Sanctuary (TV series)/Characters

The Sanctuary team
Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping) "Helen: I have standards, Will, and drinking coffee? Far below them."
 * Action Mom
 * Bi the Way
 * Fake American: Briefly adopts the accent to mock someone who thought her British accent was fake
 * Guile Heroine
 * Must Have Caffeine: Oh, yes, but not coffee. She drinks tea, thank you.


 * Omnidisciplinary Scientist: Justified, since she has had 157 years to study and has been surrounded from birth by the world's leading scientists. Even then, she has mainly focused on the biology and chemistry of Abnormals, rather than any of the social sciences (which is why she hires Will) or the high technology that the Sanctuary uses (which is why she hired Henry), and she seems to only dabble in the physics behind Abnormals.
 * Really One Hundred Fifty Seven Years Old: Later she has to take The Slow Path, so it's more like two hundred and sixty.
 * Hey It's That Girl: She is played by Amanda Tapping.

Ashley Magnus (Emilie Ullerup)
 * Action Girl
 * Mind Control
 * Mind Control
 * Mind Control

Will Zimmerman (Robin Dunne)
 * Awesomeness By Analysis
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Dude in Distress
 * Heroic Willpower
 * Naive Newcomer
 * The Glasses Gotta Go
 * Token Human: Until Kate joined anyways.
 * Unfazed Everyman

Henry Foss (Ryan Robbins)
 * Hollywood Nerd
 * Our Werewolves Are Different: More experienced werewolves can control their transformations and themselves.
 * The Woobie

John Druitt (Christopher Heyerdahl)
 * Bald of Awesome / Bald of Evil
 * Beethoven Was an Alien Spy
 * Dual-Wielding
 * Heel Face Turn
 * Jack the Ripper: Literally.
 * Really One Hundred Fifty Seven Years Old: Or somewhere in that neighborhood. He's as old as Helen, but probably off by a few years.
 * Teleportation Sickness: In the webisodes, this was a particularly dangerous kind that caused his insanity, as it gradually altered his brain chemistry every time he used his power.
 * Teleportation Sickness: In the webisodes, this was a particularly dangerous kind that caused his insanity, as it gradually altered his brain chemistry every time he used his power.

The Big Guy
 * Genius Bruiser: The only sasquatch who can perform surgery.
 * No Name Given: He's big and he's a guy. They call him Big Guy.

Kate Freelander (Agam Darshi)
 * Dark Action Girl / Action Girl: Her personality didn't change much from her Cabal days, but she's still a pure good guy as shown when she is accidentally Brainwashed and Crazy one episode and still refuses to kill a man who would have been an Asshole Victim.
 * Heel Face Turn
 * Badass Normal
 * Put on a Bus: For a good chunk of season 4, then The Bus Came Back.

The Cabal

 * Big Bad: For Season 1
 * Evilutionary Biologist
 * For Science!

Abnormals
Alexei
 * Combat Tentacles: He has an extra appendage at his side.

Edward
 * Eye Beams
 * Sketchings of Things To Come

James Watson
 * Awesomeness By Analysis
 * Beethoven Was an Alien Spy
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old: Thanks to a self-made vest which keeps him young.
 * No Immortal Inertia

Nikola Tesla
 * Affably Evil
 * The Alcoholic: Sort of. As a half-Vampire, alcohol doesn't affect him. He still manages to empty Magnus' wine cellar.
 * Beethoven Was an Alien Spy
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Game Face: When in vampire mode.
 * Healing Factor
 * Insufferable Genius
 * Love Hurts
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * Mad Scientist: Well, he is Nikola Tesla.
 * Magnificent Bastard
 * The Matchmaker: Will and whoever he might be interested in.
 * Noble Demon
 * Omnidisciplinary Scientist: With a bias towards technological invention, although he is shown to be capable in several other fields of science.
 * Our Vampires Are Different: And the former rulers of the earth.
 * Prince Charming Wannabe
 * Psycho Electro: He fell asleep in Edison's electric chair!
 * Selective Magnetism
 * Shock and Awe
 * Tall, Dark and Snarky
 * Waistcoat of Style

Wexford
 * Jerkass

Other
Walter a.k.a. The Adjuster
 * Ascended Fanboy
 * Brought to You by The Letter "S": The suit has a stylized A
 * Clothes Make the Superman: The suit is made out of Abnormal bugs that feed on Walter. As a result, he can't just take the suit off, he has to think about it the right way.
 * Cutting the Electronic Leash: In his second appearance, leading up to his He's Back moment.
 * Flight
 * They Changed It, Now It Sucks: An in-universe version. He got a movie deal for his superhero persona, but Executive Meddling basically retooled the entire concept. It made him so frustrated that he Took a Level in Jerkass and the suit rejected him when he tried to coax it off Kate. When it eventually did come back to him, he was convinced to go back to his roots and directed the film himself.
 * Super Speed
 * Super Strength

Adam Worth
 * Big Bad: Of Season 3
 * Dead Little Sister: Well, dead daughter.
 * Jekyll and Hyde: The inspiration for the Trope Namer.
 * It's Personal: He blames the Five (especially Magnus) for the death of his daughter.
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * Never Found the Body: Twice.
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old

Declan MacRae
 * Badass Normal
 * Combat Medic: His prior experience with combat medicine means that he can assist Magnus with the dangerous proceedure required to cure Abby in Fugue.