Played with. NZT allows him to access old memories and finally understand all the concepts he learned in school but promptly forgot about. He can also take in huge amounts of information while on the drug but has a difficult time calling it up when the effects wear off.
* ManChild: Naz considers Brian, with his flippant and petulant attitude, to be one. She even explicitly compares him to her own children.
* NiceGuy: In direct contrast to other NZT users. Brian's a fairly selfless person and is more than happy to give other people credit for his work if he feels they deserve it. After spending part of his first trip trying out and showing off his abilities, he then spends the night digging through his brother's medical textbooks to try and figure out his father's medical condition. He also only agrees to help the FBI on the condition that they help with his father's treatment.
* SherlockScan: Brian becomes able to do this when on NZT because the drug makes him hyperaware of his surroundings.
* TalkingToHimself: InUniverse. Brian will have snarky conversations with an imaginary version of himself, while on NZT, that illustrate his thought process.
* WellDoneSoneGuy: Brian's father clearly loves him and has made peace with the fact that his son will constantly struggle through life while trying to find some sort of meaningful calling. Brian, on the other hand, sincerely wants his father to be proud of him and decides that becoming a FBI consultant will be a good way to do it.
!!Rebecca Harris
A FBI agent who comes across Brian while investigating a murder. She becomes Brian's handler and advocates that he be studied to see why he doesn't exhibit any of the negative symptoms associated with NZT use.
* CloudCuckoolandersMinder: She's constantly trying to rein Brian in because his tendency to become laser-focused on specific problems cause him to do stupid things that can potentially put him and everyone around him in danger.
!!Spelman Boyle
!!Nasreen Pouran
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[[folder:The 2015 Sequel Series]]
!!Brian Finch
A wannabe rocker who's been drifting through life for the better part of a decade. He becomes caught up in a conspiracy and ends up helping out the FBI as a consultant after a chance encounter with a former bandmate gets him hooked on NZT.
* InstantExpert: Played with. NZT allows him to access old memories and finally understand all the concepts he learned in school but promptly forgot about. He can also take in huge amounts of information while on the drug but has a difficult time calling it up when the effects wear off.
* ManChild: Naz considers Brian, with his flippant and petulant attitude, to be one. She even explicitly compares him to her own children.
* NiceGuy: In direct contrast to other NZT users. Brian's a fairly selfless person and is more than happy to give other people credit for his work if he feels they deserve it. After spending part of his first trip trying out and showing off his abilities, he then spends the night digging through his brother's medical textbooks to try and figure out his father's medical condition. He also only agrees to help the FBI on the condition that they help with his father's treatment.
* SherlockScan: Brian becomes able to do this when on NZT because the drug makes him hyperaware of his surroundings.
* TalkingToHimself: InUniverse. Brian will have snarky conversations with an imaginary version of himself, while on NZT, that illustrate his thought process.
* WellDoneSoneGuy: Brian's father clearly loves him and has made peace with the fact that his son will constantly struggle through life while trying to find some sort of meaningful calling. Brian, on the other hand, sincerely wants his father to be proud of him and decides that becoming a FBI consultant will be a good way to do it.
!!Rebecca Harris
A FBI agent who comes across Brian while investigating a murder. She becomes Brian's handler and advocates that he be studied to see why he doesn't exhibit any of the negative symptoms associated with NZT use.
* CloudCuckoolandersMinder: She's constantly trying to rein Brian in because his tendency to become laser-focused on specific problems cause him to do stupid things that can potentially put him and everyone around him in danger.
!!Spelman Boyle
!!Nasreen Pouran
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