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| 2 | '''[[{{Characters/Chuck}} MAIN INDEX]]''' |
| 3 | ---- |
| 4 | [[Characters/ChuckTeamBartowski Team Bartowski]] | '''Buy More''' | [[Characters/ChuckCIAAndOtherSpies The CIA and Other Spies]] | [[Characters/ChuckFULCRUM FULCRUM]] | [[Characters/ChuckTheRing The Ring]] | [[Characters/ChuckVolkoffIndustries Volkoff Industries]] | [[Characters/ChuckEveryoneElse Everyone Else]] |
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| 6 | |
| 7 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 8 | |
| 9 | !Manager |
| 10 | |
| 11 | [[folder:Big Mike]] |
| 12 | !!'''Michael "Big Mike" Tucker''' |
| 13 | !!!''Portrayed by Creator/MarkChristopherLawrence'' |
| 14 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/big_mike.JPG]] |
| 15 | ->''"Mornings are for reflection and pastry."'' |
| 16 | |
| 17 | Manager of the Burbank Buy More and Morgan's stepfather, he rules his store with an iron fist...or pretends he does. There's a reason why it has amassed its particular collection of freaks. He enjoys fishing, and taking down thieves. |
| 18 | ----- |
| 19 | * BadassNormal: He ''knocks the hell'' out of Leader when Casey was cornered. He later also takes down Hugo Panzer with a stun baton. |
| 20 | * BaldOfAuthority: He's big, he's black, he's bald, [[BlatantLies and everyone in the Buy More knows he's the boss.]] |
| 21 | * BatterUp: Keeps an aluminium baseball bat in a violin case that he refers to as his "Fiddle." |
| 22 | * BenevolentBoss: The Burbank Buy More [[BeyondTheImpossible has 3-hour lunches]]. The only reason the store has accumulated as many freaks at it has is because of his benevolence. |
| 23 | * BerserkButton: |
| 24 | ** You do NOT mess with this man's Buy More. See BadassNormal for the consequences. |
| 25 | ** Nor do you mess with Norman his mounted Marlin. In the Season 1 finale he ends up muscling in on police interrogations of the Buy More employees to find out who stole his fish. |
| 26 | * BigEater: The man loves his donuts. |
| 27 | -->'''Emmett''': "We nearly lost our dear leader today, and to what? One tiny, little, carb-filled donut."\ |
| 28 | '''Morgan''': "Please. We lost Big Mike to donuts years ago." |
| 29 | * IBangedYourMom: When he first started dating Morgan's mom, Morgan was not thrilled. Eventually Morgan came to terms with it and they became quite close. |
| 30 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's a bit of an ass who only thinks about himself and the store, but he always looks out for his employees. [[RunningGag Except for Jeff and Lester]]. |
| 31 | * LockedOutOfTheLoop: Big Mike is pretty much the only character to never find out about Chuck's spy life. Ironically, [[BadassBystander he's possibly kicked more bad guy ass than the other non in-the-loop characters combined.]] |
| 32 | ** Jeff and Lester do actually tell him about in the GrandFinale...[[CassandraTruth he doesn't believe any of it]]. |
| 33 | * MrViceGuy: Is a pretty greedy businessman and somewhat lazy, but ultimately a good guy. |
| 34 | * MyGreatestFailure: His first store was the "Husky Lad Big and Tall: For the More-Than-Average Man". It was robbed on Thanksgiving in 1988 and the store closed before the end of the year. This helps explain why he can get quite overprotective about the Buy More. |
| 35 | * ParentalSubstitute: After he begins sleeping with Morgan's mother, he views Morgan as his surrogate son and takes him under his wing. He even asks Morgan to call him "dad." |
| 36 | * ThePeteBest: For a short time in 1988 was part of "Music/EarthWindAndFire" as "Rain" and passes on his stage costume to Lester. |
| 37 | * ProductPlacement: After Subway became the show’s biggest sponsor, Big Mike was often the character they relied on to sing its praises. |
| 38 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: At first it was donuts, but once Subway helped the show stay afloat, he'll do anything for a foot-long sub. |
| 39 | [[/folder]] |
| 40 | |
| 41 | !Assistant Manager |
| 42 | |
| 43 | [[folder:Harry Tang]] |
| 44 | !!'''Harold Tiberius Tang''' |
| 45 | !!!''Portrayed by Creator/CSLee'' |
| 46 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/harry_tang.jpg]] |
| 47 | |
| 48 | ->"Chuck. Hiding from work ''again''?"'' |
| 49 | |
| 50 | 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. |
| 51 | |
| 52 | After he [[spoiler: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.]] |
| 53 | ---- |
| 54 | * TheFriendNobodyLikes: Nobody likes Harry and the only one who doesn't realize 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. |
| 55 | * {{Jerkass}}: His defining character trait. |
| 56 | * MistakenForCheating: Harry gets a tape of his wife asking Morgan to help her pick out a gift for her husband and mistakenly believes that she is having an affair. He intends to catch them in the act, only to walk into a meeting between Team Chuck and General Beckman and Director Graham. [[spoiler:Funnily enough, his wife IS cheating on him, but with Big Mike.]] |
| 57 | * PutOnABus: Harry was written off due to C.S. Lee's commitments with ''Series/{{Dexter}}''. |
| 58 | * SitcomArchNemesis: With Morgan, and - whilst they're both trying to become assistant manager - Chuck |
| 59 | * SmallNameBigEgo: Acts like he's the 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." |
| 60 | * SmugSnake: He ''really'' enjoys rubbing salt into Chuck's wounds whenever his spy life interferes with his work and makes him look flakier than he really is. He also never passes up a chance to torment and humiliate Morgan. |
| 61 | * UglyGuyHotWife: Harry isn't excatly ugly but his wife is way out of his league. Harry seems to be aware of this and it leads to him becoming paranoid that she's cheating on him with Morgan. Of course, she isn't, [[spoiler: she's cheating on him with Big Mike instead.]] |
| 62 | * UnfortunateNames: Of the DoubleEntendre variety. |
| 63 | -->'''Harry''': I'm not going anywhere, Chuck. When you go to sleep at night, all you gonna see is Tang in your face. |
| 64 | [[/folder]] |
| 65 | |
| 66 | [[folder:Emmett Milbarge]] |
| 67 | !!'''Emmett Milbarge''' |
| 68 | !!!''Portrayed by Creator/TonyHale'' |
| 69 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/emmett_milbarge.png]] |
| 70 | |
| 71 | ->"Do all your friends give your mother urinary tract infections?"'' |
| 72 | |
| 73 | 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. |
| 74 | |
| 75 | Six months after his promotion, [[spoiler:he was shot and killed by Javier Cruz.]] |
| 76 | ----- |
| 77 | * AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: Everybody is overjoyed to have seen the back of him when he "takes a job with Large Mart in Anchorage, Alaska." |
| 78 | * 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. |
| 79 | * 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."]] |
| 80 | * 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. |
| 81 | * CrazyPrepared: Apparently stockpiled cans of mace in case the Russians attacked "''[[Film/RedDawn1984 Red Dawn]]''-style", which proves to come in handy [[spoiler:when the Ring infiltrates Castle.]] |
| 82 | * 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. |
| 83 | * EffeminateMisogynisticGuy: Despite some effeminate traits, he shows a generally low opinion of women. |
| 84 | ** In "Chuck Versus Tom Sawyer", he assumes Anna is a prostitute when she tries to flirt with him. |
| 85 | ** 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. |
| 86 | ** 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. |
| 87 | * EnemyMine: He works together with Jeff, Lester, and Morgan to [[YouNeedToGetLaid "help"]] Big Mike after his wife divorces him in "Chuck Versus the Suburbs". |
| 88 | * FatalFlaw: [[spoiler:His delusions of authority]]. |
| 89 | * {{Jerkass}}: By far one of the most unpleasant characters of the series. |
| 90 | * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:He's killed by an assassin after he calls him a pussy.]] |
| 91 | * 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. |
| 92 | * MoeGreeneSpecial: [[spoiler:He is fatally shot through the eye by Javier Cruz.]] |
| 93 | * MuggingTheMonster: |
| 94 | ** [[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...]] |
| 95 | ** 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]].]] |
| 96 | * ProfessionalButtKisser: He buys Big Mike donuts and generally tries to suck up to him, all the while [[TheStarscream plotting to take his job]]. |
| 97 | * 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. |
| 98 | * SitcomArchNemesis: A beat for beat replacement for Harry Tang. That said, unlike Harry, Emmett is a genuine thorn for both Morgan and Chuck. |
| 99 | * SmallNameBigEgo: Running the Buy More for six months elevates Emmett's ego to an insane degree. |
| 100 | * SoundtrackDissonance: [[spoiler:Shot while "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips plays in the background.]] |
| 101 | * 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. |
| 102 | * TheStarscream: Manipulates Morgan all in an effort to betray Big Mike and snatch the manager's position. |
| 103 | * 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.]] |
| 104 | * 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... |
| 105 | * 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.]] |
| 106 | * 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. |
| 107 | * TragicMistake: [[spoiler:Don't pick fights with shady looking guys behind the Buy More!]] |
| 108 | * 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." |
| 109 | [[/folder]] |
| 110 | |
| 111 | [[folder:Morgan Grimes]] |
| 112 | !!'''Morgan Grimes''' |
| 113 | !!!''Portrayed by Creator/JoshuaGomez'' |
| 114 | |
| 115 | Morgan is promoted to the role of Assistant Manager after the [[TyrantTakesTheHelm tyrannical reign of Emmett Milbarge]] comes to an end and proves to be the most [[BenevolentBoss relaxed and mentally stable]] assistant manage the Buy More ever had. |
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| 117 | |
| 118 | -->See [[Characters/ChuckTeamBartowski Team Bartowski]] for tropes relating to him. |
| 119 | [[/folder]] |
| 120 | |
| 121 | !Nerd Herd |
| 122 | |
| 123 | [[folder:Lester Patel]] |
| 124 | !!'''Lester Patel''' |
| 125 | !!!''Portrayed by Creator/VikSahay'' |
| 126 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lester_patel.jpg]] |
| 127 | |
| 128 | ->''"Repulsion is our business..."'' |
| 129 | |
| 130 | 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. |
| 131 | ----- |
| 132 | * AbhorrentAdmirer: A variation. While he's nowhere near that ugly, he's terrifyingly creepy towards all of his stalkees. When Jeff is brought ''up'' to normal by Awesome, Lester tries to MurderTheHypotenuse of ''Jeff's brain!''. |
| 133 | * BrainwashingForTheGreaterGood: Lester ignores that Morgan as the assistant manager of the Buy More is a BenevolentBoss and makes it his mission to destroy Morgan's career - just as Morgan has done previously with Harry Tang and Emmett Milbarge - because that's what they've always done in the past. When it becomes clear that Lester absolutely will not back down, Casey kidnaps and subjects the man to government brainwashing to accept the new status quo. |
| 134 | * CasanovaWannabe: Although he's cute, his tactics for seducing women ensure that he couldn't get laid in a monkey whorehouse with a sack full of bananas. |
| 135 | * [[ClingyJealousGirl Clingy Jealous Dude]]: He has serious co-dependency issues with Jeff. He even tries to [[OperationJealousy be best friends with Morgan to make him jealous]] in "Chuck vs. Tom Sawyer". |
| 136 | * CultureChopSuey: He and his family are "Canadian Hinjews", a {{Cult}} that combines Indian, Canadian, and Jewish culture. |
| 137 | * ForcefulKiss: Plants one on Anna when she's nice to him after he charges the criminal holding the store hostage in "Chuck Versus Santa Claus". She is disgusted. |
| 138 | * HandsomeLech: Though not [[HollywoodHomely handsome in show]] he's a creepy, creepy guy. |
| 139 | * {{Jerkass}}: Treats Jeff like crap, and is overall just a toxic nuisance for the Buy More. |
| 140 | * JerkassWoobie: As big of a jerk as he is, sometimes it can be hard to see him fall when he ''genuinely'' tries to be sincere, and the show reminds us just how lonely and pathetic he actually is. Particularly his attempt to woo an arranged marriage he first intended to derail, then reversed when she discovered she was not only ''hot'', but they actually had some chemistry. He first fails by playing up their shared heritage (Canadian "Hinjews") which turns her off because she decides he's too "traditional." However he succeeds in getting her to agree to give him a second chance to show the ''real'' him (she did find him, and his effort once she learned what he was doing, cute). Unfortunately, his attempt to serenade her with his band only weirds her out entirely, and she storms off in a huff. Lester was genuinely hurt and it showed. |
| 141 | * MistakenForGay: Was mistaken for a gay ''[[DudeLooksLikeALady woman]]'' at one point, though he didn't hear it so we don't know what his reaction would have been. |
| 142 | * SmallNameBigEgo. Oh, ''dear GOD''. |
| 143 | --> '''Lester:''' The words "Hero", "Savior"... "''[[BlasphemousBoast God]]''" are thrown around. ''We '''deserve''' them''. |
| 144 | * TheSociopath: He pretty much checks off every category, but typically, sociopaths are also manipulative and intelligent. [[StupidEvil Lester is a complete moron.]] |
| 145 | * ThoseTwoGuys: With Jeff. |
| 146 | * ToxicFriendInfluence: Of the incredibly dickish variety. He's pretty much the "brains" behind all their pathetic schemes. He's also absurdly dependent on his one only friendship with Jeff, that he's willing to [[spoiler:''poison'' him (along with Big Mike) when Awesome fixes him up.]] |
| 147 | * TwoferTokenMinority: He's a Hinjew. This actually becomes a plot point in Season 5 when his assholeness just a bit too far and he's locked up in prison. He claims that Jeff will never move on and find another talented Hinjew singer. |
| 148 | [[/folder]] |
| 149 | |
| 150 | [[folder:Jeffrey Barnes]] |
| 151 | !!'''Jeffrey Barnes''' |
| 152 | !!!''Portrayed by Creator/ScottKrinsky'' |
| 153 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jeffrey_barnes.JPG]] |
| 154 | |
| 155 | ->''"...And business is good."'' |
| 156 | |
| 157 | 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. |
| 158 | |
| 159 | In Season 5 it [[spoiler: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.]] |
| 160 | ----- |
| 161 | * AbhorrentAdmirer: Admires and wants to stalk [[{{Squick}} Chuck]] of all people... All women, especially overweight housewives shopping for Beastmasters and pregnant women, should also beware... |
| 162 | * AbusiveParents |
| 163 | -->"I like pineapples. My Dad used to throw them at me." |
| 164 | * AccidentalHero: Saves Casey from a Ring agent thanks to him using chlorophyll to get high. |
| 165 | * TheAlcoholic: And how. [[RefugeInAudacity He can chug two entire six-packs in under a minute]]. |
| 166 | -->''"I am... Spartacus!"'' |
| 167 | * 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'']]. |
| 168 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: A very, very creepy variant. |
| 169 | ** TheCuckooLanderWasRight: Whenever he puts forth some kind of idea or theory, it will get rejected despite him being 100% right. Example: [[spoiler:When told to write down who has Ellie's missing laptop purely from his memory banks, he writes down CIA. Despite the fact that the CIA HAS the laptop, Lester tosses it aside.]] |
| 170 | ** 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 |
| 171 | * ConnectedAllAlong: In the most surreal way possible, Jeff turns out to have quite the connection to Chuck's spy life. During TheEighties, Jeff won a ''VideoGame/MissileCommand'' championship and to this day it remains his one accomplishment. It turns out the creator of the game [[{{Pun}} commanded actual missiles]] and hid nuclear launch codes in the game's KillScreen. Present-day, a dangerous and infamous middle-eastern terrorist has set his eyes on those launch codes and proceeds to barge into the Buy More and flat out asks where Jeffrey Barnes is. FlatWhat indeed. |
| 172 | * ADayInTheLimelight: "Chuck vs. Tom Sawyer". Jeff is the only supporting Buy More character that got his own episode. |
| 173 | * HiddenDepths: ''Amazingly'' so. Jeff is one of the first characters to really remark on how Sarah is Chuck's true love when he's briefly dating Hannah, even though the rest of the cast thinks Chuck really "has it going." When Lester makes a total mess of [[spoiler: Chuck and Sarah's wedding video]] he not only fixes it, but produces an incredibly sweet and romantic tribute. [[spoiler: Ellie is so astonished that she even ''kisses him''.]] It's eventually revealed that much of Jeff's creepy behavior is the result of [[spoiler: probable Carbon Monoxide poisoning from sleeping in his van while it's running]], so it's implied that Jeff is actually a very intelligent and sensitive guy. |
| 174 | * IAmSpartacus: Literally says this after he chugs ''12 cans of beer... at once!'' |
| 175 | * NoSell: When Casey shoots him with a tranq dart, his only reaction is "I think my water just broke." He ends up needing ''six'' darts for him to fully pass out. |
| 176 | * OnlySaneMan: [[spoiler:Quickly assumes the role with practically ''any'' situation when Awesome figures out exactly what's wrong with him, and properly fixes him up.]] |
| 177 | * RunningGag: Jeff has an unhealthy obsession with burning down the Buy More and suggests it whenever it seems like the Buy More will be taken over or shut down. [[spoiler: In "Chuck Versus the Ring: Part 2" he gets his wish even though it's not by his own hand.]] |
| 178 | * StalkerWithACrush: He is one for Anna. He even made a music video compilation 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. |
| 179 | * SuddenlyAlwaysKnewThat: His past as a video game champion is very important in one episode. [[spoiler:Subverted when Chuck needs to take his place after he passes out from being too nervous.]] |
| 180 | * ThoseTwoGuys: With Lester. |
| 181 | * WeWantOurIdiotBack: In Season 5, Jeff turns out to have been suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning for years due to sleeping in his van, and after he's freed from its effects, becomes an intelligent and sensitive guy who gets on much better with everyone. This does not sit well with his "best friend" (read: controlling {{Jerkass}} who lets Jeff hang out with him in return for getting to treat him like crap), Lester, who doesn't appreciate Jeff breaking out of his subordinate role and tries to return him to the way he was by pumping monoxide fumes into the room he's in. Fortunately, however, Jeff escapes and later has Lester arrested; however, being the NiceGuy he is, he eventually drops the charges on the proviso that Lester promises never to poison him again. |
| 182 | [[/folder]] |
| 183 | |
| 184 | [[folder:Anna Wu]] |
| 185 | !!'''Anna Wu''' |
| 186 | !!!''Portrayed by Creator/JuliaLing'' |
| 187 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/anna_wu.jpg]] |
| 188 | |
| 189 | ->''"Morgan's so awesome! He can eat anything..."'' |
| 190 | |
| 191 | Another Nerd-Herder from the Buy-More, Anna Wu is Morgan's girlfriend [[spoiler:until she cheats on him]]. She gives off a very promiscuous vibe, and has a rather colorful relationship history. |
| 192 | ----- |
| 193 | * ActionGirl: She got her own spot in the limelight when she kicked Mitt's ass with a pair of camera tripods. Casey even recommended her for field duty. |
| 194 | * 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. |
| 195 | * ButNotTooBi: She's bi but still seems to prefer guys, if Morgan is an indicator. |
| 196 | * ClingyJealousGirl: She was very insecure of Morgan's attraction to Ellie. |
| 197 | * 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 his reaction to her cooking more a SecretTestOfCharacter than anything else. |
| 198 | * OffscreenBreakup: Between Season 2 and 3. Morgan returns from their trip to Hawaii alone; Anna left him for the Benihana Chef he was training under. |
| 199 | * 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 [[{{Stripperiffic}} as revealing as possible]]. |
| 200 | ** In "Chuck Versus Tom Sawyer", she wears a hula girl outfit. |
| 201 | ** In "Chuck Versus Santa Claus", she wears a [[SexySantaDress raunchy Christmas-themed costume]]. |
| 202 | * PerkyGoth: Has both the style and attitude. |
| 203 | * PutOnABus: For season 3, due to budget cuts. |
| 204 | ** TheBusCameBack: For "Chuck Versus the Tooth." |
| 205 | * TheSmurfettePrinciple: She was the only female working in the Nerd Herd. |
| 206 | * TwoferTokenMinority: Asian and female. %%Anna was only mentioned to have been with a woman ''once'' as part of a one-off joke in the second episode. And it was never mentioned again. At BEST it's Early Installment Weirdness.%% |
| 207 | * ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: In "Chuck Versus the Break-Up", [[TheBully Mitt of the Mighty Jocks]] learns the hard way not to harm Morgan. However, she usually encourages Morgan to fight his own battles to build up his self confidence. |
| 208 | * WaifFu: Surprisingly tough in a cage match! |
| 209 | * WillTheyOrWontThey: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]]. Her relationship with Morgan is an on-off arrangement [[MoodSwinger depending on her mood that changes practically every week]]. In the end, however, [[spoiler:they break up permanently after she cheats on him off-screen between Seasons 2 and 3. Even when [[TheBusCameBack she returns]], Morgan's newfound maturity causes him to break things off with her permanently, decisively telling her that if it took leaving him to make her realize that he's who she really wanted, then she's not the woman Morgan wants to be with.]] |
| 210 | [[/folder]] |
| 211 | |
| 212 | [[folder:Hannah]] |
| 213 | !!'''Hannah''' |
| 214 | !!!''Portrayed by Creator/KristinKreuk'' |
| 215 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hannah.JPG]] |
| 216 | |
| 217 | ->''"Any idea what she's doing here, other than trying to make you jealous with that ridiculously good looking date of hers?"'' |
| 218 | |
| 219 | 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. |
| 220 | ----- |
| 221 | * BrainyBrunette: She's a smart brunette, who's clearly overqualified for her job at a store like the Buy More. |
| 222 | * ClingyJealousGirl: She's clearly not fond of Chuck being in contact with his ex while they're dating. |
| 223 | * CommonalityConnection: She and Chuck quickly bond over the fact that they're both nerdy computer experts. |
| 224 | * DamselInDistress: A Ring operative uses her to get back at Chuck and Shaw by trading her for a weaponized virus. Chuck manages to save her however. |
| 225 | * GladToBeAliveSex: Her and Chuck sleep together shortly after he saved her life in "Chuck Versus the Mask". |
| 226 | * NoNameGiven: We really only learn her first name. |
| 227 | * 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 but due to his spy life seems incredibly unreliable and flighty in comparison to her. |
| 228 | * TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife: Throughout their entire relationship, his work as a spy keeps him from being a good boyfriend to her, having to often abandon her to deal with some crises. Chuck eventually realizes that 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. |
| 229 | * MsFanservice: She's very pretty and is often played for {{Fanservice}}, being one of the many characters to do a SupermodelStrut when entering the Buy More (although given she's just a normal civilian and not a FemmeFataleSpy, it's implied it was a case of CrushFilter). |
| 230 | * NakedFirstImpression: {{Downplayed|Trope}}, she has an awkward first meeting with Ellie, who catches her coming out of Chuck's shower dressed only a ModestyTowel. |
| 231 | * ObliviousToLove: Morgan has a huge crush on her, which she seems to be completely unaware of. |
| 232 | * PutOnABus: Her story arc lasts for only a handful of episodes before Chuck realizes (again) that he really wants Sarah. |
| 233 | * RomanticFalseLead: Was a LoveInterest for Chuck for a couple of episodes. Sure, [[HeadTurningBeauty she's beautiful]], but did you really expect her to get in the way of Chuck and Sarah permanently? |
| 234 | * TheSmurfettePrinciple: After Anna Wu was PutOnABus, Hannah became the token female Nerd Herder for a while. |
| 235 | [[/folder]] |
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