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* MilitaryBrat: Her father before her was in the service, and was friends with Admiral Dougherty. This friendship is the avenue she used to plead her case to the Admiral for getting Ed back on his feet, career-wise.

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* ExactWords: He says his species "do not kid." This just means that they never joke; they are fully capable of lying.
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* TheStoner: She likes cannabis and favors extremely potent strains.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Played by Creator/SethMacFarlane]]
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* {{Expy}}: Is effectively Captain Kirk combined with ''Series/FamilyGuy's'' Brian.

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* {{Expy}}: Is effectively Captain Kirk combined with ''Series/FamilyGuy's'' ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'''s Brian.
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* SympatheticAdulterer: Played With. The Krill Captain takes her side when discussing her marriage and its subsequent disintegration. Meanwhile, Malloy clearly thinks she is in the wrong and badmouths her to the entire crew.

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* SympatheticAdulterer: Played With. The Krill Captain takes her side when discussing her marriage and its subsequent disintegration.disintegration, and she's trying her darndest to get Ed's previously promising career back on track after he floundered in the divorce fallout. Meanwhile, Malloy clearly thinks she is in the wrong and badmouths her to the entire crew.
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* BizarreAlienBiology: Bortus is a Moclan, a one-gender race that only has to pee once a year. They lay eggs to procreate.

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* BizarreAlienBiology: Bortus is a Moclan, a one-gender race OneGenderRace that only has to pee once a year. They lay eggs to procreate.
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* LetsGetDangerous: Hugging the Donkey.

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* LetsGetDangerous: Hugging the Donkey.Donkey, which involves flying at high speeds dangerously close to an enemy vessel to minimize their opportunity to return fire.

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* AcePilot: Very good at his job, despite his quirks.




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* LetsGetDangerous: Hugging the Donkey.
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* SympatheticAdulterer: The Krill Captain takes her side when discussing her marriage and its subsequent disintegration. Meanwhile, Malloy clearly thinks she is in the wrong and badmouths her to the entire crew.

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* SympatheticAdulterer: Played With. The Krill Captain takes her side when discussing her marriage and its subsequent disintegration. Meanwhile, Malloy clearly thinks she is in the wrong and badmouths her to the entire crew.
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* HeroicBSOD: He was considered to be one of the rising stars of the Planetary Union and expected to command heavy cruisers on exploratory missions. Then he discovered his wife cheating on him and fell into a year-long daze.

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* HeroicBSOD: He was considered to be one of the rising stars of the Planetary Union and expected to command heavy cruisers on exploratory missions. Then In fact, he was apparently on the verge of being offered his own command when he discovered his wife cheating on him and fell into a year-long daze.

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A non-biological alien from a race known for science, logic, and legendary racism.
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* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: To the point where Mercer comments that she could've been posted on a heavy cruiser.
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* SympatheticAdulterer: Played with as the Krill Captain feels he is and her brother-in-law (who was also their therapist) but not Mercer's best friend.

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* SympatheticAdulterer: Played with as the The Krill Captain feels he is takes her side when discussing her marriage and its subsequent disintegration. Meanwhile, Malloy clearly thinks she is in the wrong and badmouths her brother-in-law (who was also their therapist) but not Mercer's best friend.to the entire crew.
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* SarcasmBlind: He doesn't understand why Malloy would describe being on a voyage with TheCaptain and his cheating ex-wife as "fun".
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* BizarreAlienBiology: Bortus is a Moclan, a one-gender race that only has to pee once a year.
* ComicallySerious: He seems to completely lack a sense of humor but this makes him all the funnier.

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* BizarreAlienBiology: Bortus is a Moclan, a one-gender race that only has to pee once a year.
year. They lay eggs to procreate.
* ComicallySerious: TheComicallySerious: He seems to completely lack a sense of humor but this makes him all the funnier.



* OnlySaneMan: So far seems to be the most normal of the crew and the only one not assigned to the Orville because he was "off" in some way or watching out for someone who was.

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* OnlySaneMan: So far seems to be the most normal of the crew and the only one not assigned to the Orville ''Orville'' because he was "off" in some way or watching out for someone who was.
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* FantasticRacism: His species considers all biologicals inferior.
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* {{Expy}}: Is effectively Captain Kirk combined with Family Guy's Brian.

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* {{Expy}}: Is effectively Captain Kirk combined with Family Guy's ''Series/FamilyGuy's'' Brian.

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* BizarreAlienBiology: Comes from a one-gender race and only has to pee once a year.

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The ''Orville'''s second officer.

* BizarreAlienBiology: Comes from Bortus is a Moclan, a one-gender race and that only has to pee once a year.




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The ''Orville'''s medical officer who is also seemingly overqualified to be serving on such a small ship.




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The ''Orville'''s helmsman. He is also Ed Mercer's best friend.


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The ''Orville'''s navigator, who also happens to be a highly skilled pilot himself.

* MildlyMilitary: He is extremely casual even by the rest of the crew's easy-going standards.


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The ''Orville'''s head of security.


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* ImprobableAge: She's just 23 but already the head of security of an exploratory vessel. This is lampshaded by her stating that her race rarely joins the military so the few that do are fast-tracked through the ranks.

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A promising officer who had his career derailed by the discovery of his wife's infidelity. The captain of the ''Orville.''
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* BelligerentSexualTension: Still has this with his ex-wife.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: A DownplayedTrope example as he is a perfectly fine captain and officer, he just had a really messy divorce that mixes with his natural snark.



* HeroicBSOD: He was considered to be one of the rising stars of the Planetary Union and expected to command heavy cruisers on exploratory missions. Then he discovered his wife cheating on him and fell into a year-long daze

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* {{Expy}}: Is effectively Captain Kirk combined with Family Guy's Brian.
* HeroicBSOD: He was considered to be one of the rising stars of the Planetary Union and expected to command heavy cruisers on exploratory missions. Then he discovered his wife cheating on him and fell into a year-long daze
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: Uses this a number of occasions to deflect people from shooting at him.
* TooMuchInformation: Has a tendency to do this with his crew.
* TheWorkaholic: Was apparently this before his marriage disintegrated.




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Captain Mercer's ex-wife and his first officer.
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* ActionGirl: Can shoot up the alien Krill with the best of them.
* TheAtoner: Attempts to make up for her adultery by getting Mercer his own command and serving as his first officer.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Has this with the Captain.
* DeadpanSnarker: Every bit as much as the Captain.
* NumberTwo: An extremely competent commanding officer and every bit as qualified (if not more so) than Captain Mercer.
* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: Averted with her cheating on her husband as it caused his HeroicBSOD.
* StatuesqueStunner: Goes with being played by Adrianne Palicki.
* SympatheticAdulterer: Played with as the Krill Captain feels he is and her brother-in-law (who was also their therapist) but not Mercer's best friend.
* YourCheatingHeart: Cheated on Captain Mercer due to how much he was working.



* BizarreAlienBiology: Comes from a one-gender race and only has to pee once a year.




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* TheSpock: Everything seems to be literal and logical for him.


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* BrutalHonesty: Effectively says she's there to make sure the Captain doesn't crack under the pressure.
* TheMcCoy: Goes with being an {{Expy}} of the character.


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* TheAlcoholic: Implied to be the reason he's barely tolerated by his superiors.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: The best pilot in the galaxy is lazy, insubordinate, an alcoholic, and also the Captain's best friend.
* CombatPragmatist: Kills his holodeck opponent when he's bowing his head.


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* OnlySaneMan: So far seems to be the most normal of the crew and the only one not assigned to the Orville because he was "off" in some way or watching out for someone who was.


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* BadassAdorable: Petite and able to smash through concrete walls.
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* DeadpanSnarker:

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* DeadpanSnarker: His default setting is to snark whenever confronted with something new and[=/=]or unpleasant.
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!Crew of the ''USS Orville''

[[folder:Captain Ed Mercer]]

* TheCaptain: In command of the ''Orville'' and extremely eager to explore the unknown.
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* HeroicBSOD: He was considered to be one of the rising stars of the Planetary Union and expected to command heavy cruisers on exploratory missions. Then he discovered his wife cheating on him and fell into a year-long daze

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[[folder:Commander Kelly Grayson]]

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[[folder:Lieutenant Commander Bortus]]

* ComicallySerious: He seems to completely lack a sense of humor but this makes him all the funnier.

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[[folder:Doctor Claire Finn]]

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[[folder:Lieutenant Gordon Malloy]]

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[[folder:Lieutenant John LaMarr]]

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[[folder:Lieutenant Alara Kitan]]

* HeavyWorlder: Xeylayans come from a planet with gravity that is much higher than the planetary average.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Due to coming from a planet with extremely high gravity, Alara is superhumanly strong on worlds with more Earth-like gravity. She can even jump tremendous distances and heights with little effort.

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[[folder:Isaac]]

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